3215: Solar Warning - Revision history

GSLikesCats307 at 12:57, 19 March 2026

2026-03-19T12:57:50Z

GSLikesCats307 at 12:57, 19 March 2026

2026-03-19T12:57:22Z

216.125.50.226 at 18:50, 9 March 2026

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216.125.50.226 at 17:54, 9 March 2026

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216.125.50.226 at 17:52, 9 March 2026

2026-03-09T17:52:47Z

DKMell: added the other What If? article

2026-03-06T18:15:08Z

added the other What If? article

82.13.184.33: /* Explanation */

2026-03-06T14:40:33Z

‎Explanation

81.179.199.253: /* Explanation */ Friendly template-led link to original What-If article

2026-03-05T22:42:50Z

‎Explanation: Friendly template-led link to original What-If article

81.179.199.253: /* Explanation */ Avoiding redirection.

2026-03-05T22:40:44Z

‎Explanation: Avoiding redirection.

DKMell: example What If

2026-03-05T20:49:13Z

example What If

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	==Explanation==		==Explanation==
−	~~{{incomplete\|This page was created recently by a frowning solar flare. Don't remove this notice too soon.}}~~
	Children's drawings and cartoon representations may stereotypically personify objects that are not living, including planets and stars. Often, the {{w\|Sun}} is drawn with a smiling face or other expression. Cartoonized representations are also often used as an easily-recognized and interpreted schema for reporting and prediction services, such as weather forecasts.		Children's drawings and cartoon representations may stereotypically personify objects that are not living, including planets and stars. Often, the {{w\|Sun}} is drawn with a smiling face or other expression. Cartoonized representations are also often used as an easily-recognized and interpreted schema for reporting and prediction services, such as weather forecasts.

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 ==Transcript==
-{{incomplete transcript|Don't remove this notice too soon.}}
+:[News Anchor Blondie stands at a table with her hands together, resting her arms on the table. Behind her are two pictures of the sun: one with a smiling face, labeled "Last week," and one with a frowning face labeled "Today."]
 :Blondie: A warning for solar flares and geomagnetic storms has been issued after new images from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory show that the big smiley face on the sun has turned into a frown.
 {{comic discussion}}<noinclude>

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 This comic pretends this smile is an actual feature of the real Sun. However, the Sun cannot smile as it does not have a mouth.{{cn}} Apparently, the emotion that the Sun is expressing can give an indication of {{w|space weather|solar weather}}, including events such as {{w|solar flare}}s and {{w|coronal mass ejection}}s. They are caused by the Sun’s magnetic field getting into a knot, which can be a metaphor for uneasiness.  The Sun changing its expression has triggered this official announcement of a warning. [https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/alerts-watches-and-warnings Similar warnings] are produced by NOAA's [https://www.swpc.noaa.gov Space Weather Prediction Center] because such solar activity can affect communications, power grids, satellites, etc.
-The title text indicates that the prior change that provoked a warning was the removal of the Sun's sunglasses. The Sun wearing sunglasses is a further (possibly paradoxical) element of personification often added to images of the Sun. [[Randall]] has previously referred to the Sun's sunglasses in comics including [[1733: Solar Spectrum]] and the ''What If?'' articles {{What If|115|Into the Sun}} and {{What If|129|Black Hole Moon}}.
+The title text indicates that the prior change that provoked a warning was the removal of the Sun's sunglasses. The Sun wearing sunglasses is a further (possibly paradoxical) element of personification often added to images of the Sun. [[Randall]] has previously referred to the Sun's sunglasses in comics including [[1733: Solar Spectrum]] and the ''What If?'' articles {{What If|115|Into the Sun}} and {{What If|129|Black Hole Moon}}. (Note that in normal weather forecasting, a watch indicates that activity is ''possible.'' However, a warning means that activity is confirmed.)
 The removal of eyewear is used in the "Deal With It" visual meme and as part of {{tvtropes|TheGlassesComeOff|various other tropes}} that reflect a change in attitude. Another interpretation could be that it is referencing the video game {{w|Minesweeper (video game)|Minesweeper}}, in which the Sun puts on sunglasses when the game is won and takes them back off when the game is reset (i.e., there is more danger).

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 {{incomplete transcript|Don't remove this notice too soon.}}
-:[Blondie stands at a table with her hands together, resting her arms on the table. Behind her are two pictures of the sun: one with a smiling face, labeled "Last week," and one with a frowning face labeled "Today."]
+:[Blondie stands at a table with her hands together, resting her arms on the table. Behind her are two pictures of the sun: one with a smiling face, labeled "Last week," and one with a frowning face labeled "Today."] It appears as if the person is a TV broadcaster.
 :Blondie: A warning for solar flares and geomagnetic storms has been issued after new images from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory show that the big smiley face on the sun has turned into a frown.
 {{comic discussion}}<noinclude>

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 Children's drawings and cartoon representations may stereotypically personify objects that are not living, including planets and stars. Often, the {{w|Sun}} is drawn with a smiling face or other expression. Cartoonized representations are also often used as an easily-recognized and interpreted schema for reporting and prediction services, such as weather forecasts.
-This comic pretends this smile is an actual feature of the real Sun. However, the Sun cannot smile as it does not have a mouth.{{cn}} Apparently, the emotion that the Sun is expressing can give an indication of {{w|space weather|solar weather}}, including events such as {{w|solar flare}}s and {{w|coronal mass ejection}}s. The Sun changing its expression has triggered this official announcement of a warning. [https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/alerts-watches-and-warnings Similar warnings] are produced by NOAA's [https://www.swpc.noaa.gov Space Weather Prediction Center] because such solar activity can affect communications, power grids, satellites, etc.
+This comic pretends this smile is an actual feature of the real Sun. However, the Sun cannot smile as it does not have a mouth.{{cn}} Apparently, the emotion that the Sun is expressing can give an indication of {{w|space weather|solar weather}}, including events such as {{w|solar flare}}s and {{w|coronal mass ejection}}s. They are caused by the Sun’s magnetic field getting into a knot, which can be a metaphor for uneasiness.  The Sun changing its expression has triggered this official announcement of a warning. [https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/alerts-watches-and-warnings Similar warnings] are produced by NOAA's [https://www.swpc.noaa.gov Space Weather Prediction Center] because such solar activity can affect communications, power grids, satellites, etc.
 The title text indicates that the prior change that provoked a warning was the removal of the Sun's sunglasses. The Sun wearing sunglasses is a further (possibly paradoxical) element of personification often added to images of the Sun. [[Randall]] has previously referred to the Sun's sunglasses in comics including [[1733: Solar Spectrum]] and the ''What If?'' articles {{What If|115|Into the Sun}} and {{What If|129|Black Hole Moon}}.

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 The title text indicates that the prior change that provoked a warning was the removal of the Sun's sunglasses. The Sun wearing sunglasses is a further (possibly paradoxical) element of personification often added to images of the Sun. [[Randall]] has previously referred to the Sun's sunglasses in comics including [[1733: Solar Spectrum]] and ''What If?'' articles such as {{What If|115|Into the Sun}}.
-The removal of eyewear is used in the "Deal With It" visual meme or as part of the {{tvtropes|TheGlassesComeOff|various other tropes}} that reflect a change in attitude. Another interpretation could be that it is referencing {{w|Minesweeper (video game)}}, where the Sun puts on sunglasses when the game is won and takes them back off when the game is reset (i.e., there is more danger).
+The removal of eyewear is used in the "Deal With It" visual meme and as part of {{tvtropes|TheGlassesComeOff|various other tropes}} that reflect a change in attitude. Another interpretation could be that it is referencing the video game {{w|Minesweeper (video game)|Minesweeper}}, where the Sun puts on sunglasses when the game is won and takes them back off when the game is reset (i.e. there is more danger).
 ==Transcript==

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 ==Explanation==
 {{incomplete|This page was created recently by a frowning solar flare. Don't remove this notice too soon.}}
-Children's drawings and cartoon representations may stereotypically personify objects that are not living, including planets and stars. Often, the {{w|Sun}} is drawn with a smiling face, or other expression. Cartoonised representations are also often used as an easily-recognised and interpreted schema for reporting and prediction services, such as weather forecasts.
+Children's drawings and cartoon representations may stereotypically personify objects that are not living, including planets and stars. Often, the {{w|Sun}} is drawn with a smiling face or other expression. Cartoonized representations are also often used as an easily-recognized and interpreted schema for reporting and prediction services, such as weather forecasts.
-This comic pretends this smile is an actual feature of the real Sun. However, the Sun cannot smile as it does not have a mouth. Apparently, the emotion that the Sun is expressing can give an indication of {{w|space weather|solar weather}}, including events such as {{w|solar flare}}s and {{w|coronal mass ejection}}s. The Sun changing its expression has triggered this official announcement of a warning. [https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/alerts-watches-and-warnings Similar warnings] are produced by NOAA's [https://www.swpc.noaa.gov Space Weather Prediction Center] because such solar activity can affect communications, power grids, satellites, etc.
+This comic pretends this smile is an actual feature of the real Sun. However, the Sun cannot smile as it does not have a mouth.{{cn}} Apparently, the emotion that the Sun is expressing can give an indication of {{w|space weather|solar weather}}, including events such as {{w|solar flares}} and {{w|coronal mass ejections}}. The Sun changing its expression has triggered this official announcement of a warning. [https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/alerts-watches-and-warnings Similar warnings] are produced by NOAA's [https://www.swpc.noaa.gov Space Weather Prediction Center] because such solar activity can affect communications, power grids, satellites, etc.
-The title text indicates that the prior change that provoked a warning was when the Sun's sunglasses were removed. The Sun wearing sunglasses is a further (possibly paradoxical) element of personification often added to images of the Sun. [[Randall]] has previously referred to the Sun's sunglasses in comics such as [[1733: Solar Spectrum]] and a couple of ''What If?'' articles.
+The title text indicates that the prior change that provoked a warning was the removal of the Sun's sunglasses. The Sun wearing sunglasses is a further (possibly paradoxical) element of personification often added to images of the Sun. [[Randall]] has previously referred to the Sun's sunglasses in comics including [[1733: Solar Spectrum]] and ''What If?'' articles such as [https://what-if.xkcd.com/115/ Into the Sun].
-The removal of eyewear is used in the "Deal With It" visual meme or as part of the {{tvtropes|TheGlassesComeOff|various other tropes}} that reflect a change in attitude. Another interpretation could be that it is referencing {{w|Minesweeper (video game)}}, where the Sun puts on sunglasses when the game is won and takes them back off when the game is reset (i.e. there is more danger).
+The removal of eyewear is used in the "Deal With It" visual meme or as part of the {{tvtropes|TheGlassesComeOff|various other tropes}} that reflect a change in attitude. Another interpretation could be that it is referencing {{w|Minesweeper (video game)}}, where the Sun puts on sunglasses when the game is won and takes them back off when the game is reset (i.e., there is more danger).
 ==Transcript==