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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==
 
 
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.
 
 
 
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:[Ponytail, Cueball, White Hat, and Megan standing in a line. Cueball has his hand raised, and Megan has hands balled into fists, exasperated.]
 
:[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.
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: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]]}}
: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]]
 

Revision as of 03:24, 11 October 2022

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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