#Dissecting Microscopes

[hsmleindia]

Stereo Zoom Microscope -HSM Series

Stereo zoom microscope, also known as a stereomicroscope or dissecting microscope, is a type of optical microscope designed for three-dimensional (3D) observation of objects at low to moderate magnification levels. Unlike compound microscopes, which are typically used for high-magnification and two-dimensional observations of thin, transparent specimens, stereo zoom microscopes are designed for studying solid, opaque, or thick specimens in 3D. Stereo Zoom Microscopes provide Sharp stereo erect images over a wide field view. It has 45 0 inclined and 360 0 rotatable binocular head with a locked‐in eyepiece with diopter adjustment ±5 DP. The interpapillary distance can be adjusted between 55‐75mm.

[botanyshitposts]

fellows for pride month im getting a compound microscope to complete my lichen identification setup. cant hold it in anymore cant keep it back

[linkcharacter]

I really like the Curly and Jimmy relationship comics, like how you mentioned you wanted to do more of their casual friendship. And dude, thank you.

NGL this might just be me but I really enjoy it when ppl don’t draw Jimmy so “obviously” cruel to Curly, mostly bc if Jimmy was that “outwardly evil” it kind of feels like ppl think that Curly willingly surrounds himself with horrible people. Like, uhhh, no? It sorta feels like victim blaming to assume Curly knew exactly what Jim was capable of, to completely devoid their friendship of the “fun, casual moments” that make it hard to assume the worst of a friend— make it hard to leave. But that’s all, thank you again.

Thank you for enjoying :)

Yes. Toxic friendships are complicated and especially long-lasting ones. Jimmy and Curly are especially important to me as friends and I wanna explore their dynamic so badly. THEY'RE SO INTRIGUING!!!!

Jimmy is not a scheming manipulator who is horrible just because he's cartoonishly evil. Friendships provide connection with people, and his and Curly's friendship is important to him too, but it's Jimmy aka the guy who can't perceive other people outside of their relation to himself and empathize. Jimmy can care and be a normal guy to hang out with, but he has limits and certain conditions that keep him form being insufferable. Jimmy constantly wants validation and control, that once he feels himself be threatened, he will always prioritize his need to lash out on others with zero self-awareness. Also he can't regulate his emotions at all, like at all. Jimmy is a guy who will put himself in the center of the world and above everyone else, and as long as he doesn't feel his position and person compromised, he will be a manageable and even comforting normal friend. Jimmy is a toxic friend just because of who he is, not because he is consciously wanting to make Curly's life worse because he's a manipulative conniving dictator.

[creantzy]

Defying God - a parallel between Fyolai and Stavrovensky

The Demons brainrot is taking over, and you know what happens when I acquire a new interest: my brain WILL find a way to connect it to my other interests, whether I like it or not!! And this is essentially what it's about xD I've come here to present a parallel I found between Fyolai (Fyodor & Nikolai from BSD) and Stavrovensky (Verkhovensky & Stavrogin from "Demons" by Dostoevsky). Before I start I want to clarify a few things:

• I don't think these two pairings are similar, I just love picking up any crumbs of connections I can find between my interests, even if it'd count as reaching.

• This interpretation (in either character's case) is in no way "the only true way of looking at it". It's merely one interpretation out of many and I chose to focus on just a few aspects out of the many others there are to explore in these complex characters. 

• Feel free to add onto or disagree with anything I say! I'm interested in your thoughts :D

WARNING: There will be spoilers for Bungou Stray Dogs and Demons.

The reason Nikolai wants to kill Fyodor is because he feels affection for him. Emotions are a prison to him, and he basically seeks the opposite of what his emotions make him want to do. Thus, in the face of affection, which makes you want to be closer and wish the best for your friend, he does the opposite and decides to kill said friend, going directly against his feelings in an attempt to prove free will. But here I want to focus more on the "You want to defy God in order to lose sight of yourself" part, specifically the bit about God.

One part of my interpretation is that Nikolai associates God with control. If there is a God who controls all, how can there be a free will? He wants to go against Him and His creations (the human mind, morality, etc.) to prove that it's possible. But God is very abstract - the idea of God is influential but varies depending on cultures, etc. For this point, I'll use the example of the biblical God, or, more specifically, some attributes commonly assigned to the idea of God:

• omnipotence (all-powerful)

• omnipresence (all-present)

• omniscience (all-knowing)

What I am leading up to is the fact that these traits can, in one way or another, be applied to Fyodor. Fyodor's character represents everything Nikolai wants to defy. Nikolai hates control; he wants to fight the idea of God and prove the possibility of complete independence. Fyodor (though not in a "direct" way) could be seen as a symbol for God. He knows everything, he is always present (metaphorically and sometimes literally, the way he spawns sometimes I swear-), and he seems to control everything. Only few people actually see him, but he pulls the strings behind the scenes, and his power is felt everywhere. For Nikolai, to kill Fyodor is not just a protest against his feelings of affection, but can also be a symbolic act of defying "God", of killing "God", by killing Fyodor.

This is supposed to be very symbolic and not taken literally. I feel the need to repeat this because I personally dislike the notion of Fyodor as a literal God (and disagree with the idea of him having a God-complex), so this is merely about the God-like traits he possesses, like a "substitute" for the idea of God, and how it interacts with Nikolai's philosophy. (I've also exaggerated some points for the sake of simplification - for example, I don't actually believe Fyodor is in control of absolutely everything, etc.)

Moving onto Demons:

Pyotr Verkhovensky grew up religious and (assuming based on Stepan's description) with a fear of God.

Now he's an atheist and very anti-religious. He plans to overthrow society, and destroying religion + everything it preaches is part of that plan. But interestingly enough, he picks not himself as the official future "ruler", but someone else: Nikolai Stavrogin. He chooses Stavrogin to be the role of the leader in Verkhovensky's ideal society. But not exactly the "leader" in the traditional sense, because he wouldn't necessarily give Stavrogin all the power. He would simply use him as a "pawn" (for lack of a better word) while himself pulling the strings behind said society. With that, Verkhovensky puts someone else above himself, in a God-like position, but he wants to do it while still keeping full control over Stavrogin. By doing so, he would overcome his childhood fear of God because instead of being controlled by God, *he* will control God.

(Same case here, not the literal God, but the character who he assigns God-like traits to.)

I am undecided (with both Nikolai's and Verkhovensky's character) whether this could be read as a solely subconscious intention or if it would make sense as a conscious one as well. Given that both have a different "main" goal (Nikolai focuses on emotions and Verkhovensky on the revolution) I lean more towards thinking it's subconscious (if present at all - like I said, just interpretations!)

It doesn't help that Verkhovensky describes his vision of Stavrogin's leadership as "hidden": Everyone believes in him and his power, but only very few people are said to actually have laid their eyes upon him. When I first read this part, I was honestly reminded of Big Brother from Orwell's 1984, but eventually realised that similar things can be said about God as well.

While these are parallels, they don't come without differences. Nikolai needs Fyodor dead, Verkhovensky needs Stavrogin alive. Nikolai wants to kill Fyodor for a sense of freedom, Verkhovensky wants to keep Stavrogin for a sense of control. Yet both symbolic goals are bound to fail:

Fyodor turns out to be unkillable, and Stavrogin ends up dead.

At the end, "God" stays untouchable.

[kevjeanday]

I’m rereading TSC and :

Riko, on the other hand, had wanted to kill Wymack for over a year. His restraint could have been fear of his uncle's retribution, but Jean knew the heart of it was Riko's complicated father complex. He'd read Kayleigh's letter nearly as many times as Kevin had. Riko couldn't quite cross that line yet, and he absolutely hated that part of himself.

I’m sorry WHAT?

Riko wanted to kill Wymack. This makes sense. But he COULDN’T and Jean KNEW WHY HE COULDN’T??

[shima-draws]

Obsessed with Law tbh. He's a walking contradiction. He's a doctor but a sadistic one that enjoys playing with people's organs. He's covered in sick tattoos but they're actually in honor of his late father figure. He likes to be carried around like a pretty princess but he'll complain about it the entire time. He's surprisingly picky about food and pouts like a child about it. He's stupidly attractive and badass but he's also the most cringefail loser I've ever seen in my life. He's got such an unhealthy attachment to Cora that he spent thirteen years of his life trying to murder the man that killed him. AND his pirate group is also inspired by Cora. He's an Edgelord but the entire fandom calls him their silly little guy, their babygirl, their cutie patootie. He acts like he hates working with others and people in general but he got tamed and domesticated like a wild animal by the Strawhats SO quickly. What is wrong with him (affectionate) (derogatory)

[thecelestial-art]

[ALT ID IN IMAGE] save me earth kingdom zutara au save me

Anyway inspired by forgetting is a kind of mercy on ao3 by @nerdylizj . This fic single handedly made me crazy about zk again lol

[kalpalatas]

adult au hirano is so fascinating. he's young and hot and wealthy and has friends who care about him but he's also a workaholic with a shopping problem who keeps filling his house with useless garbage he never even uses. he's super successful and deeply miserable for years and years until he moves in with his old roommate again. and he never stops to think about any of it except when kagi is unseriously talking about ending the life they've built together. THEN he gets so worked up he accuses him of blackmail. what's wrong with you man

[patroclusdefencesquad]

absolutely batshit insane response to a man telling you about how he lost the love of his life

[r0sy-maple-m0th]

montresors tell!

hi if u saw me mentioning how i was gonna post this weeks ago, shhh no u didnt edit: I MEANT TO POST THIS 2 HOURS AGO... guys im falling off😭

ANYWAYS little background info; after rereading the lennabel flashback where lenore says annabel has a tell, it made me wonder if any of the other characters had one too. andy, yeah they do! namely monty because maybe im delusional or smth but after noticing it for the first time its present in so many of his episodes.

yap aside i wanna keep this short so i can eat my glorious dinner (ziti al forno if u even care</3)

tldr, he'll avert his gaze when he isn't telling the whole truth about something. nows the fun time were i get to give examples and ramble abt what they mean to me;;

THIS is what first made me realize it! at first read i brushed him off like "oh typical monty what a little bitchboy". but looking back? the way he can't even look prospero in the eyes doesn't point to him being his normal type of cruel, hes being cowardice. it's his way of saying that he can't handle going up the stairs again without "showing weakness" by admitting his broken leg is bothering him

here's a similar one. he literally cannot reach his jacket without hurting himself, so instead of showing weakness and outright asking for help, he sees wills unwise arrival as an opportunity. he hides the truth of the situation from others under harsh words and a lack of eye contact.

can i jus say how much i love this panel, why do bad people have the best eyelashes 😭

but anyways this has gotta be the most obvious example I think. he's averting his gaze while telling the most obvious lie possible. for anyone who forgets this scene, in the amontillado arc one of the misfits asked where duke was and this is how he reacted even tho WE KNOW WHAT U DID....

there's a lot of other moments that im too lazy to find and ss but I think you get the idea ;]]

hope i explained this well, haha, hes such an interesting character to me

[channelslam]

😭😭😭😭😭😭

[lost-in-my-world-of-dreams]

[johnbleepingzoidberg]

ewwwwww gross old men

(also bonus scribble of human!minimegs below)

[mitternacht]

I’m back again with some ranting/thoughts about Fuuta, his character, and current mental state based on the T3 teaser because I could write essays upon essays analyzing this guy and I’m also tired of some of the takes I’ve been seeing about him on the bird app that solely blame Amane for his current state. (TW for brief sui. mention, talks of mental illness/delusions)

Starting off strong and controversial maybe but I can’t state enough how much I hate the “Fuuta killed Shidou” theory because it would be a complete assassination of Fuuta’s character. The entire point of his murder was that it was indirect and he has stated multiple times that he can’t stand physical violence. It makes no sense that he would up and kill someone now, even with how departed from reality he’s become. Now, him indirectly helping cause Shidou’s death is a gray area. I genuinely don’t think Fuuta would consciously assist with this, but he’s so far gone at this point I can’t say there’s zero chance he would. But as far as Fuuta carrying out the act, absolutely not.

Now the biggest point I want to make and talk about, is that Fuuta has been exhibiting signs of psychosis since his T2 interrogation. It’s already clear from the T3 teaser that it’s gotten progressively worse and he’s now completely dependent on and enthralled to religious delusion, which is a common symptom of psychosis. None of this was Amane’s fault, mind you. She’s always been very open about her faith and Fuuta developed this religion-based delusion all on his own, he was already at his breaking point so it’s not really a surprise that he’s reached this point. It’s driving me insane that anyone is blaming Amane for these changes in Fuuta’s personality, and not understanding how severe an effect Milgram itself has had on Fuuta who was already not a very mentally strong individual.

And even then on top of his poor mental state, the huge amounts of physical pain he’s likely still been dealing with are probably not doing him any favors. You do not have consistently coherent thoughts with that much chronic pain and no relief for it.

Now the presence of hundreds of eyes in Backdraft, Fuuta stating in his T2 interrogation that he can’t sleep (sleep deprivation being another cause of psychosis) because he feels like he’s being watched (perhaps causing hyper-vigilance) and hearing voices (which seems to affect him more strongly than any other character who’s mentioned the voices), the physical trauma he endured, the mention of “succumbing” (aka killing himself) in Backdraft, his sudden mood swings/random aggression and disordered speech in his T2 interrogation, like it’s. All telltale signs of psychosis and religious delusion was almost always going to be the next step unless he succumbed to despair and died. Again, at no fault of Amane’s. Fuuta needed something to cling to, and he found it.

T3 Fuuta is going to be extremely detached from reality and is likely going to have delusions of grandeur or a superiority complex as well, since those commonly come along with religious delusion. I’m almost resigning myself for him get a Guilty verdict for T3 because it’s going to be a massive shift from the character we know and Es is probably going to have an extremely difficult time trying to communicate with and understand him as he is, which might be frustrating to people. All of this combined with his strong sense of justice is…. likely going to go badly for him in terms of winning us over to vote him Innocent. I’m expecting a similar reaction as T1 Muu to T2 Muu honestly, I feel like it’s going to be a similar kind of shift in character.

Not to mention. How do we think he’s going to react to Mahiru’s death by the way. Not great I’m sure.

Anyways. At the end of the day I’ve loved breaking down Fuuta’s character since T1, he is so much fun to dissect and he has consistently seemed to be the character most heavily and negatively affected by Milgram’s environment which is so fascinating to me. I’m really excited to see where they go from here with him.

I do also adore the 0308 sibling dynamic even though I desperately wish Amane had a mentally competent adult in her environment that she trusts because she desperately needs one. The toxic codependency they’ve probably formed is going to be hard to watch as well.

[sunnylovescats]

Glad to find out Tommy thought Harry Potter’s scar was so cool, he went to the school playground to slam his against a wooden beam to get one. And he only stopped when he realized he already had a scar from one time having a bucket on his head and slamming into something else.

This explains a lot actually. Nice to know he never had any brain cells to begin with and was always a fascinating specimen, a special case <3

[prettysurethatsakidney]

I have recently became obsessed with Gravity falls again specifically bill cipher and Stanford Pines and every time I try to draw I keep going back to them so here are all my unfinished bill fanart😋🫶

Starting from my first then to my most recent

This was my first attempt at a human design for him I took a lot inspiration from other designs I loved I also wanted to give him a rat kinda vibe cause he’s a rat man imo

Drawing 1) This is my LEAST favourite I was kinda in a art block and completely forgot how to draw so it turned out disgusting didn’t even finish colouring it I was already over it he’s giving dutch van der lin vibes tbh feel like he’s gonna make me hand over all my money only to tell me he needs more money also I decided the way the scars on his face sat in this one

Drawing 2) Don’t really like this one ether it’s wonky and the proportion are all off it’s also the first time I drew Stanford I tried doing bill with long hair but I just wasn’t feeling this drawing so I scraped it

This one I really like it’s simple but whatever this is when I was getting more used to drawing him

This one I scraped as well I was trying to design an outfit but failed I do like the cane and the hat tho I’ll try keep those in his design

This this is where it got good omg I like this design a lot I took inspiration on Egyptian/Arab clothing mostly cause I was running out of ideas but then I saw a design of an Egyptian Bill Cipher cause yknow he’s a pyramid and those are Egypt… yeah anyway I added more triangles to the design just cause

I hope you liked my designs and all