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<p>Philipp: /* Explanation */</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 1558<br /> | date = July 31, 2015<br /> | title = Vet<br /> | image = vet.png<br /> | titletext = It's probably for the best. Since Roombas are native to North America, it's illegal for Americans to keep them in their houses under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> Roomba is a brand of domestic cleaning robots manufactured by the company iRobot. The robots are designed to automatically vacuum floors. Although these robots are controlled by a quite simple software without any artificial intelligence, some owners tend to humanize them like pets.<br /> <br /> There are several other comics related to a Roomba:<br /> * [[413: New Pet]]<br /> * [[908: The Cloud]]<br /> * [[1183: Rose Petals]]<br /> * [[506: Theft of the Magi]]<br /> * [[1193: Externalities]]<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Megan arrives with a pet box, Cueball is a pet doctor, one more client waiting in line.]<br /> :Megan: There's something wrong with my dog. He keeps crawling around eating dirt.<br /> :[Cueball holds content of Megan's pet box, a roomba. Cueball discusses with Megan.]<br /> :Cueball: This is a roomba.<br /> :Megan: Well, he's a mix. Probably some roomba in there.<br /> :[The roomba lies on the table, Cueball discusses with Megan.]<br /> :Cueball: A roomba is not a pet.<br /> :Megan: You're right. It's wrong to keep a beautiful creature like this in a house.<br /> :[Megan is outside in front of a tree, rommba is driving towards that tree, away from Megan.]<br /> :Megan: Go! Be free!<br /> :Roomba: WHIRRR<br /> {{incomplete transcript}}<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}</div>

Philipp https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1558:_Vet&diff=98843 2015-07-31T11:40:37Z

<p>Philipp: </p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 1558<br /> | date = July 31, 2015<br /> | title = Vet<br /> | image = vet.png<br /> | titletext = It's probably for the best. Since Roombas are native to North America, it's illegal for Americans to keep them in their houses under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> Roomba is a brand of cleaning robots manufactured by the company iRobot. The robots are designed to automatically vacuum floors in domestic environments. Although these robots are controlled by a quite simple software without any artificial intelligence, some owners tend to humanize them like pets.<br /> <br /> There are several other comics related to a Roomba:<br /> * [[413: New Pet]]<br /> * [[908: The Cloud]]<br /> * [[1183: Rose Petals]]<br /> * [[506: Theft of the Magi]]<br /> * [[1193: Externalities]]<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Megan arrives with a pet box, Cueball is a pet doctor, one more client waiting in line.]<br /> :Megan: There's something wrong with my dog. He keeps crawling around eating dirt.<br /> :[Cueball holds content of Megan's pet box, a roomba. Cueball discusses with Megan.]<br /> :Cueball: This is a roomba.<br /> :Megan: Well, he's a mix. Probably some roomba in there.<br /> :[The roomba lies on the table, Cueball discusses with Megan.]<br /> :Cueball: A roomba is not a pet.<br /> :Megan: You're right. It's wrong to keep a beautiful creature like this in a house.<br /> :[Megan is outside in front of a tree, rommba is driving towards that tree, away from Megan.]<br /> :Megan: Go! Be free!<br /> :Roomba: WHIRRR<br /> {{incomplete transcript}}<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}</div>

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