FOOM (actually, it should be FWOOM!) is onomatopoeia for the sound of flash ignition—imagine filling your oven with gas and then tossing in a match - FWOOM! Also in video games it’s often the sound your head makes when it explodes.
I believe it’s Robin’s humor to designate the “feeling” of the hard takeoff, and humanity’s social reaction to such major sudden change.
@Dan
FOOM (actually, it should be FWOOM!) is onomatopoeia for the sound of flash ignition—imagine filling your oven with gas and then tossing in a match - FWOOM! Also in video games it’s often the sound your head makes when it explodes.
I believe it’s Robin’s humor to designate the “feeling” of the hard takeoff, and humanity’s social reaction to such major sudden change.