Bad Machinery by John Allison for April 16, 2024

Uh oh. This doesn’t look good.

If Mr. Knott had taken the advice on the poster, he’d still have both eyes.

If he asked him to explain L’Hôpital’s rule, Knott would still be upright.

Knott gets knotted!

I think I like Louise.

If the equilibrium of a system is disturbed by a change in one or more of the determining factors (as temperature, pressure, or concentration) the system tends to adjust itself to a new equilibrium by counteracting as far as possible the effect of the change.

— Le Chatelier’s principle, Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Ooooooooooo, Blossom’s powers are Strong! Someone finally standing up to Mr. Knott seems to have deflated his balloon. In all likelihood, the leak was from the aft section, and Blossom’s rage filled finger dislodged whatever was keeping all that hot air under pressure.

We never covered that in high school chemistry.

Seriously Louise, learn to read the room! The Blossom’s effect is quite impressive. Let’s hope Mr Knott will survive.

I wonder the way that he is holding his arm in panel one, if that is a symptom of a heart attack.

Safety Fish says wear your goggles!