1551: Pluto - Revision history

Ukrpickaxe: came in to correct the backwards "Canals misunderstood as channels". to say channels misunderstood as canals. But I see no reference to Lowell's hunt for Planet X, canals, etc in the cartoon? And it wasn't photographed until 1930. All incorrect.

2026-03-19T23:36:58Z

came in to correct the backwards "Canals misunderstood as channels". to say channels misunderstood as canals. But I see no reference to Lowell's hunt for Planet X, canals, etc in the cartoon? And it wasn't photographed until 1930. All incorrect.

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‎Details on Randall's discoveries: no evidence this is true

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 [[Randall]] has taken one of the probe's images of Pluto, and outlined humorous examples of {{w|pareidolia}} on top of it.
-It can be compared to preliminary descriptions by geologists, e.g. [http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2015/07140911-new-horizons-best-look-at.html?referrer=http://t.co/ExQJ6cKS1Q New Horizons' best look at Pluto before close approach|The Planetary Society]<!-- don't know how this link is supposed to look, someone decide what to do with the pipe-symbol-->.
+It can be compared to preliminary descriptions by geologists, e.g. [http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2015/07140911-new-horizons-best-look-at.html?referrer=http://t.co/ExQJ6cKS1Q The Planetary Society: New Horizons' best look at Pluto before close approach].
 The title text refers to the debate as to whether Pluto should be classified as a full or dwarf planet. This debate was particularly brought into the public eye and came to be seen as a matter of controversy, following the 2006 {{w|IAU definition of planet}}. The text may imagine that this debate winds on, with definitions being created and revised until a ridiculous state is reached whereby Pluto has a special class of celestial body named after it called a 'Pluto' but fails to fulfill the arbitrary criteria set up for it, and hence is called a 'dwarf Pluto'. There actually exist the terms {{w|Plutoid}} and {{w|Plutino}}, that relate directly to groups that Pluto belongs to, but see those pages for details of their use and usage. There has been a real naming conflict whilst generating those two categories, where Plutons was the name chosen initially, whereas Pluton is the usual name of Pluto in some languages.

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 ;Candy shell
-This suggests Pluto is a confection, like [http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Minmus Minmus]. It may also be a reference to the {{w|Mars (chocolate bar%)|Mars}} candy bar.
+This suggests Pluto is a confection. It may also be a reference to the {{w|Mars (chocolate bar%)|Mars}} candy bar.
 ;JPEG plumes

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 ;Reset button
-The structure indicated is a small black dot (at least at this distance this picture was taken). Reset buttons on home electronics are often small buttons or holes used to reset the software of the electronic device.
+The structure indicated is a small black dot (at least at this distance this picture was taken). Reset buttons on home electronics are often small buttons or holes used to reset the software of the electronic device. How exactly Pluto could be reset is not known.
 ;Megaman

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 [[Randall]] has taken one of the probe's images of Pluto, and outlined humorous examples of {{w|pareidolia}} on top of it.
-It can be compared to preliminary descriptions by geologists, e.g. [http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2015/07140911-new-horizons-best-look-at.html?referrer=http://t.co/ExQJ6cKS1Q New Horizons' best look at Pluto before close approach|The Planetary Society].
+It can be compared to preliminary descriptions by geologists, e.g. [http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2015/07140911-new-horizons-best-look-at.html?referrer=http://t.co/ExQJ6cKS1Q New Horizons' best look at Pluto before close approach|The Planetary Society]<!-- don't know how this link is supposed to look, someone decide what to do with the pipe-symbol-->.
 The comic probably winks at {{w|Percival Lowell}} whose observatory photographed Pluto in 1915 "known" as Planet X. Unfortunately Percival Lowell is most famous for his drawings of the {{w|Martian canal|Canals on Mars}} which are widely misunderstood as channels based on wrong translations from Italian to other languages.

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 This comic was posted on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, in honor of the {{w|New Horizons}} deep space probe making its flyby at {{w|Pluto}}, thus breaking the typical Monday/Wednesday/Friday cycle for the [[xkcd]] comics. Also on this day he released the first ''[[what if? (blog)|what if?]]'' in over three months, and it was called ''{{what if|137|New Horizons}}''. Luckily it did not end up back on Earth, as depicted in [[1532: New Horizons]], released 1½ month before closest approach.
-[[Randall]] has taken one of the probe's images of Pluto, and outlined humorous examples of {{w|Pareidolia|pareidolia}} on top of it.
+[[Randall]] has taken one of the probe's images of Pluto, and outlined humorous examples of {{w|pareidolia}} on top of it.
 It can be compared to preliminary descriptions by geologists, e.g. [http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2015/07140911-new-horizons-best-look-at.html?referrer=http://t.co/ExQJ6cKS1Q New Horizons' best look at Pluto before close approach|The Planetary Society].
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 ;Candy shell
-This suggests Pluto is a confection, like [http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Minmus Minmus]. It may also be a reference to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_%28chocolate_bar%29 Mars] candy bar.
+This suggests Pluto is a confection, like [http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Minmus Minmus]. It may also be a reference to the {{w|Mars (chocolate bar%)|Mars}} candy bar.
 ;JPEG plumes
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 A snake pit is, in a literal sense, a hole filled with snakes. In idiomatic speech, "snake pits" are places of horror, torture and death in European legends and fairy tales. It is also a generic map hazard.
-;Full text of {{w|Pareidolia|the Wikipedia article on pareidolia}}
+;Full text of {{w|Pareidolia|the Wikipedia article}} on pareidolia
 Pareidolia is the human brain's tendency to see patterns where they don't exist. While probably a reference to Pluto's heart, the joke is also recursive: You'd be seeing the text of a Wikipedia article explaining to you that you couldn't actually be seeing the text of a Wikipedia article.
 ;Tadpole
-A tadpole is the larval stage in the biological life cycle of an amphibian. Most tadpoles are fully aquatic, so they unfortunately do not live on Pluto.{{citation needed}} It is one of a number of pareidolic features Randall has outlined.
+A tadpole is the larval stage in the biological life cycle of an amphibian. Most tadpoles are fully aquatic, so they unfortunately do not live on Pluto.{{Citation needed}} It is one of a number of pareidolic features Randall has outlined.
 ;Kuiper Belt loops
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 ;Dinosaur
-Nobody can see a dinosaur unless Randall did this painting on Pluto's surface. And any complex comic that is at least acceptable needs at least one dinosaur.{{citation needed}}
+Nobody can see a dinosaur unless Randall did this painting on Pluto's surface. And any complex comic that is at least acceptable needs at least one dinosaur.{{Citation needed}}
 ;The good part
-A section of Pluto that is objectively better than the rest. (According to Randall). Whether or not this is really 'the good part' or '[https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2984:_Asteroid_News just a boring dot like all the others]' is not known.{{citation needed}}
+A section of Pluto that is objectively better than the rest. (According to Randall). Whether or not this is really 'the good part' or '[[2984: Asteroid News|just a boring dot like all the others]]' is not known.{{Citation needed}}
 ;Moon bud
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 ;Cracks (beginning to hatch)
-Implying that Pluto is some manner of a giant egg. Possibly a reference to the {{w|''Doctor Who''}} ([[:Category:Doctor_Who|click here]]) episode ''Kill the Moon'', in which the Moon is revealed to be an egg from which a monster is hatching. A 2014 article from ''The Onion'', [http://www.theonion.com/article/moon-finally-hatches-36414 "Moon Finally Hatches,"] makes the same joke. Also possibly a reference to ''The Light Fantastic'', a ''Discworld'' novel in which similar objects are revealed to be the eggs of the world turtle. A similar idea appeared in Jack Williamson's 1934 short story "Born of the Sun".
+Implying that Pluto is some manner of a giant egg. Possibly a reference to the ''{{w|Doctor Who}}'' episode ''{{w|Kill the Moon}}'', in which the Moon is revealed to be an egg from which a monster is hatching. Doctor Who is [[:Category:Doctor Who|referenced by other comics]]. A 2014 article from ''The Onion'', [http://www.theonion.com/article/moon-finally-hatches-36414 "Moon Finally Hatches,"] makes the same joke. Also possibly a reference to ''The Light Fantastic'', a ''{{w|Discworld (world)|Discworld}}'' novel in which similar objects are revealed to be the eggs of the World Turtle. A similar idea appeared in Jack Williamson's 1934 short story "Born of the Sun".
 ;Plug (inflating/deflating)
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 ;Megaman
-One of a number of pareidolic features Randall has outlined, this one in the shape of a {{w|Mega_Man_(character)|popular video game protagonist.}}
+One of a number of pareidolic features Randall has outlined, this one in the shape of a popular {{w|Mega Man (character)|video game protagonist}}.
 ;Debate Hole - Where we're putting all the people still arguing about Pluto's planet status
-Pluto was reclassified as a {{w|dwarf planet}} rather than a {{w|planet}} following the latter term's controversial {{w|IAU definition of planet|redefinition in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union}}.  Arguments about the classification continue to pop up. The same argument is referenced in the title text. The name implies a proposal to put all the people still arguing about it in this hole on Pluto. This proposal further implies that the continued debate is very annoying by 2015, except perhaps to the debaters themselves.
+Pluto was reclassified as a {{w|dwarf planet}} rather than a {{w|planet}} following the latter term's controversial {{w|IAU definition of planet|redefinition in 2006}} by the International Astronomical Union.  Arguments about the classification continue to pop up. The same argument is referenced in the title text. The name implies a proposal to put all the people still arguing about it in this hole on Pluto. This proposal further implies that the continued debate is very annoying by 2015, except perhaps to the debaters themselves.
 ;Area missed during ironing

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 ;Tadpole
-One of a number of pareidolic features Randall has outlined.
+A tadpole is the larval stage in the biological life cycle of an amphibian. Most tadpoles are fully aquatic, so they unfortunately do not live on Pluto.{{citation needed}} It is one of a number of pareidolic features Randall has outlined.
 ;Kuiper Belt loops
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 ;Dinosaur
-Nobody can see a dinosaur unless Randall did this painting on Pluto's surface. And a complex comic needs at least one dinosaur.
+Nobody can see a dinosaur unless Randall did this painting on Pluto's surface. And any complex comic that is at least acceptable needs at least one dinosaur.{{citation needed}}
 ;The good part
-A section of Pluto that is objectively better than the rest.
+A section of Pluto that is objectively better than the rest. (According to Randall). Whether or not this is really 'the good part' or '[https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2984:_Asteroid_News just a boring dot like all the others]' is not known.{{citation needed}}
 ;Moon bud
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 ;Coronary artery disease
-Also known as {{w|ischemic heart disease}}, which causes degradation of heart tissue.  The region identified in the comic looks less 'healthy' (is darker and more ragged) compared to the rest of the 'Heart', which Randall suggests is caused by the disease.
+Also known as {{w|ischemic heart disease}}, which causes degradation of heart tissue.  The region identified in the comic looks less 'healthy' (is darker and more ragged) compared to the rest of the 'Heart', which Randall suggests is caused by the disease. Real-life coronary artery disease does cause raggedness and fading colour.
 ;Mount Mons
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 ;Area missed during ironing
-The area indicated is near the {{w|Terminator (solar)|terminator}} and shows some intriguing topographic relief.
+The area indicated is near the {{w|Terminator (solar)|terminator}} and shows some intriguing topographic relief. This might be because areas of cloth that were missed during ironing have much more creases than other areas.
 ;Probably Benign

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 ;Snake pit
-A generic map hazard.
+A snake pit is, in a literal sense, a hole filled with snakes. In idiomatic speech, "snake pits" are places of horror, torture and death in European legends and fairy tales. It is also a generic map hazard.
 ;Full text of {{w|Pareidolia|the Wikipedia article on pareidolia}}

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 ==Explanation==
-This comic was posted on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, in honor of the {{w|New Horizons}} deep space probe making its flyby at {{w|Pluto}}, thus breaking the typical Monday/Wednesday/Friday cycle for the [[xkcd]] comics. Also on this day he released the first ''[[what if? (blog)|what if?]]'' in over three months, and it was called [http://what-if.xkcd.com/137/ New Horizons]. Luckily it did not end up back on Earth, as depicted in [[1532: New Horizons]], released 1½ month before closest approach.
+This comic was posted on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, in honor of the {{w|New Horizons}} deep space probe making its flyby at {{w|Pluto}}, thus breaking the typical Monday/Wednesday/Friday cycle for the [[xkcd]] comics. Also on this day he released the first ''[[what if? (blog)|what if?]]'' in over three months, and it was called ''{{what if|137|New Horizons}}''. Luckily it did not end up back on Earth, as depicted in [[1532: New Horizons]], released 1½ month before closest approach.
 [[Randall]] has taken one of the probe's images of Pluto, and outlined humorous examples of {{w|Pareidolia|pareidolia}} on top of it.
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 ;New Netherlands
-Reference to the what if?, [https://what-if.xkcd.com/54/ Drain the Oceans: Part II], about draining the Earth's oceans onto Mars. In the previous what if?, [https://what-if.xkcd.com/53/ Drain the Oceans], the Netherlands took over the Earth once their problem with the risk of flooding disappeared. And then they continued to issue forth from the portal that drained the oceans on Earth pouring them onto Mars, to claim Mars as New Netherlands. Presumably, something similar happened on Pluto. This was already again references in both an entry in the table and in the title text of [[1555: Exoplanet Names 2]].
+Reference to the what if?, ''{{what if|54|Drain the Oceans: Part II}}'', about draining the Earth's oceans onto Mars. In the previous what if?, ''{{what if|53|Drain the Oceans}}'', the Netherlands took over the Earth once their problem with the risk of flooding disappeared. And then they continued to issue forth from the portal that drained the oceans on Earth pouring them onto Mars, to claim Mars as New Netherlands. Presumably, something similar happened on Pluto. This was already again references in both an entry in the table and in the title text of [[1555: Exoplanet Names 2]].
 ;Disputed territory

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