Rafaelh.souza

We all know our bodies are home to countless millions of bacteria and microorganisms, but without seeing them with our bare eyes it’s almost impossible to comprehend. This petri dish handprint created by Tasha Sturm of Cabrillo College, vividly illustrates the variety of bacteria found on her 8-year-old son’s hand after playing outdoors. The print itself represents several days of growth as different yeasts, fungi, and bacteria are allowed to incubate.

It’s safe to say almost everything you see growing in this specimen is harmless and in many cases even beneficial to a person’s immunity, but it just goes to show why we sometimes it’s good to wash our hands. Sturm discusses in detail how she made the print in the comments of this page. (via Ziya Tong)

cutsycats:

Lazy cat isn’t much help in a fight.

From Scott Metzger, spotted on FB.

Geez, I leave for five minutes to go to the corner market to get food for YOU GUYS, I hurry back ’cause it’s already past your dinnertime, and—OK, break it up!

(Imgur.)

TRATO!

(photo by sillybonsai)

gifsboom:

Video: Animals Who Think They’re Puppies

Boné de joaninha é muita ostentação.

Foto de Mehmet Karaca.

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woodsonresearchcenter:

These idyllic fore-edge paintings come from Mary Grey Lundie Duncan’s book entitled Memoir of Mrs. Mary Lundie Duncan: Being Recollection of a Daughter by Her Mother, third edition, published in 1846. After her daughter’s untimely death at 25, Mary Grey…

blazepress:

19 Times ‘Dad Instincts’ Saved the Day

[*UPDATE 1:23pm PT– Sorry for the late update, the microwave torched my lunch. Oakley #FTW! -Ed.]

Annnnnnd…we’re back with another edition of our pupular feature, Headline THIS. Whip up your best headline in the comments section, and we’ll update with our fave about 1pm PT, bokay?
(And please, no “♬ Because I’m happeeeee ♫” ones.)

(Photo from Arbroath.)

There are some things our puny little peanut brains cannot comprehend. Like…how big is the universe? How high is up? What color is the White House? Will the Cubs ever win the World Series?

Oh…..and THESE.

Andrew Y. found this on Buzzfeed.

“My precious girl Fenway turned one years old yesterday and we had a little celebration. Photo says it all :).” -Cherie O.

The cheek of this little one! When he wants Mom’s attention…he just pulls the emergency lever.

(Mail Online.)

nataliesama:

I ALMOST WENT TO BED BUT I SCROLLED DOWN ONE MORE TIME TO SEE THIS LITTLE MAJESTY ON MY SCREEN I FEEL BLESSED THIS DAY THANK YOU

MomoCon 2015 — TOAD.com.br

No último fim de semana aconteceu em Atlanta a MomoCon 2015, um evento focado em quadrinhos, videogames, animação, cosplay e cultura nerd. Foram 4 dias repletos de painéis sobre podcasts, YouTube, games independentes, videogames antigos, eletrônica, robótica e até capoeira.

Participei de algumas palestras de explodir os miolos, que falavam sobre a escrita de roteiros para videogames, storytelling, disputas entre universos canônicos e adaptações feitas pelos fãs, localização de jogos, dublagem, magia do mundo Disney, autógrafos de artistas como Crispin Freeman, Greg Weisman, Keith David (Spawn), Jon Bailey (Honest Trailers) e apresentações de gente como Mike Reiss, roteirista e produtor de Os Simpsons:

The Escapist Podcast:

Mark Zoran, um dos artistas e designers de Fall Out:

Aliás, a palestra acima foi sobre eletrônica, Arduino. E somente andando pela MomoCon eu descobri que esse cara é também o responsável pela montagem dessa belezinha aqui:

E o cara é tão gente boa que me deixou entrar no DeLorean e realizar esse sonho nerd. Se você não viu ainda, está no vídeo acima.

Mas sem dúvida alguma o que mais me chamou a atenção foi a área de Gaming Experience, com zilhares de fliperamas e arcades, além de campeonatos de jogos como Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, Injustice: Gods Among Us, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Ultra Street Fighter 4, Super Smash Bros Melee. Valendo dinheiro! Sim, tinha prêmio que podia passar dos US$ 750! Os mais baixos giravam em torno de US$ 150. Nada mal para um torneio praticamente amador, certo?

Foi sensacional, eu me diverti muito apesar de toda a correria e todos estão convidados para conhecer esse lado nerd de Atlanta. Confira abaixo algumas imagens do evento:

Curiosidade: “Momo” (桃) significa pêssego em japonês. E pêssego é considerada a fruta símbolo do estado da Georgia.

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jenniferrpovey:

thymoss:

railroadsoftware:

no one ever says that Rome needed help from aliens to build their empire

#l laughed for days when i found out that #ancient egyptians used water to reduce friction and move blocks for distances #and that this was literally DEPICTED ON THEIR HIEROGLYPHICS #but ~western archaeologists~ #thought that the pouring of water depicted ~superstitious rituals~ #jfc

As an archeology major, I can vouch for this being absolutely true:

Any time we see something we don’t understand, we mark it down as ritual purposes. It’s actually a catch-all euphemism for “We have absolutely no clue what these people were doing here yet so until we work it out we’ll pretend it was something to do with their religion.”

And yeah, sometimes it is a white people thing. When white people went into Canada the natives introduced them to the delights of maple syrup. The white people asked “Well, how did you ever work out this sap was edible and delicious.”

The native people responded, “Oh, well, Squirrel showed us.”

White people: Hahahaha They’re off on that totem animal spirit guide thing again.

It wasn’t until this century that scientists actually observed squirrels in that area cutting holes in sugar maples, waiting for the sap to crystallize, and eating it.

The native people were actually being literal and the white people thought they were being metaphorical. Sigh.

noobtheloser:

Make peace with all and pass with dignity, for when the tide comes in, the age of man will be at an end. 

I do a lot of these. So do other people. 

gifsboom:

Video:  Cat Wants a Little Privacy

Time for something different. Check out this tiny ORIGAMI ROBOT. It assembles itself..then zooms around and carries stuff…then dissolves itself. All while being cute. Amazing. This is heady academic stuff- the video says this is An Untethered Miniature Origami Robot that Self-folds, Walks, Swims, and Degrades,” by Shuhei Miyashita, Steven Guitron, Marvin Ludersdorfer, Cynthia R. Sung, and Daniela Rus from MIT and TU Munich, presented at ICRA 2015 in Seattle. OK then. Watch and be amazed!

(Digital Trends.)

Check out these amazingly cute animuhl balloon creations from Masayoshi Matsumoto. He says these are made wiwth balloons only- no tape, adhesive, or whatnot!

(The Squidster.)

Sometimes animuhls do the qwaziest things. And sometimes we’re lucky enough to have a camera with us.

(22 Words.)

I approve of this. (photos via rocketnews24 and sepia_pet)

beanybud:

*living the dream*

Hulk Dog! (photo via henderp)