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i don’t know how anyone could possibly risk plagiarising on purpose like i am so god damn terrified of accidental plagiarism that every time i submit something on turnitin i can literally feel my individual arm hairs standing on end as i wait for the police to show up at my door and arrest me for writing a string of words too similar to some paper about the mating habits of hoot owls from 1965

bijoux-et-mineraux

Polished Malachite Stalactite - Copper Crescent, Congo

xekstrin

*looks around*

Is anyone gonna say it

brambledboneyards

malachite is a poisonous mineral. please do not fuck the malachite stalactite

zdravomilla-deactivated20220114

@lizaleigh do you know any rock people that can confirm/deny because I am very curious and really don’t feel like getting into a conversation with my geophysicist brother that MAY somehow get back to the fact I saw a malachite that looked like a weird dildo.

lizaleigh

…sadly, I am not on good enough terms with any of our partner geologists to just attach this to an email with the subject line: “EXPLAIN.” Although I think @mollisaurus is a mineral person. Thoughts?

mollisaurus

oh geeze, i’m kinda rusty on minerals but malachite is just copper carbonate and is really common in both antique and modern jewelry so i think like if you were really gun-ho about it you could go ahead and put it wherever you want?

vulcanology-geology

It’s really only a problem if you’re polishing or cutting it. The particles would be bad to breathe. It’s rather porous too, so I would worry about bacteria growing. Well, being literal anyway… Better to leave the poor thing alone. ._.

thepioden

I mean it kinda depends on where you stick it because malachite does not like acidic environments very much and the malachite will degrade and also might dye your bits blue-green as the copper dissolves out.

So use a condom when fucking rocks is the takeaway here.

rosenagldky-deactivated20201223

Oh my god guys it’s poisonous

It is super poisonous

There is a reason we do not use it in make up any more

Not even with a condom, do not fuck the rock

nassadii

Try this one instead.

naughtylittledragon

malachite literally explodes in water does it not?

rosenagldky-deactivated20201223

I… no… I think you’re thinking of pure sodium?

Malachite is however water soluble, which really just means it will poison you quicker

reclusiveandelusive

This is both hilarious and cool as fuck because you’re getting all this information on minerals and rocks. You’re also watching people argue over wether or not you can fuck this rock

bijoux-et-mineraux

I go on hiatus for a week and come back to find tumblr molesting my post, but hey, at least we all learned something so yay tumblr, you just keep on being you.

aimee-b-loved

I’m still not sure if I can fuck this rock.

adulthoodisokay

I’m looking into it.

adulthoodisokay

UPDATE:

buzzfeed

Today in “I’m so sorry, coworkers, it’s for Tumblr,” I brought this post to the attention the science reporters at BuzzFeed. Dan Vergano did a some research and weighed in on the question “Can you use malachite as a dildo or is it toxic?”

The answer is “It’s probably fine, just wash it first and maybe use a bunch of lube.”

sprigglebearstudios

Oh man this got so much better than the last time I saw this post

0hcicero

This is my favourite. Science side of tumblr: asking the REAL questions

badscienceshenanigans-deactivat

*biologist crashes through the underbrush* Ok so here’s the thing though Malachite is not poisonous to YOU. BUT fucking this stalactite will probably wreck your vaginal flora and leave you with a gruesome infection within a couple days. Want details? SO GLAD YOU ASKED, ‘CAUSE HERE THEY ARE. • Malachite is not copper oxide. It’s Cu2CO3(OH)2. Like most carbonates it’s water soluble– that’s how it became a stalactite in the first place! And technically any given chunk of “malachite” isn’t just malachite– it’s a mix of various copper carbonates & oxides. This will become important later. • When malachite dissolves it makes a bunch of copper (Cu++) ions. Cu++ is GREAT at killing bacteria and fungi– so good at it that sprays with Cu++ get used a lot as a spray in agriculture to stop plant disease. It takes such a large dose to harm larger organisms that copper sprays are used a lot in organic agriculture (like Bordeaux mixture). So bottom line, yes malachite is technically nontoxic to humans. But it kills bacteria when it dissolves and releases Cu++. • Malachite dissolves somewhat slowly in water– but vaginal secretions aren’t just any water. A healthy human vagina has a pH of 3.8-4.5 and a salinity of about 0.9%. It’s also warmer than your average underground cave at 37°C (or 98.5°F in American meat units). As luck would have it, acidity, salinity, and warmth all make malachite dissolve faster. • In other words, the human vagina dissolves malachite. • I have no deeper explanation for why human females can dissolve rocks with our genitals. It simply is. • Gonna to take a quick moment to point out that sex toys that dissolve when you use them are maybe not the best investment. • Anyway the key question now is “how fast does the human vagina dissolve malachite?” Are we talking geological timescale, a Nazis-in-Indiana-Jones situation, or something in between? If the reaction kinetics of dissolution are very slow, then there’s nothing to worry about. An encounter with a stalactite would have to last years for enough Cu++ to leach out to cause problems. If it’s quick then we’re in trouble. • Unfortunately it looks like nobody really knows. One of the best sources on how malachite dissolves & precipitates in water– an EPA document on how to avoid too much Cu++ in municipal drinking water systems– helpfully says “The kinetic constraints on the formation of these solids in water systems are largely unexplored” (p. 42) because end equilibrium points is all you need to run a city water system safely. In other words, the experiments that would tell us how fast malachite dissolves in various types of water just don’t exist because nobody’s ever needed to know before. So we’d better assume it’s going to happen reasonably quickly, #for safety. • So in best scientific fashion, we’re just going to bullshit our way ahead using what facts we DO have on hand: endpoint equlibria. • Is there any info out there telling us what equilibrium concentration of Cu++ we get in salty acidic water at body temperature? Almost! One J.F. Scaife published some great data on this back in 1957. TAKE IT AWAY, SCAIFE.

That orange box is how many moles of dissolved Cu++ Scaife got from sticking malachite in some water that had 0.171 moles NaCl/L (body salinity is about 0.154 moles NaCl/L so this is slightly less salty than people) at 30°C. He’s got no acidity in there, and again the salinity and temperature are slightly lower than people. But this is probably the closest we’re going to get to data on how malachite behaves in vaginas anytime soon, folks. From this we can take away that if you leave malachite alone in a vagina you’ll get AT LEAST 9.12 x 10^-4 moles/L, or 5.8 ppm, of Cu++ at equilibrium. • Recall from above that most “malachite” isn’t actually pure malachite, it’s a mix of various copper carbonates & oxides. The EPA document elaborates: “[T]raditional ‘eyeball’ identification of malachite by its blue-green color is extremely unreliable, because almost all cupric hydroxysulfates, hydroxycarbonates, hydroxychlorides, and even fresh cupric hydroxide can be some shade of blue-green. … Thus, the uncertainty in the computed copper concentration in equilibrium with malachite is at least about a factor of 2 … until further experimental data focusing on this problem is generated.” In other words, “do your math and then double how much Cu++ you think is going to be in the water, just in case.” So that gives us 11.6ppm Cu++, at equilibrium, with malachite in a (til now!) healthy vagina. • Next step: do we have any idea what happens to bacteria in acid conditions with copper? OH MY GOD WE TOTALLY DO. Gyawali et al 2011 checked this out in the context of “so what if we rinsed tomatoes with a solution of lactic acid and copper, because that would be a safe & organic way to get rid of E. coli?” So now this post has officially ruined stalactites, vaginas, and tomatoes.

^This would happen. These are the counts of 4 E. coli strains exposed to various levels of lactic acid & Cu++ for 8 hours. This table only shows the end counts but it represents the death of 99.7% of bacteria*. • Losing 99.7% of your vaginal flora is seriously bad news. You’re looking at really good odds of a yeast infection, bacterial vaginosis, and/or other infection issues. And that’s if you’re lucky enough to not be in the 4% of the population or so that’s sensitive to skin contact with copper. • The good news? Biochemically speaking, you’re probably ok to put it in your butt. It’s not as acidic or salty in there, plus there’s a huuuuuge stockpile of gut microbes right upstream that can quickly repopulate the colon after spelunking is complete. However this stalactite is not flared at the base so it is the wrong shape for putting in your butt. Do not put this stalactite in your butt. • This all looks like fun and games, but I think it’s really interesting that the internet’s mistake in concluding that this stalactite is fuckable is very similar to the mistake made by the Flint water management system. Hear me out. • Central to the Flint lead poisoning crisis is that authorities only looked at & tested Flint’s water in its central treatment plant before it went out through the pipes. Not after it went through the pipes. They did not consider what would happen biochemically as it went through the pipes and metals started dissolving. • Similarly, in concluding that the stalactite is fuckable, the internet only considered the stalactite itself. Not the biochemical processes that would happen to it as it, welp, went through the pipes. • Media frequently reports that the Flint River’s water is “corrosive,” leading many to believe the river is full of industrial waste. This ain’t the case. You’d need industry to fill a river with industrial waste, and industry left decades ago. That’s why Flint’s so poor. So what IS in the water? Road salt. Plain old stupid road salt. The old Detroit-based source didn’t have salt because it came from Lake Huron which has a large, mostly rural watershed. Meanwhile the Flint River runs through a lot of towns, making it slightly salty as everything melts down in spring. And as we recall from the stalactite experience, a little salt is all it takes to get metals to dissolve. • Information on this engineering problem was not coming through clearly from the engineering or chemistry sides. It took a biologist, pediatrician Mona Hanna-Attisha, to document the real-time results and provide the data to kick-start a high-level investigation. • Morals of the story: when dealing with a biological system pls consider asking a biologist, your vagina and/or city could depend on this • Pls use a condom when fucking any water-soluble material • Still don’t put the stalactite in your butt -3/10 do not recommend

astolat

OK, I haven’t reblogged this before now but the final post takes it to a whole new level and I can no longer resist.

str8nochaser

combining all my passions in one post. this is why i still fuck around on this here site. shit like this. its riveting.

miaows

Hi everyone! I’m selling a few T&S related things, including the On In At books. Other than the little binding slip thing (which is torn, see photo), the books are in great condition and I’m selling them because I’m moving in with my girlfriend, who also has the books and we obviously don’t need two copies - plus I’m moving from England to the Netherlands, which is an expensive move, and we could do with the extra money!

I’m also selling a signed copy of the Heartthrob magazine, and a non-signed copy of G3 from when T&S were on the cover. I will ship anywhere as long as you’re willing to cover the full postage costs! I’m in England, and will be happy to send proof of postage etc. :) Oh, and I’d like to be paid by PayPal :) Prices: On In At - £25 + shipping. Heartthrob magazine - £15 + shipping. G3 - just shipping! If you’re interested please send me an ask and I’ll get back to you asap! Also - if you aren’t interested but you think your followers might be, please, please reblog this! Moving to another country is expensive, and I’d rather these items be with somebody who wants them more than I do.

miaows

Boosting this - please please help get the word out!

miaows

The G3 magazine is no longer available but the others are, please message if you’re interested :) I’m open to offers on both things - I really need to sell them!

#tegan and sara #tegan quin #sara quin

miaows

Boosting this - please please help get the word out!

#tegan and sara #tns #tegan quin #sara quin

#tegan and sara #tegan quin #sara quin #tns #heartthrob #on in at

gaylor-moon

the only reason that “cis is normal” is because of white supremacist European colonists committing genocide on indigenous natives to eradicate non-binary genders to implement a dichotomy labeling system of “this or that” btw

gaylor-moon

Source, btw

gaylor-moon

Just a reminder if you’re against trans people you’re literally a pro-colonization, racist. You’re saying your rudimentary grasp on gender is somehow, more, or more real than the concepts of gender that indigenous peoples had before white colonists came over and eradicated those ways. Soooo…

bug-royalty

This is true! In general, implications that western male-female binary is the “real” or “natural” gender construction is inherently flawed, and inherently racist. Some more examples of gender variation outside of Western cultures is the Bugi people of Indonesia (who recognize 5 different genders), and the Hijra of South Asia (who are a recognized 3rd gender). Many many similar examples and variations of these identities exist all across non-white societies.

womaninpearls-deactivated201908

As I get older I’m finding that a lot of the “intellectuals” I used to admire are actually just condescending and pretentious. And also realizing how much more important it is to be present, considerate, and empathetic because nobody really knows what they’re talking about and anyone who claims to know everything about anything is feeding you bs.

extra-stuff

“When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.” - Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel

womaninpearls-deactivated201908

Yes. Much more succinct.

unfortunatesun

moderndaywarriorsawyer

The Money Tubbs only comes around every 5628 seconds. Reblog the Money Tubbs and you’ll find money!

modelinterrupted

Bitttchhh the last time I reblogged some bullshit like this I booked a 2k 30minute shoot lmao

samanthalena

☃

linrenzo

Let see what happens

emotiona1shorty

I need I need I need

#'the money tubbs' i love it

booksnbutterbeer-deactivated201

so here’s my problem with TWILIGHT critics: they hardly ever talk about meyer’s representation of the quileute tribe. they’ll go on and on about her writing style, or the fact that her vampires sparkle. and tbh edward’s sparkly alabaster chest is a pretty trivial thing to critique, in contrast to meyer’s ruthless appropriation of an indigenous culture.

why aren’t more people having this conversation?? why do we keep neglecting the fact that stephenie meyer took an existing native american tribe, rewrote their entire history, and gave them a new mythology that was extremely “othering?”

why doesn’t anyone ever talk about this?!?! i mean, i know actual native americans were cast in the films, and that made people happy. but was it enough to absolve stephenie meyer for her gross misrepresentation of an indigenous culture?!?!??

ugh. i just think this is a conversation more people should be engaged in. and it’s happening in some places. but i wish i saw more of it on tumblr.

givemeunicorns

*FLIES IN TO YOUR POST*

okay so in college I took a class called Science, Witchcraft and Magic and my prof said we could do our final project on anything we wanted, as long as we tied it into the class. So I did mine on Werewolves as a symbol of social climate.

In my research, my prof and I talked a lot about this very thing and I actually used in in my project. I was lucky enough to have a friend with Quileute tribe and he was the one who broached the idea to me, sighting Meyers disgusting appropriation of a culture she knew nothing about but also turned them into scary monsters who eat people. Because one thing that stood out to me, more than anything about Meyer’s werewolves is that they are born Werewolves, while the all white vampires are made monsters. They come from lower income, often times single parent homes, where as the rich vampires have made themselves into a standard mom-dad-siblings model family unit. The werewolves are violent by default, even scaring their loved ones( which honestly the whole sam-scaring-emily things was a huge slap in the face when you consider the rates of domestic violence against Native women.)

So not only did she bastardize an entire culture, she used werewolves as the worst kind of racist metaphor. They are born monsters, who can’t help themselves, who can’t change what they are, and who are dangerous by default. She slapped a tribe’s name on a metaphor for white fear.

shroudedinfeathersandferns-deac

You’re not even covering a lot of it either. Bella is frequently shown flirting with Jacob or acting mildly flirtatious with other male werewolves as a means to get something, like information or other things she could get by just asking. Meyers oversexualizes nearly every wolf. In the second book, Jacob strips down to provide heat because he knows his clothes are soaked and he doesn’t want to get Bella’s kid sick, but wait, all Bella focuses on, and all Meyers focuses on, is the potential sexual storyline, even though Jacob is supposedly a serious love interest at this point.

Not only that, she decides the werewolves are afraid of the ocean and cannot inherently swim well. A tribe of people living near the ocean has its own history where the people who are supposed to protect and provide for them are afraid of one of the biggest providers for them. She creates as many ways to make the werewolves weak and powerless as possible. I don’t know about you, but canines do a pretty good swimming from what I’ve experienced as a dog owner.

As a final stab, she writes into the last book that the tribe aren’t actual werewolves, but some form of shapeshifter. That the true werewolves are from Europe and the vampires have been trying to eradicate them for years. And, even worse, the Volturi wants to make the shapeshifters into their guard dogs. She decides that they can’t even be called werewolves, but that they have to have separation from the European counterpart, because they didn’t inherently come from them.

Literally, their presence in the book is purely mockery and there is no way to justify any of it.

zotoblog

#wanna make something this cute

person: caffeine raises ur anxiety levels

me: *hands shaking, heart pounding* okay, that sounds fake but... okay

#me

rochastocade

biggest hetero lie i’ve been told: fighting is a part of a healthy romantic relationship

#YES

cheese24k

badtvblog

Don’t watch this if you’re soaked in gasoline because it will warm your heart and you will burn to death and die.

trevorstmcgoodbody

icantbelieveijoined

THE END

muppetmayhem

Friendly reminder classic moments like these with the kids are entirely unscripted.

consonant-deactivated20251203

does life imitate art

nursery-deactivated20160926

aries: *basic human trait* taurus: *basic human trait* gemini: *basic human trait* cancer: *basic human trait* leo: *basic human trait* virgo: *basic human trait* libra: *basic human trait* scorpio: *basic human trait* sagittarius: *basic human trait* capricorn: *basic human trait* aquarius: *basic human trait* pisces: *basic human trait*

mariofartwii

me as hell

callmehass

white people are so crazy

canadianslut

realnuisancealligator

bitch are u aware ur child is evil

tropiuz-deactivated20200618

This why I don’t like white children either lol

scootsenshi

in 5 years she’ll probably look at this video and either be incredibly proud or use it in her college application essays as to why she was oppressed by her blatantly racist parents.

queenciityconfidential

This is some Hitler Youth level brainwashing. Imagine how happy these little girls were 70 years ago

homojabi

Seriously though, the easiest way to piss off a rich person is to own something expensive as a poor person—they literally think that they’re the only people who deserve nice things and will argue that you deserve to starve and die for it.

xtrapockets-deactivated20171024

Three times in my life, my mom has saved up for 6-13 months to make big purchases for me. The first, once she heard about the ps3 coming out, she starting saving. By the time my birthday rolled around, almost a year after it came out, she had bought it for me. The second time, she bought me a flat screen 30" tv from a pawn shop as a graduation gift. She wanted me to be able to comfortably see the tv/play the game she got me while I was away for school instead of using our tiny tube tv. The third time is the most recent; she asked my brother to take her to the Air Force base and use her card to buy a ps4 for me so that they could use his military discount. It was my christmas present just after the system came out. I’ve had people from high school til now tell me that if I wanted to live or have money I’d sell all of my belongings. To wealthy people, poor people should look poor at all times. They should have bare studio apartments with blankets for a bed and wear rags and walk everywhere they go. I’m sure they’d prefer it if we didn’t have shoes too. Goodness forbid we do anything nice for ourselves or someone gives us a gift that we don’t immediately go sell. It’s infuriating and depressing all at once.

fabulousworkinprogress

Shout out to everyone who has ever had this problem. Seriously. This just in, poor people can have nice things, we just tend to have them more rarely and without disposing of them until we absolutely have to. That luxury car is a hand-me-down, the Calvin Klein shirt is from a bin sale at Sam’s Club, and that TV was something we could only get in a tiny window of sales after Christmas, with money that had been given to us for the purpose of selecting a gift.

This shit happens fucking constantly.

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