FoxTrot by Bill Amend for May 22, 2011
May 15, 2011
May 29, 2011
Transcript:
Andy: Have you seen Peter? He's supposed to be prepping for finals. Roger: He's outside looking at stars with Jason. Andy: Is that for his physics class, or something. Roger: I assume so. I can't imagine why else he'd be doing it. Peter: So tell me again how small and insignificant my report card is on a cosmic scale. Jason: Well, if we begin with the estimate of 170 billion galaxies in the universe...
Coyoty Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Space is Big. Really Big.
ARF2 almost 13 years ago
You’re low-balling that estimate by a few orders of magnitude, Jason.
Sandfan almost 13 years ago
After the finals, Peter’s punishment will be on a cosmic scale.
TheWildSow almost 13 years ago
We just need Eric Idle to step out of the refrigerator and sing, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQu_RRLbVDA
TheWildSow almost 13 years ago
OK, how do you do embedded links in the new GoComics comment system? :-(
puddleglum1066 almost 13 years ago
According to Terry Pratchett, space is so big that there exists somewhere at least one of everything that could possibly exist. So… somewhere in the vastness of space, there must be a world in which Peter’s getting a good report card…
AlbertNonyMouse almost 13 years ago
Well, there is undoubtedly far more stars in the universe than grains of sand on Earth. I used to know the guy that did the original calculation. Here are the numbers @ Google Answers: http://tinyurl.com/67r9m7
Bulverde281 almost 13 years ago
Can anyone read the headline on the newspaper? I can make out cartoonist and deadline.
Ernest Lemmingway almost 13 years ago
Jason is forgetting Einstein. “It’s all relative.” As in, “It doesn’t matter how insignificant your report card is in the vast cosmos, it’s what our parents will think.”
Michael Rosser Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Bottom line of headline: “Must’ve made deal with Devil,” says stunned editor
kraftjeff almost 13 years ago
But if Peter blows this thing there might be 75% less of him in the universe…
DerkinsVanPelt218 almost 13 years ago
First Paige, now Jason is trying to put one over on Peter.
Seeker149 Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Sadly, it appears Mom would be of little use to Peter if he actually needed help reviewing. Stargazing might refocus him if he was studying Astronomy, but Physics? …maybe I’ll believe it if I ever seen a high school that teaches Astrophysics… maybe…
ronny4u almost 13 years ago
People assume that space includes galaxies, stars, planets, grains of sand… in short, baryons. Alas, that’s only 5% of the makeup of the Universe. The rest is 25% “dark matter” and 70% “dark energy”. Go figure.
sprsoldier96 almost 13 years ago
Total perspective Vortex? I thought a vital piece of that device was eaten by a two-headed alien.
Elaphe Gutatta about 9 years ago
“Cartoonist narrowly beats deadlineMust’ve made deal with Devil, says stunned editor”