https://www.thefarside.com/2026/10/10/1

Caption:

Fumbling for his recline button, Ted unwittingly instigates a disaster.

Alt text:

Wings stay on / Wings stay off

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I remember Randall Munroe referencing this. I can't find the xkcd comic, maybe it's in one of the What If? books. His version had the switch in the cockpit though.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 days ago

    I wonder what the button with the charicatute of a human does

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  • [–] 30 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    'wings fall off' is so much funnier than 'switch off engine' or even 'self destruct'. great cartoon

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  • [–] 13 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    Went do we even HAVE that switch

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  • [–] 9 points 1 week ago

    dont fuck with me, else i press the man button

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