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Toby, Dave & Ian Explain XKCD

There is a graph. On the X axis is sex, on the Y is computer.

November 6, 2009 at 12:41am
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The adult asks the child a loaded question about her toys. She responds, as any child would, with a simple answer. The adult then corrects the child and proceeds to wax philosophical about how her toys, and thusly the other objects in our lives, are ultimately just the sum of their parts. He then adds that these parts can be reused upon the disassembling of the object.
The last three panels show the child, presumably at the DMV, looking at her toys and deciding to opt in to the organ donor program. This is humorous because the adult’s lecture has led her to think of her organs as Lego bricks - to be disassembled and reused upon her untimely death.

The adult asks the child a loaded question about her toys. She responds, as any child would, with a simple answer. The adult then corrects the child and proceeds to wax philosophical about how her toys, and thusly the other objects in our lives, are ultimately just the sum of their parts. He then adds that these parts can be reused upon the disassembling of the object.

The last three panels show the child, presumably at the DMV, looking at her toys and deciding to opt in to the organ donor program. This is humorous because the adult’s lecture has led her to think of her organs as Lego bricks - to be disassembled and reused upon her untimely death.

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  1. vjawfewvsjo reblogged this from xkcdexplainedexplained and added:
    I fail to see what is so depressing about this comic. If anything, I find it inspirational. But mostly I just find it...
  2. oh-theplacesyoullgo reblogged this from web-comics and added:
    Huh. That’s interesting.
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    The author of this explanation believes the circle of life is depressing, and is therefore banned from ever watching the...
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    ¡Oye, mami! This one, I think I understand....papa is just finishing making
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    this explanation...mislabeled this particular edition
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