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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| − | + | {{incomplete|Created by A WIKIPEDIA CRAWL INEVITABLY REACHING "PHILOSOPHY". Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | |
| + | Wikipedia is a website that is notorious for having many links to other pages, which may result in a "wiki walk", a dilemma what has been discussed previously in [[214|214: The Problem with Wikipedia]] as well as [[609|609: Tab Explosion]]. | ||
| − | + | A '{{w|Czech hedgehog}}' is an anti-tank obstacle made of metal, and would be an effective roadblock however a sign describing it would not impede most traffic. | |
| − | + | Cueball's car has a collection of Wikipedia links spilling out of the trunk. They include: | |
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* {{w|1808 mystery eruption}}: A conjectured volcanic eruption | * {{w|1808 mystery eruption}}: A conjectured volcanic eruption | ||
* {{w|1916 Cumberland vs. Georgia Tech football game}}: The most uneven college football game in history | * {{w|1916 Cumberland vs. Georgia Tech football game}}: The most uneven college football game in history | ||
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* {{w|Bald-hairy}}: A Russian political theory about state leaders' hairstyles | * {{w|Bald-hairy}}: A Russian political theory about state leaders' hairstyles | ||
* {{w|Boeing YAL-1}}: A laser weapon mounted on a military aircraft | * {{w|Boeing YAL-1}}: A laser weapon mounted on a military aircraft | ||
| − | * {{w|Bubbly Creek}}: A stretch of river in Chicago featured in | + | * {{w|Bubbly Creek}}: A stretch of river in Chicago featured in The Jungle |
* {{w|Burned house horizon}}: An area where Neolithic people burned their settlements | * {{w|Burned house horizon}}: An area where Neolithic people burned their settlements | ||
* {{w|Defence Scheme No. 1}}: A 1920s plan for Canada to attack the USA | * {{w|Defence Scheme No. 1}}: A 1920s plan for Canada to attack the USA | ||
| + | * {{w|Ebright Azimuth}}: The highest point in Delaware | ||
* {{w|Elsagate}}: A YouTube controversy involving inappropriate videos being categorised as child-friendly | * {{w|Elsagate}}: A YouTube controversy involving inappropriate videos being categorised as child-friendly | ||
* {{w|Fastest animals#Invertebrates}}: Very fast insects, and some squid | * {{w|Fastest animals#Invertebrates}}: Very fast insects, and some squid | ||
* {{w|Flying ice cube}}: An effect in molecular dynamics simulations | * {{w|Flying ice cube}}: An effect in molecular dynamics simulations | ||
| − | * {{w|Future of Earth#Introversion}}: A | + | * {{w|Future of Earth#Introversion}}: A theory that the continents will all drift back together |
* {{w|Hairy Hands}}: A ghost story in Dartmoor, England | * {{w|Hairy Hands}}: A ghost story in Dartmoor, England | ||
* {{w|January 0}}: December 31st in some software programs | * {{w|January 0}}: December 31st in some software programs | ||
* {{w|List of fictional colors}}: Impossible colours in fiction | * {{w|List of fictional colors}}: Impossible colours in fiction | ||
* {{w|List of unexplained sounds}}: Mostly detected by NOAA, includes the Bloop | * {{w|List of unexplained sounds}}: Mostly detected by NOAA, includes the Bloop | ||
| − | * {{w|Talk:List of U.S. states and territories by | + | * {{w|Talk:List of U.S. states and territories by area}}: A very long talk page where people dispute the order of the list |
* {{w|Mosquito laser}}: A proposed device for killing mosquitoes | * {{w|Mosquito laser}}: A proposed device for killing mosquitoes | ||
* {{w|Pheasant Island}}: An island shared equally between France and Spain | * {{w|Pheasant Island}}: An island shared equally between France and Spain | ||
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* {{w|Walkalong glider}}: A type of unpowered model aircraft | * {{w|Walkalong glider}}: A type of unpowered model aircraft | ||
| − | + | The idea is that by dropping a series of interesting links, one could stop someone else's movement (provided that they are also easily distrcted) as they take the time to go through them all. This is analogous to the caltrops mentioned in the title. | |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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| − | : | + | Cueball drives a car, followed by another car. A number of paper slips with wikipedia links are distributed from the back of the car: |
| − | :I have a collection of | + | |
| + | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubbly_Creek | ||
| + | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsagate | ||
| + | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheasant_Island | ||
| + | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_death_triangle | ||
| + | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_YAL-1 | ||
| + | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1808_mystery_eruption | ||
| + | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Caribbean_Cup#Anomaly | ||
| + | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkalong_glider | ||
| + | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fastest_animals#Invertebrates | ||
| + | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_ice_cube | ||
| + | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairy_Hands | ||
| + | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito_laser | ||
| + | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1916_Cumberland_vs._Georgia_Tech_football_game | ||
| + | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_far_future | ||
| + | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_0 | ||
| + | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defence_Scheme_No._1 | ||
| + | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_of_Earth#Introversion | ||
| + | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_colors | ||
| + | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burned_house_horizon | ||
| + | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unexplained_sounds | ||
| + | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_area | ||
| + | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebright_Azimuth | ||
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| + | Caption: I have a collection of wikipedia links to throw behind my car if I'm ever being chased by someone as easily distracted as me. | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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