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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This comic is a take on the instructions "Remember to use a #2 pencil on the Scantron" that most modern students | + | This comic is a take on the instructions "Remember to use a #2 pencil on the Scantron" that most modern students have heard something approaching a billion times. {{w|Scantron}}s are standardized {{w|Machine-readable data|machine-readable papers}} used by students to answer multiple-choice tests. Often, the instructor will remind students to use a #2 pencil, which is the US term for the {{w|pencil hardness}} HB. HB pencils use a medium-hardness graphite considered ideal for Scantron use because the graphite is soft enough to leave a dark mark but hard enough to not smudge, both aspects that improve the performance of machine-readable paper. |
− | The joke is that the student used a #3 | + | The joke is that the student used a #3 pencil, which has a slightly harder graphite rating, on the Scantron as opposed to a #2 pencil. Instructors and examiners usually place great emphasis on using a #2 pencil, as if not using one would lead to dire consequences. The comic jokingly suggests that these consequences would include causing the grading machine to explode, harming people nearby. |
− | The title text refers to the instruction to "fill in all the bubbles completely." This again improves the performance of machine-readable paper. | + | The title text refers to the instruction to "fill in all the bubbles completely." This again improves the performance of machine-readable paper. [[Randall]] states that he spent an inordinate amount of time making sure his markings were perfect because he had been warned so many times to do so, but five seconds are usually enough. |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:Student: Miss Lenhart? | :Student: Miss Lenhart? | ||
− | :[View is now simply student in desk and teacher. | + | :[View is now simply student in desk and teacher. Teacher looks horrified.] |
:Student: I used a #3 pencil instead of a #2. Will that mess anything up? | :Student: I used a #3 pencil instead of a #2. Will that mess anything up? | ||
:Miss Lenhart: You '''WHAT?''' | :Miss Lenhart: You '''WHAT?''' | ||
− | :[ | + | :[Teacher stands, covering her head, in front of an off-panel right explosion. The unseen speaker is off-panel right.] |
:''AIEEE'' | :''AIEEE'' | ||
:'''''BLAM''''' | :'''''BLAM''''' | ||
:Unseen speaker: OH GOD! | :Unseen speaker: OH GOD! | ||
− | :[The student and | + | :[The student and teacher are left-panel, both looking shocked. The unseen speaker is still off-panel right.] |
− | :Unseen speaker: | + | :Unseen speaker: OH GOD! I've never seen so much blood! |
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Miss Lenhart]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Miss Lenhart]] |