Polar bears are programmed to think: If it moves, it's prey. Funny the BBC didn't factor that in.

Thank you for clearing that up.

My husband worked on oil rigs in the Seventies. He got into computers because he wouldn't have to shower in kerosene at the end of the day.

@Kerr: Great...just in case.

I have a Space Shuttle binder in the house, but that's way cooler.

Wow! I used to have one...we called it the "Dynabrick" back in the day.

The one with the lamp is getting somewhere.

The place hasn't looked so stylish in years.

@Ninety-9: Ooh...am I showing my age?

In 1991 , the Michelangelo virus was supposed to lock up all our computers. My boss kept his system running during the night, so it was a simple affair to Xerox "God Creating Adam" onto tracing paper and simply taping it to the screen. His moment of panic was ample reward.

I think I saw him at Lascaux.

They're already flogging interactive cards on TV. They're scary enough.

A "Great White"-themed Christmas tree...where can I get one?

@Xenon: I've had my kettle for ten years and it's fine. Buy a teapot, dear, and look into those little filter paper bags for your loose tea. I'm a Yank, and I make a great cuppa.

@InGraphite: Society in general needs more Bowie.

@triggerx: I was under the impression that the advantage of stones was that they wouldn't dilute your drink.

Two bills to make ice!??

@BrknPheonix: If memory serves, he had recovered some upper-body movement, but possibly not enough to take advantage of the technology. He'd been betting on stem cells.

Pity it's too late for Christopher Reeve.

My late nerd husband would have SO loved this...