comedycentral:

If this isn’t the best analogy for the government shutdown, I just don’t know what is.

Click here to watch the entire segment.

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jvnk:

BeeLine Reader

This extension really does seem to help with reading long pieces of text on a laptop or mobile device screen; apparently I read 27% faster with it! It’s a pretty interesting, yet simple, concept. Give it a try, might help ya.

Get it here

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finding-things-out:

Deadly lake turns animals into statues

There’s a deceptively still body of water in Tanzania with a deadly secret—it turns any animal it touches to stone. The rare phenomenon is caused by the chemical makeup of the lake, but the petrified creatures it leaves behind are straight out of a horror film.

Lake Natron, a saline lake in northern Tanzania near the border with Kenya, is anything but paradise. In fact, most wildlife knows to avoid it because of how harsh conditions are there. The lake takes its name from natron, a naturally occurring compound made mainly of sodium carbonate, with a bit of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) thrown in. Here, this has come from volcanic ash, accumulated from the Great Rift valley. Animals that become immersed in the water die and are calcified.

Credit: Nick Brandt, Ashley Feinberg

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mamasam:

politicalmachine:

roman-numerals:

professor-van-helsing:

digg:

This pizza place has a very good idea

yes yes yes

The owner, a 28-year Army vet, will even help students with their assignments “to the extent that I can.”

NO, NO, I’M NOT CRYING.

awww, this is so kind/wonderful

What a wonderful person.

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sowideasea:

dorodraws:

Genderbend Sleeping Beauty

Yeah ok so genderbent prince’s outfit is almost exactly the same as the original one fight me. I did those dresses at least >w>

ooo genderbent Phillip, ooooo— i mean, er, what?

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amydentata:

nfdystopian:

impossibletospell:

gxesio:

deaexlibris:

acquaintedwithrask:

thatssoscience:

Slime mold was grown on an agar gel plate shaped like America and food sources were placed where America’s large cities are. 

The result? A possible look at how to best build public transportation. 

I just really like the idea of slime mold on a map of the US. It’s beautiful.

I’m—

holy shit

I have a raging science ladyboner right now.

I’d love if we could do it on a state-by-state basis.

That same slime mold once affirmed that the Tokyo subway is pretty well-designed.  

Using slime molds as a calculator.

Using slime molds as a calculator.

Using slime molds as a calculator.

Natural computation: it’s a thing, and it’s awesome. What is the universe but a really, really complicated computer?

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doityourselfproject:

Paint primary colors on fan wings

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moshingracingoperating:

*whisper-screaming Highway to the Danger Zone*

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reapersun:

My entry for 13crown’s Ghostbook!

This was an amazing project, and I got to do something really different. I hope you enjoy it :))

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intrepidreporter:

jonnovstheinternet:

Life within death.

Physalis alkekengi, or the Chinese/Japanese Lantern, blooms during Winter and dries during Spring. Once it is dried, the bright red fruit is seen. The outer cover is a thin mesh that held the flower petals, seen in golden brown colour.

oh my god this is literal fairytale shit

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mathildewoods:

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A macro shot of the human eye. The arterioles appear like the branches of trees in a forest.

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