Comic #3898: understanding

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Here’s the transcription of the comic:

Panel 1:

• First Character: "So, what is the universe made of?"
• Second Character: "Just break it down for me."
• First Character: "Ah. Yeah. This is awkward."
• Second Character: "I can't."

Panel 2:

• First Character: "Would it really surprise you to know that knowledge is circumscribed by the history of the species?"

Panel 3:

• First Character: "Approximately 97% of available understanding in this universe requires you to hold seven mental items at once."
• Second Character: (responding with a confused expression)

Panel 4:

• First Character: "Humans can only conceptualize about six and a half things at a single time, and then only in great abstraction."
• Second Character: "The greatest human thinkers get to 8 or 9, and most of those people never breed."

Panel 5:

• Second Character: "Energoids like me can conceive of up to 10,000 things in their fullness."
• First Character: "I hear it’s shaped like a big donut, and we’re on the crust."

Panel 6:

• First Character: "Please stop. This is embarrassing."

Bottom Text:

• "hey! pssst!"

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