Comic #1622: 2009-10-12

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Panel 1:

• Text: "AN ELECTRON TRAVELS AT HIGH ENERGY."

Panel 2:

• Text: "ALTHOUGH YOU ENVISION A PARTICLE, IT IS, IN FACT, A PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION."

Panel 3:

• Text: "A CLASSICAL PARTICLE REFLECTS OFF A BARRIER, BUT QUANTUM MECHANICS TELLS US THERE IS SOME PROBABILITY IT WILL PENETRATE."

Panel 4:

• Text: "SO, THERE IS A SMALL BUT REAL PROBABILITY—"
• Speech Bubble: "ANOTHER MAN'S SPERM CAN'T QUANTUM TUNNEL INTO YOUR UTERUS."

Panel 5:

• Speech Bubble: "WELL, PROBABILISTICALLY—"
• Character: "I'M A MATHEMATICIAN."

Panel 6:

• Speech Bubble: "HAVE I TALKED TO YOU ABOUT MULTIVERSE THEORY?"