Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for January 26, 2010
Transcript:
Baldo: This standard model accounts for the 12 known particles of matter that interact via the strong, weak and electromagnetic fundamental forces. Baldo: Ok, smart girl, do you understand that? Gracie: Of course. Baldo: Good. Baldo: Can you explain it to me?
ejcapulet almost 15 years ago
Uh, yeah, can you explain that to me, too?
margueritem almost 15 years ago
He was hoping she’d volunteer…
riley05 almost 15 years ago
Or during the 70s…
J_Verschueren almost 15 years ago
Or the 80s… neutrons, protons and electrons were the only sub-atomic particles discussed.
carmy almost 15 years ago
Baldo’s lucky to have Gracie to ‘splain that to him.
chubbygirlcomics almost 15 years ago
And to me? I started becoming overwhelmed at the first panel…
bald almost 15 years ago
i slept during that part of science. i knew what my vocational path was going to be and wouldn’t need it
Wildmustang1262 almost 15 years ago
I don’t want to learn about the physics, because I know it will always be soooooo complicated.
POPPA1956 almost 15 years ago
The physical universe is made of four basic elements. they are: neutrons, electrons, protons, and morons. Defying Newtonian physics, morons often gather in groups, and are then called “politicians.”
jo_c_fus almost 15 years ago
Poppa you sure make Physics easy.
fritzoid Premium Member almost 15 years ago
I learned the basics of atomic structure in HS Chemistry (the elements of the elements, so to speak), but we got a little bit of an overview of subatomics the next year in Physics. Nothing too intense, just a survey…
I always found the CONCEPTS of Physics fascinating, but I hated the math involved. In college as an English/Art major, I found “Physics for Non-Majors” to be one of my favorite classes. Lots of cool demonstrations, very few calculations.
fritzoid Premium Member almost 15 years ago
In High School physics, my teacher didn’t really know how to grade me. We had multiple choice tests, but we were expected to show our work. I’d work the formulas as far as I could (which would only be about a third of the way) and then I’d leap to the right answer. He ended up giving me a “B” for a final grade because I clearly understood the general principles of what was being taught, even though I couldn’t do the math. Since it was clear that I wasn’t going to pursue a scientific or technical career path, he figured I knew what I needed to know.
On the basis of my own situation and proclivities, I nearly got the whole curriculum for the whole school changed; the curricdulum director (who also taught rhetoric and literature at the local university) wanted to institute a “Physics for Poets” class for the benefit of people like me…