https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Cardboardmech&feedformat=atomexplain xkcd - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T00:39:14ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1827:_Survivorship_Bias&diff=1390801827: Survivorship Bias2017-04-21T05:37:16Z<p>Cardboardmech: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1827<br />
| date = April 21, 2017<br />
| title = Survivorship Bias<br />
| image = survivorship_bias.png<br />
| titletext = They say you can't argue with results, but what kind of defeatest attitude is that? If you stick with it, you can argue with ANYTHING.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Still incomplete.}}<br />
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This comic deals with {{w|survivorship bias}}. Survivorship bias, or survival bias, is the logical error of concentrating on the people or things that "survived" some process and inadvertently overlooking those that did not because of their lack of visibility. This can lead to false conclusions in several different ways. The survivors may be actual people, as in a medical study, or could be companies or research subjects or applicants for a job, or anything that must make it past some selection process to be considered further.<br />
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In this comic [[Hairy]] is giving a talk encouraging people to "never stop buying {{w|lottery}} tickets". This is an unwise investment plan for many reasons. To begin with, the chances of winning the lottery are mathematically very low. Every cash-prize lottery is designed in such a way as to rake in maximum profits from ticket sales while paying out only a relatively small dividend to a select few winners. Additionally, the advertised jackpot payout is often grossly inflated from what the winner will actually receive; most lotteries pressure winners into accepting around 25% of the listed prize, as the alternative is to receive the full prize over annual installments spanning over an unreasonably long period (usually over a decade). All in all, lotteries are very corrupt and will attempt to cheat you out of your cash at every turn, like almost all forms of gambling.<br />
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Survivorship bias applies in this situation since successful people are much more likely to have the money to conduct inspirational speeches{{citation needed}}. [[Randall]] says below that people should be informed about survivorship bias before hearing inspirational talks from successful people.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Please do not delete this tag until you have confirmed that this section is complete.}}<br />
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[Hairy is standing on a stage with five bags of money around him.]<br />
<br />
Hairy: Never stop buying lottery tickets, no matter what anyone tells you.<br />
<br />
Hairy: I failed again and again, but I never gave up. I took extra jobs and poured the money into tickets.<br />
<br />
Hairy: And here I am, proof that if you put in the time, it pays off!<br />
<br />
Every inspirational speech by someone successful should have to start with a disclaimer about survivorship bias.<br />
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{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1827:_Survivorship_Bias&diff=1390781827: Survivorship Bias2017-04-21T05:27:42Z<p>Cardboardmech: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1827<br />
| date = April 21, 2017<br />
| title = Survivorship Bias<br />
| image = survivorship_bias.png<br />
| titletext = They say you can't argue with results, but what kind of defeatest attitude is that? If you stick with it, you can argue with ANYTHING.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Still incomplete.}}<br />
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This comic deals with {{w|survivorship bias}}. Survivorship bias, or survival bias, is the logical error of concentrating on the people or things that "survived" some process and inadvertently overlooking those that did not because of their lack of visibility. This can lead to false conclusions in several different ways. The survivors may be actual people, as in a medical study, or could be companies or research subjects or applicants for a job, or anything that must make it past some selection process to be considered further.<br />
<br />
In this comic [[Hairy]] is giving a talk encouraging people to "never stop buying lottery tickets". The chances of winning the {{w|lottery}} are mathematically very low, so it is not a good investment to spend large amounts of money on lottery tickets. What Hairy is saying is actually very bad advice. Survivorship bias applies in this situation since successful people are much more likely to have the money to conduct inspirational sppeches{{citation needed}}. [[Randall]] says below that people should be informed about survivorship bias before hearing inspirational talks from successful people.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Is this good?.}}<br />
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[Hairy is standing on a stage with five bags of money around him.]<br />
<br />
Hairy: Never stop buying lottery tickets, no matter what anyone tells you.<br />
<br />
Hairy: I failed again and again, but I never gave up. I took extra jobs and poured the money into tickets.<br />
<br />
Hairy: And here I am, proof that if you put in the time, it pays off!<br />
<br />
Every inspirational speech by someone successful should have to start with a disclaimer about survivorship bias.<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1827:_Survivorship_Bias&diff=1390761827: Survivorship Bias2017-04-21T05:23:19Z<p>Cardboardmech: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1827<br />
| date = April 21, 2017<br />
| title = Survivorship Bias<br />
| image = survivorship_bias.png<br />
| titletext = They say you can't argue with results, but what kind of defeatest attitude is that? If you stick with it, you can argue with ANYTHING.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Still incomplete.}}<br />
<br />
This comic deals with {{w|survivorship bias}}. Survivorship bias, or survival bias, is the logical error of concentrating on the people or things that "survived" some process and inadvertently overlooking those that did not because of their lack of visibility. This can lead to false conclusions in several different ways. The survivors may be actual people, as in a medical study, or could be companies or research subjects or applicants for a job, or anything that must make it past some selection process to be considered further.<br />
<br />
In this comic [[Hairy]] is giving a talk encouraging people to "never stop buying lottery tickets". The chances of winning the {{w|lottery}} are mathematically very low, so it is not a good investment to spend large amounts of money on lottery tickets. What Hairy is saying is actually very bad advice. Survivorship bias applies in this situation since people who win the lottery are much more likely to be able to conduct talks.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Is this good?.}}<br />
<br />
[Hairy is standing on a stage with five bags of money around him.]<br />
<br />
Hairy: Never stop buying lottery tickets, no matter what anyone tells you.<br />
<br />
Hairy: I failed again and again, but I never gave up. I took extra jobs and poured the money into tickets.<br />
<br />
Hairy: And here I am, proof that if you put in the time, it pays off!<br />
<br />
Every inspirational speech by someone successful should have to start with a disclaimer about survivorship bias.<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1827:_Survivorship_Bias&diff=139075Talk:1827: Survivorship Bias2017-04-21T05:17:13Z<p>Cardboardmech: </p>
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Is "defeatest" a typo or a joke? I've never seen Randall make a typo before, but I also don't get the joke if there is one. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.2.184|162.158.2.184]] 04:28, 21 April 2017 (UTC)<br />
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:Definitely a typo. [[User:Cardboardmech|Cardboardmech]] ([[User talk:Cardboardmech|talk]]) 04:59, 21 April 2017 (UTC)<br />
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Transcript's kind of done. [[User:Cardboardmech|Cardboardmech]] ([[User talk:Cardboardmech|talk]]) 05:17, 21 April 2017 (UTC)</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1827:_Survivorship_Bias&diff=1390741827: Survivorship Bias2017-04-21T05:16:07Z<p>Cardboardmech: </p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1827<br />
| date = April 21, 2017<br />
| title = Survivorship Bias<br />
| image = survivorship_bias.png<br />
| titletext = They say you can't argue with results, but what kind of defeatest attitude is that? If you stick with it, you can argue with ANYTHING.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Still incomplete.}}<br />
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This comic deals with {{w|survivorship bias}}. Survivorship bias, or survival bias, is the logical error of concentrating on the people or things that "survived" some process and inadvertently overlooking those that did not because of their lack of visibility. This can lead to false conclusions in several different ways. The survivors may be actual people, as in a medical study, or could be companies or research subjects or applicants for a job, or anything that must make it past some selection process to be considered further.<br />
<br />
In this comic [[Hairy]] is giving a talk encouraging people to "never stop buying lottery tickets". The chances of winning the {{w|lottery}} are mathematically very low, so it is not a good investment to spend large amounts of money on lottery tickets. What Hairy is saying is actually very bad advice.<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Is this good?.}}<br />
<br />
[Hairy is standing on a stage with five bags of money around him.]<br />
<br />
Hairy: Never stop buying lottery tickets, no matter what anyone tells you.<br />
<br />
Hairy: I failed again and again, but I never gave up. I took extra jobs and poured the money into tickets.<br />
<br />
Hairy: And here I am, proof that if you put in the time, it pays off!<br />
<br />
Every inspirational speech by someone successful should have to start with a disclaimer about survivorship bias.<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1827:_Survivorship_Bias&diff=1390731827: Survivorship Bias2017-04-21T05:15:45Z<p>Cardboardmech: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1827<br />
| date = April 21, 2017<br />
| title = Survivorship Bias<br />
| image = survivorship_bias.png<br />
| titletext = They say you can't argue with results, but what kind of defeatest attitude is that? If you stick with it, you can argue with ANYTHING.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Still incomplete.}}<br />
<br />
This comic deals with {{w|survivorship bias}}. Survivorship bias, or survival bias, is the logical error of concentrating on the people or things that "survived" some process and inadvertently overlooking those that did not because of their lack of visibility. This can lead to false conclusions in several different ways. The survivors may be actual people, as in a medical study, or could be companies or research subjects or applicants for a job, or anything that must make it past some selection process to be considered further.<br />
<br />
In this comic [[Hairy]] is giving a talk encouraging people to "never stop buying lottery tickets". The chances of winning the {{w|lottery}} are mathematically very low, so it is not a good investment to spend large amounts of money on lottery tickets. What Hairy is saying is actually very bad advice.<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
<br />
[Hairy is standing on a stage with five bags of money around him.]<br />
<br />
Hairy: Never stop buying lottery tickets, no matter what anyone tells you.<br />
<br />
Hairy: I failed again and again, but I never gave up. I took extra jobs and poured the money into tickets.<br />
<br />
Hairy: And here I am, proof that if you put in the time, it pays off!<br />
<br />
Every inspirational speech by someone successful should have to start with a disclaimer about survivorship bias.<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1827:_Survivorship_Bias&diff=1390721827: Survivorship Bias2017-04-21T05:12:50Z<p>Cardboardmech: </p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1827<br />
| date = April 21, 2017<br />
| title = Survivorship Bias<br />
| image = survivorship_bias.png<br />
| titletext = They say you can't argue with results, but what kind of defeatest attitude is that? If you stick with it, you can argue with ANYTHING.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Still incomplete.}}<br />
<br />
This comic deals with {{w|survivorship bias}}. Survivorship bias, or survival bias, is the logical error of concentrating on the people or things that "survived" some process and inadvertently overlooking those that did not because of their lack of visibility. This can lead to false conclusions in several different ways. The survivors may be actual people, as in a medical study, or could be companies or research subjects or applicants for a job, or anything that must make it past some selection process to be considered further.<br />
<br />
In this comic [[Hairy]] is giving a talk encouraging people to "never stop buying lottery tickets". The chances of winning the {{w|lottery}} are mathematically very low, so it is not a good investment to spend large amounts of money on lottery tickets.<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
<br />
[Hairy is standing on a stage with five bags of money around him.]<br />
<br />
Hairy: Never stop buying lottery tickets, no matter what anyone tells you.<br />
<br />
Hairy: I failed again and again, but I never gave up. I took extra jobs and poured the money into tickets.<br />
<br />
Hairy: And here I am, proof that if you put in the time, it pays off!<br />
<br />
Every inspirational speech by someone successful should have to start with a disclaimer about survivorship bias.<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1827:_Survivorship_Bias&diff=1390711827: Survivorship Bias2017-04-21T05:11:51Z<p>Cardboardmech: /* Transcript */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1827<br />
| date = April 21, 2017<br />
| title = Survivorship Bias<br />
| image = survivorship_bias.png<br />
| titletext = They say you can't argue with results, but what kind of defeatest attitude is that? If you stick with it, you can argue with ANYTHING.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Still incomplete.}}<br />
<br />
This comic deals with {{w|survivorship bias}}. Survivorship bias, or survival bias, is the logical error of concentrating on the people or things that "survived" some process and inadvertently overlooking those that did not because of their lack of visibility. This can lead to false conclusions in several different ways. The survivors may be actual people, as in a medical study, or could be companies or research subjects or applicants for a job, or anything that must make it past some selection process to be considered further.<br />
<br />
In this comic [[Hairy]] is giving a talk encouraging people to "never stop buying lottery tickets". The chances of winning the {{w|lottery}} are mathematically very low, so it is not a good investment to spend large amounts of money on lottery tickets.<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
<br />
[Hairy is standing on a stage with five bags of money around him.]<br />
<br />
Hairy: Never stop buying lottery tickets, no matter what anyone tells you.<br />
<br />
Hairy: I failed again and again, but I never gave up. I took extra jobs and poured the money into tickets.<br />
<br />
Hairy: And here I am, proof that if you put in the time, it pays off!<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1827:_Survivorship_Bias&diff=1390701827: Survivorship Bias2017-04-21T05:11:06Z<p>Cardboardmech: /* Transcript */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1827<br />
| date = April 21, 2017<br />
| title = Survivorship Bias<br />
| image = survivorship_bias.png<br />
| titletext = They say you can't argue with results, but what kind of defeatest attitude is that? If you stick with it, you can argue with ANYTHING.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Still incomplete.}}<br />
<br />
This comic deals with {{w|survivorship bias}}. Survivorship bias, or survival bias, is the logical error of concentrating on the people or things that "survived" some process and inadvertently overlooking those that did not because of their lack of visibility. This can lead to false conclusions in several different ways. The survivors may be actual people, as in a medical study, or could be companies or research subjects or applicants for a job, or anything that must make it past some selection process to be considered further.<br />
<br />
In this comic [[Hairy]] is giving a talk encouraging people to "never stop buying lottery tickets". The chances of winning the {{w|lottery}} are mathematically very low, so it is not a good investment to spend large amounts of money on lottery tickets.<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
<br />
[Hairy is standing on a stage with five bags of money around him.]<br />
<br />
Hairy: Never stop buying lottery tickets, no matter what anyone tells you.<br />
<br />
Hairy: I failed again and again, but I never gave up. I took extra jobs and poured the money into tickets.<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1827:_Survivorship_Bias&diff=1390691827: Survivorship Bias2017-04-21T05:10:01Z<p>Cardboardmech: </p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1827<br />
| date = April 21, 2017<br />
| title = Survivorship Bias<br />
| image = survivorship_bias.png<br />
| titletext = They say you can't argue with results, but what kind of defeatest attitude is that? If you stick with it, you can argue with ANYTHING.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Still incomplete.}}<br />
<br />
This comic deals with {{w|survivorship bias}}. Survivorship bias, or survival bias, is the logical error of concentrating on the people or things that "survived" some process and inadvertently overlooking those that did not because of their lack of visibility. This can lead to false conclusions in several different ways. The survivors may be actual people, as in a medical study, or could be companies or research subjects or applicants for a job, or anything that must make it past some selection process to be considered further.<br />
<br />
In this comic [[Hairy]] is giving a talk encouraging people to "never stop buying lottery tickets". The chances of winning the {{w|lottery}} are mathematically very low, so it is not a good investment to spend large amounts of money on lottery tickets.<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
<br />
[Hairy is standing on a stage with five bags of money around him.]<br />
<br />
Hairy: Never stop buying lottery tickets, no matter what anyone tells you.<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1827:_Survivorship_Bias&diff=1390681827: Survivorship Bias2017-04-21T05:09:11Z<p>Cardboardmech: </p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1827<br />
| date = April 21, 2017<br />
| title = Survivorship Bias<br />
| image = survivorship_bias.png<br />
| titletext = They say you can't argue with results, but what kind of defeatest attitude is that? If you stick with it, you can argue with ANYTHING.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Still incomplete.}}<br />
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This comic deals with {{w|survivorship bias}}. Survivorship bias, or survival bias, is the logical error of concentrating on the people or things that "survived" some process and inadvertently overlooking those that did not because of their lack of visibility. This can lead to false conclusions in several different ways. The survivors may be actual people, as in a medical study, or could be companies or research subjects or applicants for a job, or anything that must make it past some selection process to be considered further.<br />
<br />
In this comic [[Hairy]] is giving a talk encouraging people to "never stop buying lottery tickets". The chances of winning the {{w|lottery}} are mathematically very low, so it is not a good investment to spend large amounts of money on lottery tickets.<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
<br />
[Hairy is standing on a stage with five bags of money around him.]<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1827:_Survivorship_Bias&diff=1390671827: Survivorship Bias2017-04-21T05:07:14Z<p>Cardboardmech: </p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1827<br />
| date = April 21, 2017<br />
| title = Survivorship Bias<br />
| image = survivorship_bias.png<br />
| titletext = They say you can't argue with results, but what kind of defeatest attitude is that? If you stick with it, you can argue with ANYTHING.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Still incomplete.}}<br />
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This comic deals with {{w|survivorship bias}}. Survivorship bias, or survival bias, is the logical error of concentrating on the people or things that "survived" some process and inadvertently overlooking those that did not because of their lack of visibility. This can lead to false conclusions in several different ways. The survivors may be actual people, as in a medical study, or could be companies or research subjects or applicants for a job, or anything that must make it past some selection process to be considered further.<br />
<br />
In this comic [[Hairy]] is giving a talk encouraging people to "never stop buying lottery tickets". The chances of winning the {{w|lottery}} are mathematically very low, so it is not a good investment to spend large amounts of money on lottery tickets.<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
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{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1827:_Survivorship_Bias&diff=1390661827: Survivorship Bias2017-04-21T05:05:39Z<p>Cardboardmech: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1827<br />
| date = April 21, 2017<br />
| title = Survivorship Bias<br />
| image = survivorship_bias.png<br />
| titletext = They say you can't argue with results, but what kind of defeatest attitude is that? If you stick with it, you can argue with ANYTHING.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
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This comic deals with {{w|survivorship bias}}. Survivorship bias, or survival bias, is the logical error of concentrating on the people or things that "survived" some process and inadvertently overlooking those that did not because of their lack of visibility. This can lead to false conclusions in several different ways. The survivors may be actual people, as in a medical study, or could be companies or research subjects or applicants for a job, or anything that must make it past some selection process to be considered further.<br />
<br />
In this comic [[Hairy]] is giving a talk encouraging people to "never stop buying lottery tickets". The chances of winning the {{w|lottery}} are mathematically very low, so it is not a good investment to spend large amounts of money on lottery tickets.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
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{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1827:_Survivorship_Bias&diff=1390651827: Survivorship Bias2017-04-21T05:02:32Z<p>Cardboardmech: </p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1827<br />
| date = April 21, 2017<br />
| title = Survivorship Bias<br />
| image = survivorship_bias.png<br />
| titletext = They say you can't argue with results, but what kind of defeatest attitude is that? If you stick with it, you can argue with ANYTHING.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
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This comic deals with {{w|survivorship bias}}. Survivorship bias, or survival bias, is the logical error of concentrating on the people or things that "survived" some process and inadvertently overlooking those that did not because of their lack of visibility. This can lead to false conclusions in several different ways. The survivors may be actual people, as in a medical study, or could be companies or research subjects or applicants for a job, or anything that must make it past some selection process to be considered further.<br />
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In this comic [[Hairy]] is giving a talk encouraging people to "never stop buying lottery tickets".<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
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{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1827:_Survivorship_Bias&diff=1390641827: Survivorship Bias2017-04-21T05:00:06Z<p>Cardboardmech: </p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1827<br />
| date = April 21, 2017<br />
| title = Survivorship Bias<br />
| image = survivorship_bias.png<br />
| titletext = They say you can't argue with results, but what kind of defeatest attitude is that? If you stick with it, you can argue with ANYTHING.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
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This comic deals with {{w|survivorship bias}}. Survivorship bias, or survival bias, is the logical error of concentrating on the people or things that "survived" some process and inadvertently overlooking those that did not because of their lack of visibility. This can lead to false conclusions in several different ways. The survivors may be actual people, as in a medical study, or could be companies or research subjects or applicants for a job, or anything that must make it past some selection process to be considered further.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
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{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1827:_Survivorship_Bias&diff=1390631827: Survivorship Bias2017-04-21T04:59:43Z<p>Cardboardmech: </p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1827<br />
| date = April 21, 2017<br />
| title = Survivorship Bias<br />
| image = survivorship_bias.png<br />
| titletext = They say you can't argue with results, but what kind of defeatest attitude is that? If you stick with it, you can argue with ANYTHING.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
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This comic deals with {{w|survivorship bias}}.<br />
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Is "defeatest" a typo or a joke? I've never seen Randall make a typo before, but I also don't get the joke if there is one. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.2.184|162.158.2.184]] 04:28, 21 April 2017 (UTC)<br />
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:Definitely a typo. [[User:Cardboardmech|Cardboardmech]] ([[User talk:Cardboardmech|talk]]) 04:59, 21 April 2017 (UTC)</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1827:_Survivorship_Bias&diff=1390611827: Survivorship Bias2017-04-21T04:56:46Z<p>Cardboardmech: </p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1827<br />
| date = April 21, 2017<br />
| title = Survivorship Bias<br />
| image = survivorship_bias.png<br />
| titletext = They say you can't argue with results, but what kind of defeatest attitude is that? If you stick with it, you can argue with ANYTHING.<br />
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{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=748:_Worst-Case_Scenario&diff=137977748: Worst-Case Scenario2017-03-28T07:22:57Z<p>Cardboardmech: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 748<br />
| date = June 2, 2010<br />
| title = Worst-Case Scenario<br />
| image = worst_case_scenario.png<br />
| titletext = To get serious analyses of hurricanes and oil slicks, see Jeff Masters' blog. To get serious discussions of worst-case scenario thinking, see Bruce Schneier's blog. To get enough Vitamin D, don't read any blogs and go outside instead.<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Explain the proposed firestorm in more detail.}}<br />
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This comic is a reference to the {{w|Deepwater Horizon}} oil spill that happened in the {{w|Gulf of Mexico}}. {{w|Top kill}} is a reference to a procedure used as a means of regaining control over an oil well that is experiencing an uncontrolled eruption of crude oil. {{w|Michael Bay}} is an American film director known for his over the top special effects and plots.<br />
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This comic is a commentary on the state of broadcast journalism and how they are always looking for speculation and voyeurism rather than facts. That they ask if Mr. Bay's proposed firestorm (one that would not actually happen, according to this [https://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/what-would-a-hurricane-do-to-the-deepwater-horizon-oil-spill blog])will have any effect on the then-upcoming congressional elections just serves to underline how little the journalists actually care about the damage that has actually been caused.<br />
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James Carville is a political commentator who was born and lives in Louisiana, and thus relates to media, politics, and Louisiana at once.<br />
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The title text has a reference to Jeff Masters, who is director of meteorology at Weather Underground and Bruce Schneier, who is a world-renowned security expert and has a [https://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/show.html/ blog] and several books. Vitamin D is a vitamin that the human body can synthesize with the aid of direct sunlight; the joke, "go outside", is Randall accusing us of all being shut-ins.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
:[Two reporters, Cueball and Ponytail, point microphones toward a scientist, Megan.]<br />
:Ponytail: Dr. Scientist! The "Top Kill" has failed! What's the worse-case scenario for the gulf?<br />
:Megan: The worst-case scenario is what's happening now.<br />
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:Ponytail, out of frame: Yes, but is there any way it could get worse?<br />
:Megan: Sure, but there are real disasters happening now, and you're substituting speculation and voyeurism for the investigative journalism we—<br />
:Ponytail: Screw this! Let's ask Michael Bay.<br />
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:[The reporters, now joined by a camerawoman, approach Michael Bay with their microphones.]<br />
:Michael Bay: The worst case? A hurricane tracks into the gulf, whipping the surface of the spill into a frothy mix of oil and air.<br />
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:[An alligator-filled conflagration atop a massive ocean wave approaches land.]<br />
:Michael Bay, narrating: As the storm surges through the bayous, sparking power lines ignite the fuel air mixture into a roiling, alligator-filled wall of flame.<br />
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:[A map of the gulf coast of Louisiana and southwest Mississippi is depicted with the current routes of the Mississippi and Atchafalaya Rivers highlighted. An arrow indicating a new primary flow of the Mississippi's waters into the Atchafalaya points toward southern Louisiana.]<br />
:Michael Bay, narrating: Plowing northward, the fire hurricane destroys the Old River Control Structure in Concordia, rerouting the Mississippi westward and sweeping Morgan City and the heart of cajun country out to sea.<br />
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:Michael Bay: James Carville emerges from the conflagration riding a burning alligator...<br />
:Ponytail, out of frame: Will this affect the midterm elections?<br />
:Michael Bay: ''Massively''.<br />
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[[Category:Comics featuring real people]]</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1816:_Mispronunciation&diff=1379761816: Mispronunciation2017-03-28T02:43:55Z<p>Cardboardmech: /* Explanation */</p>
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| number = 1816<br />
| date = March 27, 2017<br />
| title = Mispronunciation<br />
| image = mispronunciation.png<br />
| titletext = I pronounce epitome "EPPY-tome", but EpiPen "uh-PIE-pen".<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
This comic is a {{w|meta-joke}} where [[Cueball]] explains to [[White Hat]] which words he often spells or pronounces wrong. While describing the words he says he has trouble with, he manages to use the same words correctly in sentences both inside and outside of quote marks.<br />
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The word ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/misspell Misspell]'' is misspelled quite often (although not in this comic!). Misspell is quite commonly misspelled as ''mispell'' or ''miss-spell''. Some might argue that ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/misspelled misspelled]'' should always be misspelled intentionally and written ''mispelled'', so that its orthography reflects its meaning.<br />
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The word ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mispronunciation Mispronunciation]'' is often misspelled and mispronounced like "mispronounciation", with the middle part like "noun" instead of "nun". This is made even more confusing by the fact that the related word, "pronounce", does in fact have "noun" in the middle.<br />
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The punchline comes when Cueball tells that the epitome of mispronunciation is the the way Cueball pronounces ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/epitome epitome]''. This is also metahumor, as epitome refers to a very good or perfect example. Thus Cueball shows the epitome of mispronunciation when he incorrectly pronounces ''epitome''.<br />
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The title text explains Cueball's mispronunciation of epitome. It is supposed to be pronounced in four syllables, /ɪˈpɪtəmi/ (uh-PIH-tuh-mee), starting with a {{w|Schwa}}, then emphasis on the second syllable pronounced like "pit", and a long E on the fourth syllable pronounced like "me". Instead, he pronounces it /ˈɛpɪtoʊm/ (EPPY-tome), with emphasis on the first part pronounced like the beginning of "epic", and a silent E on the the second part pronounced like "tome". The mispronounced version is what a person unfamiliar with the word might reasonably guess, given other words with similar spelling like "epicenter", "epitaph", and "episode".<br />
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''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/EpiPen EpiPen]'' (a trademark for a type of {{w|Epinephrine autoinjector}}) is also brought up to further illustrate the inconsistency between spelling and pronunciation. This time the word is supposed to be pronounced with an emphasized "EPPY", but he (intentionally?) mispronounces it like "uh-PIE", possibly to match other proper nouns such as Epirus and Epione.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
:[White Hat and Cueball are walking.]<br />
:Cueball: I sometimes misspell "misspell" and "mispronunciation," and I mispronounce "mispronunciation,"<br />
:Cueball: But the epitome of mispronunciation is probably the way I pronounce "epitome."<br />
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[[Category:Language]]</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1809:_xkcd_Phone_5&diff=1370651809: xkcd Phone 52017-03-13T14:35:08Z<p>Cardboardmech: </p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1809<br />
| date = March 10, 2017<br />
| title = xkcd Phone 5<br />
| image = xkcd_phone_5.png<br />
| titletext = The phone will be collected by the toll operators and mailed back to you within 4-6 weeks.<br />
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This is the fifth entry in the ongoing [[:Category:xkcd Phones|xkcd Phone series]], and once again, the comic plays with many standard tech buzzwords and horribly misuses all of them, to create a phone that sounds impressive but self-evidently isn't to even the most ignorant customer. The previous comic in the series [[1707: xkcd Phone 4]] was released almost 8 months before this one.<br />
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The slogan beneath the phone, "We're trying to catch up to Apple but refuse to skip numbers", is a reference to inconsistent product numbering, such as {{w|Samsung}} releasing the {{w|Note 7}} after the {{w|Note 5}}, likely in an attempt to catch up to the numbering of either the {{w|iPhone}} or {{w|Galaxy S}} series, both of which were already at 7. Similarly, there was also no official ''iPhone 2''. But there is an [[xkcd Phone 2]] available. The trademark sign behind the word "numbers" probably indicates a reference to the {{w|Numbers (spreadsheet)|Apple spreadsheet app}} with the same name.<br />
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This phone seems to have a curved display. But the edges are curved down and not up, as they are on other curved phones.<br />
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The title text that says that the phone will be returned to you by the toll operators is a reference to E-ZPass partnership feature; see explanation in the table regarding that feature.<br />
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===Table of features===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Feature<br />
!Explanation<br />
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|'''Hook shot'''<br />
| In ''{{w|The Legend of Zelda}}'' the [http://zelda.gamepedia.com/Hookshot Hookshot] is a recurring weapon/tool. It is a machine consisting of a chain and hook. When used, the chain extends and sends the hook which is attached to it. It is used to bring items to {{w|Link (The Legend of Zelda)|Link}} or bring Link closer to a goal (''Link'' is the name shared by the main protagonists, each possessing the Spirit of the Hero). Likely a reference to new video game ''{{w|The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild}}'', which was released a week prior to this comic. In the comic the hook shot is shown as a small add on to the phones top.<br />
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|'''Bluetooth speaker'''<br />
| {{w|Bluetooth}} speakers are often used to play audio from a smartphone wirelessly, usually with more volume and better quality than the phone's small built-in speaker can provide. Embedding a bluetooth speaker into the phone would allow the phone to play audio from outside sources through its built-in speaker, which could be useful if no better speakers were available but would generally be avoided given the previously noted limitations of phone speakers. This is perhaps a jab at the current trend of playing music or Internet content audibly in public through the tiny, tinny speaker embedded in most phones. The Bluetooth speaker is located in the normal place for a phone's speaker.<br />
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|'''Stained-glass display'''<br />
| {{w|Stained glass}} is colored glass, traditionally used for decorative windows in buildings most often churches. It is generally much thicker and because of the color much less transparent, especially for some colors, than the glass types normally used for touch-screens, making the phone difficult to use as it would remove some of the colors shown on the screen below the glass. A typical feature noticed about the glass for real phones would be its strength, as in work phones for construction workers.<br />
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|'''Gallium chassis remains solid up to 85&deg;F'''<br />
| Many high-end electronic devices have chassis made of alloys of light metals such as {{w|magnesium}} or {{w|titanium}} rather than {{w|steel}} or {{w|plastic}}. Besides being lightweight and of superior quality and durability than ordinary sheet steel or cheap plastic, these are often perceived as bragging points by the users, boasting about 'rare' metal chassis.<br />
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{{w|Gallium}}, however, is an uncommon metal with a very low melting point of 85&nbsp;°F (or 29.8&nbsp;°C), making it one of only four pure metals (along with {{w|Mercury (element)|mercury}}, {{w|rubidium}} and {{w|caesium}}) that can be liquid around room temperature. Because the melting point is lower than the average {{w|human body temperature}} of 98.6&nbsp;°F (37&nbsp;°C) a gallium smartphone chassis would melt in the user's bare hand, assuming it hadn't already done so due to heat produced by its internal components. Even if the electronics had good heat management, cooling in smartphones is normally accomplished by distributing heat to the case, not exhausting it. <br />
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A similar real advertisement regarding the chassis would be that it was {{w|waterproof}} down to some depth (say 85 feet or 25 meters). See also the feature below regarding this.<br />
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|'''Soundproof'''<br />
| A {{w|Soundproof}} chassis could result in the unwanted effect that the speakers and microphone may not work as no sound may enter or leave the phones chassis. A more likely feature would be waterproof see above point.<br />
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|'''Can feel pain'''<br />
| Possibly a reference to {{w|intelligent personal assistant|intelligent personal assistants}} like {{w|Siri}}, {{w|Cortana (software)|Cortana}} or {{w|Amazon Alexa|Alexa}} gaining consciousness (see [[1807: Listening]] for the latter). Such {{w|artificial intelligence}} references is a [[:Category:Artificial Intelligence|recurring subject]] on xkcd. <br />
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This could mean that either the phone feels pain for damages inflicted upon it or it feels the user's pain level (regarding either physical and/or emotional pain). The meaning would quickly become apparent for the user if the chassis melts on contact with exposed skin leaving the phone with "open wounds". <br />
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This could be seen as a similar feature of the first xkcd phone, [[1363: xkcd Phone]], where the title text notices (among many other things) that the ''phone will drown'' if submerged in water. A similar thing is also mentioned for [[1549: XKCD Phone 3]]. That phone is ''waterproof but can drown''. Since this phone is soundproof but not waterproof, per the two points above, the drowning issue may still be relevant. The second phone, [[1465: xkcd Phone 2]], ''cries when lost'' a similar display of emotions/feelings. That phone also mentions waterproofing, but here it is only the interior, and although it is washable, it is only a one-time feature (like the fold-ability of this one; see two points below). Finally it also [[1707: xkcd Phone 4]] mentions that it is waterproof, but not between 30-50 m down...<br />
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|'''E-ZPass partnership: Phone can be dropped into coin basket to pay tolls'''<br />
|{{w|E-ZPass}} is an electronic toll collection system. The vehicle drives through the toll lane without stopping, and sensors detect the pass and deduct the appropriate amount from the user's account. The phone's integration with E-ZPass is absurd since the phone needs to be dropped into a coin basket to work. Not only would you have to stop in order to throw the phone into the coin basket, which defies the idea of E-ZPass, but you would also lose your phone.<br />
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In the '''title text''', however, it says that the phone will be returned by the toll operators and returned by mail within 4–6 weeks. So this slightly mitigates the problem of losing the phone, but there would be about a month where the phone could not be used.<br />
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|'''Foldable (once)'''<br />
|Almost anything long and slim can be "folded" by simply snapping it in half. But as it says, this can only be done once, because the phone cannot be unsnapped and will not work any more once it has been folded. <br />
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This is a reference to the [http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/samsung-foldable-smartphone-news/ rumors of the new Samsung Galaxy X] that is really foldable like a piece of rubber. See [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fro_CNjxYwM this video].<br />
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It could also refer to the fact that a version of iPhone had a weak spot that lead it to easily folding and breaking. And it could be a reference to {{w|Flip (form)|flip phones}}.<br />
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|'''Screen transfers images to skin'''<br />
| Transferring images to the skin sounds like either real {{w|tattoos}} or the water tattoos used by children or other kinds of {{w|temporary tattoos}}. Likely it should be understood that it would be possible to transfer the image displayed on the screen to your skin, hopefully when activating the feature rather than by accident, and, preferably, also not permanently. This may also be a reference to the experimental Cicret Bracelet's ability to project images onto your arm: [http://www.snopes.com/photos/technology/cicret.asp]<br />
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|'''Retina storage'''<br />
| This is a play on the name of Apple's prized "{{w|Retina Display}}". The joke may be in reference to Apple's possession of a trademark for the word "retina" in regards to computer equipment, which is made to seem absurd by the unusual use. It is not made clear whose retinas are meant to be stored. It could also be a reference to retinally implanted computers. The retina storage is a slot at the bottom of the phone right of the charging port.<br />
|-<br />
|'''Background task automatically catches and eats Pokémon'''<br />
| A reference to {{w|Pokémon Go}}, an augmented reality game where the goal is to go to specific locations and play a mini-game in order to catch virtual creatures called {{w|Pokémon}} (see [[1705: Pokémon Go]]). This phone apparently catches Pokémon automatically, similar to the external device {{w|Pokémon_Go#Pok.C3.A9mon_Go_Plus|Pokémon Go Plus}}. However, this feature also eats them, which is something that is not part of the game and wouldn't be desirable, as it is about collection and storing as many different Pokémon as possible. It could be a coincidence, but it seems funny that the label for this background feature is the only one that points at the back of the phone. <br />
|-<br />
|'''Supercuts partnership: Trims hair fed into charging port'''<br />
| {{w|Supercuts}} is an American hair salon chain that provides hair cuts and styling. The implication here is that the user can get a haircut by Supercuts by sticking hair into the charging slot. This is not only impractical and would only work for hair long enough to be fed into the port, but it would most likely result in a bad haircut. Also the slot would soon be filled with hair. The charging slot is otherwise placed in the normal spot and looks like a regular charging port.<br />
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This feature could actually be quite dangerous if the hair is not removed from the charging slot afterwards because the hair could melt or catch fire inside the phone. <br />
|-<br />
|'''Squelch knob'''<br />
|{{w|Squelch}} is a feature of two-way radios (CB, ham, etc) which quiets background noise when no signal is present. For a smartphone, perhaps this knob could control the "signal-to-noise" ratio of your Facebook feed or other social media platforms. It takes the place of the headphone jack, replacing the normal hole with a small knob.<br />
|-<br />
|'''IBM buckling-spring Home button'''<br />
|{{w|IBM}} {{w|Buckling spring|buckling-spring}} keyboards are favorites of geeks for the feeling of quality and auditory feedback (keys click loudly when pressed) they provide. Real smartphones' home buttons, typically located exactly as in this image, provide little to no such satisfaction when pressed.<br />
|-<br />
|'''Cot-caught merger switch'''<br />
| This is a reference to the {{w|cot–caught merger}}, a linguistic change happening among English speakers, particularly in some parts of North America and the British Isles, which causes caught (previously pronounced "kawt") to be pronounced the same as cot (pronounced "kot"). The switch is clearly visible on the side of the phone. A real feature physically similar to this is the slide switch on the iPhone and iPad, allowing the user to (un)lock the orientation of the screen or to (un)mute the device.<br />
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|'''60x optical zoom camera'''<br />
|A powerful optical {{w|zoom lens}} is usually a desirable feature for cameras. However, as shown in the comic, it results in very bulky lens. If 60× zoom should be achieved the lens needs to be as big as shown on the backside of the phone, and the whole idea of being able to carry the smartphone easily in a pocket would be defied.<br />
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For that reason, such lenses are never used in smartphones, although rarely some devices, like the {{w|Samsung Galaxy Camera}}, use a smaller lens with a similar design. But this is no longer a smartphone. <br />
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This feature would seem to be a jab at the variety of add-on devices, including close-up lenses, handles, and external flashes, that are currently in use to enhance the phone's ability to function like a camera (and the {{w|selfie stick}}). <br />
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Some phones might instead mention their {{w|digital zoom}} level instead. But that is not a popular feature among photo enthusiasts, as digital zooming gains no additional optical resolution. Users would actually be better off using the maximum optical zoom, and then enlarging their images with photo-editing software, which might offer better, but slower, algorithms (e.g. {{w|linear resampling}} versus {{w|Lanczos resampling}}). Likewise, (mobile phone) cameras are often advertised with their high number of {{w|megapixel}}s, while retaining their small {{w|image sensor size}}. As each individual sensor gets less light, it creates more {{w|image noise}}.<br />
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Randall has made several comics about cameras before; see for instance [[1719: Superzoom]] and other comics linked via this.<br />
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Contrast the [https://www.easy-macro.com EasyMacro] band - 10x zoom with little appreciable thickness.<br />
|-<br />
|'''LORAN navigation'''<br />
| {{w|LORAN}} (Long Range Navigation) was a precursor to modern {{W|Global Positioning System|GPS}} navigation, using land-based transmitters. Once developed for sea shipping, it is accurate to about 300 meters (1,000 feet). The joke, of course, is that all modern smartphones have integrated GPS navigation which is far more accurate. Due to the much lower frequencies involved, reception of LORAN signals though is much better in areas with obstructed view of the sky. However {{w|LORAN#Commercial_use.2C_decommissioning|LORAN has been decommissioned}} more or less completely since before 2000.<br />
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Incidentally, some receivers of the {{w|Decca Navigator System}} (which operates on a similar principle as LORAN) featured moving map displays, something we associate with modern GPS devices. <br />
|-<br />
|'''28-factor authentication'''<br />
| An {{w|Authentication#Factors and identity|authentication factor}} is a way of proving one's identity. There are [http://www.nikacp.com/images/10.1.1.200.3888.pdf 3 generally recognized forms]: something you know, something you have, and something you are. It can be a password, a fingerprint, a physical key, etc.... Secure applications may include two or more factors; a common example is the "PIN and chip" system used with credit cards, where you need both the card and secret code to authorize a transaction. Many online services now provide two-factor authentication to protect against password-based attacks. 28-factor authentication would likely be very secure in theory but also so impractical that it would be unusable.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
:[An image of a smartphone with a common optical camera lens attached on its back is shown. Over the entire length the case is slightly rounded. There are several features visible as bottom like features at the top and bottom of the front as well a microphone like slit at the top. A sliding switch is visible on the side, and at the bottom there is a knob, a connector port and a small slit. Clockwise starting from the top left all the labels read:]<br />
:Hook shot<br />
:Bluetooth speaker<br />
:Stained-glass display<br />
:Gallium chassis remains solid up to 85&deg;F<br />
:Soundproof<br />
:Can feel pain<br />
:E-ZPass partnership: Phone can be dropped into coin basket to pay tolls<br />
:Foldable (once)<br />
:Screen transfers images to skin<br />
:Retina storage<br />
:Background task automatically catches and eats Pokémon<br />
:Supercuts partnership: Trims hair fed into charging port<br />
:Squelch knob<br />
:IBM buckling-spring home button<br />
:Cot-caught merger switch<br />
:60x optical zoom camera<br />
:''LORAN'' navigation<br />
:28-factor authentication<br />
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:[Below the phone:]<br />
:Introducing<br />
:<big>The</big> <big><big>xkcd Phone 5</big></big><br />
:''We're trying to catch up to Apple but refuse to skip numbers<sup>®TM</sup>''<br />
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{{comic discussion}}<br />
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[[Category:xkcd Phones]]<br />
[[Category:Pokémon]]</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1799:_Bad_Map_Projection:_Time_Zones&diff=1353511799: Bad Map Projection: Time Zones2017-02-15T13:00:45Z<p>Cardboardmech: /* Errors */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1799<br />
| date = February 15, 2017<br />
| title = Bad Map Projection: Time Zones<br />
| image = bad_map_projection_time_zones.png<br />
| titletext = This is probably the first projection in cartographic history that can be criticized for its disproportionate focus on Finland, Mongolia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.<br />
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*A [http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/bad_map_projection_time_zones_2x.png double sized version] of this image can be found by clicking the image at xkcd.com - the comic's page can also be accessed by clicking on the comic number above.<br />
*Recent comics always have a larger (often the original) drawing using ''_2x'' added to the file name to indicate a different size. Modern browsers decide which resolution is shown. But at this comic the larger version is also clickable on the image. See much more details on this under the expanded explanation for the [[:Category:Large drawings|large drawings category]].<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|[[#Table of countries and their timezones|Table]] needs to be filled out for each country, both named and unnamed that are shown in the map with explanation of its timezone and why it looks as it does on the map. (Especially Russia, China and Greenland as well as those from title text needs explanation like that). Some of the info already given in the explanation could be moved to the table. Finally all labeled countries should be listed in the transcript as well.}}<br />
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This is the second comic in the series of [[:Category:Bad Map Projections|Bad Map Projections]]. The first was released just over a month before this one and was called [[1784: Bad Map Projection: Liquid Resize]].<br />
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Notably, "Liquid Resize" was #107, while this comic features #79, so either [[Randall]] has put them in a new arbitrary order or he is counting down from least to most terrible.<br />
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Conceptually, the series is a comment on the fact that there is no perfect way to draw a map of the world on a flat piece of paper. Each one will introduce a different type of distortion, and the best projection for a given situation is sometimes very disputed. Randall previously explored 12 different projections in [[977: Map Projections]], and expressed his disdain for some types he sees as less efficient but whose users feel superior. None of them are really good as any 2D map projection will always distort in a way the spherical reality, and a map projection that is useful for one aspect (like navigation, geographical shapes and masses visualization, etc.) will not be so for all the others. Local maps of smaller areas can be quite accurate, but the idea of both these map projection comics is to map the entire globe on a flat surface.<br />
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Randall, being Randall, runs with the idea. Has made yet another map projection that is not only inaccurate, but utterly unusable, though less so than the previous one.<br />
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This comic shows a {{w|Map projection|map projection}} in which countries are placed according to the {{w|Time zone|time zones}} that they fall under. Based on the way the Sun shines on the Earth, these time zones, which are based on the sun's position in the sky, would best be divided by roughly longitudinal (North-to-South Pole) lines.<br />
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However, this is not the case in practice, as the defined time zones tend to have very jagged boundaries. Since [[Randall]] knows he cannot fix the boundaries of the time zones, he instead "fixes" the world by making a map appear to match up with the time zone system. This results in bizarre distortions such as the large, gum-like strands of Greenland and enormous gulfs in parts of northern Russia.<br />
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The effect of this map is "punish" large countries with a single time zone - for instance, China, which uses UTC+8 across the whole country - and countries that share large time zones - for instance, almost all of Europe is packed into the Central European UTC+1 zone - by shrinking these down. Conversely, countries that span multiple time zones are stretched out - for example, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as pointed out in the alt-text - as are those that belong to very small time zones - Finland and the Baltic states look huge because they are the only countries using the UTC+2 Eastern Europe time.<br />
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Other map projections distort countries this way as well, but based on their actual physical location as opposed to their position on imaginary time zones. The {{w|Mercator projection}} is infamous for distorting Greenland in this way, to the point that it appears to be larger than Africa despite being nowhere near the same size. <br />
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The title text lampoons the fact that the same phenomenon occurs on Randall's bad map projection, but for countries that do not tend to experience this on typical projections. Several smaller countries such as Finland, Mongolia, and the DRC, appear much larger than their actual size due to being stretched across time zone boundaries.<br />
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See the [[#Table of countries and their timezones|table]] below for lots more information on the comic, but here are some further details.<br />
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Some countries look especially odd. Greenland gets some jutting out points - these are the towns of {{w|Danmarkshavn}} (UTC) and {{w|Ittoqqortoormiit}} (UTC-1), which use different time zones to the rest of the island - while Russia gets big holes in it in places where there is a 2 hour time zone difference between states. For instance, in reality {{w|Komi}} and {{w|Khanty-Mansi}} touch each other. However, Komi uses Moscow time (UTC+3) and Khanty-Mansi uses Yekaterinburg Time (UTC+5). There is no state between them using UTC+4, so Randall draws a big gap in northern Russia here.<br />
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The map is imperfect since it doesn't allow for half-hour time zones (India, for instance, is on UTC+5.5). Instead, countries that use fractional time zones are shifted so they straddle the two time zones, and are then marked with an asterisk (*). There's also no mention of daylight savings - all countries shown are given the base winter time. Depending on the time of year, countries will shift around - around June, many northern hemisphere countries will move east, while some southern hemisphere countries will move east around December. Randall attempts to preserve adjacencies where possible - for instance, Chad and Sudan are neighbors even though Chad uses West Africa Time (UTC+1) and Sudan uses East Africa Time (UTC+3). Randall draws an extremely thin strand connecting the countries though Central/South Africa Time (UTC+2), even though no part of Chad or Sudan uses this time. Similarly, a thin strand of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan is shown projecting into the UTC+4 time zone in order to separate Russia and Iran, which do not really share a border.<br />
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Australia has most of these peculiar timezone as there is a section in the center of Australia with half hour time zone, so it's marked with the *, but it is not the entire country, so the * is not behind the name as it is for instance with India. also the only extra detail mentioned in the map is for Australia. It is the {{w|UTC%2B08:45|UTC+8:45}} time zone that are listed. It is used only by 5 roadhouses in South Australia and Western Australia covering a population of only a few hundred people.<br />
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There are several labeling errors in the map. See [[#Errors|below]].<br />
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==Table of countries and their timezones==<br />
*This table should include all countries not just those labeled.<br />
**Also continents should be mentioned as they are also more or less distorted not necessarily depending on the distortion of the countries within.<br />
*The labels used should be noted first, and the full country name (with wiki link) should be mentioned if abbreviations has been used in a bracket after.<br />
*Timezone(s) for the country should be listed.<br />
*Clear distortion shown in the image should be described<br />
*Explanation for that based on timezone as well as other interesting details can be noted.<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Country/Continent<br />
! Timezone(s)<br />
! Distortions<br />
! Explanation<br />
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| {{w|Europe}} (not labeled) || UTC+0 &ndash; UTC+3 || Compressed with the countries of central and western Europe pressed closer in east-west direction while eastern countries are stretched in all directions. ||<br />
Portugal is the only country in mainland Europe which uses UTC+0 &ndash; that's why it sticks out a bit towards the British Isles which use UTC+0 as well. Iceland is here, too.<br />
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Most of Europe uses UTC+1 but these countries in reality spread over a much larger area than just one zone. This is why central and western countries are so compressed.<br />
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The eastern countries (except Belarus and the European part of Russia but not the Kaliningrad enclave) use UTC+2. These are: Finland, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania and Greece. In reality, they occupy a smaller area on the map, but on Randall's map they are stretched to fill the UTC+2 zone strip.<br />
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Belarus, most of the European part of Russia and Crimea use UTC+3. See below for peculiarities regarding Russia and Ukraine.<br />
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Finland looks specifically distorted, partly because in reality it borders with Norway on the north, and Norway uses UTC+1. On Randall's map Norway is compressed into UTC+1 strip and Finland suddenly got some coast on Barents Sea. Poland (abbreviated ''POL.'' on the map) and Belarus (''BEL'') have common border but differ by two time zones, Poland uses UTC+1 but Belarus uses UTC+3 (Moscow time). Therefore on the map they have protruding 'tongues', touching one another, squeezed between Lithuania and Latvia on the north and Ukraine on the south. <br />
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Randall got Turkey a bit wrong, however: its European part is stretched into UTC+2 zone, but in reality Turkey uses UTC+3 on its whole territory.<br />
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| {{w|Greenland}}|| UTC-4 &ndash; UTC+0 || Two landmasses strechted from the rest of the country || Greenland stretches from UTC-4 to UTC+0 with most of the country being UTC-3. UTC-4 is only applicable to Thule Air Base in the southern part of the Hayes-Peninsula, UTC-1 and UTC+0 is used in smaller areas on the east coast of Greenland. Even though UTC-2 is not used in Greenland at all, the country is depicted as a single landmass with two small strips of land connecting the UTC-1 and UTC+0 landmasses. These two strips should be considered infinitesimally thin but depicted to clarify the two areas are not separate islands but connected with the rest of Greenland.<br />
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| {{w|Iceland}} || UTC+0 || No shape distortions, but different location. || Iceland, even if it geographically lies mostly within the UTC-1 tome zone, uses UTC+0. It is therefore moved east on Randall's map.<br />
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| {{w|Russia}} || UTC+2 &ndash; UTC+12 || Three deep troughs almost cutting Russia into pieces, but not quite, also eastern parts stick out of proportion relative to Eastern Asian countries. ||<br />
Russia has {{w|Time_in_Russia|a peculiar}} usage of time zones, therefore it is the most distorted country on Randall's map. It covers eleven time zones but uses them very unevenly. Each of {{w|Federal subjects of Russia|federal subjects of Russia}} uses a specific time zone throughout its territory, but the assignments are somewhat arbitrary.<br />
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* UTC+2<br />
* UTC+3 <br />
* UTC+4<br />
* UTC+5<br />
* UTC+6<br />
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| UK ({{w|United Kingdom}}) || UTC+0 || None || The country is fully within the single time zone used for the country. UK defined the timezones so their time zone is by definition the one with UTC+0 (or GMT).<br />
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| {{w|Ukraine}} || UTC+2 (UTC+3 in disputed regions) || Crimea stretched from the rest of the country || Since the {{w|annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation}}, the peninsula has used Moscow time (UTC+3). The sovereignty of Crimea is disputed, but it is currently ''de facto'' controlled by Russia, and Randall colors it like Russia. Two breakaway provinces in the east, Donetsk and Luhansk, also use Moscow time. These are not shown.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|All the names on the countries}}<br />
:[This transcript will note everything readable from the 2x zoom version found by clicking the comic on xkcd.]<br />
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:[Caption at the top of the panel:]<br />
:Bad map projection #79:<br />
:<big>Time Zones</big><br />
:Where each country '''''should''''' be, based on its time zone(<small>s</small>)<br />
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:[Below the caption there is a map of the world divided and colored by political boundaries, with outlines around each continent in black and around each country in dark gray. Antarctica is not included. Bodies of water are white, and countries in pale shades of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. The map is clearly distorted, with Europa and Africa in the center, but not all continents or countries looks wrong. Africa, Australia and North America seems least distorted. But the bottom part of of South America is very slim, Greenland has two chewing gum like blobs stretched away from it to the right, Iceland is over the UK, and most of Europe has been compressed. Finland though is too large. In Africa especially Dem. Rep. the Congo has been enlarged. The worst distortion is in Asia, where especially Russia looks weird with three deep troughs down the length of the country and the end to the right seems to be much longer than usually. But also China is completely wrong as it has been compressed, Mongolia taking up most of its usual position.]<br />
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:[Most countries over a certain size have their name listed in a gray font. Small countries like Ireland and Haiti has their name listed because it can be noted in the oceans around them. Most other countries have the name inside the country, but if there is not enough room abbreviation are used like Germany which has Ger. noted. There are though several small countries in the middle of Europa which has no name, as there are simply not enough space for even an abbreviation. This is countries like Belgium, The Netherlands and Denmark a long the coast towards England (with not enough Ocean space either for the name) and the small central countries like Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg. There are also a few specialties mentioned when time zones are not divided in full hours, for instance a foot note regarding half hour time zones. Below all the mentioned countries will be listed starting from the left, going through each (political) continent from top left and down, and the same for each country in the continent:]<br />
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:[North America:]<br />
:Canada<br />
:United States<br />
:Mexico<br />
:Cuba<br />
:Haiti<br />
:Jam.<br />
:D.R<br />
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:[Central America:]<br />
:Gua.<br />
:Hon.<br />
:Nic.<br />
:CR.<br />
:Pan.<br />
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:[South America:]<br />
:Columbia<br />
:...<br />
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:Argentina<br />
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:[Europa:]<br />
:Greenland<br />
:Iceland<br />
:Ireland<br />
:UK<br />
:Norway<br />
:...<br />
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:<br />
:Bulgaria<br />
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:[Africa:]<br />
:W.S.<br />
:Algeria<br />
:Tunis<br />
:...<br />
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:<br />
:<br />
:South Africa<br />
:Madagascar<br />
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:[Asia:]<br />
:Russia<br />
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:<br />
:...<br />
:Iran*<br />
:Afghanistan*<br />
:...<br />
:<br />
:...<br />
:Russia<br />
:...<br />
:<br />
:...<br />
:India*<br />
:Nepal*<br />
:...<br />
:Bur*<br />
:...<br />
:<br />
:<br />
:...<br />
:China<br />
:N.K*<br />
:S.K.<br />
:Japan<br />
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:[Oceania:]<br />
:Malaysia<br />
:Indonesia<br />
:Philippines<br />
:Papua New Guinea<br />
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:[Australia. In the country there is a star * in the middle of it above the name:]<br />
:<nowiki>*</nowiki><br />
:Australia<br />
:New Zealand<br />
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:[Below Australia there is an arrow pointing to a pointing the south cost and below that a foot note for the stars * used above:]<br />
:UTC +8:45<br />
:(One small area)<br />
:<nowiki>*</nowiki>=Half-hour offset<br />
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===Errors===<br />
* Randall mixes up Morocco and Western Sahara (a disputed territory)<br />
* {{w|East Thrace}}, the European portion of Turkey, is shown in Eastern European time (UTC+2). Actually, like the rest of Turkey, it uses UTC+3<br />
* Suriname and French Guiana also have switched labels.<br />
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[[Category:Bad Map Projections]]</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1798:_Box_Plot&diff=135204Talk:1798: Box Plot2017-02-14T14:00:22Z<p>Cardboardmech: </p>
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No Valentine's comic this year? (Or could it be later this week?) [[Special:Contributions/162.158.154.163|162.158.154.163]] 16:27, 13 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
:Trump killed Valentine's Day for Randall. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.219|162.158.74.219]] 17:54, 13 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
::I would agree with that, but it could just as well be next comic. However, Randall doesn't usually make Valentines comics, so... --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 20:59, 13 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
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I thought this may also be similar to a bycicle pump because it doesn't explode it just enlarges. Wasn't there a comic similar to this where someone blows into a laptop power cord and it blows up like a balloon.[[User:XFez|XFez]] ([[User talk:XFez|talk]]) 18:54, 13 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
:Yes: https://xkcd.com/1395/ {{unsigned ip|108.162.216.100}}<br />
::Good call [[1395: Power Cord]] should be mentioned. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 21:01, 13 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
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I’m surprised this was Cueball, not Beret Guy. {{unsigned ip|108.162.216.100}}<br />
:It could be that inflating/manipulating data is not supernatural. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.154.163|162.158.154.163]] 19:37, 13 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
::Yes many people do this all the time, sadly. Often referenced in xkcd... --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 21:01, 13 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
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There's also a blasting machine in Floor, /735<br />
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Could whoever writes the transcripts, please keep them more concise? I am visually impaired and rely on transcripts to "get" the comics, but I find that detailed descriptions of how things are drawn make the joke harder, not easier, to understand. Most transcripts are great, with just the information needed to get it, but some are way too detailed—and this one is pushing it to the extreme. Does anyone really want to know the exact size of each box, or how many lines are drawn around Cueball's shoulders to indicate movement? I'd be much happier with something like "Cueball climbs on top of the second box and pushes the whisker as if it were a pump. The box inflates as if air had been pumped into it." I don't want to know precisely how this information is conveyed, I just want to laugh like you guys with a good joke without getting lost in details. That said, many many thanks to those who write the transcripts! Zetfr 23:11, 13 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
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:That is one very detailed transcript. [[User:Cardboardmech|Cardboardmech]] ([[User talk:Cardboardmech|talk]]) 14:00, 14 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
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Its not mentioned in the explanation (and i dont feel confident enough to add it), but these plots are occasionally referred to by statistical types as "dynamite plots" (as some statistical folk dont like them), which is what i believe the title text may be a reference to. --[[User:Takigama|Takigama]] ([[User talk:Takigama|talk]]) 02:08, 14 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
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Box plots also resemble candle stick plots that are widely used in stock trading charts. It could be a reference to inflated stock prices[[Special:Contributions/172.68.62.22|172.68.62.22]] 05:57, 14 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
: If so Cueball did a pretty bad job. The open, close, and low are all at the same value and the high is ''lower''. I think you’re reaching a bit too far with that. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.78.154|162.158.78.154]] 06:14, 14 February 2017 (UTC)</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1793:_Soda_Sugar_Comparisons&diff=134710Talk:1793: Soda Sugar Comparisons2017-02-03T04:27:35Z<p>Cardboardmech: </p>
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And that's why I don't really drink soda. [[User:Cardboardmech|Cardboardmech]] ([[User talk:Cardboardmech|talk]]) 06:30, 1 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
:...sadly, coke zero costs as much as normal coke, despite one having 0% sugar, and thus, give the body zero energy. No financial incentive to switch. :D --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.150.76|162.158.150.76]] 10:52, 1 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
:The problem is that juice (like orange-juice) has not that much less sugar – and if you drink not pure juice, it can has more. --[[User:DaB.|DaB.]] ([[User talk:DaB.|talk]]) 15:16, 1 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
:: That's why I drink diet coke. You stay slim and can find your children in the dark ;-) --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 20:10, 1 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
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Stellar work from [[User:Schroduck|Schroduck]] but can we get a better idea of the calories in a candy counter. We're looking at approx 3000 candy bars (a catering box holds 48 bars, is designed to be usable for display and about 2 bars wide) ballpark figures though so not adding the edit yet, but 3 tiers of boxes would be about right [[User:Luckykaa|Luckykaa]] ([[User talk:Luckykaa|talk]]) 09:26, 1 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
:Thanks! I did a bit of digging, and updated the data. It looks like it significantly overestimates the sugar (''if'' the display only holds chocolate/candy and not, say, sugar-free gum). [[User:Schroduck|Schroduck]] ([[User talk:Schroduck|talk]]) 11:56, 1 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
:: Maybe this is an English term? But I would have thought that a candy counter was for regular candy to fill in bags for instance and not only Mars bar type of candy if any such chocolate bars would be there at all?--[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 20:10, 1 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
::: Seeing as Randall refers to it as a "Convenience Store Counter", I understand it to mean a standard convenience store counter, LOL! Which would usually have one or two registers, depending on the size of the store. Which is to say, from the counter holding the registers down to the floor are boxes of every kind of chocolate bar they care to stock, plus gum and at times even said Creme Eggs. Bars such as Snickers, Mounds, Coffee Crisp, O Henry, Mr. Big, etc. etc. A counter this size would have to have every candy bar sold in North America, and some multiple times, in order to fill it. That said, it seems wrong to assume Mars bars. Not only do they have a more compact size - meaning more can fit - the only bar mentioned is Snickers, if any one bar is chosen it should be Snickers. - NiceGuy1 [[Special:Contributions/162.158.62.159|162.158.62.159]] 04:02, 3 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
::: This thing (though this one seems filled with gum): http://www.discountshelving.com/images/storetype/convenience/Gondola-Check-Out-Slanted-Shelves.jpg - NiceGuy1 [[Special:Contributions/162.158.62.159|162.158.62.159]] 04:06, 3 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
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One issue I have personally with these comparison are that it is easy to get huge numbers just by adding time. However, in this case, if you translate this into body fat it does make sense. Another tangent: Eating an orange is 9 grams of sugar according to google sources. 7 oranges per day is a lot of fruit. Throwing this out there for anyone to play with. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.80.214|141.101.80.214]] 11:07, 1 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
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The page mentions "Crème eggs." While this is a common autocorrect, Cadbury don't use this on their packaging. Confusingly, this appears to be the case in the USA as well, even though Hershey on its website uses it. Can someone find a citation to confirm or deny that this this is ever the correct spelling? Also, don't drink soda. Really. --[[Special:Contributions/141.101.107.18|141.101.107.18]] 13:21, 1 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
: You're referring to the accent, right? Even if Cadbury doesn't use the accent on the packaging (they don't, you're right), "Crème" is the correct spelling. This is a french word - the English would be "Cream", of course - and the french spelling includes the accent. Which is what makes it a frequent autocorrect, people will often skip the accent due to the difficulty of entering it, having the autocorrect provide it can be actually useful. (LOTS of french where I live, I see stuff like this a lot, LOL!). - NiceGuy1 [[Special:Contributions/162.158.62.159|162.158.62.159]] 04:02, 3 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
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I don't like how he compares the consumption of soda at a constant rate over a period of time to a grand total of candy. This could be reversed, e.g. eating 100ml of skittles a day for six months is the same as drinking 180 bottles of soda, to make it seem as though candy contains a lot of sugar in comparison to soda rather than vice versa. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.239|141.101.99.239]] 14:10, 1 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
:Yes, it's a real problem that these comparisons don't dig at the core of the problem - that carbohydrate-rich food is often junk food. You can store lots of fat for a long time, but not carbohydrates (the human stores are maxed out at +/- 1200 g for an adult male). So, apart from athletes, nobody manages to deplete these stores in the liver and the muscles. Nobody, apart from athletes, has therefore a genuine need for carbohydrate-rich food. Our consumption of carbohydrates is like refilling a car's gasoline tank even if it is 90% full.[[Special:Contributions/162.158.150.76|162.158.150.76]] 14:36, 1 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
::You forgot that the human body can convert sugar to fat quite easily. --[[User:DaB.|DaB.]] ([[User talk:DaB.|talk]]) 15:16, 1 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
:::...which is not a reason for sugar consumption. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.150.76|162.158.150.76]] 16:07, 1 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
::::"Reason for sugar consumption" is like needing a motive for a sexually-based crime. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.219|162.158.74.219]] 18:21, 1 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
:::::So you are saying that you do not need a motive before committing a sex crime! ;-p --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 20:04, 1 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
::::::''awaits increase in sex crimes'' [[User:Cardboardmech|Cardboardmech]] ([[User talk:Cardboardmech|talk]]) 04:26, 3 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
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I never would have thought of it like that. xD --[[User:JayRulesXKCD|'''JayRules''XKCD''' ]]<sup>[[User talk:JayRulesXKCD|what's up?]]</sup> 18:50, 2 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
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I know they don't sell Skittles in gallon-sized containers (as far as I know, anyway), but seeing that picture makes me want to try the gallon-Skittle challenge. I bet it would take about five minutes... Who's with me? [[User:Mathmannix|Mathmannix]] ([[User talk:Mathmannix|talk]]) 19:09, 2 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
:I'd bet you couldn't do it in five. [[User:Cardboardmech|Cardboardmech]] ([[User talk:Cardboardmech|talk]]) 04:26, 3 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
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That box at the right end of the candy counter probably contains waxed paper or bags for loose candy.<br />
[[User:The Dining Logician|The Dining Logician]] ([[User talk:The Dining Logician|talk]]) 21:05, 2 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
: I have NEVER seen a convenience store provide wax paper or candy bags, partially because I've never seen one sell loose candy, LOL! Only pre-packaged / wrapped chocolate bars, like the named Snickers or Mars bars. i've only seen such things in the rare candy store I've been in. - NiceGuy1 [[Special:Contributions/162.158.62.159|162.158.62.159]] 04:02, 3 February 2017 (UTC)</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1793:_Soda_Sugar_Comparisons&diff=134709Talk:1793: Soda Sugar Comparisons2017-02-03T04:26:57Z<p>Cardboardmech: </p>
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And that's why I don't really drink soda. [[User:Cardboardmech|Cardboardmech]] ([[User talk:Cardboardmech|talk]]) 06:30, 1 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
:...sadly, coke zero costs as much as normal coke, despite one having 0% sugar, and thus, give the body zero energy. No financial incentive to switch. :D --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.150.76|162.158.150.76]] 10:52, 1 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
:The problem is that juice (like orange-juice) has not that much less sugar – and if you drink not pure juice, it can has more. --[[User:DaB.|DaB.]] ([[User talk:DaB.|talk]]) 15:16, 1 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
:: That's why I drink diet coke. You stay slim and can find your children in the dark ;-) --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 20:10, 1 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
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Stellar work from [[User:Schroduck|Schroduck]] but can we get a better idea of the calories in a candy counter. We're looking at approx 3000 candy bars (a catering box holds 48 bars, is designed to be usable for display and about 2 bars wide) ballpark figures though so not adding the edit yet, but 3 tiers of boxes would be about right [[User:Luckykaa|Luckykaa]] ([[User talk:Luckykaa|talk]]) 09:26, 1 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
:Thanks! I did a bit of digging, and updated the data. It looks like it significantly overestimates the sugar (''if'' the display only holds chocolate/candy and not, say, sugar-free gum). [[User:Schroduck|Schroduck]] ([[User talk:Schroduck|talk]]) 11:56, 1 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
:: Maybe this is an English term? But I would have thought that a candy counter was for regular candy to fill in bags for instance and not only Mars bar type of candy if any such chocolate bars would be there at all?--[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 20:10, 1 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
::: Seeing as Randall refers to it as a "Convenience Store Counter", I understand it to mean a standard convenience store counter, LOL! Which would usually have one or two registers, depending on the size of the store. Which is to say, from the counter holding the registers down to the floor are boxes of every kind of chocolate bar they care to stock, plus gum and at times even said Creme Eggs. Bars such as Snickers, Mounds, Coffee Crisp, O Henry, Mr. Big, etc. etc. A counter this size would have to have every candy bar sold in North America, and some multiple times, in order to fill it. That said, it seems wrong to assume Mars bars. Not only do they have a more compact size - meaning more can fit - the only bar mentioned is Snickers, if any one bar is chosen it should be Snickers. - NiceGuy1 [[Special:Contributions/162.158.62.159|162.158.62.159]] 04:02, 3 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
::: This thing (though this one seems filled with gum): http://www.discountshelving.com/images/storetype/convenience/Gondola-Check-Out-Slanted-Shelves.jpg - NiceGuy1 [[Special:Contributions/162.158.62.159|162.158.62.159]] 04:06, 3 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
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One issue I have personally with these comparison are that it is easy to get huge numbers just by adding time. However, in this case, if you translate this into body fat it does make sense. Another tangent: Eating an orange is 9 grams of sugar according to google sources. 7 oranges per day is a lot of fruit. Throwing this out there for anyone to play with. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.80.214|141.101.80.214]] 11:07, 1 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
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The page mentions "Crème eggs." While this is a common autocorrect, Cadbury don't use this on their packaging. Confusingly, this appears to be the case in the USA as well, even though Hershey on its website uses it. Can someone find a citation to confirm or deny that this this is ever the correct spelling? Also, don't drink soda. Really. --[[Special:Contributions/141.101.107.18|141.101.107.18]] 13:21, 1 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
: You're referring to the accent, right? Even if Cadbury doesn't use the accent on the packaging (they don't, you're right), "Crème" is the correct spelling. This is a french word - the English would be "Cream", of course - and the french spelling includes the accent. Which is what makes it a frequent autocorrect, people will often skip the accent due to the difficulty of entering it, having the autocorrect provide it can be actually useful. (LOTS of french where I live, I see stuff like this a lot, LOL!). - NiceGuy1 [[Special:Contributions/162.158.62.159|162.158.62.159]] 04:02, 3 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
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I don't like how he compares the consumption of soda at a constant rate over a period of time to a grand total of candy. This could be reversed, e.g. eating 100ml of skittles a day for six months is the same as drinking 180 bottles of soda, to make it seem as though candy contains a lot of sugar in comparison to soda rather than vice versa. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.239|141.101.99.239]] 14:10, 1 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
:Yes, it's a real problem that these comparisons don't dig at the core of the problem - that carbohydrate-rich food is often junk food. You can store lots of fat for a long time, but not carbohydrates (the human stores are maxed out at +/- 1200 g for an adult male). So, apart from athletes, nobody manages to deplete these stores in the liver and the muscles. Nobody, apart from athletes, has therefore a genuine need for carbohydrate-rich food. Our consumption of carbohydrates is like refilling a car's gasoline tank even if it is 90% full.[[Special:Contributions/162.158.150.76|162.158.150.76]] 14:36, 1 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
::You forgot that the human body can convert sugar to fat quite easily. --[[User:DaB.|DaB.]] ([[User talk:DaB.|talk]]) 15:16, 1 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
:::...which is not a reason for sugar consumption. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.150.76|162.158.150.76]] 16:07, 1 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
::::"Reason for sugar consumption" is like needing a motive for a sexually-based crime. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.219|162.158.74.219]] 18:21, 1 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
:::::So you are saying that you do not need a motive before committing a sex crime! ;-p --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 20:04, 1 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
::::::''awaits increase in sex crimes'''' [[User:Cardboardmech|Cardboardmech]] ([[User talk:Cardboardmech|talk]]) 04:26, 3 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
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I never would have thought of it like that. xD --[[User:JayRulesXKCD|'''JayRules''XKCD''' ]]<sup>[[User talk:JayRulesXKCD|what's up?]]</sup> 18:50, 2 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
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I know they don't sell Skittles in gallon-sized containers (as far as I know, anyway), but seeing that picture makes me want to try the gallon-Skittle challenge. I bet it would take about five minutes... Who's with me? [[User:Mathmannix|Mathmannix]] ([[User talk:Mathmannix|talk]]) 19:09, 2 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
:I'd bet you couldn't do it in five. [[User:Cardboardmech|Cardboardmech]] ([[User talk:Cardboardmech|talk]]) 04:26, 3 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
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That box at the right end of the candy counter probably contains waxed paper or bags for loose candy.<br />
[[User:The Dining Logician|The Dining Logician]] ([[User talk:The Dining Logician|talk]]) 21:05, 2 February 2017 (UTC)<br />
: I have NEVER seen a convenience store provide wax paper or candy bags, partially because I've never seen one sell loose candy, LOL! Only pre-packaged / wrapped chocolate bars, like the named Snickers or Mars bars. i've only seen such things in the rare candy store I've been in. - NiceGuy1 [[Special:Contributions/162.158.62.159|162.158.62.159]] 04:02, 3 February 2017 (UTC)</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1793:_Soda_Sugar_Comparisons&diff=1346421793: Soda Sugar Comparisons2017-02-01T12:37:41Z<p>Cardboardmech: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1793<br />
| date = February 1, 2017<br />
| title = Soda Sugar Comparisons<br />
| image = soda_sugar_comparisons.png<br />
| titletext = The key is portion control, which is why I've switched to eating smaller cans of frosting instead of full bottles.<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
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In this comic, Randall compares soda's (American term for carbonated sweet {{w|Soft drink|soft drink}}) sugar content to some types of candy. The first two panels compare the sugar content of a 20 oz. (591 ml) bottle of soda to three {{w|Cadbury egg|Cadbury eggs}} and a {{w|Snickers bar}} the length of the bottle. Next, he compares one week's worth of soda to a bottle of {{w|Icing_(food)|cake frosting}}. Continuing the estimations, he states that one soda a day for six months will provide the same amount of sugar as four gallons of {{w|Skittles (confectionery)|Skittles}}. Finally, he compares three years' worth of daily sodas contains as much sugar as a {{w|Convenience store|convenience store's}} 20-foot (6.1m) long candy counter.<br />
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Below the title is a reference to [[1035: Cadbury Eggs]], which also compares soda's sugar content to Cadbury Eggs.<br />
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In the title text, it is stated that the key is portion control, which sounds normal until it is revealed that the portion control is actually for frosting instead of soda. Eating frosting out of cans is also referenced in the title text of [[418: Stove Ownership]].<br />
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Of interest in this case is that the American Heart Association recommends less than 20-36 grams per day for a sedentary lifestyle (7.5 to 9 MJ per day) [http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/circulationaha/120/11/1011.full.pdf source].<br />
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===Data===<br />
{| border =1 width=100% cellpadding=5 class="wikitable"<br />
! Number of 20-oz bottles !! Equivalent sugar content (Coca-Cola) !! Candy portion !! Approximate sugar content<br />
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| 1 || 65 grams || 3 (US) Crème Eggs<br/>1 9-inch Snickers bar (approx. equivalent to roughly 2 [https://www.snickers.com/nutritional-info standard Snickers bars]) || 60 grams<br/>54 grams<br />
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| 7 || 455 grams || 1 20-oz bottle frosting || 360 grams (assuming [http://calorielab.com/brands/betty-crocker-decorating-icing/106/2003516 Betty Crocker decorating icing])<br/>780 grams (assuming [http://calorielab.com/brands/betty-crocker-fluffy-white-frosting/106/2003671 Betty Crocker Fluffy White Frosting])<br />
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| 180 || 11,700 grams || 4 gallons of Skittles || 12,000 grams (assuming Skittles are molten/ground)<br/>8,500 grams (assuming [http://mathworld.wolfram.com/EllipsoidPacking.html realistic ellipsoid packing])<br />
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| 1095 || 71,175 grams || A 20-foot confectionary counter (the illustration shows four tiers of boxes) || 125,000 grams (assuming 4 tiers of full boxes of Mars bars [https://www.amazon.com/Mars-Bars-Case-of-48/dp/B000JPARZY 10 inches wide])<br />
|}<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
<div style="font-size:30px;">Soda Sugar Comparisons</div><br />
<small style="color:gray">See also xkcd.com/1035</small><br />
{|class="wikitable"<br />
|In terms of sugar, drinking this much soda...||...is equivalent to eating this:<br />
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|One 20<small>oz</small> soda bottle (<small>e.g. Coca Cola</small>) [There is a picture of a soda bottle.]|| 3 cadbury eggs... ...or a Snickers bar the length of the bottle. [There is an image of the eggs and bar. The bar is measured around its respective text.]<br />
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|One soda per day for a week [There are 7 soda bottles.]||One bottle of cake frosting [There is frosting being dumped out of the bottle.]<br />
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|One soda per day for six months [Soda bottle, and six calendar pages.]||Four gallons of Skittles [There are four milk jugs of Skittles, with a normal sized package and some more Skittles nearby.]<br />
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|One soda per day for three years [Soda bottle, and the years 2017, 2018, and 2019]||A convenience store's entire 20-foot candy counter [Picture of the counter, with three cashiers: Megan, Ponytail, and Cueball.]<br />
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]]</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1793:_Soda_Sugar_Comparisons&diff=134616Talk:1793: Soda Sugar Comparisons2017-02-01T06:30:02Z<p>Cardboardmech: </p>
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And that's why I don't really drink soda. [[User:Cardboardmech|Cardboardmech]] ([[User talk:Cardboardmech|talk]]) 06:30, 1 February 2017 (UTC)</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=418:_Stove_Ownership&diff=134615418: Stove Ownership2017-02-01T06:26:04Z<p>Cardboardmech: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number =418<br />
| date =May 2, 2008<br />
| title =Stove Ownership<br />
| image =stove_ownership.png<br />
| titletext =Although maybe it's just a phase, like freshman year of college when I realized I could just buy frosting in a can.<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
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This comic is a subtle statement on the epiphany many have when they reach adulthood and are on their own for the first time: No one will tell you what to do! Nobody will, however, stop you from making those poor decisions you were refrained from prior to that independence. Eating bacon whenever one wants is among them. <br />
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This line graph depicts [[Randall|Randall's]] health as a function of time after he gets to own a {{w|Kitchen stove|stove}} (or oven). The joke is that his health goes into an immediate deterioration the moment he realized that he could just cook bacon on his stove whenever he wants. When he says "he could cook bacon", he means he has both the will AND means, since the stove is now his own. Before the bacon revelation his health was actually improving - this may be explained because he was now cooking his own, healthy, food rather than getting pizza delivered or having other pre-made foods/junk food.<br />
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{{w|Icing_(food)|Frosting}} (or icing) is something you use to decorate cakes. Many children enjoy frosting so much that they eat it off the cake and leave the rest behind. Frosting in a can, as mentioned in a title text, is convenient because it is instant and not necessary to make from scratch. When Randall came to college he still had a very sweet tooth, so when he discovered frosting in a can, his health curve at the time also went into decline. However, that turned out to be a phase - he got over it - and he hopes it will be the same with cooking bacon.<br />
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There is now also similarly instant, pre-made bacon that can be eaten right out of the box, eliminating the need to put in any effort to prepare it. The sudden drop in health, obviously, is due to the fact that most bacon is pork belly fat and, while high in protein, its irresistible flavor cannot compare to its high fat and cholesterol content. In addition, porkless bacon made from turkey meat is also available in some places.<br />
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In the title text of [[1674: Adult]] it turned out that [[Cueball]] was not yet ready to go shopping by himself, even though he was an "adult" and ended up dying of over-consumption of {{w|AirHeads}}, very similar to the frosting in this comics title text.<br />
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Eating frosting out of the can was also referenced in the title text of [[1793: Soda Sugar Comparisons]].<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
:[A hand-drawn graph is shown.]<br />
:[On the y-axis:]<br />
:My overall health<br />
:[On the x-axis:]<br />
:Time<br />
:[The graph is generally steady rising through 3/4 of the x-axis, where it begins a steady decline. A stapled line marks the start of this decline. Below where the line crosses the x axis this decline is labeled:]<br />
:The day I realized I could cook bacon ''whenever I wanted''.<br />
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{{comic discussion}}<br />
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[[Category:Comics with color]]<br />
[[Category:Line graphs]]<br />
[[Category:Food]]</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1793:_Soda_Sugar_Comparisons&diff=1346141793: Soda Sugar Comparisons2017-02-01T06:25:10Z<p>Cardboardmech: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1793<br />
| date = February 1, 2017<br />
| title = Soda Sugar Comparisons<br />
| image = soda_sugar_comparisons.png<br />
| titletext = The key is portion control, which is why I've switched to eating smaller cans of frosting instead of full bottles.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
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In this comic, Randall compares soda's sugar content to some types of candy. The first two panels compare the sugar content of a 20 oz.(591 ml) bottle of soda to three {{w|Cadbury egg|Cadbury eggs}} and a {{w|Snickers bar}} the length of the bottle. Next, he compares one week's worth of soda to a bottle of {{w|Icing_(food)|cake frosting}}. Continuing the estimations, he states that one soda a day for six months will provide the same amount of sugar as four gallons of {{w|Skittles}}. Finally, he compares three years' worth of daily sodas contains as much sugar as a {{w|Convenience store|convenience store's}} 20-foot (6.096m) long candy counter.<br />
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Below the title is a reference to [[1035: Cadbury Eggs]], which also compares soda's sugar content to Cadbury Eggs.<br />
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In the title text, it is stated that the key is portion control, which sounds normal until it is revealed that the portion control is actually for frosting instead of soda. Eating frosting out of cans is alaso referenced in [[418: Stove Ownership]].<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
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{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1793:_Soda_Sugar_Comparisons&diff=1346131793: Soda Sugar Comparisons2017-02-01T06:23:30Z<p>Cardboardmech: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1793<br />
| date = February 1, 2017<br />
| title = Soda Sugar Comparisons<br />
| image = soda_sugar_comparisons.png<br />
| titletext = The key is portion control, which is why I've switched to eating smaller cans of frosting instead of full bottles.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Needs more words.}}<br />
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In this comic, Randall compares soda's sugar content to some types of candy. The first two panels compare the sugar content of a 20 oz.(591 ml) bottle of soda to three {{w|Cadbury egg|Cadbury eggs}} and a {{w|Snickers bar}} the length of the bottle. Next, he compares one week's worth of soda to a bottle of {{w|Icing_(food)|cake frosting}}. Continuing the estimations, he states that one soda a day for six months will provide the same amount of sugar as four gallons of {{w|Skittles}}. Finally, he compares three years' worth of daily sodas contains as much sugar as a {{w|Convenience store|convenience store's}} 20-foot (6.096m) long candy counter.<br />
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Below the title is a reference to [[1035: Cadbury Eggs]], which also compares soda's sugar content to Cadbury Eggs.<br />
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In the title text, it is stated that the key is portion control, which sounds normal until it is revealed that the portion control is actually for frosting instead of soda.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript}}<br />
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{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1793:_Soda_Sugar_Comparisons&diff=1346121793: Soda Sugar Comparisons2017-02-01T06:21:29Z<p>Cardboardmech: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1793<br />
| date = February 1, 2017<br />
| title = Soda Sugar Comparisons<br />
| image = soda_sugar_comparisons.png<br />
| titletext = The key is portion control, which is why I've switched to eating smaller cans of frosting instead of full bottles.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Needs more words.}}<br />
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In this comic, Randall compares soda's sugar content to some types of candy. The first two panels compare the sugar content of a 20 oz.(591 ml) bottle of soda to three {{w|Cadbury egg|Cadbury eggs}} and a {{w|Snickers bar}} the length of the bottle. Next, he compares one week's worth of soda to a bottle of {{w|Icing_(food)|cake frosting}}. Continuing the estimations, he states that one soda a day for six months will provide the same amount of sugar as four gallons of {{w|Skittles}}. Finally, he compares three years' worth of daily sodas contains as much sugar as a {{w|Convenience store|convenience store's}} 20-foot (6.096m) long candy counter.<br />
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Below the title is a reference to [[1035: Cadbury Eggs]], which also compares soda's sugar content to Cadbury Eggs.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
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{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1035:_Cadbury_Eggs&diff=1346111035: Cadbury Eggs2017-02-01T06:18:52Z<p>Cardboardmech: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1035<br />
| date = March 28, 2012<br />
| title = Cadbury Eggs<br />
| image = cadbury_eggs.png<br />
| titletext = When they moved production from New Zealand to the UK and switched from the runny white centers to the thick, frosting-like filling, it got way harder to cook them scrambled.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{w|Cadbury Creme Egg|Cadbury Eggs}} are a chocolate egg-shaped candy with a filling. They are supposed to replicate a real egg with a hard exterior and soft interior. However, unlike real eggs, the exterior is edible.<br />
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In this comic, [[Cueball]] is trying to say that sodas have way too much sugar to even be appealing as beverages, because they contain as much sugar as 2 or 3 Cadbury Eggs, and one Cadbury Egg alone makes him feel sick.<br />
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However, [[Megan]] interprets this in precisely the opposite way to what Cueball intended. Instead of comparing soda to Cadbury Eggs, she compares Cadbury Eggs to soda. If a [[1070|few]] Cadbury Eggs have the same amount of sugar as soda, Megan can eat as many as she wants year-round in place of soda, with no additional guilt. Cadbury Eggs are usually consumed around {{w|Easter}} — which is usually anywhere from late March to late April.<br />
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The title text mentions the closure of the {{w|Cadbury Creme Egg#Manufacture in New Zealand|manufacture in New Zealand}} in 2009 and the change of the filling from runny to thick as a consequence. The joke here is the comparison to real eggs, who can be cooked {{w|Scrambled_eggs|scrambled}}, the new thick filling is not liquid enough to be cooked in a pan, as was the old runny filling.<br />
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Cadbury Eggs and the high sugar content of soda are referenced again in [[1793: Soda Sugar Comparisons]].<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
:[Two Cadbury eggs, one in the foil, the other out of the foil and broken open to reveal the gooey center.]<br />
:A Cadbury egg has about 20g of sugar. (25, Outside the US) "One Cadbury Egg" is a nice unit of sugar content.<br />
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:[A can of soda with an equals sign and two eggs; a bottle of soda with an equals sign and three eggs.]<br />
:One 12oz. can of soda has about two Cadbury eggs worth of sugar. One 20oz. bottle has three.<br />
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:[Two unwrapped Cadbury eggs, with an arrow indicating they should be placed in a glass of water.]<br />
:One Cadbury egg is enough to make me feel kinda gross. Now when I see Coke or Snapple or Nestea or whatever, I imagine drinking a couple of dissolved Cadbury eggs.<br />
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:[Megan puts her hand to her chin in thought, Cueball has his arms out in exclamation.]<br />
:Megan: Wow. Huh. So the takeaway is... I can eat Cadbury eggs by the handful all season and feel no worse about it than I do about soda?<br />
:Cueball: That's not really— <br />
:Megan: This is ''awesome!''<br />
:Cueball: *sigh*<br />
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{{comic discussion}}<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br />
[[Category:Comics with color]]</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1793:_Soda_Sugar_Comparisons&diff=1346091793: Soda Sugar Comparisons2017-02-01T06:08:48Z<p>Cardboardmech: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1793<br />
| date = February 1, 2017<br />
| title = Soda Sugar Comparisons<br />
| image = soda_sugar_comparisons.png<br />
| titletext = The key is portion control, which is why I've switched to eating smaller cans of frosting instead of full bottles.<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
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In this comic, Randall compares soda's sugar content to some types of candy. Below the title is a reference to [[1035: Cadbury Eggs]]. The first two panels compare the sugar content of a 20 oz.(591 ml) bottle of soda to three {{w|Cadbury egg|Cadbury eggs}} and a {{w|Snickers bar}} the length of the bottle. Next, he compares one week's worth of soda to a bottle of {{w|Icing_(food)|cake frosting}}. Continuing the estimations, he states that one soda a day for six months will provide the same amount of sugar as four gallons of {{w|Skittles}}. Finally, he compares three years' worth of daily sodas contains as much sugar as a {{w|Convenience store|convenience store's}} 20-foot (6.096m) long candy counter.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript}}<br />
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{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1793:_Soda_Sugar_Comparisons&diff=1346081793: Soda Sugar Comparisons2017-02-01T06:04:39Z<p>Cardboardmech: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1793<br />
| date = February 1, 2017<br />
| title = Soda Sugar Comparisons<br />
| image = soda_sugar_comparisons.png<br />
| titletext = The key is portion control, which is why I've switched to eating smaller cans of frosting instead of full bottles.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Needs more words.}}<br />
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In this comic, Randall compares soda's sugar content to some types of candy. Below the title is a reference to [[1035: Cadbury Eggs]]. The first two panels compare the sugar content of a 20 oz.(591 ml) bottle of soda to three {{w|Cadbury egg|Cadbury eggs}} and a {{w|Snickers bar}} the length of the bottle. Next, he compares one week's worth of soda to a bottle of {{w|Icing_(food)|cake frosting}}. Continuing the estimations, he states that one soda a day for six months will provide the same amount of sugar as four gallons of {{w|Skittles}}.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript}}<br />
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{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1793:_Soda_Sugar_Comparisons&diff=1346061793: Soda Sugar Comparisons2017-02-01T06:00:06Z<p>Cardboardmech: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1793<br />
| date = February 1, 2017<br />
| title = Soda Sugar Comparisons<br />
| image = soda_sugar_comparisons.png<br />
| titletext = The key is portion control, which is why I've switched to eating smaller cans of frosting instead of full bottles.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Needs more words.}}<br />
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In this comic, Randall compares soda's sugar content to some types of candy. Below the title is a reference to comic 1035. The first two panels compare the sugar content of a 20 oz.(591 ml) bottle of soda to three {{w|Cadbury egg|Cadbury eggs}} and a {{w|Snickers bar}} the length of the bottle. Next, he compares one week's worth of daily bottles of soda to a bottle of {{w|Icing_(food)|cake frosting}}.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
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{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1793:_Soda_Sugar_Comparisons&diff=1346051793: Soda Sugar Comparisons2017-02-01T05:56:15Z<p>Cardboardmech: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1793<br />
| date = February 1, 2017<br />
| title = Soda Sugar Comparisons<br />
| image = soda_sugar_comparisons.png<br />
| titletext = The key is portion control, which is why I've switched to eating smaller cans of frosting instead of full bottles.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
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In this comic, Randall compares soda's sugar content to some types of candy. Below the title is a reference to comic 1035. The first two panels compare the sugar content of a 20 oz.(591 ml) bottle of soda to three {{w|Cadbury egg|Cadbury eggs}} and a {{w|Snickers bar}} the length of the bottle.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
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{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1793:_Soda_Sugar_Comparisons&diff=1346041793: Soda Sugar Comparisons2017-02-01T05:53:37Z<p>Cardboardmech: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1793<br />
| date = February 1, 2017<br />
| title = Soda Sugar Comparisons<br />
| image = soda_sugar_comparisons.png<br />
| titletext = The key is portion control, which is why I've switched to eating smaller cans of frosting instead of full bottles.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
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In this comic, Randall compares soda's sugar content to some types of candy. The first two panels compare the sugar content of a 20 oz.(591 ml) bottle of soda to three ({{w|Cadbury egg|Cadbury eggs}} and a {{w|Snickers bar}} the length of the bottle.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript}}<br />
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{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1793:_Soda_Sugar_Comparisons&diff=1346031793: Soda Sugar Comparisons2017-02-01T05:48:30Z<p>Cardboardmech: </p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1793<br />
| date = February 1, 2017<br />
| title = Soda Sugar Comparisons<br />
| image = soda_sugar_comparisons.png<br />
| titletext = The key is portion control, which is why I've switched to eating smaller cans of frosting instead of full bottles.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
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In this comic, Randall compares soda's sugar content to some types of candy.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript}}<br />
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{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1761:_Blame&diff=1311601761: Blame2016-11-18T05:33:31Z<p>Cardboardmech: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1761<br />
| date = November 18, 2016<br />
| title = Blame<br />
| image = blame.png<br />
| titletext = I bet if I yell at my scared friends I will feel better.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
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Cueball feels sad since bad things are happening. He then reasons that it must be someone's fault. After some thinking, he has an idea: He then blames his friends on Facebook.<br />
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This is probably a reference to people ranting on social media sites (like Facebook) about various things which are blamed on certain people (or sometimes everyone).<br />
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===Title text===<br />
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The title text refers to people venting, usually in all caps and with exclamation points. Usually users do this when they are mad. The (humorous) assumption here is that one will feel better after doing so. (which usually does not work very well).<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
:Cueball: I feel sad.<br />
:Bad things are happening.<br />
:They must be someone's fault.<br />
:But whose?<br />
:[A light bulb, indicating he has an idea]<br />
:My friends on Facebook.<br />
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{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1761:_Blame&diff=1311591761: Blame2016-11-18T05:30:30Z<p>Cardboardmech: /* Title text */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1761<br />
| date = November 18, 2016<br />
| title = Blame<br />
| image = blame.png<br />
| titletext = I bet if I yell at my scared friends I will feel better.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
<br />
Cueball feels sad since bad things are happening. He then reasons that it must be someone's fault. After some thinking, he has an idea: He blames his friends on Facebook.<br />
<br />
This is probably a reference to people ranting on social media sites (like Facebook).<br />
<br />
===Title text===<br />
<br />
The title text refers to people venting, usually in all caps and with exclamation points. Usually users do this when they are mad. The (humorous) assumption here is that one will feel better after doing so. (which usually does not work very well).<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
:Cueball: I feel sad.<br />
:Bad things are happening.<br />
:They must be someone's fault.<br />
:But whose?<br />
:[A light bulb, indicating he has an idea]<br />
:My friends on Facebook.<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1761:_Blame&diff=1311581761: Blame2016-11-18T05:30:05Z<p>Cardboardmech: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1761<br />
| date = November 18, 2016<br />
| title = Blame<br />
| image = blame.png<br />
| titletext = I bet if I yell at my scared friends I will feel better.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
<br />
Cueball feels sad since bad things are happening. He then reasons that it must be someone's fault. After some thinking, he has an idea: He blames his friends on Facebook.<br />
<br />
This is probably a reference to people ranting on social media sites (like Facebook).<br />
<br />
=Title text=<br />
<br />
The title text refers to people venting, usually in all caps and with exclamation points. Usually users do this when they are mad. The (humorous) assumption here is that one will feel better after doing so. (which usually does not work very well).<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
:Cueball: I feel sad.<br />
:Bad things are happening.<br />
:They must be someone's fault.<br />
:But whose?<br />
:[A light bulb, indicating he has an idea]<br />
:My friends on Facebook.<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1761:_Blame&diff=1311571761: Blame2016-11-18T05:29:16Z<p>Cardboardmech: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1761<br />
| date = November 18, 2016<br />
| title = Blame<br />
| image = blame.png<br />
| titletext = I bet if I yell at my scared friends I will feel better.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
<br />
Cueball feels sad since bad things are happening. He then reasons that it must be someone's fault. After some thinking, he has an idea: He blames his friends on Facebook.<br />
<br />
This is probably a reference to people ranting on social media sites (like Facebook).<br />
<br />
The title text refers to people venting, usually in all caps and with exclamation points. Usually users do this when they are mad. The (humorous) assumption here is that one will feel better after doing so. (which usually does not work very well).<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
:Cueball: I feel sad.<br />
:Bad things are happening.<br />
:They must be someone's fault.<br />
:But whose?<br />
:[A light bulb, indicating he has an idea]<br />
:My friends on Facebook.<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1761:_Blame&diff=1311561761: Blame2016-11-18T05:28:59Z<p>Cardboardmech: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1761<br />
| date = November 18, 2016<br />
| title = Blame<br />
| image = blame.png<br />
| titletext = I bet if I yell at my scared friends I will feel better.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete}}<br />
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Cueball feels sad since bad things are happening. He then reasons that it must be someone's fault. After some thinking, he has an idea: He blames his friends on Facebook.<br />
<br />
This is probably a reference to people ranting on social media sites (like Facebook).<br />
<br />
The title text refers to people venting, usually in all caps and with exclamation points. Usually users do this when they are mad. The (humorous) assumption here is that one will feel better after doing so. (which usually does not work very well).<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
:Cueball: I feel sad.<br />
:Bad things are happening.<br />
:They must be someone's fault.<br />
:But whose?<br />
:[A light bulb, indicating he has an idea]<br />
:My friends on Facebook.<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1761:_Blame&diff=1311551761: Blame2016-11-18T05:26:38Z<p>Cardboardmech: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1761<br />
| date = November 18, 2016<br />
| title = Blame<br />
| image = blame.png<br />
| titletext = I bet if I yell at my scared friends I will feel better.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
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Cueball feels sad since bad things are happening. He then reasons that it must be someone's fault. After some thinking, he has an idea: He blames his friends on Facebook.<br />
<br />
This is probably a reference to people ranting on social media sites (like Facebook).<br />
<br />
The title text refers to people venting, usually in all caps and with exclamation points. Usually users do this when they are mad. The (humorous) assumption here is that one will feel better after doing so. (which usually does not work very well).<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
:Cueball: I feel sad.<br />
:Bad things are happening.<br />
:They must be someone's fault.<br />
:But whose?<br />
:[A light bulb, indicating he has an idea]<br />
:My friends on Facebook.<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1761:_Blame&diff=1311541761: Blame2016-11-18T05:24:57Z<p>Cardboardmech: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1761<br />
| date = November 18, 2016<br />
| title = Blame<br />
| image = blame.png<br />
| titletext = I bet if I yell at my scared friends I will feel better.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by a BOT - Please change this comment when editing this page.}}<br />
<br />
Cueball feels sad since bad things are happening. He then reasons that it must be someone's fault. After some thinking, he has an idea: He blames his friends on Facebook.<br />
<br />
This is probably a reference to people ranting on social media sites (like Facebook).<br />
<br />
The title text refers to people venting, usually in all caps and with exclamation points. Usually users do this when they are mad. The (humorous) assumption here is that one will feel better after doing so.<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
:Cueball: I feel sad.<br />
:Bad things are happening.<br />
:They must be someone's fault.<br />
:But whose?<br />
:[A light bulb, indicating he has an idea]<br />
:My friends on Facebook.<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1761:_Blame&diff=1311531761: Blame2016-11-18T05:23:30Z<p>Cardboardmech: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1761<br />
| date = November 18, 2016<br />
| title = Blame<br />
| image = blame.png<br />
| titletext = I bet if I yell at my scared friends I will feel better.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by a BOT - Please change this comment when editing this page.}}<br />
<br />
Cueball feels sad since bad things are happening. He then reasons that it must be someone's fault. After some thinking, he has an idea: He blames his friends on Facebook.<br />
<br />
This is probably a reference to people ranting on social media sites (like Facebook).<br />
<br />
The title text refers to people venting, usually in all caps and with exclamation points.<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
:Cueball: I feel sad.<br />
:Bad things are happening.<br />
:They must be someone's fault.<br />
:But whose?<br />
:[A light bulb, indicating he has an idea]<br />
:My friends on Facebook.<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1761:_Blame&diff=1311511761: Blame2016-11-18T05:19:40Z<p>Cardboardmech: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1761<br />
| date = November 18, 2016<br />
| title = Blame<br />
| image = blame.png<br />
| titletext = I bet if I yell at my scared friends I will feel better.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by a BOT - Please change this comment when editing this page.}}<br />
<br />
Cueball feels sad since bad things are happening. He then reasons that it must be someone's fault. After some thinking, he has an idea: He blames his friends on Facebook.<br />
<br />
This is probably a reference to people ranting on social media sites (like Facebook).<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
:Cueball: I feel sad.<br />
:Bad things are happening.<br />
:They must be someone's fault.<br />
:But whose?<br />
:[A light bulb, indicating he has an idea]<br />
:My friends on Facebook.<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1761:_Blame&diff=1311501761: Blame2016-11-18T05:18:16Z<p>Cardboardmech: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1761<br />
| date = November 18, 2016<br />
| title = Blame<br />
| image = blame.png<br />
| titletext = I bet if I yell at my scared friends I will feel better.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by a BOT - Please change this comment when editing this page.}}<br />
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Cueball feels sad since bad things are happening. He then reasons that it must be someone's fault. After some thinking, he has an idea: He blames his friends on Facebook.<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
:Cueball: I feel sad.<br />
:Bad things are happening.<br />
:They must be someone's fault.<br />
:But whose?<br />
:[A light bulb, indicating he has an idea]<br />
:My friends on Facebook.<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1761:_Blame&diff=1311481761: Blame2016-11-18T05:17:43Z<p>Cardboardmech: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1761<br />
| date = November 18, 2016<br />
| title = Blame<br />
| image = blame.png<br />
| titletext = I bet if I yell at my scared friends I will feel better.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by a BOT - Please change this comment when editing this page.}}<br />
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Cueball feels sad since bad things are happening. He then reasons that it must be someone's fault. After some thinking, he then blames his friends on Facebook.<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
:Cueball: I feel sad.<br />
:Bad things are happening.<br />
:They must be someone's fault.<br />
:But whose?<br />
:[A light bulb, indicating he has an idea]<br />
:My friends on Facebook.<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmechhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1761:_Blame&diff=1311471761: Blame2016-11-18T05:17:03Z<p>Cardboardmech: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1761<br />
| date = November 18, 2016<br />
| title = Blame<br />
| image = blame.png<br />
| titletext = I bet if I yell at my scared friends I will feel better.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
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Cueball feels sad since bad things are happening. He then reasons that it must be someone's fault.<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
:Cueball: I feel sad.<br />
:Bad things are happening.<br />
:They must be someone's fault.<br />
:But whose?<br />
:[A light bulb, indicating he has an idea]<br />
:My friends on Facebook.<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Cardboardmech