2011-03-22
Explanation
This comic is titled "The Wangularity Is Near," a portmanteau parodying Ray Kurzweil's concept of "The Singularity" -- the hypothetical point at which technological growth becomes uncontrollable and irreversible. Here, the concept is applied to something far less dignified: the total mass of penises on Earth over time.
The graph shows "Penis Biomass (kg)" on a logarithmic y-axis plotted against time, with the curve shooting upward exponentially. An annotation at the top of the curve marks the point where the "Entire Earth [is] composed of penises." The joke works on multiple levels: it mocks the tendency to extrapolate exponential curves into absurd futures (a common criticism of singularity predictions), while also being a straightforward juvenile gag. The title itself is a pun combining the technological singularity with crude humor, characteristic of SMBC's style of mixing intellectual references with lowbrow comedy.