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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | {{ | + | {{incomplete|Rough draft. Nerds editing, lynx, and specification.}} |
− | + | {{w|Ultraviolet}} light (or UV light, as in the title of the comic) is a kind of light that is slightly more energetic than the {{w|visible light}} spectrum. Ultraviolet light is normally by itself invisible, but can induce {{w|fluorescing}} (glowing) of certain organic molecules. This is a means to detect small amounts of blood (as most television watchers know) and also urine. | |
− | + | The first part of this comic focuses on [[Megan]] showing off her new {{w|Black light|UV flashlight}} to [[Cueball]] by revealing how disgusting their bathroom appears in UV light despite how clean it appears normally. She manages this due to UV light's special property of causing chemicals in urine to glow. Both Cueball and Megan are horrified by their discovery. This is a common reaction in the face of more sensitive diagnostic tests. | |
− | The last panel of the comic | + | In the second part of the comic they realize that their house will never be clean enough. So Cueball and Megan resolve to burn down the house for the insurance money (i.e. {{w|insurance fraud}}). The last panel of the comic reveals that the two hadn't purchased fire insurance beforehand, and plan on purchasing it now, only to make a claim immediately afterwards. This plan will not work, because insurance only covers fires that begin after purchasing the insurance, and does not cover anything that happens before purchasing the insurance or that is intentionally caused. |
− | The title text shows just how distorted Megan | + | The title text shows just how distorted Megan and Cueball's thinking is now, as one of them suggests burning down many houses in order to claim the insurance money for all of them. This plan will also not work. Even if insurance has been purchased for the other homes, the insurance companies will pay the owners of those homes, not Cueball and Megan (And Cueball and Megan would be arrested). |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Megan | + | :[Megan standing behind Cueball, who's sitting at a computer.] |
:Megan: Our bathroom looks pretty clean, right? | :Megan: Our bathroom looks pretty clean, right? | ||
− | :Cueball: I think so. Why? | + | :Cueball: I think so. Why? |
:Megan: I got a UV flashlight. Come look. | :Megan: I got a UV flashlight. Come look. | ||
− | :[Cueball | + | :[Megan and Cueball are walking] |
− | :[Megan and Cueball are off-screen | + | :[Megan and Cueball are off-screen] |
− | :Cueball: Looks fine. | + | :Cueball: Looks fine. |
− | :UV flashlight: *Click* | + | :UV flashlight: |
− | + | : *Click* | |
+ | : *Click* | ||
:Cueball: ...Oh my God. | :Cueball: ...Oh my God. | ||
− | :[Megan and Cueball walking in the opposite direction | + | :[Megan and Cueball walking in the opposite direction] |
:Cueball: The toilet looked like the guy's chest after the alien burst out. | :Cueball: The toilet looked like the guy's chest after the alien burst out. | ||
:Megan: What do we '''''do?''''' | :Megan: What do we '''''do?''''' | ||
− | :[Megan and Cueball standing | + | :[Megan and Cueball standing] |
:Cueball: We clean. Clean and clean and never stop. | :Cueball: We clean. Clean and clean and never stop. | ||
− | :Megan: It won't be enough. We should just burn the place down for the insurance money. | + | :Megan: It won't be enough. We should just burn the place down for the insurance money. |
− | :[Cueball standing behind Megan | + | :[Cueball standing behind Megan, who's pouring a liquid onto the floor.] |
:Cueball: Isn't that wrong? | :Cueball: Isn't that wrong? | ||
− | :Megan: My morality | + | :Megan: My morality evaporated under the harsh UV light. |
+ | :[On the canister it says:] | ||
+ | :Danger | ||
− | :[Megan and Cueball standing outside the burning building | + | :[Megan and Cueball standing outside the burning building] |
− | :[Megan and Cueball standing, Cueball looking at his phone | + | :[Megan and Cueball standing, Cueball looking at his phone] |
:Cueball: OK, I'm Googling insurance companies. Which one do you think pays the most? | :Cueball: OK, I'm Googling insurance companies. Which one do you think pays the most? | ||
:Megan: Let's just try calling around. | :Megan: Let's just try calling around. | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics with color]] | [[Category:Comics with color]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Google]] | [[Category:Google]] |