Poor Image (runoff crowner): Mac Gyvering

It's a comic where the example comes from text that's hard to read.

My only idea is This Cyanide And Happiness strip but it's probably too adult and not really work safe.

edited 22nd Dec '13 3:34:17 PM by mariofan1000

It's not really less work safe than TV Tropes itself.

Current seems fine.

The current is a little wordy, but works fine and I can read it with no issues. That said, pairing the last panel from that comic with a caption like "Cialis, meet your doom." or something like that could be an alternate idea.

My specific dislike for Girl Genius demands I choose anything but it.

Voting in favour of keeping the current, and asking why "Too adult and not worksafe" applies here.

Not Safe for Work refers to stuff that looks like porn; things you wouldn't want to be caught looking at in public. That isn't even close.

Personal biases should never swing someone on how well or poorly a certain pic illustrates a trope. I loathe One Piece's art but if it works, it works (Cigar Chomper, for example).

I know but biases be biased.

How well or poorly an image illustrates a trope is not the only criteria to consider though.

True but you can't say you're against something because of the work it's from and your deep, dreadful loathing of it. Openly.

Current works, but is way too wordy. I know it's already pretty tall, but the text is too small, and there is a lot of room to scale it up. Anyone have a link to the source?

Sure you can, it's just not very convincing.

Say, how about this one, from Burn Notice?

If that's not a macro, I like it.

It's not a macro.

It's an in-series subtitle.

For some reason I thought this page still had an xkcd image on it. Forgot we moved that to Expospeak Gag.

Not a macro, then... I vote in favour.

Hmm...about my suggestion, without the subtitle, is the fact that it is some kind of improvised equipment clear enough? I mean, there are pencils, a Pringles can, and a cord coming out from it. The fact that it's a hacking device, though, seems to rely on the subtitle (again, not a macro; it's from the episode itself).

The problem I have with the current one is that we don't actually see how she improvised a robot, nor do we even see those equipment. It's more talking about improvising, which might work as a page quote, but not as a visual example.

The suggestion, on the other hand, while have everything else but couldn't show the result of Macguyvering (for obvious reasons).

Bump.

My point still stands.

This◊ wouldn't be bordering on insane troll logic would it?

44 Magnum◊ which comes from this book.◊

MacGyver gets lazy from xkcd◊

I just found the "Mac Gyver Multitool"

edited 12th Jan '14 6:07:56 PM by Paktra

How about frames 7&8 from this Girl Genius◊?

^^ Your third suggestion is the xkcd that was on this page til it was moved to Expospeak Gag.

edited 12th Jan '14 6:03:13 PM by Madrugada

looks good

this◊?

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