Annotated Chapter 16 Page 5
Oh look, Bennett does have one (1) good, valid, not-an-obvious-fallacy reason for putting his trust where it is.
Now I remember, this was the second of the “revealed the existence of the same sneaking-in Being twice” scenes. Tweaked in the remaster to make the more general point that Bennett knows some things about Cohen’s deal — and knows he can make Cohen nervous, even without actually having the background knowledge to explain why.
Little energy-efficient lightbulb going off over the head, there. It’s not a commentary on Bennett’s environmental positions, I just want to treat these as a generic standard. (Even when it comes to their use in cartoon graphics.)
Cybele: There is one last reason why it’s fine not to be scared of Cohen. With him, you have leverage!
Bennett: Huh?
Cybele: Remember how I told Cohen there was a mystery Being sneaking in to visit me? He got upset . . . before I actually said what I saw! He thought I was going to talk about something else!
Bennett: I remember! At first he said it was something you had “no possible way of knowing.” He has secrets other than us! Things he’s afraid for you to know! We can use that!
. . . except that you don’t actually know any of those things. Right? If you had any dirt on him, you would just be telling me what it is.
Cybele: True! But . . .
(FLICKER)
Bennett: Uh . . .
(FLASH)
. . . but Cohen doesn’t know that you don’t know the things he doesn’t want you to know! If you could bluff him out over it — which you almost did already, without even trying —
Offscreen staffer: Congressman? Are you ready for your four o’clock?
Bennett: — I have a meeting with some lobbyists now, but we will pick up this discussion later!
You know that compact fluorescent lightbulbs are actually environmental hazard due to mercury, whereas there are now LEDs which looks almost like normal lightbulbs, I mean including the “wire filament” (except, of course, it’s not wire and it’s thicker but it really looks very similar when lit)?
I mean, couldn’t know about it when you draw it, but now it’s one of things dating the comics.
It’s totally wire. It’s not filament.
Basically, wire filament gets hot to produce incandescent light. This is wire that doesn’t get hot, just transfers electricity to the part that actually emits the light via technology, rather than by simply getting really hot. Because it’s not supposed to get really hot, it’s thicker so it conducts more current without getting really hot.