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#also how I learned to pronounce “zounds”

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"Sometimes entertainment is an overrated function of art. Sometimes being made uncomfortable is the point. Sometimes being repulsed by something is the point."

Simon Pegg in the Criterion Closet

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Murder🤝Be Racist

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It wimdy

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Noisey: Listen to This Previously Unheard Nirvana Show* That’s 25 Years Old Today** *Unheard by anyone who wasn’t there, that is. Also, I haven’t seen confirmation yet that this is for real. **Allegedly the show where Kurt and Courtney first met. Stress on the word allegedly.

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Okay, here’s a new one.

In a new paper published in Physical Review D, the researchers propose a new model for the origin of the Universe - claiming that its formation is the result of a gravitational collapse that generated a massive black hole, followed by a ‘bounce’ inside, which means that our universe may have emerged from the interior of a black hole formed within a larger parent universe. They are calling the new model the ‘Black Hole Universe’, offering a radically different view of cosmic origins which is grounded entirely in known physics and observations The paper suggests that rather than the birth of the Universe being from nothing, it is the continuation of a cosmic cycle - one shaped by gravity, quantum mechanics, and the deep interconnections between them. While the existing standard cosmological model, based on the Big Bang and cosmic inflation, has been successful in explaining the structure and evolution of the Universe, it leaves some fundamental questions unanswered.  Professor Gaztanaga said: “The Big Bang model begins with a point of infinite density where the laws of physics break down. This is a deep theoretical problem that suggests the beginning of the Universe is not fully understood.  “We’ve questioned that model and tackled questions from a different angle -  by looking inward instead of outward. Instead of starting with an expanding Universe and asking how it began, we considered what happens when an overdensity of matter collapses under gravity.”

(See also "Kicking The Can Up/Down The Road", Universe Creation variant...)

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what is it about capybaras that attracts groups of small animals to them? Its not just mammals either its like birds and turtles and frogs too

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Happy Father’s Day from the Gold-specs jawfish (Opistognathus randalli)! Dads-to-be of many jawfish species carry eggs in their mouths. This behavior helps protect offspring from predators. To attract females, male jawfish do a “dance” that involves a series of sweeping movements and fin-flashing. And the crescendo of this courtship ritual? Males open their mouths as wide as possible to boast their mouthbrooding potential! 

Photo: Wayne and Pam Osborn, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist

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Do you check for trackers and remove them before sharing links?

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Hey could I see some cool sea anemones and/or starfish? Really love your blog and how you give credit to photographers!

Thats one of the major missions of this blog! Thank you. Here are some ocean friends for you!

Magnificent Anemone (Heteractis magnifica), family Stichodactylidae, East Timor

with Pink Anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion), family Pomacentridae

photograph by Nick Hobgood

Striped Anemone (Dofleinia armata), family Arctiniidae, order Arctiniaria, Rocebuck Bay, Western Australia

photograph by thero-pod

Biscuit Star (Tosia australis), family Goniasteridae, South Australia

Photograph by Steve Jones

Crown-of-Thorns Sea Star (Acanthaster planci), family Acanthasteridae, Thailand

photograph by jon hanson

Red-knobbed Sea Star (Protoreaster lincki), family Oreasteridae, Kenya

photograph by Brocken Inaglory

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nimble, a border collie-papillon mix, wins the 12” class in the 2024 masters agility championship. the first time a mixed breed has won at westminster ever.

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I feel cheated. no one on Reddit told me that tumblr is a serotonin factory. Keep liking and reblogging my posts please thanks

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Meet the giant phantom jelly (Stygiomedusa gigantea) 😍🤩

The bell of this deep-sea denizen is more than one meter (3.3 feet) across and trails four ribbon-like oral (or mouth) arms that can grow to more than 10 meters (33 feet) in length. MBARI’s ROVs have logged thousands of dives, yet we have only seen this spectacular species nine times.

The first specimen of the giant phantom jelly was collected in 1899, but it was not until 60 years later that scientists recognized this as a new species. Even now, scientists still know very little about this animal.

MBARI’s observations of Stygiomedusa gigantea have helped illuminate its ecological role in the ocean’s depths. During an expedition to the Gulf of California, MBARI’s ROV Tiburon recorded a fish—the pelagic brotula (Thalassobathia pelagica)—alongside a giant phantom jelly. Researchers watched the brotula hover above the bell of its host and swim in and out of the jelly’s voluminous oral arms. The wide-open waters of the midnight zone offer little shelter, so many creatures find refuge in the gelatinous animals that are abundant in this environment.

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reblog this and put in the tags which capital cities you’ve been to