Talk:2612: Lightsabers - Revision history

108.162.216.27 at 23:46, 4 May 2022

2022-05-04T23:46:01Z

172.70.126.215 at 23:57, 3 May 2022

2022-05-03T23:57:08Z

172.69.180.139: noting that this fits how the Star Wars TTRPG explains lightsabers

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noting that this fits how the Star Wars TTRPG explains lightsabers

RandalSchwartz at 17:41, 29 April 2022

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172.70.54.65: Two interpretations of shaking hilts

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Two interpretations of shaking hilts

172.70.126.87: Undo revision 231426 by 162.158.34.237 (talk)

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Undo revision 231426 by 162.158.34.237 (talk)

172.69.79.203 at 12:05, 29 April 2022

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172.69.79.203 at 12:04, 29 April 2022

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162.158.34.237 at 11:21, 29 April 2022

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162.158.34.237: /* Reverted from vandalism */

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‎Reverted from vandalism

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	And now there's a different kind of vandalism. It seems to be affecting the whole website; the main page now says "We have an explanation for all 905 xkcd comics..." [[Special:Contributions/172.70.126.215\|172.70.126.215]] 23:57, 3 May 2022 (UTC)		And now there's a different kind of vandalism. It seems to be affecting the whole website; the main page now says "We have an explanation for all 905 xkcd comics..." [[Special:Contributions/172.70.126.215\|172.70.126.215]] 23:57, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
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		+	The title text doesn't match the text on xkcd, it says "A lot of Jetag too soon." instead of "A lot of Jedi romances start with this turning into a Lady and the Tramp spaghetti situation." [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.27\|108.162.216.27]] 23:46, 4 May 2022 (UTC)

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	::::::::I'm done vandalizing this page, because I got the emoji I wanted. --[[User:🎄\|🎄]] ([[User talk:🎄\|talk]]) 04:38, 29 April 2022 (UTC)		::::::::I'm done vandalizing this page, because I got the emoji I wanted. --[[User:🎄\|🎄]] ([[User talk:🎄\|talk]]) 04:38, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
	:::::::::And no doubt you'll be back to vandalise something ''else'', later, because you're pathetic and imagine you've discovered a new game that only you have the skill and wit to accomplish. Pathetic and predictable. But small things amuse small minds... See you next Tuesday, I'm sure. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.135\|141.101.98.135]] 08:00, 29 April 2022 (UTC)		:::::::::And no doubt you'll be back to vandalise something ''else'', later, because you're pathetic and imagine you've discovered a new game that only you have the skill and wit to accomplish. Pathetic and predictable. But small things amuse small minds... See you next Tuesday, I'm sure. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.135\|141.101.98.135]] 08:00, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
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		+	And now there's a different kind of vandalism. It seems to be affecting the whole website; the main page now says "We have an explanation for all 905 xkcd comics..." [[Special:Contributions/172.70.126.215\|172.70.126.215]] 23:57, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

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 Probably something like {{W|cold welding}}. The fields keeping the light saber beam coherent would not be able to differentiate between the two plasma beams, and would join together. --[[Special:Contributions/172.70.91.36|172.70.91.36]] 13:22, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
 :That's my take. The effect that confines the laser (to make it a [[1433: Lightsaber|handy length]], at the very least) is potentially too 'self-sticky', but certainly with that of the opposing blade after a bit of awkward cross-resonance. And then the deactivation/withdrawing (typoed that as "sithdrawing"!) still drags the other blade-tip inwards too. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.90.63|172.70.90.63]] 13:35, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
 ::My reaction: And THAT's why the two dueling Jedis should have different color of the blade! -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 19:47, 27 April 2022 (UTC)

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 This is potentially inspired by a scene from Spaceballs where two lightsabers "tangle", although in thta scene they don't actually connect. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.104.134|141.101.104.134]] 19:11, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
 I see your Schwartz is almost as big as mine.
 In panels 10 and 11, the bodies seem to cast shadows on the ground. I don't recall seeing this previously on XKCD, is this the first time? [[Special:Contributions/141.101.105.249|141.101.105.249]] 19:58, 27 April 2022 (UTC)

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	Nuh uh. One tries to shake loose, then the other tries, also. Why do people make up complex explanations for obvious simple things?[[Special:Contributions/172.70.211.72\|172.70.211.72]] 20:07, 27 April 2022 (UTC)		Nuh uh. One tries to shake loose, then the other tries, also. Why do people make up complex explanations for obvious simple things?[[Special:Contributions/172.70.211.72\|172.70.211.72]] 20:07, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
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		+	: Strongly agree. I guess either interpretation is possible, but this seems obvious to me, so I’ve changed the explanation. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.54.65\|172.70.54.65]] 15:16, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

	Reminds me of the ''Priori Incantatem'' stuff in Harry Potter where wands with the same core source connect with each other :)		Reminds me of the ''Priori Incantatem'' stuff in Harry Potter where wands with the same core source connect with each other :)

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 ::::::Wouldn’t say so. We did nothing but undo edits, having no regard for any demands. Eventually the user took measures to fulfill his own demands and called that a win 💁🏻 [[User:While False|While False]] ([[User talk:While False|talk]]) 22:40, 28 April 2022 (UTC)
 :::::::I've been noticing quite a bit of vandalism recently (page blanking, "disaster"/"last xkcd", and now pig Latin). Is there any way to stop this? --[[Special:Contributions/172.70.178.33|172.70.178.33]] 03:29, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
-::::::::I'm done vandalizing this page, because I got the emoji I wanted. --[[User:🤡|🤡]] ([[User talk:🤡|talk]]) 04:38, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
+::::::::I'm done vandalizing this page, because I got the emoji I wanted. --[[User:🎄|🎄]] ([[User talk:🎄|talk]]) 04:38, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
 :::::::::And no doubt you'll be back to vandalise something ''else'', later, because you're pathetic and imagine you've discovered a new game that only you have the skill and wit to accomplish. Pathetic and predictable. But small things amuse small minds... See you next Tuesday, I'm sure. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.135|141.101.98.135]] 08:00, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

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 In panels 10 and 11, the bodies seem to cast shadows on the ground. I don't recall seeing this previously on XKCD, is this the first time? [[Special:Contributions/141.101.105.249|141.101.105.249]] 19:58, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
-: I think that's just to indicate that they are off the ground (having been yanked in the air by the lightsaber contracting). Unsurprisingly, depictions of people in mid-air are fairly uncommon. (Before I got bored and gave up) I found 9 examples since comic 2000 - approximately 1 in every 68. Four are levitating, through either advanced technology (https://xkcd.com/2485/ https://xkcd.com/2222/) or mystical powers (https://xkcd.com/2193/ https://xkcd.com/2180/), and in four it's already clearly from the context that they're off the ground, because of their actions (https://xkcd.com/2343/ https://xkcd.com/2291/), or from other cues (https://xkcd.com/2148/ https://xkcd.com/2106/). The ninth (https://xkcd.com/2022/) uses the same convention as the current comic. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.34.237|162.158.34.237]] 11:21, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
+: I think that's just to indicate that they are off the ground (having been yanked in the air by the lightsaber contracting). Unsurprisingly, depictions of people in mid-air are fairly uncommon. (Before I got bored and gave up) I found 9 examples since comic 2000 - approximately 1 in every 68. Four are levitating, through either advanced technology (https://xkcd.com/2485/ https://xkcd.com/2222/) or mystical powers (https://xkcd.com/2193/ https://xkcd.com/2180/), and in four it's already clear from the context that they're off the ground, because of their actions (https://xkcd.com/2343/ https://xkcd.com/2291/), or from other cues (https://xkcd.com/2148/ https://xkcd.com/2106/). The ninth (https://xkcd.com/2022/) uses the same convention as the current comic. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.34.237|162.158.34.237]] 11:21, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
 == That’s not what’s happening ==

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	In panels 10 and 11, the bodies seem to cast shadows on the ground. I don't recall seeing this previously on XKCD, is this the first time? [[Special:Contributions/141.101.105.249\|141.101.105.249]] 19:58, 27 April 2022 (UTC)		In panels 10 and 11, the bodies seem to cast shadows on the ground. I don't recall seeing this previously on XKCD, is this the first time? [[Special:Contributions/141.101.105.249\|141.101.105.249]] 19:58, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
		+	: I think that's just to indicate that they are off the ground (having been yanked in the air by the lightsaber contracting).[[Special:Contributions/162.158.34.237\|162.158.34.237]] 11:21, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

	== That’s not what’s happening ==		== That’s not what’s happening ==