It was time for some new aliens – evil ones – dressed is hot pink with bright purple feathers and a cigarette hanging half out their mouth.
And did you know Jupiter is a giant gas planet? I used to think all planets were just giant rocks, some with water if you were lucky like earth. Jupiter is made up predominantly of hydrogen (about 90%) and helium (9%) with a few sprinklings of some other elements.
And for those scientifically minded people out there, I know there are some errors in science within the making of this cartoon, but hey, that’s what’s great cartooning is all about – bending of the truth!
So, here’s the puzzle for the day. I can think of 2 obvious scientific errors – can you guess what they are? (I’ll post the answer, next time I post the adventures of these two new characters)
Congratulations to Froggwell on winning the April ‘How many jelly beans’ competition.
You can visit Froggwell at their blog site – it’s all about ‘Great art, in a great setting’
And the answer to the jelly bean question is 178 (‘My gosh! -That’s a lot. You are very industrious creating all those images.’ I hear you cry. And my response is ‘Yes, it is. I’m still recovering’).
As always, thanks for all your entries. If you missed out this time, not to worry – enter the May competition and try again.
Yes, this might look familiar to some, but if you look carefully, you’ll note the hazard sign is different. Besides, it was time for another Bill and Ben cartoon.
And while we’re on the topic of Bill and Ben, being 2 of the 3 judges, they’ve been keenly viewing all submissions to the competition (now at 29 entries). I hear a raucous of laughter from outside my studio every now and then and discover them viewing the latest entries. So if you haven’t entered, there’s still time, plus you have the weekend ahead to think about it.
By popular demand, I’ve been requested to create a character profile page on the home menu. Check it out by clicking here.
At present it champions 3 Just Outside the Box regulars – Bill and Ben the Little Alien Men, Dave the Dot to Dot Dinosaur and Doug the Dung Beetle. As more characters emerge, I’ll add their profile to it.
If you want to find out more about these little guys, just click that ‘Leave a reply’ box at the bottom of the post and ask a question about one of them (it’s not that hard and you might have a bit of fun by doing so – hint, hint).
Unlike my day job email in tray, I look forward to being inundated with queries for this one!
You can impress your friends and family tonight with this little quiz. Did you know there’s a difference between a meteoroid, meteor and meteorite?
A meteoroid is interplanetary matter within our solar system. (Basically, it’s a bit of ‘rock’ that’s come off an asteroid or comet)
A meteor is a metereoid which enters the earth’s atmosphere and burns on entry – a shooting star.
A meteorite is a meteoroid which has survived its journey through the earth’s atmosphere and crashes to earth.
