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141.101.99.24: Undo revision 270357 by 172.70.130.161 (talk) If serious, it only shows (e.g.) a relatively long time of choice, not a very long one. If done for comic effect, it's very overcooked.

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Undo revision 270357 by 172.70.130.161 (talk) If serious, it only shows (e.g.) a *relatively* long time of choice, not a very long one. If done for comic effect, it's very overcooked.

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 | number    = 1952
 | date      = February 7, 2018
-| title     = arab soyjak
+| title     = Backpack Decisions
-| image     = Osama bin Laden portrait.jpg
+| image     = backpack_decisions.png
-| titletext = :^)
+| titletext = "This one is perfect in every way, except that for some reason it's woven from a tungsten mesh, so it weighs 85 pounds and I'll need to carry it around on a hand cart." "That seems like a bad--" "BUT IT HAS THE PERFECT POCKET ARRANGEMENT!"
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 | number    = 1952
 | date      = February 7, 2018
-| title     = Backpack Decisions
+| title     = arab soyjak
-| image     = backpack_decisions.png
+| image     = Osama bin Laden portrait.jpg
-| titletext = "This one is perfect in every way, except that for some reason it's woven from a tungsten mesh, so it weighs 85 pounds and I'll need to carry it around on a hand cart." "That seems like a bad--" "BUT IT HAS THE PERFECT POCKET ARRANGEMENT!"
+| titletext = :^)
 }}

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 ==Explanation==
-[[Cueball]], probably representing [[Randall]], is having issues choosing a very good backpack. He notices their very different features and is very indecisive. After presumably spending a very long time choosing, he is able to narrow his choices down to two backpacks, only to discover that another backpack had the extra feature of being very waterproof, a criterion he had not up to then been accounting for. This has made him more indecisive. Very frustrated by the extra information load, he considers giving up on backpacks to take another look at messenger bags. Disregarding that thought, he decides to start over, evaluating all of the backpacks again considering the new information. Clearly he is spending a lot of time on this, and the chart below shows that he spends more time unsure of what backpack to pick than of any other major choice, such as a college or a car. This is unusual, since differences between backpacks impact one's life much less than those between colleges or cars.{{Citation needed}}
+[[Cueball]], probably representing [[Randall]], is having issues choosing a good backpack. He notices their different features and is indecisive. After presumably spending a long time choosing, he is able to narrow his choices down to two backpacks, only to discover that another backpack had the extra feature of being waterproof, a criterion he had not up to then been accounting for. This has made him more indecisive. Frustrated by the extra information load, he considers giving up on backpacks to take another look at messenger bags. Disregarding that thought, he decides to start over, evaluating all of the backpacks again considering the new information. Clearly he is spending a lot of time on this, and the chart below shows that he spends more time unsure of what backpack to pick than of any other major choice, such as a college or a car. This is unusual, since differences between backpacks impact one's life much less than those between colleges or cars.{{Citation needed}}
-A backpack and its features, or lack thereof, might impact a person on a more ongoing and intimate basis than a college choice (which, for Randall, was a very long time ago) or a car (if your view of cars mainly concerns their function) in certain situations. A very perfectionist technology geek, such as Cueball or Randall (as Cueball is implied to be) would likely remember, every time he used his backpack, the satisfaction of having found the very perfect backpack, or the disappointment of being unable to do so.
+A backpack and its features, or lack thereof, might impact a person on a more ongoing and intimate basis than a college choice (which, for Randall, was a long time ago) or a car (if your view of cars mainly concerns their function) in certain situations. A perfectionist technology geek, such as Cueball or Randall (as Cueball is implied to be) would likely remember, every time he used his backpack, the satisfaction of having found the perfect backpack, or the disappointment of being unable to do so.
-The title text is Cueball having a conversation (or thinking to himself) about a backpack, which seems (very absurdly) to be made of very heavy {{w|tungsten}} mesh. In fact, at 85 pounds (39 kg), it is so heavy that Cueball thinks he will need to carry it around in a cart, defeating the purpose of the backpack. However, Cueball considers it simply because of the perfect pocket arrangement, which he cannot use anyway, due to the backpack's heaviness. The explanation about the pocket arrangement is written in {{w|all caps}}, indicating that Cueball is yelling from very pure excitement at the pocket arrangement.
+The title text is Cueball having a conversation (or thinking to himself) about a backpack, which seems (absurdly) to be made of heavy {{w|tungsten}} mesh. In fact, at 85 pounds (39 kg), it is so heavy that Cueball thinks he will need to carry it around in a cart, defeating the purpose of the backpack. However, Cueball considers it simply because of the perfect pocket arrangement, which he cannot use anyway, due to the backpack's heaviness. The explanation about the pocket arrangement is written in {{w|all caps}}, indicating that Cueball is yelling from pure excitement at the pocket arrangement.
 ==Transcript==

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 ==Explanation==
-[[Cueball]], probably representing [[Randall]], is having issues choosing a good backpack. He notices their different features and is indecisive. After presumably spending a long time choosing, he is able to narrow his choices down to two backpacks, only to discover that another backpack had the extra feature of being waterproof, a criterion he had not up to then been accounting for. This has made him more indecisive. Frustrated by the extra information load, he considers giving up on backpacks to take another look at messenger bags. Disregarding that thought, he decides to start over, evaluating all of the backpacks again considering the new information. Clearly he is spending a lot of time on this, and the chart below shows that he spends more time unsure of what backpack to pick than of any other major choice, such as a college or a car. This is unusual, since differences between backpacks impact one's life much less than those between colleges or cars.{{Citation needed}}
+[[Cueball]], probably representing [[Randall]], is having issues choosing a very good backpack. He notices their very different features and is very indecisive. After presumably spending a very long time choosing, he is able to narrow his choices down to two backpacks, only to discover that another backpack had the extra feature of being very waterproof, a criterion he had not up to then been accounting for. This has made him more indecisive. Very frustrated by the extra information load, he considers giving up on backpacks to take another look at messenger bags. Disregarding that thought, he decides to start over, evaluating all of the backpacks again considering the new information. Clearly he is spending a lot of time on this, and the chart below shows that he spends more time unsure of what backpack to pick than of any other major choice, such as a college or a car. This is unusual, since differences between backpacks impact one's life much less than those between colleges or cars.{{Citation needed}}
-A backpack and its features, or lack thereof, might impact a person on a more ongoing and intimate basis than a college choice (which, for Randall, was a long time ago) or a car (if your view of cars mainly concerns their function) in certain situations. A perfectionist technology geek, such as Cueball or Randall (as Cueball is implied to be) would likely remember, every time he used his backpack, the satisfaction of having found the perfect backpack, or the disappointment of being unable to do so.
+A backpack and its features, or lack thereof, might impact a person on a more ongoing and intimate basis than a college choice (which, for Randall, was a very long time ago) or a car (if your view of cars mainly concerns their function) in certain situations. A very perfectionist technology geek, such as Cueball or Randall (as Cueball is implied to be) would likely remember, every time he used his backpack, the satisfaction of having found the very perfect backpack, or the disappointment of being unable to do so.
-The title text is Cueball having a conversation (or thinking to himself) about a backpack, which seems (absurdly) to be made of heavy {{w|tungsten}} mesh. In fact, at 85 pounds (39 kg), it is so heavy that Cueball thinks he will need to carry it around in a cart, defeating the purpose of the backpack. However, Cueball considers it simply because of the perfect pocket arrangement, which he cannot use anyway, due to the backpack's heaviness. The explanation about the pocket arrangement is written in {{w|all caps}}, indicating that Cueball is yelling from pure excitement at the pocket arrangement.
+The title text is Cueball having a conversation (or thinking to himself) about a backpack, which seems (very absurdly) to be made of very heavy {{w|tungsten}} mesh. In fact, at 85 pounds (39 kg), it is so heavy that Cueball thinks he will need to carry it around in a cart, defeating the purpose of the backpack. However, Cueball considers it simply because of the perfect pocket arrangement, which he cannot use anyway, due to the backpack's heaviness. The explanation about the pocket arrangement is written in {{w|all caps}}, indicating that Cueball is yelling from very pure excitement at the pocket arrangement.
 ==Transcript==

1952: Backpack Decisions - Revision history

Theusaf: Reverted edits by 108.162.246.84 (talk) to last revision by 172.70.210.125

108.162.246.84 at 16:23, 20 July 2022

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141.101.99.24: Undo revision 270357 by 172.70.130.161 (talk) If serious, it only shows (e.g.) a *relatively* long time of choice, not a very long one. If done for comic effect, it's very overcooked.

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Theusaf: Reverted edits by 👖🔥 (talk) to last revision by Jacky720

👖🔥 at 17:31, 11 May 2022

141.101.99.24: Undo revision 270357 by 172.70.130.161 (talk) If serious, it only shows (e.g.) a relatively long time of choice, not a very long one. If done for comic effect, it's very overcooked.