Editing 356: Nerd Sniping
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Note that the truck should have stopped no matter what, since the nerd was walking on a pedestrian crossing. However, the driver may have seen him walking, then estimated that he would be safe before reaching him and realized too late that he had stopped in the street. Alternatively, the truck driver is part of Black Hat's sport, or was also nerd sniped by the sign. | Note that the truck should have stopped no matter what, since the nerd was walking on a pedestrian crossing. However, the driver may have seen him walking, then estimated that he would be safe before reaching him and realized too late that he had stopped in the street. Alternatively, the truck driver is part of Black Hat's sport, or was also nerd sniped by the sign. | ||
− | Randall has later referred back to the concept of ''Nerd Sniping'' several times in the past, such as in the title text of [[730: Circuit Diagram]], and in the ''[[what if? (blog)|what if?]]'' blog. In [ | + | Randall has later referred back to the concept of ''Nerd Sniping'' several times in the past, such as in the title text of [[730: Circuit Diagram]], and in the ''[[what if? (blog)|what if?]]'' blog. In [[113: Visit Every State]] (7 years after this comics release), the entire comic was shown at the top and the truck again further down the post—Randall has again been nerd sniped by a paper he read. This also happens to him in [https://what-if.xkcd.com/124/ Lunar Swimming]—see the title text for the second to last picture. |
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