The Missing Link

Where is the connection between ancient Egypt and modern data storage? And what does data storage have to do with butterflies? How are these fluttering insects linked to the weather? What does the weather have to do with telegraphy? There aren't any links? Oh yes, there are; you just have to look really hard.

Where’s the connection between fishing and bananas. What do those bendy fruits have in common with tomatoes? Why do tomatoes and aircraft go together? And what does a plane have to do with a stroke? There aren't any links? Oh yes, there are; you just have to look really hard.

How does a polar expedition relate to an organ? What does an organ have in common with an elephant? What is it that links that grey pachyderm with neurology. And where’s the connection between our nervous system and the precious metal, gold? There aren't any links? Oh yes, there are; you just have to look really hard.

What does religious belief have to do with alcohol? What’s the lawful connection between alcohol and driving? How could a street-racer be connected with tiny algae? And what do algae have in common with toxic cocktails? There aren't any links? Oh yes, there are; you just have to look really hard.

What connects television broadcasting with the Himalayas? Where’s the connection between the world’s highest peak and an autobahn? What do autobahns and sharks have in common? And how could a shark be linked with cannibalism? There aren’t any links? Oh yes, there are; you just have to look really hard.

What does a spider have to do with our security? Where’s the connection between security technology and the earth’s atmosphere? What do the atmosphere and Julius Caesar have in common? And what is the association between a Roman emperor and cryptology? There aren't any links? Oh yes, there are; you just have to look really hard.

Where’s the connection between shipbuilding and a glow-worm? What do these fireflies have to do with rescue services? What puts rescue teams together with morse code. And how are the dot-dash-dots joined to TV news? There aren’t any links? Oh yes, there are; you just have to look really hard.

What is it that connects clothing and money? Where’s the connection between money and butterflies? What do the colourful pollinators have to do with aircraft navigation? And what is the association between aerial navigation and the northern lights? There aren't any links? Oh yes, there are; you just have to look really hard?

What does the weekly house cleaning have to do with our planetary system? How are our planets connected with diesel motors? What’s the connection between planets and coal excavators? Where’s the association between coal excavators and A&E departments? There aren't any links? Oh yes, there are; you just have to look really hard.