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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | {{W|QR code}}s | + | {{W|QR code}}s are a type of 2D barcode that can be scanned using mobile app on a smartphone. This comic illustrates a user installing a new mobile application that requires the smartphone to scan a QR code on its own screen. Even with two mirrors or a front-facing camera and mirror, most smartphones would be unable to simultaneously display the camera feed for the QR scanner and the QR code itself. |
− | If scanned, the QR code in the comic | + | If scanned, the QR code in the comic links to a nearly identical image where the line above the QR code now says "To continue reading," and a slightly changed caption that reads "How to trap a webcomic reader in an infinite loop". The QR code is identical to the previous one. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[A | + | :[A mobile phone screen.] |
− | : | + | :To continue installing, |
− | :[ | + | :[Image of a QR code which links to http://xkcd.com/1237/scan/] |
− | : | + | :Scan this code. |
− | :How to freak out a mobile app user | + | :12 |
− | + | :Seconds remaining | |
+ | :How to freak out a mobile app user | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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