Agreed with Doujoux - watching the clouds shrink was amazing, and my internal monologue went like this: "Wow, privatized, commercial space flight, this is incredible - I wonder if someday that view of the earth receding will be as familiar as OH SH*T..."

The graph is flawed (I second the vote of ZOMG for the cgi in Transformers, if not the dramaturgy) but points out a fundamental truth, which is: movies that over-rely on cgi - especially for close-up flesh and blood characters - really do tend to blow.

Compare the scare factor of the creatures in The Descent with those in I Am Legend. They're almost identical - pale, veiny, naked, cannibalistic hominids, right?

In I Am Legend, which utilizes untold computing power and state of the art animation, they're about as scary as Nigel Longbottom falling off the broomstick in Harry Potter (my benchmark for non-convincing cgi).

In The Descent, which utilizes anorexic French gymnasts in Nosferatu makeup and latex, they make you poop yourself repeatedly.

As the proud owner of a Toto Washlet (the basic, non-ass-drying model) - which my wife won through a Time Out New York giveaway - I can vouch for the life-changing effect of a home buttwasher. It's more awesome than you'd think.

That said, the real killer app of the Toto is the heated seat. Mmmmmm, heated seat.

I also like to think the aesthetic is more Star Trek helm than appliance, so if I'm ever heard shouting "make it so!" from my bathroom, that's what's up.

Super cool - but begs the question, can the cameras be doubled for binocular vision?

This hit me hard, as the MYTH books had a unique place in my adolescent reading pantheon. But the comment that actually choked me up is Proto's (#8). A fitting tribute for a man devoted to the incorrigibly bad pun.

Happy travels, Mr. Asprin. May you be in heaven an hour before the Deveels know you're dead.

Actually quite an enjoyable video, despite the certain knowledge that Bloated Loose-Jointed Weirdly Happy Naked Bearded Dude will haunt my dreams tonight...

Perhaps the song in question simply sapped the flame's will to live?

@Limedcoconut - Hey, whatchoo got against the F train?

"Oh sh*t, it's Mr. Creosote!"