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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| − | [[Cueball]], | + | {{incomplete|Created by a Tungsten Mesh Backpack - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
| + | [[Cueball]], apparently representing [[Randall]], is having issues choosing a good backpack. He notices their different features and is indecisive. The chart below shows that he spends more time unsure of what backpack to pick than of any other such major choice as a college or a car. | ||
| − | + | This comic gives a rather good indicator of where Randall's interests lie, according to how much time Randall spends deciding on making the right purchase for him. For example, Randall being a tech enthusiast spends much time considering factors when buying a laptop (clock speed, number of cores, amount of RAM, upgradability, screen brightness, display technology, quality of the in-built camera and microphone and whether it comes with any), and so on. This could seem odd to other people, but equally Randall might find it odd that car enthusiasts spend so much time wondering which car to purchase, himself being satisfied with one that drives and can take them to their destination, hence the short amount of time indicated in the figure. | |
| − | The title text is Cueball having a conversation | + | The title text is Cueball having a conversation about a backpack, which seems to be (absurdly) made of heavy tungsten mesh. In fact, at 85 pounds (39 kg), it is so heavy that Cueball thinks he will need to carry it around in a cart, defeating the purpose of the backpack. However, Cueball considers it simply because of the perfect pocket arrangement, which he cannot use anyway due to the backpack's heaviness. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
| + | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
:[Cueball stands in front of a store display with 17 backpacks and a couple of boxes on the shelf. He has pulled two backpacks down, and they sit at his feet along with a messenger bag (or satchel) behind him. He thinks to himself:] | :[Cueball stands in front of a store display with 17 backpacks and a couple of boxes on the shelf. He has pulled two backpacks down, and they sit at his feet along with a messenger bag (or satchel) behind him. He thinks to himself:] | ||
:It's down to two: the one with the charger pocket and the one with— | :It's down to two: the one with the charger pocket and the one with— | ||
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:[Caption below the comic:] | :[Caption below the comic:] | ||
| − | :Amount of time | + | :Amount of time I've spent paralyzed by indecision over choosing the right... |
:[A bar graph is shown. Each label is followed by a black bar representing the amount of time:] | :[A bar graph is shown. Each label is followed by a black bar representing the amount of time:] | ||
| − | :College [short bar | + | :College [short bar, not quite as long as laptop] |
| − | :Phone [short bar | + | :Phone [short bar, a little longer than car] |
| − | :Apartment [short bar | + | :Apartment [short bar, a little longer than phone] |
| − | :Car [shortest bar, | + | :Car [shortest bar, less than half as long as college] |
| − | :Laptop [ | + | :Laptop [short bar, about as wide as the word "LAPTOP"; the longest of the short bars] |
| − | :Backpack [longest bar, | + | :Backpack [longest bar, four times longer than laptop] |
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
