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[–] [email protected] 61 points 3 days ago (3 children)

ELI5 why there would be a space suit completely without any snakes in it whatsoever. Doesn't make any sense!

[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 days ago

The other suit might still have a few deadly snakes without being full of them, and we don't know how many harmless snakes (or anything else) are there.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

Obviously because DNC corruption Bernie Sanders price of eggs.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Don't be xenophobic! Non-deadly snakes are still snakes.

[–] [email protected] 60 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Why did this comic make me look at panel 4 before panel 3?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 days ago

Same, I think it's just too exciting to ignore

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 days ago

All of the reasons already mentioned, but also, your brain is hardwired to pay more attention to a face, and to a face expressing emotion even more in particular.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago

The first two panels establish a pattern that your brain subconsciously keys in on. At a glance even without registering the specific images and text, your brain instantly knows that panel 3 doesn’t fit in the pattern.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

I think it's the use of color. The snakes really stand out because they're green and the rest of the colors are very muted.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Honestly, it works better with the two panels swapped.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

I agree. Maybe the creator was betting people would see it in the weird order

[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 days ago (1 children)

1926: Snakes on a Train

2006: Snakes on a Plane

2086:

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

The empire sssstrikess back

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Somehow the snakes returned...

[–] MajorHavoc 22 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

This is really on him. It was clearly labeled.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago

Why do we even have this space suit!?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

don't look at me. I voted against venomous snakes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Because you didn’t read!