econophysics
Original: econophysics on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Speaker (a presenter at a podium): I'm new to the field of econophysics, but I know two things: Time is relative, and the economy grows too slowly.
Panel 2:
Presenter: Therefore, I propose a simple relativistic econophysics project:
Panel 3:
Presenter (gesturing to a blackboard showing the equation $ = $ √(1 − v²/c²)): We take the economy, bring it near a black hole so it experiences infinite time, then return it to our reference frame. BAM! Infinite wealth in finite time.
Panel 4:
An audience member (silhouette): Are you aware that the "physics" in "econophysics" just means "we used math that wasn't calculus"?
Presenter: That's not possible!
Votey:
An off-panel voice (speech bubble): What do you think "the economy" is, exactly?
The presenter (a small silhouetted figure): That's not relevant to my model.
Speaker (a presenter at a podium): I'm new to the field of econophysics, but I know two things: Time is relative, and the economy grows too slowly.
Panel 2:
Presenter: Therefore, I propose a simple relativistic econophysics project:
Panel 3:
Presenter (gesturing to a blackboard showing the equation $ = $ √(1 − v²/c²)): We take the economy, bring it near a black hole so it experiences infinite time, then return it to our reference frame. BAM! Infinite wealth in finite time.
Panel 4:
An audience member (silhouette): Are you aware that the "physics" in "econophysics" just means "we used math that wasn't calculus"?
Presenter: That's not possible!
Votey:
An off-panel voice (speech bubble): What do you think "the economy" is, exactly?
The presenter (a small silhouetted figure): That's not relevant to my model.
Alt text
A four-panel comic. A presenter stands at a podium addressing an audience. Panel 1: "I'm new to the field of econophysics, but I know two things: Time is relative, and the economy grows too slowly." Panel 2: "Therefore, I propose a simple relativistic econophysics project:" Panel 3: He gestures to a blackboard bearing the relativistic time-dilation formula (a dollar sign equal to the square root of one minus v-squared over c-squared) and says, "We take the economy, bring it near a black hole so it experiences infinite time, then return it to our reference frame. BAM! Infinite wealth in finite time." Panel 4: An audience member, shown in silhouette, asks, "Are you aware that the 'physics' in 'econophysics' just means 'we used math that wasn't calculus'?" The presenter replies, "That's not possible!" Votey: An off-panel voice asks, "What do you think 'the economy' is, exactly?" The presenter, now a tiny silhouette, answers, "That's not relevant to my model."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.