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From a 9th century Irish manuscript, the phrase ‘massive hangover’ (Latheirt) written in the ancient Irish text Ogham. The monk must have been having a very rough day…..
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The exact translation is “ale killed us” which is somehow better
This is one of my favorite posts because that cat’s fucking name is fucking meatloaf
Let us just appreciate that this person’s dad didn’t know when they would be home and so he couldn’t plan for them to be able to join the family for dinner, but he knew with no doubts that dear sweet Meatloaf staying in that exact position for hours was an absolute in this scenario. Truly, that cat was named well.
Theory: Nobody who writes a physics textbook gives any fucks
Evidence:
Update: Legolas’ pupils are about 3.5 cm wide each. Now drawing kawaii Legolas on physics assignment.
And they told you science was no fun.
Science!
I’m going to do it. I’m going to hand it in.
Legolas’s pupil size isn’t the problem here, though. 5 leagues is 17.262 miles. The curvature of the Earth means that for a person of average height, the visual horizon is less than three miles away. Even if your vision is telescopic and the atmosphere is perfectly clear, you can’t see around the planet. If they were standing on a hill, it would have to be at LEAST 198 feet above sea level in order to see the horizon at 17.2 miles away, with nothing tall in between. Which, knowing Rohan, isn’t impossible.
But consider: Elven satellite eyeballs.
you mean like
@sidereanuncia it’s back, the post that I can only imagine haunts your nightmares
I shall never find peace.
Also, for what it’s worth, there’s absolutely no reason to believe that the curvature of Middle Earth is the same as that of Earth.
There’s no evidence that Middle Earth curves.
Yeah there is. The Silmarillion states that the world was curved after the fall of Numenor (I believe), preventing access to Valinor. But Elves (among others) can travel the straight path across it.
So middle earth is round, but not for Elves because magic.
So wait, the reason he can see that far is because Elves just have the ability to ignore the curve of the earth? That’s awesome. It also means that no matter how good your optics got, you would always want elf eyes manning the spyglass because they can see arbitrarily far while everybody else is limited by this ‘horizon’ bullshit.
Oh thank God, my poor elf prince has seen too much in this post
Elves are flat-earthers
This post went from amusing to horrifying, to be brought back down to amusing, sprinkled in with some cannon explanation, and then you leave me here in fucking outrage
This post really was a rollercoaster.
for elves it was a straight line
@imneithernor posted a request for this and in a moment of boredom, I seized the opportunity. Im sorry.
I AM SPOILED THANK YOU SO MUCH AAAAH
India’s Plastic Roads - WTF fun fact
‘we are dumping all this waste that will not biodegrade and will still be present intact in hundreds of years’ ‘we also have these roads that degrade in less then twenty years and need frequent costly repairs’ ‘guess these two completely unrelated problems will never be solved’
WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR
Alright, I’ve done a bit of digging and I’d like to add some things.
1. These are plastic composite roads- not pure plastic. It seems like what they do is shred the plastic, melt it down, and mix it with bitumen. There seems like there’s also one project that uses plastic(specifically LDPE, or shopping bag plastic) as an additive(unclear whether the plastic is acting like a binder), and it’s generally unclear how much plastic and how much asphalt is happening, which probably means everyone’s just doing their own thing, as is frequently the case in super-new stuff.
The exciting part of this is having a way of getting rid of all the consumer waste that’s being produced and the savings on bitumen- you can replace up to 10% of the bitumen with plastic and it’ll still work fine. I believe that this might end up in a similar niche as pozzolans(fly ash, slag, etc) in concrete- using something that’s typically a waste to decrease how much of the other stuff you need and having your cost and carbon savings happen that way, while also somehow ending up with a better product.
2. “No potholes have developed”- I’m skeptical of this claim, so I dug deeper into it. The guy who developed it, and the project which i believe is being specifically mentioned here, reports that the tensile strength and flow characteristics of the plastic-bitumen composite is better, and has a bunch of photos showing the conditions of the roads some years after laying.
I’m not fan of this sort of sampling, because it seems kind of cherry-picked. I’m particularly skeptical of the claim that the roads resist UV because the #1 thing you learn in polymers is that combining UV and heat is the single best way to degrade a polymer. So, we’ll see.
That being said there also seems to be some synergistic effects between the bitumen and polymer, and it’s probably better than just bitumen, since the plastic will encase it and make the bitumen last a little longer. I’m wondering what happens when the plastic degrades, and how the plastic will degrade.
My brief foray into the published scientific literature[modification with a bunch of other stuff including old tires, ageing characteristic, a study on freeze-thaw resistance] seems to suggest that UV degradation may be a problem, as do drastic temperature changes. I’m going to have to do more research on this, but I do think that “not a single problem after four years” is a suspicious, at best, claim to make, and to imply that there are no problems after fourteen years as the screencap states is ridiculous- no one ever claimed that, not even the author!
tl;dr: yes, it’s a fantastic, and very exciting, and I do mean ingenious way of getting rid of plastic trash. It will probably beat raw bitumen in performance and durability. It will definitely be cheaper, especially if you have some process to sort the plastic in place, because quite a few places will pay you to get rid of it.
However- the durability(and safety- does traffic generate clouds of microplastic through friction?) is a bit more up in the air. There’s surprisingly little written about this, considering how novel the idea is and how long it’s been(Dr. Vasudevan got the patent in 2002, so what’s happening?).
Currently, there is no good way to recycle LDPE (ziplock baggies, plastic wrap etc) so I’m all for exploring this!! I wonder if the Black Bitumen could be acting as a UV absorber?
There are actually are several great ways to recycle all forms LDPE, including ziplock baggies and plastic wrap. I work for an LDPE recycler and can provide further info, but I mostly just wanted to correct this misinformation before it went too far. LDPE is actually one of the most-recycled plastics on the market. However, there’s very little FDA-approved recycled LDPE (for several reasons), so you can’t use recycled LDPE to create new ziplock bags/plastic wrap for food purposes, or for medical applications that have sanitary restrictions.
Millions of pounds of LDPE are recycled every day- our little recycling plant alone has the capacity of a million pounds a month, and we’re small-time compared to the recycling giants like Waste Management.
I recently attended a webinar on using LDPE as a binder in roads- the tl;dr of the webinar was that it seems like it’ll work great for moderate-temperature areas (thermoplastics can get brittle when too cold, and too fluid/flexible when hot) and with the right mixture- too much LDPE and it ruins the integrity of the road. But rest assured, the recycling industry is aware of this application and is running extensive tests.
My inbox is open for anyone with questions about recycling, the recycling industry, or the plastics industry!
This is all so interesting, and I would like to make a special point to applaud India’s commitment to climate change and sustainability. Too often, environmental discourse gets bogged down by North Americans and Europeans, who claim that their nations shouldn’t be responsible for their own emissions, since “China and India are worse.” There is a huge tendency to point the finger of Environmental Blame at India, and I’m increasingly fed up with it. However, India has stood by the Paris Agreement, which the USA has actually left. India is currently doing far better than the EU, Canada, Russia and the USA at keeping their emissions on track.
Too often, these things are overlooked in favor of environmentalist colonialism shifting blame onto distant targets. There is a huge tendency to make India into a sustainability scapegoat. I liked this reblog chain because I think it will help to combat that (unfair) perception.
So I think it’s really pleasant to see a nice cute friendly post with such positive representation of Indian research and engineering. I’m glad it has been corrected from the original sensationalist claims, and I looked in the notes specifically to reblog a chain that shows some critical analysis of the OP. I think this thread showcases some positive representation, environmental leadership and engineering discussion that will hopefully be interesting for you guys.
“My boyfriend/ girlfriend won’t let me…” yikes yikes yikes, abort that relationship
If the 100 doesn’t end with Clarke and Bellamy together and Clarke asking Bellamy “what do we do now?” And Bellamy replying with a smirk “whatever the hell we want.” Then what was i even watching this show for
Chidi, Chidi, think about this.
Hey, reminder that one of the reasons humanity has been able to flourish is because we formed societies and helped support each other. Complete independence and self reliance is a myth to try to get you to buy more things. Please reach out. Please connect yourself. There is no reason you have to do things alone.
brilliant
IT’S 2 O CLOCK IN THE FUCKING MORNING AND I’M HOWLING MY MOM JUST WALKED IN AND NOW I HAVE TO TURN THE COMPUTER OFF FUCK IT WAS SO WORTH IT
The chicken doenst even articulate and it’s more convincing as a living entity than 90% of Hollywood movie monsters
Just when I thought we were done with these screaming chickens y’all had to go ahead and reEL ME BACK IN
Make a voting plan!
Young voters are less likely to vote partly because people who haven’t voted loads of times before don’t know where to go and what to do. But! You can know those things! And lbr, if you wait until Tuesday morning that’s less likely to happen, so:
Make yourself a voting plan!
Including:
1) What you’re voting on: Check your sample ballot! This gives you a rundown of what’s on your ballot so you know before you go. It’s okay to leave things blank if you’re not sure how you want to vote on every race or issue! You can also pick candidates based on party affiliation - not perfect, but gives you a general idea, and it’s usually enough to know who you’re voting against. Or for a super easy quick overview go to VoteSmart and check who’s endorsed your candidates (under “ratings”), bc if the NRA (or ACLU or HRC) gives someone 100% (or 0%), that tells you a lot.
1a) If you’re probably not gonna remember everyone you liked, write down your choices on a piece of paper because some states won’t let you have your phone.
2) Where and when to vote: find your polling place!
3) How to get there: Loads of cities and companies will give you a free or discounted ride there (not always back though so double check that!), and so will the Democratic party in a lot of places - search for your county’s Democratic party for their ride-share program. Also: public transit, carpooling with friends, checking if local community or religious groups/centers are giving rides, walking or driving yourself if you can.
4) What to bring: find out here!
5) What to do once there: Usually there’s a table where you check in and give your name (and sometimes ID, sigh) so they can give you your ballot and check you off the list of people who have voted. Like this:
Then you go stand in a booth/in front of a voting machine/in front of a table with privacy screens while you make your selection. Like this:
If you’ve filled out an electronic ballot, make your picks (and double check that the machine hasn’t changed them) and then hit next or submit, like this:
If you’ve filled out a paper ballot, take it over to the ballot box or scanner and put it in, like this:
That’s it! Get your sticker!
And remember:
It would be a lot harder to cut down a tree if plants could scream
This is very important if you’re ever in a situation similar this pretend that you’re dead don’t scream and @#!*%
my dad told us this if someone shoots up our school
SUPER IMPORTANT
BEST TIP
PLEASE REMEMBER THIS
not even a joke we learned this in Police Explorers and put it on your clothing as well but go quickly because you don’t know where the person is.
This is what school children in America are taught. That is so wrong on so many fucking levels and there are still people who believe gun control in any form is a bad thing.
let me reiterate SCHOOL CHILDREN IN A SUPPOSEDLY FIRST WORLD COUNTRY ARE TAUGHT THE SAME THINGS AS PEOPLE IN ACTIVE WAR ZONES BECAUSE THE THREAT OF BEING KILLED IN A SHOOTING IS SO HIGH.
the bit in caps here is making me rethink my stance on gun control
shit
I’m reblogging this because as my follower count goes up, the odds of this saving a life do too.
My elementary school had drills telling us what to do in such an emergency. This is exactly what they told us. AND NOW FOR A FACT: IN CALIFORNIA YOU DO NOT HAVE TO REGISTER A SHOTGUN!
do you ever catch yourself thinking of something so weird and fucked up that you have to stop mid-thought and your face is
our thoughts aren’t always from us. Sometimes random thoughts are our brain trying to process and understand concepts we’ve heard from other people. Your reaction to that thought shows your true feelings on the subject
this actually makes me very relieved
That information is very important for people suffering from intrusive thoughts. Thank you
Australian comedian Jim Jefferies points out the ridiculousness of American pro-gun arguments. x x
Welp
Just imagine a world full of beautiful stained glass windows which also generate electricity…
[Oxford Photovoltaics]
Photovoltaic bricks and glass are one of my favorite technological advancements and I can’t wait to see buildings covered in the stuff.
