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:I assumed that his Foucault pendulum was in his own home, rather than in some public place. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.104.143|141.101.104.143]] 15:41, 12 January 2018 (UTC)
 
:I assumed that his Foucault pendulum was in his own home, rather than in some public place. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.104.143|141.101.104.143]] 15:41, 12 January 2018 (UTC)
 
::Yeah, he does say "Main hall" [[User:DPS2004|DPS2004'); DROP TABLE users;--]] ([[User talk:DPS2004|talk]]) 17:19, 12 January 2018 (UTC)
 
::Yeah, he does say "Main hall" [[User:DPS2004|DPS2004'); DROP TABLE users;--]] ([[User talk:DPS2004|talk]]) 17:19, 12 January 2018 (UTC)
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:::Hmmm, I take your point :) I made the assumption that the pendulum is in a museum because I'm most familiar with seeing them in museums (and museums have halls), but the comic doesn't actually say that. It would be unusual for a man to personally own a large hall with a Foucault pendulum, but the title text does suggest that the guy is rich, so it's possible. [[User:Hawthorn|Hawthorn]] ([[User talk:Hawthorn|talk]]) 17:33, 12 January 2018 (UTC)
 
I am working on a fan project related to xkcd and I am hoping to release it on the 2000th comic. How much longer do I have? [[User:DPS2004|DPS2004'); DROP TABLE users;--]] ([[User talk:DPS2004|talk]]) 16:33, 12 January 2018 (UTC)
 
I am working on a fan project related to xkcd and I am hoping to release it on the 2000th comic. How much longer do I have? [[User:DPS2004|DPS2004'); DROP TABLE users;--]] ([[User talk:DPS2004|talk]]) 16:33, 12 January 2018 (UTC)
 
:Assuming they come out three times a week as normal, until about the end of May.[[Special:Contributions/141.101.76.16|141.101.76.16]] 16:46, 12 January 2018 (UTC)
 
:Assuming they come out three times a week as normal, until about the end of May.[[Special:Contributions/141.101.76.16|141.101.76.16]] 16:46, 12 January 2018 (UTC)
 
::Thanks! [[User:DPS2004|DPS2004'); DROP TABLE users;--]] ([[User talk:DPS2004|talk]]) 17:17, 12 January 2018 (UTC)
 
::Thanks! [[User:DPS2004|DPS2004'); DROP TABLE users;--]] ([[User talk:DPS2004|talk]]) 17:17, 12 January 2018 (UTC)

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Wikipedia has a list of most Foucault pendulums in the world, if anyone wants to try to guess what museum he worked for :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Foucault_pendulums Hawthorn (talk) 12:11, 12 January 2018 (UTC)

I assumed that his Foucault pendulum was in his own home, rather than in some public place. 141.101.104.143 15:41, 12 January 2018 (UTC)
Yeah, he does say "Main hall" DPS2004'); DROP TABLE users;-- (talk) 17:19, 12 January 2018 (UTC)
Hmmm, I take your point :) I made the assumption that the pendulum is in a museum because I'm most familiar with seeing them in museums (and museums have halls), but the comic doesn't actually say that. It would be unusual for a man to personally own a large hall with a Foucault pendulum, but the title text does suggest that the guy is rich, so it's possible. Hawthorn (talk) 17:33, 12 January 2018 (UTC)

I am working on a fan project related to xkcd and I am hoping to release it on the 2000th comic. How much longer do I have? DPS2004'); DROP TABLE users;-- (talk) 16:33, 12 January 2018 (UTC)

Assuming they come out three times a week as normal, until about the end of May.141.101.76.16 16:46, 12 January 2018 (UTC)
Thanks! DPS2004'); DROP TABLE users;-- (talk) 17:17, 12 January 2018 (UTC)