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β | The comic starts with a {{w|genie}}, who, having been freed from a magical lamp, grants the owner three wishes; this isn't unusual, since the {{w|Genie in popular culture|idea of a genie}} who does this is a very | + | The comic starts with a {{w|genie}}, who, having been freed from a magical lamp, grants the owner three wishes; this isn't unusual, since the {{w|Genie in popular culture|idea of a genie}} who does this is a very [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GenieInABottle common trope] in the fantasy genre. |
[[Cueball]] asks for a human-sized {{w|hamster ball}}, and when he gets it, he starts to roll around in it, obviously entertained. | [[Cueball]] asks for a human-sized {{w|hamster ball}}, and when he gets it, he starts to roll around in it, obviously entertained. | ||
β | The genie then asks what he would like for his | + | The genie then asks what he would like for his [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ThreeWishes other two wishes], to which, having already being granted his heart's desire, he states that he wouldn't need the other wishes for anything. |
The title text refers to the activity of {{w|Zorbing}}. Later, [[Randall]] found out where to get one and went on a [[211: Hamster Ball Heist|hamster ball heist]], and hamster balls have been a [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Hamster_Ball recurring theme] on xkcd since this comic, and 14 years later it received a direct sequel [[2331: Hamster Ball 2]]. | The title text refers to the activity of {{w|Zorbing}}. Later, [[Randall]] found out where to get one and went on a [[211: Hamster Ball Heist|hamster ball heist]], and hamster balls have been a [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Hamster_Ball recurring theme] on xkcd since this comic, and 14 years later it received a direct sequel [[2331: Hamster Ball 2]]. |