Monday, March 21, 2016

The world's largest airship - the flying bum - is ready for liftoff over in merry old England


The 302ft (92m) long Airlander 10 - part plane, part airship - was floated in a First World War hangar in Bedfordshire.

Photographers struggled to capture the whole length of the aircraft, which is around 50ft (15m) longer than the biggest passenger jets, ahead of its inaugural flight later this year.




Photographers may have struggled, but photoshoppers didn't.  The SS Kardashian, perhaps?


Inside a Saturn I fuel tank during flight

Mondays, they're like that


Another poll goes horribly, horribly wrong

When scientists in the U.K. asked the public to name their new $290 million polar research ship, they expected the name of an explorer such as Sir Ernest Shackleton or a naturalist like David Attenborough to eventually be emblazoned across the vessel's bow. 

'Boaty McBoatface' Dominates Poll to Name Polar Research Ship


By Monday morning, "RRS Boaty McBoatface" had almost 10 times the votes of any other name.

I just couldn't stop laughing at this this morning.  What a great way to start the week.  A picture of 'Boaty' below.


Well done, sir! Well done indeed!