Obviously, it is firing retro-rockets to slow its spin, now that it is approaching the Earth. While centrifugal artificial gravity is nice to have during a long voyage, it throws off navigational flexibility something fierce. So when the aliens begin their final approach, they kill the spin, and live with…

Here are some of my guesses.

The bit about moths being an entirely different creature than the caterpillar is kind of interesting. I had thought that the moth can remember stuff learned as a caterpillar, which is pretty remarkable.

I find it stunning that an article with this title does not include any reference to Art Buchwald’s “The Six-minute Louvre”

I just hope it doesn’t catch on fire.

It was my understanding that eating while walking was frowned upon.

The cafe owner spotted us, came outside and apologetically informed us we shouldn’t be standing there as it would upset his neighbour.

I think it’s supposed to mean “don’t loiter”.

Wow. That sounds really bad.

What really got me laughing was the footage right after the Kia makes its landing.

Paris used to be served by a city-wide pneumatic tube system. One could send a message through the city using this system, commonly called the Pneu. It was ended in 1984.

Yeah . . . but why is it called that?

When a guy is walking down the street, and a chihuahua barks at them from the window of a house, the dog looks ridiculous and pathetic. It’s the size of a large rodent, but it is snarling and threatening you from behind the glass of its home.

Generally, I get in line, and then read an article or story that I’ve saved to my phone. I don’t worry about the speed of the line.

I hope they all get giardia. That would be fun, because the big fashion trend in 2018 will then be: Adult diapers for the Wealthy!

This!

Holy shit, that trailer was funny to see!

From the linked update article:

Same goes for wireless mouse/keyboard USB dongles. I have a palmtop size keyboard/mouse/laser that I use for presentations (In classroom presentations, I can control the computer while I’m walking through the classroom, instead of just advancing slides). On the Windows machines, there is a several minutes’ delay while…

This is a really thoughtful answer, while still being concise.