Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 12th December 2012
Dilbert//8642, first published fourteen years ago on Wednesday 12th December 2012
Tags
sleeping & waking up famous genouses sleep 4 hours sleep correlation oversleeper causation health
Official transcript
Boss: Some of the most famous geniuses in the world slept only four hours per night. I'm doing four hours a night too because you know what they say: correlation is the same thing as causation. Dilbert: No one says that. Boss: Oh, right. And I should take the word of an oversleeper.
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
SOME OF THE MOST FAMOUS GENIUSES IN THE WORLD SLEPT ONLY FOUR HOURS PER NIGHT.
I'M DOING FOUR HOURS A NIGHT TOO BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY: CORRELATION IS THE SAME THING AS CAUSATION NO ONE SAYS THAT.
OH, RIGHT.
AND I SHOULD TAKE THE WORD OF AN OVERSLEEPER.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "Oversleeper"
Summary:
The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive appearance, engaging in a conversation with another character. The conversation revolves around the topic of sleep and its relation to correlation and causation.
- Initial Statement: The conversation begins with the statement that some of the most famous geniuses in the world slept only four hours per night.
- Counterargument: Dilbert responds by saying he's doing four hours a night too because he knows what they say: correlation is the same thing as causation.
- Rebuttal: The other character argues that no one says that, and Dilbert should take the word of an oversleeper.
- Conclusion: The comic strip humorously highlights the distinction between correlation and causation, using a lighthearted exchange between two characters to illustrate the point.
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