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Darwin strikes out at the dinosaurs again

By Dinosaurs

The end is nigh resulting in the extinction of the dinoaurs

Nothing like a dinosaur extinction conspiracy. For long time subscribers, you will recall the ongoing cartoons in this war between Charles Darwin on the theory of evolution and survival of the fittest and the humble dinosaur.  But for newbies, here are the reasons for extinction so far.

#1 Darwin tests the dinosaurs by playing go fetch

#2 Darwin explores the impact an exploding volcano on the population of dinosaurs

#3 Darwin takes on the dinosaurs, with his sights set on the lemming too

#4 Darwin returns to the distress of the dinosaurs who are still trying to understand the theories of evolution

#5 Darwin teams up with the fat lady because it’s all over when she starts singing

#6 Darwin’s evolution theory is possibly related climate

#7 Darwin and the evil pink aliens

#8 Dinosaurs take to the sky in order to even up the score with Darwin

September 3, 2012
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The lesser known facts of the Apollo 11 moon landing

By Space and Aliens

How the Apollo 11 team decided who walks on the moonOn hearing of Neil Armstrong’s death, I decided to delve a little bit into the life of the first man to walk the moon. I was excited to discover he was an engineer. Shying from the lime light, in a rare interview in 2000 he described himself as

‘I am, and ever will be, a white-socks, pocket-protector, nerdy engineer.’  

RIP 5 August 1930 – 25 August 2012

August 28, 2012
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What everybody ought to know about the creation of the universe

By Evil aliens

Evil pink aliens planning the earth's ultimate demiseRemember the recent Higgs boson discovery cartoon?  This was a follow up cartoon involving our characters of the month – the evil pink aliens.

Have you not entered the August Name the Evil Pink Aliens Competition yet?

Well the good news is that you still have time left, as it closes this Friday.

The bad news (What, there’s bad news? I thought I’d subscribed to a fun-loving cartoon website) is that we’ll be taking a break from the monthly competition for a while.  Don’t miss out. Click now.

August 27, 2012
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Warning: Extreme grafitti hitting the streets

By Animals

Giraffiti: Vandalism at extreme height

You may recall a previous cartoon on the Mensa Invitational Word Play Competition, where I drew the new word Hipatitis.  Well, it’s taken me that long to come up with another one from this competition – Giraffiti.  The cartoon was so obvious, it flashed in my mind as soon as I read it. My dilemma then started when I had to actually find an example of this extreme graffiti at soaring heights. This is the best I could achieve in the end, after weeks of searching (just a casual eye whilst driving the streets of Melbourne – I do have a life you know). It eventually occurred to me, that for a graffiti artist, you simply can’t erect your scaffolding to create your next piece of work, as it would obviously draw unwanted attention.

If you find an example of giraffiti in your city, I would be really grateful if you would share it with me.

August 24, 2012
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Is your home possibly more dung beetle friendly than you initially thought?

By Dung Beetles

Dweller dung beetle sourcing its latest egg laying locationI thought it time to explore a few more traits of the delightful dung beetle. The first time I introduced Doug dung beetle’s dweller dung beetle cousin I provided some insight into the life of the dweller versus the roller.  Dweller dung beetles don’t really set up residence in dung (well not the adult that is). Instead, they see it as the ideal incubating location for their offspring and lay their eggs deep within a nicely sized dropping of freshly laid dung.

After completing this cartoon, I began to wonder how close to the possible truth this cartoon could be. I mean, I know dung beetles eat dung (derr!), but more importantly, whose dung? My research lead me to this article which summarises the research of some scientists who took it upon themselves to discover what different types of dung, the dung beetle enjoys. But to summarise, given the opportunity, dung beetles actually prefer exotic poo and human and chimpanzee poo is top of the list.

So now you’ve been warned. Keep your eyes peeled next time you enter your bathroom.

August 22, 2012
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