You might think Dad would be alerted already. Yeah, Tinkertoys aren’t like metal rivets but there’s still a metal chute and a full bucket of water that Cal needed a ladder to reach. But Dad always seems more interested in his paper than his son.
Tinker Toys >>>>> Legos! Lincoln Logs, too, but you needed oodles and oodles of sets to make the way cool beans stuff. Today’s children are so deprived. Seriously.
The hinges appear to be on the outside, doors open towards the hinge side, so the door will open out. Where is the ladder? If Calvin can carry a ladder into the house, climb up the ladder carrying a full bucket of water he should have upper body strength to eat Moe’s lunch.
I had one of those sets, wooden discs with holes around them, with sticks that fit into the holes. I think they ended up in the wood stove, along with my Lincoln Logs. Sad.
In the mourning milk came out of my mouth because I laughed at this. I just read it again, and I laughed just as hard. Good thing I didn’t have milk in my mouth this time LOL
BE THIS GUY over 1 year ago
Because Dad will never figure out who did it.
The Calvinosaurus That Calvin Wanted To Discover over 1 year ago
And hope it doesn’t collapse.
codycab over 1 year ago
Does acting casual build character?
Templo S.U.D. over 1 year ago
does Calvin ever act casual when it comes to his antics?
David_the_CAD over 1 year ago
The kid is an engineering genius.
marilynnbyerly over 1 year ago
Won’t that door swing the wrong way?
C over 1 year ago
Rube Goldberg would be proud
Jesy Bertz Premium Member over 1 year ago
Calvin mastered Tinkertoys.
eced52 over 1 year ago
The way the picture is drawn it will fall away from Dad, not towards him.
rentier over 1 year ago
If Dad could foresee what is waiting for him!
Johnny Q Premium Member over 1 year ago
Rube Goldberg lives!
Ivy Valory Premium Member over 1 year ago
Tinker Toys!!!!!
JudasPeckerwood over 1 year ago
LEGO or GTFO.
chrisvc over 1 year ago
I love te use of the old Tinker Toys, right down to their cylindrical container.
Baba27 over 1 year ago
I’m afraid the casual act will alert dad even more.
Calvinist1966 over 1 year ago
Both Dad and Calvin will soon be casualties.
Lib(ertarian) over 1 year ago
It’s going to fall straight down long before the door opens. That heavy bucket is going to overwhelm the Tinker Toys very soon.
Susan00100 over 1 year ago
Calvin needs more training in engineering in order to make a successful booby trap.
dlkrueger33 over 1 year ago
I LOVE Tinker Toys! Do they still make these? Or, perhaps the bigger question is, do kids still PLAY with these?
The Reader Premium Member over 1 year ago
Hobbes, stop snickering!
Imagine over 1 year ago
I hope somebody is recording this for a future internet or for America’s Funniest Home Videos at least.
(and lastly as evidence against possible child cruelty that follows)
darigfir over 1 year ago
He has a warm spot for his dad
[Unnamed Reader - 9bbaa9] over 1 year ago
Which just goes to show you why you should never sit with your back to the door.
Zebrastripes over 1 year ago
Hmmm….this kid seems a bit quiet…what’s he up to NOW?
hagarthehorrible over 1 year ago
Mom is out shopping. Upon entering home all hell will loose on dad, including the shopping bill.
rshive over 1 year ago
Lots of Tinkering there.
rossevrymn over 1 year ago
I don’t remember this one.
dwdl21 over 1 year ago
And he made no noise setting that up, or dad is deaf…LOL
poopick over 1 year ago
Tinker Toys and Lincoln Logs— I haven’t thought abut them for many years. I am old, I am old, I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled.
pheets over 1 year ago
Oooh THAT’S not right :D
franish2bzn over 1 year ago
Tinker toys!
PaulAbbott2 over 1 year ago
You might think Dad would be alerted already. Yeah, Tinkertoys aren’t like metal rivets but there’s still a metal chute and a full bucket of water that Cal needed a ladder to reach. But Dad always seems more interested in his paper than his son.
mckeonfuneralhomebx over 1 year ago
Cool
jim Premium Member over 1 year ago
That’s the point…
CrazyLady Premium Member over 1 year ago
My thoughts exactly!
hk Premium Member over 1 year ago
When you kids can build that and you can’t hear him making it, maybe you need to recheck your qualifications of being a dad and an adult.
Geezer over 1 year ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinkertoy
g04922 over 1 year ago
Oh my… Where is Hobbes??
Count Olaf Premium Member over 1 year ago
Tinker Toys >>>>> Legos! Lincoln Logs, too, but you needed oodles and oodles of sets to make the way cool beans stuff. Today’s children are so deprived. Seriously.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Be cool. Be cool. Be cool. For some reason, that never works for me. If I have to think it, I can’t do it.
Gen.Flashman over 1 year ago
The hinges appear to be on the outside, doors open towards the hinge side, so the door will open out. Where is the ladder? If Calvin can carry a ladder into the house, climb up the ladder carrying a full bucket of water he should have upper body strength to eat Moe’s lunch.
Will_Scarlet over 1 year ago
If you have any animals in your house – dogs, cats or tigers – your Tinkertoys will gradually disappear.
fuzzbucket Premium Member over 1 year ago
Buy the kid a book on Rube Goldberg and something more stable than Tinker Toys to work with.
carlos.drumin over 1 year ago
Weight of water will tilt bucket towards the father.
Brent Rosenthal Premium Member over 1 year ago
The kid is a whiz at Tinker Toys. He should be steered to civil engineering
goboboyd over 1 year ago
Tinker Toys encouraged a vivid imagination! Abstract thinking. Practical mischief engineering?
alexius23 over 1 year ago
Product of a creative mind
KEA over 1 year ago
ah, tinker toys. I never got quite that creative with them… usually made airplanes
RaulMartinez over 1 year ago
When the door opens, the weight of the bucket will tip it over toward the flume.
kathleenhicks62 over 1 year ago
This kid does not want to reach puberty.
The Lone Panda & Tonto over 1 year ago
I had one of those sets, wooden discs with holes around them, with sticks that fit into the holes. I think they ended up in the wood stove, along with my Lincoln Logs. Sad.
dbradway1 over 1 year ago
So how did Calvin manage to set all that up without Dad noticing?
BiggerNate91 over 1 year ago
Innovative, I’ll give him that.
aerotica69 over 1 year ago
If I remember correctly, my experience with tinker toys was that they became dramatically UN-stable at a height of about two feet.
Realimaginary1 Premium Member over 1 year ago
“So lay down your umbrellas
Strip off your plastic macs
You’ve never felt the rain my friend
Till you’ve felt it running down your back"
kab2rb over 1 year ago
Great engineering on Calvin though he will be disappointed.
mindjob over 1 year ago
With legos he could have made it more impressive
sandpiper over 1 year ago
He’s read up on Rube Goldberg inventions.
Bilan over 1 year ago
Hey Dad, getting a bucket of water dumped on you by your precocious kid will build character.
User101 over 1 year ago
Bill Watterson is such a genius making this awesome strip for everyone to see.
SweetSinger over 1 year ago
The power of tinkertoys.
wiley207 over 1 year ago
As long as Calvin doesn’t start strutting leisurely and whistling or humming in an unnatural manner…
BE YOURSELF over 1 year ago
LOL there should be a squel to this page
Awesomecomics4ever over 1 year ago
Calvin and Hobbes= BEST STRIP EVER
BE KIND AND NICE TO EVERYONE! over 1 year ago
In the mourning milk came out of my mouth because I laughed at this. I just read it again, and I laughed just as hard. Good thing I didn’t have milk in my mouth this time LOL
finn.j.a.thomas over 1 year ago
face it dad, you’re never escaping this horror land.
Chalres over 1 year ago
I prefer to act causal; it has more of an effect on people.
GreggW Premium Member over 1 year ago
Watterson clearly doesn’t have a mechanical aptitude ;-)
Otis Rufus Driftwood over 1 year ago
Calvin, what did you do?