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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
+ | {{incomplete|Created by an UNIDENTIFIED FUZZY BLOB. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
+ | Cueball is taking a picture of his house, but sees a large fuzzy blob on the side of the picture. This blob likely comes from Cueball making the mistake of putting one of his fingers partially in front of the lens. This is a common enough occurrence with smartphones or compact cameras that an ordinary user should immediately be able to identify the problem; however, the comic derives humor from having neither Cueball nor anyone else come to this conclusion. | ||
− | + | Likely, this comic stems from the resurgent talk of {{w|Unidentified Flying Objects}}, (UFO,) now dubbed "{{w|Unidentified Aerial Phenomena}}", or UAP. The topic regained popularity after the {{w|Department of Defense}}, (DoD,) recently [https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/04/politics/pentagon-ufo-enquiry/index.html confirmed the authenticity of 3 videos] taken by {{w|United States Navy | US Naval}} personnel. It has been much discussed in mainstream news, not just among {{w|extraterrestrial}} enthusiasts or {{w|conspiracy theorists}}, some of whom have created {{w|QAnon}} spin-off theories. (Thankfully, some people do [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FLPLeig95M4 recover].) | |
− | + | Randall likely wished to clarify that UAP are probably not of alien origin, and appears to be suggesting that there is a simple and obvious explanation for the objects, such as birds or dirt on the navy's camera lenses, that most people in the general public are missing and that [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2359:_Evidence_of_Alien_Life any definitive conclusion of aliens is overhyped]. | |
− | + | The tendency to make unwarranted connections to unrelated but synchronous 'evidence' is shown in the Title Text. Investigation of this phenomena has brought to light 'irregularities' in the local {{w|Zoning|zoning permits}}, which are almost certainly just instances of mundane corruption, incompetence or inconsistency such as might be revealed in many such places once you put extra resources into investigating every trivial aspect of an area. | |
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− | The tendency to make unwarranted connections to unrelated but synchronous 'evidence' is shown in the | ||
An alternate intention of the word 'irregularities' might be due to the necessarily zig-zaggy nature of defining a 'circular' zone footprint by drawing best-fit boundary lines only along streets, within any established grid-based system of city 'blocks'. The interpretation of why any zone is a complex and crinkly shape, rather than a strictly utilitarian rectangle, may not be so obvious from an overview that does not take into account geological or political restrictions such as the curve of a watercourse in a valley or a mandate against hi-rise buildings within a certain radius of a monument. | An alternate intention of the word 'irregularities' might be due to the necessarily zig-zaggy nature of defining a 'circular' zone footprint by drawing best-fit boundary lines only along streets, within any established grid-based system of city 'blocks'. The interpretation of why any zone is a complex and crinkly shape, rather than a strictly utilitarian rectangle, may not be so obvious from an overview that does not take into account geological or political restrictions such as the curve of a watercourse in a valley or a mandate against hi-rise buildings within a certain radius of a monument. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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− | :[ | + | :[Cueball takes picture] |
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+ | :[Below showing an image of a house with a fuzzy blob with a caption "what the..."] | ||
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:White Hat: What's that fuzzy blob next to your house? It's huge! | :White Hat: What's that fuzzy blob next to your house? It's huge! | ||
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:Cueball: I don't know! I looked up and it was gone! | :Cueball: I don't know! I looked up and it was gone! | ||
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:White Hat: How can a giant structure vanish? | :White Hat: How can a giant structure vanish? | ||
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− | : | + | :White Hat: ...Cloaking device?!! |
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:Blondie: The fuzzy blob, dubbed "flob" by internet sleuths, has city planners stumped. | :Blondie: The fuzzy blob, dubbed "flob" by internet sleuths, has city planners stumped. | ||
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+ | :City Planner: No, that's not any type of building I'm familiar with. | ||
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:Megan: Could be an experimental military dome. | :Megan: Could be an experimental military dome. | ||
− | + | :Hairbun: The zoning board investigation has found no evidence of a cloaked dome structure. The historical commission will be joining the research into these domes and other unusual buildings, such as the historic 4th ave church... | |
− | :Hairbun: The zoning board investigation has found no evidence of a cloaked dome structure. | + | |
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:Blondie: This only raises more questions. | :Blondie: This only raises more questions. | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics with color]] | [[Category:Comics with color]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
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+ | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring White Hat]] | [[Category:Comics featuring White Hat]] | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Hairbun]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Hairbun]] | ||
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