Talk:2344: 26-Second Pulse - Revision history

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Vaedez: gave asked-for graphic of XKCD comic post times, obtuse scale included

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gave asked-for graphic of XKCD comic post times, obtuse scale included

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Kynde: For sure Science Girl, properly not adult. Also sign unsigned post and correct indentation.

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For sure Science Girl, properly not adult. Also sign unsigned post and correct indentation.

141.101.98.96 at 08:11, 12 August 2020

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172.69.35.27 at 23:44, 11 August 2020

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Iggynelix: Wakandan vibranium

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Wakandan vibranium

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	We have an update[https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-00837-y.pdf]. And nope, we still don't know what it is. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.3.212\|172.69.3.212]] 15:54, 21 June 2024 (UTC)		We have an update[https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-00837-y.pdf]. And nope, we still don't know what it is. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.3.212\|172.69.3.212]] 15:54, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

−	:The ELT from a crashed alien craft or some kind of other locator beacon? The science fiction possibilites seem pretty good.	+	:The ELT from a crashed alien craft or some kind of other locator beacon? The science fiction possibilites seem pretty good. {{unsigned ip\|184.17.84.191\|13:37, 5 August 2025}}

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	We have an update[https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-00837-y.pdf]. And nope, we still don't know what it is. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.3.212\|172.69.3.212]] 15:54, 21 June 2024 (UTC)		We have an update[https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-00837-y.pdf]. And nope, we still don't know what it is. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.3.212\|172.69.3.212]] 15:54, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
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		+	:The ELT from a crashed alien craft or some kind of other locator beacon? The science fiction possibilites seem pretty good.

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 Isn't it obviously some human source, like an oil drilling rig or so.
 --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.159.18|162.158.159.18]] 09:49, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
 It is a Wakandan vibranium powered cloaking sheild generator. Prove that it's not. ;-) [[User:Iggynelix|Iggynelix]] ([[User talk:Iggynelix|talk]]) 20:51, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
 :The deadness is why I've been uncomfortable with "(which '''would''' include..."). But it seems petty to change to 'should' (not really), 'could' (ummmm...), 'may' (more like it?). [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.96|141.101.98.96]] 08:11, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
 We have an update[https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-00837-y.pdf]. And nope, we still don't know what it is. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.3.212|172.69.3.212]] 15:54, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

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	On the subject of heartbeats, while it's true that larger animals can have slower heartrates than humans, I think a dead giant would have one pretty close to 0 beats per ever. The supernatural component of the still-beating heart of a murdered giant can't be discounted as part of the reason why it's that slow. --[[Special:Contributions/173.245.54.71\|173.245.54.71]] 15:16, 11 August 2020 (UTC)		On the subject of heartbeats, while it's true that larger animals can have slower heartrates than humans, I think a dead giant would have one pretty close to 0 beats per ever. The supernatural component of the still-beating heart of a murdered giant can't be discounted as part of the reason why it's that slow. --[[Special:Contributions/173.245.54.71\|173.245.54.71]] 15:16, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
	:The deadness is why I've been uncomfortable with "(which '''would''' include..."). But it seems petty to change to 'should' (not really), 'could' (ummmm...), 'may' (more like it?). [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.96\|141.101.98.96]] 08:11, 12 August 2020 (UTC)		:The deadness is why I've been uncomfortable with "(which '''would''' include..."). But it seems petty to change to 'should' (not really), 'could' (ummmm...), 'may' (more like it?). [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.96\|141.101.98.96]] 08:11, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
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		+	We have an update[https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-00837-y.pdf]. And nope, we still don't know what it is. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.3.212\|172.69.3.212]] 15:54, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

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 :::I have wondered... deep down... if the post time variations contain a stenographic message that could be decrypted to say "Drink your Ovaltine" [[User:greenup|greenup]] ([[User talk:greenup|talk]]) 14:45, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
 :::: Please do post the graphic of your data.... With auto update script.. Preferably with an obtuse scale on one or more axes. 😀 [[User:Iggynelix|Iggynelix]] ([[User talk:Iggynelix|talk]]) 20:36, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
 :::: Maybe the message will be "Drink your Ovalqwik", as an acknowledgment of [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/blog/done-at-least-for-a-while/ the end of the 20-year run] of the [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2020-07-27 Schlock Mercenary] webcomic

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 :::: She is certainly including herself in the ranks of "seismologists", most clearly so in the final panel.  [[User:LtPowers|LtPowers]] ([[User talk:LtPowers|talk]]) 18:11, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
 ::::: The “we” in the final panel could easily mean people in general are haunted by it. The first panel shows kids in school, at a blackboard and school desks. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.35.27|172.69.35.27]] 23:44, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
 Is this pulse a real phenomenon? A cursory google search turned up nil.
-    Future me: Yes it's real I was just using poor google-fu. https://phys.org/pdf214488694.pdf
+:Future me: Yes it's real I was just using poor google-fu. https://phys.org/pdf214488694.pdf
 ::(Could future future you learn to properly indent and sign comments? Just as courtesy.) [[Special:Contributions/162.158.159.18|162.158.159.18]] 01:47, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
 :::(And, while you’re at it, don’t forget to point out the Easter egg in your link. The photographer credited. Coincidence? I think not.) [[User:Dhugot|Dhugot]] ([[User talk:Dhugot|talk]]) 07:50, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
 XKCD seems to be posted later and later. I mean, it was always somewhat Tuesdayish (I'm in Australia) but now I don't seem to see it until Tuesday afternoons... Am I imagining this, or are the posts getting to be much later than they used to be? [[Special:Contributions/172.69.134.139|172.69.134.139]] 03:10, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
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 ::My notification script has to check for new comics a lot more often because of how inconsistent the post times are; however, because of the relatively short check interval I know that new comics are posted mostly between 8pm-midnight (UTC) but many as wide as 4pm and 1am the next day.
 ::...actually, I think I'm going to go plot the post times I have and find out what my data says. [[User:Vaedez|Vaedez]] ([[User talk:Vaedez|talk]]) 05:38, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
-::I have wondered... deep down... if the post time variations contain a stenographic message that could be decrypted to say "Drink your Ovaltine" [[User:greenup|greenup]] ([[User talk:greenup|talk]]) 14:45, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
+:::I have wondered... deep down... if the post time variations contain a stenographic message that could be decrypted to say "Drink your Ovaltine" [[User:greenup|greenup]] ([[User talk:greenup|talk]]) 14:45, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
-::: Please do post the graphic of your data.... With auto update script.. Preferably with an obtuse scale on one or more axes. 😀 [[User:Iggynelix|Iggynelix]] ([[User talk:Iggynelix|talk]]) 20:36, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
+:::: Please do post the graphic of your data.... With auto update script.. Preferably with an obtuse scale on one or more axes. 😀 [[User:Iggynelix|Iggynelix]] ([[User talk:Iggynelix|talk]]) 20:36, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
-Something similar happened in Oklahoma last year and until the real explanation was found the pulse was a mystery: [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/09/strange-waves-rattled-entire-state-scientists-know-why/ National Geographic’s Article]
+Something similar happened in Oklahoma last year and until the real explanation was found the pulse was a mystery: [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/09/strange-waves-rattled-entire-state-scientists-know-why/ National Geographic’s Article] {{unsigned|Areche}}
 The location was probably just not determined exactly. The giant was actually buried at 0° 0° for convenience. [[User:Fabian42|Fabian42]] ([[User talk:Fabian42|talk]]) 08:28, 11 August 2020 (UTC)

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	It is a Wakandan vibranium powered cloaking sheild generator. Prove that it's not. ;-) [[User:Iggynelix\|Iggynelix]] ([[User talk:Iggynelix\|talk]]) 20:51, 11 August 2020 (UTC)		It is a Wakandan vibranium powered cloaking sheild generator. Prove that it's not. ;-) [[User:Iggynelix\|Iggynelix]] ([[User talk:Iggynelix\|talk]]) 20:51, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
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	On the subject of heartbeats, while it's true that larger animals can have slower heartrates than humans, I think a dead giant would have one pretty close to 0 beats per ever. The supernatural component of the still-beating heart of a murdered giant can't be discounted as part of the reason why it's that slow. --[[Special:Contributions/173.245.54.71\|173.245.54.71]] 15:16, 11 August 2020 (UTC)		On the subject of heartbeats, while it's true that larger animals can have slower heartrates than humans, I think a dead giant would have one pretty close to 0 beats per ever. The supernatural component of the still-beating heart of a murdered giant can't be discounted as part of the reason why it's that slow. --[[Special:Contributions/173.245.54.71\|173.245.54.71]] 15:16, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
		+	:The deadness is why I've been uncomfortable with "(which '''would''' include..."). But it seems petty to change to 'should' (not really), 'could' (ummmm...), 'may' (more like it?). [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.96\|141.101.98.96]] 08:11, 12 August 2020 (UTC)