Red and Rover by Brian Basset for April 21, 2011

Rover might find some kindred spirits on Pluto…

Red has all the answers.

I thought that Pluto was a dog?

Wow Red is so smart!

I was told a couple of days ago by a 4 year old that “Pluto was only a planet when grown-ups were kids!”. It made me laugh and feel sad at the same time.

Pluto was still considered a planet during the decade this strip depicts.

Flowers don’t live very long and I don’t think anyone has ever found a brain in plants.

Remember, some folk once thought the universe revolved around the Earth. Today, some folk think the universe revolves around them.

for you red and rover and NASA fans…

http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/533032main_redandrover.pdf

Under high atmospheric pressure such as exists on Venus, one’s head (and the rest of one’s body) could not explode; it would be crushed - that is, if the temperature (460 °C [860 °F]) didn’t bake it first.

@ simpsonfan - what did it used to be?

@ keltii - thanks for posting the link!

@simpsonfan2 - We should send someone there to see which would happen first: pressure, heat or corrosion. It’d be one way to get Donald Trump to do something useful.

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Good point, Red!

LOVE Rover’s face in the last frame!