Comic #4431: safety
Description
Here’s a detailed description of the comic:
Panel 1:
- A robotic figure with a large round head and a green button on its chest stands in front of a person with orange hair. The person is wearing a green shirt and appears to be talking to the robot.
- The robot speaks: "I am a risk assessment bot. I discover your level of risk-aversion, then use that to direct your future behavior."
Panel 2:
- The person responds, looking unsure: "What behaviors do you avoid?"
- The robot replies, "Well, I don't like air travel."
Panel 3:
- The robot continues, "That's a one in a million chance of death."
- The scene depicts the person now looking anxious, perhaps envisioning danger.
Panel 4:
- The narration states, "You are now encased in protective foam. This is the only way to provide the level of safety you experience on a passenger jet."
- The person looks panicked, clearly uncomfortable with the situation.
Panel 5:
- A new character, possibly a doctor, asks, "Mister Johnson?"
- The person appears to be in distress, with foam and wires around them.
Panel 6:
- The scene transitions to later, with the caption "Later…"
- The narration states: "He asphyxiated."
- Another character, a scientist or doctor in a white coat, concludes, "But, the probability of being killed by risk-assessment robot was zero."
- The robot stands, with its expressionless face, reinforcing its lack of empathy for the situation.
The comic uses humor to highlight the absurdity of safety measures taken to avoid minimal risks, ultimately leading to a different danger.