#182: Nash explain

[Cueball and Dr. Nash (the Cueball-like guy to the right) stand talking to each other. Cueball is looking left and pointing off-panel.]

Cueball: Hey, Dr. Nash, I think those gals over there are eyeing us. This is like your Nash Equilibrium, right? One of them is hot, but we should each flirt with one of her less-desirable friends. Otherwise we risk coming on too strong to the hot one and just driving the group off.

[Cueball is now looking at Dr. Nash.]

Dr. Nash: Well, that’s not really the sort of situation I wrote about. Once we’re with the ugly ones, there’s no incentive for one of us not to try to switch to the hot one. It’s not a stable equilibrium.

[Cueball again looks left while Dr. Nash shakes his fist.]

Cueball: Crap, forget it. Looks like all three are leaving with one guy.

Dr. Nash: Dammit, Feynman!