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{{incomplete|Created by a THREE-D PRINTED FORM BASED ON A HYPOTHETICAL SOLUTION TO THE NAVIER-STOKES LAMINAR-TURBULENCE BOUNDARY EQUATION. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.Once again, [[Randall]] has devised a new and effective way to annoy a very sizable proportion of the scientific community.In this comic, [[Cueball]] refers to scientific {{w|hypothesis|hypotheses he is trying to explain to [[Ponytail]], [[White Hat]], and [[Megan]], as "fan theories." Scientists are sometimes upset when their very serious hypotheses are not treated with the upmost respect, because there are a lot of charismatic cranks who obtain undeserved recognition.This comic appeared 60 years after [https://iep.utm.edu/kuhn-ts/ Thomas S. Kuhn's] renowned 1962 treatise, "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions."The title text may be mocking fandoms, which are sometimes thought of as unwelcoming and inconsiderate.==Transcript=={{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.:[Ponytail, Cueball, White Hat, and Megan standing in a line. Cueball has his hand raised, and Megan has hands balled into fists, exasperated.]:Cueball: But according to leading fan theories, Jupiter's moons may harbor subsurface oceans.:Megan: Will you ''please'' stop calling them that?:[Caption below the panel:]:How to annoy scientists: refer to all hypotheses as "fan theories"{{comic discussion[[Category:Astronomy]][[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]][[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]][[Category:Comics featuring White Hat]][[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]}}
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{{incomplete|Created by a THREE-D PRINTED FORM BASED ON A HYPOTHETICAL SOLUTION TO THE NAVIER-STOKES LAMINAR-TURBULENCE BOUNDARY EQUATION. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}Once again, [[Randall]] has devised a new and effective way to annoy a very sizable proportion of the scientific community.In this comic, [[Cueball]] refers to scientific {{w|hypothesis|hypotheses he is trying to explain to [[Ponytail]], [[White Hat]], and [[Megan]], as "fan theories." Scientists are sometimes upset when their very serious hypotheses are not treated with the upmost respect, because there are a lot of charismatic cranks who obtain undeserved recognition.This comic appeared 60 years after [https://iep.utm.edu/kuhn-ts/ Thomas S. Kuhn's] renowned 1962 treatise, "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions."The title text may be mocking fandoms, which are sometimes thought of as unwelcoming and inconsiderate.==Transcript=={{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.:[Ponytail, Cueball, White Hat, and Megan standing in a line. Cueball has his hand raised, and Megan has hands balled into fists, exasperated.]:Cueball: But according to leading fan theories, Jupiter's moons may harbor subsurface oceans.:Megan: Will you ''please'' stop calling them that?:[Caption below the panel:]:How to annoy scientists: refer to all hypotheses as "fan theories"{{comic discussion[[Category:Astronomy]][[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]][[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]][[Category:Comics featuring White Hat]][[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]}}

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Fan Theories
The universe fandom is great. Such sweet and enthusiastic people.
Title text: The universe fandom is great. Such sweet and enthusiastic people.

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Created by a THREE-D PRINTED FORM BASED ON A HYPOTHETICAL SOLUTION TO THE NAVIER-STOKES LAMINAR-TURBULENCE BOUNDARY EQUATION. Do NOT delete this tag too soon. If you can fix this issue, edit the page!
Once again, Randall has devised a new and effective way to annoy a very sizable proportion of the scientific community.In this comic, Cueball refers to scientific {{w|hypothesis|hypotheses he is trying to explain to Ponytail, White Hat, and Megan, as "fan theories." Scientists are sometimes upset when their very serious hypotheses are not treated with the upmost respect, because there are a lot of charismatic cranks who obtain undeserved recognition.This comic appeared 60 years after Thomas S. Kuhn's renowned 1962 treatise, "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions."The title text may be mocking fandoms, which are sometimes thought of as unwelcoming and inconsiderate.==Transcript=={{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.:[Ponytail, Cueball, White Hat, and Megan standing in a line. Cueball has his hand raised, and Megan has hands balled into fists, exasperated.]:Cueball: But according to leading fan theories, Jupiter's moons may harbor subsurface oceans.:Megan: Will you please stop calling them that?:[Caption below the panel:]:How to annoy scientists: refer to all hypotheses as "fan theories"{{comic discussion}}