Jon Macminn

“Gravitation is the lust of the cosmos.”
― Mary Roach, Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void

“I will tell you sincerely and without exaggeration that the best part of lunch today at the NASA Ames cafeteria is the urine. It is clear and sweet, though not in the way mountain streams are said to be clear and sweet. More in the way of Karo syrup. The urine has been desalinated by osmotic pressure. Basically it swapped molecules with a concentrated sugar solution. Urine is a salty substance (though less so than the NASA Ames chili), and if you were to drink it in an effort to rehydrate yourself, it would have the opposite effect. But once the salt is taken care of and the distasteful organic molecules have been trapped in an activated charcoal filter, urine is a restorative and surprisingly drinkable lunchtime beverage. I was about to use the word unobjectionable, but that's not accurate. People object. They object a lot.”
― Mary Roach, Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void

“What’s different? Sweat, risk, uncertainty, inconvenience. But also, awe. Pride. Something ineffably splendid and stirring.”
― Mary Roach, Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void

“Make it dark, make it grim, make it tough, but then, for the love of God, tell a joke.”
― Joss Whedon