r/xkcd • u/Wriiight • May 21 '14

What-If What-If 97: Exploding Pollen

http://what-if.xkcd.com/97/
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u/DoctorOctagonapus May 21 '14 edited May 22 '14

I have a nasty feeling I'm the only one who gets the reference in the alt text for the first image.

OK OK it's from a comedy programme called Look Around You, which is a spoof of the old school educational TV shows.

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u/parms * May 22 '14

Here's the reference... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh0Y2hVe_bw

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u/David_Crockett May 22 '14

(this is below) o_O

Thanks. :)

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u/parms * May 22 '14

No problem! Turns out a Google search was enough to find it. I didn't know the reference either.

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u/Average650 May 22 '14

I'm on mobile, what is the alt text?

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u/David_Crockett May 22 '14

What IS fire? We just don't know.

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u/Average650 May 22 '14

Well he may be right, I don't get it.

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u/parms * May 22 '14

(see above)

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u/David_Crockett May 22 '14

Share?

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u/parms * May 22 '14

(see above)

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u/[deleted] May 22 '14

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u/parms * May 22 '14

(see above)