Funny comic book cover

Apparently the "Moon" being traveled to orbits Saturn: http://www.lileks.com/institute/funny/08/109.html
Note that although the astronauts are weightless, hammers and rope still hang straight down from one's belt.
You know what causes that, don't you?
Dark matter.
I'm not even going to speculate about what those things he has strapped to his ass are, but if you remove the shorter one, it's probably going to read 98.6 F.

Pat
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