Grrl Power #948 – The non-analog insurance hazard
Yes, Digit was heavily inspired by Gadget. Okay, actually, there’s this poster… I mentioned this in a comment on the previous page, but here it is with a little more info.
Whoever this lady is, combine her and Gadget and you get Digit. Then just her minus the torch but still with the heat powers and you get Heatwave. Weird the things that influence you when you’re an adolescent.
Okay, not that weird. She has nice boobs. (You can click on it for a slightly larger version.)
So anyway, Digit is one of those fairly typical scatterbrained inventors. Her original incarnation was an in-the-streets gadgeteer superhero, but I decided since I already have a lot of other fieldable heroes, she’d be more useful in the basement. Also, less immediate danger to the public. She’s also one of those women (who probably only exist in fiction) who has no understanding that she’s sexy. And not in the glasses and ponytail way where she wants boys to notice her but she can’t figure out how, but in a wearing skintight overalls because she doesn’t want them to snag on things and unbuttoning her shirt because all the welding is making her sweaty and can’t figure out why guys keep tripping over things and staring at that little rivulet of sweat slowly traversing her sternum. I guess she’s the closest to being asexual as anyone on the team, in that the hormones normally responsible for arousal instead light up her brain when she thinks about spot welds and torque ratios.
On an tangential note, Gadget was voiced by Tress MacNeille, who has also voiced… let me see… oh. Everyone. Every female character in every cartoon. Okay, not literally EVERY female cartoon character, but look at that link and scroll down. And keep scrolling, and keep scrolling. Those are the just the voices she’s done for Disney. She’s also worked on nearly every episode of the Simpsons and Futurama. Her IMDB page is pushing 400 credits, many of them for series, and many of them for multiple voices per show. It may not be an exaggeration to say that she has voiced THE MAJORITY of female cartoon characters.
I don’t have a point here, I just think her career as a voice actress is pretty fucking impressive. Well done, Tress!
The new vote incentive is up! Some of you got sort of invested in Lapha and Garamm, so here she is testing out her new duds. I don’t know if or when they’ll show up in the comic again, (probably more a question of ‘when’) but we’ll have to see if she got any other options besides the tail. Personally I’d go for retractable, venomous fangs, but presumably if you get those, you also have to get a special upgraded pancreas or liver or something, in case you accidentally bite the inside of your own cheek with your fang.
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As a matter of fact, yes, she does need to bend over like that.
Well technically, she doesn’t have to but for the life of me, I can’t think of any reason why she shouldn’t…
Because she’s lifting a heavy item, and her butt’s writing cheques her spinal discs can’t cash?
super spinal discs, I’d imagine. A certain level of durability or invulnerability, along with intelligent prehensile hair, would probably need to be on the list of Required Secondary Powers for most super-gadgeteers
That or literally her power is “gadgetry” in which any and all things the sidekick is supposed to carry is of no weight and always on hand. A terrifying power if anyone with stupid levels of intelligence can build random HARPOON ANCHORS which… we’re not even going to be given a clue what they were for.
goes well in synergy with the Valet superpower: “No matter how full the backpack and how jumbled up everything inside it is, the sidekick can always pull out the precise item needed from the top of the pile…at advanced levels without even taking the backpack off their back or opening it.”
What makes you think that thing is heavy. It could be made out of aluminum and cardboard. Have it’s own anti grav system. We don’t even know if she was lifting it from that position. She could be pulling it out onto the table. And then lifting it from a standing position.
Hm hm. Quite…
Yay Gadget is here! I seriously crush on her…
Question from a few episodes back – can the make-you-throw-up space guy make ACHLLIES throw up?
That’s a good question. Enquiring minds need to know!
Good question! I want to know that too now.
My guess would be yes since thats not actually any sort of injury or physical attack to his body. But ge has eaten super ebola and didnt seem to mind so who knows.:)
It could disable him, by making him unable to move in a controlled fashion, but yeah, no physical contact, it’s purely psychological – I guess it depends on how invulnerable his mentation is
There has been previous speculation that his invulnerbility is more than just physical, since his level of un-fazedness is quite remarkable given some of the things he is exposed to. He might be protected against more than just physical damage.
I think his blase attitude is more a psychological side effect of how he can’t get hurt by anything, and he’s so unchanging that he figures he just will go with the flow in order to keep sane. Not that he isnt able to be psychologically affected by anything.
Huh, I wonder if Dabbler tends to go down there not to do her Gadgeteering, but to try and figure out how to get Digit out of Ace mode.
And possibly come up with something better than Cora’s tentacle closet.
Probably all three things at the same time.
[solemn and thoughtful head nod]
If digit is difficult to seduce then Dabbler might actually get some work done.
I think a experienced succubus like Dabbler know how to multitask.
Digit could be Demi rather than Ace. I used to know a girl that if you pushed her buttons you might survive, but if you didn’t she was polite but oblivious.
Or Digit could just be incredibly oblivious and scatterbrained in general (despite being some sort of possibly super-powered mechanical genius), rather than it being some sort of sexual preference. Which seems a lot more in line of what little we’ve seen of her. She gets a thought in her head and she just goes on an endless stream of tangents from it, all of which involve inventing stuff.
That seems to be what I’m getting from both the comic and from what little DaveB’s said about her so far. Plus Gadget was sort of like that as well (except the super part).
That dohicky! It’s a portable zipline, isn’t it? Fire out 2 anchor hooks, then retract the chain from 1 side while extending it out the other? You could zipline UP the line if the motors are strong enough. Nice, bit bulky but could be fun…
And Daniel the Human didn’t have to help me at all for this post… X)
Not sure about the ‘portable’ part of that.
Yeah, Daniel the Human says he would have recommended posting it as “portable”, but he didn’t post it or help with it, it was all me…
Wait a minute…
TBF, when Max is involved, everything is “Portable”
I cant imagine a reason Maxima would need aportable zip line though. Since Max can fly. :)
Teamwork for the rest of the team that can’t fly?
It’s an self installing tripline for a giant robot.
That so works for my headcanon.
Because sometimes, you don’t have enough snowspeeders…
And can be air-dropped at least once!
Navy considers anything with a handle on it “portable”… never mind it weighs 200+ lb and takes 3 guys to maneuver it effectively. Give it a ‘P’ designation and it’s all good.
…. don’t helicopters have handles for getting in and out…
They are very much portable. Think about it. Pilot grabs handles aka steering equipment -> Helicopter moves
They’re also quite portable, they tend to take themselves everywhere they need to go!
They DO, and helicopters are also portable x3
Modern helicopters are all carbonfibre, fibreglass and aluminium. Remove the engine (the only part that is not made from engineering plastic), and four men can carry the assembled chasis and body
Ah yes, the seldom-differentiated ‘transportable’ category. For things that are designed to be moved between different operating locations – but not necessarily often, by a small crew, or without mechanical assistance.
its pretty darn big if thats its sole usage
It’s not just a zip line. It also can help tug a boat, or hold a helicopter on the ground (especially if the anchor misses the fuselage and goes through the rotor)
I’ll bet the comments come up with at least 5 more interesting uses.
Well … as we see in the last panel, it’s also a can opener … in case you need to open a can way over there!
Like that thing Batman used in one of the movies but more realistic
“Where does he get such wonderful toys?”
Yeah, now I remember. Batman 89. Thank you.
I wonder if Digit used to work for Wayne industries?…
Can’t be a zipline. Chains would make terrible ziplines.
You can’t slide on chains, but you wouldn’t need to with this contraption. It’s better to describe it as a 2-ended grappling hook that looks like a zipline from a distance. You can cross gaps without swinging, basically.
…hey, the Hackwrench is here! I’ll admit that I certainly didn’t expect to see her; but what super-team doesn’t need someone who doesn’t understand basic safety precautions inventing potentially lethal toys in the basement?
And Sydney’s right; she will teach everyone the meaning of fear. And she will remind them NOT to get distracted… whether she intends to or not…
Omar’s afraid……….I love the look on his face!
As one of the few sane persons in a building full of crazy supers he have a good reason to be.
Who riled up Maxima for fun and images?
(here https://www.grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-365-the-actual-most-dangerous-game/)
What exactly are Omar’s powers? He obviously has better than normal strength to hold onto that can and probably better than average toughness as a required secondary power to use his strength without ripping out his arm, but not super level strength or healing, otherwise he would not be sweating. Maybe some engineering related ability or training to be arc-sparq? My guess is he is in that blurry area between super and peak human like Math, Leon and company, since he isn’t on the main cast page.
He’s not on the main cast page, because he wasn’t introduced when the cast page was last updated
In this universe I think a Hacksmith (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjgpFI5dU-D1-kh9H1muoxQ) would be a better choice.
It’s an achievement when you’re more dangerous to be around than Sidney
I think combining a person who tries every button with a person who includes no safety warnings whatsoever is a going to end well.
So much ^this^
It would only take one incident & Archon would have to make certain to station Digit & Sydney in different zip codes.
Thing is – Digit pressed the button this time. Sydney only took an interest in it… for now, at least…
i get it was done for laughs but this series has also shown more realistic implications of carelessness, so kinda surprised this happened
Welders don’t unbutton their shirts because its hot, they wear bibs to keep sparks out… just sayin’
But you still need to vent thermal energy underneath the bib/apron. She just didn’t do the buttons back up after taking the bib/apron off…
Yeah, hot sparks down your shirt are no bueno. Still, I’m enjoying the poster. it reminds me of so many 1980’s dorm rooms.
I didn’t get to see many of those with the lights on.
I have to assume “no bueno” means “no good” because if it means “no big deal” I’m going to contradict you. Blobs of molten metal melt through sneakers and socks until they are held firmly in one spot where they make you do the not so happy dance while teach the neighbourhood new words. Girls insist that boobs are sensitive. I shudder to imagine.
It definitely means “no good”. It is just a local colloquialism. While I’m old enough to have a mild set of moobs, I’ve never burned them. I have had a spark arc over my welding mask and go down the back of my shirt. It wasn’t nice. I cant really speak to the sensitivity of female anatomy but I would think that getting an ember in between the bra and the breast would not be happy fun times. Additionally synthetic fabrics tend to melt and stick, also not fun.
Aparently she’s a super. Basicaly this universes version of a Vern type from Wearing the cape verse only with this universes version of what a super actualy is being that at base they have the whole default most common superpower package of Extra die roles for str endurance and Physical appearance.
Wonder if Dabbler would work with her on inventing new toys for the team? She won’t share her own tech, but maybe she would be open to a collabaration to help humans develop their own?
They do, I think. There is a panel of the two being in the workshop together at least (I know it was after the parking lot brawl but don’t have a page number).
#338 PORNO SENSE TIMGLES!
Do we really need to see the sex toys she and Dabbler come up with w/earth tech as a limiter?
…
Okay stupid question.
Can we get a poster/add showing a seemingly innocent device where the description is what lets everyone know what it is?
“The XXXXXXXXX Deluxe w/over 40K ORGASMOHMS a minute! If you aren’t happy with this, you aren’t alive!”
Insert Panel with a certain lawyer looking at ARC’s profits from this one device and a thought bubble “I ought to be conflicted about this…” Dollar signs around her head.
Behind her on a shelf is one of those units. Still in box. We assume.
“Warning: An avergage human will probably not survive use of this device for long. You will certianly stop caring long before that.”
Dave, I hate to break to you, but Tress is NOT the most prolific female voice actress. Not even close. Tara Strong easily beats her, Grey DeLisle beats her, June Foray at least ties her, and basically anyone who works for Funimation has gazillion credits to their name.
Tress is fairly prolific, yes, but she’s not even top five material. Which is crazy.
I’ve heard of Tara Strong. I had no idea she was that prolific though. Damn.
I suggest Behind the Voice Actors, a site dedicated to voiced acted roles. IMDB is good, but, BtVA is amazing, it also weeds out most of the live action shows (certain ones appear of course, Power Rangers is a prime example).
Welders don’t unbutton their shirts because they are sweaty they button them up to keep sparks and scats out
.. just sayin’
Yeah, because having those things close to your skin 10-18 inches lower is JUST what you need.
Welders don’t unbutton their shirts except for the camera. Full stop.
Old movie- Flashdance Main character NEVER had a chest visible when she was welding for very good reason. Gravity is a bitch when hot things are falling all around you from above. The LAST thing you want is bare flesh.
Speaking from personal experience, molten metal hurts like hell on regular skin. On sensitive parts? I can only imagine.
Oh boy, another random character we’re going to spend time on without moving the plot forward whatsoever, just to have the character forgoten about. Cmon dude, you know you need to work on your pacing, why do you keep doing this to yourself?
This comic has a plot? Since when?
yeah, I was under the impression this was a “slice of life” supers comic…
Random characters is the plot of grrlpowered.
Dave sure likes creating new funny and exotic female characters.
This is her forth appearance in the comic, not some new random character. Though she was a much lighter blonde last time.
DaveB‘s art has changed (a lot) since then, just look at early Math and NuMath *insert ‘why can’t math just be math’ meme*
Man, I don’t know what to tell you, but you might be reading the wrong comic if you’re here for… oh, hey, I found some plot in between the couch cushions!
I for one would love to see more of the secondary characters, Digit and Omar included. World-building and plot advancement can and should co-exist, and some of the personalities we’ve seen flash by seem like a lot of fun.
Also, finally starting to analyze Halo’s orbs seriously is very much plot advancement.
Note that Digit is not like the aliens of New York or Hench Wench, who have probably departed the plot for good. She is and will likely remain a secondary character, only seen when her backroom tinkerings interact with Sydney’s experience, but as a member of ARC she will be (and is already) a recurring secondary character.
Digit is a bit like Ashley the fox-headed tailor in that regard. He had his few pages of being featured, fulfilled his main plot function of equipping Sydney, and probably won’t be in the spotlight again. But that doesn’t stop him showing up in occasional callbacks and references, when relevant – and having him already established means those references can be made, filling out the world more than if Sydney had just been issued uniform off-screen.
Damn. You hate Digit this much you’re really going to lose your shit over Prinrin.
I wonder if Digit’s superpower is actually gadget work or if she has another super power.
I’m thinking she probably has something along the lines of “sparks” in the madness state from Girl Genius.
Maybe a minor but incredibly usefull aspect of her superhuman attributes is
that she just barely avoids killing the people around her.
I’m not sure how that would apply to weapons.
Lethally non-lethal?
A gun that always misses? (Unless thrown.)
She is probably a super in the same way that Forge is a mutant (X-Men) or Gear is a bang baby (Static Shock) or Herschel Clay is a super (PS238).
Although admittedly she could be like Tony Stark or Mr Terrific or Barbara Gordon since not all sexy people are supers. But the whole incredibly sexy bodytype does imply super based on the grrlpower “rules.”
Yeah, while not an absolute indicator, a sexy body type and lack of pubic hair is a damn good test for identifying supers.
Mind you, going up to really buff guys or hot gals and asking if they shave their armpits isn’t going to win you friends… Maybe just hang out at burger joints and look for impossibly hot people eating junk food.
But seriously, Leon could probably write a program to identify hot people by their dating profiles, social media, or algorithms determining them as “hot” from camera footage then cross-reference if they never buy razors when they shop (but to be fair, the guys do seem to grow facial hair).
She made all the guns for the Stormtroopers…
And armour: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym-xHehd4NI&t=0m44s
Holy crap! Someone who makes Syd seem reasonably sane!
Syd’s own “There, but for the grace of God…”
Interior decoration by Jamie Hyneman.
Before or after the confederate rocket episode?
Looks heavy, but apparently isn’t? I could just see a scatterbrained genius invent an antigrav device to make her autodeploy chain easier to handle and not realize what a huge breakthrough that device is on its own.
So. Wormverse TinkerTech, WH40K OrkTech, or Girl Genius SparkTech. Take your pick, then slowly back away from the lab.
Tress MacNeille is impressive. Though have you heard of Tara Strong? https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0152839/
I hear she has a nice badonkadonk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncQZtTtvHms
So I’m guessing her power involves some kind of enhanced intellect or tech-based intuition.
And, unlike Dabbler, she can freely share her tech.
She seems unaware of exactly why and how she is inventing so I guess it’s intuition like a 40k Ork Mekboy.
Can we call it the “Just Cause”-inator? It seems exactly as practical for certain specific extremely absurd tasks like lancing a car and an airplane together at a moment’s notice as the thingy you have for doing such things in that game.
Also, I believe the “doesn’t know she’s sexy” archetype is fun and cute as long as it’s done only for the character herself, but I’m wary since it always seems to turn out the point of her existence is for a dude to have boners at. Usually with even more unfortunate allusions of him conquering the virgin lands and that creepy stuff. You, Dave, have earned a little trust in being able to write women with a modicum of tastefulness, but please tell us this is not a line you’re going to try to walk anywhere close to.
I can’t imagine someone doing this “just cause” without either having some inspiration for it or wanting a character for people to be aroused at.
That said, these types do actually exist, and they include some of the most wonderful beautiful women I’ve met. In large part, that’s because power tends to corrupt a lot more when you know you have it.
*That* having been said, I’ve also known some particularly vicious women who were spiteful “because I’m not beautiful” when they actually are, and other vicious women who didn’t realize they were beautiful, but that wasn’t particularly relevant to why they were vicious.
Different people are, after all, different.
What?
No mention that that’s the Batline-inator?
First, yay the reason they just nod at Sydney.
“Yes, we have incredibly dangerous scatterbrained individuals here. We want you here instead of the streets. . .”
The second is that Google image search fails me more than it ever seems to succeed. I got some similar hits on the poster. But not the poster itself.
Just click directly on the poster image
I had. How do you think I had the image to search with. I was looking for information on it. Not a copy of it.
Oh, sorry, misunderstood :(
Thought you had tried to use the small image, looking for a bigger one :(
Will we ever learn Digit’s real name???
Maxine McGuffin.
This is now Canon until otherwise stated.
I find it curious when a character introduces themselves with a nickname first, then gives their real name in the same update, and then people ask in the comments if they’ll ever find out the character’s real name. I realize that Ms. McGuffin did not give her surname above, but I’ve also seen this happen when they give their full real name. Something like,
“Hi, I’m called ‘Lolly’.”
“Why are you called Lolly?”
“Because Joraldine Hoopla Amelia Hallifast Geraldine Warbinger Halifax the fourth is a bit much, you know?”
(Random example name given because I am completely forgetting Lolly’s real name, and quite possibly forgetting her nickname also. But I do have a vague recollection of a character like this with a nickname that was a more socially acceptable version of “holy fucking shit what the fuck was that name” and a five plus word full name that identified her as a relative of the bad guy for the arc, despite the fact that she was definitely on the other side of the fight. However, it was enough words in to provide some potential confusion, and the bad guy only used *part* of their surname because their name was also freaking ridiculous. If I’m recalling correctly, for most of that arc, one had the impression that they were likely only distantly related, until near the end they met and it came out they were brother and sister. I tried looking for this example on the TVTropes page where I recall first reading about the character, but I can’t find the page; it’s possible it’s one of the pages that was lost in the data loss incident years ago.)
Maxine Heterodyne.
I thought her name would be Debbie….or would that be the name of either her mom or sister(if she has one!)
Was looking for someone to drop this name :D
Digit also reminds me a lot of a character from 3 Minute Max / Crisis Strike*, who is also a lampshaded Wrench Wench / Gadgeteer Genius.
* fun premise and great artwork, sadly on long hiatus due to health issues in the creator’s family
Thanks for the reading recommendation.
Sydney ” Gadget who’s your favorite gadgeteer in comic book verses? I love Batman and Ironman”
Gadget ” WHo? ”
Sydney “For good or evil you need to come to my comic book shop. If I can get a discount on gadgets. I have a need for a Bat Belt.”
Gadget “Bat belt? Nooo Bats are cute!”
Sydney looks at Max and max shrugs.
Sydney “starting to suspect how everyone else feels about me”
Gadget “want to see the thing Dabbler and I made together?”
Sydney takes a step back “Umm thanks but noo… btw here’s my card address is on it. If I’m not on duty call and we’ll get you started on the comics. (to max) This will prevent sooo many of the mistakes the inventors make in the comics and people likely will do the same unless they have the knowledge.”
Max “Ummm. Okay.”
Sydney “What do you think of -she knows about aliens right?- (max roles eyes and points outside) My BF is a woof and he’s an awesome engineer. I’m sure he can help you make things for me…. (looks shame faced as max raises an eyebrow) Look I’ve been thinking hard on things I need and the (points at the balls) can’t do. I need secret devices in case I get shanghied again and can’t use them.”
Max “I am gonna regret this.”
another flash back we need to see
Gadget ignoring advances by Deus as he tries to recruit her. (piles of expensive gifts are deconstructed around the empty boxes and she’s more interested in the stuff inside than the gifts.)
“That was a platinum self winding atomic calibrated wrist watch with solar sattelite comms and booster!” he mutters.
“Oh! Plantinum? I can extrude that into wire. I needed some platinum for this idea you see…”
Deus is confused as to why she only thought the expensive perfume would work as rocket fuel and not enticed at all by the gifts. He is very non-plussed.
Wait, isn’t that what expensive ‘perfume’ is made from anyway?
Was this flashback before or after he tried to ‘buy’ Maxi with that ruby-studded (the only stud in the room *wave to Pander, :P *) choker?
That was clearly just a business partner present. :)
Yes, to call Deus merely a stud would diminish him. He needs to be named something better than that. A stud among studs should not merely be called a stud like the rest of the common stud rabblery.
oh man, now that I know the Gadget connection, I have to say sorry Krona, but I have a new waifu! Gadget and Penny from Inspector Gadget had a big impact on my development as a kid. And as someone who has done his fair share of welding, let me tell you, you do not unbutton your shirt. I have so many burn scars on the under side of my gut from hot slag falg down my shirt and rolling down there. I don’t want to imagine the scars a woman would get on her breasts.
The Incident involved a gaggle of nuns and a small orange.
I see that Digit believes in the Mythbusters wall of storage boxes workspace methodology.
Left-handed handshake. Ergh.
And it’s on purpose.
Thank you! Should not have had to scroll this far down to see a comment about it! *shudder*
Very common in weapon combat sports, where the (usually) right hand is still holding a sword at the end of the bout. Also used by the Scouts and Guides, with various attributions for why. If not for the second panel, I’d say it was probably because her right hand was full of some tool or other.
Digit looks different than the first ( I think it was the first) time we saw her. Her hair and skin are both a darker shade.
To be honest, I like this current look better. It suits her and it seems more realistic and more natural.
She just has to have some kind of superpower. It’s obvious she is strong, though maybe not superstrong. Maybe she has some measure of low-level invulnerability against injury related to the work she does.
As has already been suggested, I also would not be surprised if she has something akin to ‘Spark’, an intuitive ability to invent things.
Impressive how the large arrow passed through the smaller glass leaving it intact enough for the chain to be encircled. (Yes I can recognize a joke set up)
There are actually plenty of really attractive women who have no idea they’re gorgeous.
If you think about things from their perspective, it actually tends to make sense. There’s two basic types.
When they look in the mirror, they just see themselves. Attractive people are popular, and they certainly weren’t. They might know why they weren’t popular, but still feel that if they were actually beautiful, it wouldn’t matter, because “all” the beautiful people were popular.
Or they might not recognize themselves when they look in the mirror. I’m not a woman, and I don’t think I’m particularly attractive, but at 49 years old, you’d think I’d have enough time to get familiar with how I looked. Last time I looked in the mirror and was surprised with how my reflection looked? Yesterday. It’s usually not quite so recent, because after 49 years, I’ve gotten to be fairly decent at not looking at those darned things, at least at angles where I’d be visible to me in it. They’re incredibly disorienting. I’m not the only person like this, and some of them are women, and some of those women are incredibly gorgeous without having any realization of it.
Someone can be both types, there’s nothing incompatible with them. But either alone is sufficient.
Afterthought: Just in case it’s not obvious, I’m not trying to say that those two types are the only ones that could possibly exist. They’re just the only two types I definitely know do exist.
Adding to this, the go to insults for girls are usually looks-based regardless of what they actually look like. I was bullied for my neurodivergence growing up, but the most often insult was how ugly I was so that just kind of seeped in.
I think that when in Digit’s workshop, Mr Bubble should be up at all times!
And the flyball sould be ready for warp in case of further creativity
The Incident Report, Conclusion
This was due to extremely friendly fire.
So I’m guessing that the reason the analysis is taking 4 hours is that they’re comparing the air at the start of the process to the air at the end, to determine what gasses might be created, and at what rate.
Her line reminds me of the Van Helsing movie.
“What’s it for?”
“Oh, uh, I don’t know, but I’m sure it’ll come in handy.”
“12 years [you’ve been working on it] and you don’t know what it does?”
“I didn’t say that. I said I didn’t know what it’s FOR. What it DOES is create a light source equal in intensity to the sun.”
Yeah, I was going to mention that but you beat me to it.
Congratulations, you’ve out-ninja’ed a ninja.
That’s exactly what I thought of too! Thanks for putting up the full quote!
What does IFF stand for (from the comic caption at the bottom)?
“Identification Friend or Foe”, a system that helps make sure that who you’re shooting is someone you meant to shoot.
Thank you!
thanks
Real talk, though, you will never find a pair of skintight overalls that doesn’t bind where you bend and climb straight up your crack. I assume that was Digit’s first invention!
Oh, I LIKE this one!
So does Sydney :nudge nudge wink wink:
Sydney: do you HAVE to bend over like that?
and who pray tell is the one staring at her ass syd? x3
Sydney needs to stop pretending and admit she likes the ladies as well, may or may not be bi, butt certainly finds them interesting
This isn’t the third time she’s ‘had a problem’ with attractive women, and denied there is a problem
Fun character, but I’m guessing Dave either doesn’t have long hair or hasn’t used a drill, because anyone with that length of hair quickly learns to cut it, bun it, or stop using power tools, and Digit doesn’t appear to be doing any of the 3. XD Hmmm, unless her super power is indestructible hair? But then that’s even worse, because when it gets stuck on things, you can’t cut it to get out.
Or… intelligent and prehensile hair that never gets caught – one of the required secondary powers (CAUTION, TV TROPES LINK) of super gadgeteers.
There are these neat little gadgets called ‘hair ties’ and ‘hair nets’ for when people with long hair work in places where long things tend to get ‘snagged’
Or do you feel all female mechanics should be bald or have a buzz-cut?
Who said anything about female? I said those with long hair. And if that device is in this room, then this IS one of those places where hair can get snagged, and with potentially catastrophic results.
now shat is that thing for? an instant speed trap for speedsters?
Catching runaway ships?
it was special-ordered by a well-known Coyote, but his card got declined
Can’t be, it doesn’t say ACME on it.
It’s on the other side….
Arc-swat
Combat
Munitions &
Equipment
who else do you think would make such strange stuff?
On a related note, Warner Bros lost the trademark on Acme outside of cartoons. I have seen two Acme branded items on the internets and one in the wild. Now if I could just remember what they are, my mind went immediately to anvils and rocket skates when I saw it…
Warner Brothers never had trademark for Acme, Because companies have been using it as a name
for at least as long as there have been phone books.
Because makes sure your company is one of the first listed in Your category,in addition,
it’s actually Ancient Greek and means the highest point so hundreds of companies used it as their name
to claim they were the very best.
that’s why Warner Bros used it as an in joke, although people in the 40s were more likely
to get it in people today.