2011-12-28
Original: 2011-12-28 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
A line graph. The vertical (y) axis is labeled "WILLINGNESS TO OPINE ON A TOPIC." The horizontal (x) axis is labeled "KNOWLEDGE OF THAT TOPIC."
The curve starts low at the origin, rises to a sharp early peak (highlighted in red), then falls back down into a valley, and finally climbs steeply again toward the far right.
A red arrow points to the early red peak, labeled: "MOUNT STUPID"
Below the graph:
Phrases uttered atop Mount Stupid:
- "Historically, the Amazons would cut off their right breast so they could shoot a bow and arrow."
- "The American Civil War really had nothing to do with slavery."
- "Biologically, tomato is a fruit, not a vegetable."
- 99% of phrases that start with "Now, I don't know much about quantum physics, BUT-"
Votey:
"People LOVE graph jokes!"
The curve starts low at the origin, rises to a sharp early peak (highlighted in red), then falls back down into a valley, and finally climbs steeply again toward the far right.
A red arrow points to the early red peak, labeled: "MOUNT STUPID"
Below the graph:
Phrases uttered atop Mount Stupid:
- "Historically, the Amazons would cut off their right breast so they could shoot a bow and arrow."
- "The American Civil War really had nothing to do with slavery."
- "Biologically, tomato is a fruit, not a vegetable."
- 99% of phrases that start with "Now, I don't know much about quantum physics, BUT-"
Votey:
"People LOVE graph jokes!"
Alt text
A hand-drawn line graph. The y-axis reads "WILLINGNESS TO OPINE ON A TOPIC" and the x-axis reads "KNOWLEDGE OF THAT TOPIC." The curve rises to a sharp early peak (drawn in red), then dips into a valley, then climbs steeply again at the far right. A red arrow labels that early peak "MOUNT STUPID" — the point where you know just enough to be confidently wrong. Below, a list titled "Phrases uttered atop Mount Stupid": "Historically, the Amazons would cut off their right breast so they could shoot a bow and arrow," "The American Civil War really had nothing to do with slavery," "Biologically, tomato is a fruit, not a vegetable," and "99% of phrases that start with 'Now, I don't know much about quantum physics, BUT-'." The votey adds a small caption: "People LOVE graph jokes!"
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.