Comic #4387: phd

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Title: SMBC Comic

Panel 1:

A dialogue scene with two characters. One character (short hair, glasses, wearing a light blue shirt) speaks: “I think pop science sometimes gives the wrong impression of dark matter. People think it’s this thing somewhere way out in space, like it’s a black hole or something.”
The second character (long hair, wearing a pink shirt) looks skeptical.

Panel 2:

The first character raises his hands for emphasis: “But dark matter is here! We’re probably swimming in it!”
The background shows a galaxy swirl representing dark matter.

Panel 3:

Another focus on the galaxy, with a voiceover text: “If you look at the center of our galaxy, there’s a huge dark matter halo. It’s most dense at the center, but it extends out in every direction.”

Panel 4:

The same characters are talking again. The first character gestures: “If the Earth wasn’t surrounded by dark matter, that would mean our neighborhood is the only place in the galaxy that lacks the most common stuff in the universe.”

Panel 5:

The discussion continues: “But what is this stuff? Nobody knows!”
The character with glasses states: “The only thing we know is that it feels gravity, it doesn’t feel electromagnetism, and it doesn’t feel the weak or strong nuclear force.”

Panel 6:

The first character looks thoughtful and asks: “So if I, say, I got a box, I could say, ‘This contains dark matter?’”

Panel 7:

A woman replies, “Hmm… no… not really. I mean, the box doesn’t ‘contain’ it. The box is around dark matter, but the dark matter just moves through it.”

Panel 8:

The first character continues: “I suppose you could say it’s a ‘box of dark matter.’”
A character in blue shirt responds: “Oh! There we go!”

Panel 9:

Panel 10:

Scene shifts slightly with a hint of confusion from the first character, as the dialogue suggests light-heartedness about the idea.

Panel 11:

Later…
A Christmas tree is visible, and two characters (one with a gift bag) are interacting. One character asks: “What’d you get us for Christmas, Mommy?”

Panel 12:

The mother character responds with a smile: “Remember how you told me you like mysteries?”

Footer:

The footnote includes a link to learn more about the book referenced: "To read more about their book or to just give in to your dorky impulse and buy now, go to: smbc-comics.com/NOIDEA."

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