Talk:2879: Like This One

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. Nitpicking (talk) 03:55, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

Indeed. And one wouldn't want to get the wrong idea about which molecule she might study. Obviously, there are a lot of N₂ ones, and a few O₂s, but they're not necessarily of interest. The odd noble gas atom (if that counts as a molecule-of-one) or CO₂ would probably be the more useful, along with SO₂ / O₃ / other trace ones as what she might be indicating. 141.101.99.79 05:34, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

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)