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:Well, he's been up against a deadline for a while, I suspect: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/22/science/randall-munroe-xkcd-science-textbook.html He's written "The story of What's Inside Your Body" for high school students. "…stick figures and simplistic diagrams annotated with curiously nontechnical prose. A schematic of the human body, for instance, looks more like a subway map with various organs labeled as “air bag,” “blood pusher,” “thinking bag” and so on." [[User:Npsych|Npsych]] ([[User talk:Npsych|talk]]) 09:23, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
 
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::Thanks for that info! :-) Another possibility is that we are close to [[:Category:April fools' comics|April 1st]] and he usually does something rather big around that day --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 13:14, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
 
  
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The garden is the answer. {{unsigned ip|162.158.146.244}}
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Well, he's been up against a deadline for a while, I suspect: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/22/science/randall-munroe-xkcd-science-textbook.html?hpw&rref=science&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region&region=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well He's written "The story of What's Inside Your Body" for high school students. "…stick figures and simplistic diagrams annotated with curiously nontechnical prose. A schematic of the human body, for instance, looks more like a subway map with various organs labeled as “air bag,” “blood pusher,” “thinking bag” and so on." [[User:Npsych|Npsych]] ([[User talk:Npsych|talk]]) 09:23, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
  
 
Why is this talking about adding doubling imaginary numbers? Time estimates are usually non-negative real numbers. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.91.165|162.158.91.165]] 15:01, 21 March 2016 (UTC)
 
Why is this talking about adding doubling imaginary numbers? Time estimates are usually non-negative real numbers. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.91.165|162.158.91.165]] 15:01, 21 March 2016 (UTC)
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: No. It's not a reference. General rule of thumb- "If you have to ask 'Is this a reference?' then it almost certainly isn't." -Pennpenn. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.250.155|108.162.250.155]] 23:32, 21 March 2016 (UTC)
 
: No. It's not a reference. General rule of thumb- "If you have to ask 'Is this a reference?' then it almost certainly isn't." -Pennpenn. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.250.155|108.162.250.155]] 23:32, 21 March 2016 (UTC)
 
:: A reference must be explicit. It could be an allusion, but not a reference. Anyway, "If you have to ask 'Is this an allusion?' then it almost certainly isn't." [[Special:Contributions/141.101.103.219|141.101.103.219]] 00:12, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
 
:: A reference must be explicit. It could be an allusion, but not a reference. Anyway, "If you have to ask 'Is this an allusion?' then it almost certainly isn't." [[Special:Contributions/141.101.103.219|141.101.103.219]] 00:12, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
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:::It was just for fun I added this, the ''don't panic'' statement. That Randall has references the book before was the reason. If it detracts too much attention from the explanation delete it. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 13:14, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
 
  
 
[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1658:_Estimating_Time&diff=next&oldid=115357 This] is absurd. We shouldn't link [[Ponytail]] and [[Danish]] every time their names appear. I deleted 11 links. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.103.219|141.101.103.219]] 00:23, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
 
[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1658:_Estimating_Time&diff=next&oldid=115357 This] is absurd. We shouldn't link [[Ponytail]] and [[Danish]] every time their names appear. I deleted 11 links. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.103.219|141.101.103.219]] 00:23, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
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:True only the first time just like any wiki link should only be given once even though the concept is mentioned several times. There can be a few exceptions, but not like the ones you deleted. :-) --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 13:14, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
 
  
 
The way I read it, Danish isn't offering to help Ponytail estimate the amount of time needed, she's offering to help her panic: "Don't panic - there's a simple trick for that"; i.e. a simple trick for panicking. {{unsigned ip|162.158.31.205}}
 
The way I read it, Danish isn't offering to help Ponytail estimate the amount of time needed, she's offering to help her panic: "Don't panic - there's a simple trick for that"; i.e. a simple trick for panicking. {{unsigned ip|162.158.31.205}}

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