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− | < | + | :<small>''Not to be confused with [[Randall]]'s [[what if?]] blog.''</small> |
{{comic | {{comic | ||
| number = 17 | | number = 17 | ||
| date = October 7, 2005 | | date = October 7, 2005 | ||
| title = What If | | title = What If | ||
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| image = what_if.jpg | | image = what_if.jpg | ||
− | | titletext = I once made an anniversary card for my then-girlfriend with this layout | + | | titletext = I once made an anniversary card for my then-girlfriend with this layout. |
}} | }} | ||
==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This | + | This comic features a man and a woman in a romantic setting, surrounded by a {{w|fractal}} combination of love and doubts; a {{w|Sierpinski Triangle}}-like arrangement based on the {{w|Apollonian gasket}} construction. Three circles are drawn tangent to each other, then additional circles are added which are tangent to three existing circles (without overlapping), ad infinitum. |
− | + | Randall's character design wasn't yet fully settled. Considering that Megan arguably was introduced two comics ago, and that the man has some hair, the couple might or might not be interpreted as Cueball and Megan. | |
− | + | Randall's later blog and book have the same name, ''What If?'', though with very different meaning. | |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[A large black circle | + | :[A large black circle with white bubbles inside it, filled with hearts, question marks, and stick figure couples.] |
:[Bottom left circle - stick figure couple with a heart] | :[Bottom left circle - stick figure couple with a heart] | ||
− | :[Top right circle - with couple | + | :[Top right circle - with couple] What if this isn't everything it should be? |
− | + | :[Two circles left of top-right] I'm not even sure how I feel | |
− | :[Two circles left of top-right | + | :[One circle right of top-right] What if I'm making a mistake? |
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− | :[One circle right of top-right | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
− | * This | + | *This was the 16th comic originally posted to [[LiveJournal]]. |
− | * Randall' | + | **The previous was [[16: Monty Python -- Enough]]. |
+ | **The next was [[18: Snapple]] | ||
+ | *Original title: "Friday drawing!" | ||
+ | *Original [[Randall]] quote: | ||
+ | ::"One of my best friends just got engaged. | ||
+ | ::I really, truly think they're going to be very happy together." | ||
+ | :*The friends referred to are [[Scott]] and [[Sarah]]. | ||
+ | *This comic was posted on [[xkcd]] when the web site opened on Sunday the 1st of January 2006. | ||
+ | **It was posted along [[:Category:First day on xkcd|with all 41 comics]] posted before that on LiveJournal as well as a few others. | ||
+ | **The latter explaining why the numbers of these 41 LiveJournal comics ranges from 1-44. | ||
+ | *One of the original drawings drawn on [[:Category:Checkered paper|checkered paper]]. | ||
+ | *The title this comic received when posted on xkcd is almost the same title (except the "?") as the book/webpage: [[what if?]] | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
− | + | [[Category:Comics posted on livejournal| 16]] | |
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:First day on xkcd]] |
− | [[Category:First day on xkcd | ||
[[Category:Checkered paper]] | [[Category:Checkered paper]] | ||
[[Category:Comics with color]] | [[Category:Comics with color]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Scott]] |
[[Category:Romance]] | [[Category:Romance]] | ||
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