Well then why was it only used in aesthetically relevant sections of the piping and not the entire system? (Mind you, I'm not quibbling because I'm some Star Wars cultist or even convinced that all the 'science' in science fiction needs to be as realistic as possible. I'm quibbling because details like that were an extremely painful counterpoint to the good casting and generally good dialog in Abrams' Star Wreck.)

Cool news about the real zapped aluminium, but that pic only shows a transluscent substance, not a transparent one. Aerogels might be the more likely route to something super-strong and nearly invisible, maybe something like a diamond meringue.

Perhaps you answered your own question.

Or a movie where REAL Vampires crash a Twilight event. Just imagine a bunch of screaming Twiderps in glitter spray pissing their pants when they find themselves locked in a convention center for the night with a group of very real and very pissed vampires.

Maybe all we really need is for Edward to win at chess against Chewbacca!

Dude, if the twi-twits could sing like the Glee kids, I'd come near to half-forgiving them.

But mainly I'm scared about just how many furries were in one spot. I was kinda hoping the whole world had fewer of them than the pic Po' posted... 

You had me doubly-horrified there for a moment, until I read the chunk and saw that it is a parody and won't involve the faces from the flicks. If I felt as strongly about Twitlight as Scoutdog does about Avatar, I might try to see that show.

And no, not even paintball fun could get me into a furrie convention. Some of them might well enjoy being shot by Elmer Fudd, and I don't want to encourage them.

And George sweeps in with The Win!!! lol

Agreed, except for All in the Family. (not titled that in the UK, but based on a show there)

edit: unless you were talking specifically about SyFy(damn, I hate that name switch) and not Hollywood in general, in which case I completely agree.