fire
Original: fire on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Woman: My house is on fire!
Fireman: I'm here to help, ma'am!
Panel 2:
Fireman: In zero gravity, there is no convection. Therefore a fire will lack the ability to draw in more oxygen, and will thus extinguish itself rapidly.
Panel 3:
Fireman: In order to save your house, we must take the fire to orbit or on a parabolic trajectory.
Panel 4:
(The woman's possessions are turning into smoke; flames rise behind her.)
Woman: That is very interesting, but all my possessions are turning into smoke!
Fireman: I'm a theoretical fireman, not an applied fireman.
Votey:
Fireman: Alternatively, we could remove the atmosphere.
Woman: My house is on fire!
Fireman: I'm here to help, ma'am!
Panel 2:
Fireman: In zero gravity, there is no convection. Therefore a fire will lack the ability to draw in more oxygen, and will thus extinguish itself rapidly.
Panel 3:
Fireman: In order to save your house, we must take the fire to orbit or on a parabolic trajectory.
Panel 4:
(The woman's possessions are turning into smoke; flames rise behind her.)
Woman: That is very interesting, but all my possessions are turning into smoke!
Fireman: I'm a theoretical fireman, not an applied fireman.
Votey:
Fireman: Alternatively, we could remove the atmosphere.
Alt text
A four-panel comic. Panel 1: A worried woman cries 'My house is on fire!' to a fireman in a red helmet, who says 'I'm here to help, ma'am!' Panel 2: The fireman explains earnestly, 'In zero gravity, there is no convection. Therefore a fire will lack the ability to draw in more oxygen, and will thus extinguish itself rapidly.' Panel 3: He gestures while continuing, 'In order to save your house, we must take the fire to orbit or on a parabolic trajectory.' Panel 4: Flames rise behind the woman as her belongings turn to smoke; she says 'That is very interesting, but all my possessions are turning into smoke!' The fireman calmly replies, 'I'm a theoretical fireman, not an applied fireman.' Votey: A close-up of the fireman under his hat adds, 'Alternatively, we could remove the atmosphere.'
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.