Editing Talk:1830: ISS Solar Transit 2

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Gees Randal, that's actually really dark.

Attempted explaining. It is not real,    ... I hope {{[[Special:Contributions/108.162.229.250|108.162.229.250]] 05:03, 28 April 2017 (UTC)}}

costs would be astronomical. I see what you did there and I approve. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.92.118|162.158.92.118]] 07:23, 28 April 2017 (UTC)

:astronomical, good joke [[Special:Contributions/141.101.105.216|141.101.105.216]] 09:35, 28 April 2017 (UTC)
: +1 [[User:Elektrizikekswerk|Elektrizikekswerk]] ([[User talk:Elektrizikekswerk|talk]]) 11:28, 28 April 2017 (UTC)

:Yeah, I was amused by that too. But looks like someone removed it. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.154.109|162.158.154.109]] 17:06, 28 April 2017 (UTC)

Have to disagree on the Pink Floyd joke. I don't see it. [[User:Xseo|Xseo]] ([[User talk:Xseo|talk]]) 11:43, 28 April 2017 (UTC)

The diameter of the sun is 864,575.9 mi. In the first panel the ISS is about that far away. Second panel is about halfway, so 432,287.95 miles. According to [http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-07/how-close-could-person-get-sun-and-survive Popular Science], the ISS could probably make it to just over a million miles away before burning up (seeing as how the shuttle could make it ~1.3 million and I think the ISS has more protection), the "fwoosh" should be in the first panel. And in any matter, the sound effect should be a "sploosh" sound with the splashing visuals. [[User:OldCorps|OldCorps]] ([[User talk:OldCorps|talk]]) 13:22, 28 April 2017 (UTC)

If the impact were to really happen as shown, then one of two things must be true, either:
1) The ISS is really really large (eyeballing it as about 4x the size of the Earth vs. the size of the Sun as shown) or
2) The Sun is really smaller than we think and as close as the ISS's orbit.
In either case, the ISS would be likely to survive entry into the Sun's surface. If the former is true, this also makes replacing it twice a month all the more impressive. Go NASA!.[[User:Harodotus|Harodotus]] ([[User talk:Harodotus|talk]]) 16:48, 28 April 2017 (UTC)

Anyone want to try explaining limb darkening (as drawn in the comic)? [[Special:Contributions/198.41.238.40|198.41.238.40]] 18:28, 28 April 2017 (UTC)

Is there a reason Randall has done two IIS Solar Transit comics this week?  Are these transits rare and one is happening around now or something?  --[[User:Pascal|Pascal]] ([[User talk:Pascal|talk]]) 01:14, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

Please recalculate the speed of ISS with an orbital distance of 1 AU. Then the fwoosh could be realistic to be in the third panel and to be as large as depicted? Sebastian --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.110.82|172.68.110.82]] 07:26, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

This explanation spends an awful lot of time telling how the comic is unrealistic, and not as much time actually EXPLAINING the comic's humor. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.238.77|108.162.238.77]] 17:15, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

Maybe we should put the astronomical joke back? It's not too bad. <[[Special:Contributions/162.158.46.46|162.158.46.46]] 08:46, 29 April 2017 (UTC)>