#stormed

[postcard-from-the-past]

The medieval tale of Pied Piper of Hamelin (rat-cather) from Saxony, Germany

In 1284, while the town of Hamelin was suffering from a rat infestation, a piper dressed in multicolored ("pied") clothing appeared, claiming to be a rat-catcher. In return for a payment, he played his pipe to lure the rats into the Weser River, where all the rats drowned. Despite the piper's success, the mayor refused to pay him the full sum, even going so far as to blame the piper for bringing the rats himself in an extortion attempt. Enraged, the piper stormed out of the town, vowing to return later to take revenge. On Saint John and Paul's day, while the adults were in church, the piper returned, dressed in green like a hunter and playing his pipe. In so doing, he attracted the town's children. One hundred and thirty children followed him out of town and into a cave, after which they were never seen again. The Hamelin street named Bungelosenstrasse ("street without drums") is believed to be the last place that the children were seen. Ever since, music or dancing is not allowed on this street.

German vintage postcard

[vesselofmayhem]

[chronivore]

[sca-nerd]

My friends who have never experienced flooding, and who are about to deal with it from this storm, please remember:

1. NO. YOU CANNOT MAKE IT THROUGH THAT WATER ON THE ROAD. I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU'RE DRIVING. TURN. AROUND.

2. DO NOT GO WADING THROUGH THE WATER. EVEN IF YOU JUST WANT TO SEE HOW DEEP IT IS. THAT. WATER. IS. CONTAMINATED.

3. IT IS CALLED FLASH FLOODING FOR A REASON. THE WATER RISES AND SURGES IN A FLASH. STAY. HOME.

4. If you're at risk of flooding, raise up any of your belongings now. Put the legs of tall things in buckets. Know where your important documents are.

5. Stay safe.

[mechaniaa]

i had to

[sheepslaps]

the people yearn for turn of the century sonic gijinkas

here are my many inspirations

[maviyenot]

[bane-of-technology]

ngl I took many MANY pictures of the solar storm, but this one makes me laugh the hardest

[wonders-of-the-cosmos]

Storm at Saturn's north pole

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/CICLOPS/Kevin M. Gill

[anarchywoofwoof]

from nebraska earlier today. this has got to be some of the craziest tornado footage i have ever seen. from @nickgormanwx

[dragoncuspid]

I’m so happy I got this shot earlier holy shit

[vangoghcore]

by tornadogreg

[bigimango]

They never learn

And a close up of the two gremlins

[folklore-fairytales]

Maybe you ran with the wolves and refused to settle down

Maybe I've stormed out of every single room in this town