The use of BOLD ITALICS for Calvin’s Mom perfectly conveys a tone of mock incredulity.

Achievement get!

I quite enjoy this 10-minute tool-assisted speedrun of that acheivement.

were that many people using 3D-plastic printing, back in 2019

3D printing was already pretty common in 2019. I had a small hobby printer by then.

But I’m not entirely convinced that the above tray is 3D printed. I can’t see any obvious artifacts such as layer lines or the tool path of the top layer. It is quite a large object, and would likely need to be printed in multiple parts, or on a specialized printer. Additionally, untreated 3D prints are generally not recommended for items which will repeatedly contact food, as the rough surface is difficult to fully clean.

This presentation is exceptionally visually pleasing. It’s like an Indian bento.

These noodles resemble spaghetti more than I would expect.

His expression, the stretchiness of the overwrap on the box, the frantic speed of Calvin’s arms, all brilliantly executed in a single panel.

I love how skilled Watterson is at drawing facial expressions. He really captures Calvin’s eagerness and Hobbes’ annoyance.

This is one of my mom’s favourites. Mine too, I suppose.

Happy Hobbes is the best Hobbes.

Just look how pleased he is with himself.

Whoops, sorry, I think I was half asleep when I typed that date. The first appearance of the transmogrifier was 1987-03-23, nearly two years before this propeller beanie saga.

Which implies that Calvin could ace all his school math tests, he just doesn’t care to :)

Maybe a little more than “a bit of sugar”, but yeah.

But if you were referring to Kellogg’s (wildly unfounded) hypothesis that bland food would somehow repress sexual urges, I don’t think he’d approve of adding sugar to make it taste better.

He was a weird dude with some messed-up ideas though, so if the existence of Frosted Flakes would have annoyed him, then perhaps that’s a good thing.

I don’t think it’s the same box. The first appearance of the transmogrifier was on 1989-03-12 (edit: 1987-03-23). The beanie box is also a bit too small for Calvin to fit inside.

I think that was corn flakes, not frosted flakes.

From this, we can conclude that each box contains approximately 6 servings.

anti-magic field grenades

And the Lord spake, saying, ‘First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then, shalt thou count to three. No more. No less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once at the number three, being the third number be reached, then, lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it.’

I am very jealous right now. And hungry :)

Where pepperoni? :)

GROND!

QC style?

No, Calvin opened the door himself.