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| date      = October 24, 2005
 
| date      = October 24, 2005
 
| title    = Barrel - Part 3
 
| title    = Barrel - Part 3
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| before    = <big><big><span class="plainlinks">[https://web.archive.org/web/20060529063505/http://xkcd-drawings.livejournal.com/?skip=20#:~:text=1%3A30%20pm-,Monday%27s%20Drawing,-The%20saga%20of Original title</span>]: '''Monday's Drawing'''</big></big>
 
 
| image    = barrel_whirlpool.jpg
 
| image    = barrel_whirlpool.jpg
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| titletext = A whirlpool!<br><br><span class="plainlinks">[https://web.archive.org/web/20060529063505/http://xkcd-drawings.livejournal.com/?skip=20#:~:text=1%3A30%20pm-,Monday%27s%20Drawing,-The%20saga%20of Original caption</span>]: The saga of the boy and his barrel continues! ([http://www.xkcd.com/barrel_cropped_(1).jpg Part 1] and [http://www.xkcd.com/barrel_mommies.jpg Part 2])
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| titletext = A whirlpool!
 
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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
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This was the twenty-third comic originally posted to [[LiveJournal]]. The previous one was [[40: Light]], and the next one was [[23: T-shirts]].
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In the first two comics in the [[:Category:Barrel|Barrel series]], the boy is floating in the ocean in a barrel, making fairly innocent points about life's uncertainty. In this comic, the view has zoomed out considerably, and the boy is seen to be on the edge of a gigantic {{w|whirlpool}}. Thus, there is now a palpably heightened sense of danger, though the boy's reaction continues to be innocent wonder.  
  
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In the first two comics in the [[:Category:The Boy and his Barrel|The Boy and his Barrel series]], the boy is floating in the ocean in a barrel, making fairly innocent points about life's uncertainty. In this comic, the view has zoomed out considerably, and the boy is seen to be on the edge of a gigantic {{w|whirlpool}}. Thus, there is now a palpably heightened sense of danger, though the boy's reaction continues to be innocent wonder. The comic's visual composition is reminiscent of {{w|File:Maelstrom-Clarke.jpg|a classic 1919 illustration}} by {{w|Harry Clarke}}, made for {{w|Edgar Allan Poe}}'s 1841 short story "{{w|A Descent into the Maelström}}." In the short story, the main character escapes from drowning by using a barrel to escape The Maelström.
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The comic's visual composition is reminiscent of {{w|File:Maelstrom-Clarke.jpg|a classic 1919 illustration}} by {{w|Harry Clarke}}, made for {{w|Edgar Allan Poe}}'s 1841 short story "{{w|A Descent into the Maelström}}." In the short story, the main character escapes from drowning by using a barrel to escape The Maelström.  
  
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The two links in the original caption used to link to the pictures of the first and third comic in the series, but they are now defunct. Here is the last part of the caption containing links to the archived pages: "([https://web.archive.org/web/20060529063505/http://www.xkcd.com/barrel_cropped_(1).jpg Part 1] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20060529063505/http://www.xkcd.com/barrel_mommies.jpg Part 2])".
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This is the third in a six-part series of comics whose parts were randomly published during the first several dozen strips. The series features a [[:Category:Barrel|character]] who is not consistent with what would quickly become the [[xkcd]] [[stick figure]] style. The character is in a barrel.
  
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This is the fourth in a six-part series of comics whose parts were randomly published during the first several dozen strips. The series features [[Barrel Boy]], a character that is different from what would quickly become the xkcd [[stick figure]] style. The full series can be found [[:Category:The Boy and his Barrel|here]]. After Randall released the full [http://liveweb.archive.org/web/20070207052159/http://www.xkcd.com/barrel.html The Boy and his Barrel] story on the site, it became clear that the original comic [[20: Ferret]] was also part of the series. The comics are listed in the order chosen by Randall:
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After Randall released the full [http://liveweb.archive.org/web/20070207052159/http://www.xkcd.com/barrel.html The Boy and his Barrel] story on xkcd, it has been clear that the original [[Ferret]] story should also be included as part of the barrel series.
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The full series can be found [[:Category:Barrel|here]]. But below they are listed in the order Randall has put them in his collection linked to above:
 
* [[1: Barrel - Part 1]]
 
* [[1: Barrel - Part 1]]
 
* [[20: Ferret]]
 
* [[20: Ferret]]
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:[A large and deep vortex is in the center; spinning water covers the whole panel. A boy in a floating barrel is near the edge, apparently about to be sucked in.]
 
:[A large and deep vortex is in the center; spinning water covers the whole panel. A boy in a floating barrel is near the edge, apparently about to be sucked in.]
 
:Boy: wow!
 
:Boy: wow!
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== Trivia ==
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*This was the 23rd comic originally posted to [[LiveJournal]].
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**The previous was [[40: Light]].
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**The next was [[23: T-shirts]].
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*Original title: "Monday's Drawing"
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*Original [[Randall]] quote: "The saga of the boy and his barrel continues! ([[1: Barrel - Part 1|Part 1]] and [[11: Barrel - Part 2|Part 2]])"
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**There are links to the pictures of the two first parts.
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*This comic was posted on [[xkcd]] when the web site opened on Sunday the 1st of January 2006.
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**It was posted along [[:Category:First day on xkcd|with all 41 comics]] posted before that on LiveJournal as well as a few others.
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**The latter explaining why the numbers of these 41 LiveJournal comics ranges from 1-44.
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*One of the original drawings drawn on [[:Category:Checkered paper|checkered paper]].
  
 
{{comic discussion}}
 
{{comic discussion}}
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[[Category:Comics posted on livejournal| 23]]
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[[Category:Posted on LiveJournal| 23]]
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[[Category:First day on xkcd]]
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[[Category:First day on xkcd.com]]
 
 
[[Category:Checkered paper]]
 
[[Category:Checkered paper]]
 
[[Category:Comics with color]]
 
[[Category:Comics with color]]
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[[Category:The Boy and his Barrel|04]]
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[[Category:Barrel|04]]
 
[[Category:Comics sharing name|Barrel 04]]
 
[[Category:Comics sharing name|Barrel 04]]
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[[Category:Comics featuring Barrel Boy]]
 

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