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XKCD Bot (xkcd@mastodon.com.br)'s status on Saturday, 05-Apr-2025 13:34:38 JST XKCD Bot

#3072 - Stargazing 4
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1. This comic strip shows four panels featuring stick-figure characters stargazing, with one central figure (with shoulder-length hair) enthusiastically sharing astronomy facts. The figures are depicted in white on a black background, suggesting this plays at night. Panel 1: The central character stands among a bunch of others and says, "Welcome back to stargazing. 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." I guess some losers just hate cool space facts!" Panel 2: That same group of small stick figures look upward at the night sky. The narrator points to the sky, saying, "Anyway, that dot is a "star". There are over 20 stars in the sky, and some of them are more than 100 years old." Panel 3: A close-up of the narrator. They continue: "Our galaxy is huge. You know the beach? That big wet sandbox? Well there are more grains of sand in the milky way than in all earth's beaches combined." Another voice responds with "Wow." and yet another with "...Wait." Panel 4: The narrator continues: "The galaxy has a black hole at the center. Sometimes stars fall in, which is HILARIOUS. Don't worry, it's okay to laugh. The gravity prevents signals from escaping, so they can't leave Yelp reviews." Hidden 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."
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