"Comical Processing" features drawings by award-winning cartoonist Jerry King. It’s our way of letting you take a break from all the serious stuff you deal with at work — by coming up with appropriate light-hearted captions.
All I need is some water and I'll be back to my
original height.
Honorable Mentions
"Mom said I couldn't get a dog, so I got a Lab instead." Submitted by Dale Stout; Colorado Springs, CO
"Yeah dad, howdya know that Jerry King is the name of our new chemistry teacher!" Submitted by Jatin D Shah
"I only needed two flasks, but the director would not approved the project unless it looks complicated. . . That's how he justifies his salary increase." Submitted by Martin Tremblay
"It's really very simple. . . " Submitted by Debbie Eles; Moon Township, Pa.
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OTHER SUBMISSIONS
"Well, technically the cat next door is not missing. Let's say, he is now advancing humanity through better chemistry! " Submitted by Chuck Lewis"Sir, we have cracked the chameleon DNA" Submitted by Sebastian Thomas
"Johnny, next time tell me BEFORE you take the pipes from your mother's bathroom. . . " Submitted by Kerri Clifton
"This is our new set-up for recycling used cooking oil." Submitted by Alex Schuettenberg; Bartlesville, OK
"Hey Daddy, do you need a special chemical?" Submitted by Victor Bautista Granados
"Biodiesel, just feed it hamburger." Submitted by Keith Wamsley; Nashville
"It's been 3 hours now and the marble hasn't rolled out yet." Submitted by Jim Higginbotham; Chicago
"Dad! I really LOVE my first grade advanced polymers class! This is tonight's homework!" Submitted by David C Albrecht
"I started my Rube Goldberg research after graduating from Harvard at the age of 9." Submitted by Harold Paine
"Look how much space I saved by combining all those set-ups you had into one!" Submitted by Joseph Barbanel
"1st Place Winner at the Homeschool Science Fair" Submitted by Chad Garibaldi; St. Louis, Mo.
". . . and, if you tap that red flask with your pen, the whole thing will explode!" Submitted by Johnie Brown
"New biodiesel engine. Colors come with natural ingredients..." Submitted by Ozlem Bull, Denver CO
"So mum said, 'Can I have a sip of your home-made lemonade?' I said, 'Of course, mum!' and that's when she disappeared." Submitted by Graham Burchell.
"He must have used the Lean approach. . . " Submitted by Juventino Uriarte; Danville, Va.
"OK One more time.I crack the alkane then polymerise it whilst in a solution of a titanium metallocene and perfluorheptyl......your not with it Dad are you? " Submitted by Craig Watkinson; Nottingham, UK
"I should have just bought you a smartphone." Submitted by Justin Hale
"Don't worry dad, It didn't cost a thing I used your Credit card." Submitted by Terry Horton; Narrows, Va.
"Want to see what happens when I turn it on?" Submitted by Ferman Prewitt; Monett, Mo.
"Gosh Dad, I'm confused why the older kids kept saying "Bring Your Son to Work Day" was boring. " Submitted by Ken Shepley; Philadelphia
"Military version of a coffee maker!" Submitted by Carl Causey
". . . and that is how I plan to make my own glue, saving you and Mom from having to buy it." Submitted by Michael Rogers
"New biodiesel engine. Colors come with natural ingredients..." Submitted by anonymous
"I made a few minor design changes. You approved them in the MOC." Submitted by Mark Pon
"And you received Honorable Mention at the school Science Fair?!" Submitted by Gus Barbarito; Vienna, WV
"Grandpa, I won the Nobel Peace Prize in Chemistry today! What did you do? ...I cut the grass. " Submitted by Chuck Lewis
"Hey Dad, got a match?" Submitted by Loretta Orentas
"It was a kit, I got it online." Submitted by George M. Hudak
"One way or another I'm getting candy." Submitted by Cameron Watt
"It's really quite simple..." Submitted by Cameron Watt
"This is what we learned how to do during our first day of school." Submitted by Branden Kristy; Brook Park, Ohio
