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The turtle may be a reference to "turtle rifle", a series of GAN exercises resulting in producing objects that neural networks recognize as something completely else. A famous one was a turtle-shaped toy, which looked quite like a normal turtle to a human eye, but a characteristic pattern on its shell made neural networks to classify it as a rifle. | The turtle may be a reference to "turtle rifle", a series of GAN exercises resulting in producing objects that neural networks recognize as something completely else. A famous one was a turtle-shaped toy, which looked quite like a normal turtle to a human eye, but a characteristic pattern on its shell made neural networks to classify it as a rifle. | ||
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Revision as of 21:31, 8 April 2022
Don't forget it's cannon the Frankenstein is the name of the Monster https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1589:_Frankenstein
The other squares contain things that might also be ambiguously named:
There is tortoise/turtle ship/boat/yacht monster Napolean/Nelson
puddle/pond/lake girl/woman magma/lava squash/pumpkin/gourd/..
Frankenstein (sandwich?) (stop sign?) monster
Rocket/spaceship(Or planet/dwarf planet?) (couple?) (traffic light?) monster.
I can't think of any other term for the sandwich, the couple, or the traffic signals. Are these a call back to the self driving car captcha https://xkcd.com/1897/
162.158.159.125 16:28, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
- That's neither Nelson nor Napoleon but rather Link from the Legend of Zelda series. He has the shield with a Triforce symbol on it, the hat that's pointed in the back, and a sword that's surprisingly recognizable as the Master Sword despite xkcd's low detail art style.
108.162.245.43 16:43, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
I suspect some of the other squares are common “well-actually” topics, eg. a pumpkin/squash is actually a fruit. The “puddle” is a mirage. Row 2 column 2 has a 9 drawn in their hair… a Franken-nine? — Alex
--162.158.2.23 16:38, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
The astronomical body might be a meteoroid? 172.70.114.77 16:56, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
- Oh wait, missed the heart crater. nvm that's gotta be Pluto 172.70.230.75 16:57, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
The sandwich is probably due to pedantry over 'is [x] a sandwich' debates. 172.70.250.67 17:04, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
- In that case, it should have been a hot dog. ;D
- ProphetZarquon (talk) 17:09, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
- Seems likely. Also reminds me of https://xkcd.com/2301/ 172.70.134.237 17:18, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
Could the lake/pond tile actually be a fata morgana - given the desert setting implied by the sun and the pyramids? Captain Nemo (talk) 17:13, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
- What lake/pond? There is no water there, man. I think you're just seeing an illusion, created by heat ripples in the air. (I'm kidding; just trying to keep up the "mirage".)
- ProphetZarquon (talk) 17:24, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
The current explanation does not mention the Title Text, nor does it explain the paraphrased quote. I believe the original quote mentions "a line in the sand"?
ProphetZarquon (talk) 17:11, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
- There's also the classic turn of phrase "There's a thin line between ConceptA and ConceptB" which is what I thought of when I read that. MAP (talk) 19:19, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
- a tomato is the gold standard for uncertainty in pronunciation
- the sandwich's definition is both precise and vague: nerd fight! Hotdog? Burrito? Pizza? Doughnut?
- in the 1931 the little girl does not run away but is, er, cared for by the monster. the flower is not pictured. --Misterstick (talk) 17:26, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
What if the planet contains Frankenstein (either the monster or the doctor) and you just can't tell at this resolution??! 19:51, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
- The planet also might be named Frankenstein. Or an asteroid. There isn't one yet, but maybe in the future?
- Closest match for name is "10246 Frankenwald"
A bit disappointed Randall didn't take the opportunity to include the 1972 Edgar Winter Group album "They Only Come Out at Night", which contains the track "Frankenstein." 172.70.131.176 18:51, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
The turtle may be a reference to "turtle rifle", a series of GAN exercises resulting in producing objects that neural networks recognize as something completely else. A famous one was a turtle-shaped toy, which looked quite like a normal turtle to a human eye, but a characteristic pattern on its shell made neural networks to classify it as a rifle.
Based on the standard levels of pedantry, I am surprised that no-one yet has pointed out that we are not supposed to click on ONLY the correct images. Taking the union of both Frankenstein sets should then be accepted (unless we faced union-bashers in the Frankenstein-basher crowd).
