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hi {{unsigned ip|172.68.174.143|04:37, 16 July 2024}}
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:Hello, could you please sign your post? [[User:OmniDoom|OmniDoom]] ([[User talk:OmniDoom|talk]]) 04:47, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
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::@[[User:OmniDoom|OmniDoom]]: I have signed the post for them. —megan <sup>[[user talk:megan|talk]]</sup>/<sub>[[special:contribs/megan|contribs]]</sub> 04:58, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
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:::megan detected 🤩🤩🤩 [[Special:Contributions/172.69.43.185|172.69.43.185]] 07:14, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
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::::It's just a thematic name. If you keep overreacting to it, we can do [[322: Pix Plz|this]]. —megan <sup>[[user talk:megan|talk]]</sup>/<sub>[[special:contribs/megan|contribs]]</sub> 07:49, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
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:::::aw hell yeah, melt the school computers i use to edit this wiki [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.110|141.101.98.110]] 08:10, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
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I totally thought it said Epstein at first, and I was trying to make sense of a seemingly dark, oblique, and dated joke.[[Special:Contributions/172.70.210.141|172.70.210.141]] 05:00, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
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:randall would never [[Special:Contributions/172.69.43.185|172.69.43.185]] 07:14, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
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::"Up your nose with a relativistic rubber hose" - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welcome_Back,_Kotter Vinnie Barbarino] [[User:These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For|These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For]] ([[User talk:These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For|talk]]) 19:29, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
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I thought the "didn't have any particular" was a pun, because at the time light was not recognized as a particle but a wave. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.109.167|141.101.109.167]] 08:34, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
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thats me whenever im on a sled downhill [[User:An user who has no account yet|An user who has no account yet]] ([[User talk:An user who has no account yet|talk]]) 10:55, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
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:calvin? is that you? [[Special:Contributions/172.71.150.196|172.71.150.196]] 20:07, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
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If Einstein is traveling at the speed of light then he is not experiencing time so he would not be able to have any insights. [[User:KingPenguin|KingPenguin]] ([[User talk:KingPenguin|talk]]) 04:55, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
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:This is a gedanken experiment, and thus he could have them while contemplating going at that speed. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 10:49, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
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Though nowhere is it made explicit, and it probably doesn't warrant either Explanation or Transcript notes to this effect, I have a strong feeling that Albert is seated at his Patent Office desk, taking a break from reviewing patent applications (the paperwork directly in front of him). Just a thought, as it would be presumptuous to put this in as a main article edit... [[Special:Contributions/172.70.91.96|172.70.91.96]] 12:20, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
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:I think it could be relevant to mention. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 10:49, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
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I have just created the pages [[Albert Einstein]] and the [[:Category:Comics featuring Albert Einstein]] as there are now three comics where Randall has drawn Albert. I have added those three. Maybe there could be more? Maybe we should also add any comic where Einstein is directly mentioned or referenced (like with the swizz patent office like in [[505: A Bunch of Rocks]].) Not sure though about the latter. But as said just above the patent office is a know reference. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 10:49, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
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My last high school year coincided with the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. One day when our class monitor operated an infrared thermometer in a daily routine, I jokingly suggested that whoever doubts their health status move the thermometer ''really'' fast towards their forehead so that the measured value would be lowered due to blueshift. The explanation here reminded me of the story and that, alas, our monitor is talented and charming now and then, but not do I. — [[User:物灵|物灵]] ([[User talk:物灵|talk]]) 18:42, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
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I was the one who said Hi with no signature [[Special:Contributions/108.162.245.8|108.162.245.8]] 04:47, 12 September 2024 (UTC)declan

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hi 172.68.174.143 (talk) 04:37, 16 July 2024 (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

Hello, could you please sign your post? OmniDoom (talk) 04:47, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
@OmniDoom: I have signed the post for them. —megan talk/contribs 04:58, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
megan detected 🤩🤩🤩 172.69.43.185 07:14, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
It's just a thematic name. If you keep overreacting to it, we can do this. —megan talk/contribs 07:49, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
aw hell yeah, melt the school computers i use to edit this wiki 141.101.98.110 08:10, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

I totally thought it said Epstein at first, and I was trying to make sense of a seemingly dark, oblique, and dated joke.172.70.210.141 05:00, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

randall would never 172.69.43.185 07:14, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
"Up your nose with a relativistic rubber hose" - Vinnie Barbarino These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For (talk) 19:29, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

I thought the "didn't have any particular" was a pun, because at the time light was not recognized as a particle but a wave. 141.101.109.167 08:34, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

thats me whenever im on a sled downhill An user who has no account yet (talk) 10:55, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

calvin? is that you? 172.71.150.196 20:07, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

If Einstein is traveling at the speed of light then he is not experiencing time so he would not be able to have any insights. KingPenguin (talk) 04:55, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

This is a gedanken experiment, and thus he could have them while contemplating going at that speed. --Kynde (talk) 10:49, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

Though nowhere is it made explicit, and it probably doesn't warrant either Explanation or Transcript notes to this effect, I have a strong feeling that Albert is seated at his Patent Office desk, taking a break from reviewing patent applications (the paperwork directly in front of him). Just a thought, as it would be presumptuous to put this in as a main article edit... 172.70.91.96 12:20, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

I think it could be relevant to mention. --Kynde (talk) 10:49, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

I have just created the pages Albert Einstein and the Category:Comics featuring Albert Einstein as there are now three comics where Randall has drawn Albert. I have added those three. Maybe there could be more? Maybe we should also add any comic where Einstein is directly mentioned or referenced (like with the swizz patent office like in 505: A Bunch of Rocks.) Not sure though about the latter. But as said just above the patent office is a know reference. --Kynde (talk) 10:49, 18 July 2024 (UTC)


My last high school year coincided with the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. One day when our class monitor operated an infrared thermometer in a daily routine, I jokingly suggested that whoever doubts their health status move the thermometer really fast towards their forehead so that the measured value would be lowered due to blueshift. The explanation here reminded me of the story and that, alas, our monitor is talented and charming now and then, but not do I. — 物灵 (talk) 18:42, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

I was the one who said Hi with no signature 108.162.245.8 04:47, 12 September 2024 (UTC)declan

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