Comments on: Moral and philosophical ponderings upon year’s end

By: Keith Bowden

Keith Bowden — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:57:04 +0000

My nephew got one of those for Christmas! It's amazing to watch. It reminds me of the old book The Shark In the Window, aka The Shark In Charlie's Window.

By: qbsmd

qbsmd — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 06:44:22 +0000

@15 Assuming it can swim upstream in a gentle breeze. You may have to settle for terrorizing an indoor pool.

By: Zucchi

Zucchi — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 13:42:13 +0000

I set a story at Dragon*Con, but wasn’t able to personally attend. If I’d known about you, George Hrab and the shark balloon, I would have included them.

By: Messier Tidy Upper

Messier Tidy Upper — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 06:55:28 +0000

Neat toy there!

Be good – in a devilish sense of the word – trick to take to the beach and pretend its evolved to chase flying fish!

By: John Paradox

John Paradox — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 04:50:14 +0000

…candygram….

J/P=?

By: JB of Brisbane

JB of Brisbane — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 04:07:29 +0000

Can’t wait for one of these to turn up in the latest “Conclusive Proof Of UFOs” YouTube vid.

By: Rick G

Rick G — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 23:07:14 +0000

My sister gave her daughter one of these for Christmas. They’re incredibly fun.

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:58:23 +0000

This was no filking accident!

By: Mchl

Mchl — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:52:57 +0000

Looks more like tuna to me.

By: xmundt

xmundt — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:59:35 +0000

@ Tara Li – I have seen some of the costumes at DragonCon, and, frankly, people watching is one of the better activities there!
As for the swimming balloon critter…now all we have to do is put together some light-weight sensors and a microcomputer and make it autonomous. I could even justify this from a scientific standpoint, as it would be an interesting way to send “rovers” to Saturn or Jupiter…..
Have a great 2012 – may it be better than 2011!
dave mundt

By: Stuart Coleman

Stuart Coleman — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:16:59 +0000

That’s an Air Swimmer, and my buddy from college invented them! Really fun, I bet your kids would love one.

By: kurt_eh

kurt_eh — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:53:11 +0000

Next year’s floating shark cosplay: 1/2 of a sonic screwdriver hanging out of its mouth!

By: Pete Jackson

Pete Jackson — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:50:16 +0000

Just think, somewhere in this vast Universe containing hundreds of billions of galaxies, each with trillions of stars, most having planets; there is a convention of intelligent sharks looking up at human balloon floating on the water. How is that for moral and philosophical pondering?

By: Christine P.

Christine P. — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:55:49 +0000

I need to get me one of those to lurk in the lobby of our apartment building and freak out any kids who get too noisy. Mwuahahahahaha! >:-)

By: Daniel J. Andrews

Daniel J. Andrews — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:30:59 +0000

“We’re going to need a bigger con”. ? ? heh.

I bought one of those for my nephew (he’s 8 or 9 now) for Christmas. He might get it by March–they work like homing pigeons, right? Actually I’m too cheap to ship gifts by mail so we usually ship gifts with the first family member who heads that way.

By: Lynn Wilhelm

Lynn Wilhelm — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:30:22 +0000

These were big hits at the toy store where I worked before the holiday.

By: Tara Li

Tara Li — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:18:37 +0000

Wow! Two posts of utter randomness in a row. I mean, shark balloon watching – seriously? At DRAGON*CON??? There had to have been *something* better to do.

By: pete

pete — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:06:03 +0000

Did you and George compare scars?