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@AstroHawk@spacey.space"Stargazing 4" by XKCD comic (mirror bots @xkcd @xkcdbot ) - If you ever find a planetarium presentation this bad, don't just post a low review. Get a bulldozer and bury the place with some of that sand they referred to. https://xkcd.com/3072/ #astronomy #oops #WTF #humor
![XKCD comic #3072 "Stargazing 4" https://xkcd.com/3072/
Transcript from ExplainXKCD https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3072:_Stargazing_4 (portions omitted to fit post limit)
[The background is black, Megan is in front of three others, [...]]
Megan: Welcome back to Stargazing.
Megan: According to some incredibly rude Yelp reviews, I'm "not informative" and "can't possibly be an astronomer" and "just kind of say words as they occur to me."
Megan: I guess some losers just hate cool space facts!
[The sky is white, the floor is black, Megan is pointing at the sky. [...]]
Megan: Anyway, that dot is a "star."
Megan: There are over 20 stars in the sky, and some of them are more than 100 years old.
[The background is black again, the panel zooms in on Megan's face.]
Megan: Our galaxy is huge.
Megan: You know the beach? That big wet sandbox?
Megan: Well, there are more grains of sand in the Milky Way than in all Earth's beaches combined.
Off-panel voice to the left: Wow.
Off-panel voice to the right: ...Wait.
[The background is still in black, [...]]
Megan: The galaxy has a black hole at the center.
Megan: Sometimes stars fall in, which is hilarious.
Megan: Don't worry, it's okay to laugh. The gravity prevents signals from escaping, so they can't leave Yelp reviews.
subtitle text: We haven't actually seen a star fall in since we invented telescopes, but I have a list of ones I'm really hoping are next.](https://cdn.masto.host/spaceyspace/media_attachments/files/114/286/838/494/853/477/original/6306ed7907ffa195.png "XKCD comic #3072 \"Stargazing 4\" https://xkcd.com/3072/
Transcript from ExplainXKCD https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3072:_Stargazing_4 (portions omitted to fit post limit)
[The background is black, Megan is in front of three others, [...]]
Megan: Welcome back to Stargazing.
Megan: According to some incredibly rude Yelp reviews, I'm \"not informative\" and \"can't possibly be an astronomer\" and \"just kind of say words as they occur to me.\"
Megan: I guess some losers just hate cool space facts!
[The sky is white, the floor is black, Megan is pointing at the sky. [...]]
Megan: Anyway, that dot is a \"star.\"
Megan: There are over 20 stars in the sky, and some of them are more than 100 years old.
[The background is black again, the panel zooms in on Megan's face.]
Megan: Our galaxy is huge.
Megan: You know the beach? That big wet sandbox?
Megan: Well, there are more grains of sand in the Milky Way than in all Earth's beaches combined.
Off-panel voice to the left: Wow.
Off-panel voice to the right: ...Wait.
[The background is still in black, [...]]
Megan: The galaxy has a black hole at the center.
Megan: Sometimes stars fall in, which is hilarious.
Megan: Don't worry, it's okay to laugh. The gravity prevents signals from escaping, so they can't leave Yelp reviews.
subtitle text: We haven't actually seen a star fall in since we invented telescopes, but I have a list of ones I'm really hoping are next.")