Author: chris

archiemcphee:

Here’s further proof that science and scientists are awesome:

A 7-year-old girl named Sophie wrote a lovely letter to the scientists at CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, politely asking if they could work on creating a dragon for her. She even included a drawing to help them out. (click here to read Sophie’s entire letter)

The scientists at CSIRO wrote back to Sophie:

We’ve been doing science since 1926 and we’re quite proud of what we have achieved. We’ve put polymer banknotes in your wallet, insect repellent on your limbs and Wi-Fi in your devices. But we’ve missed something. There are no dragons.

Over the past 87 odd years we have not been able to create a dragon or dragon eggs. We have sighted an eastern bearded dragon at one of our telescopes, observed dragonflies and even measured body temperatures of the mallee dragon. But our work has never ventured into dragons of the mythical, fire breathing variety. And for this Australia, we are sorry.

(click here to read the agency’s complete response)

But then something truly awesome happened. The scientists had a bit of a think, as scientists are wont to do, and decided to rapidly accelerate their Dragon R&D Program. That’s right, they made a dragon for Sophie – Toothless, a 3D printed titanium dragon, blue, female, species: Seadragonus giganticus maximus.

“Being that electron beams were used to 3D print her, we are certainly glad she didn’t come out breathing them … instead of fire,” said Chad Henry, our Additive Manufacturing Operations Manager. “Titanium is super strong and lightweight, so Toothless will be a very capable flyer.”

Toothless is currently en route from Lab 22 in Melbourne to Sophie’s home in Brisbane.

Now Sophie wants to work at CSIRO when she grows up.

Click here to watch a video of the creation of Sophie’s dragon.

[via Geeks are Sexy and Neatorama]

glowsinthedark9:

Look at this little dapper man

inwhichifeelallthefeels:

scarletspeedforce:

jammyjimjams:

brigantes:

call us brutal, sick, sadistic, and grotesquely optimistic
‘cause way down deep inside we’ve got a dream!

WHY IS THIS GIF SET NOT AROUND MORE?!

I like that they’re all so supportive of one another, but still decide to crack in skulls when they get mad.

Such good friends.

This is like, the opposite of that scene from High School musical where the guy admits he plays the cello

stuffmomnevertoldyou:

decourfeynated:

in which a teen movie from the 80s describes sexual misogyny in three sentences at the eighth grade reading level.

The Breakfast Club came out in 1985, and that double standard is alive and well nearly 30 years later.

allofthefeelings:

chocolatehiddlestoner-deactivat:

Tom is probably Kermit the Frogs biggest fan, and I think it’s freaken adorable.

MAYBE YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE TAUNTED HIS GOOD FRIEND COOKIE MONSTER THEN, TOM. >:(

batman-nolanverse:

littlechinesedoll:

Kevin Conroy shares a story about his participation in the relief efforts after the 9/11 attacks by volunteering to do cooking duties for officers and firefighters. [ x ]

Kevin Conroy is the man, the goddamn Batman!

rstevens:

Tonight’s comic is a thank you to carbohydrates, for everything.

npr:

ilovecharts:

Spotted this in the bathroom at Brooklyn Central in Park Slope.

–oldmanasante 

I love this.

aquaticwonder:

Your worst fantasy