Comic #4322: capacity
Description
Here’s a detailed description of the comic along with the text:
Panel 1:
- A woman with glasses and medium-length hair stands in front of a chalkboard.
- The text above reads: “Popular Science articles about energy often report dramatic findings like this:”
- Below this, there’s a mock website headline: "SciNooz.com - More solar capacity added this year than fossil fuel capacity."
Panel 2:
- The same woman speaks, gesturing towards the audience.
- The text reads: “Strictly speaking, nothing WRONG was said, but the phrasing can be misleading.”
- She defines "capacity": “'Capacity' is how much power you’d generate if the plant operated constantly. But solar stops operating when the sun goes down.”
Panel 3:
- The scene shifts to the woman referring to the blackboard where she has written formulas and numbers.
- She says: “This is a non-trivial difference. To figure out 'actual output' of energy, multiply solar capacity by about 0.2, wind by about 0.3, fossil fuel by about 0.5 or nuclear by about 0.9.”
Panel 4:
- The woman continues: “As a public service, we hereby propose a simple way to remember the difference:”
Panel 5:
- A different scene features a woman and a man in a more intimate setting.
- The woman says: “Baby, I have the erotic capacity to do it 20 times tonight.”
- The man replies: “Come with me.”
Panel 6:
- The man looks surprised and says: “Ready for round two?”
- The woman responds: “But… but you said…”
- He concludes: “Look, 5% is pretty good for me, ok?”
The comic humorously explores the difference between “capacity” and “actual output” using playful language and situations.