Fry: "Why is everyone wearing those rings?"

@hdgotham (Hannah Wilson): LOL Ditto!

What's the mass of dry water compared to the actual substance it would be transporting? Is it lighter? Heavier?

@chumleyex: All glory to our new mirco overlords.

Awesome article. I have loved the art of Alan Lee since I saw the illustrated anniversary editions of The Lord of the Rings as a kid. I was thrilled when he was brought on board as the art director for the films.

Wow, car horns around the world sound exactly the same!

@Barnabus: "Back off man. I'm a scientist."

I was underwhelmed by Nausica, though it has been a while since I've seen it. While the film itself was beautiful and dealt with important issues, Miyazaki was also learning how to appropriate pace and plot his films — a skill he developed with each subsequent movie he made. For my money, Princess Mononoke is his…

Nice pictures!

Fantastic stuff. No. 4 is very Miyazaki-esque.

No. 4 is actually pretty cool!

Haha! Fantastic!

@themoonchild: Well, Dave, give yourself a pat on the back because your stuff is very good. Keep up the great work!

I read the first Mars book this past summer and was surprised (and delighted) at how accessible it still was.

Good thing the scientists are working on this instead of, say, curing cancer.

Excellent stuff, especially Nos. 1 and 2. No. 3 looks familiar. Was it featured on this site previously?

Very cool article, though I have to admit that the bare marble looks better than the "tacky" colors.

I thought that top image looked familiar. Alex Grey also did the artwork for the Beastie Boys album Ill Communication among others.

Awesome collection!

@David L Reinke: Agreed. The production quality was there, but that's no substitute for plot. Have you seen Ian McKellen's Richard III?