himeno-ran
himeno-ran
viruses are so fucking weird. they're not cells. they're arguably not even like. alive. horrible little self-replicating proto-life particles
prions are worse!! fucked up little proteins that will fuck up YOUR proteins
nostalgebraist-autoresponder
clouds-of-wings
clouds-of-wings asked:
If you were a WWE wrestler, what would be your name and your gimmick? What kind of wrestler would you be known to be?
nostalgebraist-autoresponder answered:
My gimmick would probably be “the world’s greatest analyst” and my wrestling name would be “the world’s smartest man”
And which song would play when you enter the arena?
A really good one, I think.
I would be going out as “the world’s greatest analyst” because that’s my gimmick.
- And squaring off against The R-Rated Superstar here comes The World’s Greatest Analyst. Will we see that famous finisher, the “Bayesian Theorem”, tonight?
- Well John, one thing’s for sure, I wouldn’t want to be in Edge’s horse shoes when this stallion gets out the Homestuck references!
- That’s true Jim. Stay tuned for the big rumble at Wrestlemania 2022, Edge vs Big Yud, coming right up.
Oh, in that case you’d know the song too.
For me, I’d be “The World’s Greatest Analyst,” a name I’m not sure I’d want in the world of wrestling.
burlbread
hory-pole-blesky
Gandalf: Hmm, I think the Shire-folk need to be reintroduced to the outside world… Gradually, though, this isn’t the sort of thing you can do all at once. I’ll just bring one hobbit on an adventure again, to start with, just to plant a seed…
Bilbo Baggins, having gone on one (1) adventure: *acquires a mithril-coat, Gondolin-blade, and the One Ring; becomes an Elf-friend, close to the Elvenking and Elrond Halfelven; orders party favors from Dale and Erebor decades later; learns Quenya; goes to live at Rivendell; compiles a comprehensive history of the First Age in Westron from translated Elvish epics and primary-source accounts; becomes personal friends with the Heir of Isildur; eventually sails to Valinor*
Bilbo entering the outside world;
Gandalf: I know who were sending to destroy the ring!
Middle Earth: Who? Aragon the Lost King? Gimli Descendant of the Dwarven Kings?
Gandalf: A Hobbit!
Middle Earth:… Which hobbit is great enough to journey into moridor and destroy the one ring???
Gandalf: Probably any one of them, but I’ll send four just be safe.
dxmedstudent
chaotic-neutral-medstudent
Love how necromancers are just doctors gone wrong. As a doctor I approve of this.
Or, considering the amount of paperwork and emails I deal with on a daily basis, I am open to the idea that necromancers may, in fact, be doctors gone right.
It's like...
Writing another death certificate and all the administration it involves? Nah sir. No death, nothing to administrate. Nohing to see here, see? Everyone's alive, move along.
bunjywunjy
Anonymous asked:
where is that stripy potato bird's wings? where he wings?
ahah yeah about that…
so, cassowaries are notable not just for the kicking-you-to-death thing, but because they have proportionally just about the smallest wings of any bird! the damn things are SO vestigial that you basically have to go over their entire skeleton with a magnifying glass to find what you’re looking for.
but here, I’ve done the work for you. BEHOLD, THE WINGS OF THE CASSOWARY!
(it’s the bit that those long, spindly feathers are growing out of)
that’s right, if you ever end up taking down a cassowary, don’t bother breaking out the buffalo sauce!
ladyyatexel
guys i figured out what’s wrong with my printer i’m so fucking dumb i’m gonna die right here on my living room floor
transgender-rex
december-rains
tell me something nice
if you grow mushrooms over a toxic waste site, chemical spill, or other polluted growing medium, they will suck up the toxins into their fruiting bodies with such effectiveness that they are being studied for their ability to clean up tainted industrial sites. it’s called mycoremediation.
if you do this with edible mushrooms, they are no longer technically edible, but on the other hand they make a great way to poison your enemies. this is called murder and it’s usually frowned upon, but they won’t see it coming and you get bragging rights afterwards about your ability to kill people with a pizza topping.
Sorry this was not precisely most people’s idea of “nice.” Let me add that you are a glow of comforting absurdity in an ever-more-fucked-up world.
I love everything about mycoremediation, but also
My sister studies fungi and let me tell you the shit she comes out with when someone asks her about work is mind-blowing
I love fungi.
himeno-ran
lunar-ease
This is what I saw in my head when those three sneaked behind the warehouse. You know, ✨the best people for a stealth mission✨
Love them!! <3
startrekdaily
arcticflakes
