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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
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− | + | [[Black Hat]] is, once again, thoroughly confusing [[Cueball]], (like for instance in [[908: The Cloud]] and others). This time, when inquired about a chute extruding from his wardrobe, Black Hat explains that it is a {{w|Chute_(gravity)#Building_chute|garbage chute}} into another dimension. Apparently these kind of portals appear on about half of all the furniture that Black Hat buys, and he is kinda annoyed about it. (This sounds more like something [[Beret Guy]] would encounter, although he would for sure have reacted very differently than Black Hat) | |
− | + | Cueball assumes that this is a reference to ''{{w|The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe}}'' the first book in {{w|The Chronicles of Narnia}} by {{w|C. S. Lewis}}. In the books the characters uses different portals to get into {{w|Narnia}}, and in the first book the children find the portal inside an old wardrobe, and they use it at least three times to travel into Narnia. And Cueball is appalled to learn that Black Hat dumps his trash in Narnia. Narnia is a children's book and is a magical world, so it may seem sacrilegious to be throwing trash there. | |
− | + | Black Hat confirms that it is Narnia, and explains how this is a great time-saver for him, as he can easily get rid of his trash. But as it seems he never enters this portal himself, it could be a portal into any of the many different worlds in different dimensions that are mentioned in the Narnia books. Only three of them are ever visited though, but in the book {{w|The Magician's Nephew}} (a prequel to the first book), it is revealed that there is a way station in between all these different worlds, a forest with lakes that leads into the different worlds. This forest was referenced in [[1352: Cosmologist on a Tire Swing]]. | |
− | + | If it is Narnia then the huge cat he refers to is {{w|Aslan}}, a Magical lion that represents God in Narnia. In his Lion form he walks around in and watches over Narnia. It is revealed that he is also the guardian of the other worlds, where he has different names and take on different appearances, so he is actually a representation of God. | |
− | + | Aslan, or any other inhabitants of such a different world, would probably be really pissed that someone is throwing their trash there. He would probably try to stop this by any means necessary, even if that means coming up through a trash chute into another dimension. But, because lions are a type of cat (feline), apparently he can be repelled with an ordinary spray bottle, usually used on small house cats. It would be unlikely to work on a lion, especially if the lion was a representation of God, the same God as in Black Hat's world. | |
− | + | If one cares about the rules of the Narnia continuity, this comic would have to be set during the books. Because in the last book Narnia seizes to exist. The wardrobe in the first book only worked sometimes, and after the first book it could never be used again. Had this been such a wardrobe then it would just fill with trash. So obviously this is not that wardrobe. And is this is in the present, then the portal may be into another world than Narnia (a world with either Aslan, or another big cat). But even if it was always open, then it doesn't actually suck anything in so how would the trash get over to the other side? But if Black Hat pushed it over, then his problems would be solved as mentioned in the title text. | |
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− | The portal | + | In the title text the fact that time passes much faster in Narnia than on Earth is mentioned. (Time does not pass at a constant rate compared to Earth time). This could also be the case if Black Hat's world would be a different one than Narnia. So everything that is actually pushed to the other side of the portal would be disposed of very efficiently as within just a few Earth minutes, the trash could completely decompose. And this would then explain how Black Hat can keep pushing more stuff into the other world. Anything getting over the border will vanish before he comes with his next trash bag. |
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+ | Also in the title text {{w|Yucca Mountain}} is mentioned. This is a reference to {{w|Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository}} a proposed nuclear waste repository, that has been abandoned at present time. Black Hat wants to contact those that wish to make such a repository and let them dispose of their radioactive waste through his "magical" portal, likely to make a profit for himself. | ||
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+ | The portal to Narnia was previously featured in [[665: Prudence]] and [[969: Delta-P]] and the different passage of time was mentioned in [[821: Five-Minute Comics: Part 3]]). | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Cueball looking at garbage chute attached to wardrobe | + | :[Cueball looking at garbage chute attached to wardrobe] |
:Cueball: What's this thing on your wardrobe? | :Cueball: What's this thing on your wardrobe? | ||
− | :Black Hat | + | :[Black Hat off-panel] |
+ | :Black Hat: Garbage chute. | ||
− | :[ | + | :[Cueball and Black Hat face each other] |
:Cueball: Into a wardrobe? | :Cueball: Into a wardrobe? | ||
− | :Black hat: There's some sort of portal | + | :Black hat: There's some sort of magical portal in there. Half the furniture I get has them - it's kind of a pain. |
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:Cueball: You dump your trash in ''Narnia''? | :Cueball: You dump your trash in ''Narnia''? | ||
:Black Hat: Yeah, it's a real time-saver. | :Black Hat: Yeah, it's a real time-saver. | ||
− | + | :There's a huge cat in there, but I have a spray bottle I use when he tries to come up through the chute. | |
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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