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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
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| + | This comic refers to the solar eclipse occurring on Monday, {{w|Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017|August 21, 2017}} which is a total solar eclipse and visible in totality within a band across the contiguous United States from west to east. | ||
| − | + | Since the eclipse searches are outpacing the 2016 election searches now, this is saying the eclipse popularity is going to rocket upwards just before the eclipse. Cueball is warned that the extreme amount of social media interest in the eclipse may lead to massive traffic jams as eclipse-viewers post their content. Though rather than a cyber traffic jam, in which users may find that they experience delays in sending or receiving data due to a high demand on telecommunications infrastructure, the comic also implies that there will be actual traffic jams due to people travelling to see the eclipse. Cueball is warned to take water if he is on the road, the implication being that people who are on the road may be stuck in their vehicles for long periods of time, and thus need refreshments. | |
| − | + | In the graph charting interest in the {{w|United States presidential election, 2016|2016 US presidential election}}, November 8 is an important date as it was the day the election was held. August 21, 2017 refers to the date of the upcoming solar eclipse. | |
| − | + | The "cool map" is hosted by ''{{w|The Washington Post}}'' and sourced from {{w|Google Trends}} data. The link shown in the comic is here: [http://wapo.st/2vkgIBv wapo.st/2vkgIBv], an archived version is available [https://web.archive.org/web/20170814171105/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/08/01/the-path-of-the-solar-eclipse-is-already-altering-real-world-behavior/ here] at archive.org | |
| − | + | The title text refers to the total eclipses from {{w|Solar eclipse of March 7, 1970|1970}} and {{w|Solar eclipse of February 26, 1979|1979}} which were also visible in the US, but both only for a few states. The traffic jams will be worse than those caused by previous eclipses, as we did not have viral social media in the 1970s. | |
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| − | The title text refers to the total eclipses from {{w|Solar eclipse of March 7, 1970|1970}} and {{w|Solar eclipse of February 26, 1979|1979}} which were also visible in the US, but both only for a few states. The traffic jams will be worse than those caused by previous eclipses, as we did not have viral social media in the 1970s | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:Red line: <font color="red">Eclipse</font> | :Red line: <font color="red">Eclipse</font> | ||
:Blue line: <font color="blue">Election</font> | :Blue line: <font color="blue">Election</font> | ||
| − | :Red x-axis labels: <font color="red">2017 | + | :Red x-axis labels: <font color="red">2017 ->|<- July ->|<- August -> </font> |
| − | :Blue x-axis labels: <font color="blue">2016 - September | + | :Blue x-axis labels: <font color="blue">2016 - September <- October -> <- </font> |
:[Behind the top panel is a second larger panel slightly lower end more to the right. The visible part at the bottom of this panel is showing the same line graphs with the one from the election going past the election day. The x-axis labels ranges over a later time. The blue graph has a huge peak at the election day, visible in the part of the panel to the right of the top panel) and this date is written in a blue dot on the label. Similar the date of the Eclipse is written in a red dot. The red graph above the blue still ends in dots before the expected peak, as it is in the future.] | :[Behind the top panel is a second larger panel slightly lower end more to the right. The visible part at the bottom of this panel is showing the same line graphs with the one from the election going past the election day. The x-axis labels ranges over a later time. The blue graph has a huge peak at the election day, visible in the part of the panel to the right of the top panel) and this date is written in a blue dot on the label. Similar the date of the Eclipse is written in a red dot. The red graph above the blue still ends in dots before the expected peak, as it is in the future.] | ||
:Red line: <font color="red">Eclipse</font> | :Red line: <font color="red">Eclipse</font> | ||
:Blue line: <font color="blue">Election</font> | :Blue line: <font color="blue">Election</font> | ||
| − | :Red x-axis labels: <font color="red">2017 - July | + | :Red x-axis labels: <font color="red">2017 - July ->|<- August 21 -> </font> |
| − | :Blue x-axis labels: <font color="blue">2016 - October | + | :Blue x-axis labels: <font color="blue">2016 - October -> <- November 8 -> </font> |
:[Megan with her hands on the laptop and Cueball are both looking at the laptop. Beat panel.] | :[Megan with her hands on the laptop and Cueball are both looking at the laptop. Beat panel.] | ||
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:Cueball: This is gonna be bad, isn't it? | :Cueball: This is gonna be bad, isn't it? | ||
:Megan: If you're planning to be on the road next Monday, bring water. | :Megan: If you're planning to be on the road next Monday, bring water. | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Line graphs]] | [[Category:Line graphs]] | ||
[[Category:Astronomy]] | [[Category:Astronomy]] | ||
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