Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 15th January 2014
Dilbert//9041, first published twelve years ago on Wednesday 15th January 2014
Tags
competition (psychology) inventions space flight elon musk space hsips electric cars electric rocket robots colonize planet power cord
Official transcript
CEO: I want to be more visionary than Elon Musk. All he does is build spaceships and electric cars. I want you to build me an electric rocket ship full of robots that can colonize other worlds. Which planet should we do first? Dilbert: Depends how long the power cord is.
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
I WANT TO BE MORE VISIONARY THAN ELON MUSK. ALL HE DOES IS BUILD SPACESHIPS AND ELECTRIC CARS.
I WANT YOU TO BUILD ME AN ELECTRIC ROCKET SHIP FULL OF ROBOTS THAT CAN COLONIZE OTHER WORLDS.
WHICH PLANET SHOULD WE DO FIRST?
DEPENDS HOW LONG THE POWER CORD IS.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Title: "The Power Cord Conundrum"
Summary:
- The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive appearance, who is determined to build an electric rocket ship.
- He envisions a vessel that can colonize other worlds, equipped with spaceships and electric cars.
- However, he is faced with a crucial decision: which planet should he target first?
- The punchline arrives when he realizes that the choice of planet depends on the length of the power cord.
This humorous exchange highlights Dilbert's creative yet impractical approach to space exploration, emphasizing the importance of considering the practicalities of intergalactic travel.
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