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| : It's only headcannon. (ref to xkcd #1401) A headcannon which fires a harpoon. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.80|108.162.216.80]] 17:52, 1 August 2014 (UTC) | | : It's only headcannon. (ref to xkcd #1401) A headcannon which fires a harpoon. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.80|108.162.216.80]] 17:52, 1 August 2014 (UTC) |
− | ::You might need a [[1401: New|new]] link. {{User:PoolloverNathan/Signature}} 15:24, 21 September 2021 (UTC)
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| Did this comic upload quite late in the day for anyone else? Is anyone else experiencing or did anyone else experience that "Latest Comic" is still going to 1401 as ix XKCD.com and XKCD.com/# {{unsigned ip|141.101.99.216}} | | Did this comic upload quite late in the day for anyone else? Is anyone else experiencing or did anyone else experience that "Latest Comic" is still going to 1401 as ix XKCD.com and XKCD.com/# {{unsigned ip|141.101.99.216}} |
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| Saying "sailors would throw harpoons at a whale until it died" betrays a limited understanding of the process. Harpoons were barbed, and were meant to stick in the whale while it sounded (went deep.) A length of (about half-inch) rope kept the harpoon connected to the whaleboat. After the whale was exhausted (from towing the whaleboat while trying to shake off the harpoon? idk) the whaleboat could approach it, and the boatswain (''not'' the harpooner) would kill it with an unbarbed lance. Holling Clancy Holling's ''Seabird'' shows how it was done, with pictures and all. [[Special:Contributions/173.245.54.153|173.245.54.153]] 19:00, 1 August 2014 (UTC) | | Saying "sailors would throw harpoons at a whale until it died" betrays a limited understanding of the process. Harpoons were barbed, and were meant to stick in the whale while it sounded (went deep.) A length of (about half-inch) rope kept the harpoon connected to the whaleboat. After the whale was exhausted (from towing the whaleboat while trying to shake off the harpoon? idk) the whaleboat could approach it, and the boatswain (''not'' the harpooner) would kill it with an unbarbed lance. Holling Clancy Holling's ''Seabird'' shows how it was done, with pictures and all. [[Special:Contributions/173.245.54.153|173.245.54.153]] 19:00, 1 August 2014 (UTC) |
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− | A picture of the whale ... http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2014/08/Comet_on_4_August_2014_-_NavCam [[User:Spongebog|Spongebog]] ([[User talk:Spongebog|talk]]) 21:47, 5 August 2014 (UTC)
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| [[User:Nathan Hillery|Nathan Hillery]] ([[User talk:Nathan Hillery|talk]]) 21:35, 3 August 2014 (UTC) | | [[User:Nathan Hillery|Nathan Hillery]] ([[User talk:Nathan Hillery|talk]]) 21:35, 3 August 2014 (UTC) |
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− | Harpoon Rum did go up with Apollo 12. Some miniatures were taken for Thanksgiving, but Charles Conrad order his crew-mates not to drink them. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.207|141.101.98.207]] 10:36, 4 August 2014 (UTC)
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− | : Is there any online references for this claim? [[User:Spongebog|Spongebog]] ([[User talk:Spongebog|talk]]) 20:22, 4 August 2014 (UTC)
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− | : I could find no references for that particular claim, but there is a [http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum31/HTML/000305.html similar story] regarding holiday miniatures of brandy that were packed for Apollo 8, all of which came back to earth since Borman ordered his crew not to drink them. [[Special:Contributions/199.27.133.94|199.27.133.94]] 18:30, 6 August 2014 (UTC)
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− | Apollo 12's landing site was also known as Oceanus Procellarum. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/multimedia/lroimages/lroc_20091104_apollo12.html#.U9-P-xD5eM0 {{unsigned ip|108.162.216.102}}
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− | All I can think of now is "We're whalers on the moon, we carry a harpoon". That'll be in my head for the rest of the day [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.184|141.101.99.184]] 10:49, 5 August 2014 (UTC)
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− | Sapient : To posses wisdom (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sapient)
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− | Sentient : To be self-aware (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sentient)
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− | Wisdom is not required to be "Motivated" (which is what the space craft is claimed to be) however it does need to be self aware -- and therefore sentient. [[Special:Contributions/199.27.133.6|199.27.133.6]] 14:19, 5 August 2014 (UTC)
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− | : Seems right -- the use of "Sapient" to indicate awareness is a sci-fi only derived meaning [[User:Spongebog|Spongebog]] ([[User talk:Spongebog|talk]]) 15:39, 5 August 2014 (UTC)
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− | ;Rum incident at Apollo 12 (again)
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− | I did some investigations on this:
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− | *Pete Conrad died in 1999 — no chance to ask him.
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− | *At [http://www.alanbean.com/] there was no way for a contact.
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− | *But at [http://www.dickgordon.com/] I found a contact email address. There was a nice and prompt reply to my question:
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− | Sorry to disappoint, but we have nothing to add re: Rum Incident. We are all just lost as to being able to explain it any further.
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− | Thank you for writing, we hope that you can find what you are looking for.
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− | We are also fans of Apollo xii ;o)
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− | Cheers!
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− | Thanks to Linda for this reply.
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− | So, that harpoon on 1969/70 is still a mystery — even more because it returned back to Earth.--[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 19:48, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
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− | Maybe the 1970 reference is to missile testing?:
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− | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpoon_%28missile%29
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− | [[Special:Contributions/108.162.242.11|108.162.242.11]] 18:26, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
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− | I have tried to clear up the 'Rum on Apollo 12' explanation section, by explaining that there are various theories, but that no one theory has yet been proven. I included a reference to the discussion section, as thats where most of the ongoing finding/research/discussion has been recorded. The Harpoon Rum theory has been left because it seems that this theory has some historical precedence (Apollo 8 story), is fairly plausible, and is the type of information which Randall *may* be privy to. It also seems to have fairly widespread support amongst this community. --[[User:Pudder|Pudder]] ([[User talk:Pudder|talk]]) 15:16, 24 September 2014 (UTC)
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− | I just found [http://history.nasa.gov/FINAL%20Catalogue%20of%20Manmade%20Material%20on%20the%20Moon.pdf a catalogue of man made items on the moon]. Assembled by NASA, it lists everything they know about which has been left behind during lunar exploration. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to list anything which might answer the hapoon question, though that is to be expected as the harpoon is no longer in space for whatever reason. Interestingly, a javelin was left during the Apollo 14 mission. --[[User:Pudder|Pudder]] ([[User talk:Pudder|talk]]) 15:06, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
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− | Um, in the Rosetta Comic/Slideshow, there was a reference to Whaling and Harpoons in one of the frames, like in the title text.Shouldn't this be included?[[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.247|141.101.98.247]] 14:06, 11 November 2016 (UTC)
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