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Explanation
This comic satirizes conspiracy theorists and "do your own research" culture by applying it to dinosaurs.
In the first panel, a dinosaur (possibly a scientist or authority figure) presents to an audience: "So we believe a large enough asteroid strike would rapidly cool the earth." A second dinosaur shows a diagram: "This is my model. We could also..." Another dinosaur interjects dismissively: "Okay! It's all a hoax!"
In the third panel, the dismissive dinosaur says: "Oh great, I hate these people." The skeptic dinosaur responds: "Do your own research, people!"
The comic uses the dramatic irony of the dinosaur extinction event to mock science denialism. The dinosaurs dismissing asteroid impact theory as a "hoax" and telling people to "do your own research" is darkly funny because the audience knows that the asteroid did come and the dinosaurs did go extinct. The deniers' skepticism is not just wrong but fatally wrong.
The parallel to modern science denial is clear -- whether about climate change, pandemics, or other scientifically established threats, "do your own research" is often used as a rhetorical cudgel to dismiss expert consensus. The comic suggests that the consequences of ignoring scientific evidence can be existential. The fact that it's dinosaurs making this mistake adds a layer of tragic comedy: they literally went extinct because of the thing they're calling a hoax.