Comic #2145: 2011-03-29

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Title: "What You Hear"

Panel 1 (What You Hear):

• An anxious-looking man in a suit stands behind a podium while holding a piece of paper. He has a serious expression.
• A speech bubble reads: "CHINA MAY SOON OVERTAKE THE UNITED STATES IN SCIENTIFIC OUTPUT."
• In the background, there is a sign that says "RED THREAT?" alongside a laboratory flask.

Panel 2 (What's Actually Happening):

• The panel features a graph plotting "Absolute Number of Papers Per Year" over time.
• Two curves are shown: one for the USA in blue, and one for China in red, with the line for China rising steeply.

Panel 3 (How I Decided to Prove a Point):

• A man with red hair and a light shirt sits at a computer with a green screen displaying text.
• The screen reads:
  • run papergenerator.exe
  • paper 1: Proof of the equivalence of 2+2 and 4
  • paper 2: Proof of the equivalence of 2+3 and 5
  • paper 3: Proof of the equivalence of 2+4 and 6
  • paper 4: Proof of the equivalence of 2+5 and 7

Panel 4 (How Things Went Awry):

• The first character from the first panel is now looking upset, holding a paper.
• He reads: "ZACH WEINER HAS OVERTAKEN THE UNITED STATES IN SCIENTIFIC OUTPUT. THIS YEAR ALONE, WEINER MAY PRODUCE UP TO INFINITY PAPERS."
• The second character, who has now been seen standing without clothes, has a surprised expression.
• The same “RED THREAT?” sign appears in the background.

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