Calvin & Hobbes

Calvin: Where does the sun go when it sets?
Dad: The sun sets in the west. In Arizona actually, near Flagstaff.
Calvin: Oh.
Dad: That’s why the rocks there are so red.
Calvin: Don’t the people get burned up?
Dad: No, the sun goes out as it sets. That’s why it is dark at night.
Calvin: Doesn’t the sun crush the whole state when it lands?
Dad: Ha ha, of course not. Hold a quarter up. See, the sun’s just about the same size.

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