Man, I slip into the shower when my husband is taking one. He always has the water much hotter than me-I swear sometimes I will come out with 1st degree burns. He on the other hand thinks he will suffer frostbite.
By the time he gets back up there, it will probably have cooled off enough to just get in. Unless his Mom really is an alien from Saturn who is trying to cook him to eat.
I sometimes let the water get too hot before I get in the tub. I can tolerate it to 40º before I add cold water. Usually it cools quickly just from the difference in the temperature of the room.
Sort of like, what I imagine, a piece of corn going into caramel feels like. I haven’t had any good caramel corn in years. I mean real cream and sugar caramel, all ooey and gooey and sticky. Cracker Jacks just don’t get it.
Calvin, boiled pop corn won’t pop.When it does pop it’s because heating forces the air in the kernel to expand.Now, go finish your bath, or I’ll force another science lecture upon you.
I think you could do that with humans. It would have to be a temperature below the flash point but high enough to create steam quickly. We’re 80% water or something like that. It probably would require experimentation. Low air pressure might help.
Put your hands in the water. If you get in a tub and it’s too hot (assuming it’s not actually scalding), put your hands in the water and it will feel cooler on the rest of your body.
dadthedawg Premium Member over 1 year ago
…..with extra butter.
Avatar??? over 1 year ago
Movie night
The Calvinosaurus That Calvin Wanted To Discover over 1 year ago
Hopefully he doesn’t freeze.
codycab over 1 year ago
Calvin does get rather corny, so yeah it could happen.
Pointspread over 1 year ago
Only corn balloons & weasels go pop.
baraktorvan over 1 year ago
Man, I slip into the shower when my husband is taking one. He always has the water much hotter than me-I swear sometimes I will come out with 1st degree burns. He on the other hand thinks he will suffer frostbite.
GreasyOldTam over 1 year ago
By the time he gets back up there, it will probably have cooled off enough to just get in. Unless his Mom really is an alien from Saturn who is trying to cook him to eat.
Johnny Q Premium Member over 1 year ago
Those western horizontal tubs cool down pretty quick, compared to the upright tubs in Japan…
Troglodyte over 1 year ago
Yeah, Cal, go pop right back in.
ArcticFox Premium Member over 1 year ago
Rub a dub dub, Calvin in the tub. Pop goes the Weasel.
saylorgirl over 1 year ago
Calvin’s expression in the first panel is exactly how I look when entering a hot shower at first. I adore his imagination!
snsurone76 over 1 year ago
Yes—and flood the whole house!!
snsurone76 over 1 year ago
Is Calvin old enough to take a bath unsupervised??
incognito over 1 year ago
Water disaster…….
VegaAlopex over 1 year ago
I sometimes let the bath get too hot when I turn on only the hot water. I usually tolerate it up to 43º.
VegaAlopex over 1 year ago
I sometimes let the water get too hot before I get in the tub. I can tolerate it to 40º before I add cold water. Usually it cools quickly just from the difference in the temperature of the room.
Count Olaf Premium Member over 1 year ago
Wet popcorn. Ew, David.
Gen.Flashman over 1 year ago
You would think a responsible mother would walk 20’ to bathroom to check the water and if needed adjust the temperature instead of trusting Calvin.
Just-me over 1 year ago
Calvin will have a new name when he wants to play cowboys…The Parboiled Kid.
Zebrastripes over 1 year ago
Live and learn, Calvin…by now you should know to test the temp, before getting in.
rshive over 1 year ago
A corny joke.
StevePappas over 1 year ago
That’s happened to me.
ladykat over 1 year ago
And don’t forget to wash behind your ears.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Sort of like, what I imagine, a piece of corn going into caramel feels like. I haven’t had any good caramel corn in years. I mean real cream and sugar caramel, all ooey and gooey and sticky. Cracker Jacks just don’t get it.
christelisbetty over 1 year ago
Calvin, boiled pop corn won’t pop.When it does pop it’s because heating forces the air in the kernel to expand.Now, go finish your bath, or I’ll force another science lecture upon you.
Baucuva over 1 year ago
It’ll be fine by the time he gets back in.
formathe over 1 year ago
I have an acquaintance that uses a thermometer. Yea, I know, but at my age acquaintances are few and far between.
bigboinate over 1 year ago
he will forget about it(thumbs up)
Twelve Badgers in a Suit Premium Member over 1 year ago
For once, Calvin’s mom is wrong. There are a number of grains that can do that, including sorghum, amaranth and buckwheat.
mistercatworks over 1 year ago
Oh, yeah? Then how do you explain what happened to Kernel Sanders? :)
Otis Rufus Driftwood over 1 year ago
I think you need oil to achieve that anyway.
Saurischia over 1 year ago
Isn’t Calvin a bit young to be in the tub without supervision?
g04922 over 1 year ago
LOL… Popcorn in the bath??? Calvin is weird, for sure.
wiley207 over 1 year ago
Heh, imagine if you could make popcorn by boiling the corn kernels in hot water?
willie_mctell over 1 year ago
I think you could do that with humans. It would have to be a temperature below the flash point but high enough to create steam quickly. We’re 80% water or something like that. It probably would require experimentation. Low air pressure might help.
BiggerNate91 over 1 year ago
As a kid, I used to have no idea what I was looking at here.
BE THIS GUY over 1 year ago
My ex likes her showers hot. I’m a like warm type of guy. I used to let her shower first because I would be less upset if the hot water ran out.
Templo S.U.D. over 1 year ago
now let’s imagine Calvin at Japanese or Icelandic hotsprings
ChrisTrey over 1 year ago
Surprised Calvin bothered to wear a towel.
neatslob Premium Member over 1 year ago
Put your hands in the water. If you get in a tub and it’s too hot (assuming it’s not actually scalding), put your hands in the water and it will feel cooler on the rest of your body.