DailyComic@sh.itjust.worksB to Calvin and Hobbes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days ago05 April 1988sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up198
arrow-up198image05 April 1988sh.itjust.worksDailyComic@sh.itjust.worksB to Calvin and Hobbes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-217 days ago Calvin was 6 in 1985 when this comic started Calvin was also 6 in 1995 when this comic ended. There’s nothing to indicate that he wouldn’t still be 6.
minus-squareShdwdrgn@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 days agoThe year 2000 was a century leap-year, therefor Calvin could be 7 now. That would also imply he’s at least 2400 years old by our normal timekeeping.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-211 days agoWait, why? Does Calvin age only on leap days or something?
minus-squareShdwdrgn@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 days agoNot Calvin specifically, but pretty much all cartoon characters age really slowly, if at all. And since a leap-century only happens once every 400 years, it seemed appropriate enough to match their apparent immortality.
Calvin was also 6 in 1995 when this comic ended. There’s nothing to indicate that he wouldn’t still be 6.
The year 2000 was a century leap-year, therefor Calvin could be 7 now. That would also imply he’s at least 2400 years old by our normal timekeeping.
Wait, why? Does Calvin age only on leap days or something?
Not Calvin specifically, but pretty much all cartoon characters age really slowly, if at all. And since a leap-century only happens once every 400 years, it seemed appropriate enough to match their apparent immortality.