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xkcd: Significant
A webcomic of romance,
sarcasm, math, and language.
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A webcomic of romance,sarcasm, math, and language.
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Significant
Permanent link to this comic: https://xkcd.com/882/
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[[Person with a pony tail runs up to another person, who subsequently points off-panel where there are presumably scientists.]]
Ponytail: Jelly beans cause acne!
Another: Scientists! Investigate!
Scientists: But we're playing Minecraft!
Scientists: ... Fine.
[[Two scientists. One has safety goggles, the other has a sheet of notes.]]
Goggles: We found no link between jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
[[Back to the original two.]]
Another: That settles that.
Ponytail: I hear it's only a certain color that causes it.
Another: Scientists!
Scientists: But Miiiinecraft!
[[20 near identical small panels follow, 4 rows 5 columns.]]
Goggles: We found no link between purple jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between brown jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between pink jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between blue jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between teal jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between salmon jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between red jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between turquoise jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between magenta jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between yellow jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between grey jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between tan jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between cyan jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found a link between green jelly beans and acne (p < 0.05).
Off-panel: WHOA!
Goggles: We found no link between yellow jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between beige jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between lilac jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between black jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between peach jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
Goggles: We found no link between orange jelly beans and acne (p > 0.05).
[[Newspaper front page.]]
NEWS
Green Jelly Beans Linked To Acne!
95% Confidence
[[There is a picture of 3 green jelly beans.]]
Only 5% chance of coincidence!
Scientists...
{{Title text: 'So, uh, we did the green study again and got no link. It was probably a--' 'RESEARCH CONFLICTED ON GREEN JELLY BEAN
ACNE LINK; MORE STUDY RECOMMENDED!'}}
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