Frazz by Jef Mallett for May 20, 2012

Scientists wet their pants?

Let go at the top of the arc and test true flight. Careful with the landing, learn to tuck and roll. My mom caught us flying so high we cleared the first floor of the house. For some reason the swing’s ropes were immediately cut off.

You gotta be quick.

golly, reading this reminded me of the game we used to play in our local park on the ‘big kids’ swing set. we would get that swing going until it was going waaaay high and then “Geronimo!” we would scream when we released ourselves from our swing when it was at its highest arc forward and sail through the air in wonderfully breathtaking simulation of a parachute jump.55 years later, with this 55 year older body, i probably wouldn’t make that jump!

@GatoCat: I would hope that the principle investigator would wait at least a few years before conducting that experiment.

nighthawks, my legs would snap off like pretzel sticks. But back in the day, I used to scare the hell out of grown ups doing that!……….. and other things…..

My uncle was adventurous enough to try a zero-gravity airplane flight before. From the video, it looked like a lot of fun!

This was a good one. Took me back. A little sad that Frazz is in his working togs on a Sunday, but I appreciate that this doesn’t have to be chronological.

Pretty darn cute, Thanks.

sonorhC, that’s “principal” as in first, not “principle” as in tenet… just saying…Our across the alley neighbors had a swingset we used to swing on that wasn’t cemented into the ground. One day one of us, not me, was swinging so hard and high it tipped completely over. No injuries, but the swingset was gone after that.

Nighthawks: I did the same thing as a kid, including Geronimo, intentionally into a large mud puddle.