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| : I think this might be theoretically possible, ignoring the apparently topological outer skin of the "rocket", with some kind of steerable [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_fountain space fountain]. Accelerating the astronauts at 10g for about two minutes might be survivable, and could limit the overall length to just over 800 miles. Though the shroud only has to extend to where the atmosphere is "sufficiently" thin. No idea whether this kind of design would tend to fall over when finished or not. -- [[User:Ken g6|Ken g6]] ([[User talk:Ken g6|talk]]) 04:24, 28 October 2021 (UTC) | | : I think this might be theoretically possible, ignoring the apparently topological outer skin of the "rocket", with some kind of steerable [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_fountain space fountain]. Accelerating the astronauts at 10g for about two minutes might be survivable, and could limit the overall length to just over 800 miles. Though the shroud only has to extend to where the atmosphere is "sufficiently" thin. No idea whether this kind of design would tend to fall over when finished or not. -- [[User:Ken g6|Ken g6]] ([[User talk:Ken g6|talk]]) 04:24, 28 October 2021 (UTC) |
− | ::I believe it is 100% impossible. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 07:45, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
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− | :::Only things which are 100% impossible are the ones mathematically proven so. All physical laws - including basic stuff like thermodynamic laws - are theories based on statistics and confirmed by statistics, but just because something didn't happened since the beginning of universe doesn't mean it can't happen. For example, even assuming no proton in whole universe ever decayed doesn't mean it's impossible: there are indeed theories that {{w|Proton decay|protons decay}} with half-life about 10<sup>31</sup> to 10<sup>36</sup> years. -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 22:37, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
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| If (as it appears) the Bot created the page with various references to "Retract'''i'''ble" rarher than "Retract'''a'''ble", does this mean Randall made that error initially? (I say this as the guy who failed to notice he'd put "re'''su'''able" in his Transcript edit. ;) ) [[Special:Contributions/172.70.162.129|172.70.162.129]] 03:54, 28 October 2021 (UTC) | | If (as it appears) the Bot created the page with various references to "Retract'''i'''ble" rarher than "Retract'''a'''ble", does this mean Randall made that error initially? (I say this as the guy who failed to notice he'd put "re'''su'''able" in his Transcript edit. ;) ) [[Special:Contributions/172.70.162.129|172.70.162.129]] 03:54, 28 October 2021 (UTC) |
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| Is there a compelling reason to refer to the countdown as spoken by "Tannoy" rather than "PA" or "Loudspeaker" or something? I had to look up what that was. [[User:Esogalt|Esogalt]] ([[User talk:Esogalt|talk]]) 05:09, 28 October 2021 (UTC) | | Is there a compelling reason to refer to the countdown as spoken by "Tannoy" rather than "PA" or "Loudspeaker" or something? I had to look up what that was. [[User:Esogalt|Esogalt]] ([[User talk:Esogalt|talk]]) 05:09, 28 October 2021 (UTC) |
− | :I have correct to a count down voice. We have no idea how it emanates. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 07:44, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
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− | I tried to update the page and image URLs to fix the misspelling, and I think it mostly worked. But if you click the "Next" button from the previous comic it doesn't work so smoothly. Anyone know how to fix that?? [[User:Orion205|Orion205]] ([[User talk:Orion205|talk]]) 05:40, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
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− | : <strike>Erm, this seems to have broken the main page as well. I've found [[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Moving_a_page]], which says to use the "Move" option in the "More" menu at the top of the page. Did you use that?</strike> Never mind, I think I was just the victim of cache weirdness. [[User:Esogalt|Esogalt]] ([[User talk:Esogalt|talk]]) 05:51, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
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− | As a rule, when you’re correcting someone else’s mistake, proofread your correction, or you might make a new mistake that will leave “it is” mark on explainxkcd. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.106.105|162.158.106.105]] 09:13, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
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− | When I first read this comic, I thought it was a KSP reference. I feel like half the rockets I build do that if I don’t add struts. I realized in a second it was extending and not just noodling but it made me laugh, and then I laughed again after understanding the real joke. I got two jokes out of one. --[[User:BlackBeret|BlackBeret]] ([[User talk:BlackBeret|talk]]) 11:36, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
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− | Can't believe nobody connected this with SpinLaunch, who had a successful slingshot of a "rocket" days earlier. Added it to the explanation. [[User:N0lqu|-boB]] ([[User talk:N0lqu|talk]]) 22:32, 22 November 2021 (UTC)
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− | === 0% Penis Joke? ===
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− | It's hard for me to believe this is in no way a penis joke; particularly with the falling over rather than gracefully retracting, afterward. Is everyone truly certain there's ''not'' a penis joke intended, here? <br />
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− | [[User:ProphetZarquon|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon|talk]]) 14:06, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
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− | :I don\'t think so. --[[User:GcGYSF(asterisk)P(vertical line)e|GcGYSF(asterisk)P(vertical line)e]] ([[User talk:GcGYSF(asterisk)P(vertical line)e|talk]]) 18:29, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
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− | :Me neither. randall hasn't done anything even remotely like that since over a thousand comics ago. kinda sad, really [[Special:Contributions/172.70.34.165|172.70.34.165]] 19:58, 28 October 2021 (UTC)Bumpf
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− | :How was the joke ... "Who can tell me which organ of the human body expands to 10 times its usual size when stimulated?" ... ... iris of the human eye. -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 22:18, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
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− | Of course it's (also) a penis joke! https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jun/11/digested-week-should-we-tell-jeff-bezos-his-rocket-looks-like-a-penis
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