Calvin’s Dad Explains How Life Works

One of the greatest characters in cartoon history is Calvin’s dad in the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson.

Here’s a neat collection of Calvin’s dad explaining how the world actually works to his inquisitive son. For example:

Q. Why does the sun set?
A. It’s because hot air rises. The sun’s hot in the middle of the day, so it rises high in the sky. In the evening then, it cools down and sets.
Q. Why does it go from east to west?
A. Solar wind.

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June 17, 2008 at 3:22 am by Alex
Category: Cartoon & Comic

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8 comments to "Calvin’s Dad Explains How Life Works"

hanguker
June 17th, 2008 at 4:39 am
Haha! good stuff. I love C&H.
JC
June 17th, 2008 at 6:52 am
Haha!
Larfin Jackarse
June 17th, 2008 at 7:47 am
They missed the bridge one!

Q. Dad, how do they know how strong a bridge is?

A. They drive bigger and bigger trucks over it until it collapses, then they rebuild the bridge.

Then his wife tells him off.
Pol x
June 17th, 2008 at 9:27 am
Larfin Jackarse

dang!

beat me to it.
Justin
June 17th, 2008 at 10:39 am
Hahahaha! This was great!
kid_icarus
June 17th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
that is hilarious….i really miss C&H
ted
June 17th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Loved Calvin and Hobbes.
Very imaginative all around.
Jacki
June 18th, 2008 at 1:33 am
There was a really good one where his dad was explaining how black and white photos became coloured. Apparently the world use to be “black and white” XD

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