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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | {{incomplete|Created by a conspiracy to keep the masses from rebelling by preventing them from having powerful super soakers. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Might be nice to mention how the super soaker worked; which relates to why the trombone makes a hissing noise which younger readers may not understand. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | |
− | In | + | In this comic, [[Megan]] carries her "old" trombone. The people offscreen do not know what's coming until it turns out that the trombone contains a water gun and she soaks the people offscreen. This super soaker is also referenced in [[220: Philosophy]] and [[517: Marshmallow Gun]]. If the water gun featured in this comic is the same as that depicted in previous comics, it would likely be a [http://www.isoaker.com/Armoury/Analysis/1991/super_soaker_ss50.php Super Soaker 50], the first widely available pressurized water gun. It could also be the less common but earlier model the [http://www.isoaker.com/Armoury/Analysis/1990/power_drencher.php Power Drencher] or the later [http://www.isoaker.com/Armoury/Analysis/1992/super_soaker_ss50c.php SS 50 Classic Series], [http://www.isoaker.com/Armoury/Analysis/1992/super_soaker_se.php Super Soaker S.E.], or [http://www.isoaker.com/Armoury/Analysis/2009/super_soaker_ss50_20th.php the 20th anniversary SS 50 rerelease]. |
− | In the | + | In the second panel, she is priming the water gun by pumping air into it, following the normal pump action of the Super Soaker. In the "slide" action, the user pulls the grip towards themselves, increasing pressure within the water reservoir. In the "hiss" action, the grip is pushed away. A valve prevents air leaving the chamber, but usually a small amount leaks out. |
− | + | Part of the joke here is that a slide trombone also has a slide mechanism, held in a similar way, but serving a completely different purpose. In the case of the trombone, when the slide is extended, the total length of tubing between the mouthpiece and the bell is extended; this lowers the pitch of the sound that is produced. There is no comparable air chamber, however. | |
− | + | In the third panel, she presses the trigger, causing the compressed air to push water from the water reservoir at high speed, hitting the invisible targets. | |
− | + | In this title text, the [http://www.isoaker.com/Armoury/Analysis/1996/super_soaker_cps2000.php CPS 2000] was a powerful water gun developed primarily by {{w| Lonnie Johnson (inventor)}} and Bruce D'Andrade for {{w| Larami}}'s {{w| Super Soaker}} product line. As mentioned, the water gun was allegedly discontinued because it was ''too'' powerful and caused injuries. Megan asks to borrow a tuba, presumably to hide the CPS 2000 water gun inside; this may be cause for loss of friendship with an experienced tuba player. | |
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+ | The CPS in the name of the super soaker refers to the "{{w|Constant Pressure System}}" used in certain water guns. In this system a rubber bladder within the water gun is pressurized by the user's pumping action, which draws water from a reservoir and pushes it into the pressure chamber, filling the bladder like a balloon. Once the desired volume of water is stored within the toy, the water can be released by means of a spring loaded trigger and valve system. Like a balloon expelling air, the rubber bladder pushes the water out of the pressure chamber and out of the front nozzle. The "constant pressure" name refers to the fact that the bladder will exert the same pressure on the water throughout the shot, ensuring consistent power and range. This is in comparison to air pressure super soakers, whose power will die off during the shot as the pressurized air within the pressure chamber expands, expelling the water but reducing the pressure in the toy. This CPS technology can be seen in [https://patents.google.com/patent/US5799827 this patent] by Bruce D'Andrade. | ||
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+ | Brass can likely withstand higher pressures than the plastic material of super soakers. High pressure jets of water and abrasive are used to cut metal with precision in prototyping labs and some makerspaces. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Megan walking | + | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
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+ | :[Megan walking with a trombone.] | ||
:Offpanel voice #1: Hey, her old trombone. | :Offpanel voice #1: Hey, her old trombone. | ||
:Offpanel voice #2: Cool, I haven't seen that thing since the 90s. | :Offpanel voice #2: Cool, I haven't seen that thing since the 90s. | ||
− | + | :Slide | |
− | + | :Hisss | |
− | + | :Slide | |
− | + | :Hisss | |
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− | :[Megan | + | :[Megan's trombone shoots water at the offpanel observers.] |
− | + | :Pshhhhh | |
:Offpanel voice #1: AUGH! | :Offpanel voice #1: AUGH! | ||
:Offpanel voice #2: So ''that's'' where my Super Soaker went. | :Offpanel voice #2: So ''that's'' where my Super Soaker went. |