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This week: How long would humans last in a robot apocalypse?
Panel One: Drawing of two stick figures standing together on a rock-strewn valley floor. The one on the left has shoulder-length dark hair and is wearing a wide-brimmed hat. The one on the right is holding a large piece of paper.
Person 1: Forget the bedding – we were wrong about the whole valley.
Person 2: The spreading is recent.
Panel Two: Closer view. Person 1 has a hand to her chin in a thinking pose.
Person 1: See the friction breccia?
Person 2: Oh – flow cleavage! Deeper in the rift.
Person 1: Deeper.
Panel Three: Person 1 turns to Person 2.
Person 1: This orogeny
Person 2: is driven by a
Person 1: *huge*
Person 2: *thrust* fault
Panel Four: In a fit of passion, both drop to the ground, out of view. The hat flies up in the air.
Person 2 (off-panel): Mmm.
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Geology: Surprisingly erotic.
Hover text: That’s a gneiss butte.
Warning: This comic occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children), unusual humor (which may be unsuitable for adults), and advanced mathematics (which may be unsuitable for liberal-arts majors).
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