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Geologic Time Scale →
The geologic time scale provides a system of chronologic measurement relating stratigraphy to time that is used by geologists, paleontologists and other earth scientists to describe the timing and relationships between events that have occurred during the history of the Earth. The table of geologic time spans presented here agrees with the dates and nomenclature proposed by the International Commission on Stratigraphy, and uses the standard color codes of the United States Geological Survey. (via John Roberts)
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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES… FEEL LIKE SHIT DEJA VU
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Hovertrain →
A hovertrain is a type of high-speed train that replaces conventional steel wheels with hovercraft lift pads, and the conventional railway bed with a paved road-like surface, know as the “track” or “guideway”. The concept aims to eliminate rolling resistance and allow very high performance, while also simplifying the infrastructure needed to lay new lines. Maglev trains attempt to meet the same basic goals, using magnets for levitation rather than air cushions. (via Michael Shields)
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Then last year, a group of Japanese doctors extended Sikirov’s findings by looking at what happens inside the body while people squat and sit. For a study published in the medical journal Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, six subjects had their rectums filled with a contrast solution and then released the fluid from a squatting or a sitting position while being filmed with X-ray video. Image analysis showed that the anorectal angle increased from 100 degrees to 126 degrees as the subjects moved from a sit to a squat. The researchers also recorded abdominal pressure, and found that the subjects were straining less when they squatted.
Do you have to be a board-certified urologist or gastroenterologist to get a subscription to Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms? If not, I think I know where the money I used to spend on Lucky is going.
How bathroom posture affects your health. - By Daniel Lametti - Slate Magazine
(via marklisanti)
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Why are so many different types of food named after women’s fingers? WTF is up with that?
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Bacteriophage →
A bacteriophage is any one of a number of viruses that infect bacteria. Bacteriophages are among the most common biological entities on Earth. The term is commonly used in its shortened form, phage. Bacteriophages are much smaller than the bacteria they destroy. (via borgar)
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Pappenheimer Family →
The Pappenheimer Family (died 1600) was a family tried and executed for witch craft in Bavaria, Germany. Their trial and execution is considered to be one of the worst to have ever taken place in Europe. Their case is taken as an example of the torture used in witch trials, as it is unusually well documented. (via Jason C. Hall)
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This is mechanically separated chicken, a.k.a. what processed chicken nuggets are made of.
never again
This looks like ice cream.
CHEYENNE IS THIS WHAT YOU LIKE TO SUCK ON
HECK YES. is it weird that i think that looks kind of yummy, like if it was frosting or something not chicken
Ew, I knew it sounded gross listed as an ingredient for Slim Jims. Thank god I’m a vegetarian haha.
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