2009-03-25
Original: 2009-03-25 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
An older man with grey hair, glasses, and a tie (a professor) gestures with a pen while speaking to a group of young students seen from behind.
Professor: SO, YOU WANT TO BE A THEORETICAL PHYSICIST? WELL, GET READY FOR LONG HOURS, SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, AND WEEKS AND WEEKS DOING THE SAME TASK OVER AND OVER AND OVER!
Panel 2:
The same man, now balding and older, sits at a desk in a tank-top top playing on a computer, grinning.
Man: DING! LEVEL 60!
Votey:
A hand-drawn pie chart titled "PHYSICS STUDENT TIME USAGE." The slices are labeled: "VIDEO GAMES" (large slice), "COMPLAINING ABOUT LACK OF TIME" (large slice), and "WORK" (small slice).
An older man with grey hair, glasses, and a tie (a professor) gestures with a pen while speaking to a group of young students seen from behind.
Professor: SO, YOU WANT TO BE A THEORETICAL PHYSICIST? WELL, GET READY FOR LONG HOURS, SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, AND WEEKS AND WEEKS DOING THE SAME TASK OVER AND OVER AND OVER!
Panel 2:
The same man, now balding and older, sits at a desk in a tank-top top playing on a computer, grinning.
Man: DING! LEVEL 60!
Votey:
A hand-drawn pie chart titled "PHYSICS STUDENT TIME USAGE." The slices are labeled: "VIDEO GAMES" (large slice), "COMPLAINING ABOUT LACK OF TIME" (large slice), and "WORK" (small slice).
Alt text
Two-panel comic. Panel 1: an older professor with glasses and a tie gestures with a pen at a group of young students (seen from behind) and says, "So, you want to be a theoretical physicist? Well, get ready for long hours, sleepless nights, and weeks and weeks doing the same task over and over and over!" Panel 2: the same man, now older and balding, sits in a tank top at a computer grinning and exclaiming, "Ding! Level 60!" — revealing the grueling repetitive work was actually grinding levels in a video game. Votey: a hand-drawn pie chart titled "Physics Student Time Usage," with large slices for "Video Games" and "Complaining about lack of time," and only a tiny sliver for "Work."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.