Friday Funny: An Artist Makes Climate Change 'Look Awesome'

The Onion spin-off Clickhole holds nothing sacred, but their recent take on a post-sea-level rise New York City manages one of those tricks only possible through satire: wringing jokes from a scary reality.

The post claims it hired an artist to depict New York after being "devastated by flooding from rising sea levels," but then unintentionally created a set of drawings that ended up making "global warming look like pretty much the best thing ever."

So what makes climate change look awesome, in the post's own words? How about people surfing across Times Square, an MTA whale trained to commute like a bus, and "fun gondolas" instead of taxis.

Clickhole's final words of caution place the tongue firmly in the cheek:

It wasn’t cheap to commission these drawings, so we felt like we needed to go ahead and publish them. But just try to keep in mind that climate change is a serious problem. The actual effect on NYC wouldn’t be nearly this freaking badass. It would look scarier, and everyone would hate it. You’re just gonna have to take our word on that.