# This XKCD strip would make a good Big Bang Theory episode

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 14, 2011, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-xkcd-strip-would-make-a-good-big-bang-theory-episode/571301 "2011-02-14T15:24:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-xkcd-strip-would-make-a-good-big-bang-theory-episode/571301/1 "2011-02-14T15:24:31Z")

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> **[Local g](https://xkcd.com/852/)**
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> In Rio de Janeiro in 2016, the same jump will get an athlete 0.25% higher (\>1cm) than in London four years prior.

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**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-xkcd-strip-would-make-a-good-big-bang-theory-episode/571301/2 "2011-02-14T16:03:11Z")

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They oughtta hire the strip creator as a writer for their show and strip mine the strip for ideas.

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**Author:** ![MostlyClueless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@MostlyClueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyClueless)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-xkcd-strip-would-make-a-good-big-bang-theory-episode/571301/3 "2011-02-14T17:07:05Z")

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I suppose they already do.

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**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-xkcd-strip-would-make-a-good-big-bang-theory-episode/571301/4 "2011-02-14T17:10:36Z")

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I usually like XKCD (well, whenever I’m linked to it), but that was a laaaame punchline.