1 | ''[[https://statisticalfact.com/ Statistical Fact]]'' is a collection of “dumb comics for smart people” by Eric Erbes that launched in 2013. The series features mostly statistical-themed gags based on human behavior and other random topics. The illustration style is supposed to mimic old-fashioned cartoonist doodles on a bar napkin while the subject matter remains primarily modern. |
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3 | !!Statistical Fact contains examples of: |
4 | * TwentyPercentMoreAwesome: Pleasure, fun and bad luck (among other things) are quantified through the magic of mock statistics (see [[http://statisticalfact.com/sf/ladder-bad-luck/ Badder Ladder Luck]]). |
5 | * ApocalypseHow: [[http://statisticalfact.com/sf/smoke-break-apocalypse/ This comic]] warns readers about doomsday scenario involving legislators and smoke breaks. |
6 | * BadDate: Early signs of a bad date occur when [[http://statisticalfact.com/sf/statistical-spittle/ this couple]] encounters a sidewalk loogie. |
7 | * CommercialSwitcheroo: [[http://statisticalfact.com/sf/singing-in-the-rain-psa/ This comic]] parodies [=PSAs=] that try to incorporate popular culture to drive home a point. It features the unlikely pairing of ''Film/SinginInTheRain'' and a message about the dangers of imitating movie stunts. |
8 | * {{Duck}}: Seen in [[http://statisticalfact.com/sf/duck-duck-goose/ this comic]]. |
9 | * FishingForSole: A fresh outlook on an old fishing trope is displayed [[http://statisticalfact.com/sf/fishing-for-shoes/ here]]. |
10 | * {{Irony}}: Minorities becoming majorities in the United States is discussed in [[http://statisticalfact.com/sf/post-minorities/ this comic]]. |
11 | * {{LARP}}: The level of manliness is quantified when someone receives a scar from a [=LARPing=] sword fight in [[http://statisticalfact.com/sf/larping-lament/ this comic]]. |
12 | * MoodWhiplash: Extreme tonal shifts are fertile ground for comedy in [[http://statisticalfact.com/sf/singing-in-the-rain-psa/ this strip]]. |
13 | * NintendoHard: Parodied in [[http://statisticalfact.com/sf/old-school-rage/ this comic]]. |
14 | -->"0% of violent video games cause violent behavior. 37% of old-school video games cause [[RageQuit violent behavior]]." |
15 | * OfficeGolf: [[http://statisticalfact.com/sf/dimensional-dilemma/ This comic]] features a man suffering from poor depth perception driving a golf ball over the green and through his office window. |
16 | * ObfuscatingStupidity: Several of the strips involve the [[http://statisticalfact.com/sf/gargling-salt-water/ author obviously feigning stupidity towards his readers]]. |
17 | * ReversePsychology: [[http://statisticalfact.com/sf/anti-crime-fail/ This comic]] features a mock list of least effective crime prevention techniques there this trope is #27. |
18 | * RuleOfThree: Statistics and the rule of threes are the basis for many of the gags (example: [[http://statisticalfact.com/sf/sedentary-stalker/ Sedentary Stalker]]). |
19 | * TakeThat: The comic pokes fun at all manner of things, from [[http://statisticalfact.com/sf/segway-snobs/ the Segway]] to [[http://statisticalfact.com/sf/ambient-alarm/ the ineffectiveness of car alarms]]. |
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