April 26, 2024

XKCD Web Comic #974: The General Problem (described)

A web comic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.

 

 

 

Panel One: Drawing of a stick figure seated at a table, eating a meal.

Person One: “Can you pass the salt?”

Panel Two: Same scene. The stick figure is lifting his fork.

Panel Three: Same scene.

Person One: I said–

Person Two: (off-panel) I know! I’m developing a system to pass you arbitrary condiments.

Person One: It’s been 20 minutes!

Person Two: (off-panel) It’ll save time in the long run!

Hover text: I find that when someone’s taking time to do something right in the present, they’re a perfectionist with no ability to prioritize, whereas when someone took time to do something right in the past, they’re a master artisan of great foresight.

 

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).

Comic by xkcd.com. Described by BlindGadget under the Creative Commons license.

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