The Super Bowl is over, the Saints won, but most importantly, were the commercials any good? (Is it me, or is Danica Patrick wearing less and less clothing every year?)
On Friday I gave a brief rundown of some of the best and worst space-themed Super Bowl ads that have appeared on our screens through the years. Personally, I loved the 2009 Bridgestone ad, but thought the 1986 Bud Light ad was some serious 80's cheese.
This year, there was only one space-themed commercial by (you guessed it) Bud Light. Was it any better than the '86 effort? Not really, but it was topical:
There's certainly been lots of asteroids in the news in recent months, so Bud Light did a good job of jumping on that band wagon (while staying clear of talking robots and alternate dimensions, thankfully). However, this ad was horribly inaccurate for a couple of reasons:
1) Why does Bud Light think astronomers would only crack open the beer shortly before doomsday? When I was in research, there was barely a moment that passed that my office was free from alcohol.
2) And where was my beautiful blonde co-worker with the thick-rimmed glasses?
I feel cheated.
Honorable mention: In Space No One Can Hear A Chicken Scream.
At 9 seconds into this commercial, Denny's gets the science spot-on:
(The more you watch it, the funnier it gets.)
Now, back to the science...
Source: Adweek Media
Tags: Asteroids, Humor, Meteorites
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