The theme today is "SPACE!" What kind of space, you say? Surface space? Room space? Yard space?
No, I'm talking about space itself. You know, the great unknown, the heavens, universes, mutiverses, string theory, brane (M-Theory), quantum physics and did you know that we're not really here but exist in many dimensions at once and we're all made of material that fits on something smaller than the head of a matchstick.
...sorry, got a bit carried away there. Back to the pretty stuff:
When I was a kid, I created a "Starlight Zone" display on my ceiling, replicating the solar system in orbit.
Can we possibly improve on this? Um,... yes.
Japan Trend Shop and friends have come up with the R2D2 star projector. Over 60,000 stars, X-Wings, Tie Fighters, Star Wars characters and hours of fun. And it runs on AA batteries, just like the real R2D2 (?!?!?) tee hee!!
R2D2 Planetarium Projector
The lovely people at Vintage Confections / The Original Planet Lollipops have out-nerded the lolly gods and created a brilliant set of solar system lollipops.
The Original Planet LollipopsTM Solar System
And just when you thought the awesomeness had finished...
Some folks believe the earth is flat. Still. Well, they don't believe in climate change, anyway. Some believe dinosaurs didn't exist, despite fossils and stuff.
Despite human stupidity, science has provided us with a few tips. The earth isn't the centre of the universe, orbits are ellipses, not perfect circles, and a big-assed meteorite probably wiped out the dinosaurs. Don't believe me? Here's proof that stuff from outer space ends up hitting the earth at some point or other...
Meteorite
Apparently, some meteorites being sold online are not genuine meteorites. I know, shocking, right? So how do you check if your meteorite is the real deal?
According the the knowledgeable people at Aerolite, these are the things to look out for:
1 - If it sticks to a magnet, it could very well be a meteorite. It's not a guarantee but it helps!
2 - If it has holes in it (or 'vesicles') or is porous/grainy it's probably not a meteorite.
3 - If is H-E-A-V-Y, much heavier than normal rocks of a similar size, it probably is a meteorite.
Otherwise, you might just have a normal rock that's been spray painted silver or a piece of hematite. Which, although pretty, kind of defeats the purpose of having an extra-terrestrial rock in the first place!
What space stuff would be complete without the answer to one of the most important questions in the universe... "Are we alone?"
Yeah right, we live on a planet the size of a speck of specky specky stuff in a big specky ball of universe-y stuff and we think we're the only ones?
It's funny how the skeptics tend to lean towards us being alone in the universe/multiverse/multi-multi-megaverses when the law of averages says its more likely we're not alone.
Oooh, spooky. No, not really, just logic.
Anyway, the truth is out there in the form of.... Alien soap!!!
The folks at Bubblegenius have come up with a rather amusing gift basket in the form of... Alien abduction!!!
Alien Abduction Soap Gift Basket
Please note that no cows were harmed in the making of this gift basket. Literally. It's vegan. And they glow in the dark! The cow doesn't glow because it hasn't been irradiated by the aliens yet.
I can't say that it's going to be a particularly vegan experience for the real alien abduction cows though... Did I just say that? Uh oh...
Nothing to see here...
Thingy Whatsitcalled
***Zap!!!***
What was I talking about?
Dang...
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