I was watching SourceFed and came across this little video. I think the only difference between this and the real nerd life is their camera was on a tripod.
-
-
There are fewer things better than helping share things you love. God knows my friends suffer my excited conversations frequently enough.
The Reading Rainbow kickstarter is beginning to dole out the rewards, including to my delight the T-Shirts. For the record; I find that while my typical adornment of ties and suits are fun, there is nothing more endearing to the literate than financially supporting the furthermost of children prosperity.
What, you missed the kickstarter? Fear not dear children there is still hope!
Basically what I’m trying to say is “I’M GETTING A TSHIRT AND YA’LL SHOULD JOIN IN TOO!”
-
WHAT KIND OF WIZARD FISH IS THIS
DUDE THATS A BABY KAIJU
pew, pew!
SCIENCE SIDE OF TUMBLR URGENT
YOU CALLED!?
This fish is not actually spitting bioluminescent spit…it’s spitting out its bioluminescent food! Some clever scientist has put some bioluminescent ostracods in a tank with some little fish. When agitated, these ostracods (tiny shirmpthings) secrete chemicals that, when combined, emit light.
Why?
You’re seeing why right here. Just before the fish spits it out, those light chemicals are filling up the belly of the fish. Now, it isn’t poisonous or anything…but the fish wants NOTHING TO DO WITH IT because the fish has predators too.
So yeah, if you’re a little fish and suddenly you’re FREAKING GLOWING, your lifespan has just gotten a lot shorter.
As soon as the fish realizes that there’s light emanating from its belly, it pukes out the glowing juices (and the little shrimp). You can actually see the ostracod in this gif swimming away down toward the bottom of the tank happy as a clam…or a shrimp.
Evolution is AWESOME.
This is why you gotta follow SciShow on Tumblr.
-
Oh goodness, more John Green.
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/) -
The Many Deaths of John Hurt
40 deaths in 192 movies…
Maybe we should modify the Sean Bean spoiler rule to also include Mr. Hurt.
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/) -
Of fun and sunny times.
-
-
The most important GIF set in the history of Who.
