Quarry Engineer Pillows

'Look on the bright side: now we qualify for an energy-conservation award.'

Cutaway view of Ocean liner.

Rare earths are the key to a greenwashed, technotopian future

'The good news is we've discovered a vast new oil resource. The bad news is we need a space ship to get there.'

A massive ship pulls in in Central Park.

underwater knight

Leak in the fish tank.

'How long have you operated multi-engines, sailor?'

"Why... do goldfish have such a short memory span? We don't – there isn't anything to remember if all you do is swim around in circles all day long."

No Cheap Fuel Ahead: Easy Street Ends.

Ship upsidedown in a bottle has rescue boat in bottle next to it.

'Too bad we're not pay-per-view.'

Impatient Oil Drillers LTD.

Cars feeding at a gas tanker on the side of the road

Tugboat tugging Iceberg

Fish tank filled with sardines.

"With the benefit of hindsight, I’d say no, Ed, it wasn’t ‘funny’ letting him steer the boat!"

"Well, we know it's WAY down there, but it may be beyond the range of our equipment."

'Well number 34 has run dry and is now pumping fossils.'

'I found another pothole.'

"Potatoes...betroot...carrots...fracking..."

'I told you you were missing a decimal point in you dynamite calculations.'

"Take no notice, Blendie, it's just Brent, being his usual, crude..."

Mine problems

Absurd motorbike

Acme Petroleum, since 1925 and 9/10.

Rats leave a launching ship.

"Woo-hoo!"

"It's not big and it's not clever, Perkins."

'I've made a radio using coconuts, salt water, and a trout.'

Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

"Al could you unpack these mining issues for us whilst Joel drills down to get some detail on the parcel problem."