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by alathon
2-20-10
Ben sits at home, struggling over physics homework.
I say! Do you need some help?
What could he know?
I see that you're learning about pendulums. What confuses you?
Everthing! What defines a pendulum? Why does it work? How does this connect to the real world?
Those are some very valid questions. Let me help.

 

by alathon
2-20-10
The lesson begins...
Back in the old days people didn't know what a pendulum did.
Pen-dul-um? What's that?
They had to tell time using sundials.
What time is it?
As you can see, these weren't very useful during the night.
Curse you vanishing sun!

 

by alathon
2-20-10
Hey kid! Want to buy a portable pendulum?
Don't pendulums work by having a mass attached to a string or rope?
Maybe...
In which case aren't those portable pendulums just ropes with weight attached to them?
A physics student eh? How about calculating the force of this bullet?
F=MA

 

by alathon
2-20-10
A pirate and a ninja meet.
Stay away pirate! I know kung-fu!
Well I know a matey about to push one end of a giant pendulum to hit ye!
I am too fast for that! No pendulum can hit me!
Did ye forget that pendulums travel in simple harmonic motion? The distance in one direction is the same as the distance back (assuming no friction).
Physics triumphs again!
Curse you and your physics!
Aye. Ye should have spent more time in class and less time learning kung fu.

 

by alathon
2-20-10
Now that we've created a room without friction let's see what happens if we swing a giant pendulum!
Sure! What's the worst that could happen?
Seconds later...
Perhaps we should have thought this through a bit more.
Without friction a pendulum wil continue to move back and forth, as it is a simple harmonic oscillator.
This continues forever, unless the pendulum reaches its equilibrium position.
Without friction the only way that can happen is if someone exerts an equal amount of force to make it stop.

 

by alathon
2-20-10
The ninja returns with a plan...
I've thought of a way to create a better pendulum than you! I'll add more mass to it and shorten the period!
Aye matey. That be wrong thinking. Adding mass doesn't change the period of a pendulum.
But... I worked so hard creating a giant pendulum!
Sorry. But ye should try calculating the period of a pendulum with a string length of 500cm located right behind ye.
Using the formula: T=2pi times the square root of string length (50) over force of gravity (9.8) the pirate quickly figures out the period.
Ouch. I give up.
The period is aproximately 14.19 seconds. Avast!

 

by alathon
2-24-10
Somewhere in South Carolina...
Down with government coercion!
What seems to be the problem?
The government taxing our goods! This is unconstitutional!
What do you propose to do? Write a petition? Start a rally?
No! We will secede from the Union!
Don't you think you're overreacting just a little?

 

by alathon
3-21-10
Death the Kid. It's time we had a talk.
Yeah dad? What is it?
It's your style. You just don't seem to kill equally.
Hey! That guy had it coming! He was selling fake rollexs for $100 each!
Be that as it may, it isn't our job to judge who dies and who doesn't. We HAVE a list.
Why do we need a list anyway? You're the Grim Reaper!

 

by alathon
3-25-10
Listen, dying should be equal for everyone.
Even con artists? And bad movie makers?
Even them. You see, in death everyone is equal. It doesn't matter who you were before.
God has an equal employee policy? Sweet!
Yot got it. People should pay more attention to what God does...
I told him about my idea for weekly updates but he never listened.

 

by alathon
3-25-10
Any other questions Kid?
Yeah, what gives God the right to judge people?
That's a good question. I believe that its because everyone is influenced by superficial things that don't matter.
Even you dad?
Heck yes! If it were up to me the entire cast of Twilight would be number 1 on the death list!
Good thing God is omnipotent. I'd hate to see someone abuse that power.

 

by alathon
3-25-10
Any other questions about death?
Yeah, what is the purpose of death anyway? I get that overpopulation is bad, but then why not just have a steady population?
Death is just as important as life. Without death the world would be much more resiliant to change.
Why is that?
That's because death makes people DO things. If people have the knowledge that their time on the world is short there is a bigger chance to get active!
I see. So all of the lazy people doing nothing should be motivated to act given their short lifespan.

 

by alathon
3-25-10
I'll say! If you think that people are lazy now, just think what it would be like without death!
Laying on the sofa all day watching TV?
Indeed. "Cleaning up" is the best way to make sure that the living are able to experience new things in their lives.
Even though you're killing people to make them do that?
People need to spend less time moping around and more time actually doing things. Death is a small price to pay for that.
True. The afterlife doesn't get overcrowded. But I still think that we should restrict disco night to Hell only...

 

by alathon
3-25-10
I'll pass on the word. I knew having meeting only once a decade was a bad idea.
That's fine dad. I hope I wasn't boring you with my questions.
Not at all! It is only through questions that ignorance can be banished! After all, ignorance is the cause of most hatred on Earth.
So people basically just fear the unknown? That sounds silly.
Silly but true. Most people would rather cling to outdated beliefs like racism instead of learning more.
...I'll sign up for a copy of the NY times ASAP.

 

by alathon
4-15-10
In 1892
Well, it seems like our wages have gotten cut again...
Darn it! If we were pirates this wouldn't have happened!
The Pirate Way...
Arrr. Yer cut of the booty will be cut due to these harsh economic times. Complain and I'll make ye walk the plank.
Rise up lads! Mutiny!
Back in 1892
You're right! Pirates don't let their boss just get away with exploiting them! Mutiny!
I believe the term you're looking for is strike.

 

by alathon
5-25-10
In the 1920s
All these immigrants keep coming to America! They are spreading radical ideologies like socialism and corrupting our workers!
Golly! Do you think we'll ever see the end of immigration problems?
Modern Day
Arizona's new law is in the process of being declared unconstitutional! This law was originally designed to stop the flood of immigrants the state.
Oh dear! Do you think we'll ever see the end of immigration problems?
Back in the 1920s...
I know! We just need to get rid of all the immigrants by passing a law that deports people if they don't have their ID papers!
...

 

by alathon
6-17-10
1965:
The president has just anounced an increase in combat troops in Vietnam in order to continue the fight for democracy.
...
2005:
The president has just anounced an increase in combat troops in Iraq in order to continue the fight for democracy.
I feel as if I've heard this somewhere before...

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