Pads Pikkelsen

Paddy | Berlin | Irish | est. 1987 | @padface on Insta | (he/they) | Queer 

[ozempicofficial]

So much effort. I would choose to die

[ozempicofficial]

[ozempicofficial]

[lesnienka-deactivated20170311]

A friendly fox in Pripyat, Chernobyl exclusion zone

[purified-zone]

[crowisgone-deactivated20230422]

*happy cheerful music as fox plays in deserted nuclear radiation land*

[bisexualpiratequeen]

This is the aesthetic

[the-environmentalologist]

Fun facts about the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone:

1) Most of it is pretty safe, even for long periods of time. In fact about 200 native people still live there, but no new settlement is allowed, so that number has declined from about 1200 after the zone was created in 1986.

2)The zone has become an unintentional animal reserve. Its ~1000 square miles of uninhabited forest. Poaching happens, but not to the degree one might expect due to the fear of radiation. Also as a consequence there are lots of human friendly animals like this fox. Most of the humans they do see are tourists that regularly feed them.  

3) Its one big science experiment on post human occupation, environmental contamination, and radioactive degradation. Weve actually learned a hell of a lot about what would happen to a city after everyone leaves and how nature takes back over thanks to the city of Pripyat. And how the environment adapts to sudden changes and evolves. A fungus was desvovered in and around the Chernobyl Disaster Site that creates chemical energy out gamma radiation emitted from the melted down core. Something biologists had only theorized as even possible a few years ago, and heres this fungus feeding on it. Its crazy man! 

[spaced-queen-deactivated2024072]

^^ i was literally thinking about if nature and wild life had taken back over the area

[flowerpatchedheart]

Adorable fox + interesting science, 10/10

[wingleader]

radioactive. fungus. cooooooooooooool

[notaaronsroommate]

homeboy is just straight up having a good time. oh to be a friendly fox in the chernobyl exclusion zone

[niceinchnails]

[niceinchnails]

like

[depsidase]

[liberalsarecool]

Mass public transit is the future.

[ruinedchildhood]

[samioli]

[andwhatexcellentboiledpotatoes]

Turning into an adult is so crazy. I had a nightmare last night about accidentally paying 300 Euros for a slice of ham. I woke up sweating. No one prepares you for that.

[toothsalad]

i found the second funniest map in the world today

[snickerdoodle-factory]

What’s the funniest map?

[toothsalad]

^ magic spell of get assassinated by the turkish government

[behindnightmaresanddreams]

Map of "Greece" and "Not Greece" but the "Greece" is Greece, New York.

[fleetnaturals-deactivated202110]

so what if i got my toddler's eyebrows microbladed? it didn't cost him anything i had a gift cord

[shinolavolume1-deactivated20240]

[wolfram-blorbos]

having a resting bitchface is so funny because i'll be doing something relaxing, and really enjoying myself and my face will look like this

[vikingofficial-deactivated20241]

This is revolutionary. Never again will we have a Chernobyl disaster or a Fukushima tragedy where old people literally sacrifice their remaining life in order to take care of the reactor. Every single one needs to adapt to this immediately

[dirt-mann]

Chinese nuclear reactor is completely meltdown-proof

The first ever full-scale demonstration of a nuclear reactor designed to passively cool itself in an emergency was a success, showing that i

[slizigizard]

Here it is without the paywall <3

Chinese nuclear reactor is completely meltdown-proof | New Scientist

[grymmoires]

[martian-woodlouse]

This is just malevolent

[caats]

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[kaijuno]