Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for June 21, 1992
June 20, 1992
June 22, 1992
Transcript:
Calvin: I've been reading about the beginning of the universe. They call it "The Big Bang." Isn't it weird how scientists can imagine all the matter of the universe exploding out of a dot smaller than the head of a pin, but they can't come up with a more evocative name for it than "The Big Bang"? That's the whole problem with science. You've got a bunch of empiricists trying to describe things of unimaginable wonder. Hobbes: What would you call the creation of the universe? Calvin: "The HOrrendous Space Kablooie!" Hobbes: Hmmm...that is better. Calvin: Almost anything would be. Hobbes: We should lobby to change that. Calvin: And I think "Tyrannosaur" should be changed to "Monstrous Killer Death Lizard."
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NaeglariaFowleri over 12 years ago
Yuck. Can you imagine a 6 foot bee rotting after losing it’s “harpoon”?
Mr. C almost 12 years ago
Don’t mess with the bee, you’ll get the horns….or something like that.
Xalder about 10 years ago
THE HORRENDOUS SPACE KABLOOIE!
littleworld over 9 years ago
Calvin, Tyrannosaurus Rex literally means “Tyrrant lizard king.” I dunno, that IS pretty awesome name.
yow4zip Premium Member over 7 years ago
Great ideas, Calvin!
CatDefender almost 3 years ago
The phrase “Big Bang” was coined by Sir Fred Hoyle, an English astronomer. Hoyle used the term to mock the theory, which he disagreed with.
Jaythor 8 months ago
“In the beginning, God….” is a much better intro, and explains far more than the random nonsense of so-called “science”.