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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
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This comic references a famous quote made by {{w|Archimedes}}: [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Archimedes δῶς μοι πᾶ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινάσω], which could translate as "Give me a long enough lever and a place to rest it, and I will move the Earth". Archimedes was illustrating the power of {{w|force}} multiplication by stating that, in theory, even a mass as immense as the entire planet Earth could be moved by a single human being using a simple {{w|lever}}.
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This comic references a famous quote made by {{w|Archimedes}}: "Give me a place to stand on, and I will move the Earth". Here, [[Cueball]] starts off the quote, but then he turns this into a hostage situation, announcing to kill a hostage every hour until he gets the equipment he is asking for.
  
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While Archimedes is theoretically correct, in practice the lever would need to be millions of light years long, and the person operating it would need to push it by several light years to move the Earth even a microscopic amount. In fact, a much simpler way to move the Earth, which achieves similar distances, is to jump in the air - by Newton's third law, the same amount of force that is applied to you will also be applied to the Earth.
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The title text references a famous proverb, "Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime." In this case, if you do not give a fish to the man, he will destroy the only existing vial of antidote.
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Here, [[Cueball]] begins as if he is quoting Archimedes, but then produces a gun and threatens to execute hostages if he does not receive the lever, indicating that he is, for some reason, actually trying to enact Archimedes' thought experiment for real.
 
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The title text references another famous proverb, "Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime." The quote starts out the same, but again ends with a sentence that is more fitting for an action movie.
 
  
 
==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
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:[Cueball is standing normally.]
 
 
:Cueball: In the words of Archimedes,
 
:Cueball: In the words of Archimedes,
  
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:[Cueball extends his left arm slightly.]
 
 
:Cueball: Give me a long enough lever and a place to rest it
 
:Cueball: Give me a long enough lever and a place to rest it
  
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:[Cueball is now holding a gun in his right hand.]
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:[Cueball pulls out a gun.]
 
:Cueball: Or I will kill one hostage every hour.
 
:Cueball: Or I will kill one hostage every hour.
  

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