Talk:2706: Bendy - Revision history

Psychoticpotato: moving a funny out of a subsection

2024-05-03T18:12:38Z

moving a funny out of a subsection

Psychoticpotato: trying to be funny

2024-05-03T18:11:27Z

trying to be funny

162.158.166.172: /* ChatGPT explanation */ new section

2022-12-07T17:30:52Z

‎ChatGPT explanation: new section

172.68.50.50 at 18:42, 5 December 2022

2022-12-05T18:42:19Z

Theunlucky: Asked question on talk page

2022-12-05T15:57:34Z

Asked question on talk page

172.70.131.43: which geometry is Randal poking fun at.

2022-12-05T14:18:45Z

which geometry is Randal poking fun at.

172.69.79.158 at 22:56, 4 December 2022

2022-12-04T22:56:52Z

172.70.134.48 at 20:34, 4 December 2022

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ColorfulGalaxy: This may be a math test problem.

2022-12-04T18:37:32Z

This may be a math test problem.

Kynde: unsigned signed

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unsigned signed

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 Why is this protected? It's not a controversial comic anyway. --[[User:Theunlucky|Theunlucky]] ([[User talk:Theunlucky|talk]]) 15:57, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
 :Due to being subject to excessive vandalism. It was neither due to being controversial, nor due to having a controversial theme, but due to vandalism. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.50.50|172.68.50.50]] 18:42, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
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 (I omitted the paraphrasing of the transcript.) Obviously this is a very surface-level take, but satisfactory for a three sentence paragraph. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.166.172|162.158.166.172]] 17:30, 7 December 2022 (UTC)

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	(I omitted the paraphrasing of the transcript.) Obviously this is a very surface-level take, but satisfactory for a three sentence paragraph. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.166.172\|162.158.166.172]] 17:30, 7 December 2022 (UTC)		(I omitted the paraphrasing of the transcript.) Obviously this is a very surface-level take, but satisfactory for a three sentence paragraph. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.166.172\|162.158.166.172]] 17:30, 7 December 2022 (UTC)
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		+	Squaring the circle (sphere, whatever) is so easy. Just rearrange the atoms of a sphere into a flat, square sheet. I can definitely do this with my mind and this is not a shitpost at all whatsoever. [[User:Psychoticpotato\|Psychoticpotato]] ([[User talk:Psychoticpotato\|talk]]) 18:11, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

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	Why is this protected? It's not a controversial comic anyway. --[[User:Theunlucky\|Theunlucky]] ([[User talk:Theunlucky\|talk]]) 15:57, 5 December 2022 (UTC)		Why is this protected? It's not a controversial comic anyway. --[[User:Theunlucky\|Theunlucky]] ([[User talk:Theunlucky\|talk]]) 15:57, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
	:Due to being subject to excessive vandalism. It was neither due to being controversial, nor due to having a controversial theme, but due to vandalism. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.50.50\|172.68.50.50]] 18:42, 5 December 2022 (UTC)		:Due to being subject to excessive vandalism. It was neither due to being controversial, nor due to having a controversial theme, but due to vandalism. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.50.50\|172.68.50.50]] 18:42, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
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		+	== ChatGPT explanation ==
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		+	"This comic is making a humorous comment on the flexibility of the lines used to draw geometric shapes. While in reality, these lines are rigid and cannot be bent, the comic shows that they can be bent and manipulated to create different shapes. The red lines scribbling out the first triangle and the wavy lines of the second triangle emphasize this point."
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		+	(I omitted the paraphrasing of the transcript.) Obviously this is a very surface-level take, but satisfactory for a three sentence paragraph. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.166.172\|162.158.166.172]] 17:30, 7 December 2022 (UTC)

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	Why is this protected? It's not a controversial comic anyway. --[[User:Theunlucky\|Theunlucky]] ([[User talk:Theunlucky\|talk]]) 15:57, 5 December 2022 (UTC)		Why is this protected? It's not a controversial comic anyway. --[[User:Theunlucky\|Theunlucky]] ([[User talk:Theunlucky\|talk]]) 15:57, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
		+	:Due to being subject to excessive vandalism. It was neither due to being controversial, nor due to having a controversial theme, but due to vandalism. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.50.50\|172.68.50.50]] 18:42, 5 December 2022 (UTC)

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	Being (semi-?)protected, please could someone make two obvious Transcript corrections (or otherwise render them unnecessary...) ""As with the first the side '''<s>lenghts</s> ''lengths''''' are denoted around it, but they are not the same as for the first. Around this triangle '''<s>are</s> ''is''''' a red line circling about two times around it." (Also would like to reword "...about two times around it", because "...around two times about it" functionally shows the class of similar meanings I want to avoid. But as I can't change it, I'm not spending effort on working out what I might erroneously consider the better composition. ;) And no disrespect meant to Kynde, for this, as your English is better than my Furrinish, as I've said before. :p ) [[Special:Contributions/172.69.79.158\|172.69.79.158]] 22:56, 4 December 2022 (UTC) <!-- PS - when done or irrelevent, you have my permission/explicit request to wipe this whole diverting comment away again. -->		Being (semi-?)protected, please could someone make two obvious Transcript corrections (or otherwise render them unnecessary...) ""As with the first the side '''<s>lenghts</s> ''lengths''''' are denoted around it, but they are not the same as for the first. Around this triangle '''<s>are</s> ''is''''' a red line circling about two times around it." (Also would like to reword "...about two times around it", because "...around two times about it" functionally shows the class of similar meanings I want to avoid. But as I can't change it, I'm not spending effort on working out what I might erroneously consider the better composition. ;) And no disrespect meant to Kynde, for this, as your English is better than my Furrinish, as I've said before. :p ) [[Special:Contributions/172.69.79.158\|172.69.79.158]] 22:56, 4 December 2022 (UTC) <!-- PS - when done or irrelevent, you have my permission/explicit request to wipe this whole diverting comment away again. -->
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		+	Why is this protected? It's not a controversial comic anyway. --[[User:Theunlucky\|Theunlucky]] ([[User talk:Theunlucky\|talk]]) 15:57, 5 December 2022 (UTC)

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	Transcript is absolutely fine... Explanation, though, doesn't really explain any more than I already knew, and I still don't "get it". Maybe 'cause I'm dumb after all. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.241.129\|108.162.241.129]] 15:22, 3 December 2022 (UTC)		Transcript is absolutely fine... Explanation, though, doesn't really explain any more than I already knew, and I still don't "get it". Maybe 'cause I'm dumb after all. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.241.129\|108.162.241.129]] 15:22, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
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		+	I think that this is a joke on non flat geometry, where you can get things like three equal length straight lines (along a sphere perhaps) and have a still have a right triangle, something impossible according to flat geometry A(squared) +B(squared)=C(squared) [a being 1st side B 2nd side C long side [hypotenuse]) i.e. Pythagorean theorum. As seen by this Quora https://www.quora.com/Can-an-equilateral-triangle-be-a-right-triangle-Why-or-why-not
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	:Perhaps it has to do with Pythagoras and stuff, that at last the “problem” of right triangles with catheti lengths of integers having hypotenuse lengths that are irrational is “solved”. —[[User:While False\|While False]] ([[User:While False/explain xkcd museum\|'''museum''']] \| [[User talk:While False\|talk]] \| [[special:Contributions/While_False\|contributions]] \| [[special:Log/While_False\|logs]] \| [[Special:UserRights/While_False\|rights]] \| [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:While_False&printable=yes printable version] \| [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:While_False&action=info page information] \| [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Special:WhatLinksHere/User:While_False what links there] \| [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Special:RecentChangesLinked&days=30&from=&target=User%3AWhile_False related changes] \| [https://www.google.com Google search] \| current time: {{CURRENTTIME}}) 15:27, 3 December 2022 (UTC)		:Perhaps it has to do with Pythagoras and stuff, that at last the “problem” of right triangles with catheti lengths of integers having hypotenuse lengths that are irrational is “solved”. —[[User:While False\|While False]] ([[User:While False/explain xkcd museum\|'''museum''']] \| [[User talk:While False\|talk]] \| [[special:Contributions/While_False\|contributions]] \| [[special:Log/While_False\|logs]] \| [[Special:UserRights/While_False\|rights]] \| [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:While_False&printable=yes printable version] \| [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:While_False&action=info page information] \| [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Special:WhatLinksHere/User:While_False what links there] \| [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Special:RecentChangesLinked&days=30&from=&target=User%3AWhile_False related changes] \| [https://www.google.com Google search] \| current time: {{CURRENTTIME}}) 15:27, 3 December 2022 (UTC)

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	: i.e. remember that limits exist? [[Special:Contributions/172.70.134.48\|172.70.134.48]] 20:34, 4 December 2022 (UTC)Bumpf		: i.e. remember that limits exist? [[Special:Contributions/172.70.134.48\|172.70.134.48]] 20:34, 4 December 2022 (UTC)Bumpf
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		+	Being (semi-?)protected, please could someone make two obvious Transcript corrections (or otherwise render them unnecessary...) ""As with the first the side '''<s>lenghts</s> ''lengths''''' are denoted around it, but they are not the same as for the first. Around this triangle '''<s>are</s> ''is''''' a red line circling about two times around it." (Also would like to reword "...about two times around it", because "...around two times about it" functionally shows the class of similar meanings I want to avoid. But as I can't change it, I'm not spending effort on working out what I might erroneously consider the better composition. ;) And no disrespect meant to Kynde, for this, as your English is better than my Furrinish, as I've said before. :p ) [[Special:Contributions/172.69.79.158\|172.69.79.158]] 22:56, 4 December 2022 (UTC) <!-- PS - when done or irrelevent, you have my permission/explicit request to wipe this whole diverting comment away again. -->

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	I suspect there's also a tie-in with comic 2509 which actually gave the formula for the area (not the volume). I suspect the length of the lines in the right-hand side including the bendy parts, are actually 5. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.106.20\|162.158.106.20]] 21:06, 3 December 2022 (UTC)		I suspect there's also a tie-in with comic 2509 which actually gave the formula for the area (not the volume). I suspect the length of the lines in the right-hand side including the bendy parts, are actually 5. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.106.20\|162.158.106.20]] 21:06, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
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		+	Also see this: (It's not a joke. It may even appear in math tests. Sorry, but I can't upload images) --[[User:ColorfulGalaxy\|ColorfulGalaxy]] ([[User talk:ColorfulGalaxy\|talk]]) 18:37, 4 December 2022 (UTC)
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 :Perhaps it has to do with Pythagoras and stuff, that at last the “problem” of right triangles with catheti lengths of integers having hypotenuse lengths that are irrational is “solved”. —[[User:While False|While False]] ([[User:While False/explain xkcd museum|'''museum''']] | [[User talk:While False|talk]] | [[special:Contributions/While_False|contributions]] | [[special:Log/While_False|logs]] | [[Special:UserRights/While_False|rights]] | [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:While_False&printable=yes printable version] | [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:While_False&action=info page information] | [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Special:WhatLinksHere/User:While_False what links there] | [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Special:RecentChangesLinked&days=30&from=&target=User%3AWhile_False related changes] | [https://www.google.com Google search] | current time: {{CURRENTTIME}})  15:27, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
-I think this is the comic that made me realize that Randall has never been funny and I've just been checking the comic out of habit.
+I think this is the comic that made me realize that Randall has never been funny and I've just been checking the comic out of habit. {{unsigned ip|108.162.221.107}}
-I think a lot of the time he’s just being silly. It doesn’t have to be super deep. It made me chuckle. Not his best, but he’s made 3 comics a week 2,706 times. They’re not all gonna be S-tier.
+I think a lot of the time he’s just being silly. It doesn’t have to be super deep. It made me chuckle. Not his best, but he’s made 3 comics a week 2,706 times. They’re not all gonna be S-tier. {{unsigned ip|172.70.54.52}}
 I suspect there's also a tie-in with comic 2509 which actually gave the formula for the area (not the volume).  I suspect the length of the lines in the right-hand side including the bendy parts, are actually 5. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.106.20|162.158.106.20]] 21:06, 3 December 2022 (UTC)