Frazz by Jef Mallett for February 07, 2014
February 06, 2014
February 08, 2014
Transcript:
Caulfield: The U.S.S. Gerald Ford cost $13 billion. A starter is good for 100 pitches a game. It takes 10,000 hours of practice to truly master something. It's a round-number world is what I'm saying. Mrs. Olsen: We're learning fractions, anyway.
x_Tech about 10 years ago
So you like to leave 100% tips?
Stew Bek Premium Member about 10 years ago
USS Gerald R Ford, CVN 78, lead ship in class of new carriers. Long may she sail. Fair winds and following seas!
archipelago Premium Member about 10 years ago
It’s called significant figures – and sometimes fractions are significant. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Significant_figures
rgcviper about 10 years ago
Personally, all I know about math is that 2 + 2 = 22.
Enoi about 10 years ago
The comments are as witty and entertaining as the strip! I’m a landlubber, but I may start using Stew Bek’s benediction anyway!
Joseph Houk about 10 years ago
Actually, some starting pitchers are good for more than 100 pitches a game. It depends on the pitcher, his age, the command of his pitches…
RwB1 about 10 years ago
And you know you are a true techo-nerd if you can see how 1+1 = 10
louieglutz about 10 years ago
hopefully before he has to learn to cook it will finally become grams and liters.
Robert Stroud about 10 years ago
Sounds reasonable to me. That’s how I balance my checkbook… which is precisely why my wife handles our finances.
Marathon Zack about 7 years ago
It’s 2.4 miles in an Ironman (swim) & 26.2 miles in a marathon, both of which are fractions and both of which Caulfield is likely to do when he gets older.