Talk:1670: Laws of Physics

Explain xkcd: It's 'cause you're dumb.
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This was demonstrated nicely by Neil deGrasse Tyson in episode six of the new Cosmos. [1] .42 (talk) 15:18, 20 April 2016 (UTC)

Another demonstration: [2] ;) --198.41.242.240 16:06, 20 April 2016 (UTC)

I believe that the line about having faith is also supposed to be a dig at magical thinking in science. Cueball may "know" that the experiment works because he's seen it done, but he hasn't thought it through enough to realize that it doesn't work from the other direction. 173.245.54.252 16:32, 20 April 2016 (UTC)

Could it also be interpreted that Black Hat is talking to himself, instead of Cueball?

108.162.237.221 17:29, 20 April 2016 (UTC) Brian
Black Hat being Black Hat, I very much doubt that. 162.158.150.219 19:53, 20 April 2016 (UTC)

The comic is in 2d. Are we sure that Black Hat will release the ball in a plane that actually runs through the volunteer? If the plane is actually just in front of the volunteer's nose, then he will not be hit (okay, there may be precession, but that will only come into play after a while). In that interpretation, the volunteer still needs trust, but not only in physics, but also in Black Hat's ability to release the ball in a suitable plane. --Markus (talk) 17:47, 20 April 2016 (UTC)