Reed Richards explains irony

First of all, a big hello to my fans in Iowa. This one's for Eric and his mates.

Like the Ultimate Pancake explanation, art is by Stuart Immonen and comes fmo the Ultimate Doom collection.

Reed Richards Explains Wit

Very, very simple.


Art by Jae Lee from The Sentry

Ultimate Reed Richards explains how pancakes work

I'll likely revisit this topic with some more science, looking at fluid dynamics and a few other things that have been pointed out to me.





This was also written with help from an actual Doctor of Astrophysics.

Reed Richards Explains Gun Safety

Art by Dale Eaglesham, taken from Fantastic Four #572 - the superlative conclusion to the inspirational Solve Everything.

Reed Richards Sings Marina and the Diamonds

Since I missed a post last week (at some point, the role of Her Majesty's Inspectors of Education may be a topic for explanation) it's a double post this week. The first is not an explanation, but a song.

Music is I am not a robot by Marina and the Diamonds, pictures from by the late Mike Wieringo.

As always, click on the picture for the whole thing

Namor the Submariner explains tides

This is a return to what I wanted Idea102 to be: a chance for me to actually find some things out and have fun doing it. I now know a bit more about tides and how they work.

Of course, who better to explain them than Namor the Submariner?



From California Dreaming by Matt Fraction and Barry Kitson

Reed Richards explains if cell phones are bad for you

I was going to explain what to do if your phone mysteriously stops sending text messages, but can still receive them and can make calls, but it's no more complicated than "Take the battery out. Leave it for a bit. Turn it back on"



And, for the first time, a bibliography

Are cell-phones safe? Researches still uncertain
Mobile phones tumour risk to young children
Mobile phones 'more dangerous than smoking'

Reed Richards explains chess openings

This was originally going to be Reed Richards Explains the Sicilian Defence, then I realised that I had no idea how that worked.

Instead, it's chess openings, and a very brief introduction to some of them. They may be more of this if I can wrap my head around it.



From the Eisner Award Winning Five Nightmares by Matt Fractionmeansaction and Salvador Larroca

Again, click on the little picture to get the full explanation

Reed Richards explains what to do when your iPod breaks

This explanation reflects a few things that have been going on with me this week. My iPod is now a shiny paperweight and is in a box, travelling over to a service centre where they will look at it and then send me a new one. Hopefully.

I also like the fact that this update made me get out my Time Out guide to New York. I want to go back in the summer. Or maybe even the Easter break

For the novices, click on the individual panels to get the whole pages.

Art taken from the superlative Wolf at the Door by Steve McNiven and Roberto Aguire-Sacasa

Reed Richards explains why Pluto is not a planet

From Ultimate Galactus, with art by Brandon Peterson.



This post has been endorsed by a genuine Doctor of Astrophysics.

Reed Richards explains Slope Failure

This scene is from Marvel Knights 4 #30, collected in The Resurrection of Nicholas Scratch






Coming soon: Namor, the Submariner explains tides

Doctor Doom Explains the Additional Member System.

This is a slight break from the norm, in that it isn't Reed Richards explaining, but special guest star Victor Von Doom (who never actually finished his Doctorate, unlike Reed Richards, who has several)

This is an Idea 102 that I can use with my classes.

I'm also experimenting with thumbnails. Click on each picture to bring up the whole page. Hopefully, this will save considerably on load times.

This strip comes from Unthinkable with art by the late Mike Wieringo.

Reed Richards explains the Id, Ego and Super-Ego

This strip comes from New Avengers: Illuminati #4, with art by Jim Cheung. It's an absolutely great comic. It's also provided the banner for Idea 102, as I'm now calling the project of Reed Richards Explains

Reed Richards explains Adams' Equity Theory

Reed Richards explains Offside