Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 2nd January 1998

Dilbert//3184, first published 28 years ago on Friday 2nd January 1998

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Official transcript

Nobel Prize Committee: The three guys with Albert Einstein hair look at a stack of papers and say, "Okay, we've narrowed it down to the theories we don't understand."

One guy says, "In science, the simplest solution is usually the best. Which of these theories is the simplest solution?"

The second guy says, "Well... that would be whatever is on top of the pile."

The third guy says, "Are you SURE we can't vote for ourselves?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

NOBEL PRIZE COMMITTEE OKAY, WE'VE NARROWED IT DOWN TO THE THEORIES WE DON'T UNDERSTAND.

IN SCIENCE, THE SIMPLEST SOLUTION IS USUALLY THE BEST.

WHICH OF THESE THEORIES IS THE SIMPLEST SOLUTION?

WELL... THAT WOULD BE WHATEVER IS ON TOP OF THE PILE.

ARE WE SURE WE CAN'T VOTE FOR OURSELVES?

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Nobel Prize Committee"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts the Nobel Prize Committee deliberating on the simplest solution to a problem. The committee members engage in a discussion, with one member suggesting that the simplest solution is usually the best. Another member asks which theories are considered the simplest solutions, and the committee begins to debate the merits of each theory.

Key Points:

• The Nobel Prize Committee is tasked with finding the simplest solution to a problem.
• The committee members discuss the merits of different theories, with one member suggesting that the simplest solution is usually the best.
• The committee debates the simplest solutions, with one member asking which theories are considered the simplest solutions.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that the simplest solution is always the best, highlighting the complexity of scientific problems and the challenges of finding a straightforward solution.

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