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{{comic | {{comic | ||
| number = 17 | | number = 17 | ||
| date = October 7, 2005 | | date = October 7, 2005 | ||
| title = What If | | title = What If | ||
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| image = what_if.jpg | | image = what_if.jpg | ||
| − | | titletext = I once made an anniversary card for my then-girlfriend with this layout | + | | titletext = I once made an anniversary card for my then-girlfriend with this layout. |
}} | }} | ||
==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| − | This | + | This comic features a man and a woman in a romantic setting, surrounded by a {{w|fractal}} combination of love and doubts; a {{w|Sierpinski Triangle}}-like arrangement based on the {{w|Apollonian gasket}} construction. Three circles are drawn tangent to each other, then additional circles are added which are tangent to three existing circles (without overlap), ad infinitum. |
| − | + | Randall's character design wasn't yet fully settled. Considering that Megan arguably was introduced two comics ago, and that the man has some hair, the couple might or might not be interpreted as Cueball and Megan. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
| − | :[A large black circle | + | :[A large black circle with white bubbles inside it, filled with hearts, question marks, and stick figure couples.] |
| − | : | + | :What if this isn't everything it should be? |
| − | + | :I'm not even sure how I feel | |
| − | + | :What if I'm making a mistake? | |
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
| − | * This is the | + | *This is the sixteenth comic [[xkcd#History|originally posted]] on livejournal. The previous was [[16: Monty Python -- Enough]]. The next was [[18: Snapple]]. View archive [http://liveweb.archive.org/web/20070927001941/http://xkcd-drawings.livejournal.com/?skip=40 here]. |
| − | * Randall' | + | *Original title: "Friday drawing!" |
| + | *Original [[Randall]] quote: "One of my best friends just got engaged. I really, truly think they're going to be very happy together." The friends referred to are [[Scott]] and [[Sarah]]. | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
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[[Category:Romance]] | [[Category:Romance]] | ||
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