Drabble by Kevin Fagan for September 08, 2024

Wally is flabber-ear-gasted. lol.

Plus Norm is dumb as a post.

Search on << blowing your own sail >> (or similar) for interesting articles about the physics involved. Hint: The sail is a goofy device that sends air backwards. So, just what we expect from Norman — but he’s not entirely wrong.

Wally’s the smart one… he knows physics.

I shouldn’t be too much work for Norm, he doesn’t even tie his laces.

Not for me it isn’t. These days, I wear shoes without laces.

Cartoon physics in action.

Wally needs doggie booties!

Mythbusters episode:>

….face palm….

just go dow hill without the sail

and that wasn’t… :\

The sail is dead-weight slowing you down, but the leaf blower could push you.

Laziness is the mother of invention.

That deserves an eye roll.

Major eye roll.

…but nowhere near as much fun!

well, now you got me… I might just hafta try this!!

You should be such a proud father.

But, but isn’t what you are doing work? Oh, never mind.

Newton’s law. For every action, there is an opposite and equal reaction. Even if the sails were to inflate, there would be as much backward thrust and poor Norman would remain in one spot. A much better thing would be to remove the sail and point the blower to the rear, thus making the skate board to travel forward.

Is that a pickaxe? Little Wally is cute!