Comments on: Mad Science Is Decadent and Depraved: August 30 – September 4, 2004 https://narbonic.com/comic/august-30-september-4-2004/ By Shaenon K. Garrity Sun, 14 Jul 2024 06:39:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Steve Ford https://narbonic.com/comic/august-30-september-4-2004/#comment-16969 Thu, 21 Dec 2023 14:28:12 +0000 http://narbonic.com/?p=3555#comment-16969 512 is not so hard to understand. Madblood constructed his robot army in batches of powers of 2; necessary since it takes time to scale up production. First a single prototype (#1), then a pair, (#s 2&3), etc. It took 8 batches to get the kinks and bugs out, so starting with batch 9 (#s 512 – 1023) the robots were at their final design. Naturally, the robots with numbers that are powers of 2 are natural-born (er, constructed) leaders, so #512 would be the obvious choice as a liaison with Dave.

I also have to cast my vote that Thursday is a totally excellent strip. Besides the obvious “poorly grounded” gag that is sure to make any engineer smile, I love the camera angle on the first panel, and I love the way the robots are clinging to Dave as he tells his tale of derring-do. And that it was a *carcass* of a Datsun certainly makes for a sleepless night.

]]> By: Al https://narbonic.com/comic/august-30-september-4-2004/#comment-16757 Sat, 01 Feb 2020 16:28:50 +0000 http://narbonic.com/?p=3555#comment-16757 OK… Years of comments and NO ONE (including you, Shaenon) points out that one of the featured Madblood androids is *ALSO* 512!?!

]]> By: Mental Mouse https://narbonic.com/comic/august-30-september-4-2004/#comment-16542 Mon, 04 Sep 2017 03:12:33 +0000 http://narbonic.com/?p=3555#comment-16542 In reply to Matthew Miller (mattdm).

Oooh, I remember them from my college days. Admittedly that was a solid quarter-century ago, but they were fantastic back then, (They were also my introduction to Tex-Mex.)

]]> By: John Greer (sheik) https://narbonic.com/comic/august-30-september-4-2004/#comment-11073 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:32:40 +0000 http://narbonic.com/?p=3555#comment-11073 Yes, a mad scientist that managed to add an extra axle and wheels.

]]> By: David Harmon (mental_mouse) https://narbonic.com/comic/august-30-september-4-2004/#comment-11072 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:32:39 +0000 http://narbonic.com/?p=3555#comment-11072 Aside from the visible damage, the rental place might be more disturbed that a mad scientist was repairing the truck….   (Notice that little bit of foreshadowing in panel 2!)

]]> By: Ed Gedeon (eddurd) https://narbonic.com/comic/august-30-september-4-2004/#comment-11071 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:32:38 +0000 http://narbonic.com/?p=3555#comment-11071 Redneck cops?  In Minnesota?  Now I’m imagining the “Deliverance” theme played as a polka by Weird Al Yankovic.

Alternately, how about Frankie Yankovic?
(TUNE: “Beer Barrel Polka”, Jaromir Vejvoda)

Chased by the redneck,
Chased by the redneck police!
My truck’s a dead wreck!
I got it running, at least!
In-jured my head’n’neck,
Got a contusion or two!
Though I’m being chased by red-necks,
I’m all black … and … blue!

]]> By: Ed Gedeon (eddurd) https://narbonic.com/comic/august-30-september-4-2004/#comment-11070 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:32:37 +0000 http://narbonic.com/?p=3555#comment-11070 And today’s lesson is …

“Show me a man being attacked from behind by a giant robot insect, and I’ll show you a man with a bug up his a**.”

 

]]> By: John Campbell (jcampbel) https://narbonic.com/comic/august-30-september-4-2004/#comment-11069 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:32:36 +0000 http://narbonic.com/?p=3555#comment-11069 Wheel of Morality, turn turn turn. Tell us the lesson that we must learn.

]]> By: Sam Ashley (evilmidnightlurker) https://narbonic.com/comic/august-30-september-4-2004/#comment-11068 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:32:35 +0000 http://narbonic.com/?p=3555#comment-11068 I second Joel.  We must know!

]]> By: Rachel S. (masamage) https://narbonic.com/comic/august-30-september-4-2004/#comment-11067 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:32:34 +0000 http://narbonic.com/?p=3555#comment-11067 Hahaha. Those are particularly great rhymes, Ed.

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