Decathlon = Pentathlon × Biathlon
Stick-figure athletes act out a 'decathlon' made by pairing every pentathlon event with every biathlon event, giving absurd combos like ski-swimming and shoot-shooting.
Content note: Depicts shooting (as a sport).
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2017-06-01-decathlon-pentathlon-biathlon/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
[Pentathlon (5 events)] Fencing · Swimming · Jumping · Running · Shooting
[Biathlon (2 events)] Skiing · Shooting
[Decathlon = Pentathlon × Biathlon] Ski-Fencing · Ski-Swimming · Ski-Jumping · Ski-Running · Ski-Shooting · Fence-Shooting · Swim-Shooting · Ski-Shooting · Run-Shooting · Shoot-Shooting