Talk:2879: Like This One

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i'm very confused what "this gas molecule" or "this skin microbe" is meant to be; it doesn't seem like there would contextually be an obvious specific instance of either of those classes? looking forward to seeing the conjecture given in the explanation when it settles down - Vaedez (talk) 02:48, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

I believe it's referring to her holding her hand out to signify a (large number of) gas molecules. --172.69.34.49 02:55, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
ahh, what she meant was "like these ones"--ok, I understand what both would mean now. - Vaedez (talk) 03:02, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
She's pointing at one molecule. Just because you can't pick it out of the mass doesn't change that.

Other possible instances would include "Hominids" and "False vacuums". I was sure it was going to end with, "Cartoons like this one." Nitpicking (talk) 03:55, 11 January 2024 (UTC)