Editing 106: Wright Brothers

{{comic
| number    = 106
| date      = May 24, 2006
| title     = Wright Brothers
| image     = wright_brothers.png
| imagesize = 
| titletext = I'm not sure if this is actually true.
}}

==Explanation==
Onward to the comic. [[Cueball]] states by switching sides during a debate (which, maybe, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Brothers Wright Brothers] did) you can reach a more balanced decision. [[Megan]] argues that this can be true for business decisions, but not for relational decisions. I tend to believe Megan, because women have entirely different aspects about these kinds of decisions from men. But, quoting frame 4, she is willing to give it a try. Then, Cueball denies his own case and thus disproving his own statement by locking the possibility. Which is superior in his man-being, but bad for the whole relationship.



The {{w|Wright brothers}} are Orville and Wilbur Wright who are credited with the invention of the {{w|airplane}} and who are credited with the first "controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight" in 1903, although it is not very important to know this for the comic to make sense, it is notable that they are two brothers who worked together resulting in a great technological breakthrough.

[[Cueball]]] suggests to [[Megan]] that the Wright Brothers would sometimes argue each other's point during debates in order to "encourage a more balanced debate" – presumably so both brothers would explore all of the arguments on both sides.
 
Megan is initially against the idea of treating emotionally-charged personal issues as if they were academic debates would not work. However, Cueball argues that it would force each person to consider the other's point of view.
 
However, when Megan then reconsiders, accepts his argument and appears to agree that they should try it, Cueball abruptly switches his position to thinking that it's a terrible idea.
 
The joke is that Megan agrees with him (he has convinced her that he is right), which should end the argument. However, he then employs his Wright Brothers suggestion and takes her (initial) position that the idea was bad. Thus, the two have switched their arguments and are no closer to ending the argument; except that Megan seems to have legitimately agreed, while Cueball appears to have done so arbitrarily to try out the Wright Brothers principle.

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 | title     = Wright Brothers
 | image     = wright_brothers.png
+| imagesize =
 | titletext = I'm not sure if this is actually true.
 }}
 ==Explanation==
-The {{w|Wright brothers}} are Orville and Wilbur Wright, who are credited with the invention of the {{w|airplane}} and  the first "controlled, powered, and sustained heavier-than-air human flight" in 1903.
+Onward to the comic. [[Cueball]] states by switching sides during a debate (which, maybe, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Brothers Wright Brothers] did) you can reach a more balanced decision. [[Megan]] argues that this can be true for business decisions, but not for relational decisions. I tend to believe Megan, because women have entirely different aspects about these kinds of decisions from men. But, quoting frame 4, she is willing to give it a try. Then, Cueball denies his own case and thus disproving his own statement by locking the possibility. Which is superior in his man-being, but bad for the whole relationship.
-[[Cueball]] mentions to [[Megan]] that the Wright Brothers would sometimes argue each other's point during debates in order to "encourage a more balanced debate" – presumably so both brothers would explore all of the arguments on both sides. Megan is initially against the idea, stating that treating emotionally-charged personal issues as if they were academic debates would not work. Cueball argues that it would force each person to consider the other's point of view. However, when Megan reconsiders, accepts his argument, and appears to agree that they should try it, Cueball abruptly switches his position to thinking that it's a terrible idea. The joke is that once Megan agrees with him, he employs his Wright Brothers suggestion and takes her initial position that the idea was bad. Thus, the two have switched their arguments and are now exploring the other sides. They may continue in this way to form a well balanced conclusion on the proposal or continually switch sides without ever concluding the argument.
-The title text suggests that [[Randall]] may either be misremembering the fact that the Wright brothers used this technique, or not be convinced that the source is reliable, but has decided to assume it is true just so that he could make the joke in this comic.
-==Transcript==
+The {{w|Wright brothers}} are Orville and Wilbur Wright who are credited with the invention of the {{w|airplane}} and who are credited with the first "controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight" in 1903, although it is not very important to know this for the comic to make sense, it is notable that they are two brothers who worked together resulting in a great technological breakthrough.
-:[Cueball and Megan are talking to each other.]
-:Cueball: I've heard that when the Wright brothers argued, they periodically switched sides in the debate to try to encourage a more balanced conclusion.
-:Cueball: We should try that in our relationship!
-:Megan: It's a neat idea, but I think treating personal issues like a debate will only engender hostility and hurt feelings.
+[[Cueball]]] suggests to [[Megan]] that the Wright Brothers would sometimes argue each other's point during debates in order to "encourage a more balanced debate" – presumably so both brothers would explore all of the arguments on both sides.
+Megan is initially against the idea of treating emotionally-charged personal issues as if they were academic debates would not work. However, Cueball argues that it would force each person to consider the other's point of view.
+However, when Megan then reconsiders, accepts his argument and appears to agree that they should try it, Cueball abruptly switches his position to thinking that it's a terrible idea.
+The joke is that Megan agrees with him (he has convinced her that he is right), which should end the argument. However, he then employs his Wright Brothers suggestion and takes her (initial) position that the idea was bad. Thus, the two have switched their arguments and are no closer to ending the argument; except that Megan seems to have legitimately agreed, while Cueball appears to have done so arbitrarily to try out the Wright Brothers principle.
-:Cueball: No, I think it would help, by forcing us to consider the other person's point of view.
+{{Comic discussion}}
-:Megan: Hmm, maybe you're right.
-:Cueball: Am not. It's a bad idea.
-{{comic discussion}}
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