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The '''Horrendous Space Kablooie''' is an alternate term for the ], coined by ] in his ] '']''. The '''Horrendous Space Kablooie''' is an alternate term for the ], coined by ] in his ] '']''.


The phrase originates in a strip which features Calvin says to Hobbes, "I've been reading about the beginning of the ]. They call it 'The Big Bang.' Isn't it weird how ]s can imagine all the ] of the universe exploding out of a dot smaller than the head of a pin, but they can't come up with a more evocative name for it than 'the Big Bang'? That's the whole problem with ]. You've got a bunch of ] trying to describe things of unimaginable wonder." The phrase originates in a strip which features Calvin saying to Hobbes, "I've been reading about the beginning of the ]. They call it 'The Big Bang.' Isn't it weird how ]s can imagine all the ] of the universe exploding out of a dot smaller than the head of a pin, but they can't come up with a more evocative name for it than 'the Big Bang'? That's the whole problem with ]. You've got a bunch of ] trying to describe things of unimaginable wonder."


Hobbes then asks, "What would you call the creation of the universe?", to which Calvin replies, "The ''Horrendous Space '''Kablooie'''!''" Hobbes then asks, "What would you call the creation of the universe?", to which Calvin replies, "The ''Horrendous Space '''Kablooie'''!''"

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The Horrendous Space Kablooie is an alternate term for the Big Bang, coined by Bill Watterson in his comic strip Calvin and Hobbes.

The phrase originates in a strip which features Calvin saying to Hobbes, "I've been reading about the beginning of the universe. They call it 'The Big Bang.' Isn't it weird how scientists can imagine all the matter of the universe exploding out of a dot smaller than the head of a pin, but they can't come up with a more evocative name for it than 'the Big Bang'? That's the whole problem with science. You've got a bunch of empiricists trying to describe things of unimaginable wonder."

Hobbes then asks, "What would you call the creation of the universe?", to which Calvin replies, "The Horrendous Space Kablooie!"

This term enjoyed a brief popularity in the scientific community and was widely used in informal communications (often abbreviated to "the HSK").

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