Wizard of Id by Parker and Hart for August 04, 2023

Smart weapon — developed and sold by the Huns.

It was a crappy little cannon anyways, spend some money fink

Never stand directly behind a canon when you fire it.

No, you miscalculated the need to provide support for the cannon’s recoil.

I’m sure that the French 48 took care of that problem !

Did the same company that sold stuff to Wile E. Coyote make that cannon?

They invent the impulse rocket.

I bet it hurt when that cannoned in to them…..

Yep a correctly weighed cannonball would have made the sound effect of “FOOM!” not “POW”

I won’t get to use my water cannon of doom.

Water shame.

Still working on my beef and cream of mushroom cannon

Starting to worry it’s not stroganoff

Why do cannons always spit out their ammo?

Because if they swallowed, it’d be cannonballism.

Rod recoiled at the thought of reducing the cannonball’s weight, though.

This is why I mentioned yesterday that Rodney would probably screw up Wiz’s weapons idea…

Looks like Fink needs that new recoilless cannon.

Maybe the red cross can give them some cannonade.

How did that size of ball ever get into the cannon in the first place? No, wait, don’t tell me. Comics physics, right?

You need a trail, trail plate, and spike for your cannon.

With Rodney firing the cannon, the safest place to be is right in front of it.

Lemme guess. FromAcme right?

That’s a definite owie!

Next time, reverse the direction of the cannon.

This is why artillery is the queen of battle. It knocks the hell out of the king whenever it gets a chance.

Note to self ……First, trig wheels ….. Second, Do “NOT” stand behind cannon when firing …… :)

Newton’s 3rd law will get you every time…

That Newton’s 3rd Law is a killer

If I had a rack here Rodney, you would be on it….

This looks like Road Runner/Wile E. Coyote physics in play here!

Wonder whether this strip is before or after our good old friend, Newtons, theory of action and reaction. Apparently Sir Rodney miscalculated the momentum I guess.

Looks like one of those 12 pounder cannons that the army turned into a 24 pounder rifle in the 1860’s. Too much projectile mass for the weight of the cannon = highly excessive recoil.

Did he get share his plans with Wile E Coyote? It would explain so much

Was it the Fink who said, “ow!”?