2164: Glacier - Revision history

Danger Kitty: saying that knit cap is wearing a knit cap is completely unnecessary.

2023-12-20T17:15:53Z

saying that knit cap is wearing a knit cap is completely unnecessary.

172.70.85.108: /* Explanation */ Durnit.

2023-11-28T21:06:50Z

‎Explanation: Durnit.

172.71.178.168: /* Explanation */ ...he also did a different take in https://wiki.lspace.org/Short_Story:Once_And_Future (no spoilers!)

2023-11-28T21:05:24Z

‎Explanation: ...he also did a different take in https://wiki.lspace.org/Short_Story:Once_And_Future (no spoilers!)

Pie Guy at 19:13, 28 November 2023

2023-11-28T19:13:04Z

Pie Guy: Replaced strange power speculation with battery powered speculation, + minor revisions

2023-11-28T19:12:35Z

Replaced strange power speculation with battery powered speculation, + minor revisions

Natg19: Undo revision 277053 by Donald Trump (talk)

2022-05-26T17:41:34Z

Undo revision 277053 by Donald Trump (talk)

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Davidy22: Reverted edits by Explain xkcd server admin (talk) to last revision by Theusaf

2022-05-21T02:56:50Z

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Explain xkcd server admin at 21:34, 20 May 2022

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Theusaf: Reverted edits by 👖🔥 (talk) to last revision by Jacky720

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 A {{w|glacier}} is a wall of dense ice. Though glaciers tend to appear still, they are actually slowly moving, typically by around 10 inches (25 cm)/day. <!--note that the wikipedia article claims/claimed 1m/day, but its source claims the here mentioned 10in/25cm.-->
-[[Beret Guy]] and [[Knit Cap]] are facing the forward edge of a glacier. [[Knit Cap]] wearing a knit cap remarks that glaciers are amazing, mentioning the fact that though we can't see it, the ice is slowly advancing. After considering this, Beret Guy leaves, then returns with two {{w|sabre (fencing)|sabres}} and a hairdryer. He uses the (apparently battery-powered) hairdryer to melt a small cavity into the glacier, which he then lodges the sabre into. The melted pocket then freezes over the sabre; Beret Guy then takes a defensive position. {{w|Glossary of fencing|"Advancing"}} is a basic forward movement in fencing, and Beret Guy appears to feel it is unfair for the glacier not to have a weapon.
+[[Beret Guy]] and [[Knit Cap]] are facing the forward edge of a glacier. [[Knit Cap]] remarks that glaciers are amazing, mentioning the fact that though we can't see it, the ice is slowly advancing. After considering this, Beret Guy leaves, then returns with two {{w|saber (fencing)|sabres}} and a hairdryer. He uses the (apparently battery-powered) hairdryer to melt a small cavity into the glacier, which he then lodges the sabre into. The melted pocket then freezes over the sabre; Beret Guy then takes a defensive position. {{w|Glossary of fencing|"Advancing"}} is a basic forward movement in fencing, and Beret Guy appears to feel it is unfair for the glacier not to have a weapon.
 The title text refers to {{w|Excalibur|The Sword in the Stone}}, a famous sword in the legends of King Arthur, and {{w|Norway}}, a country known for its glaciers. In the original legend, the sword is set into solid rock, and enchanted so that only the true King could draw it out. The legend has been alluded to in a [[1521|previous comic]]. The title text might be making any of several implications about a Norwegian adaptation, including:

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 * The sword would be set into ice, a much less reliable and more easily-bypassed substance than stone.
 * The sword would be set in the stone (or ice) hilt-first, meaning the true King would need to pull it out by the blade.
-* The true King would not remove the sword, but rather would embed it into the stone (or ice) as Beret Guy has done here. – As {w|Terry Pratchett}} wrote: "What’s so hard about pulling a sword out of a stone? The real work’s already been done. You ought to make yourself useful and find the man who put the sword in the stone in the first place, eh?"
+* The true King would not remove the sword, but rather would embed it into the stone (or ice) as Beret Guy has done here. – As {{w|Terry Pratchett}} wrote: "What’s so hard about pulling a sword out of a stone? The real work’s already been done. You ought to make yourself useful and find the man who put the sword in the stone in the first place, eh?"
 ==Transcript==

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 * The sword would be set into ice, a much less reliable and more easily-bypassed substance than stone.
 * The sword would be set in the stone (or ice) hilt-first, meaning the true King would need to pull it out by the blade.
-* The true King would not remove the sword, but rather would embed it into the stone (or ice) as Beret Guy has done here.
+* The true King would not remove the sword, but rather would embed it into the stone (or ice) as Beret Guy has done here. – As {w|Terry Pratchett}} wrote: "What’s so hard about pulling a sword out of a stone? The real work’s already been done. You ought to make yourself useful and find the man who put the sword in the stone in the first place, eh?"
 ==Transcript==

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 A {{w|glacier}} is a wall of dense ice. Though glaciers tend to appear still, they are actually slowly moving, typically by around 10 inches (25 cm)/day. <!--note that the wikipedia article claims/claimed 1m/day, but its source claims the here mentioned 10in/25cm.-->
-[[Beret Guy]] and [[Knit Cap]] are facing the forward edge of a glacier. [[Knit Cap]] wearing a knit cap remarks that glaciers are amazing, mentioning the fact that though we can't see it, the ice is slowly advancing. After considering this, Beret Guy leaves, then returns with two {{w|sabre (fencing)|sabres}} and a hairdryer. He uses the (apparently battery-powered) hairdryer to melt a small cavity into the glacier, which he then lodges the sabre into. The melted pocket then refreezes, freeing the sabre inside; Beret Guy then takes a defensive position. {{w|Glossary of fencing|"Advancing"}} is a basic forward movement in fencing, and Beret Guy appears to feel it is unfair for the glacier not to have a weapon.
+[[Beret Guy]] and [[Knit Cap]] are facing the forward edge of a glacier. [[Knit Cap]] wearing a knit cap remarks that glaciers are amazing, mentioning the fact that though we can't see it, the ice is slowly advancing. After considering this, Beret Guy leaves, then returns with two {{w|sabre (fencing)|sabres}} and a hairdryer. He uses the (apparently battery-powered) hairdryer to melt a small cavity into the glacier, which he then lodges the sabre into. The melted pocket then freezes over the sabre; Beret Guy then takes a defensive position. {{w|Glossary of fencing|"Advancing"}} is a basic forward movement in fencing, and Beret Guy appears to feel it is unfair for the glacier not to have a weapon.
 The title text refers to {{w|Excalibur|The Sword in the Stone}}, a famous sword in the legends of King Arthur, and {{w|Norway}}, a country known for its glaciers. In the original legend, the sword is set into solid rock, and enchanted so that only the true King could draw it out. The legend has been alluded to in a [[1521|previous comic]]. The title text might be making any of several implications about a Norwegian adaptation, including:

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 A {{w|glacier}} is a wall of dense ice. Though glaciers tend to appear still, they are actually slowly moving, typically by around 10 inches (25 cm)/day. <!--note that the wikipedia article claims/claimed 1m/day, but its source claims the here mentioned 10in/25cm.-->
-[[Beret Guy]] and [[Knit Cap]] are facing the forward edge of a glacier. [[Knit Cap]] wearing a knit cap remarks that glaciers are amazing, mentioning the fact that though we can't see it, the ice is slowly advancing. After considering this, Beret Guy leaves, then returns with two {{w|sabre (fencing)|sabres}} and a hairdryer. He uses the hairdryer to melt a part of the glacier, which he then attaches a sabre to. This use of the hair dryer may be another example of [[:Category:Strange powers of Beret Guy|Beret Guy's strange powers]], since the dryer does not appear to be plugged into anything. After he attaches the sabre to the glacier, he then takes a defensive position. {{w|Glossary of fencing|"Advancing"}} is a basic forward movement in fencing, and Beret Guy appears to feel it is unfair for the glacier not to have a weapon.
+[[Beret Guy]] and [[Knit Cap]] are facing the forward edge of a glacier. [[Knit Cap]] wearing a knit cap remarks that glaciers are amazing, mentioning the fact that though we can't see it, the ice is slowly advancing. After considering this, Beret Guy leaves, then returns with two {{w|sabre (fencing)|sabres}} and a hairdryer. He uses the (apparently battery-powered) hairdryer to melt a small cavity into the glacier, which he then lodges the sabre into. The melted pocket then refreezes, freeing the sabre inside; Beret Guy then takes a defensive position. {{w|Glossary of fencing|"Advancing"}} is a basic forward movement in fencing, and Beret Guy appears to feel it is unfair for the glacier not to have a weapon.
 The title text refers to {{w|Excalibur|The Sword in the Stone}}, a famous sword in the legends of King Arthur, and {{w|Norway}}, a country known for its glaciers. In the original legend, the sword is set into solid rock, and enchanted so that only the true King could draw it out. The legend has been alluded to in a [[1521|previous comic]]. The title text might be making any of several implications about a Norwegian adaptation, including: