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| number = 1235 | | number = 1235 | ||
| date = July 8, 2013 | | date = July 8, 2013 | ||
− | | title = Settled | + | | title = Settled. |
| image = settled.png | | image = settled.png | ||
| titletext = Well, we've really only settled the question of ghosts that emit or reflect visible light. Or move objects around. Or make any kind of sound. But that covers all the ones that appear in Ghostbusters, so I think we're good. | | titletext = Well, we've really only settled the question of ghosts that emit or reflect visible light. Or move objects around. Or make any kind of sound. But that covers all the ones that appear in Ghostbusters, so I think we're good. | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
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+ | In this comic, there is a timeline {{w|chart}} describing the percentage of people in the United States that have a {{w|camera}} at every moment. | ||
+ | [[Randall Munroe|Randall]] refers to the fact that today most people carry around cameras or camera-available devices such as {{w|Digital_camera|digital cameras}} or {{w|Smartphone|smartphones}}. | ||
− | The chart shows that after the | + | The chart shows that after the 80's the percentage increases every year, almost reaching 100% by 2013. The text below the image states that "''We have conclusively settled the questions of {{w|Flying_saucer|flying saucers}}, lake monsters [(such as {{w|Loch_Ness_Monster|the Loch Ness Monster}})], {{w|Ghost|ghosts}} and {{w|Bigfoot}}''", insinuating that because almost everyone carries a camera, those entities must have been seen and photographed by now (if they exist) or questions about them should be answered by now (if there are). Note that the comic does not say the entities exist or not, only that most questions should be answered given the high amount of image-capturing devices people carry. |
− | The title text declares | + | The title text declares an exception in the case of ghosts, by saying that questions should be answered about only those capturable by a camera (those visible, audible or that perform any kind of {{w|telekinesis}}). The title text also makes a joke about the ghosts of ''{{w|Ghostbusters}}'', a popular film that featured highly visible and noisy ghosts often made of a slime substance. If such ghosts existed, recording them would be very easy. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | + | '''Settled''' | |
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− | + | A timeline chart shows years in the x-axis starting from before 1980 until 2013. | |
− | + | The chart line describes the increasing in percentage of people carrying around Cameras. | |
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− | + | In the last few years, with very little fanfare, we've conclusively settled the questions of flying saucers, lake monsters and Bigfoot. | |
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics with color]] | [[Category:Comics with color]] | ||
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