Lightbulb – internet bandwith is funny! Good one! The river isn’t right though. It actually runs faster when thinner, because there’s more water trying to squish through a smaller space.
It’s a faucet valve. There’s always the same water pressure behind it, so the further you open the valve the more water that runs through. I’d provide the formula, but I can’t write greek letters in this comment box =D
April 20th, 2009 at 5:35 pm
water?
April 21st, 2009 at 2:41 pm
Nope. There is a real answer for this one though.
January 1st, 2011 at 8:44 pm
Blood?
January 2nd, 2011 at 10:47 am
nope.
January 4th, 2011 at 2:27 pm
Lava?
January 4th, 2011 at 9:38 pm
No.
July 10th, 2011 at 8:22 pm
Internet bandwidth
August 13th, 2011 at 8:02 pm
A river. When a river is wide (thick), the water rushes through. When it’s narrow (thin), it goes slowly.
August 14th, 2011 at 9:38 am
Lightbulb – internet bandwith is funny! Good one! The river isn’t right though. It actually runs faster when thinner, because there’s more water trying to squish through a smaller space.
October 21st, 2011 at 7:35 pm
I almost said a candle, but then I re-read the comic and realized it said “run” not “am”
October 21st, 2011 at 7:36 pm
Just realized another flaw with my previous answer, thin candles burn more quickly not wide ones. Woops.
February 27th, 2012 at 2:41 pm
It’s a faucet valve. There’s always the same water pressure behind it, so the further you open the valve the more water that runs through. I’d provide the formula, but I can’t write greek letters in this comment box =D
July 4th, 2014 at 8:24 pm
A river! Molasses? A river of molasses! That’s filled with clocks. mmm chunky molasses clocks…