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− | [[Cueball]], probably representing [[Randall]], is having issues choosing a good backpack. He notices their different features and is indecisive. After presumably spending a long time choosing, he is able to narrow his choices down to two backpacks, only to discover that another backpack had the extra feature of being waterproof, a | + | [[Cueball]], probably representing [[Randall]], is having issues choosing a good backpack. He notices their different features and is indecisive. After presumably spending a long time choosing, he is able to narrow his choices down to two backpacks, only to discover that another backpack had the extra feature of being waterproof, a criteria he has not up to then been accounting for and which has made him more indecisive. Frustrated by the extra information load, he considers giving up on backpacks to take another look at presumably simpler messenger bags, but it's really a backpack he wants so he decides to start over evaluating all of the backpacks again rather than take into account the fact that he had narrowed down his choices, since apparently he had not regarded such information as waterproofing. Clearly he is spending a lot of time on this, and the chart below shows that he spends more time unsure of what backpack to pick than of any other major choice, such as a college or a car. This is unusual, since differences between backpacks impact one's life much less than those between colleges or cars.{{Citation needed}} On the other hand, a backpack and it's features, or lack of, might impact a person on a more ongoing and intimate basis than a college choice (which was a long time ago) or a car (if you view cars as mainly instruments to get from point A to point B). Certainly a perfectionist technology geek like Cueball (or Randall) is going to either remember finally finding the perfect backpack every time he uses it, with just the right number and arrangement of pockets, and the charging pocket and hole in just the right location, and the perfect weight, and the right size padded laptop slot, etc. -- or will remember how he didn't get one or more of those things because he was unable to find the perfect backpack and had to settle for one that lacked. |
− | + | The title text is Cueball having a conversation about a backpack, which seems (absurdly) to be made of heavy tungsten mesh. In fact, at 85 pounds (39 kg), it is so heavy that Cueball thinks he will need to carry it around in a cart, defeating the purpose of the backpack. However, Cueball considers it simply because of the perfect pocket arrangement, which he cannot use anyway due to the backpack's heaviness. The explanation about the pocket arrangement is written in {{w|All caps|all caps}}, indicating that Cueball is yelling, probably out of frustration due to not being able to find a backpack with the right combination of features for so long. | |
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− | The title text is Cueball having a conversation | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:Laptop [second longest bar, 46 pixels wide] | :Laptop [second longest bar, 46 pixels wide] | ||
:Backpack [longest bar, 202 pixels wide] | :Backpack [longest bar, 202 pixels wide] | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] |