DailyComic@sh.itjust.worksB to Calvin and Hobbes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days ago05 April 1988sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down10
arrow-up168arrow-down1image05 April 1988sh.itjust.worksDailyComic@sh.itjust.worksB to Calvin and Hobbes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareShdwdrgn@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 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-28 days agoWait, why? Does Calvin age only on leap days or something?
minus-squareShdwdrgn@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 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.
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.