2695: Soil - Revision history

Mushrooms: order of the explanation was weird

2023-12-10T15:44:05Z

order of the explanation was weird

Beret: Removed incomplete tag

2022-11-16T18:27:05Z

Removed incomplete tag

172.70.131.5: /* Explanation */

2022-11-09T05:45:03Z

‎Explanation

172.70.206.92: /* Explanation */ better tag

2022-11-08T22:16:33Z

‎Explanation: better tag

172.71.142.89: /* Explanation */ simplify language

2022-11-08T19:14:05Z

‎Explanation: simplify language

172.70.130.155: /* Explanation */

2022-11-08T18:14:05Z

‎Explanation

172.70.126.230: /* Explanation */

2022-11-08T18:13:44Z

‎Explanation

172.70.91.58: /* Explanation */ It's not a direct quote. Solving problem of whether the comma belongs within the quotation marks (IMO, no) by just removing them to make as valid a sentence.

2022-11-08T13:48:17Z

‎Explanation: It's not a direct quote. Solving problem of whether the comma belongs within the quotation marks (IMO, no) by just removing them to make as valid a sentence.

172.70.206.205: /* Explanation */ punc

2022-11-08T13:44:01Z

‎Explanation: punc

162.158.159.73: /* Transcript */ Replacing "on all four"(s [sic]) with a better description and other tweaks to flow.

2022-11-08T13:41:13Z

‎Transcript: Replacing "on all four"(s [sic]) with a better description and other tweaks to flow.

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 [[Beret Guy]] seems to be using {{w|volcano}} seeds to grow a tiny volcano to fertilize [[Cueball]]'s garden. In reality, volcanoes are caused by the pressure of {{w|magma}} (underground lava) from below the Earth's crust pushing up through it, not seeds.{{Citation needed}}
 Volcanic soil is [https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/volcanic-soil generally fertile] and replenishes depleted elements in the soil, just like commercial fertilizers. However, the process of eruption is destructive to whatever plants are ''presently'' in the garden, as Cueball points out. Beret Guy's announcement in the final panel resembles the voice-over from a nature documentary.
 The title text alludes to the fact that sulfate {{w|aerosol}}s from volcanic eruptions may cause a [https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/volcanic-soil short-term cooling effect] because the aerosols in the atmosphere block out energy from the sun. This expands on the comedy from a small scale volcano by adding small scale volcano effects. Realistically a small supply of aerosols would be blown away and dispersed by wind. Not to mention the fact that, of course, the currently flowing lava is potentially harmful to all plants near the garden anyway.

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 ==Explanation==
-{{incomplete|Created by a FERTILIZING VOLCANO SEED PACKET. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
 [[Beret Guy]] seems to be using {{w|volcano}} seeds to grow a tiny volcano to fertilize [[Cueball]]'s garden. In reality, volcanoes are caused by the pressure of {{w|magma}} (underground lava) from below the Earth's crust pushing up through it, not seeds.{{Citation needed}}

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 [[Beret Guy]] seems to be using {{w|volcano}} seeds to grow a tiny volcano to fertilize [[Cueball]]'s garden. In reality, volcanoes are caused by the pressure of {{w|magma}} (underground lava) from below the Earth's crust pushing up through it, not seeds.{{Citation needed}}
-Volcanic soil is [https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/volcanic-soil generally fertile] and replenishes depleted elements in the soil, just like commercial fertilizers. However the process of eruption is destructive to whatever plants are ''presently'' in the garden, as Cueball points out. Beret Guy's announcement in the final panel resembles the voice-over from a nature documentary.
+Volcanic soil is [https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/volcanic-soil generally fertile] and replenishes depleted elements in the soil, just like commercial fertilizers. However, the process of eruption is destructive to whatever plants are ''presently'' in the garden, as Cueball points out. Beret Guy's announcement in the final panel resembles the voice-over from a nature documentary.
 In the first panel, Beret Guy states that he made these seeds himself, presumably using his proven skill at [[2446: Spike Proteins|exotic bioengineering]]. It is unclear whether his volcano is capable of {{w|Plant propagation|self-propagating}} but, until his 'help' with maintaining the garden, there would probably be no particular risk of volcanic activity.

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 ==Explanation==
-{{incomplete|Created by an EXPLANATION SEED. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
+{{incomplete|Created by a FERTILIZING VOLCANO SEED PACKET. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
 [[Beret Guy]] seems to be using {{w|volcano}} seeds to grow a tiny volcano to fertilize [[Cueball]]'s garden. In reality, volcanoes are caused by the pressure of {{w|magma}} (underground lava) from below the Earth's crust pushing up through it, not seeds.{{Citation needed}}

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 {{incomplete|Created by an EXPLANATION SEED. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
-[[Beret Guy]] seems to be using {{w|volcano}} seeds to grow tiny volcanoes as an alternative to fertilizing [[Cueball]]'s garden. In reality, volcanoes are caused by the pressure of {{w|magma}} (underground lava) from below the Earth's crust pushing up through it, not seeds.{{Citation needed}}
+[[Beret Guy]] seems to be using {{w|volcano}} seeds to grow a tiny volcano to fertilize [[Cueball]]'s garden. In reality, volcanoes are caused by the pressure of {{w|magma}} (underground lava) from below the Earth's crust pushing up through it, not seeds.{{Citation needed}}
-Volcanic soil is [https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/volcanic-soil generally fertile] and replenishes depleted elements in the soil just like commercial fertilizers. However, despite the long-term benefits, the process of eruption is destructive to whatever plants are ''presently'' in the garden, as Cueball points out. Beret Guy's announcement in the final panel resembles the voice-over from nature documentaries.
+Volcanic soil is [https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/volcanic-soil generally fertile] and replenishes depleted elements in the soil, just like commercial fertilizers. However the process of eruption is destructive to whatever plants are ''presently'' in the garden, as Cueball points out. Beret Guy's announcement in the final panel resembles the voice-over from a nature documentary.
 In the first panel, Beret Guy states that he made these seeds himself, presumably using his proven skill at [[2446: Spike Proteins|exotic bioengineering]]. It is unclear whether his volcano is capable of {{w|Plant propagation|self-propagating}} but, until his 'help' with maintaining the garden, there would probably be no particular risk of volcanic activity.

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 Volcanic soil is [https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/volcanic-soil generally fertile] and replenishes depleted elements in the soil just like commercial fertilizers. Although as Cueball points out, despite the long-term benefits the process of eruption is destructive to whatever plants are ''presently'' in his garden. Beret Guy's announcement in the final panel resembles the voice-over from nature documentaries.
-In the first panel, Beret Guy states that he "made these seeds himself," presumably using his proven skill at [[2446: Spike Proteins|exotic bioengineering]]. It is unclear whether his volcano is capable of {{w|Plant propagation|self-propagating}} but, until his 'help' with maintaining the garden, there would probably be no particular risk of volcanic activity.
+In the first panel, Beret Guy states that he made these seeds himself, presumably using his proven skill at [[2446: Spike Proteins|exotic bioengineering]]. It is unclear whether his volcano is capable of {{w|Plant propagation|self-propagating}} but, until his 'help' with maintaining the garden, there would probably be no particular risk of volcanic activity.
 The title text alludes to the fact that sulfate {{w|aerosol}}s from volcanic eruptions may cause a [https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/volcanic-soil short-term cooling effect] because the aerosols in the atmosphere block out energy from the sun. This expands on the comedy from a small scale volcano by adding small scale volcano effects. Realistically a small supply of aerosols would be blown away and dispersed by wind. Not to mention the fact that, of course, the currently flowing lava is potentially harmful to all plants near the garden anyway.

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 ==Transcript==
-:[Cueball is standing, holding a trowel behind Beret Guy who is kneeling on all four. He is pouring the content of a small bag in to a hole in the ground.]
+:[Cueball is standing, holding a trowel, in a vague outdoor area. Beret Guy is kneeling, one hand on the ground, as he carefully pours the contents of a small bag into a hole in the ground with the other.]
 :Cueball: Thanks for the gardening help!
 :Beret Guy: I made these seeds myself!
-:[Beret Guy is standing next to a small eruption coming from the ground.]
+:[Beret Guy is now standing next to a small eruption coming from the ground.]
-:[Beret Guy is now looking down on a knee-high volcano in full eruption. It produces a large plume above and smaller clouds above that, which are mainly drifting away from Beret Guy. Lava flows down from the top of the volcano.]
+:[Beret Guy looks down on a knee-high volcano in full eruption. It produces a large plume above and smaller clouds above that, which are mainly drifting away from Beret Guy. Lava flows down from the top of the volcano.]
 :Beret Guy: The infusion of nutrient-rich volcanic soil will revitalize your garden.