Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 10th March 2019
Dilbert//10921, first published seven years ago on Sunday 10th March 2019
Tags
business ethics, engineering, government, idea, managers & supervisors, math, ocean, research, sarcasm, science, temperature, tests
Official transcript
Boss: We won a government contract to measure ocean temperatures.
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
WE WON A GOVERNMENT CONTRACT TO MEASURE OCEAN TEMPERATURES.
WHICH PART OF THE OCEAN?
THE WHOLE OCEAN.
WE CAN'T PUT SENSORS EVERYWHERE IN THE OCEAN. IT'S TOO BIG.
WE CAN MEASURE A BUNCH OF PLACES AND ESTIMATE THE REST.
50 ... YOU WANT ME TO MEASURE 1% OF THE OCEAN'S TEMPERATURE AND ESTIMATE THE OTHER 99%?
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THAT.
TRY USING MATH.
WOULDN'T IT BE CHEAPER TO MEASURE NOTHING AND JUST ESTIMATE THE WHOLE THING?
EVERY NOW AND THEN YOU COME UP WITH A GREAT IDEA.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Title: "A Bunch of Places and Estimate the Rest"
Summary:
This comic strip follows Dilbert, a bespectacled man with black hair, as he attempts to estimate the temperature of the ocean. He is approached by a government official who asks him to measure 1% of the ocean's temperature and estimate the rest. Dilbert is skeptical, but the official insists that it's a great idea.
Dilbert begins by measuring the temperature of a small part of the ocean, but realizes that it's not feasible to measure the entire ocean. He tries to estimate the temperature of the rest of the ocean, but is unsure of how to do so. The official suggests using math, but Dilbert is hesitant.
Despite his reservations, Dilbert decides to try using math to estimate the temperature of the ocean. He calculates that it would be cheaper to measure nothing and just estimate the whole thing. The official agrees, and Dilbert comes up with a great idea: measuring a bunch of places and estimating the rest.
The comic strip ends with Dilbert proudly presenting his idea to the official, who is impressed. The punchline of the comic strip is that Dilbert's idea is ridiculous, and that he has been duped by the government official into doing something that is not feasible or practical. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of government contracts and the sometimes absurd ways in which they can be used.
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