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| | The rant about private vs public research seems a tad coat-racky. [[User:Yngvadottir|Yngvadottir]] ([[User talk:Yngvadottir|talk]]) 12:08, 14 January 2021 (UTC) | | The rant about private vs public research seems a tad coat-racky. [[User:Yngvadottir|Yngvadottir]] ([[User talk:Yngvadottir|talk]]) 12:08, 14 January 2021 (UTC) |
| | : I agree, so I removed it. There's no indication that Randall meant anything more by it than the usually fun activity of playing with balloons would be harmful if done to weather balloons. [[User:Bischoff|Bischoff]] ([[User talk:Bischoff|talk]]) 13:45, 14 January 2021 (UTC) | | : I agree, so I removed it. There's no indication that Randall meant anything more by it than the usually fun activity of playing with balloons would be harmful if done to weather balloons. [[User:Bischoff|Bischoff]] ([[User talk:Bischoff|talk]]) 13:45, 14 January 2021 (UTC) |
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| − | Do disasters in the model have consequences in the real Earth, like in the first row of xkcd #1515? Not being allowed to create megatsunamis or trigger the Yellowstone Supervolcano would support this, but being allowed to step on cities that do not have especially pointy towers would oppose it.[[Special:Contributions/162.158.186.220|162.158.186.220]] 14:07, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
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| − | This, ladies, gents, and variations thereupon, is the ''xkcd'' I know and love. [[User:Lightcaller|Lightcaller]] ([[User talk:Lightcaller|talk]]) 14:34, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
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| − | I would really like this on a poster. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.57.33|172.68.57.33]] 16:12, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
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| − | :That'd be good. In large format. (Though, if it's a 10,000:1 scale printing I see a couple of problems.) [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.19|141.101.99.19]] 21:16, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
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| − | Wouldn't an airplane be to the people about twice the speed of a garden snail? [[User:Sarah the Pie(yes, the food)|Sarah the Pie(yes, the food)]] ([[User talk:Sarah the Pie(yes, the food)|talk]])
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| − | : A model Airbus A380 would be about 7.3 mmm long but the scale factor for its volume and mass (assuming it has the same overall density as a full size one) would be 1:1,000,000,000,000 so its mass would be about half a milligramme! I'm not sure where 'half a kilogram' came from.
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| − | : I thought comparisons of scale were an oft-revisited theme for xkcd, so was disappointed not to find a category for them; though I tried to list some of them, I didn't find nearly as many of them as I thought there ought to be. Only just noticed the reference in discussion here to 1515, which kind of supports my suspicion that there are lots I didn't find. --[[User:Pi one|Pi one]] ([[User talk:Pi one|talk]]) 17:06, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
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| − | I like how the curvature of the world is drawn to scale as well. IE: imperceptibly curved. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.182|108.162.216.182]] 17:13, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
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| − | Probably not actually related to the comic, but the notes in the explanation about how "earth on this scale would be the size of an asteroid" made me think of the Little Prince, which Randall is known to be fond of. -MeZimm [[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.85|162.158.74.85]] 18:26, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
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| − | For comparison the Queen's Museum model of NY City is at a scale of 1:1,200. 1:10,000 maps of many areas are available, so you could lay out a county or so in your living room. Not as good as a model but still interesting.[[Special:Contributions/173.245.54.121|173.245.54.121]] 22:33, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
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| − | : As recently added to the explanation, but in case anyone missed it and yet would finds it of interest: http://www.mapascotland.org/ [[Special:Contributions/162.158.155.85|162.158.155.85]] 22:41, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
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| − | This reminds me of the planet Dwarf Terrace-9 from Rick and Morty. Possible reference? [[Special:Contributions/173.245.54.19|173.245.54.19]] 23:59, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
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| − | A fun bit of trivia I noticed is that the Kármán line (the "edge of spaaaace") would be a little below the height of a typical utility pole (10.67 m).[[Special:Contributions/108.162.245.82|108.162.245.82]] 00:36, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
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| − | Usual models are fragile ; however, I wonder if Randalls scaled copy of Earth, apparently with enough gravity to have atmosphere and with planes capable of flight despite being very slow, would somehow be more sturdy and feature cities which you wouldn't be able to damage by stepping on them. THAT may be the reason why the rules are mostly for protection of the guests: airplanes and weather balloons may be only things they can damage directly, however the tsunami and volcanoes are still dangerous. -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 11:00, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
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| − | :Imagine the cities being made of LEGO bricks. Not like the buildings built from LEGO bricks but that single LEGO bricks (or other LEGO pieces) ARE the builidngs. Ever stepped on a LEGO brick barefooted? It hurts AF... [[User:Elektrizikekswerk|Elektrizikekswerk]] ([[User talk:Elektrizikekswerk|talk]]) 12:13, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
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| − | Could the scale aircraft imply that Randall has created 1:10000 humans to fly them? [[User:These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For|These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For]] ([[User talk:These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For|talk]]) 04:47, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
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| − | Am I the only one who thinks this genuinely sounds like a fun exhibit/theme park? Or is that part of the intention of the comic? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.54|108.162.219.54]]
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