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1811: Best-Tasting Colors

2017-03-16T04:00:35Z

Cody Code: Add popcorn description.

{{comic
| number = 1811
| date = March 15, 2017
| title = Best-Tasting Colors
| image = best_tasting_colors.png
| titletext = I recognize that chocolate is its own thing on which reasonable people may differ. Everything else here is objective fact.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Add and fill in a table for the various foods used. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

In this comic, [[Randall]] rates colors based on tastiness of various flavors the colors are typically associated with.

In the title text, Randall asserts that his rankings of colors and flavors are indisputable (with the exception of chocolate). This is a jab at the reception of his previous comic [[388: Fuck Grapefruit]], a comic ranking fruits based on their tastiness which Randall claims is the most controversial piece he has ever published.

===Table===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col"| Color
! scope="col"| Item
! scope="col"| Explaination
! scope="col"| Rating (Approx.)
|-
|Pink
|Cotton Candy
|
|95.41%
|-
|Pink
|Watermelon
|
|63.30%
|-
|Red
|Strawberry
|
|93.58%
|-
|Red
|Cherry
|
|86.24%
|-
|Red
|Raspberry
|
|55.05%
|-
|Blue
|Blue Raspberry
|
|57.80%
|-
|Green
|Green Apple
|
|84.40%
|-
|Green
|Watermelon (Rind?)
|
|60.55%
|-
|Green
|Mint
|
|38.07%
|-
|Green
|Lime
|
|31.19%
|-
|Green
|Pistachio
|
|70.64% to 47.71%
|-
|White
|Vanilla
|
|65.60%
|-
|White
|White Chocolate
|
|19.72%
|-
|Brown
|Caramel
|
|19.27%
|-
|Brown
|Coffee
|While widely enjoyed by many people, coffee is actually a very bitter beverage (or bean, still bitter). Most people add sugars and cream to their coffee (or cover the beans in chocolate) to make it palatable. Clearly Randal does not like black coffee (coffee with no sweeteners or additives)
|5.96%
|-
|Brown
|Chocolate
|
|86.70% to 38.53%. (range of text area)
|-
|Orange
|Creamsicle
|
|47.25%
|-
|Orange
|Orange
|
|25.23%
|-
|Yellow
|Popcorn?!
|When popcorn is unsalted, buttered, and otherwise plain it can be a very bland food item with next to no flavor, Randal may be referencing popcorn of this variety.
|5.05%
|-
|Yellow
|Lemon
|
|27.98%
|-
|Purple
|Grape
|
|15.14%
|-
|Black
|Licorice
|Most people tend to find licorice a very unpleasant flavor. It would appear that Randal resides within that majority.
|0.10%
|}

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

:Best-Tasting Colors
:[A scale from "bad" to "good"]
:1. Pink - watermelon, ???, cotton candy
:2. Red - raspberry, cherry, strawberry
:3. Blue - ???, blue raspberry, ???
:4. Green - lime, mint, pistachio??, watermelon, green apple
:5. White - ???, white chocolate, ???, vanilla, ???
:6. Brown - coffee, caramel ? [However you feel about chocolate] ?
:7. Orange - orange, creamsicle
:8. Yellow - popcorn?!, lemon
:9. Purple - grape
:10. Black - licorice

{{comic discussion}}

[[Category:Comics with color]]
[[Category:Charts]]

1811: Best-Tasting Colors

2017-03-16T03:57:29Z

Cody Code: Reverse ranges to be max to min

{{comic
| number = 1811
| date = March 15, 2017
| title = Best-Tasting Colors
| image = best_tasting_colors.png
| titletext = I recognize that chocolate is its own thing on which reasonable people may differ. Everything else here is objective fact.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Add and fill in a table for the various foods used. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

In this comic, [[Randall]] rates colors based on tastiness of various flavors the colors are typically associated with.

In the title text, Randall asserts that his rankings of colors and flavors are indisputable (with the exception of chocolate). This is a jab at the reception of his previous comic [[388: Fuck Grapefruit]], a comic ranking fruits based on their tastiness which Randall claims is the most controversial piece he has ever published.

===Table===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col"| Color
! scope="col"| Item
! scope="col"| Explaination
! scope="col"| Rating (Approx.)
|-
|Pink
|Cotton Candy
|
|95.41%
|-
|Pink
|Watermelon
|
|63.30%
|-
|Red
|Strawberry
|
|93.58%
|-
|Red
|Cherry
|
|86.24%
|-
|Red
|Raspberry
|
|55.05%
|-
|Blue
|Blue Raspberry
|
|57.80%
|-
|Green
|Green Apple
|
|84.40%
|-
|Green
|Watermelon (Rind?)
|
|60.55%
|-
|Green
|Mint
|
|38.07%
|-
|Green
|Lime
|
|31.19%
|-
|Green
|Pistachio
|
|70.64% to 47.71%
|-
|White
|Vanilla
|
|65.60%
|-
|White
|White Chocolate
|
|19.72%
|-
|Brown
|Caramel
|
|19.27%
|-
|Brown
|Coffee
|While widely enjoyed by many people, coffee is actually a very bitter beverage (or bean, still bitter). Most people add sugars and cream to their coffee (or cover the beans in chocolate) to make it palatable. Clearly Randal does not like black coffee (coffee with no sweeteners or additives)
|5.96%
|-
|Brown
|Chocolate
|
|86.70% to 38.53%. (range of text area)
|-
|Orange
|Creamsicle
|
|47.25%
|-
|Orange
|Orange
|
|25.23%
|-
|Yellow
|Popcorn?!
|
|5.05%
|-
|Yellow
|Lemon
|
|27.98%
|-
|Purple
|Grape
|
|15.14%
|-
|Black
|Licorice
|Most people tend to find licorice a very unpleasant flavor. It would appear that Randal resides within that majority.
|0.10%
|}

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

:Best-Tasting Colors
:[A scale from "bad" to "good"]
:1. Pink - watermelon, ???, cotton candy
:2. Red - raspberry, cherry, strawberry
:3. Blue - ???, blue raspberry, ???
:4. Green - lime, mint, pistachio??, watermelon, green apple
:5. White - ???, white chocolate, ???, vanilla, ???
:6. Brown - coffee, caramel ? [However you feel about chocolate] ?
:7. Orange - orange, creamsicle
:8. Yellow - popcorn?!, lemon
:9. Purple - grape
:10. Black - licorice

{{comic discussion}}

[[Category:Comics with color]]
[[Category:Charts]]

1811: Best-Tasting Colors

2017-03-16T03:56:02Z

Cody Code: Clarify chocolate range description

{{comic
| number = 1811
| date = March 15, 2017
| title = Best-Tasting Colors
| image = best_tasting_colors.png
| titletext = I recognize that chocolate is its own thing on which reasonable people may differ. Everything else here is objective fact.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Add and fill in a table for the various foods used. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

In this comic, [[Randall]] rates colors based on tastiness of various flavors the colors are typically associated with.

In the title text, Randall asserts that his rankings of colors and flavors are indisputable (with the exception of chocolate). This is a jab at the reception of his previous comic [[388: Fuck Grapefruit]], a comic ranking fruits based on their tastiness which Randall claims is the most controversial piece he has ever published.

===Table===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col"| Color
! scope="col"| Item
! scope="col"| Explaination
! scope="col"| Rating (Approx.)
|-
|Pink
|Cotton Candy
|
|95.41%
|-
|Pink
|Watermelon
|
|63.30%
|-
|Red
|Strawberry
|
|93.58%
|-
|Red
|Cherry
|
|86.24%
|-
|Red
|Raspberry
|
|55.05%
|-
|Blue
|Blue Raspberry
|
|57.80%
|-
|Green
|Green Apple
|
|84.40%
|-
|Green
|Watermelon (Rind?)
|
|60.55%
|-
|Green
|Mint
|
|38.07%
|-
|Green
|Lime
|
|31.19%
|-
|Green
|Pistachio
|
|47.71% to 70.64%
|-
|White
|Vanilla
|
|65.60%
|-
|White
|White Chocolate
|
|19.72%
|-
|Brown
|Caramel
|
|19.27%
|-
|Brown
|Coffee
|While widely enjoyed by many people, coffee is actually a very bitter beverage (or bean, still bitter). Most people add sugars and cream to their coffee (or cover the beans in chocolate) to make it palatable. Clearly Randal does not like black coffee (coffee with no sweeteners or additives)
|5.96%
|-
|Brown
|Chocolate
|
|38.53% to 86.70% (range of text area)
|-
|Orange
|Creamsicle
|
|47.25%
|-
|Orange
|Orange
|
|25.23%
|-
|Yellow
|Popcorn?!
|
|5.05%
|-
|Yellow
|Lemon
|
|27.98%
|-
|Purple
|Grape
|
|15.14%
|-
|Black
|Licorice
|Most people tend to find licorice a very unpleasant flavor. It would appear that Randal resides within that majority.
|0.10%
|}

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

:Best-Tasting Colors
:[A scale from "bad" to "good"]
:1. Pink - watermelon, ???, cotton candy
:2. Red - raspberry, cherry, strawberry
:3. Blue - ???, blue raspberry, ???
:4. Green - lime, mint, pistachio??, watermelon, green apple
:5. White - ???, white chocolate, ???, vanilla, ???
:6. Brown - coffee, caramel ? [However you feel about chocolate] ?
:7. Orange - orange, creamsicle
:8. Yellow - popcorn?!, lemon
:9. Purple - grape
:10. Black - licorice

{{comic discussion}}

[[Category:Comics with color]]
[[Category:Charts]]

Talk:1811: Best-Tasting Colors

2017-03-16T03:52:56Z

Cody Code: Add comment

This is obviously wrong because white chocolate is not [[378|real]] chocolate. Let the flamewar begin. --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.54.34|172.68.54.34]] 15:22, 15 March 2017 (UTC)
:Well, it's not technically chocolate, but it is a derivative -- insert math joke -- and the chart doesn't seem to be concerned with what it is, just with what it's called; after all, that which is called white chocolate by any other name would taste just as sweet, putting some off while others enjoy it. [[User:Nyperold|Nyperold]] ([[User talk:Nyperold|talk]]) 16:44, 15 March 2017 (UTC)
::As per your request: http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/626:_Newton_and_Leibniz [[Special:Contributions/172.68.34.52|172.68.34.52]] 22:08, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

Purple skittles in France taste like blueberry.{{unsigned ip|141.101.69.105}}

Vanilla isn't white.{{unsigned ip|172.68.58.131}}

What are all of the question marks here for? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.246.251|108.162.246.251]] 15:51, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

I think those question marks at the top are supposed to be bubble gum.[[Special:Contributions/108.162.245.10|108.162.245.10]] 16:03, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

I suspect this is Randall's take on Fake News™, since it contains verifiably false claims such as coffee and liquorice being bad, and candy floss being better than watermelon

[[Special:Contributions/141.101.107.66|141.101.107.66]] 16:12, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

"In the title text, Randall asserts that his rankings of colors and foods are indisputable (with the exception of chocolate). This is of course ridiculous, as everyone knows that watermelon and strawberry are inherently superior to the likes of Citrus Fruits."...but his rankings of strawberry and of watermelon (x2) are higher than for oranges, lemons, and limes. There is no contradiction here; nothing that is ridiculous. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.78.118|162.158.78.118]] 16:29, 15 March 2017 (UTC)
: Liquorice, while an acquired taste certainly doesn't belong that far down, I'd take it over a long list of other things on the chart, but then again ... I'm Scandinavian {{unsigned ip|162.158.134.178}}
:: Sweet liquorice, or salted? I'm pretty sure there should be two dots there. Also, coffee and chocolate are both missing from the right end of the 'black' row. Most of the others, I think I'd flip the line, but keep each line in the same place. I guess taste is variable in weird ways [[Special:Contributions/162.158.154.109|162.158.154.109]] 21:56, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

Hmm. The selection seems quite diverse compared to a standard bag of jelly beans, but doesn't really cover the range of a gourmet brand. I wonder where root beer falls, or Dr Pepper. And that's not even getting into color classification when the bean has more than one color. Personally, when I used to get gourmet jelly bean brands, I would do the squeeze-and-sniff test on a particular shade of brown, because it was used for both coffee and a flavor I liked. I remember Lore Sjöberg having a similar problem with cinnamon and cherry, but if he ever arrived at my solution, I don't know. [[User:Nyperold|Nyperold]] ([[User talk:Nyperold|talk]]) 16:44, 15 March 2017 (UTC)
:Interesting theory that he's talking about flavors of jelly beans, though there's really nothing to indicate he is. But I believe every one of those food flavors are included in, for example, Jelly Belly's lineup (with the possible exception of a White Chocolate flavor). [[User:N0lqu|-boB]] ([[User talk:N0lqu|talk]]) 17:00, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

I enjoy licorice and white chocolate, and I think strawberry is overrated. Fight me. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.126.16|162.158.126.16]] 17:34, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

If it is jelly beans it is definitely more agreeable then actual food. Because popcorn jelly beans are awful which explains why there a outlier. It also explains why there split by color.{{unsigned ip|172.68.58.89}}

Wow. I've seen stupidity, I've seen REAL stupidity, and now there comes this comic.
>Liking cotton candy
>Watermelon below strawberry
>Cherry anything higher than dogshit
>Mint below pistachio
>Pistachio anything other than elder god max tier
>green "apple"
>not liking coffee (fucking pleb)
>lemon ranked low
Randall confirmed for a stupid fucking thirteen year old kid with shit taste.{{unsigned ip|173.245.50.96}}

I'm a retard pretending i'm superior by liking certain fruits. {{unsigned ip|162.158.75.52}}

My tastes now rate sweet tastes poorly - as well as sour, so I would down rate candyfloss, but not up rate lemon. The variability of chocolate represents the range from choc flavoured sweet margarine, through to 90% coco solids. My peak preference being about 50-60%. [[User:RIIW - Ponder it|RIIW - Ponder it]] ([[User talk:RIIW - Ponder it|talk]]) 18:14, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

Patrician taste good sir. Though, I respectfully disagree with your opinion on sour only somewhat: Lemons combined with other flavors make lemons pretty dang tasty.{{unsigned ip|173.245.50.96}}

Has anyone figured out what all the question marks in the graph are for yet? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.59.190|162.158.59.190]] 20:08, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

All the question marks made me wonder if he accidentally published an early draft again or something. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.133.90|172.68.133.90]] 20:44, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

: I'm fairly sure the question marks are related to lewd matters. [[User:KromdarTheAllHungering|KromdarTheAllHungering]] ([[User talk:KromdarTheAllHungering|talk]]) 02:56, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

Hi, I added a table. Can somebody fix and fill it as I am not the best at tablework (as you can see). [[User:Dontknow|Dontknow]] ([[User talk:Dontknow|talk]]) 02:45, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

: Fixed and partially filled! [[User:Cody Code|Cody Code]] ([[User talk:Cody Code|talk]]) 03:52, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

;Transcript

As the transcript is for the visually impaired, I think the colored letters should only be used in the explanation and described [pink letters] in the transcript; what do you think? --[[User:LaVe|LaVe]] ([[User talk:LaVe|talk]]) 21:06, 15 March 2017 (UTC)
:The transcript is not only for visually impaired. Nevertheless those translation programs know colors. Be smart. And a simple bold header is enough at the discussion page.--[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 21:14, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

1811: Best-Tasting Colors

2017-03-16T03:51:42Z

Cody Code: Add coffee description

{{comic
| number = 1811
| date = March 15, 2017
| title = Best-Tasting Colors
| image = best_tasting_colors.png
| titletext = I recognize that chocolate is its own thing on which reasonable people may differ. Everything else here is objective fact.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Add and fill in a table for the various foods used. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

In this comic, [[Randall]] rates colors based on tastiness of various flavors the colors are typically associated with.

In the title text, Randall asserts that his rankings of colors and flavors are indisputable (with the exception of chocolate). This is a jab at the reception of his previous comic [[388: Fuck Grapefruit]], a comic ranking fruits based on their tastiness which Randall claims is the most controversial piece he has ever published.

===Table===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col"| Color
! scope="col"| Item
! scope="col"| Explaination
! scope="col"| Rating (Approx.)
|-
|Pink
|Cotton Candy
|
|95.41%
|-
|Pink
|Watermelon
|
|63.30%
|-
|Red
|Strawberry
|
|93.58%
|-
|Red
|Cherry
|
|86.24%
|-
|Red
|Raspberry
|
|55.05%
|-
|Blue
|Blue Raspberry
|
|57.80%
|-
|Green
|Green Apple
|
|84.40%
|-
|Green
|Watermelon (Rind?)
|
|60.55%
|-
|Green
|Mint
|
|38.07%
|-
|Green
|Lime
|
|31.19%
|-
|Green
|Pistachio
|
|47.71% to 70.64%
|-
|White
|Vanilla
|
|65.60%
|-
|White
|White Chocolate
|
|19.72%
|-
|Brown
|Caramel
|
|19.27%
|-
|Brown
|Coffee
|While widely enjoyed by many people, coffee is actually a very bitter beverage (or bean, still bitter). Most people add sugars and cream to their coffee (or cover the beans in chocolate) to make it palatable. Clearly Randal does not like black coffee (coffee with no sweeteners or additives)
|5.96%
|-
|Brown
|Chocolate
|
|38.53% to 86.70% (message box)
|-
|Orange
|Creamsicle
|
|47.25%
|-
|Orange
|Orange
|
|25.23%
|-
|Yellow
|Popcorn?!
|
|5.05%
|-
|Yellow
|Lemon
|
|27.98%
|-
|Purple
|Grape
|
|15.14%
|-
|Black
|Licorice
|Most people tend to find licorice a very unpleasant flavor. It would appear that Randal resides within that majority.
|0.10%
|}

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

:Best-Tasting Colors
:[A scale from "bad" to "good"]
:1. Pink - watermelon, ???, cotton candy
:2. Red - raspberry, cherry, strawberry
:3. Blue - ???, blue raspberry, ???
:4. Green - lime, mint, pistachio??, watermelon, green apple
:5. White - ???, white chocolate, ???, vanilla, ???
:6. Brown - coffee, caramel ? [However you feel about chocolate] ?
:7. Orange - orange, creamsicle
:8. Yellow - popcorn?!, lemon
:9. Purple - grape
:10. Black - licorice

{{comic discussion}}

[[Category:Comics with color]]
[[Category:Charts]]

1811: Best-Tasting Colors

2017-03-16T03:48:51Z

Cody Code: Update licorice reason.

{{comic
| number = 1811
| date = March 15, 2017
| title = Best-Tasting Colors
| image = best_tasting_colors.png
| titletext = I recognize that chocolate is its own thing on which reasonable people may differ. Everything else here is objective fact.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Add and fill in a table for the various foods used. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

In this comic, [[Randall]] rates colors based on tastiness of various flavors the colors are typically associated with.

In the title text, Randall asserts that his rankings of colors and flavors are indisputable (with the exception of chocolate). This is a jab at the reception of his previous comic [[388: Fuck Grapefruit]], a comic ranking fruits based on their tastiness which Randall claims is the most controversial piece he has ever published.

===Table===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col"| Color
! scope="col"| Item
! scope="col"| Explaination
! scope="col"| Rating (Approx.)
|-
|Pink
|Cotton Candy
|
|95.41%
|-
|Pink
|Watermelon
|
|63.30%
|-
|Red
|Strawberry
|
|93.58%
|-
|Red
|Cherry
|
|86.24%
|-
|Red
|Raspberry
|
|55.05%
|-
|Blue
|Blue Raspberry
|
|57.80%
|-
|Green
|Green Apple
|
|84.40%
|-
|Green
|Watermelon (Rind?)
|
|60.55%
|-
|Green
|Mint
|
|38.07%
|-
|Green
|Lime
|
|31.19%
|-
|Green
|Pistachio
|
|47.71% to 70.64%
|-
|White
|Vanilla
|
|65.60%
|-
|White
|White Chocolate
|
|19.72%
|-
|Brown
|Caramel
|
|19.27%
|-
|Brown
|Coffee
|
|5.96%
|-
|Brown
|Chocolate
|
|38.53% to 86.70% (message box)
|-
|Orange
|Creamsicle
|
|47.25%
|-
|Orange
|Orange
|
|25.23%
|-
|Yellow
|Popcorn?!
|
|5.05%
|-
|Yellow
|Lemon
|
|27.98%
|-
|Purple
|Grape
|
|15.14%
|-
|Black
|Licorice
|Most people tend to find licorice a very unpleasant flavor. It would appear that Randal resides within that majority.
|0.10%
|}

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

:Best-Tasting Colors
:[A scale from "bad" to "good"]
:1. Pink - watermelon, ???, cotton candy
:2. Red - raspberry, cherry, strawberry
:3. Blue - ???, blue raspberry, ???
:4. Green - lime, mint, pistachio??, watermelon, green apple
:5. White - ???, white chocolate, ???, vanilla, ???
:6. Brown - coffee, caramel ? [However you feel about chocolate] ?
:7. Orange - orange, creamsicle
:8. Yellow - popcorn?!, lemon
:9. Purple - grape
:10. Black - licorice

{{comic discussion}}

[[Category:Comics with color]]
[[Category:Charts]]