Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for July 30, 1989
Transcript:
Calvin: Why does the sky turn red as the sun sets? Dad: That's all the oxygen in the atmosphere catching fire. Calvin: Where does the sun go when it sets? Dad: The sun sets in the west. In Arizona actually, near Flagstaff. Calvin: Oh. Dad: That's why the rocks there are so red. Calvin: Don't the people get burned up? Dad: No, the sun goes out as it sets. That's why it's dark at night. Calvin: Doesn't the sun crush the whole state when it lands? Dad: Ha ha, of course not. Hold a quarter up. See, the sun's just about the same size. Calvin: I thought I read that the sun was really big. Dad: You can't believe everything you read, I'm afraid. Calvin: So how does the sun rise in the east if it lands in Arizona each night! Dad: Well, time for bed. Calvin: I hope someday I'm as smart as Dad is. Mom: Why, what did he tell you now?
fishbulb239 about 12 years ago
Nice ‘splanation, dad, but the rocks around Flagstaff don’t tend to be all that red – you’re thinking of Sedona, one of Flagstaff’s nearest neighbors. Though he could be right about the sun splatting down in Arizona each night – that would explain why the southern part of the state (Phoenix particularly) is such a wasteland.
DiopticTurtle Premium Member almost 12 years ago
Nah dawg. It lands in the Grand Canyon. There’s a secret tunnel that leads to the Atlantic ocean, where it rises just east of Boston harbor.
Mr. C over 11 years ago
heheh, Mom knows better…!
yow4zip Premium Member almost 10 years ago
Beautiful sunset.
bmonk over 9 years ago
And they wonder where Calvin gets his imagination?
D3v1ke about 9 years ago
Well, there’s your DNA test!
WilliamBill almost 8 years ago
one of my fav’s -a keeper.
d11faac6c5414509a87332ead42d24ed about 6 years ago
Mr. Calvin red-pilling his son.
nmrn85343 about 6 years ago
I just love these father-son moments.
Me2times. almost 6 years ago
Way to deflect with bedtime, dad
alexzinuro over 5 years ago
You read right, Calvin. If the Sun were the size of a quarter, the Earth would be no larger than a grain of sand.
leopardglily almost 2 years ago
This is my dad. And also my grandpa.