Critical Mass
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"Critical Mass" is a science fiction short story featured in Arthur C. Clarke's humorous barroom-anecdote collection *Tales from the White Hart*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Critical Mass canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4805526 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Critical Mass Context triple: [Tales from the White Hart, containsStory, Critical Mass]
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A.
Deep Impact
Deep Impact is a 1998 science fiction disaster film about a comet threatening Earth, produced by the Zanuck/Brown Company and known for its ensemble cast and large-scale visual effects.
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B.
Fission
"Fission" is a prominent track from Ludwig Göransson’s score for the film *Oppenheimer*, known for its tense, evolving soundscape that underscores the movie’s central themes of scientific breakthrough and moral conflict.
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C.
Deadly Impact
Deadly Impact is a 2009 action-thriller film about an FBI agent confronting a ruthless terrorist, directed by special effects veteran Robert Kurtzman.
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D.
Bleeding Edge
Bleeding Edge is a 2013 postmodern detective novel by Thomas Pynchon that explores the intersection of technology, capitalism, and conspiracy in New York City around the time of the dot-com crash and 9/11.
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E.
The Overwhelming
The Overwhelming is an English rendering of the Arabic term "Al-Ghashiyah," referring to the all-encompassing event of the Day of Judgment described in the Qur'anic chapter Surah Al-Ghashiyah.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Critical Mass Target entity description: "Critical Mass" is a science fiction short story featured in Arthur C. Clarke's humorous barroom-anecdote collection *Tales from the White Hart*.
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A.
Deep Impact
Deep Impact is a 1998 science fiction disaster film about a comet threatening Earth, produced by the Zanuck/Brown Company and known for its ensemble cast and large-scale visual effects.
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B.
Fission
"Fission" is a prominent track from Ludwig Göransson’s score for the film *Oppenheimer*, known for its tense, evolving soundscape that underscores the movie’s central themes of scientific breakthrough and moral conflict.
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C.
Deadly Impact
Deadly Impact is a 2009 action-thriller film about an FBI agent confronting a ruthless terrorist, directed by special effects veteran Robert Kurtzman.
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D.
Bleeding Edge
Bleeding Edge is a 2013 postmodern detective novel by Thomas Pynchon that explores the intersection of technology, capitalism, and conspiracy in New York City around the time of the dot-com crash and 9/11.
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E.
The Overwhelming
The Overwhelming is an English rendering of the Arabic term "Al-Ghashiyah," referring to the all-encompassing event of the Day of Judgment described in the Qur'anic chapter Surah Al-Ghashiyah.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction short story
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Arthur C. Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionAuthor | Arthur C. Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Tales from the White Hart shared setting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | magazine ⓘ |
| frameLocation | White Hart pub NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
humorous fiction
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasFictionalStoryteller | Harry Purvis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitle | Critical Mass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | various Arthur C. Clarke short story anthologies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterPublicationForm | short story collection ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
anecdotal
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humorous ⓘ |
| narrativeFrame | barroom anecdote ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person frame with embedded tale ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| partOf | Tales from the White Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | White Hart stories ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| subjectMatter |
dangerous experiment
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scientists ⓘ |
| theme |
black comedy
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nuclear technology ⓘ scientific mishap ⓘ unintended consequences of science ⓘ |
| tone |
light-hearted
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satirical ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Critical Mass Description of subject: "Critical Mass" is a science fiction short story featured in Arthur C. Clarke's humorous barroom-anecdote collection *Tales from the White Hart*.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.