Lakes and Oceans

by Jeff

Image text: James Cameron has said that he didn't know its song would be so beautiful. He didn't close the door in time. He's sorry.

Click the image to see the large size.  This comic is prompted by James Cameron, the movie director and producer taking a one person underwater capsule down to the bottom of the Mariana's Trench, which is the lowest point in the ocean.  He filmed the whole thing in 3D, so as far as I know, there is no secret door down there, but it would be cool if there was.

In the Puerto Rico Trench, "The Abyss" is labeled.  This is a reference to a quote by philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche that goes something like "When you stare into the abyss, it stares back".  And of course, as all of our parents told us, it is rude to stare.

David Bowie and Freddy Mercury making their way onto the comic is a reference to their collaborative song, Under Pressure.  (Because where they are in the comic, there would be a lot of pressure from the water in the ocean above them.)

Deepwater Horizon is a reference to the oil well in the Gulf of Mexico that recently had a major issue and filled most of the Gulf of Mexico with oil.

Burj Kalifa is the tallest building in the world and it is the United Arab Emirates.