If this strip were originally published today, I would guess that the thing all the kids are carrying is a smart phone, but since it’s decades old and they are all nerds, I’ll guess that it’s a calculator.
The UK officially went metric years ago. People there still buy pints and rate cars by their time ‘naught to 60’. People there seemed to be smarter when they had to juggle number like pounds shillings and pence. The imperial measuring system keeps the mind sharp. The metric system serves to make the silly little import cars seem big and fast.
metric or standard, there’s no ruler that has marks that tiny, besides, a sliver that thin can easily be lost in margins of error like the way the blankets are folded or something.
Templo S.U.D. almost 5 years ago
This is the United States, Eugene. You’re getting the bed that is 0.0016 inches longer. Oh, and hello to you.
LeeCox almost 5 years ago
People, meet the only person in the world whom Jason is going to hate even more than he pretends to hate Eileen!
Zykoic almost 5 years ago
Bunk envy.
biglar almost 5 years ago
Hmmmmmm…….. Wouldn’t a REAL nerd would have said 40 micrometers?
jpayne4040 almost 5 years ago
This looks like it will be a whole lot of fun!
DanFlak almost 5 years ago
If this strip were originally published today, I would guess that the thing all the kids are carrying is a smart phone, but since it’s decades old and they are all nerds, I’ll guess that it’s a calculator.
kunddog almost 5 years ago
I think a nerd would say 4000 nanometers… sounds more impressive
jvn almost 5 years ago
That is one crazy accurate ruler!
the lost wizard almost 5 years ago
Just wait until they get in the showers.
EdCampbell almost 5 years ago
The UK officially went metric years ago. People there still buy pints and rate cars by their time ‘naught to 60’. People there seemed to be smarter when they had to juggle number like pounds shillings and pence. The imperial measuring system keeps the mind sharp. The metric system serves to make the silly little import cars seem big and fast.
phlash almost 5 years ago
You mean 40 Microns? N00b
yangeldf almost 5 years ago
metric or standard, there’s no ruler that has marks that tiny, besides, a sliver that thin can easily be lost in margins of error like the way the blankets are folded or something.