Because, he’d have to know the answer and then willfully lie for his nose to grow.
Alternatively, giving a confident answer when he doesn’t know would make his nose grow regardless of him being correct.
I think in another comic, it was determined that it doesn’t matter if he knew the answer. The nose knows the answer and changes size based on his answer.
How would he know?
Because, he’d have to know the answer and then willfully lie for his nose to grow. Alternatively, giving a confident answer when he doesn’t know would make his nose grow regardless of him being correct.
They actually get into this in the other panels that aren’t posted. Having trouble finding non-reddit links to it though https://www.reddit.com/r/theotherendcomics/s/9X4C16J7yi
Also, not very experienced adding photos from my phone to comments but trying to attach screenshots
Lies of P is looking weird
This asks more questions than it answers lmao
And these scientists are sure as hell gonna work on answering them with that freaky deaky nose
I think in another comic, it was determined that it doesn’t matter if he knew the answer. The nose knows the answer and changes size based on his answer.
Edit:
This one and the OP have different amounts of nose growth. One of them is a lie. Is nothing sacred anymore!!?!
Nah, I have it on good authority from Verizon that 3 mm is the same as 0.3 mm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUpZg-Ua5ao
It grew because he gave an answer he has no confidence in, but only by 0.3mm because the amount of truth in it is indiscernible.
Because he’s an elf from the salvia dimension is my interpretation