Comic #3406: 2014-09-14

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Panel 1: Character 1: "My experiment found an effect, but I'm not sure it's real." Character 2: "Did you run an SMF?" Character 1: "A what?"

Panel 2: Character 2: "An SMF. It's the easiest way to verify a result." Character 1: "If your effect is real, you should be able to activate or deactivate it at will. If you say, 'active=1,' 'inactive=0,' then you can transmit a signal in binary."

Panel 3: Character 1: "My experiment showed that men who watch Batman movies report higher baseline confidence." Character 2: "Perfect! Tell an observer to only look at initial and final confidence reports. Higher levels are to be noted as '1' and lower levels are written down as '0.' If your effect is real, you can transmit this signal with perfect fidelity."

Panel 4: Character 1: "That's… okay, that might actually work. But… why is it called an SMF?" Character 2: "Science, Mother Fuckers."

Bottom Panel: "SCIENCE, MOTHER FUCKERS."

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