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The people of Saturn are a simple folk, who spend
their days beneath
the colourful rings gathering walnuts, which they
cannot stand because they
leave a funny aftertaste and ruin otherwise decent cakes, but they
gather them anyway.
According to the blurb, the Saturnians live
on the rim of a huge volcano, which shows a distinct lack of forward
planning. The fact that the largest bong in the Solar System is
quietly smoking behind them may have some bearing on the matter.
Image courtesy
Fabio Feminò
Don't ask. Just don't ask. I have no idea where this guy
is hanging from, but he is definitely lacking in the dignity
department. Paul described the surface of Saturn as being swampy
and unstable, so he drew the inhabitants as being like aubergines
crossed with water spiders. It's actually a clever use of
science trivia, since the density of Saturn is less than that of
water. Paul suggested that this meant a squishy surface, but it
is now believed that Saturn, like the other gas giants, has no actual
surface, but is made of a mixture of hydrogen and helium that grows
steadily denser as one reaches the core.
It does, however, make for some of the most exciting bungee jumping
around.
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