Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for June 21, 1992
June 20, 1992
June 22, 1992
Transcript:
Calvin: I've been reading about the beginning of the universe. They call it "The Big Bang." Isn't it weird how scientists can imagine all the matter of the universe exploding out of a dot smaller than the head of a pin, but they can't come up with a more evocative name for it than "The Big Bang"? That's the whole problem with science. You've got a bunch of empiricists trying to describe things of unimaginable wonder. Hobbes: What would you call the creation of the universe? Calvin: "The HOrrendous Space Kablooie!" Hobbes: Hmmm...that is better. Calvin: Almost anything would be. Hobbes: We should lobby to change that. Calvin: And I think "Tyrannosaur" should be changed to "Monstrous Killer Death Lizard."
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NaeglariaFowleri over 12 years ago
Yuck. Can you imagine a 6 foot bee rotting after losing it’s “harpoon”?
Mr. C about 12 years ago
Don’t mess with the bee, you’ll get the horns….or something like that.
Xalder over 10 years ago
THE HORRENDOUS SPACE KABLOOIE!
littleworld over 9 years ago
Calvin, Tyrannosaurus Rex literally means “Tyrrant lizard king.” I dunno, that IS pretty awesome name.
yow4zip Premium Member over 7 years ago
Great ideas, Calvin!
CatDefender about 3 years ago
The phrase “Big Bang” was coined by Sir Fred Hoyle, an English astronomer. Hoyle used the term to mock the theory, which he disagreed with.
Jaythor 11 months ago
“In the beginning, God….” is a much better intro, and explains far more than the random nonsense of so-called “science”.