Science Nerd Pillows

The lungs of a man blowing a balloon.

Space shuttle Mission Accomplished

'Now that our brains have evolved, we can hold grudges.'

'My client asserts that walking on land was his idea and he therefore claims 50% of all subsequent profits.'

Ascent of Machine.

'This isn't a BREAKTHROUGH, Colbert! This is a CIRCULAR REASONING! All you've done here is re-state our original objective.'

The World Before Isaac Newton Discovered Gravity

'I can never remember either. Isn't it 'Spring back, fall forward'?'

'Isn't medical progress marvellous? If we'd been sat here a hundred years ago, we'd be dead by now!'

'In simple terms, bacterial infections can be treated with anti-biotics such as penicillin - whereas a virus is something yur computer gets.'

Cirrhosis of the river.

"I'm having a lousy anthropocene."

"We can thank Hippocrates for changing healing from an occult art to a science."

Stone Age/Golden Age/Space Age/Garbage.

"Of course you'll study Latin. How else will you learn the names of your dinosaur friends."

'Obviously the natives here are sophisticated tool makers.'

Molecules You Ought to be Aware of.

The origin of the species is very good, Mr Darwin, but we were hoping for something a little more...sexy.

'Are you SURE it's not emitting greenhouse gases?'

After lab hours - party time.

Lab studies suggest that a human growth pill is just around the corner.

'I remember when this was all ice fields.'

'How soon until we can mass produce the stuff?'

Asteroid Denying Dinosaur vs. Asteroid Believing Dinosaur.

"Trust me - it ain't worth it."

'This is my new carbon fibre shell: Ten times as strong, fifty times as light...'

"I never do vivisection on a first date."

'Okay, I see it now...lame in the third hind leg on the left side!'

C'mon, Phil, it's not like we're trying to hit a baseball.

'I was a 24-hour bug, but thanks to antibiotics, I'm now a 48-hour bug.'

'Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,Uranus,Neptune,Pluto, and planet Hollywood.'

Alright! Now I get to have two girlfriends.

Professor Swizzlestix explains his point....

'As this slide indicates, sometimes identifying genes is, in fact, quite easy.'

'A long time ago we couldn't breathe their atmosphere..now it's really great!'