Science!! Space!! Robots!!
Ellen gave me the heads up about the Jet Propulsion Lab’s annual open house and I was all over it, as you might imagine. It was like a science fair for adults. I had a great time and can’t wait until next year!
Photos are captioned generously. Here is a brief post about the day.
today i went to the JPL open house and got to see the deep space control room, the mars science lab mid-assembly and lots of robots and scale models. pretty great nerd stuff, and the whole thing had a very science fair-y vibe. scientists with tables set up - from photos and diagrams on poster boards to a model of orbiting stars and an actual model of an interferometer outputting data to a big plasma screen. my favorite part was actually the big shop where they manufacture parts for the probes and satellites.
…i also had a really good giant burrito.
almost as awesome as the bsg - ds9 mashup, but maybe actually more awesome because it involves macgyver? dunno. but it’s pretty great.
related: anyone can feel free to buy me this.
topher: our problems are huuuge. and indomitable.
adelle: oo. i could eat that word. or a crisp. do you have any crisps?
topher: …you haven’t seen my drawer of inappropriate starches?!*
although the best moment might be the reveal that topher isn’t wearing any pants. or when mr. dominic freaks out (petting his own arm: “soooooft. like a kitty!”).
* note to self: create drawer of inappropriate starches.
via eric sent me the mcsweeney’s keeping up with the cardassians episode guide and it’s pretty fabulous.
while i’m thinking of it - ds9/bsg credits mashup. the first time i watched this a few years ago, i actually cried. that is how much i love both of these shows. …and also how pathetically nerdy i am.