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i learned that Binghamton University researchers have been working on a self-healing concrete that uses a specific type of fungi as a healing agent. When the fungus is mixed with concrete, it lies dormant until cracks appear, when spores germinate, grow and precipitate calcium carbonate to heal the cracks (x)

dammitradar

What could possibly be more cursed than mushrooms growing bones to heal the chasms in the road

saturniidae-served-cold

What could possibly be more blessed than mushrooms growing bones to heal the chasms in the road

secondbeatsongs

do you ever see something so terrifying that you just…have to buy it?

secondbeatsongs

honest-to-god, this smells like a pumpkin spice latte

it smells sweet

why does it smell sweet

secondbeatsongs

this smells…horrifying

it smells like something that should not be consumed by humans. it smells like a jack-o-lantern that’s rotted after four days on the front porch

and it tastes…it tastes…

so, there are good ways to make something pumpkin-flavored, around this time of year. pumpkin spice is fine in a latte or dessert, but for pasta or soup, you go savory - onion, garlic, salt and pepper, and you’ve got yourself a decent meal!

but this…

I don’t know if I can finish eating this. I was barely able to start eating it, because the smell is so nauseating, putting it in my mouth feels wrong.

it’s salty, but also horribly sweet, and tastes strongly of cinnamon and nutmeg. when you take a bite, at first it tastes like nothing - but a few chews in, you can feel the awful sticky-sweet spice residue taking up residence in your mouth.

I hate this!

what malicious focus group told nissin that this was a good idea? how many people tried this product and thought it was good enough to put on shelves?

why does it have sugar, brown sugar, and sucralose in it? wasn’t one enough, you sick bastards?

-100/10. worst thing I’ve eaten this year. and that’s saying something, because I eat a lot of garbage.

secondbeatsongs

no. no way.

fuck everything about this

if they wanted it to be a dessert, why did they make it salty! why did they add a small amount of onion and garlic, and turmeric, and paprika!

a dessert ramen, I could have handled! but this was a normal ramen, with sugar and artificial sweetener added!

what the fuck

secondbeatsongs

let no one say I never make sacrifices for my art

secondbeatsongs

so, the worst part of this

the absolute worst part

is that the whipped cream actually improves the taste and texture significantly

is it good now? absolutely not

but is it borderline edible?

…fuck. I hate this. this is the darkest day of my life.

inthesensethat

mouse-doubleo100

‘there’s no platonic explanation for this’

buddy you wouldn’t believe what kind of platonic explanations im capable of

clutzyangel

oldshrewsburyian

[Image ID: 3/4 b&w photograph of C.S. Lewis, next to a quotation from The Four Loves: "Those who cannot conceive of Friendship as a substantive love but only as a disguise or elaboration of Eros betray the fact that they have never had a Friend.]

t4timekeeper

“dungeon meshi is darker than you think” fairies are real and they’re made of cum

t4timekeeper

i cannot stress enough that this is a real legitimate canon fact. a sparkling thread in ryoko kui’s peerless tapestry of elegant worldbuilding.

t4timekeeper

victusinveritas

writing-prompt-s

!!!

thiscouldbethebestplaceyet

zoethrowingnightshade

this is so bad it became good again

dayoldhakarl-deactivated2021011

god fucking damnit

amazoogle

triviallytrue

happy that we're raising awareness but you can't make a post about this without mentioning that they collaborated for the sole reason of combining their last names like this

tallest-tulip-poplar

cerastes

Big fan of all those other purple links and how “Associated prime” is untouched.

cosmic-muses

Environmental storytelling

shadowkira

Dungeon Meshi Text Posts:

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0kamikamisama

Mwah!~🥰

s-lycopersicum

PoV: you are treasure or perhaps a mimic

secondlina

Makinng stickers ✨️

xuroky

i cant believe trigger made this happen

fatmasc

U say to urself "i dont need notches, ill know how to orient the pieces when sewing bc i made the pattern" this is the devil speaking. Put notches in ur pattern and cut them into ur fabric. Youll be glad for it

draculasdatter

u say to urself “i don’t need stitch markers, ill know which stitch to attach when crocheting because i can tell” this is the devil speaking. Put stitch markers into your pieces

emthejedichic

u say to urself, "i don't need to mark the beginning of the round when knitting, I can tell where it is by the tail" this is the devil speaking. u'll be glad for that stitch marker when you're 37 rows in and the tail is a distant memory

derryderrydown

u say to urself "I don't need to grid my aida when cross-stitching, I can count perfectly fine" this is the devil speaking. Grid ur fabric or you'll spend half an hour trying to figure out which stitch in which of thirty shades of grey is one block out.

eroticcannibal

U say to urself "I dont need to leave a long tail, thats a waste of yarn" this is the devil speaking. Leave a long tail or you'll spend the next half an hour trying to pull the tails through with a crochet hook instead of weaving them in in minutes with a needle.

catscraftsandcommentary

You say to yourself "I don't need a stitch marker for every lace repeat." THIS IS THE MOTHERFUCKING DEVIL, DO NOT MOTHERFUCKING LISTEN. USE THOSE GODS-DAMNED STITCH MARKERS LIKE YOU MEAN IT.

Do you want to restart your project six different times? Not using stitch markers is how you restart your project six different times and then give up in frustration. ASK ME HOW I KNOW.

kaiyonohime

You say to yourself that you don't need a life line in your lace, you know how to tink without issue. This is the devil, use a damn life line in your lace!

amysnotdeadyet

You say to yourself, you don't need to erase every extra pencil line before you ink onto real paper, you'll remember which ones not to draw. This is the devil speaking, clean your damn sketches, there is no undo on paper.