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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | Translated plainly, this comic reads "People who don't think feathered dinosaurs sound scary have never tried to fight an ostrich." | + | Translated plainly, this comic reads "People who don't think feathered dinosaurs sound scary, have never tried to fight an ostrich." |
− | This comic is a jab at people who dismiss the idea feathered dinosaurs sound scary. Adding feathers to a reptile can trigger a cognitive dissonance; people today see feathers and think of harmless birds. However, the {{w|Ostrich|ostrich}} and a few other avian species, which are {{w|Origin of Birds|feathered dinosaurs}} | + | This comic is a jab at people who dismiss the idea feathered dinosaurs sound scary. Adding feathers to a reptile can trigger a cognitive dissonance; people today see feathers and think of harmless birds. However, the {{w|Ostrich|ostrich}} (and a few other avian species, which are {{w|Origin of Birds|feathered dinosaurs}}) are in fact deadly. The diagram points out that anyone who has tried to fight an ostrich would be scared of a dinosaur with feathers, and anyone who thinks a feathered dinosaur doesn't sound scary has never tried to fight one. The two groups of people are exclusive because the two circles do not overlap. |
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The title text refers to "[http://jurassicpark.wikia.com/wiki/Volunteer_Boy Volunteer Boy]", a kid in the beginning of Jurassic Park who dismisses a raptor fossil as a "six-foot turkey". Dr. Grant uses a fossil of a raptor talon to imply that a raptor would slice open his belly and eat him while he's still alive. This scares the kid into respecting the raptor. The title text theorizes that if he didn't get that pep talk, and continued to think of dinosaurs as "six-foot turkeys", then he would grow up to make some of the contested sequels in the franchise. Raptors play a central role throughout the series of movies, with some even being trained by a raptor handler like dogs. | The title text refers to "[http://jurassicpark.wikia.com/wiki/Volunteer_Boy Volunteer Boy]", a kid in the beginning of Jurassic Park who dismisses a raptor fossil as a "six-foot turkey". Dr. Grant uses a fossil of a raptor talon to imply that a raptor would slice open his belly and eat him while he's still alive. This scares the kid into respecting the raptor. The title text theorizes that if he didn't get that pep talk, and continued to think of dinosaurs as "six-foot turkeys", then he would grow up to make some of the contested sequels in the franchise. Raptors play a central role throughout the series of movies, with some even being trained by a raptor handler like dogs. | ||
− | + | The diagram is in actuality a {{w|Euler diagram}}, rather than a {{w|Venn diagram}}. A Venn diagram shows all possible combinations of two sets, including those with no elements, and as such all of the circles must intersect. A Euler diagram only depicts the non-empty combinations, and therefore does not have this constraint. However, this is a technicality, and many people use the words interchangeably. | |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[The comic shows a rectangular panel containing two circles, side by side | + | {{incomplete transcript}} |
− | : | + | :[The comic shows a rectangular panel containing two circles, side by side. A caption is underneath each circle.] |
− | :People Who Don't Think Feathered Dinosaurs Sound Scary | + | :Left circle caption: People Who Don't Think Feathered Dinosaurs Sound Scary |
− | : | + | :Right circle caption: People Who Have Tried To Fight An Ostrich |
− | :People Who Have Tried To Fight An Ostrich | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Charts]] | [[Category:Charts]] | ||
[[Category:Euler diagrams]] | [[Category:Euler diagrams]] | ||
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