Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT: 2016-2020 (19-23 Sep 2011)
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: stoutfiles on 21 Sep 2011, 06:28 ---I don't like when comics that exist on the plane of reality bend the laws of physics for comedy.
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Then I guess a lot of comics annoy you (Scott Pilgrim would, for sure!). Since there are other distortions of our reality in QC already (robotics and AI), does it really hurt to have another?
More seriously, people have survived (seriously injured, to be sure) falling from 47 stories up a building, and even from planes; and they have got up and walked away from substantially bigger falls than illustrated.
WAYF:
--- Quote from: stoutfiles on 21 Sep 2011, 06:28 ---She fell ~10 feet onto a jutted rock, hitting her square in the back, then another ~6 feet afterward. The fact she isn't seriously injured annoys me; I don't like when comics that exist on the plane of reality bend the laws of physics for comedy. The robots and dinensional portals are one thing, but humans, gravity, and rock faces are another.
At the very least the hiking trip should be over, you can't take a kid hiking if they're flinging themselves off cliffs.
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Personally, I'm perfectly happy for Jeph to throw out reasonable physics for special occasions. Not that we know how seriously injured she is yet.
I don't think the hiking trip will finish just yet (Jeph would still want to get some mileage out of those backgrounds, after all), but I do expect we'll see a bit more of Jim's inner protective dad coming out upon their return.
I just have one question, stoutfiles. How serious are you each time you express your distaste for a certain aspect of the comic? I'm thinking about things like Sam's fall, Charlotte's behaviour while Marigold and Momo were picking out a new chassis... that sort of thing. You tend to look at things somewhat pedantically, and that's FINE (I've certainly had my share of pedantic moments), but how much do these things affect your over-all enjoyment of the comic?
John_Knee:
--- Quote from: BluishJeans on 21 Sep 2011, 05:16 ---
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--- Quote from: themacnut on 21 Sep 2011, 03:36 ---Yeah, people either generally hate snakes or love 'em, there's very little in-between. Many women (of all ages), at least here in the US, tend to run away screaming at the sight of one, while men tend to murder them on sight (if they don't run away themselves-I see an increasing number of young men running now...).
Akima, you're in Australia, right? Considering that the most poisonous species of snakes live down there, I think I'd be running away at the sight of an Australian snake in the bush. And I'm not afraid of snakes-but I keep a wide berth from poisonous ones. Sam, I think, would not survive long in Australia...
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Snakes are venomous - not poisonous (/pedantic)... :P
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Heh, isn't that the same thing?
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Venom is 'injected' into the body in some way - usually via fangs etc or in the case of plants - thorns or barbs.
Poision isn't directly administered directly into the body. Hence some poisonous animals will have toxins etc on their skin which'll then find its way into the victim by either the victim trying to eat it, or get it on its skin and then licking it clean.
You wouldn't call arsenic or cynide venom but it'll certainly poision you if you drank or ate it. On the other hand, it is possible in some cases to drink some types of venom and not die - largely since venom is designed to kill in a niche way, the acid in your stomach can break down the toxins in the venom before it can reach your bloodstream in sufficient quantities.
And now back onto actually discussing the comic......
Daris:
Try a Somersault!
zmeiat_joro:
I assumed Jeph exaggerated the steepness of the slope to fit the constraints of the 600 pixel width of the comic.
I also VERY MUCH hope those of you who say they kill snakes have first made sure none of the species endemic to the area are endagered!
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