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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
In this comic, Randall muses that his life would have been better if he aged in reverse based on a timeline of the usage of lithium-ion batteries. Presumably, the reason is that each of these uses would come to realization when he most needed it (i.e. a pacemaker when he is old, a phone when he is a rich businessperson, etc.). This comic is likely a shout-out to the story "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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In this comic, Randall muses that his life would have been better if he aged in reverse based on a timeline of the usage of lithium-ion batteries. Presumably, the reason is that each of these uses would come to realization when he most needed it (i.e. a pacemaker when he is old, a phone when he is a rich businessperson, etc.). This comic might be a shout-out to "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", by F. Scott Fitzgerald or "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White.
  
 
==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==

Revision as of 03:56, 13 August 2013

Lithium Batteries
I'm normally a pretty frugal person, but I still compulsively buy any R/C aircraft that's less than $30.  In the last few years, this has become a problem.
Title text: I'm normally a pretty frugal person, but I still compulsively buy any R/C aircraft that's less than $30. In the last few years, this has become a problem.

Explanation

In this comic, Randall muses that his life would have been better if he aged in reverse based on a timeline of the usage of lithium-ion batteries. Presumably, the reason is that each of these uses would come to realization when he most needed it (i.e. a pacemaker when he is old, a phone when he is a rich businessperson, etc.). This comic might be a shout-out to "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", by F. Scott Fitzgerald or "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White.

Transcript

Timeline of Commercial Uses of Lithium Batteries:
[The panel has a timeline that goes from Past to Present. The timeline has 4 notches on it.]
Past
[the first notch, closest to the past side, has a picture of an old man with a walking stick.]
Pacemakers
[The second notch has an image of a man in a car, who is talking on his cell phone.]
Phones for Rich Business People
[The third notch, has a teen taking on his cellphone.]
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.]
Really cheap r/c planes and helicopters
Present
[Below the main panel.]
Life would be so much better if I was one of those people who aged backward.


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Discussion

Old pacemakers and phones kinda sucked. Might not be worth. Davidy²²[talk] 20:51, 9 December 2014 (UTC)

[it] Beanie (talk) 09:40, 19 April 2021 (UTC)