< ( okay, we need to give people enough warning to get out of the way when our train is coming. at a blazing speed of 30 miles per hour, how far away do we need our horn to be heard? )
 
( 30 miles, of course! ) >
 
< ( people need an hour to get out of the way? )
 
( they may have to reason with cows! ) >
 
< ( o-okay, so let’s build a horn that directs its sound 30 miles down the tracks )
 
( nonsense! it must be omni-directional! ) >
 
< ( but the tracks only go… )
 
( omni-directional! ) >
 
< ( don’t you think that might bother any residences anywhere near the tracks? )
 
( are those filthy peasants made out of coal? ) >
 
< ( t-technically not… yet, but )
 
( then their suffering only further secures our power. build the omni-directional horn! ) >

You have no… NO idea how loud train horns can be… let’s not even talk about steam whistles… I think I might’ve lost a bit of hearing from those horns.

The Grand Grandeur Show!