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<p>Aron: /* Explanation */ Added more specific language at the end of the first paragraph and a further explanation at the end of the second.</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 1123<br /> | date = October 19, 2012<br /> | title = The Universal Label<br /> | image = the universal label.png<br /> | imagesize = <br /> | titletext = Works for any grocery or non-grocery. Even thyme is just H and time.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> All matter in the universe was created through nuclear fusion of hydrogen atoms over billions of years. In many countries, food products must have their ingredients displayed somewhere on their packaging. Because all matter was originally created from hydrogen over time, the ingredients of any item (food or otherwise) can technically be described fully as only including hydrogen and time.<br /> <br /> The title text is a pun on the words thyme (an herb) and time, as the two words are homophones. Also, the H is the chemical symbol for hydrogen. Of course, the word &quot;thyme&quot; can also be made by adding the letter &quot;h&quot; to the letters &quot;tyme&quot;.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :'''Ingredients:'''<br /> :Hydrogen, Time<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}} <br /> &lt;!-- Include any categories below this line--&gt;</div>

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