Solar wind. Why does the sky turn red as the sun sets? Where does the sun go when it sets? The sun sets in the west. In Arizona actually, near Flagstaff. No, the sun goes out as it sets. Ha ha, of course not. Hold a quarter up. I thought I read that the sun was really big. How come old photographs are always black and white? Sure they did. In fact, those old photographs are in color. But then why are old paintings in color?! Not necessarily.
A lot of great artists were insane. But… But how could they have painted in color anyway? Because they were color pictures of black and white, remember? Dad, will you explain the theory of relativity to me? See, if you fly to California, you gain three hours on a five-hour flight, right? Why do my eyes shut when I sneeze? How come you know so much?
How do bank machines work? Sort of like the guy who lives up in our garage and opens the door? Why does ice float?
Ice wants to get warm, so it goes to the top of liquids to be nearer to the sun. Is that true? Look it up and find out. Yes, it's just another typical day for the incredible Spaceman Spiff! Dazed but undaunted, our fearless hero sets off in search of a service station! The zealous zarches have followed Spiff to the planet's surface to finish him off!
With a sudden chill, our hero realizes the planet's soft granular ground makes him easy to track! Thinking quickly, Spiff runs backward, so his tracks show him going the opposite direction! By continuing past a hiding place and doubling back, our hero fools the hideous aliens!
It's time to come in! We know he went this way. We'll find him. Calvin asks Dad why old photographs are black and white. He asks if they didn't have color film back then. Dad tells him they did, but the world was black and white then.
He says the world didn't turn color until the 's. Calvin says that's weird. Dad says truth is stranger than fiction. Calvin then asks why old paintings are in color. If the world was black and white, wouldn't artists have painted it that way? Dad says a lot of great artists were insane. Calvin asks how they could have painted in color.
Their paints would have been shades of gray. Dad says the paints turned colors like everything else did in the '30s. Calvin then asks why old black and white photos didn't turn color. Dad says because they were color pictures of black and white.
Later, Calvin tells Hobbes the world is a complicated place. Hobbes says whenever it seems that way, he takes a nap in a tree and waits for dinner. Calvin suddenly realizes the world has no hue, value, or chroma! Have the photoreceptors in Calvin's eyes stopped working properly, or has the fundamental nature of light changed??
Perhaps some strange nuclear or chemical reaction on the sun has caused electromagnetic radiation to defy separation into a spectrum! Maybe objects no longer reflect certain wavelengths! Whatever the cause, it's clear to Clavin that there's no point in discussing things with his Dad! The problem is, you see everything in terms of black and white. Calvin is dragging the sled, but there's no snow on the ground.
Hobbes asks what he's doing. Calvin says he plans an appeal to the snow demons. He says they're tormenting them with wimpy weather because they're angry. Calvin is going to lie on his sled and think snow thoughts until the snow demons have mercy and unleash a blizzard. Calvin says a rhyme about it snowing. Hobbes looks at the sky. He walks away and says he'll come out in January to see how he's doing. Calvin tells him to let Mom know he'll need his meals out there and that he won't be going to school tomorrow.
Calvin's world suddenly has no hue, value, or chroma. He asks if the photoreceptors in his eyes have stopped working, or has the fundamental nature of light changed. Perhaps something has caused electromagnetic radiation to defy separation into a spectrum. As he walks, he wonders if objects no longer reflect certain wavelengths. Whatever the case, it's clear to Calvin that there's no point in discussing things with Dad. Dad tells Calvin that his problem is, Calvin sees everything in terms of black and white.
Calvin angrily replies sometimes that's the way things are. Wow, honey, you're missing a beautiful sunset out here. I'll count to 10, and then Dad, how come old photographs are always black and white? Didn't they have color film back then? Sure they did. In fact, those old photographs ARE in color. The world didn't turn color until sometime in the s, and it was pretty grainy color for a while, too.
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