I get frustrated trying to judge whether acne creams are having any effect. In the spirit of a controlled trial, I used one on just half my face for a few weeks.
[[A graph shows pimples vs. time, with two lines--one remains one steady, and one is declining.]]
It was cool seeing the effects so clearly, so I got some friends to try different treatments in an impromptu study.
[[The narrator looks in a mirror, sees a half-pimpled face, and applies a treatment.]]
[[The narrator is talking to a blonde and brunette friend, each with some pimples also.]]
Narrator: Okay, you try the saucylic acid first.
Blonde: Wait, we should randomize the trials. Got a coin?
Narrator: Okay, call it. Heads, she gets the--
(Off-panel): YOU!
[[Batman runs into frame and punches the narrator. The coin goes flying.]]
{{Title text: Why do all my attempts at science end with me being punched by Batman? (P.S. benzoyl peroxide soap works great.)}}
Warning: this comic occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children), unusual humor (which may be unsuitable for adults), and advanced mathematics (which may be unsuitable for liberal-arts majors).
We did not invent the algorithm. The algorithm consistently finds Jesus. The algorithm killed Jeeves. The algorithm is banned in China. The algorithm is from Jersey. The algorithm constantly finds Jesus. This is not the algorithm. This is close.