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{{comic
{{comic
| number    = 3013
| number    =415
| date      = November 18, 2024
| date      =April 25, 2008
| title    = Kedging Cannon
| title    =Restraining Order
| image    = kedging_cannon_2x.png
| image    =restraining_order.png
| imagesize = 740x259px
| titletext =On Mondays I go running, so you'll have to get up early and follow along a parallel street. What fun!
| noexpand  = true
| titletext = The real key was inventing the windmill-powered winch.
}}
}}


==Explanation==
==Explanation==
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A {{w|restraining order}} is a legal injunction requiring a party to do, or refrain from doing, certain acts under penalty of fines or imprisonment, designed to safeguard the complainant's life. In general, the forbidden act is virtually always contacting the complainant in any way and enforcing that they remain a minimum distance from the complainant.


Sailing vessels can navigate upwind through a technique called {{w|Tacking_(sailing)|tacking}} (or "tacking against the wind") which involves zigzagging across the wind's direction. However, this comic describes a fictional scenario where a ship's captain, unfamiliar with tacking, has developed an alternative method based on {{w|kedging}}.  
However, [[Ponytail]] has taken the concept into the realm of the absurd, issuing a restraining order against [[Cueball]] that requires him to stay between 500 yards (~457 m) and 600 yards (~549 m) of her ''at all times.'' Needless to say, this will cause a major disruption to his life; the title text gives an example in which he is forced to imitate her jogging routine just to avoid breaking the order. What isn't explained is how Cueball can possibly keep himself within the ring if she happens to travel by airplane or ferry. This, and because there are virtually no useful scenarios for it,{{Citation needed}} is why maximum distances are never enforced in real life; such an order would grant the complainant carte blanche to unjustly manipulate the defendant.


Kedging is a historical maritime technique typically reserved for specific situations where conventional sailing methods are impractical, such as in calm waters, during precise maneuvering, or against strong opposing winds or currents. Traditional kedging involves deploying an anchor from the vessel, either manually or via a smaller boat, and then {{w|winch|winching}} the ship toward the anchor point using ropes or chains. The anchor points often utilize natural features such as trees or reefs. In this comic, the captain has modified this technique by inventing a specialized "kedging cannon" to project the anchor greater distances.
A {{w|yard}} is a unit of length used in the UK and the United States. 1 yard = 0.9144 meters.
 
The title text indicates that the captain's system has evolved to incorporate a windmill mechanism that harnesses wind power to draw in the kedging rope.


==Transcript==
==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
:[Cueball and Ponytail stand facing one another. Both hold sheets of paper. Cueball holds a restraining order, while Ponytail holds a map with two concentric circles drawn on it.]
:[A two-masted sailing ship is floating on the sea. Two tiny figures can be seen at the ship's bow.]
:Not content with <u>normal</u> restraining orders, my ex got creative.
:Captain: I hope someday someone invents a way to sail upwind.
:Cueball: Wait... I can't get closer than 500 yards of you... <u>or</u> more than 600 yards away?
:Captain: Using the kedging cannon just wastes so much gunpowder.
:Ponytail: You'll have to move somewhere within this ring.
:[Close-up on the deck of the ship. Cueball is talking to the ship's captain, who is aiming a cannon containing an anchor. Chains are draped from the cannon.]
:Cueball: The ''what?''
:Cueball: Wait, do you not know how to sail upwind? Is that why your ship takes forever to--
:Captain: Stand by...''FIRE!''
:[Distant shot showing the anchor and its chain being launched out in front of the ship, towards the right of the panel.]
:SFX: BOOM
:[The line becomes taut and the ship is dragged forwards, towards the right of the panel.]
:SFX: Click click click


{{comic discussion}}
{{comic discussion}}
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]]
[[Category:Maps]]

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Restraining Order
On Mondays I go running, so you'll have to get up early and follow along a parallel street. What fun!
Title text: On Mondays I go running, so you'll have to get up early and follow along a parallel street. What fun!

    Explanation

    A restraining order is a legal injunction requiring a party to do, or refrain from doing, certain acts under penalty of fines or imprisonment, designed to safeguard the complainant's life. In general, the forbidden act is virtually always contacting the complainant in any way and enforcing that they remain a minimum distance from the complainant.

    However, Ponytail has taken the concept into the realm of the absurd, issuing a restraining order against Cueball that requires him to stay between 500 yards (~457 m) and 600 yards (~549 m) of her at all times. Needless to say, this will cause a major disruption to his life; the title text gives an example in which he is forced to imitate her jogging routine just to avoid breaking the order. What isn't explained is how Cueball can possibly keep himself within the ring if she happens to travel by airplane or ferry. This, and because there are virtually no useful scenarios for it,[citation needed] is why maximum distances are never enforced in real life; such an order would grant the complainant carte blanche to unjustly manipulate the defendant.

    A yard is a unit of length used in the UK and the United States. 1 yard = 0.9144 meters.

    Transcript

    [Cueball and Ponytail stand facing one another. Both hold sheets of paper. Cueball holds a restraining order, while Ponytail holds a map with two concentric circles drawn on it.]
    Not content with normal restraining orders, my ex got creative.
    Cueball: Wait... I can't get closer than 500 yards of you... or more than 600 yards away?
    Ponytail: You'll have to move somewhere within this ring.


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    Looks like something Danish would do, not Ponytail.Classhole 00:31, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

    Therein lies the problem with presuming "Ponytail" is a singular, consistent character, which she isn't, and never has been. It's kind of ridiculous to say something is out of character for Ponytails, Megans, or Cueballs (and probably White Hat), since they're rarely the same person.Pennpenn (talk) 02:02, 26 February 2014 (UTC)
    Actually, these characters represent personalities, not necessarily a person. Therefore, it is perfectly valid to say that something is out of character. Beanie (talk) 12:18, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

    Is "iconic" meant to be "ironic"? It is also not ironic, unless if the restraining order forces Cueball to be within 1 yard of Ponytail at all times which defeats the general purpose of a restraining order. flewk (talk) 12:08, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

    Is this even legally possible? Prongs95 (talk) 15:10, 22 February 2016 (UTC)

    This is certainly not possible, just think of how much trouble it would cause.Dontknow (talk) 00:28, 8 March 2017 (UTC)

    It's not *that* bad if Cueball is massive enough. But stuff gets really weird if Cueball's de Broglie wavelength is on the order of 100 yards... --172.68.54.4 16:20, 26 April 2017 (UTC)

    I need another explain page for the comments. “That Guy from the Netherlands” (talk) 15:58, 3 April 2019 (UTC)

    The Steven Wright line comes to mind about seeing a girl and wondering if there were an opposite to a restraining order.

    I feel as if one could theoretically enforce a maximum distance. For example, if you had a restraining order (minimum distance) on your target and they were imprisoned and released on bail, they could not the leave the state, giving us our maximum distance. From there, especially in a tiny state like Rhode Island, you could slowly corner them in. Especially if this were to occur on a pennisula, they would be trapped, helpless to move except at your whim.

    On the surface of a sphere, all distances are modulo the circumference of the sphere, so a minimum distance d is equivalent to a maximum distance circumference - d. If d was large enough, it would imply a maximum distance even accounting for irregularities of the earth's surface, or one of the persons going on the ISS. 162.158.154.35 00:55, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

    This one is kind of like 390. 172.69.42.44 03:09, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
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