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| date = January 6, 2012 | | date = January 6, 2012 | ||
| title = 1000 Comics | | title = 1000 Comics | ||
− | | image = 1000 comics | + | | image = 1000 comics.png |
+ | | imagesize = 800px | ||
| titletext = Thank you for making me feel less alone. | | titletext = Thank you for making me feel less alone. | ||
}} | }} | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This comic is the 1000th comic shown on xkcd containing 1000 characters from previous comics arranged in the shape of the number "1000". [[Megan]] is clearly excited as she screams " | + | This comic is the 1000th comic shown on xkcd, including [[404: Not Found]], containing 1000 characters from previous comics arranged in the shape of the number "1000". [[Megan]] is clearly excited as she screams "Wooooo!", but [[Cueball]], in true nerd fashion, thinks in base 2, saying that there are "just 24 to go until a big round-number milestone". The joke is that during programming, base two is used more often than base 10, making milestones be powers of two rather than powers of 10. Where 1000 is a round number in base 10 (10<sup>3</sup>), 1024 is a round number in base 2 (2<sup>10</sup>). |
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===Connect the Dots=== | ===Connect the Dots=== | ||
− | There is a | + | There is a connect the dots puzzle hidden within the comic. However, rather than using the conventional decimal system numbering which would start with 1 and count up, 2, 3, 4, 5, ... This connect the dots puzzle starts with 0 as a programmer would do and counts up in binary numerical order - 0,1,10,11,100,101,110,111,1000,1001 and back to 0. The revealed image forms the shape of a heart. This fits well with the title text where feeling less alone can equate to feeling loved. |
[[File:1000 comics binary.png]] | [[File:1000 comics binary.png]] | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[1000 characters, numerous of which have appeared previously in other comics, are arranged to create the number "1000". Two more people stand in the foreground commenting on the formation | + | :[1000 characters, numerous of which have appeared previously in other comics, are arranged to create the number "1000". Two more people stand in the foreground commenting on the formation] |
− | + | :Megan: ''WOOOO!'' | |
− | :Megan: '' | ||
:Cueball: Wow—Just 24 to go until a big round-number milestone! | :Cueball: Wow—Just 24 to go until a big round-number milestone! | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Large drawings]] | [[Category:Large drawings]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
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