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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
+ | {{incomplete|Created by a MOUNTAIN LIGHTNING ALARM - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
− | Similar to [[1890: What to Bring]], this comic takes four unrelated dangerous situations (mountain lion sighting, nearby lightning, fire alarm, and bleeding), and tries to mix-and-match the solutions. Predictably, mixing up good advice leads to fairly nonsensical behavior, so only the original four matches are marked green as acceptable | + | Similar to [[1890: What to Bring]], this comic takes four unrelated dangerous situations (mountain lion sighting, nearby lightning, fire alarm, and bleeding), and tries to mix-and-match the solutions. Predictably, mixing up good advice leads to fairly nonsensical behavior, so only the original four matches are marked green as acceptable. |
The title-text introduces another disaster, an earthquake, into the mix-and-match. A common safety precaution during an earthquake is to [https://www.shakeout.org/dropcoverholdon/ drop, cover, and hold on], which helps prevent you from being thrown about and/or hit by debris. However, attempting to "drop, cover, and hold on" in response to a mountain lion sighting is more likely to get you into danger than out of it. | The title-text introduces another disaster, an earthquake, into the mix-and-match. A common safety precaution during an earthquake is to [https://www.shakeout.org/dropcoverholdon/ drop, cover, and hold on], which helps prevent you from being thrown about and/or hit by debris. However, attempting to "drop, cover, and hold on" in response to a mountain lion sighting is more likely to get you into danger than out of it. | ||
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! scope="row"| {{w|lightning}} | ! scope="row"| {{w|lightning}} | ||
− | | Yelling at lightning is | + | | Yelling at lightning is ineffective. {{citation needed}} Also, backing away slowly from lightning will not provide effective protection. |
− | | style="background:#C5E6C3;"| This is the recommended solution when encountering lightning - to go indoors or inside of a hard-topped vehicle to avoid being struck | + | | style="background:#C5E6C3;"| This is the recommended solution when encountering lightning - to go indoors or inside of a hard-topped vehicle to avoid being struck, or to be ''inside'' some form of Faraday cage if lightning does strike your location. Staying inside of a metal vehicle may cause other problems, but it's generally better than being directly struck. |
− | | Exiting a building is a poor idea, as the risk of getting struck by lightning is increased | + | | Exiting a building is a poor idea, as the risk of getting struck by lightning is increased. |
− | | There is no safe way to "apply firm pressure" to lightning. In the diagram, Cueball applies pressure to the tree, which is just about the worst possible thing to do in a storm | + | | There is no safe way to "apply firm pressure" to lightning. In the diagram, Cueball applies pressure to the tree, which is just about the worst possible thing to do in a storm. |
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! scope="row"| {{w|fire alarm}} | ! scope="row"| {{w|fire alarm}} | ||
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| When a fire alarm is sounding, it is terrible advice to run ''towards'' the sound of the alarm, unless you are a trained fire fighter with suitable tools. If, however, you happen to be the cause of the fire, running towards a vehicle is completely understandable. | | When a fire alarm is sounding, it is terrible advice to run ''towards'' the sound of the alarm, unless you are a trained fire fighter with suitable tools. If, however, you happen to be the cause of the fire, running towards a vehicle is completely understandable. | ||
| style="background:#C5E6C3;"| This is the recommended advice when hearing a fire alarm - to calmly exit the building, and move to a safe location. | | style="background:#C5E6C3;"| This is the recommended advice when hearing a fire alarm - to calmly exit the building, and move to a safe location. | ||
− | | Applying firm pressure to a fire alarm will not result in stopping the alarm, unless you are able to damage the device, suppress the sound (either by covering the noisemaker or by pressing the alarm's button to temporarily silence it), or block the fire alarm sensors. Regardless, this will not stop the actual fire. Also, there is no safe way to "apply firm pressure" to fire, | + | | Applying firm pressure to a fire alarm will not result in stopping the alarm, unless you are able to damage the device, suppress the sound (either by covering the noisemaker or by pressing the alarm's button to temporarily silence it), or block the fire alarm sensors. Regardless, this will not stop the actual fire. Also, there is no safe way to "apply firm pressure" to fire, although applying firm pressure could be interpreted as using a fire blanket. |
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! scope="row"| {{w|bleeding}} | ! scope="row"| {{w|bleeding}} | ||
− | | Yelling at a bleeding | + | | Yelling at a bleeding person, or at the bleeding itself, is ineffective. |
| Running toward a building or vehicle is not a typical solution if someone is bleeding. However, there could be medical supplies and/or medically trained people (nurses, doctors, paramedics, etc.) inside the building or vehicle, so this idea is not completely incorrect. | | Running toward a building or vehicle is not a typical solution if someone is bleeding. However, there could be medical supplies and/or medically trained people (nurses, doctors, paramedics, etc.) inside the building or vehicle, so this idea is not completely incorrect. | ||
| Exiting a building is not helpful if someone is bleeding, if either the exiting one is the injured one, or the non-injured one. Although, if someone/something in the building (such as a mountain lion) is the cause of the bleeding, this could be a good idea so that the bleeding or injury does not get worse. | | Exiting a building is not helpful if someone is bleeding, if either the exiting one is the injured one, or the non-injured one. Although, if someone/something in the building (such as a mountain lion) is the cause of the bleeding, this could be a good idea so that the bleeding or injury does not get worse. | ||
− | | style="background:#C5E6C3;"| This is the recommended solution to stop bleeding - apply firm pressure to | + | | style="background:#C5E6C3;"| This is the recommended solution to stop bleeding - apply firm pressure to stop the bleeding. |
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