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The title text refers to {{w|egging}}, throwing eggs at houses, other objects, or even people. While this is illegal it's still a famous form of protest. | The title text refers to {{w|egging}}, throwing eggs at houses, other objects, or even people. While this is illegal it's still a famous form of protest. | ||
| − | Trebuchets are referred to in later comics: [[1160: Drop Those Pounds]] and [[1190: Time]]. And they are also mentioned in the title text of [[1378: | + | Trebuchets are referred to in later comics: [[1160: Drop Those Pounds]] and [[1190: Time]]. And they are also mentioned in the title text of [[1378: Turbine]]. |
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Revision as of 13:43, 7 June 2014
| Trebuchet |
 Title text: It was also fun when those teenagers tried to egg our house and it insta-cooked the eggs in mid-air. |
Explanation
Straightforward comic playing on Megan's contradictory stance on Cueball's trebuchet project and her own auto-targeting kilowatt laser.
The title text refers to egging, throwing eggs at houses, other objects, or even people. While this is illegal it's still a famous form of protest.
Trebuchets are referred to in later comics: 1160: Drop Those Pounds and 1190: Time. And they are also mentioned in the title text of 1378: Turbine.
Transcript
- [Cueball is working on something on a table, and Megan is sitting at a computer.]
- Cueball: The trebuchet is almost done!
- Megan: Mm.
- Cueball: The range should be over 150 meters.
- Megan: Look - I'm sure it's a cool project.
- [Picture of a trebuchet.]
- Megan: But eventually you'll need to outgrow these toys, and focus your energy on something practical. This mad science is getting out of hand.
- Cueball: Says the girl who mounted an auto-targeting kilowatt laser on the roof.
- Megan: That's practical! It keeps the squirrels off the feeder!
- [From off-frame.]
- GZZZZZAPP
- Squeak!
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It should probably be noted that a 1 kW laser is ludicrously powerful, as in, enough to vaporise stone in a localised area for etching 108.162.216.36 04:31, 11 December 2015 (UTC)
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