Frazz by Jef Mallett for February 06, 2014
February 05, 2014
February 07, 2014
Transcript:
Caulfield: Today is exactly six weeks from the vernal equinox. Frazz: Hmm. Caulfield: As opposed to Sunday. You know, the day the people in charge put Groundhog Day. Frazz: For a kid who claims not to like math ... Caulfield: I like it fine when it helps me question authority.
SusanSunshine Premium Member about 10 years ago
I’m pretty “mathy” ..well, make that “arithmetical” …. but huh?
Whether or not the groundhog sees his shadow, the 6 more weeks of “winter” he sometimes predicts is wintery weather … not the (incorrect) date for the solstice.
Weather seasons don’t follow that calendar anyway.
Yeah, the solstice is 6 weeks and 4 days after Groundhog Day…. Caulfield probably wouldn’t know (but maybe he does!) it’s because they’re remnants of separate holidays on two different ancient calendars.
Varnes about 10 years ago
Is that math or science? I’d say science because math is part of science…
crobinson019 about 10 years ago
Candelmas though is the midway point between the Solstice and the equinox—13 weeks isn’t divisible evenly by 2
Potrzebie about 10 years ago
Well, they were off by a few days. Who cares? It’s in the 40’s here in the Old Dominion. Pretty soon it will be sunny and in the 50’s and I will be able to go out and run again instead of using the Y’s treadmills!
Enoi about 10 years ago
I second that, Olfart!
wcorvi about 10 years ago
Nowadays, in college, ‘question authority’ is: “Do we have to know this for the TEESSSTTTT???”
sbchamp about 10 years ago
Ol’ Phil got ’Super’seded this year
shashan7 about 10 years ago
Umm…Spring???
rgcviper about 10 years ago
Personally, all I know about math is that 2 + 2 = 22.