This cartoon by Andy Davey from The Sun relates to news that a lack of computing power is limiting the improvements the Met Office can make to the accuracy of its weather forecasts. Read more >>
The cartoon shows a scientist with a clipboard standing on the roof of the Met Office building. It's very windy. The scientist is holding his index finger in the air. A Met Office official comments, "No, he's not infallible but he's better than our computer."
EXPLANATION
To determine which way the wind is blowing, you traditionally stick your index finger in your mouth to wet it with saliva, and then you hold your finger in the air. It will become dry on the side from which the wind is blowing.
VOCABULARY
If a person is infallible, they are never wrong.
