The Space Elevator makes xkcd.com…

One of my very favorite comics is xkcd.com.  Their view on things is, well, to say the least, unique.

A few days ago, they had a comic which showed “Height“…

Now they have one which shows “Depth“…

The authors of these cartoons love to draw in little “in the know” bits.  Note the “Edge of Federation Sector 0-0-1” in the “Height” image and Peter Norton shooting down a bacteriophage and the “IPOD Femto” in the “Depth” image.

But the real prize in the “Depth” image is the carbon nanotubes and resulting Space Elevator.  We’re everywhere!  We’re everywhere!

This website / cartoon strip is HIGHLY recommended.  Put it into your RSS reader – it really is worthwhile.

Wikipedia has an extensive entry regarding XKCD – very interesting reading…

Finally, let me link to an earlier post I did with an XKCD cartoon – one with James Bond and the centrifuge.