Example Of A Satire Essay

If you’ve ever tried to spin a ruler like a pen, you’d know it’s not the most ideal of circumstances. In fact, any member of the Universal Pen Spinning Board would scoff at the idea. However, I like the prospect of spinning a ruler. It’s funny in the strangest of ways: it’s so ridiculous that you can’t help but laugh at it. As the sarcastic one of my friends, one thing in which I have always believed is the power of humor, especially that of sudden or ridiculous punchlines. My preference for sudden or ridiculous humor also carries over to other things, such as stories. Conveniently, I’ve had many ridiculous experiences prime for humorous retellings. Conveying these awkward situations in a humorous manner creates and deepens bonds between people, as well as taking the edge off the awkward situation. …show more content…
A brick. What’s stationary and bad for a robot? Walls. When I first drove our team’s robot at a regional competition, I was not very good. However, I was the only who had ever played a video game before. Driving was hard. Much harder than expected--many game components were on the considerably large field, making it difficult to see. Needless to say, driving without seeing what you’re driving is much harder than driving on its own. Turns out, during our first match, I rammed our robot into just about everything on the field; by the end of the competition, we had broken three lead screws--steel screws used to change rotational energy to linear energy--and snapped three or four bars of aluminum, most of which were essential to the