The Many Rants of Larry Russwurm- Are Plants Drunk Off the Excess Carbon Dioxide?
- The Articler
- In the Presence of Dentyne
- The Space Yoyo
- Pieing Lou Ferrigno
- Light at the End of the World
- H. G. Wells, the Teenage Sidekick of the Father of Science Fiction
- The Right is Right, But the Left is More Right: A Mathematical Proof
- The Ads About Nothing
- Newfoundland Houndstooth
Category Archives: Science Fiction
Obtainium
I’m writing this article about obtainium, poor sister of the more famous unobtainium from the movie Avatar. We heard so very much about unobtainium from that movie. How it was worth raping a planet for. How beautiful the planet was … Continue reading
Mammaral
It was shocking to the humans that first landed on Alexane that many of the beasts there were obviously mammals. It was more shocking that one of those beasts was the mammaral, shown below. As shown, mammarals are almost totally … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Science, Science Fiction, Writing
Tagged $#!+, Alexane, ambrosia, ansible, dairy experts, interspecies milking, mammaral, mammaries, space mammals
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Got a Sinking Feeling About Fort Knox
One of the wild ideas that I’ve heard of to explore the earth’s interior, is to use iron. Spread a whole lot of iron for a breadth of many kilometres and piled a certain height. Once a certain height of … Continue reading
Posted in History, Humour, Politics, Science, Science Fiction
Tagged could Fort Knox disappear?, did El Dorado sink beneath the crust?, exploration of earth's centre, iron piled with enough breadth and height will sink to earth's centre, less gold is needed to sink to earth's centre, new way to make humans extinct?, wild idea
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The Fantastic Three
The Comics Code of ’61 was for some strange reason adamant that the Fantastic Four needed “unstable molecule” clothing. (Clothing that takes on the traits of the wearer.)
Posted in Art, Cartoon, Humour, Science Fiction, Writing
Tagged Fantastic Four, Human Torch, Invisible Woman, Mr. Fantastic, the Comics Code
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Anchored in Past Tense
The first thing I thought as I perused my sister Laurie’s draft of her novel Inconstant Moon was that it was unfortunately in present tense. ‘Why is this unfortunate?’ you might ask, and I would tell you that I immediately … Continue reading
The Invisible Man Problem
Have you heard of the invisible man problem? The typical invisible man, as envisioned by H.G. Wells, must somehow change food into something invisible during the digestive process else the invisible man will not stay invisible. Even if he does … Continue reading
What I Don’t Like About Asimov’s 3 Laws of Robotics
Isaac Asimov wrote many stories and books containing his 3 Laws of Robotics. I would argue too many stories utilized the 3 Laws, and indeed I remember those who expressed concern that Asimov was tying together too much of his … Continue reading
Posted in Science Fiction, SF Criticism, Wee Bit O' Humour
Tagged Asimov, robotics, Three Laws of Robotics
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