Our nerdery was more of the science than the science-fiction type:
fides (as the doctor stands amid the burning metal struts after the explosion): "Uh, would the atmosphere on Mars support fire?"
Me (after "that's ten feet of solid steel!" and a back-of-the-envelope calculation): "Uh, so they couldn't bring bikes due to a weight constraint, but they brought a five thousand ton ceiling tile?"
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Date: 2009-11-16 04:25 pm (UTC)Our nerdery was more of the science than the science-fiction type:
Me (after "that's ten feet of solid steel!" and a back-of-the-envelope calculation): "Uh, so they couldn't bring bikes due to a weight constraint, but they brought a five thousand ton ceiling tile?"