I’ve actually seen that one, stated as “Time had to be invented so everything didn’t happen all at once.” I’m more into the idea of time as another non-spatial dimension. One memorable short story had a guy who invented a way to rotate the 5 dimensions so he could walk along the time dimension. Barely made it back after walking for HOURS and HOURS and not even getting back to when he’d flipped the switch. Finally realized that after the rotation, one second mapped to 186 THOUSAND MILES (light speed, ya know).
I have read that there is a theory in physics that the math doesn’t disprove, that time is an illusion, that the moment of the big bang and now are all one, we appear to experience it sequentially but that time is not an actual thing, just a way of expressing the big bang. All at once, over time.
Can anyone identify the writing on Mr. Burke’s shirt? In the third panel, I’m seeing it as “RPI”—my alma mater. But that could be my own bias. (Also, there must be plenty of schools with the same or similar acronyms.)
SCP-Junior-Researcher over 2 years ago
How many sit ups do you think you’ve done in total?
Cactus-Pete over 2 years ago
Then everything doesn’t happen all at once. Frazz may have been hit in the head by the ball.
Concretionist over 2 years ago
I’ve actually seen that one, stated as “Time had to be invented so everything didn’t happen all at once.” I’m more into the idea of time as another non-spatial dimension. One memorable short story had a guy who invented a way to rotate the 5 dimensions so he could walk along the time dimension. Barely made it back after walking for HOURS and HOURS and not even getting back to when he’d flipped the switch. Finally realized that after the rotation, one second mapped to 186 THOUSAND MILES (light speed, ya know).
mysterysciencefreezer over 2 years ago
I have to wonder how many times in a week Frazz’s friends just throw their hands up and yell “JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION, SOCRATES!”
Chrisdiaz801 over 2 years ago
You have a point, Frazz, which explains why it took you so long to ask out Miss Plainwell.
ewaldoh over 2 years ago
Nobody can do more than one all at once.
grocks over 2 years ago
Very Vonnegut of you
goboboyd over 2 years ago
The reverse of when you open the container of cookies, it becomes one serving.
BRBurns1960 over 2 years ago
I have read that there is a theory in physics that the math doesn’t disprove, that time is an illusion, that the moment of the big bang and now are all one, we appear to experience it sequentially but that time is not an actual thing, just a way of expressing the big bang. All at once, over time.
Brent Rosenthal Premium Member over 2 years ago
Still competitive at his age.
el_eye over 2 years ago
Best Strip today, Jef. Keep em coming.
The Brooklyn Accent Premium Member over 2 years ago
Can anyone identify the writing on Mr. Burke’s shirt? In the third panel, I’m seeing it as “RPI”—my alma mater. But that could be my own bias. (Also, there must be plenty of schools with the same or similar acronyms.)
scaeva Premium Member over 2 years ago
I’m 70+. I do 150 “tummy crunchers” every day. I could do more, but I get bored.
amaryllis2 Premium Member over 2 years ago
Aging gives you time with a doppler effect.
Bilan over 2 years ago
The past may not have been a single moment in time, but it’s still a blur to me.
winfield.wilson over 2 years ago
How many sit-ups in one sitting, he means :)