2773: Planetary Scientist - Revision history

Lp0 on fire: removed Category:Science using HotCat

2025-12-13T11:38:51Z

removed Category:Science using HotCat

172.71.242.5: /* Explanation */

2024-01-24T21:12:22Z

‎Explanation

172.71.178.167: /* Explanation */

2024-01-23T18:04:30Z

‎Explanation

162.158.186.245: /* Explanation */ done

2023-06-29T00:24:00Z

‎Explanation: done

172.70.130.202 at 10:57, 2 June 2023

2023-06-02T10:57:51Z

141.101.98.100: /* Explanation */ Flipping the strange situation where we had a link about planets (given words relating to moons) and another for a page abut moons (actually worded in the context of a planet). Kept all links. tried for more apt phrasing.

2023-05-12T21:16:59Z

‎Explanation: Flipping the strange situation where we had a link about planets (given words relating to moons) and another for a page abut moons (actually worded in the context of a planet). Kept all links. tried for more apt phrasing.

172.69.22.128: /* Explanation */ all the giant planets' moons have this issue

2023-05-12T20:00:55Z

‎Explanation: all the giant planets' moons have this issue

172.71.178.206: /* Explanation */ Just to prove that the autolinkbot, apparently being used by an IP, is clearly shirking/not operating on legitimate targets.

2023-05-11T21:37:14Z

‎Explanation: Just to prove that the autolinkbot, apparently being used by an IP, is clearly shirking/not operating on legitimate targets.

162.158.22.234: /* Explanation */

2023-05-11T08:08:18Z

‎Explanation

172.70.85.67: /* Explanation */ Lack of care with the hospital-corners?

2023-05-10T20:30:42Z

‎Explanation: Lack of care with the hospital-corners?

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 [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
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 The comic caption reveals the punchline, that because {{w|planetary oceanography|subsurface oceans}} have become so ubiquitous in the study of planetary science (especially because they serve as an indicator for the potential for life on another planet), Ponytail is starting to see them ''everywhere'', even in clearly unrelated contexts such as mattresses. Here, the water in the waterbed is analogous to a planet's subsurface ocean (i.e. both being water underneath a solid outer layer). Alternatively, the comic could be commenting on the difficulty of discerning {{w|hydroxyl}} spectra of water absorbed in mineral {{w|hydrate}}s from free water in remote detection studies of the {{w|Lunar water|Moon}}, asteroids, the {{w|moons of Jupiter}} and those of other {{w|Jovian planets|large planets}}, like [https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/new-study-of-uranus-large-moons-shows-4-may-hold-water Uranus].
-The title text goes in a similar direction with planetary science, having Ponytail tell the now-confused clerk that the rumpled fabric on one part of the bed seems like "evidence of ongoing tectonic activity," referencing {{w|tectonics}} and how protruding geographic formations (such as mountains) are formed through it. Again, the punchline is the relentless penetration of Ponytail's occupation into her everyday life. Typically, however, rumpled fabric may be caused by someone pushing the fabric on a bed, or just not {{w|Bed-making|making the bed}} carefully enough, and not mattress tectonics as Ponytail suggests.
+The title text goes in a similar direction with planetary science, having Ponytail tell the now-confused clerk that the rumpled fabric on one part of the bed seems like "evidence of ongoing tectonic activity," referencing {{w|tectonics}} and how protruding geographic formations (such as mountains) are formed through it. Again, the punchline is the relentless penetration of Ponytail's occupation into her everyday life. Typically, however, rumpled fabric may be caused by someone pushing the fabric on a bed, or just not {{w|Bed-making|making the bed}} carefully enough, and not 'mattress tectonics' as Ponytail suggests; though this might well be a humorous reference to sexual activity, which often takes place on beds and frequently causes fabric rumpling, as has been previously referenced in xkcd.
 ==Transcript==

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 The comic caption reveals the punchline, that because {{w|planetary oceanography|subsurface oceans}} have become so ubiquitous in the study of planetary science (especially because they serve as an indicator for the potential for life on another planet), Ponytail is starting to see them ''everywhere'', even in clearly unrelated contexts such as mattresses. Here, the water in the waterbed is analogous to a planet's subsurface ocean (i.e. both being water underneath a solid outer layer). Alternatively, the comic could be commenting on the difficulty of discerning {{w|hydroxyl}} spectra of water absorbed in mineral {{w|hydrate}}s from free water in remote detection studies of the {{w|Lunar water|Moon}}, asteroids, the {{w|moons of Jupiter}} and those of other {{w|Jovian planets|large planets}}, like [https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/new-study-of-uranus-large-moons-shows-4-may-hold-water Uranus].
-The title text goes in a similar direction with planetary science, having Ponytail tell the now-confused clerk that the rumpled fabric on one part of the bed seems like "evidence of ongoing tectonic activity," referencing {{w|plate tectonics}} and how protruding geographic formations (such as mountains) are formed through it. Again, the punchline is the relentless penetration of Ponytail's occupation into her everyday life. Typically, however, rumpled fabric may be caused by someone pushing the fabric on a bed, or just not {{w|Bed-making|making the bed}} carefully enough, and not mattress plate tectonics as Ponytail suggests.
+The title text goes in a similar direction with planetary science, having Ponytail tell the now-confused clerk that the rumpled fabric on one part of the bed seems like "evidence of ongoing tectonic activity," referencing {{w|tectonics}} and how protruding geographic formations (such as mountains) are formed through it. Again, the punchline is the relentless penetration of Ponytail's occupation into her everyday life. Typically, however, rumpled fabric may be caused by someone pushing the fabric on a bed, or just not {{w|Bed-making|making the bed}} carefully enough, and not mattress tectonics as Ponytail suggests.
 ==Transcript==

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	[[Ponytail]], a {{w\|planetary scientist}}, is shopping at a mattress store. The store clerk seems to be giving her a guided tour of various models of mattress, including the most popular model shown in the comic.		[[Ponytail]], a {{w\|planetary scientist}}, is shopping at a mattress store. The store clerk seems to be giving her a guided tour of various models of mattress, including the most popular model shown in the comic.

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+{{incomplete|Created by a BOT THAT'S PROBABLY FULL OF WATER - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag full of water too soon.}}
 [[Ponytail]], a {{w|planetary scientist}}, is shopping at a mattress store. The store clerk seems to be giving her a guided tour of various models of mattress, including the most popular model shown in the comic.

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 Ponytail asks if the bed is a {{w|waterbed}}, a type of mattress which is filled with water instead of the usual solid material. The clerk, [[Cueball]], begins to explain to her that it's actually a hybrid made of foam (among other things, maybe water, but it's usually the terminology used for a significantly hi-tech {{w|Memory foam|foam}}/{{w|Mattress coil|spring}} combination construction, rather than just the former or the latter with or without minor padding), but Ponytail interrupts him, saying that she believes it actually is a waterbed based on "how it moves."
-The comic caption reveals the punchline, that because {{w|planetary oceanography|subsurface oceans}} have become so ubiquitous in the study of planetary science (especially because they serve as an indicator for the potential for life on another planet), Ponytail is starting to see them ''everywhere'', even in clearly unrelated contexts such as mattresses. Here, the water in the waterbed is analogous to a planet's subsurface ocean (i.e. both being water underneath a solid outer layer). Alternatively, the comic could be commenting on the difficulty of discerning {{w|hydroxyl}} spectra of water absorbed in mineral {{w|hydrate}}s from free water in remote detection studies of the {{w|Lunar water|Moon}}, asteroids, and {{w|Jovian planets|Jovian}} moons such as those of {{w|Moons of Jupiter|Jupiter}} and [https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/new-study-of-uranus-large-moons-shows-4-may-hold-water Uranus].
+The comic caption reveals the punchline, that because {{w|planetary oceanography|subsurface oceans}} have become so ubiquitous in the study of planetary science (especially because they serve as an indicator for the potential for life on another planet), Ponytail is starting to see them ''everywhere'', even in clearly unrelated contexts such as mattresses. Here, the water in the waterbed is analogous to a planet's subsurface ocean (i.e. both being water underneath a solid outer layer). Alternatively, the comic could be commenting on the difficulty of discerning {{w|hydroxyl}} spectra of water absorbed in mineral {{w|hydrate}}s from free water in remote detection studies of the {{w|Lunar water|Moon}}, asteroids, the {{w|moons of Jupiter}} and those of other {{w|Jovian planets|large planets}}, like [https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/new-study-of-uranus-large-moons-shows-4-may-hold-water Uranus].
 The title text goes in a similar direction with planetary science, having Ponytail tell the now-confused clerk that the rumpled fabric on one part of the bed seems like "evidence of ongoing tectonic activity," referencing {{w|plate tectonics}} and how protruding geographic formations (such as mountains) are formed through it. Again, the punchline is the relentless penetration of Ponytail's occupation into her everyday life. Typically, however, rumpled fabric may be caused by someone pushing the fabric on a bed, or just not {{w|Bed-making|making the bed}} carefully enough, and not mattress plate tectonics as Ponytail suggests.

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 [[Ponytail]], a {{w|planetary scientist}}, is shopping at a mattress store. The store clerk seems to be giving her a guided tour of various models of mattress, including the most popular model shown in the comic.
-Ponytail asks if the bed is a {{w|waterbed}}, a type of mattress which is filled with water instead of the usual solid material. The clerk, Cueball, begins to explain to her that it's actually a hybrid made of foam (among other things, maybe water, but it's usually the terminology used for a significantly hi-tech {{w|Memory foam|foam}}/{{w|Mattress coil|spring}} combination construction, rather than just the former or the latter with or without minor padding), but Ponytail interrupts him, saying that she believes it actually is a waterbed based on "how it moves."
+Ponytail asks if the bed is a {{w|waterbed}}, a type of mattress which is filled with water instead of the usual solid material. The clerk, [[Cueball]], begins to explain to her that it's actually a hybrid made of foam (among other things, maybe water, but it's usually the terminology used for a significantly hi-tech {{w|Memory foam|foam}}/{{w|Mattress coil|spring}} combination construction, rather than just the former or the latter with or without minor padding), but Ponytail interrupts him, saying that she believes it actually is a waterbed based on "how it moves."
 The comic caption reveals the punchline, that because {{w|planetary oceanography|subsurface oceans}} have become so ubiquitous in the study of planetary science (especially because they serve as an indicator for the potential for life on another planet), Ponytail is starting to see them ''everywhere'', even in clearly unrelated contexts such as mattresses. Here, the water in the waterbed is analogous to a planet's subsurface ocean (i.e. both being water underneath a solid outer layer). Alternatively, the comic could be commenting on the difficulty of discerning {{w|hydroxyl}} spectra of water absorbed in mineral {{w|hydrate}}s from free water in remote detection studies of the {{w|Lunar water|Moon}}, asteroids, and {{w|Moons of Jupiter|Jupiter's moons}}.