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+ | {{incomplete|The volume 0 title text could benefit from a more clear explanation.}} | ||
This was the eleventh comic originally posted to [[LiveJournal]]. The previous one was [[9: Serenity is coming out tomorrow]], and the next one was [[14: Copyright]]. It was among the [[:Category:First day on LiveJournal|first thirteen comics]] posted to LiveJournal within 12 minutes on September 30, 2005, on the first day of the xkcd LiveJournal account. | This was the eleventh comic originally posted to [[LiveJournal]]. The previous one was [[9: Serenity is coming out tomorrow]], and the next one was [[14: Copyright]]. It was among the [[:Category:First day on LiveJournal|first thirteen comics]] posted to LiveJournal within 12 minutes on September 30, 2005, on the first day of the xkcd LiveJournal account. | ||
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In the title text, [[Randall]] notes that this is one of his first drawings and it became one of his most famous comics. At the time, it was re-released on [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com] on January 1, 2006, with the number 10, but it was the eleventh comic posted to LiveJournal. See the [[#Trivia|trivia section]] below. In ''xkcd: volume 0'', this comic has a different title text: "I've put rescue instructions in e. You'll need the cheat codes for your universe, which I hid in the square root of two.". | In the title text, [[Randall]] notes that this is one of his first drawings and it became one of his most famous comics. At the time, it was re-released on [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com] on January 1, 2006, with the number 10, but it was the eleventh comic posted to LiveJournal. See the [[#Trivia|trivia section]] below. In ''xkcd: volume 0'', this comic has a different title text: "I've put rescue instructions in e. You'll need the cheat codes for your universe, which I hid in the square root of two.". | ||
β | The volume 0 title text is a message styled so that it would appear to come from the maker(s) of this universe, detailing how to escape it. A {{w|cheat code}} is a type of utility in certain video games, that, when inputted, gives the player things not normally granted in normal gameplay. As the universe is not such a game | + | The volume 0 title text is a message styled so that it would appear to come from the maker(s) of this universe, detailing how to escape it. A {{w|cheat code}} is a type of utility in certain video games, that, when inputted, gives the player things not normally granted in normal gameplay. As the universe is not such a game{{citation needed}}, such a concept would be somewhat nonsensical. |
β | + | ''{{w|Euler's number|e}}'' and the {{w|square root of two}}, are two other irrational numbers. | |
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