https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=199.27.129.83&feedformat=atomexplain xkcd - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T01:52:21ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1609:_Food_Combinations&diff=1059191609: Food Combinations2015-11-27T16:40:51Z<p>199.27.129.83: Seriously, how many "o"s does gooooood need?</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1609<br />
| date = November 27, 2015<br />
| title = Food Combinations<br />
| image = food_combinations.png<br />
| titletext = If anyone tries this on you, the best reply is a deadpan "Oh yeah, that's a common potato chip flavor in Canada."<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Needs fact checking and some expansion. - Please change this comment when editing this page.}}<br />
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[https://www.google.com/search?q=unusual+food+combinations Unusual food combinations] are often counter-intuitive and can vary wildly by individual taste. Real-world examples of unusual food pairings, such as [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/dining/making-a-meal-out-of-peanut-butter-and-pickles.html pickles and peanut butter], french fries in chocolate shake, or even the comfort-food pairing of {{w|chicken and waffles}}, pair sweet, sour, or salty foods with a food or condiment from a different group. In many "normal" food pairings, though, the cross-over between sweet, savory and salty foods also exists, such as ketchup, a very sweet condiment being regularly applied to hamburgers and french fries, both savory and salty foods. <br />
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In this comic, Randall lists twelve somewhat random food items and suggests dropping any pair into conversation as an "actually good" food combination will never be challenged by those in the conversation, because they have likely heard, or tried other unexpected combinations that are highly recommneded or liked. <br />
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The title text extends the joke by recommending countering such a bizzare proposal with an assertion that the random pairing announced are an actual potato chip flavor popular in Canada. This plays on the fact that in different countries and regions, cultural tastes can vary wildly. For instance, [http://www.buzzfeed.com/tanyachen/americans-taste-canadian-ketchup-all-dressed-chips ketchup flavored potato chips] and gravy flavored potato chips are quite popular in Canada, but are almost never offered in US markets.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
:[Megan is talking with Ponytail and Cueball, who has his hand to his chin. Above them in 4x3 black boxes different kind of food is written in white text].<br />
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:Ice cream Ham Relish<br />
:Pancakes Ketchup Cheese<br />
:Eggs Cupcakes Sour cream<br />
:Hot chocolate Avocado Skittles<br />
<br />
:Megan: You know what's actually really good? <br />
:Megan: ____ and ____.<br />
:<font color="white">Megan:</font> food <font color="white">and</font> food<br />
<br />
:Cueball: Huh. I Guess I can see it.<br />
<br />
:[Caption below the panel.]<br />
:Fun fact: if you say "you know what's <br />
:actually really good?" in the right <br />
:tone of voice, you can name any <br />
:two individually-good foods here <br />
:and no one will challenge you one it.<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
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[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br />
[[Category:Fun fact]]</div>199.27.129.83https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1609:_Food_Combinations&diff=1059181609: Food Combinations2015-11-27T16:38:53Z<p>199.27.129.83: Test first link addition</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1609<br />
| date = November 27, 2015<br />
| title = Food Combinations<br />
| image = food_combinations.png<br />
| titletext = If anyone tries this on you, the best reply is a deadpan "Oh yeah, that's a common potato chip flavor in Canada."<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Needs fact checking and some expansion. - Please change this comment when editing this page.}}<br />
<br />
[https://www.google.com/search?q=unusual+food+combinations Unusual food combinations] are often counter-intuitive and can vary wildly by individual taste. Real-world examples of unusual food pairings, such as [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/dining/making-a-meal-out-of-peanut-butter-and-pickles.html pickles and peanut butter], french fries in chocolate shake, or even the comfort-food pairing of {{w|chicken and waffles}}, pair sweet, sour, or salty foods with a food or condiment from a different group. In many "normal" food pairings, though, the cross-over between sweet, savory and salty foods also exists, such as ketchup, a very sweet condiment being regularly applied to hamburgers and french fries, both savory and salty foods. <br />
<br />
In this comic, Randall lists twelve somewhat random food items and suggests dropping any pair into conversation as an "actually goood" food combination will never be challenged by those in the conversation, because they have likely heard, or tried other unexpected combinations that are highly recommneded or liked. <br />
<br />
The title text extends the joke by recommending countering such a bizzare proposal with an assertion that the random pairing announced are an actual potato chip flavor popular in Canada. This plays on the fact that in different countries and regions, cultural tastes can vary wildly. For instance, [http://www.buzzfeed.com/tanyachen/americans-taste-canadian-ketchup-all-dressed-chips ketchup flavored potato chips] and gravy flavored potato chips are quite popular in Canada, but are almost never offered in US markets.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
:[Megan is talking with Ponytail and Cueball, who has his hand to his chin. Above them in 4x3 black boxes different kind of food is written in white text].<br />
<br />
:Ice cream Ham Relish<br />
:Pancakes Ketchup Cheese<br />
:Eggs Cupcakes Sour cream<br />
:Hot chocolate Avocado Skittles<br />
<br />
:Megan: You know what's actually really good? <br />
:Megan: ____ and ____.<br />
:<font color="white">Megan:</font> food <font color="white">and</font> food<br />
<br />
:Cueball: Huh. I Guess I can see it.<br />
<br />
:[Caption below the panel.]<br />
:Fun fact: if you say "you know what's <br />
:actually really good?" in the right <br />
:tone of voice, you can name any <br />
:two individually-good foods here <br />
:and no one will challenge you one it.<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br />
[[Category:Fun fact]]</div>199.27.129.83https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1609:_Food_Combinations&diff=1059161609: Food Combinations2015-11-27T16:25:43Z<p>199.27.129.83: grammar edit</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1609<br />
| date = November 27, 2015<br />
| title = Food Combinations<br />
| image = food_combinations.png<br />
| titletext = If anyone tries this on you, the best reply is a deadpan "Oh yeah, that's a common potato chip flavor in Canada."<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Needs fact checking and some expansion. - Please change this comment when editing this page.}}<br />
<br />
Unusual food combinations are often counter-intuitive and can vary wildly by individual taste. Real-world examples of unusual food pairings, such as pickles and peanut butter, french fries in chocolate shake, or even the comfort-food pairing of chicken and waffles, pair sweet, sour, or salty foods with a food or condiment from a different group. In many "normal" food pairings, though, the cross-over between sweet, savory and salty foods also exists, such as ketchup, a very sweet condiment being regularly applied to hamburgers and french fries, both savory and salty foods. <br />
<br />
In this comic, Randall lists twelve somewhat random food items and suggests dropping any pair into conversation as an "actually goood" food combination will never be challenged by those in the conversation, because they have likely heard, or tried other unexpected combinations that are highly recommneded or liked. <br />
<br />
The title text extends the joke by recommending countering such a bizzare proposal with an assertion that the random pairing announced are an actual potato chip flavor popular in Canada. This plays on the fact that in different countries and regions, cultural tastes can vary wildly. For instance, ketchup flavored potato chips and gravy flavored potato chips are quite popular in Canada, but are almost never offered in US markets.<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
:[Megan is talking with Ponytail and Cueball, who has his hand to his chin. Above them in 4x3 black boxes different kind of food is written in white text].<br />
<br />
:Ice cream Ham Relish<br />
:Pancakes Ketchup Cheese<br />
:Eggs Cupcakes Sour cream<br />
:Hot chocolate Avocado Skittles<br />
<br />
:Megan: You know what's actually really good? <br />
:Megan: ____ and ____.<br />
:<font color="white">Megan:</font> food <font color="white">and</font> food<br />
<br />
:Cueball: Huh. I Guess I can see it.<br />
<br />
:[Caption below the panel.]<br />
:Fun fact: if you say "you know what's <br />
:actually really good?" in the right <br />
:tone of voice, you can name any <br />
:two individually-good foods here <br />
:and no one will challenge you one it.<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br />
[[Category:Fun fact]]</div>199.27.129.83https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1609:_Food_Combinations&diff=105914Talk:1609: Food Combinations2015-11-27T16:14:12Z<p>199.27.129.83: first draft</p>
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<div>I tried this on a friend and after three tries she said, you just mentioned all my favorite food items. So... --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 14:27, 27 November 2015 (UTC)<br />
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You know what's really good? Ice cream on pizza. [[User:Mikemk|Mikemk]] ([[User talk:Mikemk|talk]]) 15:23, 27 November 2015 (UTC)<br />
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Joey agrees with that - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSFgDZJVYbo [[Special:Contributions/162.158.34.139|162.158.34.139]] 15:40, 27 November 2015 (UTC)<br />
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Well, I made a first-hack attempt, with terrible grammar and no appropriate citations. Please don't be too harsh! [[Special:Contributions/199.27.129.83|199.27.129.83]] 16:14, 27 November 2015 (UTC)</div>199.27.129.83https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1609:_Food_Combinations&diff=1059131609: Food Combinations2015-11-27T16:11:08Z<p>199.27.129.83: Grammar edit!</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1609<br />
| date = November 27, 2015<br />
| title = Food Combinations<br />
| image = food_combinations.png<br />
| titletext = If anyone tries this on you, the best reply is a deadpan "Oh yeah, that's a common potato chip flavor in Canada."<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by a MORON - Please change this comment when editing this page.}}<br />
<br />
Unusual food combinations are often counter-intuitive and can vary wildly by individual taste. Real-world examples of unusual food pairings, such as pickles and peanut butter, french fries in chocolate shake, or even the comfort-food pairing of chicken and waffles pair sweet, sour, or salty foods with a food or condiment from a different group. In many "normal" food pairings, though, the cross-over between sweet, savory and salty foods already exists, such as ketchup, a very sweet condiment being regularly applied to hamburgers and french fries, both savory and salty foods. In this comic, Randall lists twelve somewhat random food items and suggests dropping any pair into conversation as an "actually goood" food combination will never by challenged by those in the conversation, because they have likely heard, or tried other unexpected combinations that are highly recommneded or liked. The title text extends the joke by recommending countering such a bizzare proposal with an assertion that the random pairing announced are an actual potato chip flavor popular in Canada. This plays on the fact that in different countries and regions, cultural tastes can vary wildly. For instance, ketchup flavored potato chips and gravy flavored potato chips are quite popular in Canada, but are almost never offered in US markets.<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
:[Megan is talking with Ponytail and Cueball, who has his hand to his chin. Above them in 4x3 black boxes different kind of food is written in white text].<br />
<br />
:Ice cream Ham Relish<br />
:Pancakes Ketchup Cheese<br />
:Eggs Cupcakes Sour cream<br />
:Hot chocolate Avocado Skittles<br />
<br />
:Megan: You know what's actually really good? <br />
:Megan: ____ and ____.<br />
:<font color="white">Megan:</font> food <font color="white">and</font> food<br />
<br />
:Cueball: Huh. I Guess I can see it.<br />
<br />
:[Caption below the panel.]<br />
:Fun fact: if you say "you know what's <br />
:actually really good?" in the right <br />
:tone of voice, you can name any <br />
:two individually-good foods here <br />
:and no one will challenge you one it.<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br />
[[Category:Fun fact]]</div>199.27.129.83https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1609:_Food_Combinations&diff=1059121609: Food Combinations2015-11-27T16:09:50Z<p>199.27.129.83: First hack.</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1609<br />
| date = November 27, 2015<br />
| title = Food Combinations<br />
| image = food_combinations.png<br />
| titletext = If anyone tries this on you, the best reply is a deadpan "Oh yeah, that's a common potato chip flavor in Canada."<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by a MORON - Please change this comment when editing this page.}}<br />
<br />
Unusual food combinations are often counter-intuitive and can vary wildly by individual taste. Real-world examples of unusual food pairings, such as pickles and peanut butter, french fries in chocolate shake, or even the comfort-food pairing of chicken and waffles. Many of these food combinations pair sweet, sour, or salty foods with a food or condiment from a different group. In many "normal" food pairings, though, the cross-over between sweet, savory and salty foods already exists, such as ketchup, a very sweet condiment being regularly applied to hamburgers and french fries, both savory and salty foods. In this comic, Randall lists twelve somewhat random food items and suggests dropping any pair into conversation as an "actually goood" food combination will never by challenged by those in the conversation, because they have likely heard, or tried other unexpected combinations that are highly recommneded or liked. The title text extends the joke by recommending countering such a bizzare proposal with an assertion that the random pairing announced are an actual potato chip flavor popular in Canada. This plays on the fact that in different countries and regions, cultural tastes can vary wildly. For instance, ketchup flavored potato chips and gravy flavored potato chips are quite popular in Canada, but are almost never offered in US markets.<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
:[Megan is talking with Ponytail and Cueball, who has his hand to his chin. Above them in 4x3 black boxes different kind of food is written in white text].<br />
<br />
:Ice cream Ham Relish<br />
:Pancakes Ketchup Cheese<br />
:Eggs Cupcakes Sour cream<br />
:Hot chocolate Avocado Skittles<br />
<br />
:Megan: You know what's actually really good? <br />
:Megan: ____ and ____.<br />
:<font color="white">Megan:</font> food <font color="white">and</font> food<br />
<br />
:Cueball: Huh. I Guess I can see it.<br />
<br />
:[Caption below the panel.]<br />
:Fun fact: if you say "you know what's <br />
:actually really good?" in the right <br />
:tone of voice, you can name any <br />
:two individually-good foods here <br />
:and no one will challenge you one it.<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br />
[[Category:Fun fact]]</div>199.27.129.83https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Thing_Explainer&diff=105166Thing Explainer2015-11-16T19:19:17Z<p>199.27.129.83: </p>
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<div>[[File:ThingExplainerBookCover.png|frame|right|General book cover]]<br />
{{Incomplete|Needs touching up with links}}<br />
"In Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words, things are explained in the style of [[Up Goer Five]], using only drawings and a vocabulary of the 1,000 (or "ten hundred") most [http://www.xkcd.com/simplewriter/ common words.] The book will explore computer buildings (datacenters), the flat rocks we live on (tectonic plates), the things you use to steer a plane (airliner cockpit controls), and the little bags of water you're made of (cells)."<br />
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Thing Explainer is Munroe's second published book, not including xkcd comic books, which he announced on May 13th, 2015 in [http://blog.xkcd.com/2015/05/13/new-book-thing-explainer/ the blag] after the amazing success of [[what if%3F#The book|what if?]]. The book is a collection of diagrams and line drawings similar in style to the Up Goer Five comic, which can also be purchased as a poster. It will be published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt on November 24th.<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
Have you ever tried to learn more about some incredible thing, only to be frustrated by incomprehensible jargon? Randall Munroe is here to help. In Thing Explainer, he uses line drawings and only the thousand (or, rather, “ten hundred”) most common words to provide simple explanations for some of the most interesting stuff there is, including:<br />
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*food-heating radio boxes (microwaves)<br />
*tall roads (bridges)<br />
*computer buildings (datacenters)<br />
*the shared space house (the International Space Station)<br />
*the other worlds around the sun (the solar system)<br />
*the big flat rocks we live on (tectonic plates)<br />
*the pieces everything is made of (the periodic table)<br />
*planes with turning wings (helicopters)<br />
*boxes that make clothes smell better (washers and dryers)<br />
*the bags of stuff inside you (cells)<br />
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How do these things work? Where do they come from? What would life be like without them? And what would happen if we opened them up, heated them up, cooled them down, pointed them in a different direction, or pressed this button? In Thing Explainer, Munroe gives us the answers to these questions and so many more. Funny, interesting, and always understandable, this book is for anyone—age 5 to 105—who has ever wondered how things work, and why.<br />
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== Book Cover ==<br />
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[[Cueball]] could be seen on the cover overlooking some of the labelled pictures. It is likely that the book will explore the themes labeled on the front cover which includes astronomy, constellations, and geology.<br />
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== Preview Pages ==<br />
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