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Latest revision as of 06:19, 3 January 2026
Welcome to the explain xkcd wiki!
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| Proof Without Content |
 Title text: There's also a proof without content of a conjecture without content, but it's left as an exercise for the reader. |
Explanation[edit]
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This is incomplete: This page was created as an exercise for the reader. Don't remove this notice too soon. If you can fix this issue, edit the page! |
This comic refers to a proofs without words, which rely on images or other geometric tools to visually demonstrate a concept without further explanation. The comic gives an example of a proof without any content at all, which proves its own existence.
This proof requires the conjecture to be stated, which could be construed as content.
This can also be a parody on scientists doing empty papers sometimes as an inside joke, such as a comprehensive overview of chemical-free consumer products – the point with that paper being that "chemical-free" is often used in its lay meaning as a selling point, that is meant to vaguely imply no artificial chemicals were added and/or used prior to production (only unrefined substances from natural sources; or perhaps allows refined substances from natural sources; or perhaps allows the use of manufactured chemicals that are at least chemically identical to naturally available ones; or perhaps...), despite any physical product technically containing substances that can be called chemicals, plus that pure synthetic chemicals can even be far better ingredients (for safety and quality control purposes) than the more 'traditional and natural' source.
The title text refers to another proof without content, that a conjecture without content could exist. This would imply a conjecture-proof pair with no content whatsoever. This could only be discussed indirectly, which is why it is mentioned and left as an exercise for the reader. Alternatively, the exercise could be forming the conjecture and proof itself if the comic is interpreted as a blank sheet of paper.
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- [Within a panel, two boxes stacked vertically. Each one has a label above it.]
- Conjecture:
- [Within the box]
- It's possible to construct a convincing proof without words, pictures, or content of any kind.
- [The next label]
- Proof:
- [The box underneath this label is empty.]
- [Caption under the panel]
- Proofs without words are cool, but we can go further.
Add comment 
Create topic (use sparingly) 
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Make changes, try things out, or just have fun with the wiki here! Just leave everything above the line alone, please.
This is a test. PoolloverNathan[stalk the blue seas] 20:48, 16 March 2021 (UTC)
- This is not. —While False (museum | talk | contributions | logs | rights | printable version | page information | what links there | related changes | Google search | current time: 16:34) 18:38, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
- A foreign student asked me to help fight against his math teacher. That was unusual. He was in that class for just a couple of weeks. The teacher's phone number was sent to me. The student asked me to spam-call the teacher. 172.71.155.55 22:58, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
here i'm just messing around in html, ignore this
furhhfghure guyrburgryhuyvfr "rvhru"
interesting way of writing quotations xd
- hmmm this one of putting "<p>" in a line break will come in handy for when i want it to start at the same place than the first line
edit: da hek did that "</div>" come from An user who has no account yet (talk) 14:14, 13 October 2023 (UTC)
hi uh its hard to get here.
is this a reference to undocumented feature??? hmm... this is interesting.
108.162.241.216 02:05, 23 November 2023 (UTC)
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