Description

Add a dash of existential awe to your wardrobe with our "Carl Sagan's Secret Ingredient" tee, celebrating astronomy's poet laureate and his knack for making us feel simultaneously insignificant and extraordinary. This stellar design features an astronaut helmet reflecting the swirling majesty of a galaxy – much like how Sagan's mind contained universes of wonder that he somehow distilled into PBS-friendly monologues.

The vintage emblem style evokes the 1980s Cosmos era, when Sagan's turtlenecks and corduroy blazers were as vast and impressive as the universe itself. Our signature tagline, "A PINCH OF COSMIC PERSPECTIVE," captures that special Sagan-esque ability to zoom out from our petty earthbound squabbles to a vantage point where we're all just miraculous stardust temporarily assembled into beings capable of pondering our own existence while also worrying about whether we remembered to take out the recycling.

Technical Details

• Premium cotton blend (70% cotton, 30% hydrogen atoms forged in the hearts of ancient stars)
• Vintage emblem screen-printed using our exclusive "Billions and Billions™" technique
• Cosmic artwork rendered with more accuracy than most science fiction films
• Reinforced seams designed to withstand the gravitational pull of profound thoughts
• Pre-shrunk to prevent unexpected collapses into dense philosophical questioning
• Available in Pale Blue Dot Red (pictured), Cosmos Blue, and Stardust Gray
• Double-needle stitching that will outlast our brief moment in cosmic history
• Ribbed collar maintains its shape better than our fragile human egos
• Sizes: S-2XL (measurements insignificant on a cosmic scale, yet personally important)
• Each shirt packaged with a reminder that you are made of star stuff (care instructions too)

Backstory

The "Carl Sagan's Secret Ingredient" design emerged during our lead artist's existential crisis after watching the "Pale Blue Dot" speech for the forty-second time while simultaneously trying to decide whether to order takeout or cook dinner. The sudden realization that their daily struggles were occurring on what Sagan described as "a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam" provided both perspective and an appetite-suppressing epiphany.

Created in the style of vintage science program memorabilia, this artwork celebrates Sagan's unique ability to make astronomy deeply personal without losing scientific rigor. The astronaut helmet represents our human desire to explore, while the galaxy within symbolizes how each of us contains the universe's entire history in our very atoms – a fact that should make Monday morning meetings slightly more bearable.

Each purchase contributes to our "Look Up More Often" initiative, encouraging humans to occasionally contemplate the cosmos instead of their phone screens.

Perfect For

• Astronomy enthusiasts who tear up slightly during discussions of the Voyager mission
• Science communicators aspiring to explain complex concepts without making everyone feel stupid
• Anyone who has ever pointed out constellations on a date (success rate notwithstanding)
• Philosophy majors who decided to add a minor in physics after a particularly mind-blowing edible
• PBS documentary binge-watchers who own at least one piece of Neil deGrasse Tyson merchandise
• Teachers who use space to make children feel both humble and empowered
• People who casually drop "we're all stardust" into conversations at parties
• Anyone who has ever stared at the night sky and felt a complex emotional cocktail of wonder and existential dread
• Gift-givers looking for the perfect "here's something to help you through your quarter-life crisis" present
• Turtleneck enthusiasts with a penchant for eloquent science communication

• 100% ring-spun cotton
• Sport Grey is 90% ring-spun cotton, 10% polyester
• Dark Heather is 65% polyester, 35% cotton
• 4.5 oz/yd² (153 g/m²)
• Shoulder-to-shoulder taping
• Quarter-turned to avoid crease down the center
• Blank product sourced from Bangladesh, Nicaragua, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Haiti or Guatemala

Disclaimer: Due to the fabric properties, the White color variant may appear off-white rather than bright white.

Age restrictions: For adults
EU Warranty: 2 years
Other compliance information: Meets the flammability, lead, cadmium, phthalates and formaldehyde level requirements.

In compliance with the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), Technium Foundry LLC and SINDEN VENTURES LIMITED ensure that all consumer products offered are safe and meet EU standards. For any product safety related inquiries or concerns, please contact our EU representative at gpsr@sindenventures.com. You can also write to us at 2201 Gibson Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32207, USA or Markou Evgenikou 11, Mesa Geitonia, 4002, Limassol, Cyprus.

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