Comic #2182: 2011-05-05
Description
Here’s a detailed description of the comic text:
Panel 1: The text reads: "Your daughter has half your genes. Her daughter half that. Her daughter half that…"
A diagram follows, showing a branching tree structure.
- It illustrates:
- (Top) 1
- (Next row) 1/2
- (Next row) 1/4
- (Next row) 1/8
- (Bottom) 1/2^n
Panel 2: The text states: "In a mere 32 generations, your genetic share will be less than the total number of base pairs in your genome."
There’s additional information:
- "Base pairs: 3 billion"
- "2^32: 4.3 billion"
This panel features an image of a DNA double helix with a scale showing fractions: 1/4, 1/8, etc.
Panel 3: The text conveys: "Which is to say, you clearly have no genetic reason to care about what happens to anyone who lives more than 800 years from now."
An illustration shows a person (a man with red hair) pouring something into a box labeled "TIME CAPSULE," with the word "ANTHRAX" pointing to what he’s pouring.
Panel 4: The text reads: "The only way to incentivize away from this would be a systematic inbreeding program."
This panel contains a complex diagram featuring interconnected dots and lines, symbolizing breeding connections.
Panel 5: The text says: "So, if you know anyone who worries about the long term a lot…"
One character (a woman with glasses) exclaims: "I recycle because I care about the people of the future."
The other character (a man) responds: "You pervert."
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