Tastes like space 17 comments
Bird impales its preys on a barb wire 13 comments
jimcrichton
· 9 years ago
This bird is called a "Shrike". It builds displays out of prey like this as part of its mating ritual. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrike
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Easy way to see if your battery has juice left 7 comments
jimcrichton
· 9 years ago
Thanks rosemagwin! I'm always pleased to see someone else who seeks out the original information or the full story before accepting something.
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A beetle closet 10 comments
jimcrichton
· 9 years ago
As awesome as this is, I can't help but feel like it utilizes space inefficiently.
You have to exercise to use this computer 19 comments
Amusing GIF loop 4 comments
jimcrichton
· 9 years ago
In an alternate universe where conservation of energy isn't a thing, and there's no friction, and perfectly elastic collisions are possible.
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Sunrises on the opposite sides of the world 4 comments
jimcrichton
· 9 years ago
I had to go make sure the geography of this made sense. I can confirm that, at this time of year, the sun is indeed setting in Japan at roughly the same time it is rising in Florida.
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Book Scent 5 comments
just because someone here may need this 6 comments
jimcrichton
· 9 years ago
You're not your job. You're not how much money you have in the bank. You're not the car you drive. You're not the contents of your wallet. You're not your f*cking khakis. You're the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world.
wow so handy. 14 comments
jimcrichton
· 9 years ago
If you're going to call it "tactical" at least put MOLLE/PALS webbing on it somewhere.
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The most important places in each American state 46 comments
Classic black lab maneuver 12 comments
So... This is how society works 32 comments
Skill 6 comments
awkward... 11 comments
Moss Agate: Quartz, with veins of manganese and iron oxides.
Opal and Black opal: Hydrated silica (SiO2*nH2O), colors due to light diffraction.
Tanzanite: Calcium Aluminum Hydroxyl Sorosilicate [(Ca2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)) + (Cr,Sr)].
Tourmaline: Crystalline Borosilicate [(Ca,K,Na)(Al,Fe,Li,Mg,Mn)3(Al,Cr, Fe,V)6(BO3)3(Si,Al,B)6O18(OH,F)4].
Prehnite: Calcium Aluminum Inosilicate [Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2], colored by iron impurities.
Turquoise: Hydrated Copper Aluminum Phosphate [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8ยท4H2O].
Apatite: Calcium Phosphate with chlorine, fluorine, and hydroxyl substitutions [Ca10(PO4)6(OH,F,Cl)2].