Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 26th February 2013

Dilbert//8718, first published thirteen years ago on Tuesday 26th February 2013

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mathematics patents patent infreingement jury duty award

Official transcript

Lawyer: A small company is suing us for patent infringement. We'll be fine unless the court somehow finds twelve citizens who aren't smart enough to get out of jury duty yet are inexplicably able to do math. Juror: We recommend an award of whatever the square root of 22 over zero is.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

A SMALL COMPANY IS SUING US FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT.

WELL BE FINE UNLESS THE COURT SOMEHOW FINDS TWELVE CITIZENS WHO AREN'T SMART ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF JURY DUTY YET ARE INEXPLICABLY ABLE TO DO MATH.

WE RECOMMEND AN AWARD OF WHATEVER THE SQUARE ROOT OF 22 OVER ZERO IS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Patent Infringement"

Summary:

• A company is sued for patent infringement.
• The judge notes that unless the court finds twelve citizens who aren't smart enough to get out of jury duty yet, they will be fine.
• The judge recommends an award of whatever the square root of 22 over zero is.

Key Points:

• The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of the situation.
• The judge's comment about the jury members being "inexplicably able to do math" adds to the comedic tone.
• The punchline about the award being "whatever the square root of 22 over zero is" is a clever play on mathematical concepts.

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