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{{comic
 
{{comic
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| number    = 2642
 
| date      = July 6, 2022
 
| date      = July 6, 2022
 
| title    = No One Was Hurt
 
| title    = No One Was Hurt
 
| image    = no_one_was_hurt.png
 
| image    = no_one_was_hurt.png
 
| titletext = See how the smoke obscures things so you don't see the approaching tornado until the firework streamers start to swirl right before the lightning hits the launcher. Thank God Cousin Ed was filming in slow motion. And, uh, that no one was hurt.
 
| titletext = See how the smoke obscures things so you don't see the approaching tornado until the firework streamers start to swirl right before the lightning hits the launcher. Thank God Cousin Ed was filming in slow motion. And, uh, that no one was hurt.
| lappend  = 404
 
| extra    = yes
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
This comic was originally uploaded normally on the [[xkcd]] website as number 2642, before being taken down and replaced by [[2642: Meta-Alternating Current]]. This was most likely done in response to the wave of shootings across the country during the 2022 {{w|Independence Day (United States)|US Independence Day}} celebrations, including {{w|Highland_Park_parade_shooting|a deadly mass shooting at the parade in Highland Park, Illinois}} which was recorded on video where people were injured and killed. So, a comic about 4th of July (Independence Day) celebrations where someone could have been hurt can be seen as in bad taste.
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{{incomplete|Created by a BOX OF FIREWORKS UNDER THE CAR - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
  
[[Ponytail]] is about to show [[Cueball]] and [[Megan]] a video of a dramatic accident from a 4th of July celebration, likely with {{w|fireworks}}, in which nobody ended up harmed. Randall suggests that being told nobody got hurt implies such a video will be particularly interesting or exciting. This is because if the disclaimer is needed, it implies that there was a certain degree of peril created by the events in the video, and this would typically create excitement for the viewer. Here is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5QBiZIxWbA&ab_channel=BYUUniverse an example video] in which probably no one was hurt.
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[[Ponytail]] is about to show [[Cueball]] and [[Megan]] a video of a dramatic accident from a {{w|4th of July}} celebration with {{w|fireworks}}, in which nobody ended up harmed.
  
The title text describes a particularly dramatic fireworks show interrupted by a tornado and thunderstorm, the joke being that the speaker seems more appreciative that it was recorded in slow-motion video than that nobody was harmed.
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The title text describes a particularly dramatic fireworks show interrupted by a tornado and thunderstorm, the joke being that the speaker was more appreciative of their being a slow-motion video recording than that nobody was harmed.
  
 
==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
:[Ponytail is showing her phone to Cueball and Megan.]
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{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
:Ponytail: Okay, first of all, no one was hurt...
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[Ponytail is showing her phone to Cueball and Megan.]
:[Caption below the panel]:
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:How you know you're about to see a really good 4th of July video
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Ponytail: Okay, first of all, no one was hurt...
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Caption: How you know you're about to see a really good 4th of July video
  
 
{{comic discussion}}
 
{{comic discussion}}
 
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