Talk:2604: Frankenstein Captcha
Don't forget it's cannon the Frankenstein is the name of the Monster https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1589:_Frankenstein
The other squares contain things that might also be ambiguously named:
There is tortoise/turtle ship/boat/yacht monster Napolean/Nelson
puddle/pond/lake girl/woman magma/lava squash/pumpkin/gourd/..
Frankenstein (sandwich?) (stop sign?) monster
Rocket/spaceship(Or planet/dwarf planet?) (couple?) (traffic light?) monster.
I can't think of any other term for the sandwich, the couple, or the traffic signals. Are these a call back to the self driving car captcha https://xkcd.com/1897/
162.158.159.125 16:28, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
- That's neither Nelson nor Napoleon but rather Link from the Legend of Zelda series. He has the shield with a Triforce symbol on it, the hat that's pointed in the back, and a sword that's surprisingly recognizable as the Master Sword despite xkcd's low detail art style.
108.162.245.43 16:43, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
I suspect some of the other squares are common “well-actually” topics, eg. a pumpkin/squash is actually a fruit. The “puddle” is a mirage. Row 2 column 2 has a 9 drawn in their hair… a Franken-nine? — Alex
--162.158.2.23 16:38, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
The astronomical body might be a meteoroid? 172.70.114.77 16:56, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
- Oh wait, missed the heart crater. nvm that's gotta be Pluto 172.70.230.75 16:57, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
The sandwich is probably due to pedantry over 'is [x] a sandwich' debates. 172.70.250.67 17:04, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
- In that case, it should have been a hot dog. ;D
- ProphetZarquon (talk) 17:09, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
- Seems likely. Also reminds me of https://xkcd.com/2301/ 172.70.134.237 17:18, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
Could the lake/pond tile actually be a fata morgana - given the desert setting implied by the sun and the pyramids? Captain Nemo (talk) 17:13, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
- What lake/pond? There is no water there, man. I think you're just seeing an illusion, created by heat ripples in the air. (I'm kidding; just trying to keep up the "mirage".)
- ProphetZarquon (talk) 17:24, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
The current explanation does not mention the Title Text, nor does it explain the paraphrased quote. I believe the original quote mentions "a line in the sand"?
ProphetZarquon (talk) 17:11, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
- a tomato is the gold standard for uncertainty in pronunciation
- the sandwich's definition is both precise and vague: nerd fight! Hotdog? Burrito? Pizza? Doughnut?
- in the 1931 the little girl does not run away but is, er, cared for by the monster. the flower is not pictured. --Misterstick (talk) 17:26, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
What if the planet contains Frankenstein (either the monster or the doctor) and you just can't tell at this resolution??! 19:51, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
- The planet also might be named Frankenstein. Or an asteroid. There isn't one yet, but maybe in the future?
- Closest match for name is "10246 Frankenwald"