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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This comic starts with | + | This comic starts with philosophical musing about {{w|engineering}}. The last panel reveals a joke about {{w|Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner}}, a cartoon series created by {{w|Chuck Jones}}. In the cartoon, the Coyote is constantly building odd contraptions (with parts ordered from {{w|Acme Corporation}}) to catch the Road Runner. The Coyote never succeeds, often because his devices don't work as intended. |
− | The word {{w|Hubris}} from the comic title means extreme pride or arrogance | + | The word {{w|Hubris}} from the comic title means extreme pride or arrogance, the origin is back to the ancient Greek culture. So this comic is joking about engineers doesn't oversee their results like Coyote's failures. |
− | + | {{w|Murphy's law}} states "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong". | |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[ | + | :[Landscape in the background, canyon with a winding road.] |
:Maybe engineering is the pursuit of an unattainable perfection. | :Maybe engineering is the pursuit of an unattainable perfection. | ||
:Maybe it's impossible to create something bug-free. | :Maybe it's impossible to create something bug-free. | ||
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:Maybe I'm a fool | :Maybe I'm a fool | ||
:Maybe the tyranny of Murphy is the penalty for hubris. | :Maybe the tyranny of Murphy is the penalty for hubris. | ||
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:But I just can't shake the feeling | :But I just can't shake the feeling | ||
− | + | :[Cueball standing on boxes labeled "ACME".] | |
− | :[Cueball standing on boxes labeled "ACME. | ||
:With all those supplies | :With all those supplies | ||
:<u>I</u> could have caught that roadrunner. | :<u>I</u> could have caught that roadrunner. | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Philosophy]] | [[Category:Philosophy]] | ||
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