Comic #4987: cheap

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The comic features two characters with simplified, hand-drawn designs. Here is the text transcribed as accurately as possible:

E
= APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF ENERGY USED
ON CRYPTOCURRENCY MINING PER YEAR
= 40 TERAWATT-HOURS

P
= APPROXIMATE WORLDWIDE AVERAGE
PRICE PER TERAWATT-HOUR
= $250,000,000

T
= E * P
= APPROXIMATE COST OF CRYPTOCURRENCY
MINING PER YEAR
= $10,000,000,000

FROM WHICH IT FOLLOWS THAT CRYPTOCURRENCY
GEEKS ARE REALLY WEIRD.

HEY! I FIGURED OUT A WAY
TO REDUCE FINANCIAL
TRANSACTION COSTS TO ZERO!

OOOH!

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