2013-07-19

A two-panel SMBC comic. Main panel: against a dark red background, a man holds out a wedge of holey yellow cheese toward another person seen from behind in the foreground. A caption across the top reads "TECHNICALLY TRUE: EVERY OBJECT IS AN ANALOG COMPUTER OF ITSELF." The man says in a speech bubble, "THIS MACHINE IS RUNNING A PERFECT SIMULATION OF CHEESE," referring to the cheese itself. Votey (bonus panel): a close-up of the man's smug, slightly intense face as he adds, "AND IT'S RUNNING IT FASTER THAN ANY SUPERCOMPUTER." The joke: a physical object trivially "simulates" itself perfectly and in real time, mocking grandiose claims about simulation.