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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | {{w|Arthur C. Clarke}} was a science fiction writer and a futurist | + | {{w|Arthur C. Clarke}} was a science fiction writer and a futurist who claimed that people would need to ''stop laughing'' (either because humanity has advanced enough that humor is unknown, or because they finally realize it is an inane and worthless effort) before accomplishing the creation of a {{w|space elevator}}, or that people stop laughing at a technology when it becomes technologically feasible and workable within 50 years. |
− | ''{{w| | + | The ''{{w|space fountain}}'', mentioned in the title text, is another proposed method of overcoming the planet's gravitational barrier, involving an effect similar to that of a {{w|coil gun}}. |
− | + | {{w|''Mind of Mencia''}} was an American television comedy series running from 2005 to 2008. | |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:[Cueball and Megan sit beside a moonlit lake.] | :[Cueball and Megan sit beside a moonlit lake.] | ||
:Cueball: Arthur C. Clarke said space elevators will be built 50 years after everybody stops laughing. | :Cueball: Arthur C. Clarke said space elevators will be built 50 years after everybody stops laughing. | ||
+ | :[Closeup of Cueball.] | ||
+ | :Cueball: So all we have to do is get Mind of Mencia on every channel and wait. | ||
+ | :Megan: Oh, hush. | ||
− | : | + | ==Trivia== |
− | + | *[[697: Tensile vs. Shear Strength]] also features a space elevator. | |
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
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