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A guide to [[line break, bigger text]] understanding flow charts [[line break, normal text]] presented in flow chart form.
0.Box: Start
[[Arrow|Text=null Target=1.Box]]
1.Box: Do you understand flow charts?
[[Arrow|Text='Yes' Target=2.Box]]
[[Arrow|Text='No' Target=4.Box]]
2.Box: Good
[[Arrow|Text='Yes' Target=3.Box]]
3.Box: Let's go drink.
[[Arrow|Text='6 drinks' Target=Final.Box]]
4.Box: Okay. You see the line labeled "yes"?
[[Arrow|Text='Yes' Target=6.Box]]
[[Arrow|Text='No' Target=5.Box]]
5.Box: But you see the ones labeled "no".
[[Arrow|Text='Yes' Target=End1.Box]]
[[Arrow|Text='No' Target=End2a.Box]]
End1.Box: Wait, what?
[[NoArrows]]
End2a.Box: Listen.
[[Arrow|Text=null Target=End2b.Box]]
End2b.Box: I hate you.
[[NoArrows]]
6.Box: ...and you can see the ones labeled "no"?
[[Arrow|Text='Yes' Target=3.Box]]
[[Arrow|Text='No' Target=7.Box]]
7.Box: But you just followed them twice!
[[Arrow|Text='Yes' Target=8a.Box]]
[[Arrow|Text='No' Target=8a.Box]]
8a.Box: (That wasn't a question.)
[[Arrow|Text=null Target=8b.Box]]
8b.Box: Screw it.
[[Arrow|Text=null Target=3.Box]]
Final.Box: Hey I should try installing FreeBSD!
{{Title text: At 8 drinks, you switch the torrent from FreeBSD to Microsoft Bob. C'mon, it'll be fun!}}
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