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| date = November 19, 2005 | | date = November 19, 2005 | ||
| title = Pillar | | title = Pillar | ||
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| image = pillar.jpg | | image = pillar.jpg | ||
− | | titletext = A comic by my brother Doug, redrawn and rewritten by me | + | | titletext = A comic by my brother Doug, redrawn and rewritten by me |
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | {{incomplete|The philosopher on the pole is a reference to something}} | |
+ | Two characters ponder the unanswerable philosophical question of whether all people observe the universe the same, or whether, for example, what one person sees as "red" might be what another see as "green". They muse that no one really knows how anyone else sees the world. | ||
− | + | The misdirection and punchline of the comic comes when lefty asks if righty can get him down from the pole he's been standing on for the entire comic. Righty's reply indicates that he does not see a pole, proving that one person does observe the world differently than another; in this case, in a far more extreme and unexpected way than color differences. | |
− | Another interpretation of the punchline is that | + | Another interpretation of the punchline is that righty doesn't like lefty's idea of questioning all of human existence, and mocks that philosophy by pretending not to see that lefty is on the pole. |
− | + | As noted, this comic is based on a comic drawn by [[Randall Munroe|Randall]]'s brother Doug, although Randall apparently redrew and rewrote it. Unlike most other ''[[xkcd]]'' comics, the "panels" of this comic are not divided and are drawn within a single frame. | |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:This one is mostly by my little brother, Doug. | :This one is mostly by my little brother, Doug. | ||
− | :[ | + | :[Cueball on a tall pillar is talking to his friend on the ground] |
− | : | + | :Cueball: The sky is so blue, and all the leaves are green. |
:Friend: Haven't you ever wondered if we really see the same colors as everyone else? It's all perception. | :Friend: Haven't you ever wondered if we really see the same colors as everyone else? It's all perception. | ||
− | : | + | :Cueball: Well, you might as well call into question all of human experience. Who really knows what world someone else sees? |
:Friend: Yeah, I guess. | :Friend: Yeah, I guess. | ||
− | : | + | :Cueball: Anyway, can you help me down from this pole? |
:Friend: What pole? | :Friend: What pole? | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
− | This | + | *This is the thirty-fourth comic originally posted to livejournal. The previous was [[31: Barrel - Part 5]]. The next was [[33: Self-reference]]. |
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
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[[Category:Philosophy]] | [[Category:Philosophy]] | ||
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