Geek Throwdown

[bloodyrosemccoy]

I don't mean to brag, but I think the Space Place's booth at the SLC Library Party was FAR cooler than Grant Imahara's. Sure, Grant Imahara has his face on the cover of a magazine, but did he have a vacuum chamber with a balloon* for demonstrations of air pressure? And yes, Grant Imahara might be on a popular long-running TV show, but I didn't see HIM with a bucket of liquid nitrogen he could use to shatter racquetballs. And what's that? Grant Imahara makes totally awesome robots, you say? Well, I'll bet HE wasn't letting kids make bracelets with UV color-change beads to take home with them! Also, Grant Imahara may have been giving out autographs, but by god we had an actual METEOR, that you could touch and everything!

In conclusion, I am pretty sure Grant Imahara's booth only got patronized because our booth was too crowded. You're welcome, Grant Imahara.

And I may not have gotten to meet him, but that's okay because I was very busy demonstrating SCIENCE! CAN YOU SAY THE SAME, GRANT IMAHARA?

Ah, well. I'm sure one day our paths will cross. SOMEDAY, GRANT IMAHARA. SOMEDAY.


*I'd like you all to note that I did not once panic about the balloon. Progress!

Comments

[beccastareyes]

Did he bring the robots? I mean, you brought your toys.

[stormteller.livejournal.com]

I didn't realise science is a competition.

[beccastareyes]

It isn't*, but it is the most awesome form of show and tell ever.

* Well, okay, it isn't supposed to be, but sometimes it is over who discovers the first something or other.

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

I think they were a bit big to fit on the plane. It was kind of a whirlwind deal for him.

[beccastareyes]

Fair enough. Robots are often too large to stow in a carry-on.

[daiq.livejournal.com]

I would have come and experienced the shit out of your booth!