Sure, this is a nonsensical comic, but not for that reason. Keep in mind that Captaim Bram is (most likely) trying to trick Sweetheart here. (Sweetheart’s grasp of physics is clearly not very good, since she seems to believe this nonsense.)
To be fair the biggest tip would be that the Super Hero Squad hasn’t been informed and deployed to fix this situation… but this is Sweetheart. Tell her that knocking over a coffee cup is a horrible thing to do, but destroying an entire town isn’t and she will believe it.
Please remember, in all likelihood (as it keeps being hinted to Sweetheart), she’s in Anisigma’s brainwashing simulation. Mr. Green did mention he was taking steps to ensure the coming war would turn out in favor of A-Sig.
While the Yellowstone Caldera has erupted before it shows no signs of doing so currently. It also never wiped out all life even in North America, much less the world. There are folks who say it’s “past due” but that’s based on the average interval between eruptions and those were very irregular.
Some geologists who have studied it say its era of eruptions is over.
Seriously, geologically speaking the presence of a coal seam in a caldera is next to impossible. I personally cannot think of any known instances of such. The lava/magma would have ignited the coal eons ago … which may explain the presence of Jackson’s Hole, Wyoming.
All life on earth will end because YOU failed to close the fire door properly! This has to be a nightmare or simulation tailored to work as a mental torture device carefully seeking out a subject’s neuroses and slamming on those buttons HARD. What is the point of such device? Asig clearly has a goal here. To drive her into becoming mad scientist is my best guess.
We knew this was all a simulation the first time Nick said “You’re still wearing the hat”, and we had major hints before that – like the man Sweetheart ate the pancreas of somehow being alive.
Coal leading into magma doesn’t catch fire already, but needs to be ignited by a structure fire… Hope Sweetie figures out the continuity problems before *she* starts seeing flying pink-winged pickle people… with or without harmonicas!
@B: The thing to remember is that A-Sig & co. are devoted to reverse-engineering tech made by Mads so that “normal” people can use and reproduce it.
The catch to this is that you can’t reverse-engineer Madtech if there are no Mads…and the more Mads you have, the more Madtech you have to reverse-engineer.
It is, in fact, entirely within Anasigma’s interests to create additional Mads, and entirely outside of their interests to Cure them.
The Cure is, in Anasigma’s hands, a red herring – or perhaps a fig leaf.
Or simply a weapon. Increasing the number of mad scientists in general may be in Anasigma’s interests, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t specific mad scientists that it would be in their best interests to eliminate, either because they’re actively working against A-Sig, or because they’re just too dangerous to have around and too difficult to aim. (On the other hand, they built Sergio’s thing… but Sergio’s fairly easy to aim.)
I’m pretty sure their agenda isn’t ‘eliminate mad scientists’, it’s ‘eliminate mad scientists WE DON’T CONTROL’ with a side order of ‘We dictate the possible, and all this nonsense with talking animals is strictly im’
Coal seams are everywhere, just not necessarily commercially extractable.
For years I puzzled about these red igneous rock-like strata I saw in road cuts in Colorado. Then I found out they were coal clinker.
From “The Wild West is Where I Wanna Be,” Tom Lehrer.
In the latest interruption,
There’s a chance for big eruption,
And a spectacle for everyone to see.
Where a coal-seam fire action
Caused a negative reaction,
So the Yellowstone is where I wanna be.
Good Old Faithful will be vapor.
And a breathing respirator
Will be on my mouth as I will laugh with glee.
Life on Earth may truly perish,
But will anybody care-ish
If no one’s left to hear our final plea.
Take the gloomy and the pall,
Take the stormy and the squall,
Take the rumble, take the fall,
And the flash.
I will meet the earthly call,
I will come to see it all,
How I long to see the vol-
Canic ash.
All the bears and all the honey
Might not likely think it’s funny,
When the magma and the lava makes them flee.
Doctor Lee and Artie Narbon,
Will be smears of burned out carbon,
So the Yellowstone is where I wanna be.
Well, you could. It probably wouldn’t be an ideal solution, but it would keep her from repeating the nondesired behavior, and depending on your precautions you might even survive the experience.
So, Bram was apparently a mere inmate, and now he’s apparently managerial level staff, and Sweetheart has not noticed that either. Or maybe it’s just myself that doesn’t understand how this joint is run.
Well that really shows how nonsensical this comic is, that should have happened millions of years ago.
Sure, this is a nonsensical comic, but not for that reason. Keep in mind that Captaim Bram is (most likely) trying to trick Sweetheart here. (Sweetheart’s grasp of physics is clearly not very good, since she seems to believe this nonsense.)
Well, it could cut loose any time the earth moves.
To be fair the biggest tip would be that the Super Hero Squad hasn’t been informed and deployed to fix this situation… but this is Sweetheart. Tell her that knocking over a coffee cup is a horrible thing to do, but destroying an entire town isn’t and she will believe it.
Please remember, in all likelihood (as it keeps being hinted to Sweetheart), she’s in Anisigma’s brainwashing simulation. Mr. Green did mention he was taking steps to ensure the coming war would turn out in favor of A-Sig.
Luckily, there’s no way this happens? please?
While the Yellowstone Caldera has erupted before it shows no signs of doing so currently. It also never wiped out all life even in North America, much less the world. There are folks who say it’s “past due” but that’s based on the average interval between eruptions and those were very irregular.
Some geologists who have studied it say its era of eruptions is over.
I meant in comic 🙂
Seriously, geologically speaking the presence of a coal seam in a caldera is next to impossible. I personally cannot think of any known instances of such. The lava/magma would have ignited the coal eons ago … which may explain the presence of Jackson’s Hole, Wyoming.
You’ve obviously never played Minecraft.
At this point I’m pretty sure that this is either a computer simulation or a dream.
All life on earth will end because YOU failed to close the fire door properly! This has to be a nightmare or simulation tailored to work as a mental torture device carefully seeking out a subject’s neuroses and slamming on those buttons HARD. What is the point of such device? Asig clearly has a goal here. To drive her into becoming mad scientist is my best guess.
The opposite, I suspect. Breaking the subject down is likely one of the first steps of ‘the Cure’.
The Cure is chemical. Helen put it in clone-Dave’s coffee.
ONLY at this point?
We knew this was all a simulation the first time Nick said “You’re still wearing the hat”, and we had major hints before that – like the man Sweetheart ate the pancreas of somehow being alive.
Coal leading into magma doesn’t catch fire already, but needs to be ignited by a structure fire… Hope Sweetie figures out the continuity problems before *she* starts seeing flying pink-winged pickle people… with or without harmonicas!
@B: The thing to remember is that A-Sig & co. are devoted to reverse-engineering tech made by Mads so that “normal” people can use and reproduce it.
The catch to this is that you can’t reverse-engineer Madtech if there are no Mads…and the more Mads you have, the more Madtech you have to reverse-engineer.
It is, in fact, entirely within Anasigma’s interests to create additional Mads, and entirely outside of their interests to Cure them.
The Cure is, in Anasigma’s hands, a red herring – or perhaps a fig leaf.
Or simply a weapon. Increasing the number of mad scientists in general may be in Anasigma’s interests, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t specific mad scientists that it would be in their best interests to eliminate, either because they’re actively working against A-Sig, or because they’re just too dangerous to have around and too difficult to aim. (On the other hand, they built Sergio’s thing… but Sergio’s fairly easy to aim.)
I’m pretty sure their agenda isn’t ‘eliminate mad scientists’, it’s ‘eliminate mad scientists WE DON’T CONTROL’ with a side order of ‘We dictate the possible, and all this nonsense with talking animals is strictly im’
I guess this rules out the Institute and the coal seam fire being in Pennsylvania.
Not necessarily, depending on how much Sweetheart is assumed to know about the extent of coal seams and the spread of fire through same.
…Is the institute near the Notaries Public HQ? That was in Idaho, as I recall…
Coal seams are everywhere, just not necessarily commercially extractable.
For years I puzzled about these red igneous rock-like strata I saw in road cuts in Colorado. Then I found out they were coal clinker.
From “The Wild West is Where I Wanna Be,” Tom Lehrer.
In the latest interruption,
There’s a chance for big eruption,
And a spectacle for everyone to see.
Where a coal-seam fire action
Caused a negative reaction,
So the Yellowstone is where I wanna be.
Good Old Faithful will be vapor.
And a breathing respirator
Will be on my mouth as I will laugh with glee.
Life on Earth may truly perish,
But will anybody care-ish
If no one’s left to hear our final plea.
Take the gloomy and the pall,
Take the stormy and the squall,
Take the rumble, take the fall,
And the flash.
I will meet the earthly call,
I will come to see it all,
How I long to see the vol-
Canic ash.
All the bears and all the honey
Might not likely think it’s funny,
When the magma and the lava makes them flee.
Doctor Lee and Artie Narbon,
Will be smears of burned out carbon,
So the Yellowstone is where I wanna be.
That is a thing of beauty, Robert.
Especially like the rhyme of call, all, and vol(-canic) — just like Prof. Lehrer woulda done.
The professor himself would be proud, Robert!
If I don’t get busted for unauthorized use.
Truly marvelous!
Well, you could. It probably wouldn’t be an ideal solution, but it would keep her from repeating the nondesired behavior, and depending on your precautions you might even survive the experience.
What kind of mad scientist can’t rub someone’s nose in magma?!
The really mad ones can do it more than once! (To the same person!)
So, Bram was apparently a mere inmate, and now he’s apparently managerial level staff, and Sweetheart has not noticed that either. Or maybe it’s just myself that doesn’t understand how this joint is run.
The real captain bram would be delighted at the destruction of the United States