Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 3rd February 2019

Dilbert//10886, first published seven years ago on Sunday 3rd February 2019

Tags

business, business ethics, construction, inventions, nature, technology, trees

Official transcript

Dilbert: I invented a cost-effective product to harvest CO2 from the air and turn it into construction material.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I INVENTED A COST-EFFECTIVE PRODUCT TO HARVEST CO2 FROM THE AIR AND TURN IT INTO CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL.

SO... YOU INVENTED A TREE?

WHAT?

TREES TAKE CO2 FROM THE AIR AND TURN IT INTO WOOD YOUR INVENTION WILL COMPETE WITH PLANTS AND TREES FOR NECESSARY CO2.

IT SEEMS YOU HAVE DOOMED ALL LIFE ON EARTH.

NOT IF PEOPLE ACT RATIONALLY AND STOP REMOVING THE CO2 WHEN.

WAIT..

YOU'RE RIGHT. I DOOMED THE PLANET.

I'LL BE DEAD BY THEN, SO SHIP IT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Cost-Effective Product"

Summary:

• The comic strip features a conversation between Dilbert and his coworkers about a cost-effective product that converts CO2 from the air into construction material.
• Dilbert's coworker suggests using trees to achieve this goal, but Dilbert argues that it's not a practical solution.
• The conversation takes a humorous turn when Dilbert reveals that he has invented a machine that can convert CO2 into wood, but it's not yet commercially viable.
• The strip pokes fun at the idea of finding innovative solutions to environmental problems, highlighting the challenges and complexities involved in developing practical and effective technologies.

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