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09 Jan 15:28

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09 Jan 15:28

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by ladybird13
09 Jan 14:30

Gut Fauna

I know it seems unpleasant, but of the two ways we typically transfer them, I promise this is the one you want.
08 Jan 16:45

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08 Jan 16:10

Comic: Codex Parentes

by tycho@penny-arcade.com (Tycho)
New Comic: Codex Parentes
07 Jan 16:19

EVERYTHING YOU LOVE TO HATE™

by krusnof
07 Jan 16:19

randomghost: Apollo



randomghost:

Apollo

07 Jan 16:18

kuroyuki: 20141116 Takayama 10 by BONGURI on Flickr.

07 Jan 16:18

red-lipstick: Robert Bubel (b. 1968, Zarki, Poland) - Nights...



red-lipstick:

Robert Bubel (b. 1968, Zarki, Poland) - Nights Are Short Days Are Long And Life Escapes, 2014    Painting: Oil on Canvas

07 Jan 16:17

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07 Jan 16:17

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07 Jan 04:14

arrohseekay: HIS INFERNAL MAJESTY. HIM.



arrohseekay:

HIS INFERNAL MAJESTY. HIM.

07 Jan 04:11

miyku: me after 3 hours sleep  mother : are you all right?me : 

miyku:

me after 3 hours sleep 

mother : are you all right?
me :
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07 Jan 04:03

peacethelily: roachpatrol: antikythera-astronomy: Sunset on...





peacethelily:

roachpatrol:

antikythera-astronomy:

Sunset on Mars

hell yes hell yes hell fucking yes

We are alive to see a sunset from another planet

07 Jan 03:46

G-G the book - G-G on Facebook - G-G on Twitter

07 Jan 03:45

January 06, 2015


Whee!
07 Jan 03:33

Fungus Incubator Turns Plastic Garbage Into People Food

by delana
[ Filed under Science & in the Earth & Nature category ]

fungi mutarium

Although one might argue that the world is facing plenty of seemingly-unsolvable problems at the moment, two of the most troubling are food shortages and the overabundance of non-biodegradable garbage. Austrian design firm Livin Studio teamed up with researchers at Ultrecht University to develop a brilliant idea for handling both.

fungus digesting plastic waste

edible fungi breaks down waste plastic

Their concept is called Fungi Mutarium. The amazing – yet totally possible – idea is to use plastic-eating fungi to convert waste plastic into totally safe food for humans. The fungi used in the Mutarium are Schizophyllum Commune and Pleurotus Ostreatus, two strains that grow almost everywhere in the world and in some places are already highly appreciated as food sources.

turning garbage plastic into edible food

Both strains of fungi have the unique property of being able to digest non-biodegradable plastics. As the fungi break down plastics, they don’t store the toxic ingredients. That means that when the fungi become mature and are ready to eat, they won’t leave behind toxic plastic elements in your `digestive system.

fungi mutarium turn plastic into food

The Fungi Mutarium is segmented into two spaces: one to grow the fungi, and one to hold small cups made of agar, a seaweed-based substitute for gelatin, mixed with salt and sugar. These cups are called FUs, and they are where the action happens. The FUs are filled with UV-sterilized plastic and then sprinkled with fungi spores suspended in a liquid nutrient solution. The fungi go to work breaking down the plastic.

fungi break down plastic into safe food

food made from waste plastic

The entire process is pretty long, taking up to a few months before it’s ready to consume. But when you consider that the average piece of plastic takes hundreds of years or longer to decompose, a few months is a blink of the eye. The Fungi Mutarium could quite possibly solve (or at least slow) the global food crisis as well as the growing garbage dilemma. It could allow food to grow in places where typical crops can’t grow.

However, the technology is pretty far off from being perfected. So far, the Mutarium can produce food that is edible and varies widely in flavor. We will probably never be able to replicate the flavors and textures of the food we’re used to eating today, but who knows? The future is a strange place where just about anything is possible.


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06 Jan 15:59

Jimmy Neutron Happy Family Happy Hour

by seinfeldspitstain
06 Jan 15:58

"GOLD BOND LIQUI-SHAQ" - TV SHERIFF VIDEO REMIX

by davyforce
05 Jan 21:43

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02 Jan 23:35

DETHJUNKIE*

by kristina
02 Jan 23:22

GOAT BEAT BOX VINE

by BestVines2014
02 Jan 23:18

a crooked house

by kris

20141229-badhouse

beautiful lake view, until you look up and see the skybox edge

30 Dec 06:01

liddo-cait: i reblogged this before but we actually started...

Randy Laue

We need to start this.





liddo-cait:

i reblogged this before but we actually started playing this game and it has resulted in spilled drinks, flying cigarettes, and friends getting hit in the gut with 5lb crystal balls

it is fantastic

11 Dec 06:15

The opposite of the manic pixie dream girl:

by Jessica Hagy

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10 Dec 07:23

LINK JOINS MARIO KART 8

by Lythero
10 Dec 03:48

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08 Dec 04:16

ka64: I love the design of Black Velvetopia. It makes me feel...



ka64:

I love the design of Black Velvetopia. It makes me feel relaxed and comfortable probably because of how dark it is with those lovely fluorescent colors everywhere. It’s one of the many video game locations I’d like to live in. uvu

08 Dec 02:28

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08 Dec 02:28

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