#Science Camp

[getoutofthisplace]

Dear Gus & Magnus,

At home when I ask Gus if he's liking the Museum of Discovery's Science Sampler Camp this week, he gives me mixed signals and I can't handle it because if he's not enjoying it, we won't sign him up next time. Luckily, the Museum posted photos like this one to the shared folder today and I can easily tell how happy he is. I know that smile and what it takes to earn it.

Dad.

Little Rock, Arkansas. 7.24.2024 - 8.34am.

[veryveryverysillysillysilly]

thinking about the time at science camp that a kid, who literally knows gen alpha slang, tried to pretend that he doesn't know what spongebob is

like during one of our activities where we dissected a squid (me, N, and S [i believe I've talked about them before] didn't dissect it and instead name him Bjerry), the counselor said "if you guys know squidward from spongebob" and he literally said "what is a spongebob?"

and like-

gurl don't even- 😭✋️

[chimerabal]

*cas and uriel discussing fursonas*

braxton: you both would be cockroaches

uriel: (unkillable?) okay...

cas: (lovebug?) Why?

braxton: because Bleyhalls are in every home in Nephalia and everyone hates you

[k12academics]

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[illneverbeapassenger]

Pressure ridges, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica.

October 2024.

[hometoursandotherstuff]

[karda]

me and you

[thejakeformerlyknownasprince]

Errors, "Errors," and Sci Fi: The Nail Gun Gray Zone

I have more thoughts on errors in sci fi, specifically what does and does not count as an error. So I made a graph.

I'm a firm believer that at some point, your story will just be better if you bend certain rules of reality. A story with 100% realistic gun battles will be impossible for audiences to follow. One with ultra-realistic dialog will be boring and impossible to follow.

HOWEVER. Ice floats in water. Residents of now-Phoenix in the 1700s might've not known that, but it's hard to imagine anyone alive today who hasn't at minimum seen an image of a drink with ice in it. So GI Joe (2009) hinging a major plot point on a block of ice sinking in liquid water is widely regarded as silly and world-breaking. Same goes for The Strangers (2008) making a character unable to use her phone while it's plugged in and charging. Even in 2008, a solid majority of U.S. moviegoers owned cell phones and regularly used them as they were plugged in. Errors. Firmly.

But on the opposite end of the spectrum, you have "errors" that only bug a small subset of your audience with relevant expertise. You can always count on some of that subset to take to Reddit and whine pedantically about a 10-round gun firing 11 rounds, but I doubt those count as errors. My personal example is the lack of a character named Surprise in Inside Out — I've studied and taught Paul Ekman's theories, so to me the fact that they included only 5 of his 6 "universal" affects is always going to look weird. But I know that's less an error than a pet peeve, because there wouldn't be much for the character Surprise to do that isn't taken up by Fear or Joy. (The sequel also has a Surprise-ish and a Contempt-ish character, so there's that.) Same goes for the water main not being pressurized correctly in Batman Begins — I'll take city planners' word for it that Scarecrow's plan wouldn't work, but COME ON. It's a sci fi movie about a furry who makes a living punching aliens. If you want realism, watch a documentary.

That said. There's also that middle zone. What I call the Nail Gun Gray Zone, because it really is hard to tell how much some errors are obscure and piddly, how much they're mainstream and obvious. Because. Nail guns can't shoot nails. They're not projectile weapons. Not unless the story takes the time to show a character modifying the tool to override the fact that it has to be pressed flush against a board before it will fire. BUT. If you told me "99% of modern Americans know that!" I'd believe you. If you told me "only professional contractors know that!" I'd believe you. That poll clarified basically nothing — roughly 25% of respondents had used a nail gun, ~25% didn't know much about them, and ~50% had only seen one used. (I didn't ask "do you know that a nail gun can't be used as a projectile weapon" because then anyone who read the question should by definition answer "yes.")

Anyway, I think that a lot of online arguments about errors/"errors" in sci fi can be captured by the Nail Gun Gray Zone. Most of us can agree that only pedantic blowhards would say that the lack of Surprise ruins Inside Out, and most of us can agree that it'd be nice if The Strangers had simply broken Kristen's phone. Nail guns? One person's "oh come on, that looks ridiculous!" is another person's "it's called a nail gun, right? so why not use it like a gun?" and I don't think doing more polls will resolve it one way or another.

[geekynerfherder]

Showcasing art from some of my favourite artists, and those that have attracted my attention, in the field of visual arts, including vintage; pulp; pop culture; books and comics; concert posters; fantastical and imaginative realism; classical; contemporary; new contemporary; pop surrealism; conceptual and illustration.

The art of Richard M Powers.

[ssparksflyy]

CAUSE YOU CAN HEAR IT IN THE SILENCE ★ ˙🧷 ̟ !!

jason grace x mortal!reader , requested

— YOU CAN FEEL IT ON THE WAY HOME

[veryveryverysillysillysilly]

guys i just got back from science camp and why did literally everyone im following (except for like two ppl) post when I was gone 😭

like it's fine but now i have so many posts to scroll through-

[superscienceforkids]

Enroll Your Child in an Exciting Science Camp for Kids

Super science programs for kids organizes science camp for kids. We have science programs that are dedicated to make learning more fun and engaging. It is for kids who love science and want to know more. Our science programs will keep kids engaged and entertained while they learn a lot of things. It is a fun-filled science camp where kids will love and come back for more.

[evolooka]

Photographer capture a real life "Angry Bird"

[a-snake-makes-moodboards]

Lautski (Stephanie Lauter x Peter Spankoffski) from Nerdy Prudes Must Die moodboard with blue chemisty and homework inspo

requested by: 🦧 anon!! ty for the rq, hope you like it!!!!

[divider creds: @animatedglittergraphics-n-more]

(all images were found on Google images including pngs but excluding Pete + Steph, who were screenshotted from AC)

song to go with it: 'Out Of My League' by Fitz and The Tantrums

Reblogs are appreciated, requests are open!!

@gayandcrunchy

[showtiming]

Barbarella (1975. Roger Vadim)

[withdenim]