#paddling life

[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/?

[wheres-your-paddle]

things i've heard environmental science majors say:

"For the test we'll need to tell the different flavours of mayflies apart." / "Did you just say flavours?"

"It amazes me how many city kids are in this program." / "We're all desperate to get out of this city."

"I think everyone who attended all the surface water pollution lab sections should be allowed to lick one piece of glassware of their choosing. Y'know, as a treat."

"Professor, nobody goes into this major unless they like to eat dirt." / "Great, so you can talk the Students' Association into convincing the board to give me funding for my trees?"

"What're we toasting to?" / "Nitrogen pollution."

"You look frustrated. What's up?" / "I had twenty-one Leptophlebiidae in my dish. He's going to think I'm lying about how many Leptophlebiidae are in my dish."

"If you weren't raised by Wall-E, do you even belong in this class?" / "The Onceler." / "Fuck, good point."

"Dude, I spent the whole exam trying not to sink my teeth into a really, really juicy bug in my sample—" / "Cranefly?" / "...yeah."

"Well, just make sure you're not (person)'s lab partner. Last weekend's trip involved him leaving too many fish in the dirt for the professor's liking."

[exhausted chorus] "And the fish go belly-up."

"What's the major difference between east coast and west coast soils?" / "Alcoholism."

"Got any plans for the holidays?" / "Gonna go home and listen to my entire extended family call me a tree-hugging hippie." / "Aren't we all?"

[lumintsu]

reject modernity, embrace tradition

[stockcarbaby24]

I just wanna ramble about the Team Torque episode all in one post so thoughts below the cut for people who wanna listen to the chaos on their own. Would recommend- I'll say that up here cause it was such a fun mess 😭

Okay just some of my fav things or things I wanna touch on:

Alex just constantly teasing/dunking on Oscar 😭😭 He really is just giving off older brother vibes with all of these new young drivers

I think technically Alex is gen z... or he's right at the cut off with what year he was born... but he has never seemed more out of touch/lost then we you smash him next to those two chaotic gen z babies. Not in a bad way- he was just giving me suffering millennial vibes for half of that thing and making me laugh

Logan and Oscar are both so lame 😭 like them just being like 'idk we sat in our rooms,' they didn't have any answers to the questions- they are ridiculous! Do they just both power down after the race weekend and then just reactivate when it's time to get on the plane?? I love them dearly.

Touching back on the room thing... Alex insinuating they're staying in the same room, sleeping together........ ALEX PLEASE.

All the drivers stuck in the same hotel?? Chaos. One of you leak the footage. I know something crazy is happening somewhere.

Logan and Alex talking about golfing and teasing Oscar about not playing, heehee

Alex's 'hear me out' about the Cars' character a;ldkfj;sdl

Oscar just being exasperated and asking if this is how these always go 😭 Williams I need you to drop the cut footage, I'll watch it all trust.

The talk of the babies in F4 together and then Alex saying he watched them in F3 🥹

WHY DID THEY KEEP TALKING ABOUT CRASHING. Like Alex, Logan, after the luck you've had stoP

And finally everyone teasing Oscar about being a napper

[cherubchoirs]

happy summer from the sunny shores of purgatory 🌞🌴🍹

[is-it-any-wonder]

[fitbearcatcher]

Fit paddle boarding dog dad fur

[wheres-your-paddle]

advice for baby stem kiddos

(from your friendly neighbourhood science cryptid)

Keep extra calculator batteries in your bag

If there's a graph on the lecture slides, it'll probably be on the test

Get a dropdown periodic table extension on your browser (if you do chem)

Keep extra calculator batteries in your bag

Track how long you spend on each assignment/test

find "your" study spot. i cannot stress this enough. have a designated study spot.

Group studying is easier if you have a whiteboard. Preferably a lot of whiteboard.

Group studying isn't for everyone.

Keep extra calculator batteries in your bag

8am labs are worse than 8am lectures

Keep extra calculator batteries in your bag

KEEP EXTRA CALCULATOR BATTERIES IN YOUR BAG

[apogean-tides]

Ruthari reunion but it's whatever swans do when their separated for long periods of time

[multiversemittens]

The yaoi paddle claims its first victim.

[hulky98]

[is-it-any-wonder]

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

Wait-

What about your Human AU, when does Eddie get into the lake?!

uhhhh *rolls dice* the group gets Shitfaced™️ and Eddie wakes up on a partially flooded raft in the middle of yeah, the lake <3 no idea how he got there <3

[name-s-are-not-important]

Fun fact about ducks, they are really social animals and they feel the most comfortable while being with other ducks and they care for their siblings as ducklings, and as adult ducks they still prefere to stay in groups...

So for sake of his duck, Halt can't get just one (1) duck... he needs a paddling, so the ducks won't get lonely and/or miss their family

It's a good thing Halt has a few adopted kids who will surely help him adopt whole ducks family

[wheres-your-paddle]

even MORE things i've heard enviro sci majors say

beating this format into the ground fuck you.

part one. part two.

Student: "I consider it 'soil' if you're studying and examining it. I consider it 'dirt' if you're just shovelling it into your mouth." / Lab Tech: "We have very different uses for dirt, I see."

"Dirt is important. Save the whales. Save the dirt whales."

"We technically have two blenders—" / "Weren't you using one as a flower pot?"

"I'd be willing to sell my soul to pass O-Chem." / "Selling souls? I'm in the market. I'll give ya twenty bucks for it."

"If I ever meet the YouTube organic chem tutors, I will pray to God for them. I will make out with them. I will give them my kidneys."

"The GC says it may come in contact with radioactive materials, but the front panel has googly eyes so I'm sure it's just a little silly!"

Student: "In this case, what could be volatile but not harmful to us?" / Prof: "Rum."

"What do you mean you're graphing 'stds'— ohh it's an abbreviation of 'standards'."

"Would you two stop staring at me while I massage this bag of dirt??"

(Sticking whole face into a jar of unknown white lab powder) "Mm. Marshmallows."

"How are you feeling about the exam?" / "I'm not feeling."

[kpop-bbg]