tin (chemistry) / to bestow / to confer / to grant / Taiwan pr. [xi2]
锡
=
易
+
钅
:
Marie Curie (xi) wants to unpack her new puzzle (易) in front of the space station (Ø1). It should be very simple (易) to unpack because it is merely wrapped in tin foil (锡), but Marie just can't manage to unpack the puzzle. In the end she has to use a golden harpoon (钅) to tear the tin foil apart.
浩
=
告
+
氵
:
A grand (浩), vast (浩) puddle has formed from a leak in the aorta's bathroom (ao4). Hamlet (h) gets curious and wants to know exactly how vast the puddle is, so he scoops it up using a water bottle (氵). For each bottle he increments a LED counter (告) hanging on the wall above him.
special / unique / distinguished / especially / unusual / very / abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex
特
=
寺
+
牛
:
Tecumseh has a very special mount: In contrast to the other Indians he rides a bull. Moreover, the bull is so special that it meditates in front of the Buddhist shrine in the elevator's bathroom together with Tecumseh.