Oil Makes Planes Fly in Rain

1: Extreme weather, such as rain or hail, can have an adverse effect on early plane prototypes as a result of it's weight slowing the plane down Oil repels water 2: Cover the tarps used in construction of plane prototypes in oil to prevent water from permeating the cloth 3) fly, even in adverse weather conditions

A crude four-panel comic shows a small prototype plane struggling in heavy rain, an explanation that oil repels water, and a tarp covered in oil. The absurd conclusion is that oiling the plane’s covering lets it fly even in adverse weather, parodying overconfident pseudo-scientific instructions. EN: A crude four-panel comic shows a small prototype plane struggling in heavy rain, an explanation that oil repels water, and a tarp covered in oil. The absurd conclusion is that oiling the plane’s covering lets it fly even in adverse weather, parodying overconfident pseudo-scientific instructions.

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