New Fly Species Named for RuPaul. “It has a costume of shiny metallic rainbow colours, and it has legs for days.” (via reddit)
American CEOs make 351 times more than workers. In 1965 it was 15 to one. (via TYWKIWDBI)
That Time the Nazis Sent Scientists to the Himalayas. They were looking for the descendants of refugees from Atlantis. (via Damn Interesting)
A Roundup of Bad Science Jokes.
An Ancient ‘Tiger God’ Helps Communities and Big Cats Coexist in India.
The Strange Stories Behind 10 Historical Body Parts.
When George Washington Took a Road Trip to Unify the U.S.
Gorgeous Fossil Shows Ancient Bird With a Pair of Super-Sexy Tail Feathers.
North Farmington High School in Michigan has a tradition of letting their senior class wear what they want for their student identification card pictures. The class of 2022 has received their ID cards, and the students have posted them to Twitter.
A blast from the past (2014): How to Celebrate Talk Like A Pirate Day. Which is Sunday.
It's been scientifically proven that those who
ReplyDeletehave more birthdays live longer. And you know,
I'm somewhat of a scientist myself:
H20 = Hot Water - CO2 = Cold Water
I got my ion you Miss C. Happy Friday!
Bad Science Jokes are worth the read. All these are, actually.
ReplyDeleteI've also heard "too much birthday, make you old."
ReplyDeleteHappy Friday, gwdMaine!
Draw an octogon. At each point of the eight angles, write Fe. When someone asks what that is, tell them it's a "Ferrous Wheel".
ReplyDeleteNow draw a hexagon (the standard chemical symbol for a benzene ring). Then draw several more, attached to the first one, so you end up with six or seven hexagons that is starting to look like a honeycomb. Finally, at several of the exposed outer angles, write Zn. When someone asks what THAT is, tell them it's "galvanized chicken wire".
I'll show myself out now....
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