Calvin and Hobbes Bridge Capacity - by Bill Watterson for November 26, 1986
Transcript:
Calvin: How do they know the load limit on bridges, Dad? Dad: Tehy drive bigger and bigger trucks over the bridge until it breaks. Then they weigh the last truck and rebuild the bridge. Calvin: Oh. I should've guessed. Mom: Dear, if you don't know the answer, just tell him.
MonkeeMobile over 14 years ago
My dad used to do this when I was little. When I was five my mom, dad, and I were at a buffet, and I looked up and asked why they had a light over each table. He simply replied that they made the food go bad more quickly, so people had to go and get more. I said ‘oh!’ and Mom just gave him an evil glance. Ironically my dad’s name was Calvin
hlagallah about 14 years ago
They use physics. I was taking a physics class in High School when this was first published. I decided to figure the answer and guess what it was a question on the test.
EastEmi almost 14 years ago
MonkeeMobile LOL. Thank you for your perfect story :-D
ilovemypapillon over 13 years ago
My dad also does this. The only problem is that its hard to tell whether he is serious or not.
yow4zip Premium Member almost 13 years ago
But Dads always know everything. Right?!
bmonk almost 13 years ago
This is as good as Dad’s explanation of the B&W world while he was growing up.
!!IceFire!! almost 12 years ago
Dad knows it all … !!!
WilliamBill almost 12 years ago
Dad’s look: “Huh!? What!?” Great.
KrishnaNiranjan over 4 years ago
ive seen this strip somewhere else before
GeorgeSteele1 over 3 years ago
What, and miss watching all those bridges collapse?
kip.ingram about 2 years ago
My second wife and I used to drive frequently with our daughters between Houston and Austin to see / pick up / drop off my older daughters. About halfway along the trip there’s a large electrical power generator station, with big towers that stick up into the air and pour out steam. I used to tell the daughters when they were little that that was where they made clouds. When they were really little they bought it, and were just fascinated. :-) :-)
We laugh about it now every time we drive by – it’s a fond memory for everyone.
franiidellaglio 11 months ago
Why is this one named? all the others don’t have names that i know of…
noissimbus 10 months ago
I guess the more common question from a 6-year old would be, “what’s a load limit, dad?”.
76noos 5 months ago
Hey, that’s ingenious!! As long as you have the budget to do it, it should be fine!!