That's just bloody weird. I reran the video of the 'what is it' about thirty times, and I'm still drawing a blank. Nice call on the Varieze - it does kinda look like a Rutancraft, and they are mostly painted white unlike military craft, so it would show up, underlit, better at night. I wonder if anybody filed a flight plan for around that time?

Hey, it worked! I posted a video to Youtube showing that a Magic Wand, oobleck and a Corelle plate make for all kinds o' tentacley fun. Best part was finding the bowchickawow soundtrack, because frankly it's pretty disgusting when the tentacles start throwing themselves off the edge of the plate.

JSauter. I virtually fling myself on the ground and worship you. I'm unlimbering that Magic Wand RIGHT NOW and going for the major science win. My 22 year old son will be over today and I think it will be a perfect mother-son bonding experience, don't you?

I just love all the Cthulhu references. Green food coloring, here I come!

I can picture the Master drinking out of it in a Buffy episode.

A golden vein of my childhood is now dross. Grr. In the true spirit of science, I must take in my thought patterns for an extensive alteration.

OMG. I read this book about a hundred times when I was a kid. There are scenes in it that I remember as if it had been made into a movie. There is also one of the funniest scenes in SF (I won't spoil it, but just thinking about it cracks me up). It's a very fifties book, but it's a fun read. Seeing the cover was a very evocative experience, thanks BB!