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CARLOS: Behold our interstellar nebula cruiser!
ANDY: It seems a lot, uh, smaller than I expected.

CARLOS: When we enter the cruiser, we exchange our mass for energy.
CARLOS: It requires extraordinary power to propel an object of great mass across the galaxy! So we convert much of the matter to energy and store it in compact batteries.

ANDY: So it’s like zipping a file for email?
CARLOS: Whatever that means! The matter is reconverted upon arrival at our destination.

ANDY: But isn’t some of that energy expended during the trip?
CARLOS: Well, yes. When we left Mexico we were eleven feet tall.

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{{alt-text: We did stock the cruiser with extra matter to account for energy spent in transit, but there are only so many cows you can cram into a spaceship}}

#721; The Mexicans have become Small transcribed by in

CARLOS: Behold our interstellar nebula cruiser!
ANDY: It seems a lot, uh, smaller than I expected.

CARLOS: When we enter the cruiser, we exchange our mass for energy.
CARLOS: It requires extraordinary power to propel an object of great mass across the galaxy! So we convert much of the matter to energy and store it in compact batteries.

ANDY: So it’s like zipping a file for email?
CARLOS: Whatever that means! The matter is reconverted upon arrival at our destination.

ANDY: But isn’t some of that energy expended during the trip?
CARLOS: Well, yes. When we left Mexico we were eleven feet tall.

{{header: take a loss at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: We did stock the cruiser with extra matter to account for energy spent in transit, but there are only so many cows you can cram into a spaceship}}

#721; The Mexicans have become Small transcribed by in

CARLOS: Behold our interstellar nebula cruiser!
ANDY: It seems a lot, uh, smaller than I expected.

CARLOS: When we enter the cruiser, we exchange our mass for energy.
CARLOS: It requires extraordinary power to propel an object of great mass across the galaxy! So we convert much of the matter to energy and store it in compact batteries.

ANDY: So it's like zipping a file for email?
CARLOS: Whatever that means! The matter is reconverted upon arrival at our destination.

ANDY: But isn't some of that energy expended during the trip?
CARLOS: Well, yes. When we left Mexico we were eleven feet tall.

{{header: take a loss at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: We did stock the cruiser with extra matter to account for energy spent in transit, but there are only so many cows you can cram into a spaceship}}

We did stock the cruiser with extra matter to account for energy spent in transit, but there are only so many cows you can cram into a spaceship

#721; The Mexicans have become Small

  — April 20th, 2011

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Applications open for Genius Northwest – an IRL gaming competition

May 8, 2026 by David Malki !

Last year, I participated in Genius Northwest, a gaming competition inspired by the Korean gameshow The Genius and its ilk.

It’s a reality show without the cameras — a 3-day, all-inclusive weekend retreat structured around a series of challenges and puzzles, in which personalities and dealmaking matter as much as playing games.

It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

The event is held annually in the Pacific Northwest (hence the name) and applications are now open to participate in the 2026 competition!

Learn more — and apply — at GeniusNW.com.


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