Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for June 15, 2008
June 14, 2008
June 16, 2008
Transcript:
Lucy: Hey... did you hear something? Danae: No... now let's see what happens when we put a whole package of mentos in a bottle of soda. A scout ship is sent to survey the planet below to see if it's habitable for the aliens to colonize before launching an invasion. The planet's first line of defense is its atmosphere, but it's not match for the aliens' advanced technology. Then suddenly... an eruption from the surface engulfs the ship in a toxic cloud! The ship's hull instantly begins to dissolve in the corrosive explosion. The doomed aliens only had a moment to transmit a message back to the mother ship, warning them to avoid this primitive and dangerous planet forever...
This reminds of a similar story in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, where an entire battle fleet was swallowed by a small dog.