207: What xkcd Means - Revision history

Lettherebedarklight: /* Transcript */ add Category:Comics with a Spanish translation

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FaviFake: mentione din the explanation already

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mentione din the explanation already

FaviFake: /* Explanation */

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‎Explanation

Apollo11 at 16:52, 30 April 2024

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1234231587678 at 01:39, 2 March 2024

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42.book.addict at 20:44, 1 March 2024

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Ianrbibtitlht: /* Explanation */ Modify explanation for 3rd and 4th panels

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‎Explanation: Modify explanation for 3rd and 4th panels

Asdf: /* Explanation */ cn punctuation

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‎Explanation: cn punctuation

Asdf: /* Trivia */ also cat

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‎Trivia: also cat

Asdf: /* Trivia */ cat

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‎Trivia: cat

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 ==Explanation==
-This comic purports to finally answer the question, "[[xkcd#Meaning_of_.22xkcd.22|What does 'xkcd' mean?]]" However, instead of giving an answer as to what the letters actually mean (according to Randall, it's literally "just a word with no phonetic pronunciation"), he offers five quirky behaviors. This is reminiscent of TV commercials that ask, "What does [brand name] mean? It means [happy activity]!".
+This comic purports to finally answer the question, "[[xkcd#Meaning of xkcd|What does ''xkcd'' mean?]]" However, instead of giving an answer as to what the letters actually mean ([[#Meaning of xkcd|see below]]), he offers five quirky behaviors that he says represent the meaning of the word. This is reminiscent of TV commercials that ask, "What does [brand name] mean? It means [happy activity]!".
-The first panel shows a driver, marked by a red line, making a {{w|right turn on red|right turn at a red light}}, a {{w|U-turn}} on the connecting road, and then another right turn, returning them to their original direction presumably faster than waiting for the light. Right turns at red lights and U-turns are legal in all 50 states, but some intersections do not allow them (and turning at a red light is illegal everywhere in Europe, except for if the traffic lights have been fitted with an auxilliary {{w|Traffic light#Vehicular signals|green arrow}} which indicates such an allowance during a [[1116: Traffic Lights|road junction's sequence]]). Hence, this complicated maneuver is "questionably legal". However, under certain circumstances in the US state of Oregon, [https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/79990/is-the-questionably-legal-maneuver-from-xkcd-207-actually-legal it appears that this is actually legal].
+*The first panel shows a driver, marked by a red line, making a {{w|right turn on red|right turn at a red light}}, a {{w|U-turn}} on the connecting road, and then another right turn, returning them to their original direction presumably faster than waiting for the light. Right turns at red lights and U-turns are legal in all 50 states, but some intersections do not allow them (and turning at a red light is illegal everywhere in Europe, except for if the traffic lights have been fitted with an auxilliary {{w|Traffic light#Vehicular signals|green arrow}} which indicates such an allowance during a [[1116: Traffic Lights|road junction's sequence]]). Hence, this complicated maneuver is "questionably legal". However, under certain circumstances in the US state of Oregon, [https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/79990/is-the-questionably-legal-maneuver-from-xkcd-207-actually-legal it appears that this is actually legal].
-The second panel shows [[Cueball]] searching for his mobile phone by having his friend call it to locate the ringtone, only to hear a ring from inside of his dog's stomach, possibly a reference to {{w|Jurassic Park III|''Jurassic Park III''}}.{{Citation needed}}<!-- explain which part of the movie it refers to --> This, by the way, is a weird depiction. Usually this is done by someone with or close to you. Because if Cueball didn't have his phone, then how could he get someone outside the house to call it? Having someone you meet call your phone, presumably to find it, is used in [[2900: Call My Cell]], although it turned out it was not really about finding the phone, rather, [[Black Hat]] showing his inner [[classhole]].
+*The second panel shows [[Cueball]] searching for his mobile phone by having his friend call it to locate the ringtone, only to hear a ring from inside of his dog's stomach, possibly a reference to {{w|Jurassic Park III|''Jurassic Park III''}}.{{Citation needed}}<!-- explain which part of the movie it refers to --> This, by the way, is a weird depiction. Usually this is done by someone with or close to you. Because if Cueball didn't have his phone, then how could he get someone outside the house to call it? Having someone you meet call your phone, presumably to find it, is used in [[2900: Call My Cell]], although it turned out it was not really about finding the phone, rather, [[Black Hat]] showing his inner [[classhole]].
-The third panel discusses calling an Ackermann function using Graham's number as input arguments to horrify mathematicians, where {{w|Graham's number}} is a (very) large number (once celebrated as the largest number ever used in a proof, although it is no longer the record holder), and the {{w|Ackermann function}} is a (very) fast-growing function, thus the function's output must be insanely large. (In fact, A(g<sub>64</sub>, g<sub>64</sub>) is actually smaller than g<sub>65</sub>.)
+*The third panel discusses calling an Ackermann function using Graham's number as input arguments to horrify mathematicians, where {{w|Graham's number}} is a (very) large number (once celebrated as the largest number ever used in a proof, although it is no longer the record holder), and the {{w|Ackermann function}} is a (very) fast-growing function, thus the function's output must be insanely large. (In fact, A(g<sub>64</sub>, g<sub>64</sub>) is actually smaller than g<sub>65</sub>.)
-The fourth panel describes how walking in a specific pattern on a tile floor based on arbitrary rules related to the position of the black and white tiles will cause someone to be unable to walk normally on a tile floor ever again. This is further referenced in [[245: Floor Tiles]].
+*The fourth panel describes how walking in a specific pattern on a tile floor based on arbitrary rules related to the position of the black and white tiles will cause someone to be unable to walk normally on a tile floor ever again. This is further referenced in [[245: Floor Tiles]].
-The title text refers to {{w|stigmata}}, marks corresponding to Jesus' crucifixion wounds. They are also sometimes reported to bleed periodically. Using ketchup to fake stigmata would be a  good idea, as from afar people would think that you actually are bleeding from your (supposed) stigmata. Devout Catholics have claimed to have spontaneously developed stigmata.
+*The title text refers to {{w|stigmata}}, marks corresponding to Jesus' crucifixion wounds. They are also sometimes reported to bleed periodically. Using ketchup to fake stigmata would be a  good idea, as from afar people would think that you actually are bleeding from your (supposed) stigmata. Devout Catholics have claimed to have spontaneously developed stigmata.
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 The fourth panel describes how walking in a specific pattern on a tile floor based on arbitrary rules related to the position of the black and white tiles will cause someone to be unable to walk normally on a tile floor ever again. This is further referenced in [[245: Floor Tiles]].
-The title text refers to {{w|stigmata}}, marks corresponding to Jesus' crucifixion wounds. They are also sometimes reported to bleed periodically. Using ketchup to cover up stigmata wouldn't be a very good idea, as from afar people would think that you actually are bleeding from your (supposed) stigmata. Devout Catholics have claimed to have spontaneously developed stigmata.
+The title text refers to {{w|stigmata}}, marks corresponding to Jesus' crucifixion wounds. They are also sometimes reported to bleed periodically. Using ketchup to fake stigmata would be a  good idea, as from afar people would think that you actually are bleeding from your (supposed) stigmata. Devout Catholics have claimed to have spontaneously developed stigmata.
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 The first panel shows a driver, marked by a red line, making a {{w|right turn on red|right turn at a red light}}, a {{w|U-turn}} on the connecting road, and then another right turn, returning them to their original direction presumably faster than waiting for the light. Right turns at red lights and U-turns are legal in all 50 states, but some intersections do not allow them (and turning at a red light is illegal everywhere in Europe, except for if the traffic lights have been fitted with an auxilliary {{w|Traffic light#Vehicular signals|green arrow}} which indicates such an allowance during a [[1116: Traffic Lights|road junction's sequence]]). Hence, this complicated maneuver is "questionably legal". However, under certain circumstances in the US state of Oregon, [https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/79990/is-the-questionably-legal-maneuver-from-xkcd-207-actually-legal it appears that this is actually legal].
-The second panel shows [[Cueball]] searching for his mobile phone by having his friend call it to locate the ringtone, only to hear a ring from inside of his dog's stomach, possibly a reference to {{w|Jurassic Park III|''Jurassic Park III''}}.{{Citation needed}}<!-- explain which part of the movie it refers to --> This, by the way, is a weird depiction. Usually this is done by someone with or close to you. Because if Cueball didn't have his phone, then how could he get someone outside the house to call it? Having someone you meet call your phone, presumably to find it, was used in [[2900: Call My Cell]], although it turned out it was not really about finding the phone, rather, [[Black Hat]] showing his inner [[classhole]].
+The second panel shows [[Cueball]] searching for his mobile phone by having his friend call it to locate the ringtone, only to hear a ring from inside of his dog's stomach, possibly a reference to {{w|Jurassic Park III|''Jurassic Park III''}}.{{Citation needed}}<!-- explain which part of the movie it refers to --> This, by the way, is a weird depiction. Usually this is done by someone with or close to you. Because if Cueball didn't have his phone, then how could he get someone outside the house to call it? Having someone you meet call your phone, presumably to find it, is used in [[2900: Call My Cell]], although it turned out it was not really about finding the phone, rather, [[Black Hat]] showing his inner [[classhole]].
 The third panel discusses calling an Ackermann function using Graham's number as input arguments to horrify mathematicians, where {{w|Graham's number}} is a (very) large number (once celebrated as the largest number ever used in a proof, although it is no longer the record holder), and the {{w|Ackermann function}} is a (very) fast-growing function, thus the function's output must be insanely large. (In fact, A(g<sub>64</sub>, g<sub>64</sub>) is actually smaller than g<sub>65</sub>.)
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 The fourth panel describes how walking in a specific pattern on a tile floor based on arbitrary rules related to the position of the black and white tiles will cause someone to be unable to walk normally on a tile floor ever again. This is further referenced in [[245: Floor Tiles]].
-The title text refers to {{w|stigmata}}, marks corresponding to Jesus' crucifixion wounds. Devout Catholics have claimed to have spontaneously developed stigmata.
+The title text refers to {{w|stigmata}}, marks corresponding to Jesus' crucifixion wounds. They are also sometimes reported to bleed periodically. Using ketchup to cover up stigmata wouldn't be a very good idea, as from afar people would think that you actually are bleeding from your (supposed) stigmata. Devout Catholics have claimed to have spontaneously developed stigmata.
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 The second panel shows [[Cueball]] searching for his mobile phone by having his friend call it to locate the ringtone, only to hear a ring from inside of his dog's stomach, possibly a reference to {{w|Jurassic Park III|''Jurassic Park III''}}.{{Citation needed}}<!-- explain which part of the movie it refers to --> This is by the way a weird depiction. Usually this is done by someone with you. Because if Cueball didn't have his phone how could he get someone outside the house to call it? Having someone you meet call your phone, presumably to find it, was used in [[2900: Call My Cell]], although it turned out it was not really about finding the phone.
-In the third panel, {{w|Graham's number}} is a (very) large number (once celebrated as the largest number ever used in a proof, although it is no longer the record holder), and the {{w|Ackermann function}} is a (very) fast-growing function, thus the function's output must be insanely large. (In fact, A(g<sub>64</sub>, g<sub>64</sub>) is actually smaller than g<sub>65</sub>.)
+The third panel discusses calling an Ackermann function using Graham's number as input arguments to horrify mathematicians, where {{w|Graham's number}} is a (very) large number (once celebrated as the largest number ever used in a proof, although it is no longer the record holder), and the {{w|Ackermann function}} is a (very) fast-growing function, thus the function's output must be insanely large. (In fact, A(g<sub>64</sub>, g<sub>64</sub>) is actually smaller than g<sub>65</sub>.)
-The fourth panel shows somebody walking in a pattern based on the position of black and white tiles on the floor. This is further referenced in [[245: Floor Tiles]].
+The fourth panel describes how walking in a specific pattern on a tile floor based on arbitrary rules related to the position of the black and white tiles will cause someone to be unable to walk normally on a tile floor ever again. This is further referenced in [[245: Floor Tiles]].
 The title text refers to {{w|stigmata}}, marks corresponding to Jesus' crucifixion wounds. Devout Catholics have claimed to have spontaneously developed stigmata.

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