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815: Mu

2012-10-10T19:55:30Z

80.192.20.218: Adding explanation for horizontal axis

{{comic
| number = 815
| date = November 5, 2010
| title = Mu
| image = mu.png
| imagesize =
| titletext = As the CoKF approaches 0, productivity goes negative as you pull OTHER people into chair-spinning contests.
}}

==Explanation==
Desk chairs usually have the ability to turn, however, some chairs spin more easily than others. The horizontal axis ranges from very easy to spin (on the left), to very difficult to spin (on the right). The comic shows that if the chair is too difficult to turn, it is annoying, and impacts productivity. However, if it is too low, spinning one's chair becomes more fun than working.

The title text notes that if your chair spins too easily, you can actually hurt other people's productivity by spinning competitively.

==Transcript==
:A man spins in circles on a chair next to a desk. A graph of productivity vs Coefficient of friction of desk chair shows a curve that drops off very quickly as the coefficient of friction approaches zero, with the productivity becoming negative at low values. It plateaus in the middle of the graph, and then begins to drop less steeply as coefficient of friction increases above the optimal point.
:Man in chair: Wheeeeeeeee

{{comic discussion}}
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
[[Category:Comics with charts]]

815: Mu

2012-10-10T19:08:57Z

80.192.20.218: Fixing link

{{comic
| number = 815
| date = November 5, 2010
| title = Mu
| image = mu.png
| imagesize =
| titletext = As the CoKF approaches 0, productivity goes negative as you pull OTHER people into chair-spinning contests.
}}

==Explanation==
Desk chairs usually have the ability to turn, however, some chairs spin more easily than others. The comic shows that if the chair is too stiff, it is annoying, and impacts productivity. However, if it is too low, the employee may start to have fun spinning instead of working.

The title text notes that if your chair spins too easily, you can actually hurt other people's productivity by spinning competitively.

==Transcript==
:A man spins in circles on a chair next to a desk. A graph of productivity vs Coefficient of friction of desk chair shows a curve that drops off very quickly as the coefficient of friction approaches zero, with the productivity becoming negative at low values. It plateaus in the middle of the graph, and then begins to drop less steeply as coefficient of friction increases above the optimal point.
:Man in chair: Wheeeeeeeee

{{comic discussion}}
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
[[Category:Comics with charts]]

815: Mu

2012-10-10T19:07:56Z

80.192.20.218:

{{comic
| number = 815
| date = November 5, 2010
| title = Mu
| image = mu.png
| imagesize =
| titletext = As the CoKF approaches 0, productivity goes negative as you pull OTHER people into chair-spinning contests.
}}

==Explanation==
Desk chairs usually have the ability to turn, however, some chairs spin more easily than others. The comic shows that if the chair is too stiff, it is annoying, and impacts productivity. However, if it is too low, the employee may start to have fun spinning instead of working.

The title text notes that if your chair spins too easily, you can actually hurt other people's productivity by spinning competitively.

==Transcript==
:A man spins in circles on a chair next to a desk. A graph of productivity vs Coefficient of friction of desk chair shows a curve that drops off very quickly as the coefficient of friction approaches zero, with the productivity becoming negative at low values. It plateaus in the middle of the graph, and then begins to drop less steeply as coefficient of friction increases above the optimal point.
:Man in chair: Wheeeeeeeee

{{comic discussion}}
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
[[Category:Comics with Charts]]

815: Mu

2012-10-10T19:07:06Z

80.192.20.218: Created page with "{{comic | number = 815 | date = November 5, 2010 | title = Mu | image = mu.png | imagesize = | titletext = As the CoKF approaches 0, productivity goes negativ..."

{{comic
| number = 815
| date = November 5, 2010
| title = Mu
| image = mu.png
| imagesize =
| titletext = As the CoKF approaches 0, productivity goes negative as you pull OTHER people into chair-spinning contests.
}}

==Explanation==
Desk chairs usually have the ability to turn, however, some chairs spin more easily than others. The comic shows that if the chair is too stiff, it is annoying, and impacts productivity. However, if it is too low, the employee may start to have fun spinning instead of working.

The title text notes that if your chair spins too easily, you can actually hurt other people's productivity by spinning competitively.

==Transcript==
:A man spins in circles on a chair next to a desk. A graph of productivity vs Coefficient of friction of desk chair shows a curve that drops off very quickly as the coefficient of friction approaches zero, with the productivity becoming negative at low values. It plateaus in the middle of the graph, and then begins to drop less steeply as coefficient of friction increases above the optimal point.
:Man in chair: Wheeeeeeeee

{{comic discussion}}
[[Comics featuring Cueball]]
[[Comics with Charts]]