2818: Circuit Symbols - Revision history

172.71.218.214 at 21:45, 25 March 2025

2025-03-25T21:45:19Z

162.158.216.175: Undo revision 370200 by 172.71.215.193 (talk)

2025-03-25T08:49:19Z

Undo revision 370200 by 172.71.215.193 (talk)

172.71.215.193: /* Explanation */

2025-03-25T03:14:45Z

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CalibansCreations: /* Explanation */

2024-12-17T09:22:27Z

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CalibansCreations: /* Explanation */

2024-12-17T09:21:59Z

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FaviFake: this is not a trivia and is useless unless all similar comics are listed. even in that case, they should be listed in a category and not in a section of a comic

2024-11-19T14:50:47Z

this is not a trivia and is useless unless all similar comics are listed. even in that case, they should be listed in a category and not in a section of a comic

ChristmasGospel at 17:36, 16 November 2024

2024-11-16T17:36:16Z

Danger Kitty: grammar error

2024-03-14T21:30:10Z

grammar error

B for brain: /* Explanation */ removed incomplete tag

2023-11-10T18:42:15Z

‎Explanation: removed incomplete tag

B for brain: /* Transcript */

2023-10-08T13:31:33Z

‎Transcript

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 | {{w|Capacitor}}
-| {{w|Hi-hat}}
+| {{w|Overpass}}
-| ???
+| A {{w|capacitor}} is a component that can be used to hold electric charge, but the symbol for it looks a bit like a depiction of a highway {{w|overpass}}, where one road or track passes over another, allowing the paths to cross without intersecting. The distinction between an overpass and {{w|Tunnel#Underpass|underpass}} is largely one of perspective, as when one road (or footpath, or animal migration route) goes over, the other is going under. Because a capacitor does not indicate a place of intersection of separate electrical circuits, any interpretation of a meaningful connection between an overpass and a capacitor is tenuous at best. A capacitor is an electrical component that alternating current can get across, but direct current can't. This could be like how heavy trucks are not allowed on overpasses.  However, this still only involves one electrical pathway.
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 | {{w|Ground (electricity)|Ground}}

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 | {{w|Capacitor}}
-| {{w|Overpass}}
+| {{w|Hi-hat}}
-| A {{w|capacitor}} is a component that can be used to hold electric charge, but the symbol for it looks a bit like a depiction of a highway {{w|overpass}}, where one road or track passes over another, allowing the paths to cross without intersecting. The distinction between an overpass and {{w|Tunnel#Underpass|underpass}} is largely one of perspective, as when one road (or footpath, or animal migration route) goes over, the other is going under. Because a capacitor does not indicate a place of intersection of separate electrical circuits, any interpretation of a meaningful connection between an overpass and a capacitor is tenuous at best. A capacitor is an electrical component that alternating current can get across, but direct current can't. This could be like how heavy trucks are not allowed on overpasses.  However, this still only involves one electrical pathway.
+| ???
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 | {{w|Ground (electricity)|Ground}}

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 | {{w|Electric battery|Battery}}
 | Battery
-| Not a joke, this is a typical symbol for a {{w|Electric battery|battery}} (which provides voltage to a circuit{{citation needed}}), or other form of {{w|voltaic pile}}. Its inclusion here is simply as the set-up for the following joke symbols.
+| Not a joke, this is a typical symbol for a {{w|Electric battery|battery}} (which provides voltage to a circuit),{{citation needed}} or other form of {{w|voltaic pile}}. Its inclusion here is simply as the set-up for the following joke symbols.
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 | Battery (sorted)

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 | {{w|Photodiode}}
 | Check out this really cool diode
-| A {{w|photodiode}} generates, or allows to pass, a current in response to light. The symbol is related to the standard {{w|diode}} with the arrows pointing at it representing the light which activates its behavior. In this case, Randall instead pretends that the arrows are pointing at it to draw attention to it because it's "really cool".
+| A {{w|photodiode}} generates, or allows to pass, a current in response to light. The symbol is related to the standard {{w|diode}} with the arrows pointing at it representing the light which activates its behavior. In this case, Randall instead pretends that the arrows are pointing at it to draw attention to it because it's "really cool" ({{w|Photodiode#Applications|it is!}}).
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 | {{w|Electronic oscillator|Oscillator}}

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 :[Symbol for an oscillator, labelled:] Wave Pool
 :[Symbol for a transistor, labelled:] Trolley Problem
 {{comic discussion}}

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	==Explanation==		==Explanation==
−	~~{{incomplete\|Created by a LOT of trolley problems in between overpasses built on top of pogo sticks, experiencing a couple of earthquakes. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}~~
	This comic contains several symbols used in circuit diagrams. Each is labeled with a larger object that the symbol looks like a drawing of, rather than the electrical component it actually represents. Randall has previously depicted distorted uses, depictions, and labeling of the standard US-form {{w\|electronic symbol}}s in comics such as [[730: Circuit Diagram]].		This comic contains several symbols used in circuit diagrams. Each is labeled with a larger object that the symbol looks like a drawing of, rather than the electrical component it actually represents. Randall has previously depicted distorted uses, depictions, and labeling of the standard US-form {{w\|electronic symbol}}s in comics such as [[730: Circuit Diagram]].

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 ==Transcript==
 :[A chart of various circuit symbols and their (mostly) fictitious meanings based off of their drawings, captioned:] Circuit Symbols
 :[Symbol for a switch, labelled:] Drawbridge