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:[Ponytail is standing at a podium in front of a screen, giving a presentation]
 
:Ponytail: The Polio nightmare is almost over.
 
:Ponytail: The Polio nightmare is almost over.
:[Panel 2]
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:[Blob and arrows appear on the screen]
 
:Ponytail: By testing, monitoring, isolating, and vaccinating, we've pushed polio back, town by town, to just a few isolated pockets.
 
:Ponytail: By testing, monitoring, isolating, and vaccinating, we've pushed polio back, town by town, to just a few isolated pockets.
:[Panel 3]
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:[Three men and a woman are seated at a table watching Ponytail's presentation]
 
:Hairy: Sounds like we need a whole new strategy.
 
:Hairy: Sounds like we need a whole new strategy.
 
:Ponytail: Huh?
 
:Ponytail: Huh?
:[Panel 4]
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:[Hairy raises his finger to make a point]
 
:Hairy: How about we crowdsource it? Hold an online vote on which regions to vaccinate next!
 
:Hairy: How about we crowdsource it? Hold an online vote on which regions to vaccinate next!
 
:Off-Panel Ponytail: What? No. We just need to stay focused.
 
:Off-Panel Ponytail: What? No. We just need to stay focused.
:[Panel 5]
 
 
:Ponytail: We're ''99.9%'' of the way there. We know how polio spreads and how to beat it. We've done it in almost every country. We just have to finish the job.
 
:Ponytail: We're ''99.9%'' of the way there. We know how polio spreads and how to beat it. We've done it in almost every country. We just have to finish the job.
:[Panel 6]
 
 
:Hairy: Lets develop a mobile app that checks users for polio, then uses a 3D printer to—<!-- sic (It says lets, not let's for let us) -->
 
:Hairy: Lets develop a mobile app that checks users for polio, then uses a 3D printer to—<!-- sic (It says lets, not let's for let us) -->
 
:Ponytail: No, we need to keep doing what we're doing: working with locals, testing people who show symptoms, monitoring sewage and vaccinating.
 
:Ponytail: No, we need to keep doing what we're doing: working with locals, testing people who show symptoms, monitoring sewage and vaccinating.
:[Panel 7]
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:[The arrows change direction to illustrate the infected area expanding]
 
:Ponytail: If we stop now, a few steps from the finish line, the virus could quickly roll back decades of gains.
 
:Ponytail: If we stop now, a few steps from the finish line, the virus could quickly roll back decades of gains.
:[Panel 8]
 
 
:Hairy: We should genetically engineer the common cold to ''fight'' the polio virus. Then we could cure the cold by—
 
:Hairy: We should genetically engineer the common cold to ''fight'' the polio virus. Then we could cure the cold by—
 
:Off-Panel Ponytail: We ''have'' the tools. We know what to do. We just need the money and the effort to do it.
 
:Off-Panel Ponytail: We ''have'' the tools. We know what to do. We just need the money and the effort to do it.
:[Panel 9]
 
 
:Ponytail: We beat smallpox this way. We can beat polio, too.
 
:Ponytail: We beat smallpox this way. We can beat polio, too.
 
:Hairy: Okay, okay, I understand.
 
:Hairy: Okay, okay, I understand.
:[Panel 10]
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:[Hairy rubs his chin]
:[Panel 11]
 
 
:Hairy: ''Nanobots.'' With a fleet of polio-fighting nanobots, we—
 
:Hairy: ''Nanobots.'' With a fleet of polio-fighting nanobots, we—
 
:Off-Screen Ponytail: ''Eye on the ball!''
 
:Off-Screen Ponytail: ''Eye on the ball!''

Revision as of 04:42, 14 November 2015

XKCD Marks the Spot
Original blog post on gatesnotes: http://www.gatesnotes.com/Health/XKCD-Marks-the-Spot
World Polio Day XKCD comic
Title text: World Polio Day XKCD comic

Explanation

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An extra comic drawn by Randall for Bill Gates' blog to celebrate World Polio Day. As noted, the disease polio has nearly been eradicated, with only a few isolated pockets remaining. Current methods of eradicating it are working well. As Ponytail is explaining this, Hairy for some reason claims that they need different methods. He then makes a series of increasingly ridiculous suggestions on different ways to eradicate polio, using overly advanced and complicated (and in some cases, nonexistent) technology. This may be because current methods are lacking the effort and funding to continue.

Transcript

Ambox notice.png This explanation may be incomplete or incorrect: replace [panel n] with descriptions
If you can address this issue, please edit the page! Thanks.
[Ponytail is standing at a podium in front of a screen, giving a presentation]
Ponytail: The Polio nightmare is almost over.
[Blob and arrows appear on the screen]
Ponytail: By testing, monitoring, isolating, and vaccinating, we've pushed polio back, town by town, to just a few isolated pockets.
[Three men and a woman are seated at a table watching Ponytail's presentation]
Hairy: Sounds like we need a whole new strategy.
Ponytail: Huh?
[Hairy raises his finger to make a point]
Hairy: How about we crowdsource it? Hold an online vote on which regions to vaccinate next!
Off-Panel Ponytail: What? No. We just need to stay focused.
Ponytail: We're 99.9% of the way there. We know how polio spreads and how to beat it. We've done it in almost every country. We just have to finish the job.
Hairy: Lets develop a mobile app that checks users for polio, then uses a 3D printer to—
Ponytail: No, we need to keep doing what we're doing: working with locals, testing people who show symptoms, monitoring sewage and vaccinating.
[The arrows change direction to illustrate the infected area expanding]
Ponytail: If we stop now, a few steps from the finish line, the virus could quickly roll back decades of gains.
Hairy: We should genetically engineer the common cold to fight the polio virus. Then we could cure the cold by—
Off-Panel Ponytail: We have the tools. We know what to do. We just need the money and the effort to do it.
Ponytail: We beat smallpox this way. We can beat polio, too.
Hairy: Okay, okay, I understand.
[Hairy rubs his chin]
Hairy: Nanobots. With a fleet of polio-fighting nanobots, we—
Off-Screen Ponytail: Eye on the ball!
Hairy: Right, sorry.


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Discussion

Hairy's hair is really messed up. Herobrine (talk) 13:20, 15 April 2018 (UTC)