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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | Many news reports on health recommend the "best" way to perform the processes, such as eating, drinking, exercising, | + | {{incomplete|Stub. Links? Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
+ | Many news reports on health recommend the "best" way to perform the processes, such as eating, drinking, exercising, and sleeping, that are required to live. These reports tend to give such factors as a type of food to consume regularly, the amount of a nutrient to consume, or how long to exercise, in terms of what or how much to do daily. A simple example of this is the proverb, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." Perhaps this kind of advice is [[1592|overthinking]] things, but [[Cueball]] decides to follow it strictly as explained in the caption. | ||
− | So when [[Megan]] asks Cueball what his plans are, he just | + | So when [[Megan]] asks Cueball what his plans are, he just list his routine consisting only of things that the news has told him exactly how often to do. |
His list includes the following, which he has to do once per day: | His list includes the following, which he has to do once per day: | ||
− | *Eat an [//www.care2.com/greenliving/10-reasons-to-eat-an-apple-a-day.html apple] | + | *Eat an [//www.care2.com/greenliving/10-reasons-to-eat-an-apple-a-day.html apple] |
− | *Eat an [//www.nhs.uk/news/2016/11November/Pages/Eating-one-egg-a-day-may-lower-risk-of-stroke.aspx egg] | + | *Eat an [//www.nhs.uk/news/2016/11November/Pages/Eating-one-egg-a-day-may-lower-risk-of-stroke.aspx egg] |
− | *Take one [//www.webmd.com/men/features/aspirin-day-not aspirin] | + | *Take one [//www.webmd.com/men/features/aspirin-day-not aspirin] |
− | *Eat a piece of [//www.everydayhealth.com/diet-and-nutrition-pictures/delicious-reasons-to-eat-dark-chocolate.aspx dark chocolate] | + | *Eat a piece of [//www.everydayhealth.com/diet-and-nutrition-pictures/delicious-reasons-to-eat-dark-chocolate.aspx dark chocolate] |
− | *Drink [//www.lifescript.com/diet-fitness/tips/y/your_weight-loss_solution_drink_6_glasses_of_water_a_day.aspx six glasses of water] | + | *Drink [//www.lifescript.com/diet-fitness/tips/y/your_weight-loss_solution_drink_6_glasses_of_water_a_day.aspx six glasses of water] |
− | *Drink [//www.health.com/health/article/0,,20410287,00.html one glass of red wine] | + | *Drink [//www.health.com/health/article/0,,20410287,00.html one glass of red wine] |
− | *Drink [//www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/17/coffee-health-benefits_n_4102133.html a cup of coffee] | + | *Drink [//www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/17/coffee-health-benefits_n_4102133.html a cup of coffee] |
− | *Drink | + | *Drink a cup of tea |
− | *Get | + | *Get 30 minutes of exercise |
− | *Get | + | *Get 8 hours of sleep |
− | + | Of course, if Cueball ''only'' does these things, then he can't attend to other important matters, such as going to work, which most likely allows him to buy the recommended materials in the first place. And the routine is subject to change as soon as he hears another such daily recommendation on the news. | |
− | + | In the title text Cueball explains that his daily routine is not completely fixed. It is broken twice a year, since he also follows public information campaigns suggesting the replacement {{w|Smoke_detector#Batteries|smoke detector batteries}} twice a year. While the US {{w|National Fire Protection Association}} recommends a replacement at least once per year others suggest every time when the clock changes according to {{w|daylight saving time}}, i.e. twice a year. This is just another example for official overdone recommendations nobody follows. | |
− | + | Drinking six glasses of water per day has been the subject recently in [[1708: Dehydration]], and earlier it was more common to say eight glasses per day (which was also mentioned in Dehydration), and that was part of the searches in the much earlier [[715: Numbers]]. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Megan and Cueball are | + | :[Megan on the left and Cueball at right are talking.] |
:Megan: Got any plans for the day? | :Megan: Got any plans for the day? | ||
:Cueball: I'm going to eat an apple, an egg, one baby aspirin, and a piece of dark chocolate, drink six glasses of water, one glass of red wine, a cup of coffee, and a cup of tea, then do 30 minutes of exercise. | :Cueball: I'm going to eat an apple, an egg, one baby aspirin, and a piece of dark chocolate, drink six glasses of water, one glass of red wine, a cup of coffee, and a cup of tea, then do 30 minutes of exercise. | ||
:Cueball: Then back to sleep for another 8 hours! | :Cueball: Then back to sleep for another 8 hours! | ||
− | :[Caption below the | + | :[Caption below the frame:] |
:I only do things that news stories have specifically told me to do once per day. | :I only do things that news stories have specifically told me to do once per day. | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
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