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 ==Explanation==
-A {{w|Thorne–Żytkow object}} is an object theorized
+A {{w|Thorne–Żytkow object}} is an object theorized by astrophysicists {{w|Kip Thorne}} and {{w|Anna Żytkow}} which is a {{w|red giant}} or {{w|red supergiant}} with a {{w|neutron star}} at its core. There have been no confirmed sightings, but HV 2112 and HV 11417, both in the {{w|Small Magellanic Cloud}}, have in the past been considered strong candidates.
 Cueball is asking for a grant for funding for research into these theoretical astral bodies, the implication being that they are asking funding for telescope time, or even an entirely new telescope, in order to make such investigations possible. However, the caption reveals that he is asking for something completely different: funding to ''create'' the object, with a {{w|Gravity assist|gravitational slingshot}}.  Normally, astrophysics is an observational discipline, but the title of the comic (made explicit by the caption text) suggests that this is intended to be a 'practical' experiment to induce a TŻO into existence by actually sending a neutron star into our own {{w|Sun}}.

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	A {{w\|Thorne–Żytkow object}} is an object theorized by astrophysicists {{w\|Kip Thorne}} and {{w\|Anna Żytkow}} which is a {{w\|red giant}} or {{w\|red supergiant}} with a {{w\|neutron star}} at its core. There have been no confirmed sightings, but HV 2112 and HV 11417, both in the {{w\|Small Magellanic Cloud}}, have in the past been considered strong candidates.		A {{w\|Thorne–Żytkow object}} is an object theorized by astrophysicists {{w\|Kip Thorne}} and {{w\|Anna Żytkow}} which is a {{w\|red giant}} or {{w\|red supergiant}} with a {{w\|neutron star}} at its core. There have been no confirmed sightings, but HV 2112 and HV 11417, both in the {{w\|Small Magellanic Cloud}}, have in the past been considered strong candidates.

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 Cueball is asking for a grant for funding for research into these theoretical astral bodies, the implication being that they are asking funding for telescope time, or even an entirely new telescope, in order to make such investigations possible. However, the caption reveals that he is asking for something completely different: funding to ''create'' the object, with a {{w|Gravity assist|gravitational slingshot}}.  Normally, astrophysics is an observational discipline, but the title of the comic (made explicit by the caption text) suggests that this is intended to be a 'practical' experiment to induce a TŻO into existence by actually sending a neutron star into our own {{w|Sun}}.
-Cueball is complaining that no one is willing to fund this experiment to create the Thorne–Żytkow object for direct observation. Creating it would be impractical, for several reasons. First, you would need to find (or create!) a neutron star and bring it here, which requires amounts of energy, mass, and precision that we have no current possibility of achieving. Secondly, having a neutron star anywhere near the Sun would most likely destroy the solar system, or at least accelerate its transition to a red giant, which would likely result in {{w|Future_of_Earth#Red_giant_stage|Earth being engulfed by it}} and [[1606|ruining the weather]]. The funding body, presumably based on Earth, would probably find the end result would not generate a favorable {{w|environmental impact statement}}, given the almost inevitable destruction of our planet.
+Cueball is complaining that no one is willing to fund this experiment to create the Thorne–Żytkow object for direct observation. Creating it would be impractical, for several reasons. First, you would need to find (or create!) a neutron star and bring it here, which requires amounts of energy, mass, and precision that we have no current possibility of achieving. Secondly, having a neutron star anywhere near the Sun would most likely destroy the solar system, or at least accelerate its transition to a red giant, which would likely result in {{w|Future_of_Earth#Red_giant_stage|Earth being engulfed by it}} and [[1606|ruining the weather]]. The funding body, presumably based on Earth, would probably find the study would not pass an {{w|Research_ethics|ethics review}}, and the end result would not generate a favorable {{w|environmental impact statement}}, given the almost inevitable destruction of our planet.
 A spin-off usually means something additional that was not originally planned. The title text in this comic is a two-layer joke on the phrase "spin-off", meaning that hitting the Sun off-center (from the right angle) would likely have many unintended consequences, but also cause the Sun to start rotating abnormally, due to the added angular momentum, in the same way as hitting a ball on the side makes it spin. A similar idea (the engulfment of a planet or companion star) has been proposed to explain the apparently anomalous rotation of the red supergiant {{w|Betelgeuse}}.{{acn}} "Spin-off" could also refer to material being flung off the Sun due to the impact of the neutron star. If the right material is sent in certain directions, it could have useful, or more likely just 'interesting', properties.

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 ==Explanation==
 {{incomplete|Created by a SOLAR FLARE WITH ABNORMAL PULSAR READINGS - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
-A {{w|Thorne–Żytkow object}} is an object theorized by Kip Thorne and Anna Żytkow, which is a red giant or red supergiant with a {{w|neutron star}} at its core. There have been no confirmed sightings, but HV 2112 and HV 11417, both in the {{w|Small Magellanic Cloud}}, have been considered strong candidates in the past.
+A {{w|Thorne–Żytkow object}} is an object theorized by astrophysicists {{w|Kip Thorne}} and {{w|Anna Żytkow}} which is a {{w|red giant}} or {{w|red supergiant}} with a {{w|neutron star}} at its core. There have been no confirmed sightings, but HV 2112 and HV 11417, both in the {{w|Small Magellanic Cloud}}, have in the past been considered strong candidates.
-Cueball is asking for a grant for funding for research into these theoretical astral bodies, the implication being that they are asking funding for telescope time, or even an entirely new telescope, in order to make such investigations possible. However, the caption reveals that he is asking for something completely different: funding to ''create'' the object, with a {{w|Gravity assist|gravitational slingshot}}.  Normally, astrophysical science is an observational discipline, but the title of the comic (made explicit by the caption text) suggests that this is intended to be a 'practical' experiment to induce a TŻO into existence by actually sending a neutron star into our own {{w|Sun}}.
+Cueball is asking for a grant for funding for research into these theoretical astral bodies, the implication being that they are asking funding for telescope time, or even an entirely new telescope, in order to make such investigations possible. However, the caption reveals that he is asking for something completely different: funding to ''create'' the object, with a {{w|Gravity assist|gravitational slingshot}}.  Normally, astrophysics is an observational discipline, but the title of the comic (made explicit by the caption text) suggests that this is intended to be a 'practical' experiment to induce a TŻO into existence by actually sending a neutron star into our own {{w|Sun}}.
-Cueball is complaining that no one is willing to fund this experiment to create the Thorne–Żytkow object for direct observation. This would be impractical, for several reasons. First, you would need to find (or create!) a neutron star and bring it here, which requires amounts of energy, mass, and precision that we have no current possibility of achieving. Secondly, having a neutron star anywhere near the Sun would most likely destroy the solar system, or at least, accelerate its transition to red giant which might result in Earth being engulfed by it.{{Actual citation needed}} Moreover, having a neutron star inside it would immediately turn the Sun into a red giant, which normally takes billions of years and will [[1606|ruin the weather]]. The funding body, presumably based on Earth, would probably find the end result would not generate a favorable {{w|environmental impact statement}}, given the almost inevitable destruction of their planet.
+Cueball is complaining that no one is willing to fund this experiment to create the Thorne–Żytkow object for direct observation. Creating it would be impractical, for several reasons. First, you would need to find (or create!) a neutron star and bring it here, which requires amounts of energy, mass, and precision that we have no current possibility of achieving. Secondly, having a neutron star anywhere near the Sun would most likely destroy the solar system, or at least accelerate its transition to a red giant, which would likely result in {{w|Future_of_Earth#Red_giant_stage|Earth being engulfed by it}} and [[1606|ruining the weather]]. The funding body, presumably based on Earth, would probably find the end result would not generate a favorable {{w|environmental impact statement}}, given the almost inevitable destruction of our planet.
-A spin-off usually means something additional that was not originally planned. The title text in this comic is a two-layer joke on the phrase "spin-off", meaning that hitting the Sun off-center (from the right angle) would likely have many unintended consequences, but also cause the Sun to start rotating abnormally, due to the added angular momentum, in the same way as hitting a ball on the side makes it spin. A similar idea (the engulfment of a planet or companion star) has been proposed to explain the apparently anomalous rotation of the red supergiant Betelgeuse. "Spin-off" could also refer to material being flung off the Sun due to the impact of the neutron star. If the right material is sent in certain directions, it could have useful, or more likely just 'interesting', properties.
+A spin-off usually means something additional that was not originally planned. The title text in this comic is a two-layer joke on the phrase "spin-off", meaning that hitting the Sun off-center (from the right angle) would likely have many unintended consequences, but also cause the Sun to start rotating abnormally, due to the added angular momentum, in the same way as hitting a ball on the side makes it spin. A similar idea (the engulfment of a planet or companion star) has been proposed to explain the apparently anomalous rotation of the red supergiant {{w|Betelgeuse}}.{{acn}} "Spin-off" could also refer to material being flung off the Sun due to the impact of the neutron star. If the right material is sent in certain directions, it could have useful, or more likely just 'interesting', properties.
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 ==Explanation==
 {{incomplete|Created by a SOLAR FLARE WITH ABNORMAL PULSAR READINGS - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
-A {{w|Thorne–Żytkow object}} is an object theorized by Kip Thorne and Anna Żytkow, which is a red giant or red supergiant with a {{w|Neutron star}} at its core. There have been no confirmed sightings, but HV 2112 and HV 11417, both in the Small Magellanic cloud, are strong candidates.
+A {{w|Thorne–Żytkow object}} is an object theorized by Kip Thorne and Anna Żytkow, which is a red giant or red supergiant with a {{w|neutron star}} at its core. There have been no confirmed sightings, but HV 2112 and HV 11417, both in the {{w|Small Magellanic Cloud}}, have been considered strong candidates in the past.
-Cueball is asking for a grant for funding for research into these theoretical astral bodies, the implication being that they are asking funding for telescope time, or even an entirely new telescope, in order to make such investigations possible. However, the caption reveals that he is asking for something completely different: funding to ''create'' the object, with a slingshot.  Normally, astrophysical science is an observational discipline, but the title of the comic (made explicit by the caption text) suggests that this is intended to be a 'practical' experiment to induce a TŻO into existence by actually sending a neutron star into our own Sun.
+Cueball is asking for a grant for funding for research into these theoretical astral bodies, the implication being that they are asking funding for telescope time, or even an entirely new telescope, in order to make such investigations possible. However, the caption reveals that he is asking for something completely different: funding to ''create'' the object, with a {{w|Gravity assist|gravitational slingshot}}.  Normally, astrophysical science is an observational discipline, but the title of the comic (made explicit by the caption text) suggests that this is intended to be a 'practical' experiment to induce a TŻO into existence by actually sending a neutron star into our own {{w|Sun}}.
 Cueball is complaining that no one is willing to fund this experiment to create the Thorne–Żytkow object for direct observation. This would be impractical, for several reasons. First, you would need to find (or create!) a neutron star and bring it here, which requires amounts of energy, mass, and precision that we have no current possibility of achieving. Secondly, having a neutron star anywhere near the Sun would most likely destroy the solar system, or at least, accelerate its transition to red giant which might result in Earth being engulfed by it.{{Actual citation needed}} Moreover, having a neutron star inside it would immediately turn the Sun into a red giant, which normally takes billions of years and will [[1606|ruin the weather]]. The funding body, presumably based on Earth, would probably find the end result would not generate a favorable {{w|environmental impact statement}}, given the almost inevitable destruction of their planet.
-A spin-off usually means something additional that was not originally planned. The title text in this comic is a two-layer joke on the phrase "spin-off", meaning that hitting the Sun off-center (from the right angle) would likely have many unintended consequences, but also cause the Sun to start rotating abnormally, due to the added angular momentum, in the same way as hitting a ball on the side makes it spin. A similar idea (the engulfment of a planet or companion star) has been proposed to explain the apparently anomalous rotation of the red supergiant Betelgeuse.
+A spin-off usually means something additional that was not originally planned. The title text in this comic is a two-layer joke on the phrase "spin-off", meaning that hitting the Sun off-center (from the right angle) would likely have many unintended consequences, but also cause the Sun to start rotating abnormally, due to the added angular momentum, in the same way as hitting a ball on the side makes it spin. A similar idea (the engulfment of a planet or companion star) has been proposed to explain the apparently anomalous rotation of the red supergiant Betelgeuse. "Spin-off" could also refer to material being flung off the Sun due to the impact of the neutron star. If the right material is sent in certain directions, it could have useful, or more likely just 'interesting', properties.
 ==Transcript==

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