Comic #2657: 2012-08-25
Description
Here’s the transcription of the comic text, organized by panels:
Panel 1:
- Speaker: "So the male and female particles interact. They then split apart, at which point it is possible the female particle will emit a baby, in a process called baby emission."
Panel 2:
- Questioner: "Doesn't that violate conservation of money?"
- Speaker: "Money is not shown on the diagram, but is carried by the initial set of particles, then lost to them during baby emission."
Panel 3:
- Questioner: "What if the two left-side particles are of the same type?"
- Speaker: "The particles interact and overall money remains conserved. So far, no baby emission has been observed."
Panel 4:
- Person A: "Uh… professor… I'm a biblical literalist, so…"
- Speaker: "Ah… I see…"
Panel 5:
- Speaker: "I'm sorry, but in this class we do not deal with spontaneous baby emission."
This description captures the dialogue and context of the comic accurately.