The Edge

 

 

The Edge

Hand me that wrench.

 

 

We would have a greater chance of succeeding if we could use dilithium crystals.

 

 

 

 

You say that about everything. Get over it.

Whatcha doin'?

We're building a civilian-grade projectile device.

 

 

 

 

A rocket.

It's an early birthday present for you. We couldn't wait.

 

 

 

 

It's awfully phallic, for a birthday present. I was hoping for a bootleg DVD of The Two Towers.

So what are you going to do with it?

 

 

Well...em, okay, let me break it down for you. We're going to launch this rocket, right? And it has this device attached to it that can track a target. Now, this rocket is powerful enough to exit Earth's atmosphere, and once it does it will track the target until it makes direct contact. Meaning, target goes boom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Awesome!

But, that sounds too easy. You couldn't do that with just some amateur rocket.

I could give you the technical explanation of how it works, the physics and all that.

If I told you the same thing but used a lot of jargon, would you believe me?

Probably.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Okay....

By the way, I don't get how this is a birthday present for me.

Could you at least refer to it's having "maneuvering thrusters"?

Why should I bother? I know that you'll believe me no matter what I say, even though you won't understand a word.

So? Give me the technical version.

So far so good. Now switch it to the Cartoon Network.

Why don't we let Spock launch the rocket, and you and I will go inside and turn on the television. Then you'll see.

Um...alright.

 

 

Now switch it to MTV.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That is so sweet!

I may cry.

Wait. You mean...you guys built a rocket to destroy the MTV satellite, the primary distribution center of pop culture tripe in the universe....and you did it all just for me?

It worked! It was a direct hit!

Did it work?