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This comic is about the follies of unit conversion. Normally, when you say you can ride a bike at 45 {{w|Miles per hour|mph}} if you round, you mean that you can ride at a speed between 44.5 and 45.5, something most people are incapable of doing.{{Citation needed}} The joke is that Cueball actually means if you go through a extremely long chain of rounding imprecisely (see [[#Table of rounding|below]]), starting at 17 mph (which is equivalent to 27.4 km/h and not an improbable speed for an ordinary road-bike and a reasonably fit rider), you can get to the value of 45 (72.4 km/h).
 
This comic is about the follies of unit conversion. Normally, when you say you can ride a bike at 45 {{w|Miles per hour|mph}} if you round, you mean that you can ride at a speed between 44.5 and 45.5, something most people are incapable of doing.{{Citation needed}} The joke is that Cueball actually means if you go through a extremely long chain of rounding imprecisely (see [[#Table of rounding|below]]), starting at 17 mph (which is equivalent to 27.4 km/h and not an improbable speed for an ordinary road-bike and a reasonably fit rider), you can get to the value of 45 (72.4 km/h).
  
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| N/A ||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 17 ||style="background-color:green;"| 7.599680 || 14.77260 || 4.155<span style="text-decoration:overline;">55</span> || 2.266<span style="text-decoration:overline;">66</span> || 27.35885 || 136|| 8.311<span style="text-decoration:overline;">11</span>
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| N/A ||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 17 ||style="background-color:green;"| 7.59968 || 14.77259 || 4.15556 || 2.26666 || 27.35880 || 136.00007|| 8.31111
 
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| +5.27% || 17.89549 ||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 8 ||style="background-color:green;"| 15.55076 || 4.37445 || 2.38607 || 28.8 || 143.16392 || 8.74891
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| +5.29% || 17.89552 ||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 8 ||style="background-color:green;"| 15.55072 || 4.37446 || 8.50324 || 28.80000 || 143.16400 || 8.74888
 
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| +2.89% || 18.41247 || 8.2311<span style="text-decoration:overline;">11</span> ||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 16 ||style="background-color:green;"| 4.50083 || 2.45500 || 29.63200 || 147.29977 || 9.00165
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| +2.85% || 18.41248 || 8.23112 ||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 16 ||style="background-color:green;"| 4.50083 || 2.45500 || 29.63201 || 147.29992 || 9.00163
 
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| +11.09% || 20.454<span style="text-decoration:overline;">54</span>|| 9.144000 || 17.77451 ||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 5 ||style="background-color:green;"| 2.727<span style="text-decoration:overline;">27</span>|| 32.91840 || 163.636<span style="text-decoration:overline;">36</span> || 10
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| +11.08% || 20.45455 || 9.14400 || 17.77451 ||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 5 ||style="background-color:green;"| 2.72727 || 32.91841 || 163.63649 || 9.99997
 
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| +10.00% || 22.5 || 10.05840 || 19.55197 ||style="background-color:green;"| 5.50000 ||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 3 || 36.21024 || 180|| 11
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| +10.02% || 22.50003 || 10.05841 || 19.55199 ||style="background-color:green;"| 5.50001 ||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 3 || 36.21029 || 180.00034 || 10.99998
 
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| +9.09% || 24.545<span style="text-decoration:overline;">45</span> || 10.97280|| 21.32942||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 6 ||  3.272<span style="text-decoration:overline;">72</span>||style="background-color:green;"| 39.50208 || 196.363<span style="text-decoration:overline;">63</span>|| 12
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| +9.11% || 24.54546 || 10.97280|| 21.32942||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 6 ||  3.27273||style="background-color:green;"| 39.5021 || 196.36379|| 11.99997
 
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| +1.26% || 24.85485 || 11.111<span style="text-decoration:overline;">11</span>||style="background-color:green;"| 21.59827 || 6.07563||  3.31398||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 40 || 198.83878|| 12.15126
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| +1.22% || 24.85484 || 11.11111||style="background-color:green;"| 21.5983 || 6.07563||  3.31398||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 40 || 198.83883|| 12.15122
 
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| +1.86% || 25.31715 || 11.31778||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 22 || 6.18864||  3.37562||style="background-color:green;"| 40.74400 || 202.53718|| 12.37727
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| +1.89% || 25.31716 || 11.31778||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 22 || 6.18864||  3.37562||style="background-color:green;"| 40.744 || 202.53739|| 12.37724
 
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| +0.63% || 25.47622 || 11.388<span style="text-decoration:overline;">88</span>|| 22.13823|| 6.22752|| 3.39683||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 41 ||style="background-color:green;"| 203.80975 || 12.45504
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| +0.63% || 25.47621 || 11.38889|| 22.13822|| 6.22752|| 3.39683||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 41 ||style="background-color:green;"| 203.809 || 12.45500
 
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| +0.09% ||style="background-color:green;"| 25.50000 || 11.39952|| 22.15889 || 6.233<span style="text-decoration:overline;">33</span> || 3.40000 || 41.03827 ||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 204 || 12.466<span style="text-decoration:overline;">66</span>
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| +0.08% ||style="background-color:green;"| 25.5001 || 11.39956|| 22.15897 || 6.23336 || 3.40001 || 41.03843 ||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 204 || 12.46668
 
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| +1.96% ||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 26 ||style="background-color:green;"| 11.62304 || 22.59338 || 6.355<span style="text-decoration:overline;">55</span> || 3.466<span style="text-decoration:overline;">66</span> || 41.84294 || 208 || 12.711<span style="text-decoration:overline;">11</span>
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| +1.96% ||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 26 ||style="background-color:green;"| 11.623 || 22.59338 || 6.35554 || 3.46665 || 41.84280 || 207.99940 || 12.71103
 
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| +3.24% || 26.84324||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 12 || 23.32617||  6.56168||style="background-color:green;"| 3.57910 || 43.200<span style="text-decoration:overline;">00</span> || 214.74588 || 13.12336
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| +3.23% || 26.84328||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 12 || 23.32617||  6.56168||style="background-color:green;"| 3.57909 || 43.20000 || 214.74600 || 13.12332
 
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| +11.76% || 30|| 13.41120|| 26.06929|| 7.333<span style="text-decoration:overline;">33</span> ||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 4 || 48.28038|| 240||style="background-color:green;"| 14.666<span style="text-decoration:overline;">66</span>
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| +11.77% || 30.00004|| 13.41122|| 26.06931|| 7.33335 ||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 4 || 48.28038|| 240.00045||style="background-color:green;"| 14.6667
 
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| +2.27% || 30.68182|| 13.71600|| 26.66177||style="background-color:green;"| 7.5 || 4.090<span style="text-decoration:overline;">90</span>|| 49.37760|| 245.454<span style="text-decoration:overline;">54</span>||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 15
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| +2.27% || 30.68175|| 13.71597|| 26.66170||style="background-color:green;"| 7.5 || 4.09090|| 49.37749|| 245.45413||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 15
 
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| +6.67% || 32.727<span style="text-decoration:overline;">27</span>||style="background-color:green;"| 14.63040 || 28.43922||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 8 || 4.363<span style="text-decoration:overline;">63</span>|| 52.66944 || 261.818<span style="text-decoration:overline;">18</span> || 16
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| +6.68% || 32.72728||style="background-color:green;"| 14.6304 || 28.43922||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 8 || 4.36363|| 52.66944 || 261.81832 || 15.99995
 
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| +2.53% ||style="background-color:green;"| 33.55404 ||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 15 || 29.15767 || 8.20210 || 4.47387 || 54|| 268.43236 || 16.40420
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| +2.52% ||style="background-color:green;"| 33.554 ||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 15 || 29.15762 || 8.20211 || 4.47387 || 54.00000 || 268.43250 || 16.40415
 
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| +1.33% ||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 34 || 15.19936 || 29.54519 ||  8.311<span style="text-decoration:overline;">11</span>||style="background-color:green;"| 4.533<span style="text-decoration:overline;">33</span> || 54.71770 || 272|| 16.622<span style="text-decoration:overline;">22</span>
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| +1.33 ||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 34 || 15.19936 || 29.54518 ||  8.31112||style="background-color:green;"| 4.53332 || 54.71770 || 272.00015 || 16.62217
 
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| +10.29% || 37.50000|| 16.76400||style="background-color:green;"| 32.58661 ||  9.166<span style="text-decoration:overline;">66</span>||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 5 || 60.35040|| 300|| 18.333<span style="text-decoration:overline;">33</span>
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| +10.29% || 37.50005|| 16.76402||style="background-color:green;"| 32.5867 ||  9.16668||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 5 || 60.35048|| 300.00056|| 18.33330
 
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| +1.27% || 37.97572|| 16.976<span style="text-decoration:overline;">66</span>||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 33 || 9.28295|| 5.06343|| 61.11603|| 303.80577||style="background-color:green;"| 18.56591
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| +1.28% || 37.97574|| 16.97667||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 33 || 9.28296|| 5.06343|| 61.11603|| 303.80608||style="background-color:green;"| 18.5659
 
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| +2.34% || 38.86364|| 17.37360|| 33.77158||style="background-color:green;"| 9.5 || 5.181<span style="text-decoration:overline;">81</span>|| 62.54496|| 310.909<span style="text-decoration:overline;">09</span>||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 19
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| +2.32% || 38.86355|| 17.37356|| 33.77149||style="background-color:green;"| 9.5 || 5.18180|| 62.54482|| 310.90857||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 19
 
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| +5.26% || 40.909<span style="text-decoration:overline;">09</span>|| 18.28800||style="background-color:green;"| 35.54903 ||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 10 || 5.45455|| 65.83680|| 327.272<span style="text-decoration:overline;">72</span>|| 20
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| +5.28% || 40.90910|| 18.28800||style="background-color:green;"| 35.549 ||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 10 || 5.45454|| 65.83681|| 327.27298|| 19.99994
 
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| +1.27% || 41.42806|| 18.52000||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 36 ||  10.12686||style="background-color:green;"| 5.52374 || 66.67200|| 331.42448|| 20.25372
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| +1.27% || 41.42808|| 18.52001||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 36 ||  10.12687||style="background-color:green;"| 5.52373 || 66.67203|| 331.42482|| 20.25367
 
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| +8.62% ||style="background-color:green;"| 45 || 20.11680 || 39.10393 ||  11||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 6 || 72.42048 || 360|| 22
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| +8.62% ||style="background-color:green;"| 45.0001 || 20.11684 || 39.10401 ||  11.00003||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 6 || 72.42064 || 360.00099 || 21.99998
 
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| +0.00% ||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 45 || 20.11680|| 39.10393|| 11|| 6|| 72.42048|| 360|| 22
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| -0.0002% ||style="background-color:lightgreen;"| 45 || 20.11680|| 39.10392|| 11.00001|| 6.00000|| 72.42048|| 360.00019|| 21.99993
 
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