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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | [[Randall]] muses that his life would have been better if he aged in reverse; this idea is based on a timeline of the usage of {{w|Lithium-ion battery|lithium-ion batteries}}. The reasoning is that each of these uses would come to realization when he most needed it | + | [[Randall]] muses that his life would have been better if he aged in reverse; this idea is based on a timeline of the usage of {{w|Lithium-ion battery|lithium-ion batteries}}. The reasoning is that each of these uses would come to realization when he most needed it (i.e. cheap RC aircraft as a child, a phone when he is a successful businessman, a pacemaker when he is old, etc.). The time-reversed aging is probably a direct reference to "{{w|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (short story)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button}}", by {{w|F. Scott Fitzgerald}}, a "major motion picture" of which was released in December 2008, a few months before this comic appeared. Randall has used this theme before in [[270: Merlin]], referencing another backward-time-travelling character (in that case, from "{{w|The Once and Future King}}" by {{w|T. H. White}}). |
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− | The time-reversed aging is probably a direct reference to "{{w|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (short story)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button}}", by {{w|F. Scott Fitzgerald}}, a | ||
Lithium-ion batteries have the highest energy density of any widely available battery, and for this reason are commonly used in portable electronic devices such as laptops, tablets and smartphones, and also the newest airliners such as the {{w|Boeing 787 Dreamliner}}. | Lithium-ion batteries have the highest energy density of any widely available battery, and for this reason are commonly used in portable electronic devices such as laptops, tablets and smartphones, and also the newest airliners such as the {{w|Boeing 787 Dreamliner}}. | ||
− | In the title text, Randall states that he is a big fan of cheap {{w|radio-controlled aircraft}} (now powered by cheap lithium-ion batteries), which he | + | In the title text, Randall states that he is a big fan of cheap {{w|Radio-controlled aircraft|radio-controlled aircraft}} (now powered by cheap lithium-ion batteries), which he desperately wishes were available when he was a child and which undoubtedly were the inspiration for this comic. As such, he has an uncontrollable, instinctive urge to make up for his childhood lack of RC aircraft by buying every one he sees, which is becoming a huge financial problem as cheap RC aircraft become more and more plentiful. |
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− | As such, he has an uncontrollable, instinctive urge to make up for his childhood lack of RC aircraft by buying every one he sees | ||
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | + | :Timeline of Commercial Uses of Lithium Batteries: | |
− | :Timeline of | + | :[The panel has a timeline that goes from Past to Present. The timeline has 4 notches on it.] |
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− | :[The panel has a timeline that goes from | ||
:Past | :Past | ||
− | + | :[the first notch, closest to the past side, has a picture of an old man with a walking stick.] | |
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:Pacemakers | :Pacemakers | ||
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:[The second notch has an image of a man in a car, who is talking on his cell phone.] | :[The second notch has an image of a man in a car, who is talking on his cell phone.] | ||
:Phones for Rich Business People | :Phones for Rich Business People | ||
− | + | :[The third notch, has a teen taking on his cellphone.] | |
− | :[The third notch, has a teen | ||
:Phones for Teenagers | :Phones for Teenagers | ||
− | + | :[The forth notch, closest to the present on the timeline, and an image of a toy plane box with $10 written on it.] | |
− | :[The forth notch, closest to the present on the timeline, | + | :Really cheap r/c planes and helicopters |
− | :Really cheap | ||
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:Present | :Present | ||
− | + | :[Below the main panel.] | |
− | :[ | + | :Life would be so much better if I was one of those people who aged backward. |
− | :Life would be so much better if I | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
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