It says in the ‘About Wizard of Id’ intro to this comic that the comic has been ‘enchanting audiences since 1964.’ Please note that part of the audience is not enchanted by today’s ’toon…
It demonstrates transfer of linear momentum. The one striking gives up all momentum and the one at the far end moves with the same amount of momentum, swings out, swings back, strikes, sends the first back, repeating other than frictional losses..To work properly, you need stiff masses, not mushy people and the masses need to be the same for each strikee and striker, or maybe just for the ones on the end, but as it is usually done, you can drop one, two, three, four to strike and the same number from the far end will continue to move.
Argythree almost 8 years ago
It says in the ‘About Wizard of Id’ intro to this comic that the comic has been ‘enchanting audiences since 1964.’ Please note that part of the audience is not enchanted by today’s ’toon…
bigcatbusiness almost 8 years ago
What was he trying to do? Test a pendulum?
bigcatbusiness almost 8 years ago
…Perhaps this is the best way of torture. Shake your blood when it’s all in your head.
lambert2015 almost 8 years ago
Today’s Strip Sick
pugmahone12 almost 8 years ago
Used to be funny.
katzenbooks45 almost 8 years ago
I think it’s still funny.
Cerabooge almost 8 years ago
“Throw him in the dungeon for, um, 50,000 swings”.
Ivan Araque almost 8 years ago
Horrible…
Sailor46 USN 65-95 almost 8 years ago
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neverenoughgold almost 8 years ago
I have a Newton’s cradle in my office, but I think one like Fink’s would be a lot more fun to watch…
Thomas & Tifffany Connolly almost 8 years ago
Well, at least that provides a change of scenery for the prisioners!
tea62 almost 8 years ago
Today’s strip IS funny. The drawing is a little screwed up, even when allowing for cartoon physics.
bookworm0812 almost 8 years ago
Now grab one from each end and let them go at the same time!
Robert Stroud almost 8 years ago
Does that constitute cruel and unusual..? It’s definitely unusual.
David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault almost 8 years ago
It demonstrates transfer of linear momentum. The one striking gives up all momentum and the one at the far end moves with the same amount of momentum, swings out, swings back, strikes, sends the first back, repeating other than frictional losses..To work properly, you need stiff masses, not mushy people and the masses need to be the same for each strikee and striker, or maybe just for the ones on the end, but as it is usually done, you can drop one, two, three, four to strike and the same number from the far end will continue to move.
brklnbern almost 8 years ago
He is a sickie.
Phil (full phname Philip Philop) almost 7 years ago
Finkton’s cradle