Obviously the Mediterranean and Persian Gulf.

Delta V required bitches. It’s what the public doesn’t understand about space travel. It was why NASA was testing a super sonic parachute. It’s why it’ll take many months to intercept an incoming asteroid at a meaningful distance to matter which means we would need a heads up years in advance.

Thanks Firefox...

Skyrocket Car, Waldemar Kaempffert, 1919. It featured a Radium engine, a Panoramic view, a spiffy nautical theme, and you can fix it when it breaks with a wrench and an oil can.

I also like that Ridley Scott wanted to increase the scale of the alien ship sets so he used kids in space suits for the external shots.

I remember my mind being completely blown when I saw “Flight of the Navigator” as a kid.

Control panels are too complicated. This one contains all the buttons anyone needs:

A personal favorite is from the Alien films well actually the first Alien film.

Where are these do(ugh)nuts?

Either Charm or Strange.

It’s another self-driving car hit-and-run, detective.

Airlock door. First knocking, then pounding.

Forecast: flooding of Nevada coast continues.

Might be good like Gravity, might be bad like Interstellar.

Ok. Let’s not do what we did last year, and start calling this, “a modern day 2001.” Let’s just say that this looks like a good movie, which is kind of rare for Ridley Scott, these days.

Stanley Kubricks zombie?

This is cool as hell, and the science it will enable will be amazing - but it needs a better name - XKCD to the rescue again!

Have you guys seen how forests are managed? It doesn’t matter if it isn’t a dedicated Pine Plantation (AKA Tree Farm, with perfectly spaced trees all the exact same species and age), or a real forest with mature trees. Real forests are still replanted. Most of your lumber comes from real forests that are replanted…