#nerd thoughts

[anafanjestic]

Yeah yeah, Senku is clever.

But have you ever considerated his MEMORY ??

My theory is that he has eidetic memory and the fastest ability to read since the moment he knew it.

Let's be more specific, this scene is clearly showing a pile of books. It was certainly his pile to read during a single day of school.

He learned english only by read an english dictionnary.

To have this amount of knowedge he certainly had read amount of some libraries. No time to read the same books several times.

He certainly, "just" read Gen Asagiri book one time to applied his technics in the Stone World.

The moment he went petrified he only had 15 years old.

He was interested into pop culture and video games too. To be a little realistic we can easily imagine he had no time to spend on things more than one time each.

The main ability of Senku to me isn't his intelligence but his huge ass memory.

[nerdby]

I think toxic romance should qualify as a subgenre as horror, and I can't stand horror nerds that don't believe in subgenres. Like the kind of people who think that anything that isn't oozing shock value and gore doesn't count as "real" horror. The kind of people who say Flowers In The Attic is a psychological thriller or tragedy instead of a horror-tragedy.

Like how is tragedy not horrifying???

What is not horrifying about children being locked up, starved to death, and so completely cut off from human interaction that they develop an incestuous bond as a coping mechanism???

[nerdyjunior]

Saw the post about the tier list and I’m scared too ask… but…

What’s the beef with Gigi… should I be scared…

you should be VERY scared. I've never hated a character so much in my life i absolutely despise her.

I hate people who main her, I hate how they brag of what they get, I hate how fucking gluttonous they are, i hate her design, i hate her personality, i hate her fucking face, i hate her play style, i hate her skin, i hate her trinket, I. HATE. HER. I HATE HER. i genuinely wont play pub if there's a gigi because I'll get too distracted with anger. i won't even let them touch me or stand next to me, i get a genuine feeling in my stomach when i see her. there's only ever been one Gigi design i liked and it's probably gonna stay that way

[justoneletter]

Regarding small folk; Ewoks are the exact opposite of Hobbits. If I was hiking and ran into a hobbit I’d be pumped. If I ran into a single Ewok I would start praying. This is particularly true post lotr events.

[dyingroses]

So do the Black Widows take estrogen supplements (since they all had oophorectomies, removal of the ovaries, and that's the primary producer of estrogen in the female body) and like how does that work because even tho there are forms of supplemental estrogen delivery that have longer durations (3-4 weeks) if you are on missions having to be on chronic scheduled medication could cause difficulties.

And estrogen does so much!

aesthetic:

keep skin smooth and

prevent excess body hair

keep breasts from sagging

sexual:

keep vagina lubricated

cognitive and emotional side effects of estrogen depletion

trouble concentrating

fatigue

anxiety

depression

cardiovascular/hematological side effects of estrogen depletion

increased risk of cardiovascular disease due to abnormal cholesterol levels

increased risk of bleeding because estrogen is an coagulant

muscoloskeletal side effects of estrogen depletion

bone loss

other side effects of estrogen depletion

mood swings

hot flashes

night sweats

[hedonefemme]

Just watched the fourth episode of the Penguin and I’m literally obsessed

*spoilers*

While I would’ve loved more time to explore Sofia’s past with her family and I thought it was a bit rushed with how the show dealt with the remaining Falcones, I fucking loved this episode. So many great character moments for Sofia, but I think the best was during the electroshock sequence.

As she wakes up in her cell after each session she finds more of the walls peeling away like wallpaper to reveal the yellow wallpaper of her parent’s bedroom. Not only does this play nicely into her own backstory, but the allusion to The Yellow Wallpaper is so well placed. It informs exactly what Sofia is experiencing, and makes her plight all the more sympathetic and understandable.

Sofia has already been one of my favorite parts of this show and I can’t wait to see more of her.

[tummyyummies]

show your kids The Iron Giant when they're 10 years old

then show them Terminator 2 when they turn 13

they're 80% the same movie/story

[andietries]

A Cockatrice?!?!?! That?!?!? What’s their source?!?! Harry Potter?!?!?

And people complain about the tomatoes omg

[choppun-kun]

That's a newer generational culture phenomenon. If it sparks joy and I can afford it, it's getting Y O I N K E D.

[anafanjestic]

[nerdby]

Just imagining what it would be like dating Loki and living with him, and like trying to get him to do chores. Just like imagine if it were raining outside, and so you haven't left the house in almost a week. At first it was kinda nice because you'd sit in Loki's lap while he's stretched out on the couch, braiding your hair while you're watching movies or listening to music or reading.

Loki is kinda lazy because he grew up being pampered by servants and his mother on Asgard, but he loves a clean home and being surrounded by nice things. He doesn't love doing chores, though. You guys would be lazy together for those first few days. Then the dishes would pile up, the plants would need watering, and the mailbox would be full of unpaid bills.

Since Loki is clueless about how bills work you would go to your desk by the window, grab your laptop, and the little pink spray bottle for the plants. "Get the plants, please," you'd say.

Loki would roll his eyes and probably over water the plants, but then magic them back to perfect health later -- you'd never need to know. Then he would start on the dishes, and you'd be on the phone arguing with the bank or insurance company. Then he throw himself down on the couch and look at you accusingly because for some reason you always insisted on balancing the bank account by hand and it always took forever.

"Y/N." He would say quietly and impatiently you while you chewed on your pen.

"Not now," you'd say, waving him off. "I'm almost done."

And Loki would flick his wrist, sending the pen flying from your hand.

"Loki!"

"Y/N!"

"What if the app is wrong?" You'd ask. "What if the account overdrafts and I have to pay a fee?"

Loki would round the desk. Then he'd reach over your shoulder and close the laptop with a click. "Then I'll get you more money to pay it off with."

"You wouldn't do anything illegal, though?" You'd ask uncertainly because it'd obviously be hard to tell if Silvertongue was lying.

"I make no promises," he'd smirk down at you. Then he'd pick you up, throw you over his shoulder like a ragdoll, and bring you back to the couch with him.

[tarzinnia]

One thing I didn't quite understand with respect to Peter/Spider-man involved his vision. In the first TASM, Peter removes his contact lenses prior to being bitten in order to wear his father's glasses (I assumed his father had two pair, as Richard Parker was wearing glasses during the plane crash we see in TASM 2 and also in the car when Peter is left with Uncle Ben and Aunt May). However, once Peter was bitten, I perhaps incorrectly thought that the glasses were no longer a necessity (and that may be due to the first Raimi movie and Tobey). But Peter wears them a couple of times after being bitten. He wears them at Dr. Connors home and he wears them while he is working on the webbing, and I think he is wearing them when he is sitting on the roof and looking at the decay rate algorithm. When he wears them at Oscorp prior to being bitten, no big deal, but afterwards, I thought it was not necessary and unless the prescription was very low, would have interfered with being able to see without blurred views. (I get that this is hypercritical and part of the film's asthetic)

Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

dir. Marc Webb

[lazy-n]

Was the planet Krypton imagined or the element krypton found first?

This has been bugging me for weeks, so I thought I’d compile the questions stemming from this first.

1) Does the element krypton (Kr) cause Clark to lose his powers like kryptonite?

2) Was Krypton made out of krypton?

3) Am I going insane?

4) Is kryptonite just concentrated krypton?

I looked it up, because this insanity was getting to me.

Krypton (Kr) was found in 1898, and the first instance of the planet Krypton isn’t necessary for this because the Superman comics started in the 1940s. Crystalline Kr exists, but it’s white and only exists in laboratory settings so far.

Of course, this led to more questions.

1) Do they make artificial kryptonite by imbuing Kr with the energy from a red star (giant or dwarf)?

2) Can you dye Kr to make it green in any form?

3) Is there a way to make clear solid Kr?

4) Since Kr is a gas on Earth, does that mean gaseous kryptonite could be made?

5) Is the green hue just because of Clark’s vision?

6) Is white kryptonite just crystalline Kr?

7) If 6 is true, is that why it kills all plant life?

8) Was the name intentionally after the element?

This has been not only a lesson in Krypton vs Kr, but also a lesson in science itself. Congrats, you now know why we can answer many questions in science and still have so many more! From one thought about Krypton vs Kr, to questioning if Kr is used to make artificial kryptonite.

[markscherz]

Meet the seven new frog species we just named after iconic Star Trek captains!

Artwork by A. Petzold, CC BY-ND 4.0

At the right time of year along rushing streams in the humid rainforests that stretch the length of Madagascar's eastern and northern mountain ridges, otherworldly trills of piercing whistles can be heard.

Are they birds? Insects? Communicator beeps? Tricorder noises?

No, they're little treefrogs!

Boophis janewayae. Photo by M. Vences, CC BY-SA 4.0

Until recently, we thought all of the populations of these little brown frogs across the island were one widespread species, Boophis marojezensis, described in 1994. But genetics in the early 2000s and 2010s showed that there were several species here, not just one.

Now my colleagues and I have shown that they are in fact eight separate species, each with unique calls!

These whistling sounds reminded us so much of Star Trek sound effects that we decided to name the seven new species after Star Trek captains: Boophis kirki, B. picardi, B. janewayae, B. siskoi, B. pikei, B. archeri, and B. burnhamae.

Photos of all new species described by Vences et al. 2024. CC BY-SA 4.0

I subtly and not-so-subtly built some Star Trek references into the paper, but probably the best one is this one:

'Finding these frogs sometimes requires considerable trekking; pursuing strange new calls, to seek out new frogs in new forests; boldly going where no herpetologist has gone before.'

— Vences et al. 2024

There’s a real sense of scientific discovery and exploration here, which we think is in the spirit of Star Trek.

Of course, it doesn't hurt that there are at least two Trekkies amongst the authors (including yours truly). As fans of Star Trek, we are also just pleased to dedicate these new species to the characters who have inspired and entertained us over the decades.

On a personal note, this marks a milestone for me, as it means I have now described over 100 frog species! I am very pleased that the 100th is Captain Janeway's Bright-eyed Frog, Boophis janewayae (if you count them in order of appearance in the paper)—she is probably my favourite captain, and I really love Star Trek: Voyager.

You can read more about the discovery of these new species on my website! You can also read the Open Access paper published in Vertebrate Zoology here.

[parrish-the-thot]

A continuation of this post I made

I imagine Steve genuinely doesn’t think about Eddie, like at all. Besides the occasional “what is he yelling about in that table” or “ Munson actually showed up to class” or once in sophomore year he thinks “how much does Munson charge for an ounce of weed? Would he take a $50 for an ounce” which causes Eddie to wait around all day at the picnic table wishing for some shmuck to offer $50 for just an ounce, but no one shows up (Steve had to go pick up Dustin after school and didn’t want him to find weed the weed when he inevitably starts going through Steve’s car)

The lack of soulmate thoughts really irks Eddie, because he knows his soulmate is in Hawkins, but he never thinks about Eddie, like at all??? Positively or negatively?? Eddie jumps on more tables, he blares loud music from his van, he is in a band, he is the drug dealer for all the teens in Hawkins and all his soulmate thinks is “why the fuck did Munson double park his van, I’m going to be late looking for a parking spot now” it absolutely drives him crazy.

He eventually figures out his soulmate must be a jock of some kind because one day he hears “what is Munson doing under the bleachers?” when some sports team is let out of playing with balls practice. He is briefly heartbroken his soulmate isn’t a nerd like him, but then spends the night thinking about how a certain fluffy haired jock could play with his balls anytime.

Steve isn’t not thinking about Eddie on purpose, but they just don’t run in the same circles, so he doesn’t really think about him too much, just in a genuine, “I don’t know them, don’t interact with them, so I don’t really think about them” sort of way. Especially after befriending the kids, Steve’s focus goes to keeping them safe and being a babysitter instead of finding his soulmate.

Steve’s experience with his soulmates thoughts is completely different. Starting in middle school he heard his soulmate think he was cute which he thought was nice. As he got older his soulmate would still think he was cute, but also handsome or pretty which, he doesn’t know any girls who call their boyfriends pretty but ya know, he can roll with that. He thinks he will have to roll with a lot of stuff, since hai soulmate seems to into a…a lot of interesting things, to say the least. Steve has dated a lot of girls but none of them seemed to want to rub their face in his chest hair like his soulmate did, who also wonder is Steve was that hairy everywhere which- he was but he didn’t think a girl would want to know about that.

He would be in the middle of a basket ball game and he hit with a 15 minute monologue about how wonderful his ass looked in “thise little green shirts that ride up his ass in the best way” and how his soulmate “wanted to be those shorts” causing Steve to miss three different shots. Also with all this wildly kinky stuff and even general sex things Steve has never heard of or thought about he figures he should become more knowledgeable to better be prepared for his soulmate.

One day when Steve is cleaning up a drink he spilled in the cafeteria and heard “god Harrington looks good on his knees, bet he would look even better with my cock in his mouth” figures chances are his soulmate isn’t a girl at all.

With not much else to loose and a new door opened up to him, Steve starts spending time thinking equally horny thinvs about different guys he sees in class, just to see if they will react to what he is thinking. This is how he figures out Eddie is his soulmate.

Steve notices eddies table is getting a little rowdy, as is always does before Eddie gets up on someone’s table and he rants about jocks and preppy girls while stepping on people’s lunches, Steve thinks “what if comes over here, spits in my stretched out hole, and fucks me right next to Heathers Halloways tuna sandwich”

Eddie, whose soulmate didn’t even think about Eddie that one time his car got spray painted a fit was all the school talked about for a week, was NOT expecting that at 12:30 on a Tuesday and promptly trips on a chair and slams face first into the lunch table, breaking his nose.

Eddies friends rush him to the nurse and Steve is torn between this being a sign Eddie is soulmate or Eddie just clumsy, Steve has seen him walk into a door twice, so he don’t 100% sure. Steve decided to test this anytime he has a clear viewpoint of Eddie and starts thinking the most horny, kinky things possibly about Eddie to see if Eddie reacts proves he is Steve’s soulmate (also revenge because Steve had to go through years of Eddie horny pondering interrupting Steve during important tasks games or tests so Steve figures he should pay that forward during eddies dungeons and dorks games)