On the orthogonality of rabbit and duck

February 1st, 2016 by Charles Cameron

[ by Charles Cameron — a brief comic digression about them and us ]

Generally, we’re stuck with this:

Best political cartoon I've seen in a long time. pic.twitter.com/LEjK1URjpk

— Noah Smith (@Noahpinion) March 1, 2015

It is a good one, I’ll admit.

I’m inclined, however, to agree with this analysis on occasion:

Could be the Best Cartoon Ever pic.twitter.com/UPTVTPMhCJ

— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) December 6, 2014

What I hadn’t realized, though, is that the theriomorphic rabbit and duck divinities in question are orthogonally related:

Proper labeling of axes is absolutely crucial. pic.twitter.com/rngFg9PAXK

— Pascal Wallisch (@Pascallisch) June 25, 2014

Very clever!

Two sides to every coin, two hands for every koan?