Perfect. Thanks!

Wouldn’t that be bloody complicated? ;)

The source material for this (Valerian et Laureline) is quite good. Entertaining with large scope space opera plots. The Fifth Element vibe is definitely there.

As she leaves, Kendry asks Dutch why she has a particularly valuable instrument hanging on a wall. “It came with the ship,” which undoubtedly there’s a bit more to the puzzle that is Dutch.

That already exists. It is called Premium Economy. However there is always a market for cheaper.

Contrary to common belief, individual parachutes would be worse than useless in airliners.

While the drilling problem exists, I don’t think re-freezing is much of an issue given the extremely thin atmosphere.

My point was that the cultural identity of HK is very different from that of Mainland China.

I see your point. However I think one can still distinguish the origin of the outlet since it is relevant to the commentary. A bit like a London newspaper has a different perspective from a New York one.

Rumors originating from the Chinese newspaper Apple Daily are circulating, alleging that Hong Kong action film star Donnie Yen has been cast as a Jedi who shares scenes with Han Solo (which would fly in the face of repeated rumors that Solo dies in The Force Awakens). As ever with rumors like this, take it with a…

Yep. And in HK. :)

Most people’s experience with licorice comes from candy, which we expect to be sweet.

Heard a story , perhaps apocryphal, about how the Vulcan pilots who rolled her at Farnborough in the early years were reprimanded. They were baffled as to the reason until they were told that it was, “conduct unbecoming the bomber force.”

I’m going to be the annoying nitpicker who points out that IKEA is written in all capitals. It is an acronym that stands for Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd (The founder’s name followed by the names of the farm and the town where he grew up).

If I remember this stuff correctly it would be reported within 4 meters by the unit but not guaranteed. For that you need GPS augmentation. But I’m nitpicking at this point.

Fair dinkum.

Yech...

Yes they do, but they are not modern airliners as they were designed more than 30 years ago.

I suppose you’ll get some burnt smell from frictional heating as the bird is disintegrated by the fan blades.

They don’t seem naked to me. More like “robed”.