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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
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− | + | In some cities, {{w|automated parking system}}s (aka robotic garages) are used to reduce the amount of space needed to store cars, as opposed to traditional parking buildings. The robotic system eliminates the needs for ramps and circulation/reversing areas. Normally, they work by having the user drive their car onto an elevator and get out, after which the elevator lifts or lowers the car into a compact storage space. Here [[Cueball]] drives up to what he believes to be a garage of this type operated by [[Black Hat]]. However, instead of an elevator carefully moving it into a storage space, a robotic claw simply picks up the car and dumps it in a bin of cars. | |
− | + | This type of parking options will not only break the car, but also make it impossible to take out if the car is at the bottom, hence the cars are ''{{w|Stack_(abstract_data_type)|stacked}}''. | |
− | + | Cueball reacts quite well to this treatment of his car, (maybe he knows Black Hat well enough not to try to argue with him?) And when Black Hat tells him that later they just dump out the bin (full of cars) and he can then pick his own our from the pile. This is of course not possible with such heavy objects. Had it only been the keys then... Cueball continues to be benign abut this absurd situation, which becomes even more absurd when he asks if Black Hat could at least make sure his car is not at the bottom (when it is dumped out with all the other cars). But Black Hat is cheeky enough to just tell him that what can he do... ''Robots aren't magic''. | |
− | + | In the title text he at least gives Cueball an option, he can borrow an axe, if it is really important for him to get the car out from the pile. He thus gives Cueball "permission" to destroy any other car that lies in the way on top of his own... Still it would not help much, because if his car is at the bottom, it will be even more destroyed than from just being dumped into the bin to begin with. | |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:Cueball: Cool-I've always wanted to try one of these futuristic robotic garages. | :Cueball: Cool-I've always wanted to try one of these futuristic robotic garages. | ||
− | :[Cueball has driven the car | + | :[Cueball has driven the car on a platform in front of a stop to the left. He is just walking of the platform towards Black Hat.] |
− | :[Zoom out reveals a robotic crane arm, that sits on top of the stop from the previous panel, which turns out to be a huge platform for this robot arm | + | :[Zoom out reveals a robotic crane arm, that sits on top of the stop from the previous panel, which turns out to be a huge platform for this robot arm, picks up the car with two thongs and just lift it straight up in with a thong on the hood and the other below the car. Black Hat and Cueball look on.] |
:Cueball: Um. | :Cueball: Um. | ||
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:Label: Cars | :Label: Cars | ||
− | :[The robotic arm open up to release the car which crashes down into the bin, a sound already emanating from it when the rear end of the car (with | + | :[The robotic arm open up to release the car which crashes down into the bin, a sound already emanating from it when the rear end of the car (with on wheel still showing) is still visible.] |
:Car: ''Crunch'' | :Car: ''Crunch'' | ||
:Label: Cars | :Label: Cars | ||
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:[Zoom back to Black Hat and Cueball standing at the end of the empty platform.] | :[Zoom back to Black Hat and Cueball standing at the end of the empty platform.] | ||
:Black Hat: We'll dump out the bin when you get back and you can pick out your car from the pile. | :Black Hat: We'll dump out the bin when you get back and you can pick out your car from the pile. | ||
− | :Cueball: Can you at least make sure it's not on the bottom | + | :Cueball: Can you at least make sure it's not on the bottom |
:Black Hat: Look, robots aren't magic. | :Black Hat: Look, robots aren't magic. | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Black Hat]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Black Hat]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Robots]] | [[Category:Robots]] |