Talk:1461: Payloads - Revision history

Kynde at 00:58, 30 January 2017

2017-01-30T00:58:30Z

162.158.92.100: Moving my own comment to correct place

2017-01-28T22:22:42Z

Moving my own comment to correct place

162.158.92.100: Confirmation/correction of calculations

2017-01-28T22:20:03Z

Confirmation/correction of calculations

108.162.216.89 at 17:57, 30 September 2016

2016-09-30T17:57:27Z

Davidy22 at 12:32, 21 December 2014

2014-12-21T12:32:40Z

108.162.253.150 at 10:03, 21 December 2014

2014-12-21T10:03:26Z

108.162.216.171 at 14:30, 19 December 2014

2014-12-19T14:30:39Z

Pudder at 14:04, 19 December 2014

2014-12-19T14:04:21Z

108.162.216.171 at 13:40, 19 December 2014

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Pudder at 11:18, 19 December 2014

2014-12-19T11:18:31Z

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	:I did notice it too, though I've always been a bit disappointed by the limited range of T-shirt comics. None of my favourites are on there. As far as this page mentioning it, it isn't relevant to the comic, so doesn't belong on this page. I don't know of a page on explainxkcd where it would really fit in. --[[User:Pudder\|Pudder]] ([[User talk:Pudder\|talk]]) 11:18, 19 December 2014 (UTC)		:I did notice it too, though I've always been a bit disappointed by the limited range of T-shirt comics. None of my favourites are on there. As far as this page mentioning it, it isn't relevant to the comic, so doesn't belong on this page. I don't know of a page on explainxkcd where it would really fit in. --[[User:Pudder\|Pudder]] ([[User talk:Pudder\|talk]]) 11:18, 19 December 2014 (UTC)
		+	::Here: [[xkcd#Header_text]] on the [[xkcd]] page on explain. Just finished the transcript for this comic. Note the [[1461: Payloads#Trivia]] above. --[[User:Kynde\|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde\|talk]]) 00:58, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

	::Why not make your own? Here is a fridge magnet, it wasn't too hard to figure out the design tools, [http://www.cafepress.com/cp/customize/product2.aspx?from=CustomDesigner&number=1027311439 Duty Calls magnet] Actual size is a little over 2" x 3" (50 x 75mm)--one problem with the design tools is figuring out the final size for some items. Based on my understanding of the CC license, I have not sold these, but I have given a few to friends. Edit--when something I want is in the XKCD store, of course I buy it there so Randall gets the cash. For example, the large poster sized version of Money on the wall in front of me now came from the XKCD store. It would be really cool if Randall made this fridge magnet (or something similar) available on his site.{{unsigned ip\|‎108.162.216.171}}		::Why not make your own? Here is a fridge magnet, it wasn't too hard to figure out the design tools, [http://www.cafepress.com/cp/customize/product2.aspx?from=CustomDesigner&number=1027311439 Duty Calls magnet] Actual size is a little over 2" x 3" (50 x 75mm)--one problem with the design tools is figuring out the final size for some items. Based on my understanding of the CC license, I have not sold these, but I have given a few to friends. Edit--when something I want is in the XKCD store, of course I buy it there so Randall gets the cash. For example, the large poster sized version of Money on the wall in front of me now came from the XKCD store. It would be really cool if Randall made this fridge magnet (or something similar) available on his site.{{unsigned ip\|‎108.162.216.171}}

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 :::I did some maths, and I believe it takes 19.9GJ to get a 450kg horse to 23,600km. That is essentially mgh, but taking into account the change in gravity. At 1 Watt, thats gonna take 631 years. Our 500 horses per year solar plant needs to output 315kW ([http://www.solardaily.com/reports/Independence_Solar_Completes_300_kW_Rooftop_Solar_Array_999.html 300kW solar array on a roof for reference]). Our 10 horses per minute power station would need to output 3.32GW, so a decent nuclear facility. Once the Three Gorges Dam in China is running at full capacity (22.5GW), it could be launching 68 horses per minute. Running constantly at full capacity, we could rid the world of horses (est 58 million) in under two years. --[[User:Pudder|Pudder]] ([[User talk:Pudder|talk]]) 11:09, 19 December 2014 (UTC)
 I filled out the remaining fields. I thought about getting the interior capacities of all 1981 Oldsmobile models but doesn't seem worth it. It's clearly a joke so that kind of research doesn't seem necessary.{{unsigned ip|173.245.56.152}}
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	I filled out the remaining fields. I thought about getting the interior capacities of all 1981 Oldsmobile models but doesn't seem worth it. It's clearly a joke so that kind of research doesn't seem necessary.{{unsigned ip\|173.245.56.152}}		I filled out the remaining fields. I thought about getting the interior capacities of all 1981 Oldsmobile models but doesn't seem worth it. It's clearly a joke so that kind of research doesn't seem necessary.{{unsigned ip\|173.245.56.152}}
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		+	:::I confirmed the height of 23 600 km with my own calculations; my result is about 189 km altitude at perigeum, and 996 km for 24 350 km (750 km higher, as you wrote). My code seems consistent as entering geostationary orbit altitude results in geostationary orbit. Anyway, I think that 19.9 GJ is slightly wrong - [http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Gearth+mass450+kg+*+(1%2Fearth+radius-1%2F(earth+radius%2B23600km)) I entered it into Wolfram], and it showet a little more. This results in 350 kW and 3.7 GW for backyard solar panels and power plant, respectively. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.92.100\|162.158.92.100]] 22:20, 28 January 2017 (UTC)

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	What's with the mass of squirrel? Apart from marmots, any squirrel weighs way less than a kilogram! {{unsigned ip\|108.162.253.150}}		What's with the mass of squirrel? Apart from marmots, any squirrel weighs way less than a kilogram! {{unsigned ip\|108.162.253.150}}
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		+	The T-Rex entry may refer to the Wankel Rex or Devil Rex discovered in 1988. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specimens_of_Tyrannosaurus#.22Wankel_Rex_or_Devil_Rex.22:_MOR_555
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	I'm pretty sure this has nothing to do with dimensional analysis. Who wrote that part? have you ever actually done dimensional analysis? He's just using a nonstandard unit of measure. Unit conversion is almost -but not entirely- unlike dimensional analysis. {{unsigned ip\|108.162.241.5}}		I'm pretty sure this has nothing to do with dimensional analysis. Who wrote that part? have you ever actually done dimensional analysis? He's just using a nonstandard unit of measure. Unit conversion is almost -but not entirely- unlike dimensional analysis. {{unsigned ip\|108.162.241.5}}
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		+	What's with the mass of squirrel? Apart from marmots, any squirrel weighs way less than a kilogram!

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 :I did notice it too, though I've always been a bit disappointed by the limited range of T-shirt comics. None of my favourites are on there. As far as this page mentioning it, it isn't relevant to the comic, so doesn't belong on this page. I don't know of a page on explainxkcd where it would really fit in. --[[User:Pudder|Pudder]] ([[User talk:Pudder|talk]]) 11:18, 19 December 2014 (UTC)
-::Why not make your own?  Here is a fridge magnet, it wasn't too hard to figure out the design tools, [http://www.cafepress.com/cp/customize/product2.aspx?from=CustomDesigner&number=1027311439 Duty Calls magnet] Actual size is a little over 2" x 3" (50 x 75mm)--one problem with the design tools is figuring out the final size for some items. Based on my understanding of the CC license, I have not sold these, but I have given a few to friends. {{unsigned ip|‎108.162.216.171}}
+::Why not make your own?  Here is a fridge magnet, it wasn't too hard to figure out the design tools, [http://www.cafepress.com/cp/customize/product2.aspx?from=CustomDesigner&number=1027311439 Duty Calls magnet] Actual size is a little over 2" x 3" (50 x 75mm)--one problem with the design tools is figuring out the final size for some items. Based on my understanding of the CC license, I have not sold these, but I have given a few to friends. Edit--when something I want is in the XKCD store, of course I buy it there so Randall gets the cash.  For example, the large poster sized version of Money on the wall in front of me now came from the XKCD store. It would be really cool if Randall made this fridge magnet (or something similar) available on his site.{{unsigned ip|‎108.162.216.171}}
 :::I guess part of the reason is that I like the idea of Randall getting the cash from my purchase. --[[User:Pudder|Pudder]] ([[User talk:Pudder|talk]]) 14:04, 19 December 2014 (UTC)

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	:I did notice it too, though I've always been a bit disappointed by the limited range of T-shirt comics. None of my favourites are on there. As far as this page mentioning it, it isn't relevant to the comic, so doesn't belong on this page. I don't know of a page on explainxkcd where it would really fit in. --[[User:Pudder\|Pudder]] ([[User talk:Pudder\|talk]]) 11:18, 19 December 2014 (UTC)		:I did notice it too, though I've always been a bit disappointed by the limited range of T-shirt comics. None of my favourites are on there. As far as this page mentioning it, it isn't relevant to the comic, so doesn't belong on this page. I don't know of a page on explainxkcd where it would really fit in. --[[User:Pudder\|Pudder]] ([[User talk:Pudder\|talk]]) 11:18, 19 December 2014 (UTC)
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		+	:Why not make your own? Here is a fridge magnet, it wasn't too hard to figure out the design tools, [http://www.cafepress.com/cp/customize/product2.aspx?from=CustomDesigner&number=1027311439 Duty Calls magnet] Actual size is a little over 2" x 3" (50 x 75mm)--one problem with the design tools is figuring out the final size for some items. Based on my understanding of the CC license, I have not sold these, but I have given a few to friends.

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 Did anyone else notice the special advert for Xmas gifts?  It was up at the top of the main xkcd page yesterday 2014-December-17, but gone today (the 18th).  In black, blue and red colored printing it said:
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-"The XKCD store Christmas shipping deadline is Friday!
+"The XKCD store Christmas shipping deadline is Friday!<br>
-Once it passes, there is no going back. The arrow of time drags us all
+Once it passes, there is no going back. The arrow of time drags us all<br>
-inexorably forward toward decay and disorder toward the end of all things.
+inexorably forward toward decay and disorder toward the end of all things.<br>
 Toward the empty silence of the grave. ORDER NOW!"
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 I thought it was amusing and saved a bitmap.  Was kind of surprised that there was no other mention of this here, or on the fora either. {{unsigned ip|108.162.216.171}}
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