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| I wonder if "What's the deal with Miranda?" is talking about one of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda_(moon) Uranus's satellites] or if it's a Firefly/Serenity reference? [[User:Keavon|Keavon]] ([[User talk:Keavon|talk]]) 15:31, 6 July 2015 (UTC) | | I wonder if "What's the deal with Miranda?" is talking about one of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda_(moon) Uranus's satellites] or if it's a Firefly/Serenity reference? [[User:Keavon|Keavon]] ([[User talk:Keavon|talk]]) 15:31, 6 July 2015 (UTC) |
| * That was my reaction too. Randall is (as he should be) slightly obsessed with Firefly. [[User:Cosmogoblin|Cosmogoblin]] ([[User talk:Cosmogoblin|talk]]) 19:12, 6 July 2015 (UTC) | | * That was my reaction too. Randall is (as he should be) slightly obsessed with Firefly. [[User:Cosmogoblin|Cosmogoblin]] ([[User talk:Cosmogoblin|talk]]) 19:12, 6 July 2015 (UTC) |
− | ** There are other Mirandas... Miranda Sings, Miranda Hobbes, etc. [[User:Smperron|Smperron]] ([[User talk:Smperron|talk]]) 13:36, 8 July 2015 (UTC)
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− | *** Given that the title of the comic is "Solar System Questions", and Miranda in firefly is not in the solar system, this is clearly a reference to the Uranus moon. [[User:Niffe|Niffe]] 00:09, 10 July, 2015
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− | **** If it's a reference to Miranda from ''Sex And The City'', it's still a valid question. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.241.8|108.162.241.8]] 12:42, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
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| Many of the entries can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsolved_problems_in_physics [[User:Cschwenz|Cschwenz]] ([[User talk:Cschwenz|talk]]) 16:16, 6 July 2015 (UTC) | | Many of the entries can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsolved_problems_in_physics [[User:Cschwenz|Cschwenz]] ([[User talk:Cschwenz|talk]]) 16:16, 6 July 2015 (UTC) |
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| The "big white things in Titan's lakes" may also refer to the [http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/11/141111-titan-lake-island-space-science/ magic islands] that were observed by Cassini.--[[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.90|108.162.221.90]] 02:56, 8 July 2015 (UTC) | | The "big white things in Titan's lakes" may also refer to the [http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/11/141111-titan-lake-island-space-science/ magic islands] that were observed by Cassini.--[[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.90|108.162.221.90]] 02:56, 8 July 2015 (UTC) |
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− | If they wore wings and could fly you would end up with the Butterfly Derby on the moon from the Futurama Episode "The Butterjunk Effect" [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.146|108.162.216.146]] 06:23, 14 July 2015 (UTC)
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− | Ideas about the "What pushes spaceships slightly during flybys?": (1) Gravity is slightly stronger near the equator due to the faster relative motion of the planet surface (which is why the plane of orbits of moons, planets, rings, galaxies try to align near the equator of the central mass). (2) Earth's mass is not 100% evenly distributed within it's volume causing minor gravitational distortions. (3) Flybys "behind" the Earth as it moves in its orbit gravitationally slow the Earth (very very slightly) robbing it of KE and giving it to the craft. Flybys "in front" of the Earth in orbit do the reverse. - [[User:Ezfzx|Ezfzx]] ([[User talk:Ezfzx|talk]]) 17:46, 1 December 2021 (UTC)
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− | I think this page, perhaps more than any I've run across so far, can really use a few more sets of eyes. I would even suggest that the page is '''incomplete''', because of all the new science we've done in the past decade. It would be nice if we could label the status of these questions. "Which other moons have seas" answer is clearly incomplete, as it doesn't list "several" contenders. [[User:Maplestrip|Maplestrip]] ([[User talk:Maplestrip|talk]]) 10:41, 14 February 2024 (UTC)
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− | :I just added the color-coded column, which might be of interest and helpful when looking at this as a checklist. [[User:Maplestrip|Maplestrip]] ([[User talk:Maplestrip|talk]]) 11:02, 14 February 2024 (UTC)
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− | :Thank you, anonymous IP editor, for adding so much information to this page! That was exactly what I was hoping when I marked this page as incomplete, and it's amazing to see how much new knowledge we've gained in the past decade. The floating islands of Titan particularly wowed me. I'm beyond pleased! [[User:Maplestrip|Maplestrip]] ([[User talk:Maplestrip|talk]]) 13:23, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
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− | Why are so many Things where there is clearly absolutely no answer give not marked as no, but either partly, maybe, or even yes? how did this happen? {{unsigned|Xkcd explainer|08:09, 15 May 2024}}
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− | :Please change those items to "no" if you are unhappy with the answer given. I'm not entirely happy with some of the answers too, but I gave a few of them the benefit of the doubt. A "no" in this chart is an invitation for people to find better answers! [[User:Maplestrip|Maplestrip]] ([[User talk:Maplestrip|talk]]) 12:01, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
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