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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This comic is | + | {{incomplete|Created by a STATUE OF LIBERTY MINIFIG. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
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+ | This comic is a follow up to a previous two, [[2412: 1/100,000th Scale World]] and [[2411: 1/10,000th Scale World]], with a smaller scale and thus a larger world. As in the previous comics, [[Randall]] has another seemingly complete copy of Earth, this time at a 1:1000 scale, with various features and warnings labeled. Again, real-world features and phenomena are replicated at scale. As before, the model is very extensive, with several underground neutrino detectors/observatories being replicated. | ||
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+ | Several of the warnings point out humorous consequences of the scale, such as goldfish eating blue whales. | ||
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| Keep hot objects off the ice sheet over the south pole neutrino observatory | | Keep hot objects off the ice sheet over the south pole neutrino observatory | ||
− | | Hot objects may | + | | Hot objects may emit Cherenkov radiation, which would result in the observatory detecting false positives of neutrino observations. |
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| Be patient: Niagara falls will take a few minutes to fill your water glass | | Be patient: Niagara falls will take a few minutes to fill your water glass | ||
− | | The flow rate is scaled down with the size. According to | + | | The flow rate is scaled down with the size. According to https://what-if.xkcd.com/147/, the Niagara Falls flow is regulated to 100.000 cubic feet per second on the tourist season and to 50.000 cubic feet per second offseason and at night. Once scaled to 1/1000, that flow would be 2.83 or 1.41ml per second. If a standard glass of water is 250ml, it would take 1-2 minutes for the waterfall to fill it. |
− | However, a 1/1000th replica of scale | + | However, a 1/1000th replica of scale Niagra falls would be over a meter wide, so without some kind of system to divert the whole flow into one spot, it would not be possible to fill a glass this quickly. Also, the height of the scaled-down Niagra falls would be 5cm, with another 5cm between the water level and the riverbed, so it might be difficult to fill a glass depending on its height. |
− | | This item | + | | This item is likely to be a reference to the famous Arthur C. Clarke quote: "Getting information from the internet is like getting a glass of water from the Niagara Falls." |
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| Watch for small planes | | Watch for small planes | ||
− | | Taking the popular Cessna 172 as an example, 1/1000th scale small planes would be about 8mm in length, and cruise at speeds of about 6cm/s, much slower than comparable flying insects. A Cessna of that size | + | | Taking the popular Cessna 172 as an example, 1/1000th scale small planes would be about 8mm in length, and cruise at speeds of about 6cm/s, much slower than comparable flying insects. A Cessna of that size traveling at that speed would probably cause much more damage to itself than a person if it crashed into one, so the warning is probably there to protect the models rather than the guests. |
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| Do not remove safety caps | | Do not remove safety caps | ||
− | | This is | + | | This is a reference to the warning, "Be careful not to step on cities with especially pointy towers, like Toronto, Seattle, and Dubai" from [[2411: 1/10,000th Scale World]]. It's possible that many visitors to that scaled world did not heed the warnings and complained to the scaled world's creators, causing them to cover pointy towers with safety caps for this scaled world. However, now there are [[Black Hat|people who apparently want to cause harm to others]], or at least don't care about not causing harm to others, by removing these safety caps. |
− | The | + | The tip of the Burj Khalifa - the tallest building in the scale world - appears to be about a meter and a half wide, or 1.5mm at 1/1000th scale. |
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| No open flames in Zeppelin area | | No open flames in Zeppelin area | ||
− | | | + | | Zeppelins are filled with hydrogen due to its very low density, which allows them to float. However, it is also very flammable and prone to explosions. The most famous of these Zeppelin disasters was when the {{w|Hindenburg disaster|Hindenburg exploded}} in 1937. |
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| Do not bother the meteor crater ducks | | Do not bother the meteor crater ducks | ||
− | + | | Meteor Crater in Arizona is over a kilometer wide, so at 1/1000 scale it could be a small duck pond of 1.186m diameter, and 17cm deep at its deepest point. This is (barely) enough space for a duck to swim in if filled to the brim with water. | |
− | | | + | | Meteor Crater is not filled with water in real life. |
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| Trip hazard: The Gateway Arch | | Trip hazard: The Gateway Arch | ||
− | | The {{w|Gateway Arch}} is a monument in Saint Louis, Missouri. Being a 192 m high arch once scaled it would be 19.2 cm high, ideal for tripping. | + | | The {{w|Gateway Arch}} is a monument in Saint Louis, Missouri. Being a 192 m high arch, once scaled it would be 19.2 cm high, ideal for tripping. |
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| Drone altitude limit | | Drone altitude limit | ||
− | | The FAA drone altitude limit is 400ft above the ground, which would be about 12cm | + | | The FAA drone altitude limit is 400ft above the ground, which would be about 12cm in 1/1000th scale. This appears to be the number Randall is using, as the limit in the comic is about the same height as the pyramids, which are also around 400ft tall in the real world. |
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| Do not mix up the USS Enterprises | | Do not mix up the USS Enterprises | ||
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− | The ship is presumably a model of the USS | + | The ship is presumably a model of the USS Enterprise (CVN-65), the longest naval vessel ever built, which would be 34cm long in 1/1000th scale. |
− | The spaceship is the USS | + | The spaceship is the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) from the Star Trek franchise. |
It's unclear whether mixing up the models is prohibited because it would damage them, or simply because that's not where they are supposed to be. | It's unclear whether mixing up the models is prohibited because it would damage them, or simply because that's not where they are supposed to be. | ||
− | The Starship | + | The Starship Enterprise might be corroded by seawater, or unable to handle external pressure (spacecraft are designed for the exact opposite pressures in a vacuum). If lifted into the air, the Aircraft Carrier Enterprise would probably fall back down because it can't fly (and be damaged or even destroyed upon hitting the ground or water surface), but then again, it's unclear how the model Enterprise is able to fly or hover. |
− | + | The Enterprise from the JJ Abrams films has been seen to hide underwater and take off again without significant problems. However, it is unclear whether other versions of the Enterprise also possess this ability, nor which version is represented in the comic. | |
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| No connecting the Dead Sea to the ocean | | No connecting the Dead Sea to the ocean | ||
− | | | + | | If there are models of Israeli and Jordanian cities next to the Dead Sea, they could get damaged by the water. Also, the model world would be less accurate because the Dead Sea is not connected to the ocean in real life. |
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| Do not let ants into the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory | | Do not let ants into the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory | ||
− | | | + | | Getting them out of the tunnel network would probably be difficult. |
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| Only one person on the Golden Gate Tightrope at a time | | Only one person on the Golden Gate Tightrope at a time | ||
− | | The {{w|Golden Gate Bridge}} is a suspension bridge in San Francisco, | + | | The {{w|Golden Gate Bridge}} is a suspension bridge in San Francisco, of width 27m. Scaled-down, it would be 2.7cm wide and it would be tempting to use it as a tightrope. |
− | | | + | | In 1987, approximately 300,000 people [https://www.sfgate.com/local-donotuse/article/Golden-Gate-bridge-walk-1987-anniversary-disaster-13896571.php walked across the Golden Gate Bridge], which could be the largest weight it has supported: 80kg * 300,000 = 2.4*10^7kg. A visitor to the scaled world would expect to weigh (1000^3) times as much as a standard human: 8*(10^10), above the [https://www.vibrationdata.com/golden.htm total mass of the bridge]: 3.8*(10^8) |
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| Do not remove Statue of Liberty LEGO minifig | | Do not remove Statue of Liberty LEGO minifig | ||
− | | Whoever has made this model has decided to use a small LEGO | + | | Whoever has made this model has decided to use a small LEGO minifigure rather than a more accurately sculpted replica of the Statue of Liberty. The person would likely not want it to be removed because it would then have to be replaced. |
− | | LEGO has released a [https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/magnet-statue-of-liberty-2016-853600 Statue of Liberty minifigure] which is 5.3cm tall. The real Statue of Liberty, from head to toe, is 46 meters tall. At | + | | LEGO has released a [https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/magnet-statue-of-liberty-2016-853600 Statue of Liberty minifigure] which is 5.3cm tall. The real Statue of Liberty, from head to toe, is 46 meters tall. At 1/1000 scale this would be a 4.6cm figurine, so the LEGO minifigure would indeed be an appropriate representation at that scale. |
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− | | Please stop releasing goldfish | + | | Please stop releasing goldfish into the ocean. They eat all of the blue whales. |
− | | Blue whales | + | | Blue whales usually grow to about 20m long in real life, meaning that at 1/1000th scale they would be only 2cm long, meaning that they could easily be consumed by a goldfish. Goldfish are omnivores, so they would eat tiny blue whales. But they are also freshwater fish, so would they survive long enough in seawaterto put the whales at risk? This could perhaps be considered carping. And perhaps Randall's customers have access to [https://mashable.com/2017/09/20/saltwater-bearing-goldfish-australia/ Australian goldfish]. |
− | + | | This also begs the question of where one would get such tiny blue whales. In the mouseover text, Randall mentions that if real blue whales were to be released into the 1/1000th scale ocean they would filter-feed on the miniature versions. Blue whales usually eat minuscule krill, however, the tiny whales would provide a similarly-sized substitute. | |
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