#hazards

[nemfrog]

Radiation won't penetrate a lead wall. Biophysics. 1962.

Internet Archive

[sluggoonthestreet]

Here in the north, it is crucially important to learn the difference between snowflakes and salt.

[zinjanthropusboisei]

Since the wildfire smoke has been hitting the east coast, I've been thinking about doing a flowchart-style infographic on where to find US hazard information - so many of the comments on the info I posted were like "huh. I was wondering why the sky looked so funny." With the state of the Internet, search engines, and social media today, it really isn't intuitive where you can go to find reliable information on something so vague as "I noticed something a lil funky today," and so many of the platforms and accounts that emergency managers have spent years building up trust and visibility for have disappeared or become unverifiable because of Twitter's meltdown. Best to go to straight to the source when you can, as long as you know where to start.

This would just focus on the federal government, and mainly on immediate warnings and alert information...I'd rather just focus on natural hazards as well since those are the resources I'm familiar with, but that might be too narrow. Any ideas for questions and flowpaths besides what I've sketched out so far are welcome!

[w3ath3r-0f-sw34t3rz]

˗ˏˋ penelope scott songs. ´ˎ˗

i jus wanna talk about em

cigarette ahegao 👾 (the only song ever. what the fuck. what the fuDODODODO DODODODO BAHDDOODODODO)

born2run 🎆 (absolute bop)

shuffle 🎼 (UUGHGHGHHGHGHG truly the spiritual successor of cigarette ahegao everytime i hear "ihaveasoftsmallbodystrawberriesmakeithappy" i get absolutely lit)

cabaret 2 🎹 (haha woah ok hahhahH*sobS*s)

bad advice 🔚 (real im mentally ill)

gross 💋 (AUGHGHGH. good very good. play this for me if you want me to throw a chair)

self care 🌟 (kinda surreal)

feel better 🫗 (mm tastes like tears)

montreal 🌇 (dedicating this bop to @bisexualenbyblueberry you little french canadian you)

sin eater 🛐 (holy mother god indeed)

american healthcare (glitzy) 🩻 (fuck the healthcare system.. BUT DAMN AFTER THIS ONE IM GONNA NEED AN AMBULENCE)

dead girls ⚰️ (feels like drinking a dirty puddle i love it)

runaway ❤️‍🩹 (YOU WANNA HEAR A JOKE THAT ISNT FUNNY I WANT YOU IN MY LIFE IN MY TWENTIES I LIKE YOU I LOVE THIS I WAN)

rät 🐀 (a classic for a reason fuck your cars again)

you should know 🌫️ (ok but looking at the sky i cant believe its real it looks so fucking synthetic i dont know how to feel???)

mommy fwiend 🚨 (can't relate but y'all stay safe ill just be over here vibin)

moonsickness 🌑 (oof bury me<3)

lotta true crime ⚠️ (real im a true crime addict)

ty for ur time

[productoftheink]

another one >:3

these are so fun to make help

[mepebeinjpn2023]

Today was filled with learning! We learnt about how many seemingly unrelated things are connected, like how earth tectonics making deep trenches can have a positive impact on fish and fishing industry, and how fishing industry can negatively affect the ocean by putting plastic into the ocean due to a tsunami (up to one third of the Great Pacific garbage patch was from fishing gear washed into the sea in the 2011 Japan earthquake).

It was also interesting to see how technology can positively and negatively affect risk assessment and decision making made by governments.

And finally, after that action packed day...

Pancakes!!!

[cmweller]

Challenge #04098-K080: Kids on a Field Trip

The pirate captain ordered the ship to head straight for the prey ship in their sights.

The pirate crew reported a sign painted on the hull: Human Toddlers on Board.

The pirate captain ordered the ship to turn around and go after something... safer. -- DaniAndShali

It was a reconditioned space yacht, not an uncommon sight in the Alliance shipping lanes. Deregger liquidations lead to a lot of spacious vehicles that were re-purposed from luxury to utility. Someone had painted this one Banana Yellow.

Captain Haa checked with their Ships' Crow[1]. "Anything interesting on board?"

"She's not a cargo ship," said Loch. "Lots of life-signs. Checking visual... Uh oh." Ze put a visual feed on the main screen.

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[s0ng-of-the-day]

Todays song of the day is:

Dead Girls by Penelope Scott

“Sometimes I see her on the sidewalk

Biking on the wet chalk

Spelling out their names

And I feel insane”

[luc3]

[Toads, part II.] /French Folk Traditions.

Hazards : It is believed that the toad is generally endowed with a very toxic venom (...).

The toad's venom is so powerful that, in the South of France, it can infect anyone who crushes it under its foot. If the toad is injured, his poison escapes through all the pores of his skin and gives fever.

Its breath is capable of killing snakes, birds, but also humans. Many peasants speak of a toad that has come to "suffocate" a sleeper's chest.

The toad is so feared that one should never hesitate to kill it, and many cruel techniques were developed by generations of peasants. (Skewer them dead or alive and let them air dry.)

The toad is also considered resentful. Reapers who inadvertently or voluntarily cut off a toad's leg expose themselves to his vengeance. Everywhere stories are told of avenging toads who come to suffocate their tormentors in their beds.

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[Excerpts arranged by me from Sebillot / Delmas.]

[m-p-d-g-thot]

ILL BE YOUR SIN EATER LAUGH IF ITS FUNNY LOSE YOUR MIND AND KEEP YOUR MONEY SWEET AND STICKY FLY TRAP HONEY DO YOUR WORST ILL BE YOUR SIN EATER ILL LET YOU SEE ME TAKES A VILLAGE OF MONSTERS TO FEED ME THERES NOBODY LIKE ME THERES NOBODY LIKE SO I KNOW THAT YOU NEED ME GIVE ME YOUR WORST ILL BE YOUR SIN EATER LAUGH IF ITS FUNNY LOSE YOUR MIND AND KEEP YOUR MONEY SWEET AND STICKY FLY TRAP HONEY DO YOUR WORST ILL BE YOUR SIN EATER ILL LET YOU SEE ME TAKES A VILLAGE OF MONSTERS TO FEED ME THERES NOBODY LIKE ME THERES NOBODY LIKE SO I KNOW THAT YOU NEED ME GIVE ME YOUR WORST ILL BE YOUR SIN EATER LAUGH IF ITS FUNNY LOSE YOUR MIND AND KEEP YOUR MONEY SWEET AND STICKY FLY TRAP HONEY DO YOUR WORST ILL BE YOUR SIN EATER ILL LET YOU SEE ME TAKES A VILLAGE OF MONSTERS TO FEED ME THERES NOBODY LIKE ME THERES NOBODY LIKE SO I KNOW THAT YOU NEED ME GIVE ME YOUR WORST

[thethinkingman]

#dashcam #baddrivers #debris #hazards #travel #traffic #earlymorning #trucker #trucking #truckerslife #truckdriver #cdl #cdllife #bluecollar

[zinjanthropusboisei]

Apropos of the Vermont flooding - be very careful when re-entering a flooded home and starting to clean it up. EPA's got a stage-by-stage breakdown of what to do, what to clean vs throw away, and how to protect your health from the obvious like mold and mildew to hidden hazards from asbestos, lead paint, and generator fumes.

[spawnofvulcan-knits]

No shortage of hazards today across the US. 

[stealingyourteeth]

I CAN MAKE A LUMITY THING BECAUSE I HAVE THE SKILLS FOR THAT!!!

Song: 7 o’ Clock — Penelope Scott

Fandom: The Owl House

“So just get wrecked I guess.”

*the animatic starts with S1 Amity standing over Luz, laughing (after she smashed the cupcake King had in that one episode)*

“I mean you kinda failed the cool kids test, I guess.”

*Perspective switches to Luz on the ground, next to the smashed cupcake and holding King*

“It’s kinda sad, if this is you at your best, I guess”

*cuts to Luz and Amity behind the wall in the same episode, where Luz is showing Amity that she can do magic*

“It’s not fun, anymore.”

*the scene changes and it’s in the episode where everyone plays Grudgby, and Amity becomes friends with everyone again, dropping Boscha for good*

“I’m kinda bored so let’s go fuck shit up”

*Luz, Amity, Willow, and Gus are sitting on the steps at Hexside, and Luz is talking to everyone as they get up*

“Come on!”

*Luz outreaches a hand towards Amity, which she hesitates at first, and then grabs*

“Lets go out!”

*The scene is now Luz and Amity, struggling to ask eachother out, and once they do, the camera zooms in on their hands as they go to grab each other’s hand.*

[kenleephotography]

Our many challenges photographing a bus graveyard at night

Our many challenges photographing a bus graveyard at night

We attempted to photograph a bus graveyard. The night photography gods threw up some hurdles. Some were dangerous. These are some of the challenges thrown our way that night. Nighttime at a mysterious bus graveyard in the middle of the desert. “It’s like a parking lot here!” I met up with night photographer Tony Donofrio at the lively Lemon Festival in Upland, CA. Later that evening, we drove…

[cmweller]

Challenge #04035-K017: Conflict Resolution Strategies

Two individuals are arguing fiercely. They are so close they are nearly twins. A powerful wizard forces them to be chained together until these two are able to realize they are more alike than they think. Before blood ends up spilled. -- Lessons

Of all the things to argue about, this had to be one of the more ridiculous ones. One was shouting "Mustard!" while the other responded, "Mayo!" Since they were both Harukh, the argument was about to have an area of effect if someone didn't act.

Wraithvine didn't like doing things like this, but... needs must. Ze rose from hir corner and gently grasped each contender's large, green, muscular hands in one of hirs. "Gentlebeings... Seek ye true understanding."

The magic flowed over both Orcs, briefly manifesting as a glowing chain joining both Harukh wrists, and winding to both hearts and both heads. They loomed over Wraithvine, ancient enemies of Elvenkind now united against historical grudges. Wraithvine quickly put up a barrier between each of them. "Before we go any furthier, I should introduce myself. My name is Wraithvine."

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