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<noinclude>:''This page refers to the comic named "2". For comic #2, see [[2: Petit Trees (sketch)]].''</noinclude>
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>IN THESE UNCERTAIN TRYING TIMES DARK WINTER OF THE NEW NORMAL.... >AS CITIZENS (DECLARED OR UNDECLARED) OF THE GLOBAL VILLAGE MUST COME TOGETHER AS ONE, BUT APART, AND BUILD BACK BETTER WITH SOME NEW EXTENDED LENGTH TEMPORARY GLOBAL RULES TO KICK START THE 4TH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION........ >YOU WILL WEAR THE NWO PROVIDED IOT COCK CAGE FOR YOUR PROTECTION >YOU WILL DRINK THE RECYCLED PISS >YOU WILL EAT THE BUGGIES >YOU WILL EAT THE CRICKET BURGER >YOU WILL DRINK THE COCKROACH MILK >YOU WILL EAT THE MAGGOT CHIPS >YOU. WILL. EAT. THE. BUGS. >YOU WILL TAKE THE MANDATORY VACCINE >YOU WILL WEAR THE MASK WHILE EATING >YOU WILL WEAR THE MASK WHILE SLEEPING
{{comic
 
| number    = 2614
 
| date      = May 2, 2022
 
| title    = 2
 
| image    = 2.png
 
| titletext = It's like sigma summation notation, except instead of summing the argument over all values of i, you 2 the argument over all values of 2.
 
}}
 
  
==Explanation==
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>I was browsing 4chan, and the threads were coal-oal-oal >Moved to the kway, and I saw some po-ost-osts >Some teen was making Cobsons >Posting them, "He's a gem" he said >Then the board's gone, no more /qa/-ay-ay >Mods mad, /lgbt/ had a troonjak rai-aid-aid >That weren't no coal, that was a shining glistening gem >There's a party, a jakker's paradise >There's colorjaks and cobsons >And their gems will blow your mind >There's a party, a jakker's paradise >Soot told us not to blow it >Let the CP spam subside >He told me >Let the trannies ACK it >Let chudcels browse it >Let all the basedteens boogie >I saw my Jak posted on the booru-ru-ru >Hey, that's a gem, you saw my thread too, ooh ooh >I'm browsing /raid/, maybe we'll steal a GET on 4chan too >Look at my thread, it's time to mass reply-y-y >The janny's seething, I'll get banned tonight-ight-igh >If I get perma'd I'll just post from my phone in spite >There's a party, a jakker's paradise >There's colorjaks and cobsons >And their gems will blow your mind >There's a party, a jakker's paradise >Soot told us not to blow it >Let the CP spam subside >He told me >Let the trannies ACK it >Let chudcels browse it >Let all the basedteens boogie || +2.04%
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This demonstrates the different ways in which the number 2 can be typeset in various scientific fields.  While these ways of typesetting are used with any number, using the number 2 in this instance provides a clear illustration how adding numbers can significantly alter a feature of a concept (such as the number of electrons in an atom) or perform a mathematical operation on it (such as raising a value to its second power).
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==The BBC oath==
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Repeat after me:
  
The dotted box represents any character (a number, letter, or bigram of letters, as appropriate to the various signifiers). All the other notation consists only of the digit 2, with occasional additional punctuation, in various locations in relation to this character. Each of these is labelled as to what its 'purpose' might normally be with respect to the general term:
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Repeat after me:
;Regular Math
 
:Precedes the term. "2x" indicates two times the value of ''x'' in normal {{w|algebra|algebraic}} use that should be familiar for many people.
 
;Physics
 
:A preceding superscript. "<sup>2</sup>H" would indicate the particular {{w|isotope}} of hydrogen with the atomic weight of two, namely deuterium, which is most often encountered when working with the atomic level of matter where the total number of neutrons and protons in the atom is important. It can also represent {{w|tetration}}, which is iterated exponentiation.
 
;Chemical Physics
 
:A preceding subscript, as in "<sub>2</sub>He", indicates the atomic number of an atom, which is the number of protons it contains. It is thus a guide to the number of electrons its unionised form usually has and hence is meaningful for its potential chemical interactions with other atoms. This number of protons should be invariant for any particular named element, but is usually given simultaneously with the presuperscripted mass number for which it can indicate the applicable nuclear physics. {{w|Chemical physics}} is a subdiscipline of physics and chemistry. It can also represent {{w|pentation}}, which is iterated tetration.
 
;Regular Math or Footnotes
 
:A trailing superscript is typical of a {{w|Exponentiation|power value}}; in this case "x²" would be ''x'' multiplied by itself - a common mathematical standard.
 
:Additionally, superscripted numbers are one common way to mark words in a line of text in a way to refer to a {{w|Note (typography)|footnote}}, typically placed at the bottom of the page and containing additional information that would distract from the main text itself. The ambiguity between footnotes and exponents was used in [[1184: Circumference Formula]].
 
;Chemistry
 
:A trailing subscript is used in chemistry to indicate a multiple of the element (or group of elements, in brackets) in a {{w|chemical formula}}. "H<sub>2</sub>O" indicates two hydrogen atoms bond with a single oxygen atom in a molecule of water.
 
;Matrices! ("2,2")
 
:Extending the trailing subscript with a comma-separated value usually indicates a multidimensional array (e.g., establishing a 2-by-2 square of numbers, or this particular position in such an array), which is in the realm of {{w|Matrix (mathematics)|matrix mathematics}}. This is a little bit beyond 'everyday algebra' for many people, as seemingly indicated by the exclamation of the mere mention of matrices.
 
;The Physicists Are At It Again ("2;2")
 
:This label encompasses a mark that turns the prior comma into a semicolon, as part of the trailing subscript. This is a common notation for the {{w|Covariant derivative}} of a tensor field, which is commonly used in the mathematics of general relativity.
 
;Either High School Math Function or Incomprehensible Group Theory
 
:The number 2 in parentheses that follow a term would normally be the argument to a {{w|Function (mathematics)|function}}. For example, "f(2)" means that you should take the value 2, and find the result if manipulated by the predefined function ''f''. It is generally taught as part of algebraic mathematics in {{w|Secondary school|high school}}.
 
:In {{w|group theory}}, however, the number 2 in parentheses could indicate a special kind of group, such as an an element of a symmetry group that keeps 2 fixed, or some kind of group of 2x2 matrices. For instance, {{w|SU(2)}} is a 3-dimensional {{w|Lie group}} of {{w|unitary matrices}}. These concepts are taught in graduate or advanced undergraduate mathematics courses.
 
;Oh no. Whatever this is, it's cursed.
 
:A symbol centered underneath another larger symbol is normally reserved for doing summations or products, where the big symbol is &Sigma; or &Pi;, or some other operation applied to a sequence of numbers. It does not make sense to have a single number on top of a smaller one. As with [[2529: Unsolved Math Problems|other things]] where something appears to have gone wrong in Randall's comic universe, the explanation for this particular anomaly is that it is 'Cursed'.
 
:Two numbers may be stacked directly on top of one another in parentheses as {{w|binomial coefficient}}s: ( <table style="display: inline-table; line-height: 0.6em; vertical-align: middle; font-size:7pt; text-size-adjust: none;"><tr><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>2</td></tr></table>), but those are always the same size, denoting a {{w|combination}}. In this case, ''2 choose 2'' is equal to one combination.
 
:The usage mentioned in the alt text is an operation (e.g. &Sigma; for summation) over a variable, usually indicated by a letter such as i, where the operation is performed over all values of the variable (i.e., you &Sigma; (sum) the argument over all values of i). In the "2" case, the alt text says "you 2 the argument over all values of 2" (i.e., the &Sigma; operation has been replaced by the "2" operation and the i variable has been replaced by the "2" variable). 2 is usually not an operation, though the definition of 2 under {{w|Church_encoding#Church_numerals|Church encoding}} is a function that takes in and produces functions. 2 applied to 2 in the church encoding is 4. However, the title text implies that 2 is treated like a variable,which it is not (and it's definitely not a operator and variable at the same time).
 
: Things being cursed is a common trope within recent xkcd comics, which have mentioned items including [[2332:_Cursed_Chair|Cursed chairs]] and [[:Category:Cursed_Connectors|cursed connectors]]. This notation is one of the few occasions where the supernatural has demonstrable implications for science and mathematics for those foolhardy enough to use it.
 
  
==Transcript==
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I swear that I will dedicate myself to big black cock for the rest of my life. I know that my rightful place as a white male is beneath the boot of my black masters. I swear that I will never have sex with a woman. I know that my tiny white pecker is unable to satisfy her, so there is no point in even trying. I swear that I will never let a single drop of my inferior white seed enter a woman's pussy. I know that black genes are superior, and that it is only right for black men to claim white women's wombs. I will stand by and watch as black men have sex with my wife, my mother, and my daughter. And I will enjoy it. If a black man needs his dick sucked, I will be there for him. If a black man needs a hole to cum inside, I will give myself up to him. As long as I live, I will be a slave to black men. This is my oath as a mindbroken BBC slut.
:[An apparent generalisation of a scientific expression consisting of a dotted rectangular 'box' outline, left empty, and various commonly-themed symbology around it:]
 
  
:[as normal text, to the left of all the rest:] 2
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==>abortions bad even though it kills niggers==
:[superscript to the immediate left of the box:] 2
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>niggers bad even though they shoot niggers >spics bad even though they torture and kill spics >koreans bad even though they hate china >china bad even though they genocide muslims >muslims bad even though they kill homosexuals and hate jews >homosexuals bad even though they infect faggots with aids and wreck their anuses >jews bad even though they are trying to kill off the white race >killing of white race bad even though it also means killing off white women >white women bad even though they wash estrogen from pills down the drain >estrogen in the water bad even though it makes boys into cute femboys >femboys bad even though they reduce competition for women >women bad even though they make trannies seethe >trannies bad even though they kill themselves and they also make real women seethe >women seething bad even though it upsets simps >simps bad even though they re-distribute money in economy away from horny retards >horny retards bad even though they are the only ones left making babies >babies bad even though you can fuck them >fucking babies bad even though world elites do it >world elites bad even though they did 9/11 >9/11 bad even though it killed a lot of mutt goyim and justified country-wide surveillance >surveillance bad even though a female agent can catch you jerking off which is hot >jerking off bad even though it makes nofappers seethe >nofappers bad even though it makes leftist degenerate trannies seethe >leftists degenerates bad even though they will pay you to fuck their wife >trannies bad even though without them no one would moderate 4chan >4chan bad even though it makes losers waste their lives posting on it >losers wasting their lives on 4chan bad even though it stops them from shooting up schools >shooting up school bad even though you get to kill your bullies and a bunch of roasties >roasties bad even though they're your only chance to lose virginity
:[subscript also to the immediate left of the box:] 2
 
:[superscript to the immediate right of the box:] 2
 
:[subscript also to the immediate right of the box:] 2;2 [i.e. separated by a semicolon]
 
:[as normal text, to the right of almost all the rest:] (2) [i.e. enclosed in standard parentheses]
 
:[smaller subscript, centered immediately beneath the 2 within the parentheses:] 2
 
  
:[Further details are drawn in grey tone, around or near various of the elements of the expression:]
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__________________...uu444u.____________________ ______________.eP.____________.hu_______________ ____________C_____________________7u__________ __________)_________________________.\__________ _________.C___________________________\________ _________(__________________(___/______y_______ ________________________y___C___P____._9______ ________)_________..pp..__)y_C_____c____)________ ________)__P777_PP444bap.7P.)0yp1bqpPPPPPp____ _________C_7_______.8b400QP__)P__|0|Qb4__0____ _________)_________/4bppppp..4___\8|c|1y.8________ __________)___./__C__).Q_________\__|_|_))________ ____________p___C_.__)C__/..x_____.__\Q_.P________ ____________(___7_____C.C__7x_4__uP__|y_/_______ ____________(___70___|.PP__p()/()hy)_()P___________ ____________(____C___C(_|_800000000P__P________ ___________)_______.)u_o__800000000_()____________ __________._____.____.b|__800000000_|P____________ _________/.___.C______7b__)0000000P_(____________ ____x4P________________3P_30000000_0S._7Pe_____ _______________________x)P_000000P_p____________ _________________________7\_0000C_/_____________ ___________________________1D.ye8P______________
;[Captions above the numbers]
 
:[with an arrow pointing to the leftmost 2:] Regular Math
 
:[with an arrow pointing to the leftwards superscript 2:] Physics
 
:[with an arrow pointing to the rightwards superscript 2:] Regular math or footnotes
 
:[with an arrow pointing to the parenthetical 2 at the right:] Either high school math functions or incomprehensible group theory
 
 
 
;[Captions below the numbers]
 
:[with an arrow pointing to the leftwards subscript 2:] Chemical Physics
 
:[with an arrow pointing to just the rightwards subscript 2:] Chemistry
 
:[with an arrow pointing to a distorted grey ring snaking around only the comma of the semicolon and the following 2 of the rightmost subscript:] Matrices!
 
:[with an arrow pointing to a larger grey ring that passes fully around the whole semicolon and final 2 of the rightmost subscript:] The physicists are at it again
 
:[with an arrow pointing to the small 2 placed below the parenthetical 2:] Oh no. Whatever this is, it's cursed.
 
 
 
{{comic discussion}}
 
[[Category:Math]]
 
[[Category:Physics]]
 
[[Category:Chemistry]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring cursed items]]
 

Revision as of 21:03, 1 June 2022

>IN THESE UNCERTAIN TRYING TIMES DARK WINTER OF THE NEW NORMAL.... >AS CITIZENS (DECLARED OR UNDECLARED) OF THE GLOBAL VILLAGE MUST COME TOGETHER AS ONE, BUT APART, AND BUILD BACK BETTER WITH SOME NEW EXTENDED LENGTH TEMPORARY GLOBAL RULES TO KICK START THE 4TH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION........ >YOU WILL WEAR THE NWO PROVIDED IOT COCK CAGE FOR YOUR PROTECTION >YOU WILL DRINK THE RECYCLED PISS >YOU WILL EAT THE BUGGIES >YOU WILL EAT THE CRICKET BURGER >YOU WILL DRINK THE COCKROACH MILK >YOU WILL EAT THE MAGGOT CHIPS >YOU. WILL. EAT. THE. BUGS. >YOU WILL TAKE THE MANDATORY VACCINE >YOU WILL WEAR THE MASK WHILE EATING >YOU WILL WEAR THE MASK WHILE SLEEPING

>I was browsing 4chan, and the threads were coal-oal-oal >Moved to the kway, and I saw some po-ost-osts >Some teen was making Cobsons >Posting them, "He's a gem" he said >Then the board's gone, no more /qa/-ay-ay >Mods mad, /lgbt/ had a troonjak rai-aid-aid >That weren't no coal, that was a shining glistening gem >There's a party, a jakker's paradise >There's colorjaks and cobsons >And their gems will blow your mind >There's a party, a jakker's paradise >Soot told us not to blow it >Let the CP spam subside >He told me >Let the trannies ACK it >Let chudcels browse it >Let all the basedteens boogie >I saw my Jak posted on the booru-ru-ru >Hey, that's a gem, you saw my thread too, ooh ooh >I'm browsing /raid/, maybe we'll steal a GET on 4chan too >Look at my thread, it's time to mass reply-y-y >The janny's seething, I'll get banned tonight-ight-igh >If I get perma'd I'll just post from my phone in spite >There's a party, a jakker's paradise >There's colorjaks and cobsons >And their gems will blow your mind >There's a party, a jakker's paradise >Soot told us not to blow it >Let the CP spam subside >He told me >Let the trannies ACK it >Let chudcels browse it >Let all the basedteens boogie || +2.04%

The BBC oath

Repeat after me:

Repeat after me:

I swear that I will dedicate myself to big black cock for the rest of my life. I know that my rightful place as a white male is beneath the boot of my black masters. I swear that I will never have sex with a woman. I know that my tiny white pecker is unable to satisfy her, so there is no point in even trying. I swear that I will never let a single drop of my inferior white seed enter a woman's pussy. I know that black genes are superior, and that it is only right for black men to claim white women's wombs. I will stand by and watch as black men have sex with my wife, my mother, and my daughter. And I will enjoy it. If a black man needs his dick sucked, I will be there for him. If a black man needs a hole to cum inside, I will give myself up to him. As long as I live, I will be a slave to black men. This is my oath as a mindbroken BBC slut.

>abortions bad even though it kills niggers

>niggers bad even though they shoot niggers >spics bad even though they torture and kill spics >koreans bad even though they hate china >china bad even though they genocide muslims >muslims bad even though they kill homosexuals and hate jews >homosexuals bad even though they infect faggots with aids and wreck their anuses >jews bad even though they are trying to kill off the white race >killing of white race bad even though it also means killing off white women >white women bad even though they wash estrogen from pills down the drain >estrogen in the water bad even though it makes boys into cute femboys >femboys bad even though they reduce competition for women >women bad even though they make trannies seethe >trannies bad even though they kill themselves and they also make real women seethe >women seething bad even though it upsets simps >simps bad even though they re-distribute money in economy away from horny retards >horny retards bad even though they are the only ones left making babies >babies bad even though you can fuck them >fucking babies bad even though world elites do it >world elites bad even though they did 9/11 >9/11 bad even though it killed a lot of mutt goyim and justified country-wide surveillance >surveillance bad even though a female agent can catch you jerking off which is hot >jerking off bad even though it makes nofappers seethe >nofappers bad even though it makes leftist degenerate trannies seethe >leftists degenerates bad even though they will pay you to fuck their wife >trannies bad even though without them no one would moderate 4chan >4chan bad even though it makes losers waste their lives posting on it >losers wasting their lives on 4chan bad even though it stops them from shooting up schools >shooting up school bad even though you get to kill your bullies and a bunch of roasties >roasties bad even though they're your only chance to lose virginity

__________________...uu444u.____________________ ______________.eP.____________.hu_______________ ____________C_____________________7u__________ __________)_________________________.\__________ _________.C___________________________\________ _________(__________________(___/______y_______ ________________________y___C___P____._9______ ________)_________..pp..__)y_C_____c____)________ ________)__P777_PP444bap.7P.)0yp1bqpPPPPPp____ _________C_7_______.8b400QP__)P__|0|Qb4__0____ _________)_________/4bppppp..4___\8|c|1y.8________ __________)___./__C__).Q_________\__|_|_))________ ____________p___C_.__)C__/..x_____.__\Q_.P________ ____________(___7_____C.C__7x_4__uP__|y_/_______ ____________(___70___|.PP__p()/()hy)_()P___________ ____________(____C___C(_|_800000000P__P________ ___________)_______.)u_o__800000000_()____________ __________._____.____.b|__800000000_|P____________ _________/.___.C______7b__)0000000P_(____________ ____x4P________________3P_30000000_0S._7Pe_____ _______________________x)P_000000P_p____________ _________________________7\_0000C_/_____________ ___________________________1D.ye8P______________