the random life

Hey people, and other life forms if you have some how found your way to this blog you better know what to expect. There be anime, manga, games, ponies, cats, and Random things about life here. You have been warned

[shea-parfait]

And he’s the normal one!

[cathianemelian]

Monoco = Monoco

[gramnel]

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[ivyjinna]

Maybe I should…stop painting….

[gramnel]

Portrait imparfait

[kalciferx3]

THIS IS NOT AN EXPEDITION...

ITS AN EXECUTION.

[unlimited-nobu-works]

the floating head of wisdom

[toe-fingerman]

Please don't fall victim to internet misinformation. There is no floating head. It's a regular horse, it's neck is just hidden due to the position of the camera. I made an image to help you understand the what's actually going on.

[pride-knightess]

Thank you for the clarification

[msprayforever]

[systlin]

Did you hear the scientists have found a way to grow colored cotton? Thoughts?

It’s not a ‘scientists have found’ and much more ‘people have been already doing that for thousands of years and it’s just gaining more attention recently’

[beowulf22121]

Scientists didn’t know. It should be “Scientists just found out”

[systlin]

There’s actually been a load of vitriol leveled against folks who try to raise traditional colored cottons, because a lot of cotton growers don’t want the colored cottons cross-pollinating with their standard white cotton.

But anyway cotton can be grown in lovely natural shades of greens, reddish-brown ochres, and browns, all of which deepen with a good boil in water with a bit of washing soda thrown in.

The color obviously doesn’t fade or run, because it’s not dye. It’s the intrinsic color of the fiber itself.

[angry-cajun-lady]

I....I want clothes made out of those colors. They don't hurt my brain!

[systlin]

Aren’t they lovely?

I’m biased because I love the natural earth tones of many fibers, of course...browns, blacks, creams, copper-reds, ect...but I think they’re just gorgeous.

[systlin]

https://www.vreseis.com/shop

If anyone wants to know where you can get yarn or cotton like this!

[carolxdanvers]

Scientists did not "just find out", and this is more of the same anti intellectual bs as the post that goes around claiming archaeologists were too stupid to know that hair could be sewn for elaborate styles.

Anyway, scientists DID figure out how to grow colored cotton. They genetically engineered it to be bright fuckin pink, and they didn't "just find out" about it, they already knew which is literally what inspired them to attempt the thing they just accomplished. Begging y'all to stop pretending that scientists don't know things, don't have interests, don't grow up in farming communities or have family who taught them this. Scientists are people. Do you seriously think people who use genetic engineering to make eco-friendly pink cotton don't know anything about textiles?

Anyway. Bright pink cotton without dyes, because science is awesome

[gamerwoman3d]

Yes. CSIRO scientist Doctor Colleen MacMillan led the team that figured this out. They used tobacco plants for testing because of the genetic similarity. Basically if the tobacco leaves produced colors when injected with a bit of the experimental genetic material, the scientists on the team already understood that the color change would affect cotton bolls as well.

They grew bright red and bright yellow in a petri dish.

And yes, Doctor MacMillan knows lots of things. Here's a list of some of her publications.

@csirogram on Instagram

Additionally folks are researching how to create flame resistant cotton and black cotton. If a variety of black cotton becomes viable, it can stop a LOT of environmental damage caused by chemical manufacturing of black dye.

[einixx]

sexiest man alive btw

[dmonyart]

The dragon and his siren ⊹₊⟡⋆

Sylus and Rafayel from Love and Deepspace

[dappermouth]

strange omens gather at the end of the street

[songan0n]

he really is so pretty

[antheraea]

I am thinking about these tags way too often

[itscolossal]

Dreamlike Scenes Unfold in Masha Foya’s Ethereal Illustrations

[miss-hunt3r]

This and nothing else 😔

(Cr: nan_artwork, repost with permission)

[incorrectuntamedmodaozushiquotes]

Lan Wangji: If we don’t get out of this alive… If we’re both about to die… I love you, Wei Ying!  *Neither of them die*  Wei Wuxian: …  Lan Wangji: …  Wei Wuxian: So do you wanna talk about somethi-  Lan Wangji: No thank you.

[thelvadams]

FINAL FANTASY XVI (2023) • dev. Square Enix

The world you seek is but a fantasy!