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<p>79.183.2.200: </p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 735<br /> | date = May 3, 2010<br /> | title = Floor<br /> | image = floor.png<br /> | imagesize = <br /> | titletext = We once got grounded when we convinced the FAA to block flights through our county because of ash clouds.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{w|The floor is lava}} is a game many kids play where they pretend the floor is lava, meaning that they can't step on it or else they'll get 'burned'. In this comic, the three kids are taking this game too seriously.<br /> <br /> The title text refers to the 2010 eruptions {{w|Eyjafjallajökull}}, the ash clouds of which caused the shutdown of most of Europe's {{w|IFR}} airspace.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Three kids are in a living room. Furniture and other things are knocked over, broken, or tilted. The first kid is holding a handle of a plunger with cables going offscreen.]<br /> :<br /> :First Kid: I've dynamited a trench through the kitchen to divert flow!<br /> :<br /> :[Offscreen]: BOOM<br /> :<br /> :[The second kid is aiming a hose at the floor.]<br /> :<br /> :Second Kid: More hoses! We need to cool and solidify the surface layer!<br /> :<br /> :[Hose]: FWOOSH<br /> :<br /> :[The third kid is standing on a chair, using a cell phone or radio.]<br /> :<br /> :Third Kid: Where are the damn helicopters?<br /> :<br /> :Caption: Like many kids, we sometimes pretended the floor was lava.<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}</div>

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