Didn't they also explain that since he's able to "vibrate the molecules of his body," he's able to phase through materials? ... if he did that while running, he'd be able to break the sound barrier without the subsequent sonic booms... I think. :)

Nahh ... Fortunato bugged me. Not sure why.

Great article. Thanks for posting the link! Sir Arthur was one of those people I always had on my "Great People I'd Love To Talk To" list.

No fair! TGaPT is the best character in that series, by far! :)

Very cool. I'm a sucker for well-thought-out premises and execution. I guess I know what my next purchase is going to be.

The Cinefex app sounds interesting. Too bad I'm not in a position to put up the money for all of the back issues. Good luck to them - hope they manage to pull it off.

When you reach 61 or 62, please feel free to post a picture of yourself. We can do a compare & contrast, ok?

Schroedinger's Phrozen Photonic Conphectionaries

The flush of victory.

James P. Hogan wrote an awesome prologue to his book, "Code of the Lifemaker," that described what happened when a self-replicating probe malfunctioned, due to being too close to a star that went "Boom!" If you've never read it, it's well-worth tracking it down. I believe it was also included in a couple of…

Upsidownium.

Anyone else hoping to see his headset short out some fine day?

"Act of Cod"

I had the Snoopy as a kid. Went on one too many space missions, and sadly fell apart. My wife, however, still has hers in the original box. Cool stuff :)

Hmmm... Would you need a Stark? Maybe he's trying to come up with an automated version of Iron Man, so he doesn't need to wear the armor himself, and it all goes horribly wrong?

Granny Goodness (shudder) from Jack Kirby's stint at DC.

You forgot the echoing acoustics for yelling from beneath the parent's basement steps! Other than that, spot on :)

The Discovery crew lived in a rotating cylinder that provided them with artificial gravity through centripetal acceleration. That was one of the cool things about the movie - the classic scene where the astronaut was jogging along inside of the drum.

Believe it or not, there was a patent from Apple in this past year or so that has the camera embedded in the screen for just this reason. Whether or not they actually release a product that uses it is another question.

It actually did lift off in its one and only taxi test.