When I was in kindergarten, I asked the teacher how airplanes are able to stay up in the sky. She paused, then replied “that’s a good question”.
It’s true that grown-ups often don’t know what they’re doing. But it’s also true that five year olds may not be ready to understand the concept of aerodynamic lift, any more than they can understand how camp guards can march children clutching their stuffed animals into a gas chamber.
Calvin clearly suffers from “Dukes of Hazzard” syndrome. The irrational belief that vehicles can make multiple jumps of dozens of feet into the air without suffering any sort of damage.
This is one of the better ones, but the best snowman strip is where Calvin is contrasting another kids snowman with his own in artistic terms. Can be found here:
Calvin and Susie sittin’ in a tree,kay-eye-ess-ess-eye-en-gee