Editing Talk:2346: COVID Risk Comfort Zone

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The current text seems more like a comment than an explanation. [[User:Darthpoppins|Darthpoppins]] ([[User talk:Darthpoppins|talk]]) 21:03, 14 August 2020 (UTC)

: I see "explanation" crossing over into "comment".  Comment often is a necessary part of xkcd explanation since Randall's mind works funny.  In this case I think the comic shows *some* ways to say "no" in *one* situation, but neither is comprehensive.  Also, in this case, Cueball isn't being "invited" but directed if someone says "You have to come inside", although we don't know if the context is "Come see the virtual reality room I just installed" or "Could you instead just tell me your electricity meter reading?"  So you could say "No" but it may defeat the purpose of your journey.  Better would be "What about the coronavirus?" although you are already not on the same page about that.  Nevertheless, I think what's called for is negotiation.  This can include exploring whether the other person has, or has had, the virus, and whether you have, or will pretend that you may have it.  I also favour holding your breath while you pass close to someone.  Robert Carnegie rja.carnegie@gmail.com [[Special:Contributions/162.158.154.71|162.158.154.71]] 15:38, 15 August 2020 (UTC)

I'm just going to put the original explanation here:
As a fourth option, Randall might consider taking the advice that "'No' is a complete sentence" -- we don't know the context of the situation presented here, but unless there truly is some urgent reason that he would ordinarily "''have''" to go inside but for COVID (and from the second option, we know there's no such emergency here), he's just being invited inside, and he doesn't need to provide any justification at all for refusing.[[Special:Contributions/108.162.245.14|108.162.245.14]] 00:25, 15 August 2020 (UTC)

== Mis-centered headline ==

I notice the comic's headline is inexplicably aligned over the first and second panels, rather than the full width of the comic, and it bothers me that nobody is talking about that. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.137|162.158.74.137]] 05:02, 15 August 2020 (UTC)

== Relative mask sizes ==

Inside Cueball's mask is much smaller/covers less of his face than outside Cueball's mask.  However, neither the dialogue nor Title Text mention it.  It seems that Inside Cueball's mask might leave his nose or mouth exposed.  Perhaps Randall considered this as a topic in the comic, but later discarded it yet left the mask sizes different?
: Only barrel boy and the girl in Spanish class have a nose and mouth, no other xkcd characters have faces, so that doesn't quite apply
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 == Relative mask sizes ==
-Inside Cueball's mask is much smaller/covers less of his face than outside Cueball's mask.  However, neither the dialogue nor Title Text mention it.  It seems that Inside Cueball's mask might leave his nose or mouth exposed.  Perhaps Randall considered this as a topic in the comic, but later discarded it yet left the mask sizes different? -- [[special:contribs/162.158.75.66]]
+Inside Cueball's mask is much smaller/covers less of his face than outside Cueball's mask.  However, neither the dialogue nor Title Text mention it.  It seems that Inside Cueball's mask might leave his nose or mouth exposed.  Perhaps Randall considered this as a topic in the comic, but later discarded it yet left the mask sizes different?
+: Only barrel boy and the girl in Spanish class have a nose and mouth, no other xkcd characters have faces, so that doesn't quite apply
-: Only barrel boy and the girl in Spanish class have a nose and mouth, no other xkcd characters have faces, so that doesn't quite apply. -- [[special/contribs/172.69.33.189]]
-:: [[7]] shows no face. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.68.196|172.69.68.196]] 20:56, 18 January 2022 (UTC)