#with the power of SCIENCE

[swan2swan]

...would a one-armed vampire have problems climbing walls?

As in, do her lizard-climb powers come from razor-sharp nails and a supernatural grip, or is it just Vampire Magic that lets her stick to things? Meaning her feet can be shoed and they'll still stick...and a residual limb can just be considered the New Point of Magical Vampire Contact Between Stone and Flesh?

Or is it always just the hands clinging to the stone, and tremendous body strength keeping the body flat (a one-handed handstand, if you think of it, during position shift), meaning the feet aren't sticking to the wall, but just providing support and anchorage while the hands do all the work? If that's the case, losing a hand might mean a vampire can no longer climb walls, because the gripping limb can't switch...unless she's does a sort of hop-skip method. Or applies a prosthesis to maintain grip with the residual limb.

How do three-legged lizards climb? I imagine the fact that they still have three limbs might render the question moot if we're just dealing with grip...and I know there are plenty of athletes, but that's traditional rock-climbing. I am talking full-on Spider-Man style.

[wachinyeya]

A company making wooden wind turbine blades has successfully tested a 50-meter-long prototype that’s set to debut soon in the Indian and European markets.

Last year, the German firm Voodin successfully demonstrated that their laminated-veneer timber blades could be fabricated, adapted, and installed at a lower cost than existing blades, while maintaining performance.

Now, Voodin has announced a partnership with the Indian wind company Senvion to supply its 4.2-megawatt turbines with these wooden blades for another trial run.

Wind power has accumulated more than a few demerit points for several shortfalls in the overall industry of this fossil-fuel alternative.

Some of these, such as the impact on bird life, are justified, but none more so than the fact that the turbine blades are impossible or nearly impossible to recycle, and that they need to be changed every 25 years.

Wind turbine blades are made from a mixture of glass and carbon fiber heated together with sticky epoxy resin, and these materials can’t be separated once combined, which means they go into landfills or are incinerated when they become too battered to safely operate.

GNN has reported that folks will occasionally find second-life value in these giant panels, for example in Denmark where they are turned into bike shelters. In another instance, they’re being used as pedestrian bridges.

But there are way more wind turbine blades being made every year than pedestrian bridges and bike shelters, making the overall environmental impact of wind power not all green.

“At the end of their lifecycle, most blades are buried in the ground or incinerated. This means that—at this pace—we will end up with 50 million tonnes of blade material waste by 2050,” Voodin Blade Technology’s CEO. Mr. Siekmann said recently. “With our solution, we want to help green energy truly become as green as possible.”

The last 15 years have seen rapid growth in another industry called mass timber. This state-of-the-art manufacturing technique sees panels of lumber heat-pressed, cross-laminated, and glued into a finished product that’s being used to make skyscrapers, airports, and more.

At the end of the day though, mass timber products are still wood, and can be recycled in a variety of ways.

“The blades are not only an innovative technological advancement but a significant leap toward sustainable wind production,” said Siekmann, adding that this isn’t a case of pay more to waste less; the blades cost around 20% less than carbon fiber.

Additionally, the added flexibility of wooden blades should allow for taller towers and longer blades, potentially boosting the output of turbine by accessing higher wind speeds.

Now partnered with Voodin, Senvion will begin feasibility analysis in the next few months, before official testing begins around 2027.

[enidtendo64]

TW: Heavily implied Child Abuse

Stowaway AU where Pacifica becomes a stowaway on the Stan-O-War 2 after trying to run away from home to California. Things don’t exactly work out as planned, but at least she’s got a “Summer Internship” away from her parents now!

[mysharona1987]

[han-ban-bam]

nose away from the grindstone lads. go get some snacks. refresh ur eyes to refresh the work.

[starry-bi-sky]

bruce and danny being fuckign nerds together,,,, they are being the BIGGEST nerds. geeks. if you will

these losers are color-coding the most inane bullshit. they are making diagrams for things you've never even thought of. they are having the time of their lives

"what are you two doing?"

Danny, sitting criss-cross on a table, hunched over a spread of papers and a bunch of different jello cups, his back is gonna hurt SO much: color-coding jello

Bruce, sitting in a nearby chair, also criss-cross, scribbling on a graph paper: hm [agreeing]

Alfred, already exasperated and SO fond: may i ask why? and on what parameters?

Danny: we're basing it off which flavors are the most mentally stimulating and for which subjects :}

Alfred, SO fond: ah. i see.

Danny, snapping his head over to Bruce and leaning over: wh- no-- no. Buzz, I told you: lemon-flavored jello stays strictly in the 'smelling salts' category--

Bruce, still writing on the graph paper: mn. no.

Danny, nearly sprawled across his back, faux-outraged: strawberry is NOT good for math-- you fucken HEATHEN--! Give me that pen!

Bruce, did that solely to rile up Danny, now trying not to smile: hnm.

[mailmiocuoredipietratremaancora]

Philadelphia | 07/03/2025

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 295

So, maybe Danny should have been more specific when he said he wanted to get reincarnated, because this? Is not an ideal situation. 

See he’s fine with being a clone, really, but uh, apparently the scientists want to terminate him- which, like dude, he’s not even melting or actively dying! So what if he failed at their tests, his body is three, give him a break! 

Well, at least it’s given him certainty in getting out, because these are Not good people. He wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt and- hold up, another clone? Brother? Two brothers? One aged up, one in the middle of it- since his own aging-up failed past three? 

Oh hell no, they can’t experiment on his brothers, those are his brothers and living people just as much as he is! Time to break out- and he’s taking those papers thank you- and gonna’ grab his… he’s gonna’ call them his triplets because they’re the same age, just aged differently. 

Now hold his hand, they’re runnin’ to the mountai- oh thank fuck, the physically-oldest of them can fly. To the mountains while they have the cover of night and they can figure things out. At least his life isn’t boring yet…

[misforgotten2]

A book you very likely don’t have on your shelf #824

Cover by Richard Powers -- 1955

[jupiter-letters]

I saw this scene the other day and I can't stop imagining Viktor doing this. This video contains some nudity!

[wachinyeya]

published Apr 2, 2025

Published on 01/04/2025

[cyborgized]

Knowledge is power

[nenoname]

the stan conspiracy board my love....

his birth certificate being marked as fake fascinates me though...... i wonder if he managed to alter it (apparently they mention if you're a twin?)

it is funny that the only thing under "illegal acts" is him trying to steal the animatronic badger but i guess that's the main thing that first caught the agent's attention (other than stan helping the kids break into the minigolf course)

(the photo of his car only shows up in that initial shot cos it's the episode's keyword btw)

[birdofcauthon14]

With reflection on their characters, the idea that Dennis "theology major" Whitaker and Trinity "probably steeped in religious angst and probably has a dozen theses about Stupid Catholic Bullshit because she's literally named Trinity" Santos have the highest likelihood of the newbies of becoming work siblings is, theologically speaking, kind of hilarious.

[hotdogmexicano]

𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀

ig: netto_comdoistes

[baijingting]

BAI JINGTING 白敬亭 as Sang Yan THE FIRST FROST 难哄 (2025) dir. Chu Yu Ning .