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172.70.162.18: Undo revision 346419 by 172.70.178.14 (talk) No. Staring at the camera is what other riders are likely to be doing. Clearly the concept here is they are contemplating the 'chess game'...

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Undo revision 346419 by 172.70.178.14 (talk) No. Staring at the camera is what other riders are likely to be doing. Clearly the concept here is they are contemplating the 'chess game'...

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 ==Trivia==
 *This comic [http://xkcd.com/chesscoaster/ inspired people to try this in real life], to awesome effect.
-*This comic is referenced in the bonus panel for [http://www.mrlovenstein.com/comic/113#comic this comic.]
+*This comic is referenced in the bonus panel for [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303075020/https://mrlovenstein.com/comic/113#comic this comic] (hover the cursor over the empty whitespace underneath the comic).
 {{comic discussion}}

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 Many amusement parks have a spot where they take souvenir pictures as you are experiencing the ride. After you get off the ride, you can buy one picture or a set of pictures to commemorate riding the roller coaster. These pictures usually have people with their hands up, yelling and screaming. Wind may be going through their hair as they pass through the air at high speeds.
-[[Cueball]] is subverting the usual 'souvenir picture pose' by gluing chess pieces to a board and then staring at the camera when the picture is taken. He {{tvtropes|DissonantSerenity|stands out in the picture as a calm person}} studiously studying a chess problem while everyone else yelps and whoops with excitement.
+[[Cueball]] is subverting the usual 'souvenir picture pose' by gluing chess pieces to a board and then staring at the board when the picture is taken. He {{tvtropes|DissonantSerenity|stands out in the picture as a calm person}} studiously studying a chess problem while everyone else yelps and whoops with excitement.
 The title text refers to blindfold chess, which doesn't require any actual blindfold, it's just called that because the two players don't need a board and just communicate their moves. This would of course be impossible to photograph. This might also be a pun on actually not being able to see while playing chess, as the Aerosmith ride (officially the {{w|Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith}}) is indoors and not lit up, making it extremely hard to see anything while on the ride.

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 Many amusement parks have a spot where they take souvenir pictures as you are experiencing the ride. After you get off the ride, you can buy one picture or a set of pictures to commemorate riding the roller coaster. These pictures usually have people with their hands up, yelling and screaming. Wind may be going through their hair as they pass through the air at high speeds.
-[[Cueball]] is subverting the usual 'souvenir picture pose' by gluing chess pieces to a board and then staring at the board when the picture is taken. He {{tvtropes|DissonantSerenity|stands out in the picture as a calm person}} studiously studying a chess problem while everyone else yelps and whoops with excitement.
+[[Cueball]] is subverting the usual 'souvenir picture pose' by gluing chess pieces to a board and then staring at the camera when the picture is taken. He {{tvtropes|DissonantSerenity|stands out in the picture as a calm person}} studiously studying a chess problem while everyone else yelps and whoops with excitement.
 The title text refers to blindfold chess, which doesn't require any actual blindfold, it's just called that because the two players don't need a board and just communicate their moves. This would of course be impossible to photograph. This might also be a pun on actually not being able to see while playing chess, as the Aerosmith ride (officially the {{w|Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith}}) is indoors and not lit up, making it extremely hard to see anything while on the ride.

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