November 4, 2009
#658: Orbitals explain
[Cueball is holding up a pointer in front of a diagram of a dorm apartment. On the diagram, there are two connected pairs of dots in each bedroom, and one dot on the couch.]
Cueball: Thus, once all the dorm bedrooms are occupied by romantic pairs, additional roommates are forced into less restful “living room couch” orbitals.
[Caption below the panel:]
The Pauli Sexclusion Principle