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Out of Context Comics

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Comic panels taken out of comics so we can make fun of them!! We love the golden age stuff!

Rules:

  1. Comics must come from actual comic books. No AI or Photoshops.

  2. Single panels are preferred.

  3. Comics should be unintentionally funny. Spider-man cracking wise is not what this is about.

  4. Don't be a dick.

  5. I can't believe I've had to add this... NO RACISM.

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[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech 18 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

I found a red "DANGER ☢️ HARMFUL RADIATION" sack made of thin cloth in the attic. Contains sewing supplies. I don't have a Geiger counter, should I be worried?

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That depends. Do you now have trouble sleeping at night because of the glow you're emanating?

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech 32 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Yes but the bag was next to circa 1980s welding rods which I couldn't help but eat so it might have been the thorium. I can't take a good photo, it's all grainy and somehow gets worse with longer exposure.

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Heh -- there is a smartphone app called GammaPix that claims to be able to detect gamma radiation via your phone's camera, but the reviews are mixed. Still, it's cheaper than buying a Geiger counter!

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Old GM tubes are cheap and the electronics are easy enough to make for me. I'd do it if I was actually worried. The noise in the photo is fake but that would be a ridiculous amount.

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 1 points 3 weeks ago

Cool! (I couldn't tell a circuit diagram from a Circuit City, so I'm stuck paying retail for things like that!)