#2805: Global Atmospheric Circulation
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[Beret Guy, holding a basketball and a helium balloon, is talking to Cueball. There is a basketball hoop at the right of the panel.]
Beret Guy: Check out my global atmospheric circulation trick shot!
[The panel centers on Beret Guy and Cueball, leaving the basketball hoop off-panel. Beret Guy continues to hold the basketball as he and his balloon rise from the ground and Cueball looks at him.]
[Beret Guy holding the balloon rises higher and floats toward the left as Cueball continues to look at him.]
[Cueball is alone. The basketball hoop is again shown at the right of the panel.]
[Cueball is alone. The basketball hoop is again shown at the right of the panel.]
Cueball [Thinks]: ???
[Cueball walks off toward the left of the panel, with the basketball hoop at the right of the panel.]
[Nobody is present. The basketball hoop is at the right of the panel.]
[The basketball hoop is at the right of the panel. Beret Guy, seen from a distance in the background with his balloon, floats toward the right.]
[Nobody is present. The basketball hoop is at the right of the panel.]
[Again, nobody is present. The basketball hoop is at the right of the panel.]
[The basketball hoop is at the right of the panel. Beret Guy, seen from a distance even further in the background and higher, floats toward the left with his balloon.]
[Again, nobody is present. The basketball hoop is at the right of the panel.]
[The basketball hoop is at the right of the panel. A caption says:]
1500 years later...
[The basketball hoop is at the right of the panel. Beret Guy, still holding his balloon and basketball, floats toward the right.]
[Beret Guy, still floating, throws the basketball downwards toward the basketball hoop.]
[The ball drops through the net as Beret Guy remains floating, now to the right of the hoop.]
SWISH
(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)
Title text:Refs generally say that you can exercise enough altitude control to avoid the ground, but if you start strategically choosing air layers to steer yourself, that's traveling.