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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This pie chart for the most part reflects the usual experience of being sick | + | This pie chart for the most part reflects the usual experience of being sick —tossing and turning in bed and cleaning up mucus and other bodily fluids from facial orifices— in addition to a few ponderings of a rather more scientific bent. |
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The punchline appears to be "pondering hooking an aquarium pump to my sinuses," which indicates that [[Randall]]'s sinuses were completely clogged with mucus, which made him wonder whether hooking up an aquarium pump would help clear them out, perhaps akin to a {{w|Nasal irrigation|Neti pot}}. Studies on nasal irrigation, however, have had mixed results, and the practice may not in fact be beneficial. | The punchline appears to be "pondering hooking an aquarium pump to my sinuses," which indicates that [[Randall]]'s sinuses were completely clogged with mucus, which made him wonder whether hooking up an aquarium pump would help clear them out, perhaps akin to a {{w|Nasal irrigation|Neti pot}}. Studies on nasal irrigation, however, have had mixed results, and the practice may not in fact be beneficial. | ||
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Randall's {{w|Wikipedia}} path: {{w|Virus}} → {{w|Immune system}} → {{w|Innate immune system}} → {{w|Parasites}} → {{w|List of parasites of humans}} → ''{{w|Naegleria fowleri}}'' → {{w|Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis}}. | Randall's {{w|Wikipedia}} path: {{w|Virus}} → {{w|Immune system}} → {{w|Innate immune system}} → {{w|Parasites}} → {{w|List of parasites of humans}} → ''{{w|Naegleria fowleri}}'' → {{w|Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis}}. | ||
− | ''Naegleria fowleri'' is known as the brain-eating amoeba. It is found in warm bodies of stagnant {{w|fresh water}} and causes the disease primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare but highly lethal condition. Although N. fowleri are not commonly found in | + | ''Naegleria fowleri'' is known as the brain-eating amoeba. It is found in warm bodies of stagnant {{w|fresh water}} and causes the disease primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare but highly lethal condition. Although N. fowleri are not commonly found in aquariums, Randall's Wikipedia wanderings force him to conclude that attempting to clear out his sinuses with an aquarium pump is too risky. Since this danger would presumably not be present at all with an unused, sterilized aquarium pump, the comic may be referring to a particular pump currently in use and close at hand. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | : | + | :A pie chart showing with the following categories and approximate areas of coverage (Starting from the top, clockwise): |
− | + | :*52% - Shifting around in bed feeling my skin crawl | |
− | + | :*24% - Wiping various face holes | |
− | : | + | :*5% - Staring at a news site but not reading it |
− | : | + | :*15% - Thinking about how cool it is that I'm partly made of an army of critters that patrol my body ruthlessly dispatching anything they find trying to prey on me. |
− | : | + | :*4% - Pondering hooking an aquarium pump up to my sinuses |
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Charts]] |
[[Category:Biology]] | [[Category:Biology]] | ||
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