Sometimes, the simple ideas work best. I’m not sure that this is one of those times, mind you. But here you go nonetheless. (If only I could’ve managed a better focus on that one shot. Yes, it bothers me, but I just couldn’t make it work. Sigh.)

You can guess how I ended up at a website article about rust converters, though.

Now, I’m probably being unfair to that “Bourne” movie without Bourne in it. As of this writing, I’ve not actually seen the thing.

But that doesn’t stop me from making fun of it via my ducks, now does it?

Dr. Phil Plait came to Portland last Wednesday night for an OMSI-sponsored talk based on part of his excellent book, “Death From The Skies.” Couple that excellent evening experience with the recent Mars Science Laboratory landing and, well, here you go.

(…was that enough links for one commentary posting?)