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RIP John Blanche (1948-2026)

His contribution to the grimdark aesthetic of the far future can scarce be overstated. May he rest in the peace that does not exist among the stars.

Art from Visions of Heresy

placesandpalaces

Wieliczka salt mine, Poland

In southern Poland, Lake Wessel lies inky and unmoving in the deep. Filling the bottom of an old salt mine, it’s just one component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site which has been a functioning mine since the 13th century. Featuring supreme carpentry, centuries-old brickwork and ornate salt-crystal chandeliers in cavernous dining rooms, this fantastical setting is a favorite for the Polish film industry. The mine’s attractions include dozens of statues and four chapels carved out of the rock salt by the miners. The older sculptures have been supplemented with new carvings made by contemporary artists. About 1.2 million people visit the Wieliczka Salt Mine annually.

(Source, source)

cute-girls-from-anime-manga-vns

TFW the girl you like is too cute!

afeelgoodblog

Those experiences were priceless.

simon-newman

And add breaks today are so long you can use them to go to a grocery store buy some snacks and they still won't be over when you get back.

simon-newman

It occured to me that I used "add breaks" instead of "commercial breaks". My brain is officially rotten.

eric-coldfire

That takes me back to when G4 would broadcast E3 live, and we would use the bathroom before hand or eat lunch super late in the day so we wouldn't miss any big reveals.

Of course, this was back when game reveals were regularly exciting.

prideprejudce

so today a public health official guy came into my class to give a lecture on disaster awareness and he was talking about house fires and mentioned that the reason people most likely die during a house fire is because they refuse to leave their pet inside or they go back to get their pet. and right when he said this my friend immediately turned his head and looked at me and in that moment I had the most complete and genuine acceptance take over my body. I would 100% in front of my family and Jesus himself walk straight back into some raging inferno that was once my house to go get my fat cat. I nodded back

prideprejudce

the best part of this post is reading all the tags from animal people who would also go back to save their pets. like no hesitation. walk backwards from heaven straight back into hell. someone even said they would go back for their fish. amazing

sterna-hirundo

If you are a person who would walk into a blazing inferno for your animal, and your pet has free movement around the house, here’s a training exercise that could help save you both:

1) Set off your smoke alarm or play the sound on your phone (if your home has no smoke alarms, pease get some!)

2) stand BY THE FRONT DOOR to hand out treats

Do this a couple times and then keep it up NO EXCEPTIONS. Accidentally set the alarm off cooking? Treats by the door. Smoke alarm sound on TV? Treats by the door. Changing your smoke alarm batteries twice a year like you’re supposed to? Give them a test run and your pets get treats by the door.

Most dogs and cats will clue in VERY quickly that hearing that specific sound means go to the front door and wait for treats.

If there’s an emergency and even if you leave by another way, you will still know the most likely place your pet(s) is and can direct first responders to help.

You can also do this for any other kind of emergency alarm. My friend had both her cats trained to go to the front door for a tsunami siren.

crazy-brazilian

speedette

Me and my Warhammer collection

eric-coldfire

Yep... though not for the new launch box.

sibyllance

Apparently someone got their car stuck on the light rail tracks at Mt. Baker. For those unfamiliar this is 35 feet up in the air

officialboredom

First test flight of a flying car by Mazda partially a success

tuulikki

I feel like the Arizona license plate should take some place in our analysis of whatever in the goddam fuck we’re looking at here

weirdstrangeandawful

Much like Springfield before it, Seattle is one of the few major cities in the world with a monorail. That, combined with a more conventional light rail system, makes Seattle the rare U.S. city with two different types of train for public transportation. On Tuesday night, the rail system briefly had a third: a Mazda CX-5.

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a71483251/mazda-driver-seattle-pulls-into-elevated-train-station-on-tracks/

nicky999doors

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Also, unless I'm missing something, men have an X chromosome too, as well as the Y, which women don't. So, by this post's logic, all men are innately "superior" to all women because they all have 78 additional genes on top of all the ones women have.

todaysbird

im. im sorry. the Who

gr3y-heron

oh hey I wonder why they're called demon ducks maybe I'll just look them up and-

ah right okay

hylianengineer

This is... a peer reviewed publication. From the University of Copenhagen.

Professionals are calling these things the Demons Ducks of Doom, which is fair because the other options are "Bullockornis" or "bull bird." What terribly boring words for such an interesting creature.