Talk:2177: Gastroenterology - Revision history

OliReading: Meaning of Gastroenterology

2019-07-30T12:28:35Z

Meaning of Gastroenterology

BlakeFelix at 13:45, 22 July 2019

2019-07-22T13:45:15Z

NiceGuy1 at 05:43, 20 July 2019

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SteveBaker at 13:58, 19 July 2019

2019-07-19T13:58:46Z

162.158.214.136 at 09:49, 19 July 2019

2019-07-19T09:49:04Z

Hawthorn at 19:46, 18 July 2019

2019-07-18T19:46:08Z

172.69.44.152: inspirations for the fantasy

2019-07-18T17:29:36Z

inspirations for the fantasy

Spongebog at 15:17, 18 July 2019

2019-07-18T15:17:05Z

Jpaugh: Couldn't resist the joke

2019-07-18T14:53:28Z

Couldn't resist the joke

Jpaugh: Give a buck thirty-five.

2019-07-18T14:44:24Z

Give a buck thirty-five.

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	In a sealed container prebiotics and probiotics would generate CO2 and explode, although it would take a while and likely not be a large explosion. As said antibiotics would likely just kill the probiotics.[[User:BlakeFelix\|BlakeFelix]] ([[User talk:BlakeFelix\|talk]]) 13:45, 22 July 2019 (UTC)		In a sealed container prebiotics and probiotics would generate CO2 and explode, although it would take a while and likely not be a large explosion. As said antibiotics would likely just kill the probiotics.[[User:BlakeFelix\|BlakeFelix]] ([[User talk:BlakeFelix\|talk]]) 13:45, 22 July 2019 (UTC)
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		+	I think you'll find Gastroenterology is the study of the words used to describe the high quality food found in a moth's stomach :-) --[[User:OliReading\|OliReading]] ([[User talk:OliReading\|talk]]) 12:28, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

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	My preferred interpretation is that Ponytail is to Gastroenterology what Indiana Jones is to Archeology... A usually boring field but Ponytail's / Indiana's versions are secretly more exciting. :) And Ponytail is keeping the exciting part to herself, just sharing the standard part. (Actually, now that I write that, I wonder if that's what Randall was going for) [[User:NiceGuy1\|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1\|talk]]) 05:43, 20 July 2019 (UTC)		My preferred interpretation is that Ponytail is to Gastroenterology what Indiana Jones is to Archeology... A usually boring field but Ponytail's / Indiana's versions are secretly more exciting. :) And Ponytail is keeping the exciting part to herself, just sharing the standard part. (Actually, now that I write that, I wonder if that's what Randall was going for) [[User:NiceGuy1\|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1\|talk]]) 05:43, 20 July 2019 (UTC)
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		+	In a sealed container prebiotics and probiotics would generate CO2 and explode, although it would take a while and likely not be a large explosion. As said antibiotics would likely just kill the probiotics.[[User:BlakeFelix\|BlakeFelix]] ([[User talk:BlakeFelix\|talk]]) 13:45, 22 July 2019 (UTC)

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	:My take is that it's a narrative device: the white space in which nothing is happening represents the two people just quietly eating, in stark contrast to the action-packed scene above. [[User:Hawthorn\|Hawthorn]] ([[User talk:Hawthorn\|talk]]) 19:46, 18 July 2019 (UTC)		:My take is that it's a narrative device: the white space in which nothing is happening represents the two people just quietly eating, in stark contrast to the action-packed scene above. [[User:Hawthorn\|Hawthorn]] ([[User talk:Hawthorn\|talk]]) 19:46, 18 July 2019 (UTC)
	::It's almost as if the first row of frames is in a "think balloon" within the last frame. [[User:SteveBaker\|SteveBaker]] ([[User talk:SteveBaker\|talk]]) 13:58, 19 July 2019 (UTC)		::It's almost as if the first row of frames is in a "think balloon" within the last frame. [[User:SteveBaker\|SteveBaker]] ([[User talk:SteveBaker\|talk]]) 13:58, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
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		+	My preferred interpretation is that Ponytail is to Gastroenterology what Indiana Jones is to Archeology... A usually boring field but Ponytail's / Indiana's versions are secretly more exciting. :) And Ponytail is keeping the exciting part to herself, just sharing the standard part. (Actually, now that I write that, I wonder if that's what Randall was going for) [[User:NiceGuy1\|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1\|talk]]) 05:43, 20 July 2019 (UTC)

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 : This antimatter explanation lacks the usual "punch" that I would expect from XKCD on a science joke. It's unsatisfying because the comic lacks any (other) reference to physics or space. My best guess is that it's a pun based on an alternate interpretation of the word "gastroenterology." Could some part of the word be re-used (or commonly used) in another, more explosive context? Could the explosion refer to methane production by the body? Or is it somehow a joke about a movie, or the general movie trope of making scientists into action heros? [[User:Jpaugh|Jpaugh]] ([[User talk:Jpaugh|talk]]) 14:41, 18 July 2019 (UTC)
 Current transcript says "Cueball" is the second character in the first and fifth panels. I don't think that's usually how it's done for a character wearing a hat, so I was thinking he should instead be named something like "Beanie Guy" or similar. [[User:Ianrbibtitlht|Ianrbibtitlht]] ([[User talk:Ianrbibtitlht|talk]]) 17:21, 17 July 2019 (UTC)
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 Any take on the meaning of the abundance of white space in the lower left part of the comic? [[User:Spongebog|Spongebob]] ([[User talk:Spongebog|talk]]) 15:17, 18 July 2019 (UTC)
 :My take is that it's a narrative device: the white space in which nothing is happening represents the two people just quietly eating, in stark contrast to the action-packed scene above. [[User:Hawthorn|Hawthorn]] ([[User talk:Hawthorn|talk]]) 19:46, 18 July 2019 (UTC)

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	"Another possibility is that the sequence refers to a reaction between an acid and a base," WHAT? No. They're specifically labeled! Where did "acid and base" even come from? Why not "Yin and Yang" or "White meat and dark meat"?? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.214.136\|162.158.214.136]] 10:46, 18 July 2019 (UTC)		"Another possibility is that the sequence refers to a reaction between an acid and a base," WHAT? No. They're specifically labeled! Where did "acid and base" even come from? Why not "Yin and Yang" or "White meat and dark meat"?? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.214.136\|162.158.214.136]] 10:46, 18 July 2019 (UTC)
	:I think the editor meant that the sequence is comically pretending that the mixing of probiotics and antibiotics gives a similar explosive effect to an acid/base reaction (or a matter/antimatter reaction) - they're not saying that that's literally what's happening. They're explaining the possible inspiration behind the cartoon logic. [[User:Hawthorn\|Hawthorn]] ([[User talk:Hawthorn\|talk]])		:I think the editor meant that the sequence is comically pretending that the mixing of probiotics and antibiotics gives a similar explosive effect to an acid/base reaction (or a matter/antimatter reaction) - they're not saying that that's literally what's happening. They're explaining the possible inspiration behind the cartoon logic. [[User:Hawthorn\|Hawthorn]] ([[User talk:Hawthorn\|talk]])
		+	:And now the explanation covers that nicely. Well done. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.214.136\|162.158.214.136]] 09:49, 19 July 2019 (UTC)

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	Any take on the meaning of the abundance of white space in the lower left part of the comic? [[User:Spongebog\|Spongebob]] ([[User talk:Spongebog\|talk]]) 15:17, 18 July 2019 (UTC)		Any take on the meaning of the abundance of white space in the lower left part of the comic? [[User:Spongebog\|Spongebob]] ([[User talk:Spongebog\|talk]]) 15:17, 18 July 2019 (UTC)
		+	:My take is that it's a narrative device: the white space in which nothing is happening represents the two people just quietly eating, in stark contrast to the action-packed scene above. [[User:Hawthorn\|Hawthorn]] ([[User talk:Hawthorn\|talk]]) 19:46, 18 July 2019 (UTC)

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−		+	It seems possible that the fantasy as a whole is a reference to a scene in the series ''Breaking Bad'', in which Walter White substitutes fulminate of mercury for crystal meth, then uses it to cause a(n unrealistically large) explosion in the office of a rival. However, similar scenes can be found in earlier shows and films (e.g., the show ''MacGyver'' has several instance of such), so it may not be a reference to this specific one. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.44.152\|172.69.44.152]] 17:29, 18 July 2019 (UTC)


	Any take on the meaning of the abundance of white space in the lower left part of the comic? [[User:Spongebog\|Spongebob]] ([[User talk:Spongebog\|talk]]) 15:17, 18 July 2019 (UTC)		Any take on the meaning of the abundance of white space in the lower left part of the comic? [[User:Spongebog\|Spongebob]] ([[User talk:Spongebog\|talk]]) 15:17, 18 July 2019 (UTC)

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	"Another possibility is that the sequence refers to a reaction between an acid and a base," WHAT? No. They're specifically labeled! Where did "acid and base" even come from? Why not "Yin and Yang" or "White meat and dark meat"?? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.214.136\|162.158.214.136]] 10:46, 18 July 2019 (UTC)		"Another possibility is that the sequence refers to a reaction between an acid and a base," WHAT? No. They're specifically labeled! Where did "acid and base" even come from? Why not "Yin and Yang" or "White meat and dark meat"?? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.214.136\|162.158.214.136]] 10:46, 18 July 2019 (UTC)
	:I think the editor meant that the sequence is comically pretending that the mixing of probiotics and antibiotics gives a similar explosive effect to an acid/base reaction (or a matter/antimatter reaction) - they're not saying that that's literally what's happening. They're explaining the possible inspiration behind the cartoon logic. [[User:Hawthorn\|Hawthorn]] ([[User talk:Hawthorn\|talk]])		:I think the editor meant that the sequence is comically pretending that the mixing of probiotics and antibiotics gives a similar explosive effect to an acid/base reaction (or a matter/antimatter reaction) - they're not saying that that's literally what's happening. They're explaining the possible inspiration behind the cartoon logic. [[User:Hawthorn\|Hawthorn]] ([[User talk:Hawthorn\|talk]])
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		+	Any take on the meaning of the abundance of white space in the lower left part of the comic? [[User:Spongebog\|Spongebob]] ([[User talk:Spongebog\|talk]]) 15:17, 18 July 2019 (UTC)

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 Current explanation says 'over-coughing'. What's that? a kid one table over, coughed.[[Special:Contributions/172.68.144.175|172.68.144.175]] 10:22, 18 July 2019 (UTC)
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+: Fixed! ([https://www.xkcd.com/699/| Did you know they just] ''hand out'' [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Main+Page| logins]?) [[User:Jpaugh|Jpaugh]] ([[User talk:Jpaugh|talk]]) 14:53, 18 July 2019 (UTC)
 "Another possibility is that the sequence refers to a reaction between an acid and a base," WHAT? No. They're specifically labeled! Where did "acid and base" even come from? Why not "Yin and Yang" or "White meat and dark meat"?? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.214.136|162.158.214.136]] 10:46, 18 July 2019 (UTC)
 :I think the editor meant that the sequence is comically pretending that the mixing of probiotics and antibiotics gives a similar explosive effect to an acid/base reaction (or a matter/antimatter reaction) - they're not saying that that's literally what's happening. They're explaining the possible inspiration behind the cartoon logic. [[User:Hawthorn|Hawthorn]] ([[User talk:Hawthorn|talk]])

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 : Yea I figure this is a matter / anti-matter joke. [[User:Cgrimes85|Cgrimes85]] ([[User talk:Cgrimes85|talk]]) 16:55, 17 July 2019 (UTC)
-: This antimatter explanation lacks the usual "punch" that I would expect from XKCD on a science joke. It's unsatisfying because the comic lacks any (other) reference to physics or space. My best guess is that it's a pun based on an alternate interpretation of the word "gastroenterology." Could some part of the word be re-used (or commonly used) in another, more explosive context? [[User:Jpaugh|Jpaugh]] ([[User talk:Jpaugh|talk]]) 14:41, 18 July 2019 (UTC)
+: This antimatter explanation lacks the usual "punch" that I would expect from XKCD on a science joke. It's unsatisfying because the comic lacks any (other) reference to physics or space. My best guess is that it's a pun based on an alternate interpretation of the word "gastroenterology." Could some part of the word be re-used (or commonly used) in another, more explosive context? Could the explosion refer to methane production by the body? Or is it somehow a joke about a movie, or the general movie trope of making scientists into action heros? [[User:Jpaugh|Jpaugh]] ([[User talk:Jpaugh|talk]]) 14:41, 18 July 2019 (UTC)
 Current transcript says "Cueball" is the second character in the first and fifth panels. I don't think that's usually how it's done for a character wearing a hat, so I was thinking he should instead be named something like "Beanie Guy" or similar. [[User:Ianrbibtitlht|Ianrbibtitlht]] ([[User talk:Ianrbibtitlht|talk]]) 17:21, 17 July 2019 (UTC)