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I thought "down" meant towards the center of the Earth. Apparently I was wrong. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.214.148|162.158.214.148]] 23:17, 31 January 2020 (UTC) | I thought "down" meant towards the center of the Earth. Apparently I was wrong. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.214.148|162.158.214.148]] 23:17, 31 January 2020 (UTC) | ||
| + | :Our usual understanding of "down" means "towards the center of the Earth", here Randall is using it as "towards the center of the Sun". If you think about it, down means "towards the pull of gravity", Randall is just changed the gravity source he's referencing. :) [[User:NiceGuy1|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1|talk]]) 05:16, 1 February 2020 (UTC) | ||
I think the reference frame used here is a reference to "the enemy's gate is down" from ''Ender's Game'', which is a book that the comic references often. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.69.238|172.69.69.238]] 23:57, 31 January 2020 (UTC) | I think the reference frame used here is a reference to "the enemy's gate is down" from ''Ender's Game'', which is a book that the comic references often. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.69.238|172.69.69.238]] 23:57, 31 January 2020 (UTC) | ||
| + | :No, see my above comment. :) [[User:NiceGuy1|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1|talk]]) 05:16, 1 February 2020 (UTC) | ||
Cueball and Megan standing on Earth remind me of the illustrations from {{w|The Little Prince}}. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 00:16, 1 February 2020 (UTC) | Cueball and Megan standing on Earth remind me of the illustrations from {{w|The Little Prince}}. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 00:16, 1 February 2020 (UTC) | ||
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I thought "down" meant towards the center of the Earth. Apparently I was wrong. 162.158.214.148 23:17, 31 January 2020 (UTC)
- Our usual understanding of "down" means "towards the center of the Earth", here Randall is using it as "towards the center of the Sun". If you think about it, down means "towards the pull of gravity", Randall is just changed the gravity source he's referencing. :) NiceGuy1 (talk) 05:16, 1 February 2020 (UTC)
I think the reference frame used here is a reference to "the enemy's gate is down" from Ender's Game, which is a book that the comic references often. 172.69.69.238 23:57, 31 January 2020 (UTC)
Cueball and Megan standing on Earth remind me of the illustrations from The Little Prince. Barmar (talk) 00:16, 1 February 2020 (UTC)
