Comments on: Madness: September 18-23, 2006

By: Vincent

Vincent — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 14:49:41 +0000

Where I’m from, the kind of criticism some politicians get can be run into the ground for months is actually kind of the opposite of Artie – “I push large-scale changes for good” “Yes, but you used non-environmentally friendly paint on your boat!”

By: Tetra Valent (4_valent)

Tetra Valent (4_valent) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:43:41 +0000

@Nick: He's looking at the hamsters, so I'd say he's warning them of something more dangerous than mad science: Mell.

By: Daniel Dwiggins (dand)

Daniel Dwiggins (dand) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:43:40 +0000

As near as I can tell, the current most powerful handgun is the S&W Model 500, firing their own .500 S&W Magnum Jacketed Hollow Point, with a maximum muzzle energy of 4.1 kJ. The Cassul and Linebaugh cartridges run down around 2.4 kJ. There are a limited number of other revolvers capable of handling the .500 S&W, as it requires a five position cylinder to allow for thicker walls.

That being said, I think the desert eagle is still capable of handling the most poewrful automatic cartridges.

By: Nick T (dhraak)

Nick T (dhraak) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:43:39 +0000

And just whom is Artie warning in the last panel there?

Is he telling Helen and Mell to run, or is he guarding the Hamsters against their impending mad sciency doom?

By: Rodford Smith (stickmaker)

Rodford Smith (stickmaker) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:43:38 +0000

I believe the .500 Linebaugh is currently the most powerful production repeating handgun. There's also the .460 S&W.

By: Wayne (wayne)

Wayne (wayne) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:43:37 +0000

I don't know if it's been de-throned, but the .454 Cassull was the most powerful handgun that I was aware of. the .50 Desert Eagle was technically a larger caliber, but it wasn't the same round as the .50 BMG sniper rifles.

By: joe dreyfuss (jdreyfuss)

joe dreyfuss (jdreyfuss) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:43:36 +0000

On the other hand, that's clearly a Desert Eagle. If Mell is gonna limit herself to a handgun, she's damn well gonna use the biggest handgun there is.

By: Leon Arnott (l)

Leon Arnott (l) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:43:35 +0000

Saturday:

At first I thought the pistol was some kind of switchblade, simply because the idea of Mell holding a one-handed firearm was too implausible.

By: Jon Stout (brasswatchman)

Jon Stout (brasswatchman) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:43:34 +0000

Yeah, but on the other hand, considering how little control we have over the consequences of our own actions – what else do we have to offer other than good intentions?

By: Edwin Quantrall (reynard)

Edwin Quantrall (reynard) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 22:43:33 +0000

@ joe dreyfuss: That describes more than a few politicians too.

John Ames says: "'You wreak more evil than any of us!' 'Yes, but I recycle!' Artie in a nutshell, folks."

If he can be put in a nutshell (and he probably can) he should probably be locked inside before he does even *more* damage...