As I programmer, I’m always petrified when I think about how well the software I’ve written is tested (yes, some), knowing that modern life depends on software to continue working at all. Some of my code went to Mars, which is very very cool. Some of it could be found in heart monitors… Scary.
At least he was standing there watching it. If he had left the room, it could have caught fire. I threw away one toaster because it became defective in this way.
It is beginning to look like some rides at county fairs should not be touched. When they are moved from one county to another, mistakes can be made while putting them together.
Being an ex-collector of toasters, my earliest being 1907 models. I am surprised more homes didn’t burn down and more people permanently scarred from the burns. I have one left, an all ceramic 2 slice. Sold most to collectors in Australia
It’s not the fault of the toaster. There is this little tray on the bottom that you have to pull out and empty the crumbs once in a while. Not everyone knows that.
Well, Calvin, I’m not going on a plane ever again and as far as appliances, I have never had luck with electric can openers, vacuum cleaners, and toasters! You can scrape the toast or just get another slice of bread! LOL
It has been said that when to first Gemini astronauts were waiting to blast off, one of them said “Just think this rocket was built by the lowest bidder”
I believe an astronaut was once asked what he was thinking about during the launch of his mission and he replied, “That everything on this rocket was built by the lowest bidder.”
All the more disturbing is that scientists are still debating exactly how airplanes manage to fly. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/no-one-can-explain-why-planes-stay-in-the-air/
The “darkness” knob on the toaster has a very fine distinction between “untoasted” and “blackened.” If you crank it all the way up I imagine it will set fire to your house.
Someone said Isaac Asimov wouldn’t get on an airplane. I worked almost 40 years in the aircraft industry. I worked mainly in helicopters. I won’t fly in a commercial airliner. It’s not the initial build that bothers me. The quality of the initial build is very good. Some of you may jump on the V-22 Osprey that crashed in the Potomic early on in the program. The bobble head news things on TV made much of the fact that it came apart. It did, by design. So that troops involved in a wrecked aircraft could get out.When my Dad was a teenager, he and a friend drove people non-stop from St. Louis to Los Angeles, then carried people from Los Angeles to St. Louis.The reason? A lot of people were afraid to ride a train.
BE THIS GUY about 2 years ago
Next time, check the settings.
codycab about 2 years ago
Might make for a nice and dangerous adventure. Go for it, Calvin.
bluram about 2 years ago
Is there a Junior Fireman in the house?
Templo S.U.D. about 2 years ago
tough, Calvin
Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member about 2 years ago
I will never fly on Calvin Airlines.
C about 2 years ago
Toast smoker
BigDaveGlass about 2 years ago
Yay, another burnt offering……
Erse IS better about 2 years ago
As I programmer, I’m always petrified when I think about how well the software I’ve written is tested (yes, some), knowing that modern life depends on software to continue working at all. Some of my code went to Mars, which is very very cool. Some of it could be found in heart monitors… Scary.
Bilan about 2 years ago
That’s why you should never fly on a jet made by KitchenAid.
sirbadger about 2 years ago
At least he was standing there watching it. If he had left the room, it could have caught fire. I threw away one toaster because it became defective in this way.
Crow Eatery about 2 years ago
It is beginning to look like some rides at county fairs should not be touched. When they are moved from one county to another, mistakes can be made while putting them together.
The dude from FL Premium Member about 2 years ago
Being an ex-collector of toasters, my earliest being 1907 models. I am surprised more homes didn’t burn down and more people permanently scarred from the burns. I have one left, an all ceramic 2 slice. Sold most to collectors in Australia
orinoco womble about 2 years ago
I remember when my brother (very like Calvin) decided to butter his bread before putting it in the toaster. Margarine causes grease fires.
Imagine about 2 years ago
It’s usually user error. Or manufacturing error. Either way, it’s almost always a human’s fault.
saywhatwhat about 2 years ago
It’s not the fault of the toaster. There is this little tray on the bottom that you have to pull out and empty the crumbs once in a while. Not everyone knows that.
chuckcork1 about 2 years ago
It isn’t the toaster, it’s the untrained operator.
rentier about 2 years ago
Burned toast, a new one!
Susan00100 about 2 years ago
Calvin, nowadays airline passengers are more afraid of catching COVID from their fellows than from the plane malfunctioning!!
Zebrastripes about 2 years ago
Well, Calvin, I’m not going on a plane ever again and as far as appliances, I have never had luck with electric can openers, vacuum cleaners, and toasters! You can scrape the toast or just get another slice of bread! LOL
jagedlo about 2 years ago
Calvin is now the (burnt) toast of the town!
Gandalf about 2 years ago
As a wise man once said, anything that large and heavy ought not be flying….
jjboyjr about 2 years ago
Shudda bought AMERICAN MADE!
david_42 about 2 years ago
Turning the toaster setting up does not make toast faster.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member about 2 years ago
Thing is, the people who build airplanes are likely to ride in them someday.
Redd Panda about 2 years ago
If Boeing made toasters.
mckeonfuneralhomebx about 2 years ago
As long as the left phalange is ok then the plane is fine. Phoebe to Rachael, last episode of Friends…
njchris about 2 years ago
It has been said that when to first Gemini astronauts were waiting to blast off, one of them said “Just think this rocket was built by the lowest bidder”
BiggerNate91 about 2 years ago
Another relevant strip considering the irrational fears and stupidity of a good majority of the population.
The Wolf In Your Midst about 2 years ago
And this is why they stopped selling toasters with a “flambé” setting.
Dreaming in Alola about 2 years ago
I’d rather board an airplane than make toast. If something screws up with the plane, at least it won’t have been my fault.
Diat60 about 2 years ago
Does anyone actually ever use the highest setting on a toaster? Does anyone like black toast?
formathe about 2 years ago
I smell Wilder Penfield,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
mistercatworks about 2 years ago
Operator error. Note to self – do not board plane if Calvin is pilot.
carlzr about 2 years ago
Remember the Flying Toasters? Nobody was afraid of them.
ChessPirate about 2 years ago
I still find it amazing that we made it to the moon and back with less computing power than that which you have in your mobile phone…
dbradway1 about 2 years ago
I believe an astronaut was once asked what he was thinking about during the launch of his mission and he replied, “That everything on this rocket was built by the lowest bidder.”
kathleenhicks62 about 2 years ago
Good question.
SweetSinger about 2 years ago
And that was the last slice of bread. Darn.
wiley207 about 2 years ago
You know what they say: “All toasters toast toast!”
locake about 2 years ago
I’m sure a toaster could be designed better. There are engineers who get paid to do that.
g04922 about 2 years ago
LOL… I bet always has made Calvin’s toast for him before. Live and learn, Calvin – check the setting before starting the toaster.
coffeeturtle about 2 years ago
I remember hearing somewhere that the toaster’s design is pretty much the same since its inception
BC in NC Premium Member about 2 years ago
Considering what my toaster does to bread at #5, I don’t know why it goes to 7.
Arghhgarrr Premium Member about 2 years ago
All the more disturbing is that scientists are still debating exactly how airplanes manage to fly. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/no-one-can-explain-why-planes-stay-in-the-air/
pamela welch Premium Member about 2 years ago
LOLOL
neatslob Premium Member about 2 years ago
The “darkness” knob on the toaster has a very fine distinction between “untoasted” and “blackened.” If you crank it all the way up I imagine it will set fire to your house.
edeloriea14 about 2 years ago
Calvin left the settings on so high, his toast got burnt to a crisp.
Otis Rufus Driftwood about 2 years ago
Maybe you just need a new toaster.
hagarthehorrible about 2 years ago
Calvin, check with Snoopy, the ace pilot, how he manages the sopwith camel like a pro.
Sailor46 USN 65-95 about 2 years ago
The airplane isn’t usually the problem, the operator on the other hand…
Jean Meslier about 2 years ago
Someone said Isaac Asimov wouldn’t get on an airplane. I worked almost 40 years in the aircraft industry. I worked mainly in helicopters. I won’t fly in a commercial airliner. It’s not the initial build that bothers me. The quality of the initial build is very good. Some of you may jump on the V-22 Osprey that crashed in the Potomic early on in the program. The bobble head news things on TV made much of the fact that it came apart. It did, by design. So that troops involved in a wrecked aircraft could get out.When my Dad was a teenager, he and a friend drove people non-stop from St. Louis to Los Angeles, then carried people from Los Angeles to St. Louis.The reason? A lot of people were afraid to ride a train.