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tyleroakley: buzzfeed: George Takei responds to “traditional”...

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:48:51 -0700

tyleroakley:

buzzfeed:

George Takei responds to “traditional” marriage fans.

George Takei is flawfree.

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Fri, 17 May 2013 20:30:22 -0700

infinitylooper: The effect shown in the gif is called...

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:22:05 -0700

infinitylooper:

The effect shown in the gif is called gravitational lensing.

What is gravitational lensing?

Gravitational lensing is the effect seen when an object behind a massive object is in the line of sight with the earth. For example:

Earth ————>Massive Object—————->Far away object

When we try looking at the far away object, the massive object bends space-time around it, causing the light rays from the far away object to travel in a curved path around into our line of sight.

As a result of this, we can often see the far away object magnified which helps astronomers understand the early universe. The gif shows a far away galaxy being gravitationally lensed by a closer black hole.

superstarling: JooHee Yoon! Trés cute.

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:12:46 -0700

superstarling:

JooHee Yoon! Trés cute.

morgenst3rn: matt-smiths-legs: worthyourweightinfanfiction: “W...

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:11:02 -0700

morgenst3rn:

matt-smiths-legs:

worthyourweightinfanfiction:

“What’s Wrong With Stephen Moffat?”
Rebloggable by request

The

Bless you

nevver: Never quit

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:53:34 -0700

nevver:

Never quit

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Thu, 16 May 2013 08:35:34 -0700

The Hawkeye Initiative: BROSIE Goes Viral

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:18:14 -0700

The Hawkeye Initiative: BROSIE Goes Viral:

thehawkeyeinitiative:

In the wake of yesterday’s Special Guest Edition post about Brosie the Riveter, things here at The Hawkeye Initiative and at Meteor Entertainment/Adhesive Games’ HAWKEN have proverbially blown up.

With over 175,000 hits, the story of Brosie and Ruby Underboob has captured the attention…

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Wed, 15 May 2013 19:55:25 -0700

ca-tsuka: “Muffin Jack & Jeremy”French TV-series project...

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:28:45 -0700

ca-tsuka:

“Muffin Jack & Jeremy”
French TV-series project created by Steak Collective (Salesman Pete, Meet Buck …) and produced by Ankama Animation (Wakfu).
Originally developped in 3D (watch animation test) - now in 2D.

hippist: kalories: one of the greatest things ive seen in a...

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:10:44 -0700

hippist:

kalories:

one of the greatest things ive seen in a long time

reminds me of “ I always wonder why birds choose to stay in the same place when they can fly anywhere on the earth, then I ask myself the same question.”

phobs-heh: Jean Louis Gerome

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:53:09 -0700

phobs-heh:

Jean Louis Gerome

spaceplasma: X-ray vision tracks lightning bursts Blink and...

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:35:40 -0700

spaceplasma:

X-ray vision tracks lightning bursts

Blink and you’ve missed it. Researchers in the US have captured the world’s first X-ray images of lightning, by creating a special camera that can capture radiation at 10 million frames per second. They presented their new findings at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting in San Francisco and they say that this new view of lightning could help to solve some of the mysteries of this spectacular natural phenomenon.

The research was carried out at the International Center for Lightning Research and Testing, located in Florida. It is one of the few sites in world where lightning is initiated and studied under controlled conditions. By firing rockets with trailing wires into thunder clouds, scientists are able to generate electric fields that are large enough to trigger bolts of lightning, which then propagate back down towards the rocket launch tower.

Joseph Dwyer and colleagues at the Florida Institute of Technology became interested in the fact that lightning emits X-rays as it propagates through the air, a phenomenon that was only noted in the past decade. But given that X-ray sources in lightning travel through the Earth’s atmosphere at velocities approaching the speed of light, it is difficult to catch them on camera before they disappear. In addition, they cannot be imaged with standard mirrors and lenses because huge amounts of material are required to prevent X-rays and gamma rays from entering through the sides of a camera.

Dwyer’s team has created a customized camera that has 30 detectors made from a combination of sodium iodide and photomultiplier tubes, each measuring 3 × 3 inch. The device, which is approximately the size of a standard refrigerator, is also equipped with a 3 inch pinhole aperture, and can record X-rays at 10 million frames per second. “This is actually a very old technique for making images, like that seen in a camera obscura,” Dwyer says.

During July and August this year, Dwyer’s team studied four rocket-triggered lightning flashes at the Florida test site. Each flash lasted for approximately two seconds and the resulting sequences of images revealed that X-rays emerged primarily from the vicinity of the lightning tip as it propagated towards the Earth. As the lightning crashed into the control tower it also triggered large bursts of gamma radiation, which were also captured by the camera.

“For the first time we’re catching a glimpse of lightning in the X-ray emission,” says Dwyer. “We’re seeing lightning as Superman would see it with his X-ray vision”.

Credit: James Dacey/physicsworld.com

"Some men who want to compliment random women on the street are genuinely good guys who just don’t..."

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:18:04 -0700

“Some men who want to compliment random women on the street are genuinely good guys who just don’t understand why their comments might be unwelcome. Some men who want to compliment random women on the street are creepy predators. Most are somewhere in between, and guess what? I don’t know you, I don’t know your life, and I have no idea if you’re going to leave it at “Hey, you look good in that dress!” or follow it up with “But you’d look better without it! Har har! C’mon, where’re you going? I know you heard me! Fucking cunt, nobody wants your fat ass anyway, bitch.”

When you compliment a random woman who doesn’t know you, no matter how nice you are about it, there’s a good chance she’s going to freak out internally because for all she knows, you could be that latter type. And I get that it’s really unfair that women would just assume that about you. I get that it sucks that sometimes, expressing totally reasonable opinions like “hey you’re hot” will make women terrified of you or furious at you. That’s not fair.

But if you’re going to lay the blame for that somewhere, for fuck’s sake, don’t blame the woman. Blame all the guys who have called her a bitch and a cunt for ignoring their advances. Blame all the guys who may have harassed, abused, or assaulted her in the past. Blame all the people who may never do such a thing themselves, but who were quick to blame her and tell her to just get over it. Blame the fact that if she stops and talks to you and then something bad happens, people will blame her for stopping and talking to you.”

- Why You Shouldn’t Tell That Random Girl On The Street That She’s Hot » Brute Reason (via brute-reason)

Echolilia: A Father’s Photographic Conversation with His...

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:36:00 -0700

Echolilia: A Father’s Photographic Conversation with His Autistic Son. Timothy Archibald uses his camera to find an emotional bridge to his son Photographs and text from the book Echolilia: Sometimes I Wonder

My eldest son was born in 2001. He was always a kid who went to the beat of his own drummer. When he was 5, we began making photographs collaboratively as a way to find some common ground and attempt to understand each other. Soon after we began the project, Elijah was diagnosed on the autistic spectrum. Though the diagnosis gave me the words and history to understand my son better, it didn’t take away the mystery and the need to try to find an emotional bridge to him.”Echolilia” is an alternate spelling of a more common term, “echolalia,” used in the autistic community to refer to the habit of verbal repetition and copying that is commonly found in autistic kids’ behavior. I liked the idea of it: photography is a form of copying. Kids are a form of repetition. And looking at my kid with photography allowed me to see myself a new

owendaveydraws: Some photographs of my zines. Buy them here

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:30:26 -0700

owendaveydraws:

Some photographs of my zines. Buy them here

designedbyawake: Street art: Moneyless, Italy Reblogged by...

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:28:56 -0700

designedbyawake:

Street art: Moneyless, Italy

Reblogged by Awake

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shortformblog: matthewkeys: MK: The Syrian Electronic Army has...

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:13:32 -0700

shortformblog:

matthewkeys:

MK: The Syrian Electronic Army has taken issue with how things are reported in the western media. Do you and your team believe in a free and open press?

Shadow: After witnessed in Syria, we believe that most of the media organizations are politicized.

(Read: A conversation with the Syrian Electronic Army)

Matt talked with the Syrian Electronic Army today … and posted largely-unedited chatlogs to go with. Click for more.

goodknight2sday: raideo: comradewodka: this just came on my...

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:04:49 -0700

goodknight2sday:

raideo:

comradewodka:

this just came on my TV and I took out my earbuds to watch cause the animation’s cute as shit

holy shit I love this

thats fucking cute as all hell oh my gosh

supersonicelectronic: How Do I Land? Comedian Kurt...

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:01:49 -0700

supersonicelectronic:

How Do I Land?

Comedian Kurt Braunohler (He’s on Tumblr) hired a pilot to do some brilliant sky graffiti over LA which was funded by his Kickstarter Campaign. Apparently there’s more on the way!