2747: Presents for Biologists

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Presents for Biologists

Title text: A lot of these are actually non-venomous, but I can see which species you mistook them for. If you pause the crane for a sec I can give you some ID pointers for next time!

Explanation

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In this strip, Black Hat is a supervillain subjecting 'James Bond' (portrayed by Hairy, or very like him) to a death trap, similar to 123: Centrifugal Force (presumably Cdr. Bond managed to escape in that instance). This time, however, he also has another victim, Hairbun, being subjected to the same device – a pit full of snakes, into which the victims are slowly lowered (upside-down and suspended by just one ankle) entirely at the whim or mercy of the antagonist.

While Bond voices typical defiance at Black Hat's scheme, Hairbun instead gushes over the sight of an unfamiliar snake species within the pit, asking Black Hat to lower her faster before that creature either escapes (there seemingly being very little to prevent any snake escaping the pit) or just moves to the other end of the pit.

The caption reveals that this iteration of Hairbun is a biologist. For her, the contents of this death trap would be happily considered a suitable birthday present, and apparently even these circumstances don't dampen the experience sufficiently to reduce her interest.

The title text explains how this iteration of Hairbun has expertly spotted that the supervillain included some less dangerous snakes, probably in error. Ever the professional, she suggests the possibility of her advice to help him avoid these errors in the future. She would need a short stay of execution, to do so, but is apparently not particularly fazed by how things end up immediately afterwards.

Transcript

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[Hairy and Hairbun are hanging upside down from ropes attached to one of their ankles. Underneath them, there is a pit with many snakes. Hairbun is pointing down, while Black Hat to the left is operating a lever.]

Hairy: You won't get away with this!

Hairbun: Ooh! Ooh! That one is a new species for me!

Hairbun: Hey, can you lower me faster? It's getting away!

[Caption below the panel:]

There's a surprising amount of overlap between "Good presents for biologists" and "Things villains want to do to James Bond."

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Discussion

Is it really a snake? --Purah126 (talk) 02:13, 9 March 2023 (UTC)

How sure are you that this is not Miss Lenhart? I mean, she's presenting as a scientist. Nitpicking (talk) 03:27, 9 March 2023 (UTC)

She's stolen her attitude from John Galt, who tells the bad guys' flunky how to repair the failing torture machine. 172.71.22.53 12:41, 9 March 2023 (UTC)

Looking at the current edit, I now agree that she is Science Girl. She has the little braids and all. Nitpicking (talk) 01:12, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

Would the biologists be less interested in the shark tank if the sharks were equipped with frikkin' lasers, or would they have enough general interest in science that it would increase their enjoyment?172.70.86.32 17:27, 9 March 2023 (UTC)

That's a pretty lazy job of attaching the victims to the ropes. If they are sufficiently physically fit, its possible to bend up at the waist, grab the rope, and climb up out of harm's way / release their foot and swing off to the side. These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For (talk) 00:37, 13 March 2023 (UTC)

They won't be able to release their foot, though, because it's tied with an ominknot.172.70.90.252 11:15, 13 March 2023 (UTC)