Comic #2043: 2010-12-17

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Here’s the transcription of the comic text:

Panel 1:

• Adult: "GO TO YOUR ROOM."
• Child: "WHY?"

Panel 2:

• Adult: "BECAUSE I'M UPSET WITH YOU!"
• Child: "WHY?"

Panel 3:

• Adult: "BECAUSE I SAW YOU CHEATING ON YOUR HOMEWORK!"
• Child: "WHY?"

Panel 4:

• Adult: "BECAUSE PHOTONS WERE EMITTED FROM A LAMP, THEN BOUNCED OFF YOU, ENTERED MY EYES, AND FORMED AN IMAGE."
• Child: "WHY?"

Panel 5:

• Adult: "BECAUSE MY PHOTORECEPTORS RESPOND TO ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION!"
• Child: "WHY?"

Panel 6:

• Adult: "BECAUSE ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION PHOTOSTIMULATES MY 11-C'S RETINA!"
• Child: "WHY?"

Panel 7:

• Adult: "BECAUSE PHOTONS CARRY ENERGY!"
• Child: "WHY?"

Panel 8:

• Adult: "BECAUSE ENERGY IS PROPORTIONAL TO FREQUENCY!"
• Child: "WHY?"

Panel 9:

• Adult: "GO TO YOUR ROOM!"
• Child: "WHY?"

Graph Section:

• Title: "POTENTIAL LENGTH OF THESE CONVERSATIONS"
• X-axis: "HUMAN HISTORY"
• Y-axis: "HUMAN DESIRE FOR CHILDREN" – shows a curve that approaches zero as it moves along the X-axis.