#3158: Shielding Chart

[The whole comic is in one panel]

[A 10x10 matrix sits in the middle with rows labelled as follows:]

Gamma Rays

Neutrons

Alpha Particles

Light

Sound

Heat

Swords

Toxic Dust

Radio

Sharks

[The columns are

Air

Lead

Water

Glass

Vacuum

Oven Mitts

Armor

Bio-Hazard Suit

Faraday Cage

Shark Cage

[In all of the Gamma Ray boxes, Cueball stands next to a gamma ray emitter with a smattering of dots a short distance away from it, which is perched on a table as necessary, a geiger counter held in his hand or worn.]

[Gamma Rays vs. Air - yellow tile]

[Just standing a few feet from the emitter. The geiger counter Cueball wears beeps three times:] Beep Beep Beep!

[Gamma Rays vs. Lead - gray tile]

[The gamma ray emitter and the table have a lead enclosure covering them. The geiger counter, held towards everything else in Cueball's hand, does not beep.]

[Gamma Rays vs. Water - grayish-yellow tile]

[The gamma ray emitter and table are placed in a large, nearly full, glass of water. Cueball's outstretched geiger counter beeps once:] Beep!

[Gamma Rays vs. Glass - yellow tile]

[A glass 'bell-jar' covers the gamma ray emitter, atop the table, the geiger counter beeps three times:] Beep Beep Beep!

[Gamma Rays vs. Vacuum - yellow tile]

[The gamma ray emitter appears to be held within an open hatch of a satellite. The satellite, together with a spacesuited Cueball, can be seen to be in orbit around the Earth. His chest-mounted geiger counter is transmitting three beeps:] Beep Beep Beep

[Gamma Rays vs. Oven Mitts - yellow tile]

[Megan stands to the left of the gamma ray emitter, wearing oven mitts and covering the emitter with one hand. Cueball’s body-mounted geiger counter beeps three times:] Beep Beep Beep

[Gamma Rays vs. Armor - yellow tile]

[Cueball stands to the right of the gamma ray emitter wearing a suit of plate armor. From inside the armor, his Geiger counter beeps three times:] Beep Beep Beep

[Gamma Rays vs. Bio-Hazard Suit - yellow tile]

[Cueball stands to the right of the gamma ray emitter wearing a bio-hazard suit. From inside the suit, his Geiger counter beeps three times:] Beep Beep Beep

[Gamma Rays vs. Faraday Cage - yellow tile]

[Cueball is surrounded by a mesh cage. His geiger counter beeps three times:] Beep Beep Beep

[Gamma Rays vs. Shark Cage - yellow tile]

[Cueball is within a barred cage. His geiger counter beeps three times:] Beep Beep Beep

[In all of the Neutron boxes, Cueball stands next to a neutron emitter, that looks like two half-sphere shells that are angled slightly open in Cueball's direction, in similar scenarios to the above but with a heftier pedestal in place of the table. No visible effects emit from the emitter. Cueball holds the top handle of the same large detector in each scenario.]

[Neutrons vs. Air - yellow tile]

[The detector emits two clicks:] Click Click

[Neutrons vs. Lead - grayish-yellow tile]

[The emitter and pedestal are within their lead enclosure. The detector clicks once:] Click

[Neutrons vs. Water - gray tile]

[The emitter and pedestal are in the large glass of water. The detector makes no noise.]

[Neutrons vs. Glass - yellow tile]

[The glass bell-jar covers the pedestalled emitter. The detector clicks twice:] Click Click

[Neutrons vs. Vacuum - yellow tile]

[The emitter sits in the satellite's open hatch. Spacesuited Cueball's hand-held detector transmits two clicks:] Click Click

[Neutrons vs. Oven Mitts - yellow tile]

[Megan wears oven gloves and covers the emitter, on its pedestal, with both hands. Cueball's detector clicks twice:] Click Click

[Neutrons vs. Armor - yellow tile]

[Cueball has removed his armor’s helmet and placed it over the emitter. His detector clicks twice:] Click Click

[Neutrons vs. Bio-Hazard Suit - yellow tile]

[Cueball stands as normal, having draped his unworn biohazard suit over the emitter, leaving the hood on the floor. His detector sounds two clicks:] Click Click

[Neutrons vs. Faraday Cage - yellow tile]

[Within his mesh cage, two clicks come from Cueball's detector:] Click Click

[Neutrons vs. Shark Cage - yellow tile]

[Within a barred cage, the detector Cueball holds clicks twice:] Click Click

[In all of the Alpha Particle boxes, it is a small spherical mass or flask with 'fizzy' strands or dashes, set in the same base scenarios as previously.]

[Alpha Particles vs. Air - gray tile]

[Cueball is holding a detector and looking at it. The detector is doing nothing.]

[Alpha Particles vs. Lead - gray tile]

[There is a lead wall between the alpha particle source and Cueball. Cueball's worn detector is doing nothing.]

[Alpha Particles vs. Water - gray tile]

[The alpha particle item is stood in a large glass of water. Cueball is holding a detector and looking at it. The detector is doing nothing.]

[Cueball:] Does this thing even work?

[Alpha Particles vs. Glass - gray tile]

[The source, on its table, is covered by a bell-jar. Cueball stands looking at it, wearing a detector that does nothing.]

[Alpha Particles vs. Vacuum - yellow tile]

[The source of alpha particles is inside the open satellite hatch. Spacesuited Cueball floats nearby, with a detector that transmits three beeps:] Beep Beep Beep

[Alpha Particles vs. Oven Mitts - gray tile]

[Megan wears over mitts, placing one over the source on its table. Cueball looks ok, his worn detector doing nothing.]

[Alpha Particles vs. Armor - gray tile]

[Cueball, in his full suit of armor, has picked up the source from its table and is holding it directly in his hand. There is no sign of any detector activity occuring.]

[Alpha Particles vs. Bio-Hazard Suit - gray tile]

[Cueball, wearing the bio-hazard suit, looks impassively at the source on the top of its table. There are no beeps.]

[Alpha Particles vs. Faraday Cage - yellow tile]

[The table with the source has been moved to be right next to the mesh cage. Cueball, inside the cage, presses right up to the inside of the same mesh edge, putting his detector right next to it. There are three beeps:] Beep Beep Beep

[Alpha Particles vs. Shark Cage - yellow tile]

[Again, the source, on its table, is right next to the bars of the cage. And, again, Cueball is pressed right up against (and perhaps through) the inside edge of the cage. Three beeps sound:] Beep Beep Beep

[Megan points a brightly lit battery torch towards Cueball, in an attempt to inflict the effects of Light upon him.]

[Light vs. Air - yellow tile]

[Megan points the torch towards Cueball. Rays of lights splay out over Cueball's face as he instinctively holds one arm protectively over his eyes.]

[Cueball:] Ow.

[Light vs. Lead - gray tile]

[Megan points the torch towards Cueball, but only illuminates a lead wall that stands between them. Cueball makes no reaction.]

[Light vs. Water - grayish-yellow tile]

[Megan stands nose-deep in the giant glass of water, aiming her shining torch out through the water and out of the glass towards Cueball. Cueball shields his eyes with his arm, but is silent.]

[Light vs. Glass - yellow tile]

[Megan stands within a person-sized bell-jar, shining her torch towards Cueball, who is outside and shielding his eyes.]

[Cueball:] Ow.

[Light vs. Vacuum - yellow tile]

[Megan and Cueball, in spacesuits (i.e. with 'fishbowl helmets'), are seen orbiting high above the planet below. Megan holds a torch, shining it towards Cueball.]

[Cueball:] Ow.

[Light vs. Oven Mitts - gray tile]

[Megan points her torch towards Cueball. Cueball wears oven-gloves, and casually holds one begloved hand over the end of the torch, from which no light is seen.]

[Light vs. Armor - grey tile]

[Megan shones her torch upon the armored figure of Cueball, whose helmet visor is down.]

[Cueball:] Nope.

[Light vs. Bio-Hazard Suit - grey tile]

[Megan makes to point her torch at Cueball, who is dressed in all but the hood of his bio-hazard suit. He holds the hood out, fully covering Megan's torch.]

[Light vs. Faraday Cage - yellow tile]

[The torch is pointed by Megan towards Cueball, arm across his eyes as he stands within in his mesh cage.]

[Cueball:] Ow.

[Light vs. Shark Cage - yellow tile]

[Megan's torch shines through the bars of the cage at Cueball, his arm protectively held up.]

[Cueball:] Ow.

[In most cases, Megan appears to be screaming in Cueball's direction, to depict the incidence of Sound.]

[Sound vs. Air - yellow tile]

[Cueball stands with his hands over his ears, as a tensed-up Megan lets out a loud scream.]

[Megan:] AAAAAAAAA!

[Sound vs. Lead - yellow tile]

[Between Megan and Cueball is a full-height thick lead wall. Megan is tapping on her side.]

[Megan:] Knock Knock

[Cueball:] Who is it?

[Sound vs. Water - yellow tile]

[An underwater scene, showing sea-floor with various corals/sea-plants. Just above is a dolphin, projecting sound waves towards two small fish.]

[Sound vs. Glass - yellow tile]

[Megan is stood within her person-sized bell-jar, screaming loudly. The bell-jar is vibrating. Cueball is covering his ears.]

[Megan, in notably distorted text:] AAAAAAAA!

[Sound vs. Vacuum - grey tile]

[Megan and Cueball float in space, high above the planet. They are both wearing space helmets. An abortive speech-bubble emerges from Megan's helmet.]

[Megan:] .....

[Sound vs. Oven Mitts - grey tile]

[Megan stands to the left of Cueball, wearing oven-gloves. Her hands are over her mouth, muffling her attempts to say anything.]

[Megan:] <two lines of unintelligble sounds>

[Sound vs. Armor - yellow tile]

[Megan is holding her hands over her ears. Cueball is wearing his suit of armor, which is vibrating, while he emits a large scream.]

[Cueball:] AAAAAAAAA!

[Sound vs. Bio-Hazard Suit - yellow tile]

[Megan has her hands over her ears. Cueball is screaming from within his bio-hazard suit.]

[Cueball:] AAAAAAAAA!

[Sound vs. Faraday Cage - yellow tile]

[Megan is yelling at Cueball, standing within his mesh cage with his hands over his ears.]

[Megan:] AAAAAAAA!

[Sound vs. Shark Cage - yellow tile]

[Megan yells, as Cueball holds his hands over his ears behind the bars of the cage.]

[Megan:] AAAAAAAA!

[The row depicting Fire tends to show a small campfire, or other more expansive flames. In all but one case, Cueball is present. In most of these instances, he is holding a marshmallow, sometimes at the end of a long stick.]

[Heat vs. Air - yellow tile]

[There is a campfire, with Cueball extending a stick-speared marshmallow over it.]

[Heat vs. Lead - yellow tile]

[A campfire has a lead slab propped up above it. Cueball's marshmallow-stick is being held to its upper surface.]

[Marshmallow:] TSSSSS

[Voice from off-panel:] NO!

[Heat vs. Water - yellow tile]

[A campfire heats a cauldron/cooking-pot held over it. Cueball dips his stick with a marshmallow into the container as splashes/vapor emerge. Megan stands behind Cueball.]

[Cueball:] They're better boiled.

[Megan:] NO!

[Heat vs. Glass - yellow tile]

[With a campfire between them, Megan and Cueball stand with sticks in their hands, held close to the fire. Megan has speared her own marshmallow. Cueball holds something, that looks like a wine bottle, in a forked/looped end, a few small puffs of vapor emerging from open top of the bottle.]

[Heat vs. Vacuum - greyish-yellow tile]

[Surrounded by a general setting of flames, there appears to be a cross-section of a vacuum flask. The neck of the flask is plugged. The inside of the flask appears to be half full of liquid with some solid chunks floating in it.]

[Arrowed label, pointing at the flask's chunks:] Ice

[Heat vs. Oven Mitts - grey tile]

[Megan and Cueball stand around the campfire, Megan holding her marshmallow-on-a-stick. Cueball is wearing oven gloves and, with one hand almost over the flames, is holding the handle of a frying pan that is actually in the flames. Something (possibly a marshmallow) seems to be sizzling in the pan.]

[Heat vs. Armor - yellow tile]

[Megan is holding her marshmallow stick over the campfire. Cueball is holding his marshmallow over the fire, directly in his gauntleted hand, as he wears the full armor.]

[Cueball:] OW! OW!

[Heat vs. Bio-Hazard Suit - yellow tile]

[Around the campfire, Megan toasts her marshmallow normally. Cueball wears his biohazard suit, holding his gloved hand close to the flames whilst holding a marshmallow.]

[Cueball:] Ow! Ow!

[Heat vs. Faraday Cage - yellow tile]

[The campfire is built just to the left of the mesh cage, within which Cueball is standing.]

[Cueball:] Mmm, warm.

[Heat vs. Shark Cage - yellow tile]

[Cueball's cage has a campfire just outside its bars.]

[Cueball:] Mmm, warm.

[Megan is thrusting a sword rightwards, towards/into Cueball, in this row. Cueball also holds a sword, in all but one case, but lowered and not in a defensive manner.]

[Swords vs. Air - yellow tile]

[Megan is poking Cueball with a sword.]

[Cueball:] Ow.

[Swords vs. Lead - gray tile]

[Cueball is standing in a lead container as Megan hits her sword against the outside of it, making a metallic sound:] Clank

[Swords vs. Water - yellow tile]

[Cueball and Megan are both underwater, wearing diving gear. Megan is poking Cueball with her sword.]

[Cueball:] Ow.

[Swords vs. Glass - yellow tile]

[Megan is standing in her person-sized bell jar; however, she has smashed a hole in the side and is now poking Cueball with her sword through the hole.]

[Cueball:] Ow.

[Swords vs. Vacuum - yellow tile]

[Cueball and Megan are floating in space, wearing spacesuits. Megan is poking Cueball with her sword.]

[Cueball:] Ow.

[Swords vs. Oven Mitts - yellow tile]

[Cueball stands next to Megan, wearing oven mitts. Megan is poking him with her sword.]

[Cueball:] Ow.

[Swords vs. Armor - gray tile]

[Cueball is standing in a suit of armor next to Megan. She tries to poke him but cannot penetrate the armor, instead producing a metallic "clink"]

[Cueball:] Ha!

[Swords vs. Bio-Hazard Suit - yellow tile]

[Cueball is wearing his biohazard suit as Megan pokes him with her sword.]

[Cueball:] Ow.

[Swords vs. Faraday Cage - yellow tile]

[Cueball is standing inside a person-sized Faraday cage as Megan pokes him with her sword through the mesh.]

[Cueball:] Ow.

[Swords vs. Shark Cage - yellow tile]

[Cueball is standing inside of a shark cage as Megan pokes him with her sword through the bars.]

[Cueball:] Ow.

[Clouds, and further particulate specks, illustrate the Toxic Dust row, in several cases apparently being discharged by a burning brazier. All tiles have Cueball in the scene.]

[Toxic Dust vs. Air - yellow tile]

[Cueball is standing next to a container resembling a metal trash can, with flames visible on top and a cloud of smoke and particulates rising from the flames.]

[Toxic Dust vs. Lead - grayish-yellow tile]

[The burning trash can is encased in a rectangular lead box. Cueball is touching the outside of the lead box as a few particulates are coming off of it.]

[Cueball: This shield is also producing toxic dust.]

[Toxic Dust vs. Water - yellow tile]

[Cueball and Megan are both standing (presumably) outside, watching as particulates hover in the air. There are a few clouds present as well.]

[Cueball: Don't worry, this will all be safely absorbed by the groundwater.]

[Toxic Dust vs. Glass - gray tile]

[Cueball is standing in a person-sized bell jar as toxic dust floats around the outside of it.]

[Toxic Dust vs. Vacuum - yellow tile]

[Cueball is floating in space next to a satellite with an open hatch that is emitting toxic dust.]

[Satellite: Achoo!]

[Cueball: My suit!]

[Toxic Dust vs. Oven Mitts - yellow tile]

[Cueball is standing next to the burning trash can and covering his face with an oven-mitted hand.]

[Cueball: Cough]

[Toxic Dust vs. Armor - yellow tile]

[Cueball is standing next to the burning trash can in a suit of armor.]

[Cueball: Cough]

[Toxic Dust vs. Bio-Hazard Suit - gray tile]

[Cueball is standing next to the burning trash can while wearing his biohazard suit. He is unaffected by the toxic dust it is producing.]

[Toxic Dust vs. Faraday Cage - yellow tile]

[Cueball is standing next to the burning trash can in a person-sized Faraday cage.]

[Cueball: Cough]

[Toxic Dust vs. Shark Cage - yellow tile]

[Cueball is standing in a shark cage next to the burning trash can.]

[Cueball: Cough]

[Cueball tends to carry a two-way radio handset, in the Radio row, except where the transceiver appears to be part of the various protective suits that he is wearing.]

[Radio vs. Air - yellow tile]

[Cueball is holding a handheld two-way radio in his right hand, close to his face, and speaking into it. A voice from the radio is responding to him.]

[Cueball: Eagle Base, come in.]

[Radio: Go ahead.]

[Radio vs. Lead - gray tile

[Cueball is standing inside a lead box, again holding the radio close to his face.]

[Cueball: Eagle Base, come in? Hello?]

[Radio vs. Water - gray tile]

[Cueball is underwater, in a diving suit. He is once again holding a hand radio. Bubbles are rising from his helmet and a shark is swimming underneath him.]

[Cueball: Hello?]

[Radio vs. Glass - yellow tile]

[Cueball is standing inside a person-sized bell jar, holding the radio close to his face.]

[Cueball: Is this... part of the mission?]

[Radio: Sure.]

[Radio vs. Vacuum - yellow tile]

[Cueball is floating in space next to the satellite. He is not visibly holding a radio, implying that it is integrated into his spacesuit.]

[Cueball: Eagle Base, I have the package.]

[Radio vs. Oven Mitts - yellow tile

[Cueball is wearing oven mitts while holding the radio close to his face.]

[Cueball: Eagle Base, tactical mitts acquired.]

[Radio: Copy that.]

[Radio vs. Armor - gray tile]

[Cueball is standing in a suit of armor. He is not visibly holding a radio.]

[Cueball: Repeat that? My suit radio is having issues.]

[Radio vs. Bio-Hazard Suit - yellow tile]

[Cueball is wearing his biohazard suit. He is not visibly holding a radio.]

[Cueball: Copy that.]

[Radio vs. Faraday Cage - gray tile

[Cueball is standing inside a person-sized Faraday cage, holding the radio close to his face.]

[Cueball: Eagle Base? Come in?]

[Radio vs. Shark Cage - yellow tile]

[Cueball is standing in a shark cage, holding the radio close to his face.]

[Cueball: Eagle Base, why am I-]

[Radio: Don't worry about it.]

[Each tile in the Shark row depicts a shark, except when only the shark's fin is seen emerging from a body of water. Cueball is somehow present in each case.]

[Sharks vs. Air - gray tile]

[Cueball is standing on land next to a body of water. A shark fin is protruding from the surface of the water.]

[Sharks vs. Lead - gray tile]

[Cueball, wearing diving gear, is standing on the ocean floor in a person-sized lead container. A few small fish are swimming above and to the left of him and a shark is floating below the fish.]

[Sharks vs. Water - yellow tile]

[Cueball is again underwater, wearing diving gear. He is very close to a shark and seems to be pointing at it.]

[Cueball: Kitty!]

[Sharks vs. Glass - gray tile]

[The shark is now in a water tank, behind a wall of glass. Cueball and Megan are standing next to the tank, looking at what is likely an informative plaque in front of it.]

[Sharks vs. Vacuum - gray tile]

[Cueball is floating in space. Earth is visible in the background, with a shark fin visibly protruding from a body of water.]

[Sharks vs. Oven Mitts - yellow tile]

[Cueball is underwater, wearing diving gear and oven mitts, he gently touches the shark's snout.]

[Cueball:] Boop!

[Sharks vs. Armor - grayish-yellow tile]

[Cueball is underwater, now wearing a suit of armor. The shark appears to be biting his armored right hand.]

[Shark:] cronch cronch

[Cueball:] Ow.

[Sharks vs. Bio-Hazard Suit - yellow tile]

[Cueball, underwater and wearing his biohazard suit, is now petting the shark on its snout.]

[Cueball:] Good kitty!

[Sharks vs. Faraday Cage - yellow tile]

[Cueball is inside an underwater Faraday cage, which is suspended by a tether going straight up. The shark is in the process of tearing apart the cage.]

[Cueball:] No! Bad kitty!

[Sharks vs. Shark Cage - gray tile]

[Cueball is underwater, in a shark cage suspended from one side by a tether going straight up. The shark is swimming a short distance away from the cage.]