Artist: Bill Watterson
Given the recent “Climategate” silliness, I find the final bubble’s mention of weather appropriate. OK, weather and climate are two different things, but you know what I mean.
For those that really want to know, this was originally published in December 1989. It seems decade after decade we’re not getting there with the space-age gizmos and we still have the weather…
[...] New decade cartoon: Calvin on scientific progress [...]
of course there are still 12 months left in this decade so you never know
Robert.
Hmm. Right. There is the “cultural” decade and the “calendar” decade… :-)
But all the same, the moon colonies and zero gravity boots seem a fair way off.
[...] New decade cartoon: Calvin on scientific progress [...]
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As usual, Hobbes nails it…