You’ve watched too many roadrunner cartoons Danae & forget that Wile E coyote can’t fly, he just crashes with all that garbage the Acme Company sells him!
Actually, she is basically right. Albert Einstein said:
THE HAPPIEST THOUGHT of my life came to me when I was working at the patent office, and as I looked out the window, I noticed a workman falling off the roof of the nearby building. I realized that in the workman’s mind, in his view, he would feel no gravitational force while accelerating due to gravity. In other words, his falling under the accelerating force of gravity would nullify or cancel his perception of gravity. Thus acceleration and gravity were identical!
You gotta give it to Wiley; he went at it head-on once and got burned. Since then, he learned the lesson of “there’s more than one way to skin a critter” real well, and he’s doing just fine.
A fair amount of interesting science fiction has been written with the idea, what if one or more physical constants were different? With some, small changes make big differences.
strictures 30 days ago
You’ve watched too many roadrunner cartoons Danae & forget that Wile E coyote can’t fly, he just crashes with all that garbage the Acme Company sells him!
sirbadger 30 days ago
I have attempted to walk on water before.
keenanthelibrarian 30 days ago
Well, it was more a brief and shining moment, really … she probably saw the ‘sunlit uplands’ as well. Much good it did her …
For a Just and Peaceful World 30 days ago
Trump is skipping the gravity part and is trying to avoid just the law. Was I sarcastic enough?
PraiseofFolly 30 days ago
If at second you don’t succeed … forgettaboutit!
steveh64 30 days ago
Actually, she is basically right. Albert Einstein said:
THE HAPPIEST THOUGHT of my life came to me when I was working at the patent office, and as I looked out the window, I noticed a workman falling off the roof of the nearby building. I realized that in the workman’s mind, in his view, he would feel no gravitational force while accelerating due to gravity. In other words, his falling under the accelerating force of gravity would nullify or cancel his perception of gravity. Thus acceleration and gravity were identical!
bbenoit 29 days ago
Panel two. Que the cartoon Foley sound for running feet.
sandpiper 29 days ago
Question. Is Danae learning anything? Seems not.
elbow macaroni 29 days ago
Same gag earlier this week.
wirepunchr 29 days ago
If she wanted to be famous that would be “glory áśś”.
Count Olaf Premium Member 29 days ago
Well, it did work until it didn’t.
Count Olaf Premium Member 29 days ago
The Count guesses she should have used the sarcasm font.
Bruce1253 29 days ago
Yep, called it. She is definitely a future Darwin Awardee.
Can't Sleep 29 days ago
Even pigs can fly with enough thrust. The landings, however, leave much to be desired.
David_the_CAD 29 days ago
You forgot the most important part of defying gravity and that is to forget to hit the ground.
Maybe you need someone to distract you just before you make contact. (Thank you Doug Adams)
pheets 29 days ago
Not sure about defying gravity but I have certainly experienced weightlessness here on Earth (literally).
elgrecousa Premium Member 29 days ago
And then there’s that guy who thinks he can and those idiots who believe him.
Mike Baldwin creator 29 days ago
Sarcasm is like that. Too much is never enough.
mistercatworks 29 days ago
Danae should get a ride on the “vomit comet” and really experience some zero gravity.
elgrecousa Premium Member 29 days ago
You gotta give it to Wiley; he went at it head-on once and got burned. Since then, he learned the lesson of “there’s more than one way to skin a critter” real well, and he’s doing just fine.
mindjob 29 days ago
If she had just worn her Supergirl cape, she might be able to continue the voyage
Maswartz 29 days ago
The problem isn’t gravity, it’s your horse.
Cactus-Pete 29 days ago
But she wasn’t being sarcastic.
fourteenpeeves 29 days ago
The world’s only fraidycat horse
willie_mctell 29 days ago
A fair amount of interesting science fiction has been written with the idea, what if one or more physical constants were different? With some, small changes make big differences.
[Unnamed Reader - e476da] 29 days ago
Try it when the lake is frozen.
cherns Premium Member 29 days ago
Looks like the Maharishi’s Yogic Flying.
bakana 27 days ago
At least Lucy chose a Water Landing for Danae.