Talk:3071: Decay Chain - Revision history

FaviFake at 17:38, 9 May 2025

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172.71.114.123 at 12:24, 10 April 2025

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SammyChips at 22:39, 7 April 2025

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SammyChips at 18:39, 7 April 2025

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172.70.160.219 at 08:24, 7 April 2025

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172.70.162.160 at 08:19, 7 April 2025

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172.71.241.166 at 15:18, 4 April 2025

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ProphetZarquon: iPhone 13 mini

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iPhone 13 mini

ProphetZarquon: Joke presidency

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Joke presidency

ProphetZarquon: iPhone 7 still gets updates; lowest "stable" number

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iPhone 7 still gets updates; lowest "stable" number

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 :Takes some time. Might still be one.--[[User:Bb777|me, hi]] ([[User talk:Bb777|talk]]) 02:18, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
 ::Yeah, escape speed was late for 18 days, maybe the new interactive comic will be the same [[User:Aprilfoolsupdate!|Aprilfoolsupdate!]] ([[User talk:Aprilfoolsupdate!|talk]]) 05:06, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
-:::Yes we could still hope for a treat. However, last time the election did not go as he wished he did not make any [[:Category:April fools' comics|April fools' comics]] as he was quite [[Sad]] at the time, it was in 2017 see this [[1818:_Rayleigh_Scattering#No_April_Fools.27_Day_comic_in_2017|trivia]]... It might be even worse this time. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 12:50, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
+:::Yes we could still hope for a treat. However, last time the election did not go as he wished he did not make any [[:Category:April Fools' Day comics|April fools' comics]] as he was quite [[Sad]] at the time, it was in 2017 see this [[1818:_Rayleigh_Scattering#No_April_Fools.27_Day_comic_in_2017|trivia]]... It might be even worse this time. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 12:50, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
 ::::As anyone with liberal political views (which includes me), I think this is the worst it could've possibly gone. Might not get an april fools comic for the next four years. [[User:DollarStoreBa&#39;al|DollarStoreBa&#39;al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa&#39;al|talk]]) 13:03, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
 :::::I SERIOUSLY hope there is one.My opinion is that there is [[2871: Definitely|defineatly]] one.--[[User:Bb777|me, hi]] ([[User talk:Bb777|talk]]) 13:55, 3 April 2025 (UTC)

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	Side note: the SIM part could also be related to the fact that, since the iPhone first came out, the standard size of SIMs has changed twice (by shrinking). In a curious twist of things, different phones have different compatibilities with each standard SIM size: some accept SIMs one size bigger if trimmed to size, some accept SIMs one size smaller if surrounded by extra material (cardboard or plastic) to bring them to size, some accept both and some accept one; I'm not sure about compatibility two sizes away. (TL;DR: the phone may be ejectng the incompatible SIM)--[[Special:Contributions/172.64.236.38\|172.64.236.38]] 22:22, 3 April 2025 (UTC)		Side note: the SIM part could also be related to the fact that, since the iPhone first came out, the standard size of SIMs has changed twice (by shrinking). In a curious twist of things, different phones have different compatibilities with each standard SIM size: some accept SIMs one size bigger if trimmed to size, some accept SIMs one size smaller if surrounded by extra material (cardboard or plastic) to bring them to size, some accept both and some accept one; I'm not sure about compatibility two sizes away. (TL;DR: the phone may be ejectng the incompatible SIM)--[[Special:Contributions/172.64.236.38\|172.64.236.38]] 22:22, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
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		+	The iPhone X doesn't exist "instead of a 9 model", it is actually the model between the iPhone 8 and the iPhone XS.[[Special:Contributions/172.71.114.123\|172.71.114.123]] 12:24, 10 April 2025 (UTC)

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 : I thought they were produced in a Movistar. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.163.167|172.70.163.167]] 09:01, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
 : The iPhone 13 mini is not listed because it's a rare isotope that only forms within highly compact spacetime conditions that no longer exist in our region of the universe.  [[User:ProphetZarquon|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon|talk]]) 14:22, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
-:: The iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 13 mini decay into the standard iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 models, respectively, via the less common beta+ emission mechanism.  Neither is part of the displayed decay chain without external excitation into non-standard models [[User:SammyChips|SammyChips]] ([[User talk:SammyChips|talk]]) 18:39, 7 April 2025 (UTC)
+:: The iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 13 mini decay into the standard iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 models, respectively, via the less common beta+ emission mechanism.  Neither is part of the displayed decay chain without external excitation into non-standard models.  It is also theoretically possible for the iPhone 13 mini to spontaneously transition into the lower energy state 3rd generation iPhone SE, and then follow a parallel decay chain beyond the iPhone 7, but it is so rare that it has not yet been observed during the current lifetime of the universe.  [[User:SammyChips|SammyChips]] ([[User talk:SammyChips|talk]]) 18:39, 7 April 2025 (UTC)
 I miss an explanation of the iPhone models. Are these the only ones there are? In which order were they released? (Of course, I could google iPhone, but that would defeat the purpose of this page, wouldn’t it?) It feels strange that there is an iPhone 7, but no 8 and 9, then X (assuming X means 10), 11, 12 only with the addition “pro max” and so on. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.43.67|172.70.43.67]] 06:26, 3 April 2025 (UTC)

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 : I thought they were produced in a Movistar. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.163.167|172.70.163.167]] 09:01, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
 : The iPhone 13 mini is not listed because it's a rare isotope that only forms within highly compact spacetime conditions that no longer exist in our region of the universe.  [[User:ProphetZarquon|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon|talk]]) 14:22, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
 I miss an explanation of the iPhone models. Are these the only ones there are? In which order were they released? (Of course, I could google iPhone, but that would defeat the purpose of this page, wouldn’t it?) It feels strange that there is an iPhone 7, but no 8 and 9, then X (assuming X means 10), 11, 12 only with the addition “pro max” and so on. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.43.67|172.70.43.67]] 06:26, 3 April 2025 (UTC)

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 I miss an explanation of the iPhone models. Are these the only ones there are? In which order were they released? (Of course, I could google iPhone, but that would defeat the purpose of this page, wouldn’t it?) It feels strange that there is an iPhone 7, but no 8 and 9, then X (assuming X means 10), 11, 12 only with the addition “pro max” and so on. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.43.67|172.70.43.67]] 06:26, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
-:I think there is an 8
+:I think there is an 8 {{unsigned ip|172.70.162.195|09:18, 3 April 2025 (UTC)}}
 :There are more phones theorised to exist in nature, but they're mostly only found in high-energy colliders. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.205.179|172.68.205.179]] 07:12, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
 ::Note that the comic shows a {{w|decay chain}} not a {{w|table of nuclides}}, i.e. it only shows iPhones which occur during the decay of an iPhone 16 pro max. I also wonder why iPhone X apparently has Z=9, but according to {{w|List of iPhone models}} apparently no iPhone 9 was ever observed. --[[Special:Contributions/172.69.109.89|172.69.109.89]] 09:57, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
-:Before iPhone 11, Apple tended to bump the major number only every second year. They released the iPhones 8 and X the same year, then XS and XR the next year. So: ... 6, 6S, 7, (8 and X), (XS and XR), (11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max), ...
+:Before iPhone 11, Apple tended to bump the major number only every second year. They released the iPhones 8 and X the same year, then XS and XR the next year. So: ... 6, 6S, 7, (8 and X), (XS and XR), (11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max), ... {{unsigned ip|172.68.0.151|10:20, 3 April 2025 (UTC)}}
 Maybe this references how especially for iPhones, new models are constantly made and old ones traded in or discarded? As if the new phones are actually the same and current phones are just getting worse? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.167.10|162.158.167.10]] 07:18, 3 April 2025 (UTC)

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 Presumably it ends with the 7 because that's currently the earliest iPhone still receiving security updates [[Special:Contributions/172.69.114.83|172.69.114.83]] 17:16, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
-: I think this needs to be mentioned in the official explanation, that's the only sensible explanation for why "stable" ends at 7 (assuming it is true that 7 is the last supported model for OS updates, I did not double check.
+: I think this needs to be mentioned in the official explanation, that's the only sensible explanation for why "stable" ends at 7 (assuming it is true that 7 is the last supported model for OS updates, I did not double check.{{unsigned ip|162.158.103.187|23:13, 3 April 2025 (UTC)}}
 ::I agree that 7 being the earliest with updates, should be mentioned. (It's the first reason I thought of as well, for it being the final decay state.)  [[User:ProphetZarquon|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon|talk]]) 13:38, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
 Side note: the SIM part could also be related to the fact that, since the iPhone first came out, the standard size of SIMs has changed twice (by shrinking). In a curious twist of things, different phones have different compatibilities with each standard SIM size: some accept SIMs one size bigger if trimmed to size, some accept SIMs one size smaller if surrounded by extra material (cardboard or plastic) to bring them to size, some accept both and some accept one; I'm not sure about compatibility two sizes away. (TL;DR: the phone may be ejectng the incompatible SIM)--[[Special:Contributions/172.64.236.38|172.64.236.38]] 22:22, 3 April 2025 (UTC)

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 ::::::He won't read this (that's ok, I don't read his Twitter - though that's mostly because it's been made too awkward to read things there without an account on the now-X, and I'm well past the point that I might have ever considered signing up) so this is not for his benefit, but for those who seem to think it's a cut'n'dried contract that he ''will'' entertain you. When he will only as much as he feels he can. With the caveat of "horses for courses", as he'll never please everybody, however much he might try.
 ::::::Be calm, fellow xkcd community members. ''Maybe'' we're due a truly humdingery ''Summertime'' special release (or Halloween, or Christmas, or next April (twice as good as a normal year!), or just at some random time that may or may not coincide with a book launch, or... If we already knew about it, would it be as nice a surprise..? [[Special:Contributions/172.71.178.59|172.71.178.59]] 16:44, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
-:::::::I thought it obvious that this presidency ''was'' the joke? Did not everyone get the joke? I mean, maybe it's in bad taste, but the irony is ''right there''.
+:::::::I thought it obvious that this presidency ''was'' the joke? Did not everyone get the joke? I mean, maybe it's in bad taste, but the irony is ''right there''.  [[User:ProphetZarquon|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon|talk]]) 13:42, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
 A quick search for "newest iPhone" gave me that 16 (various models) is the newest. That is, if it's newer than 15. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.15.141|172.68.15.141]] 04:39, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
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 Most stars only produce Bell rotary phones, perhaps producing touch tone or even cordless phones briefly as they move off the main sequence. Massive stars can produce up to Nokia phones, but that's the final stage that stars can produce in their normal lifespan. All smartphones are produced in supernova. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.246.149|172.69.246.149]] 05:32, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
 : I thought they were produced in a Movistar. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.163.167|172.70.163.167]] 09:01, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
-: The iPhone 13 mini is not listed because it's a rare isotope that only forms within highly compact spacetime conditions that no longer exist in our region of the universe.
+: The iPhone 13 mini is not listed because it's a rare isotope that only forms within highly compact spacetime conditions that no longer exist in our region of the universe.  [[User:ProphetZarquon|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon|talk]]) 14:22, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
 I miss an explanation of the iPhone models. Are these the only ones there are? In which order were they released? (Of course, I could google iPhone, but that would defeat the purpose of this page, wouldn’t it?) It feels strange that there is an iPhone 7, but no 8 and 9, then X (assuming X means 10), 11, 12 only with the addition “pro max” and so on. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.43.67|172.70.43.67]] 06:26, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
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 Is this like how Randall's TI-85 decayed into a TI-83? [[Special:Contributions/172.69.17.144|172.69.17.144]] 11:04, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
-:I think that's a corollary worth noting in the description!
+:I think that's a corollary worth noting in the description!  [[User:ProphetZarquon|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon|talk]]) 13:36, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
 So, is there a {{w|neutronium}} analogue, in the "iPhone <no number> expert super plus pro max elite extra master genius limited edition"? [[Special:Contributions/172.71.178.29|172.71.178.29]] 12:14, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
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 Presumably it ends with the 7 because that's currently the earliest iPhone still receiving security updates [[Special:Contributions/172.69.114.83|172.69.114.83]] 17:16, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
 : I think this needs to be mentioned in the official explanation, that's the only sensible explanation for why "stable" ends at 7 (assuming it is true that 7 is the last supported model for OS updates, I did not double check.
-::I agree that 7 being the earliest with updates, should be mentioned. (It's the first reason I thought of as well, for it being the final decay state.)
+::I agree that 7 being the earliest with updates, should be mentioned. (It's the first reason I thought of as well, for it being the final decay state.)  [[User:ProphetZarquon|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon|talk]]) 13:38, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
 Side note: the SIM part could also be related to the fact that, since the iPhone first came out, the standard size of SIMs has changed twice (by shrinking). In a curious twist of things, different phones have different compatibilities with each standard SIM size: some accept SIMs one size bigger if trimmed to size, some accept SIMs one size smaller if surrounded by extra material (cardboard or plastic) to bring them to size, some accept both and some accept one; I'm not sure about compatibility two sizes away. (TL;DR: the phone may be ejectng the incompatible SIM)--[[Special:Contributions/172.64.236.38|172.64.236.38]] 22:22, 3 April 2025 (UTC)