2013-01-10
Original: 2013-01-10 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Caption: Once advanced 3D printers were common, an entirely new class of pranks was developed.
BASIC PRANK: "GHOST FROM THE MACHINE"
Step A: During the night, remotely access friend's 3D printer.
Prankster (at a computer): hehehe.
Step B: Print simple radio, same color as inside of printer.
Step C: Wait until person gets up the next day and enjoy.
Radio (inside printer): DID YOU TURN OFF THE STOVE?
Man (waking up, startled): yeah.
Radio: THE SATELLITES ARE WATCHING US.
Man: yeah, that's...
Radio: I CAN SEE YOU, MARK. I CAN SEE YOUR THOUGHTS.
INTERMEDIATE PRANK: "ARACHNOPHOBIA"
Step A: Slip an R.F.I.D. tag into friend's headboard.
Prankster: hehehe.
Step B: While friend sleeps, print as many small spider-looking robots as possible.
Step C: Remotely activate tag.
(A pile of robot spiders pours down onto the sleeping friend.)
Friend: AAAAH! AAAH! WHYYYY?!
ADVANCED PRANK: "THE PLENTY OF HORN"
Step A: Hack friend's family's 3D printer. Print a few simple robots, then start printing enormous dildos.
Step B: Have the robots quietly carry as many dildos as possible to as many closets, drawers, and cupboards as possible.
Step C: When the robots are finished, allow an in-law (who lives first door down) access to the printer. Then we think your wife may have a problem.
In-law (gesturing at a screen): Oh my god. There's one in the freezer, too.
Votey: (none of the printed dildos shown) A scattering of small black robotic spider-like chips/devices spread across a white background, each a dark rectangular body with tiny legs splayed out from it.
BASIC PRANK: "GHOST FROM THE MACHINE"
Step A: During the night, remotely access friend's 3D printer.
Prankster (at a computer): hehehe.
Step B: Print simple radio, same color as inside of printer.
Step C: Wait until person gets up the next day and enjoy.
Radio (inside printer): DID YOU TURN OFF THE STOVE?
Man (waking up, startled): yeah.
Radio: THE SATELLITES ARE WATCHING US.
Man: yeah, that's...
Radio: I CAN SEE YOU, MARK. I CAN SEE YOUR THOUGHTS.
INTERMEDIATE PRANK: "ARACHNOPHOBIA"
Step A: Slip an R.F.I.D. tag into friend's headboard.
Prankster: hehehe.
Step B: While friend sleeps, print as many small spider-looking robots as possible.
Step C: Remotely activate tag.
(A pile of robot spiders pours down onto the sleeping friend.)
Friend: AAAAH! AAAH! WHYYYY?!
ADVANCED PRANK: "THE PLENTY OF HORN"
Step A: Hack friend's family's 3D printer. Print a few simple robots, then start printing enormous dildos.
Step B: Have the robots quietly carry as many dildos as possible to as many closets, drawers, and cupboards as possible.
Step C: When the robots are finished, allow an in-law (who lives first door down) access to the printer. Then we think your wife may have a problem.
In-law (gesturing at a screen): Oh my god. There's one in the freezer, too.
Votey: (none of the printed dildos shown) A scattering of small black robotic spider-like chips/devices spread across a white background, each a dark rectangular body with tiny legs splayed out from it.
Alt text
A tall SMBC webcomic about 3D-printer pranks, with a caption up top: once advanced 3D printers were common, an entirely new class of pranks was developed. Three escalating pranks are laid out in labeled steps.
BASIC PRANK, "Ghost from the Machine": Step A, a prankster at a computer ("hehehe") remotely accesses a friend's 3D printer at night. Step B, print a simple radio the same color as the printer's interior. Step C, a man wakes the next morning and the hidden radio speaks to him: "DID YOU TURN OFF THE STOVE?" / "THE SATELLITES ARE WATCHING US." / "I CAN SEE YOU, MARK. I CAN SEE YOUR THOUGHTS," leaving him unnerved.
INTERMEDIATE PRANK, "Arachnophobia": Step A, slip an RFID tag into the friend's headboard. Step B, while the friend sleeps, print as many small spider-looking robots as possible. Step C, remotely activate the tag, dumping a cascade of robot spiders onto the sleeping victim, who screams "AAAAH! AAAH! WHYYYY?!"
ADVANCED PRANK, "The Plenty of Horn": Step A, hack the friend's family printer and print enormous dildos. Step B, have small robots quietly carry the dildos into closets, drawers, and cupboards all over the house. Step C, give a visiting in-law access to the printer; a man stares at the screen in horror and says "Oh my god. There's one in the freezer, too," implying the wife has a problem.
Votey (the small bonus panel): no dildos appear; instead a white field is scattered with many small dark robotic chips that look like little spiders, each a rectangular body with thin legs sticking out.
BASIC PRANK, "Ghost from the Machine": Step A, a prankster at a computer ("hehehe") remotely accesses a friend's 3D printer at night. Step B, print a simple radio the same color as the printer's interior. Step C, a man wakes the next morning and the hidden radio speaks to him: "DID YOU TURN OFF THE STOVE?" / "THE SATELLITES ARE WATCHING US." / "I CAN SEE YOU, MARK. I CAN SEE YOUR THOUGHTS," leaving him unnerved.
INTERMEDIATE PRANK, "Arachnophobia": Step A, slip an RFID tag into the friend's headboard. Step B, while the friend sleeps, print as many small spider-looking robots as possible. Step C, remotely activate the tag, dumping a cascade of robot spiders onto the sleeping victim, who screams "AAAAH! AAAH! WHYYYY?!"
ADVANCED PRANK, "The Plenty of Horn": Step A, hack the friend's family printer and print enormous dildos. Step B, have small robots quietly carry the dildos into closets, drawers, and cupboards all over the house. Step C, give a visiting in-law access to the printer; a man stares at the screen in horror and says "Oh my god. There's one in the freezer, too," implying the wife has a problem.
Votey (the small bonus panel): no dildos appear; instead a white field is scattered with many small dark robotic chips that look like little spiders, each a rectangular body with thin legs sticking out.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.