Comic #7026: moby
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Here is the transcription of the comic:
Panel 1:
- Person 1: "What do you think is the best book ever for promoting science?"
- Person 2: "Moby-Dick. Easily."
Panel 2:
- Person 1: "How?"
- Person 2: "Man gets attacked by a white whale. Man spends his life hunting white whale."
Panel 3:
- Person 2: "Guess what? That white whale likely had albinism, which is associated with nearsightedness and astigmatism. It was almost certainly confused when it attacked that boat."
Panel 4:
- Person 2: "If Captain Ahab knew science, he should have searched out the white whale to give it corrective lenses."
Panel 5:
- Person 2: "'From hell's heart I spectacle thee' doesn’t quite have the same punch."
- Person 1: "I think literature fans would prefer technical accuracy."
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