Comic #3586: why-is-the-sky-blue
Description
Here is the transcription of the text from the comic:
Panel 1:
- Child: "DADDY, WHY IS THE SKY BLUE?"
- Father: "Oh, it's very interesting. Let me just use the bathroom, and then I'll explain."
Panel 2:
- Child: "DADDY, WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU MAKE A GAS OF MAGNETIC PARTICLES?"
- Father: "Ah, yes. It's fascinating, but I really have to pee first."
Panel 3:
- Child: "DADDY, IS A QUANTUM WAVEFUNCTION 'REAL,' OR IS IT PURELY A MATHEMATICAL FORMALISM?"
- Father: "I'll be right back."
Panel 4:
- [Later…]
- Father (thinking): "There must be an easier way."
- Father (speaking to another person): "So, what inspired you to discover the equation that governs all reality?"
- Other person: "I just wanted my life back!"
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