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WCDT: 2171-2175 (22-27 April 2012) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread

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RyanW1019:
Is it possible they use the gas to make some sort of home-brew carbonated drink? I don't know too much about beverage preparation...

FunkyTuba:
A coffeeshop I frequent keeps a blowtorch around for browning off brulle tops in sugar on certain drinks, but the model Faye's using seems a bit overkill for that use, so I assumed it was gear for working on espressosaurus.

GerPronouncedGrr:
Thanks for the warm welcome!

For those who are curious, Faye is likely using something like this here welder. It's about as portable as they come, plugs into a standard 120V single-phase outlet, and has enough power to do all but the largest jobs efficiently. Dora's electric bill is going to go up, and the Coffee O' Doom is going to smell real weird for a while, but there's no reason it wouldn't work otherwise.

As for the person saying the grey bottle is CO2, well, yes CO2 bottles are grey, but that bottle is standard argon green, as someone else pointed out previously. Also, in the first panel she's holding a TiG torch, plus the title of the comic is rather leading.

To the blowtorch theory, arc welders don't work that way. They only generate heat when they arc through something both solid and conductive. If Faye is making a drink with that thing, let's see... Well I suppose she could be using the welder to pump heat into a metal cup with a beverage in it, but that is so, so silly.

My conjecture, based on the fact that Faye is rather crafty, is that she was making/modifying something to either, A) help out around the shop, B) spruce the place up, or C) murder/maim Pintsize/customers.

EDIT: The rule about having flammable materials around is, "DON'T DO IT!".

Tobimaro:
Faye Whitaker is as subtle as the torch she was using.  And almost as dangerous unless precautions are taken.   :evil:

Akima:

--- Quote from: GerPronouncedGrr on 24 Apr 2012, 09:19 ---I really hope Faye was wearing some kind of glove/long sleeve combo when she was welding. I decided to be a tough guy yesterday and not do that, and now I have a sweet UV-B* burn on my arm.
--- End quote ---
At least you were wearing a visor, or you wouldn't have been able to see to type that. I was in the ER at work once when the ambulance brought in a guy who had been arc-welding without proper eye protection. It was not a pretty sight. Welders are not toys.

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