212: Brain

2017-04-25T12:26:36Z

Tdavid88:

{{comic
| number =212
| date =January 19, 2007
| title =Brain
| image =brain.png
| titletext =The rest is fear of raptors.
}}
==Explanation==
{{w|The Swiss Family Robinson}} is a novel by the Swiss pastor and writer {{w|Johann David Wyss}}. In the novel, a shipwrecked family builds a tree house as good as a normal house complete with library and mechanical contraptions.

Growing up, many children grow a fascination with tree houses. Tree houses are a child's own special place to do stuff away from their parents, have some autonomy, perhaps form a club. The obsession with tree houses usually fades once a child reaches his teenage years, but of course some of us never grow up. Being an adult geek/scientist who still enjoys childish things, Randall wants to build a sophisticated tree house rather than a simple one, taking the theme from above mentioned novel.

The title text makes reference to the regular [[xkcd]] joke about how terrifying {{w|Velociraptors}} from the movie {{w|Jurassic Park}} are. But they never can reach a tree house, just because it's too high as you can see here [[87: Velociraptors]].
"Raptors" might refer to the informal bird group, hawks and owls and such. A joke relying on the pervious infatuation with velociraptors.

==Transcript==
:[Picture of Brain. Line points at a highlighted point.]
:Section that is devoted, no matter where I go in life, to planning the ultimate tree house*.
:<nowiki>*</nowiki>Oh man, it would be like Swiss Family Robinson, but with multiple trees connected by... hey come up to my room and see the blueprints!

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