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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | [[Cueball]] and [[Megan]] are getting ready to ride an array of mini-conveyor belts, each going at a speed multiple of the first | + | [[Cueball]] and [[Megan]] are getting ready to ride an array of mini-conveyor belts, each going at a speed multiple of the first one's. Assuming they both take the one in front of them, each conveyor belt will speed them up a little bit more (with little effort on their part), ultimately reaching a point where they are going very fast and are close enough to able to high-five each other. |
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The title text may be a reference to a music video made by OK Go, "Here It Goes Again", in which the band jumps on and off of various treadmills in a similar fashion. | The title text may be a reference to a music video made by OK Go, "Here It Goes Again", in which the band jumps on and off of various treadmills in a similar fashion. | ||
− | + | A series of parallel accelerating conveyor belts is also a long distance travel mechanism used in Isaac Asimov's Robot Detective novels. | |
− | A series of parallel accelerating conveyor belts is also a long distance travel mechanism used | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Cueball and Megan on the opposite far | + | :[Cueball and Megan on the opposite far end of a bidirectional moving sidewalk.] |
:Cueball: Ready? | :Cueball: Ready? | ||
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:Megan: Ready. | :Megan: Ready. | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] |