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XKCD comic # 3075 "Anachronym Challenge" https://xkcd.com/3075/

transcript & explanation from ExplainXKCD https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3075:_Anachronym_Challenge

transcript:
[Cueball is looking at a phone in his hand while holding his other hand on the handle of a shopping cart. Above the shopping cart, an underlined header and a bullet list are shown:]
Shopping List
Tin Foil
Sponges
Silverware
Linens
Iron & Ironing Board
Reading Glasses
9 Iron and 3 Wood
Sidewalk Chalk
Rubber Duck

[Caption below the panel:]
I'm trying to do a shopping trip where I only buy stuff that's no longer made from the material it's named after.

title/mouseover text: I have to pay with paper money.

explanation:
Cueball is reading from a shopping list while shopping for groceries. The items on the list are all anachronyms. The names of the items indicate their material, but they are no longer made from that material

first entry from table:
Item: Tin foil
Actually made with: Aluminum
What the name says: Tin
Explanation: Formerly "tin foil" was made of the metal tin, but aluminum supplanted tin in the mid 20th century, as aluminum is cheaper and more durable.
[follow link to get full table & explanation]

Many of the objects listed on Cueball's shopping list can still be made with the materials that they are named after. Silverware can be made of sterling silver, [...truncated to alttext limit...]

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