I don’t actually know what noise a fire extinguisher makes so I winged the onomatopoeia.
Today's edition of the Secret Commentary is empty, because Dave failed to come up with something for it.
I don’t actually know what noise a fire extinguisher makes so I winged the onomatopoeia.
I see some Incredibles flashback….
I remember demonstrated extinguishers making a kind of whooshing hiss, so your choice seems pretty close.
Kudos to Selkie for remembering getting the suppressor back on was crucial… minus points for both of them forgetting about the extinguisher.
“… you little WMDs.” I’ll be giggling for DAYS from that line.
“FLUMPSH” is more the sound a pail of water makes when dousing a fire, but it’ll do in this context.
I’d say the correct onomotopea is a lot closer to “PSHHHHH”. They basically sound like a giant version of a half-empty can of whipping cream.
This is pretty much spot on.
Had to look up ‘weapon of mass destruction’ – but absolutely appropriate
I take it you were pretty young/not born in the early 2000’s then 😆
nope – just not a native speaker
Is it just me or does Andy’s eyes have the bright green of “song” in them in that last panel? Might be where Amanda gets it from. Or I may be seeing something that wasn’t intended
Don Martin would be proud of you.
It really depends on the type of extinguisher.
The way she’s holding it, suggest a foam extinguisher, which doesn’t make that much noise. It would sound just like a garden hose nozzle: psssht.
The CO2 extinguishers would go with a loud CHOOFFFFT or CHUUFFFFT.
Depending on nozzle size and delivery volume that sound goes from WHOOSH to WHOOOMP. Source: I got sent to Navy firefighting school in 1974.
Are we talking foam or CO2 now? 🙂
I’ve been at an ERT training again last month, and the CO2 definately goes CHUUUFFFT
Only issue with the foam extinguisher theory: the extinguisher is red, and foam ones are generally unpainted stainless steel (same as water & kitchen ones)
It looks like a powder extinguisher, so I’d expect a fooooosh sound.
… They’re gonna get yell– or at least, sternly talked at. Possibly by both parents because the kids Done Messed Up.
I love the drawing of Amanda in the second panel; it looks so right for the quick and desperate attempt to fix it, the scrunch of the eyes and the body.
Also enjoy Andi’s line (and delivery) in the last panel (though that word balloon looks like it’s stuck to Andi’s nose and Amanda’s hair).
I have to say that I’m impressed with Andi in this strip. For all the freaking out she’s been doing about the whole Resonance thing, in this strip she displays a calm, competent mastery of the situation and an entirely appropriate emotional response to the girls.
Either she’s getting her feet back under her, mentally, faster than I expected, or “stuff being on fire” is familiar territory for her.
They are lucky the beam cuts off automatically when the eyes close. It would be horrible to burn through your eye lids.