Ah, the fungibility of budget items. It’s all so much easier if you ignore the “Item” column on the invoice. Also, the dress Tip’s wearing isn’t “vintage” because they used the Time Portal to buy it off the rack back when it was new.
Q: What is the Time Bureau’s budget for this mission?
A: At least a second, much less than a minute. Depends on individual tolerances and tastes, but I’d guess around $4400.
Analysis:
cf = continuous fire=$250,000/minute
cs = cost per shots=$200/shot
RoFm = Rate of Fire per minute = cf/cs = 1250 shots/minute
RoFs = Rate of Fire per second = RoFm/60seconds = 20.8333 shots/second
cost per second of fire ~= $4400
cost for 16 shots = 16 * cs = $3200
Savings = several grand (and paperwork)
“several” > 2, but usually not much more
Dollar amount of champagne Tip can can drink with a female companion in one evening =? about $1000?
Since the budget still has $3200 in it, perhaps $1000 has been spent, that comes out to a total budget near $4400, or 1 second.
If they have time travel, doesn’t cost become almost meaningless?
Go back in time, invest a few dollars, go forward in time, collect millions in compound interest. Rinse & repeat.
Before she’s any more grateful, find out what she charges for gratitude.
For that, I present you this laurel and hearty handshake!
Thanks, and I ain’t keaton, buster.
Tip’s Mojo™ works again!
Ah, the fungibility of budget items. It’s all so much easier if you ignore the “Item” column on the invoice. Also, the dress Tip’s wearing isn’t “vintage” because they used the Time Portal to buy it off the rack back when it was new.
Q: What is the Time Bureau’s budget for this mission?
A: At least a second, much less than a minute. Depends on individual tolerances and tastes, but I’d guess around $4400.
Analysis:
cf = continuous fire=$250,000/minute
cs = cost per shots=$200/shot
RoFm = Rate of Fire per minute = cf/cs = 1250 shots/minute
RoFs = Rate of Fire per second = RoFm/60seconds = 20.8333 shots/second
cost per second of fire ~= $4400
cost for 16 shots = 16 * cs = $3200
Savings = several grand (and paperwork)
“several” > 2, but usually not much more
Dollar amount of champagne Tip can can drink with a female companion in one evening =? about $1000?
Since the budget still has $3200 in it, perhaps $1000 has been spent, that comes out to a total budget near $4400, or 1 second.
Watching Tip secuce her: Priceless
Heck, he isn’t even seducing her. She just walked in and declared him to be hot.
Isn’t that how his seductions usually go now?
Tip’s relationships with women is best summed up here: http://skin-horse.com/comic/this-battery/
An excellent analysis, Toby! (Especially for 3:14AM)
I wonder if the BoPD is using depleted uranium bullets?
Or maybe super-deadly bullets of THE FUTURE.
Those earrings are (a) a blast from the past, and (b) as excellent as ever.
Also, I love her hairstyle and wish I had the face for it.
I took me a while to notice, but I love how many different ways this strip uses greys and greens and purple highlights.
The hot cafeteria man’s right. It’ll cost them if there’s a fight. High-priced ammunition sends them to perdition. So have a good scoring tonight.
Living beings mean nothing, but they balk at the cost of ammo. I give you Anasigma in a nutshell.
If they have time travel, doesn’t cost become almost meaningless?
Go back in time, invest a few dollars, go forward in time, collect millions in compound interest. Rinse & repeat.
You’re right – they’re clearly doing it wrong. Classic A-sig.
Thank you so much for the line “16 bullets’ worth of champagne allowance.”