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* The 8th panel has 50 people in hamster balls. Randall has shown his interest in human sized [[:Category:Hamster Ball|hamster ball]] transportation before, and indeed, for some people, this might be an enjoyable way to traverse a road, provided no other hamster balls try to drive into you and knock you off the road, and other traffic that could pose a greater hazard has been eliminated. | * The 8th panel has 50 people in hamster balls. Randall has shown his interest in human sized [[:Category:Hamster Ball|hamster ball]] transportation before, and indeed, for some people, this might be an enjoyable way to traverse a road, provided no other hamster balls try to drive into you and knock you off the road, and other traffic that could pose a greater hazard has been eliminated. | ||
β | ** The [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/archive/0/0f/20221222053911%21road_space_comparison_2x.png original image] showed 39 hamster balls, implying that roughly one in four had a passenger; under these constraints, they appear to be slightly more efficient than cars. Another explanation for 39 balls was that | + | ** The [[https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/archive/0/0f/20221222053911%21road_space_comparison_2x.png original image]] showed 39 hamster balls, implying that roughly one in four had a passenger; under these constraints, they appear to be slightly more efficient than cars. Another explanation for 39 balls was that there are more hamster balls than are able to be shown on the road diagram; this was supported by the fact that only one "person dot" is shown in each of the hamster balls, however since the diagram is supposed to show visibly what it looks like to have that many vehicles/people on the road at the same time, missing hamster balls negates the purpose of such a diagram, and the later update belied the possibility of it being a purely illustrative problem. |
* The 9th panel has 40 tiny cars pulling a big one. Such feats of strengths are a common sight while setting world records, so maybe this is a world record attempt by the cars in question. It is unknown how many people fit in the big car; judging by its size, it likely fits more than a single bus and less than three. It is also unclear whether the tiny cars can fit a human driver, or if they would need to be driven remotely. | * The 9th panel has 40 tiny cars pulling a big one. Such feats of strengths are a common sight while setting world records, so maybe this is a world record attempt by the cars in question. It is unknown how many people fit in the big car; judging by its size, it likely fits more than a single bus and less than three. It is also unclear whether the tiny cars can fit a human driver, or if they would need to be driven remotely. |