#FUN WITH SCIENCE

[geeky-fuckery]

[geeky-fuckery]

I love this woman! Such amazing, positive energy. This is how you get kids to want to learn. We need 1000x more teachers like this!

[protectoursharks]

The shape of a fish's caudal tail can tell you a lot about how fast the fish moves! A rounded tail is the slowest and a lunate tail is the fastest! The lunate tail has the most optimal ratio of high thrust and low draw, making it the fastest.

Ichthyology Notes 2/?

[ouruncriticalmess]

Daniel Arasse | Die Guillotine. Die Macht der Maschine und das Schauspiel der Gerechtigkeit | 1988

I Die Guillotinierung

II Die Maschinisierung

III Die Theatermaschine

"Von überall her kommen schrenweise revolutionäre Apostel zu uns, echte Sansculotten; die heilige Guillotine befinder sich in der glänzendsten Aktivität, und der wohltuende Schrecken bewirkt, was Vernunft und Philosophie nicht in hundert Jahren erreicht hätten." Bürger Gateau, Heeresintendantur 27. Brumaire II

"Revolutionary apostles are coming to us from everywhere, true sans-sculottes; the holy guillotine is in the most brilliant activity, and the pleasant terror accomplishes what reason and philosophy would not have achieved in a hundred years.” Citizen Gateau, Army Intendant 27th Brumaire II

[amnhnyc]

Peek-a-boo! Have you ever seen the granulate shellback crab (Hypoconcha arcuata)? Growing about 0.6 in (1.4 cm) long, this unusual-looking crustacean inhabits coastlines along parts of the western Atlantic, with a range that includes parts of the United States, Mexico, and Brazil. Unlike hermit crabs—which hide inside their chosen shells—this critter uses its posterior legs to secure shells onto its back, often shouldering pieces larger than its own body, as a defense against foes.

Photo: Austin Smith, CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist

[beroebluejeans]

Whenever I am thinking very hard about The Locked Tomb, I find it important to remind myself Tamsyn Muir did compare the series to the KFC Double Down.

https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/muir_interview/

[datcravat]

SCIENCE BEGETS TRUTH✨

[feelingautistic]

Exciting news for the cute shark lovers of the world! We finally have a recorded sighting of a baby great white shark, likely only a few hours old.

The question of where great white sharks give birth still remains a mystery to this day but this footage may suggest the coasts of California, where the footage was taken, are a site where these sharks give birth.

[such-a-daydreamer]

Rip the streak... 😔

[funscience]

[protectoursharks]

There are four types of fish scales!

Cycloid scales are thin, overlap, and flexible. They're found on primitive teleosts (like minnows and carp).

Ctenoid scales have small, backwards pointed scales (known as cterns) make the fish more hydrodynamic and faster. They're found on Advanced Ctenoids (like perch and sunfish).

Ganoid scales are thick, diamond-shaped, and mostly non-overlapping. They're found on Chondrostei (like sturgeons and paddlefish).

Placoid scales are spikey and tooth-like with nerves. These are found on Chondrichthyes (like sharks and rays).

Ichthyology Notes 3/?

[ouruncriticalmess]

John Clarke u.a. | Jugendkulturen als Widerstand. Milieus, Rituale, Provokationen [Youth Cultures as Resistance] | 1981

I. Theoretische Grundannahmen

Graham Murdock, Robin McCron: Klassenbewußtsein und Generationenbewußtsein

John Clark, Stuart Hall, Tony Jefferson, Brian Roberts: Subkulturen, Kulturen und Klasse

II. Über den Stil von Subkulturen

John Clark: Stil

Dick Hebdidge: Die Bedeutung des Mod-Phänomens

John Clarke: Die Skinheads und die magische Rückgewinnung der Gemeinschaft

Paul Corrigan: Nichts tun

III. Perspektiven

Howard Parker: Aus Jungen werden Männer. Kurze Adoleszenz in einem innerstädtischen Wohnbezirk

Angela McRobbie, Jenny Garber: Mädchen in den Subkulturen

Phil Cohen: Territorial- und Diskursregeln bei der Bildung von "Peer-Groups" unter Arbeiterjugendlichen

[hollis-art]

i think about the 30th Anniversary Star Trek Barbie and Ken set so much actually,,, look at them go

[amnhnyc]

Imagine a pinecone as heavy as a bowling ball and the size of a chihuahua. Believe it or not, such pinecones exist—and they belong to the coulter pine (Pinus coulteri), a conifer that can be found in parts of North America including California and Mexico. Infamous among loggers and foresters, this tree is nicknamed "the widowmaker" because of the unlucky individuals who met their fate as a result of its falling pinecones. This species produces some of the largest pinecones on the planet, weighing up to 11 lbs (5 kg).

Photo: damontighe, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist

[theofficialastronomy101]