Comic #1633: 2009-10-23

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Panel 1
Caption: "Then the machine makes a duplicate of you in a far away location. So, it’s basically like lightspeed travel."
Speaker 1: (a scientist)
Speaker 2: (a man in a casual shirt)
Response: "But… to avoid having two of me, doesn’t one have to die?"

Panel 2
Caption: "After the transport, we figure out which one is more ambivalent about that problem and let him survive."

Panel 3
Caption: "Over time, small transmission errors accumulate, resulting in individuals who aren’t interested in the problem at all."
Speaker 3: (the man from the first panel)
Response: "Aren’t you worried you’re evolving a race of sociopaths who care more about rapid transportation than human lives?"

Panel 4
Speaker 4: (the scientist, smiling)
Response: "We prefer ‘engineers’, sir."
Speaker 5: (the man)
Response: "…"