geoengineering
Original: geoengineering on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Scientist (a man with green-tinted skin, presenting): CO2 release is like putting a warm coat around Earth.
Panel 2:
Scientist: The good news is that we can stop global warming simply by blocking 5% of sunlight.
Panel 3:
Scientist: Once that's done, we can extend the idea out past the atmosphere to release pollutants into space.
Audience member: Okay fine, but why the pompadour?
Panel 4:
Scientist (sweating, agitated): Science does not concern itself with "why"!
Votey:
A hand-drawn book cover. The title reads: "Geoengineering a Fonzier World". Below the title is a sketch of a face with a prominent pompadour hairstyle.
Scientist (a man with green-tinted skin, presenting): CO2 release is like putting a warm coat around Earth.
Panel 2:
Scientist: The good news is that we can stop global warming simply by blocking 5% of sunlight.
Panel 3:
Scientist: Once that's done, we can extend the idea out past the atmosphere to release pollutants into space.
Audience member: Okay fine, but why the pompadour?
Panel 4:
Scientist (sweating, agitated): Science does not concern itself with "why"!
Votey:
A hand-drawn book cover. The title reads: "Geoengineering a Fonzier World". Below the title is a sketch of a face with a prominent pompadour hairstyle.
Alt text
A four-panel comic. A scientist with green-tinted skin lectures next to an image of the Earth. Panel 1, he says CO2 release is like putting a warm coat around Earth. Panel 2: the good news is we can stop global warming simply by blocking 5 percent of sunlight. Panel 3: once that's done, we can extend the idea past the atmosphere to release pollutants into space; an audience member interrupts, asking, Okay fine, but why the pompadour? Panel 4: the scientist, now sweating and agitated, snaps, Science does not concern itself with 'why'! The joke is that the audience cares more about his hairstyle than his geoengineering plan. Votey: a hand-drawn book cover titled 'Geoengineering a Fonzier World' with a sketch of a face sporting a large pompadour, playing on the Fonz from Happy Days.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.