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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | A {{w|wind turbine}} ''uses wind to rotate its blades in order to generate electricity''. It is visually very similar to an (electric) {{w|Mechanical fan|fan}} which however does the exact opposite: it ''uses electricity to rotate its blades in order to generate wind''. | + | A {{w|wind turbine}} ''uses wind to rotate its blades in order to generate electricity''. It is visually very similar to an (electric) {{w|Mechanical fan|fan}} which however does the exact opposite: it ''uses electricity to rotate its blades in order to generate wind''. This opposition was previously highlighted in [[1119: Undoing]]. |
− | The punchline of this comic is a {{w|pun}} on the other meaning of the word "{{ | + | The punchline of this comic is a {{w|pun}} on the other meaning of the word "{{w|wiktionary:fan|fan}}" which qualifies someone as liking or supporting something (here, an idea). [[Megan]] suggests to have the turbine blow air at her so she could lift of with a kite, something which would be conceivable with a huge fan, but is impossible here precisely because the turbine is not a fan and therefore can't generate wind. So the ({{w|Anthropomorphism|anthropomorphically}}-speaking) turbine's response is twofold: 1/ it's a turbine and not a huge fan, which makes the idea impossible, and 2/ for this very reason it doesn't like the idea. |
− | The title text alternatively suggests building a makeshift {{w|trebuchet}}. The idea is that when the kite's string gets tangled in the turbine's blades, the kite will be spun around and it will fling the attached rock (this setup is more similar to a {{w|Trebuchet#Traction trebuchet|traction trebuchet}} than to the more common counterweight trebuchet). | + | The title text alternatively suggests building a makeshift {{w|trebuchet}}, a type of catapult. The idea is that when the kite's string gets tangled in the turbine's blades, the kite will be spun around and it will fling the attached rock (this setup is more similar to a {{w|Trebuchet#Traction trebuchet|traction trebuchet}} than to the more common counterweight trebuchet). |
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[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
[[Category:Trebuchet]] | [[Category:Trebuchet]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Windmills]] | ||
[[Category:Puns]] | [[Category:Puns]] | ||
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