January 2012
34 posts
How Has Stephen Hawking Lived To Age 70 With ALS? →
jtotheizzoe:
Tomorrow’s his 70th birthday, and it’s a legitimate question. His particular form of the disease is unique, and he’s outlived anyone else on record with ALS. An interesting little Reddit thread to celebrate his survival.
Another treat to celebrate his b-day coming tomorrow! Or if you have access to a wormhole or space-time disruption you can go forward to tomorrow and look at it...
The Science Center: ScienceCenter to go on a... →
sciencecenter:
I’ve got some sad news for you all. This upcoming semester, I’ll be studying abroad in Costa Rica. I’m living on the side of a mountain with a host family, and walking to school in the Cloud Rainforest every day. While I’m looking forward to some awesome tropical biology, I’m also looking forward…
That’s so cool! I spent a month in Costa Rica during the summer...
Watchskepttv:
5 Unusual Facts About Glaciers
Learn some interesting facts about glaciers, like how much of the planet they cover and where they can be found.
I was RAISED to say please & thank you, to have...
This is the most unique one I've seen
1) Put your iTunes on shuffle. Give me the first 6 songs that pop up.
Cave - Muse
Scorpio - Grandmaster Flash
Play Your Part (Pt. 2) - Girl Talk
Castles Made of Sand - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
"40" - U2
Guettastep - Dodge & Fuski
2) If you could meet anyone on this earth, who would it be?
Howard Bluestein (research meteorologist)
3) Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 23, give me line 17.
scratch the leather." - Micro by Michael Crichton
4) What do you think about most?
Science and the weather
5) What does your latest text message from someone else say?
"Happy new year bro! Sorry I've been flakey. Been busy, how was your new year?"
6) Do you sleep with or without clothes on?
Depends
7) What's your strangest talent?
Intelligence? That or weather forecasting
8) Girls.... (finish the sentence); Boys.... (finish the sentence)
Girls have an XX chromosome set; Boys have XY
9) Ever had a poem or song written about you?
No
10) When is the last time you played the air guitar?
I play air piano.
11) Do you have any strange phobias?
I really don't like loose hair.
12) Ever stuck a foreign object up your nose?
A rock but I was in preschool.
13) What's your religion?
Nondenominational Christian
14) If you are outside, what are you most likely doing?
Watching the weather or playing ultimate frisbee
15) Do you prefer to be behind the camera or in front of it?
Behind
16) Simple but extremely complex. Favorite band?
U2
17) What was the last lie you told?
No.
18) Do you believe in karma?
Yes, to a certain extend.
19) What does your URL mean?
Which one? My personal one is my name and my weather one is funny, scientific, and slightly arousing.
20) What is your greatest weakness; your greatest strength?
Weakness: Some social anxiety. Strength: Intelligence
21) Who is your celebrity crush?
Emma Watson
22) Have you ever gone skinny dipping?
No
23) How do you vent your anger?
I just stay to myself and pretty much bottle it up. I work a lot.
24) Do you have a collection of anything?
Harry Potter books from around the world and shotglasses
25) Do you prefer talking on the phone or video chatting online?
Depends on my mood.
26) Are you happy with the person you've become?
Yes
27) What's a sound you hate; sound you love?
Hate: Crying babies. Love: Thunder or tornado sirens.
28) What's your biggest "what if"?
What if she had said yes?
29) Do you believe in ghosts? How about aliens?
Not really. I believe that there is life on other planets.
30) Stick your right arm out; what do you touch first? Do the same with your left arm.
Right: Arm rest. Left: My book.
31) Smell the air. What do you smell?
Coincidentally, I'm sick right now and cannot smell anything.
32) What's the worst place you have ever been to?
I'm just going to say any social situation that I've been thrown into.
33) Choose East Coast or West Coast?
Either one works for me.
34) Most attractive singer of your opposite gender?
Vanessa Carlton
35) To you, what is the meaning of life?
Research!
36) Define Art.
I'm more of a science person but I will say this: There is an art to everything.
37) Do you believe in luck?
Yes
38) What's the weather like right now?
We have a low of 24 tonight. The sky is clear. The winds have died down. Dew point is at 9 degrees. Humidity is at 27%. The weather here is high pressure dominant currently.
39) What time is it?
12: 46 am
40) Do you drive? If so, have you ever crashed?
Yes. Yes.
41) What was the last book you read?
A book on Spanish civilization.
42) Do you like the smell of gasoline?
Eh... It depends.
43) Do you have any nicknames?
Yes.
44) What was the last movie you saw?
Ironclad
45) What's the worst injury you've ever had?
I strained my ligaments in my ankle during ultimate practice. It swelled to the size of a baseball. It was ridiculous.
46) Have you ever caught a butterfly?
Yes
47) Do you have any obsessions right now?
Yes
48) What's your sexual orientation?
Straight
49) Ever had a rumor spread about you?
Yes
50) Do you believe in magic?
No, not really
51) Do you tend to hold grudges against people who have done you wrong?
Depends on the severity.
52) What is your astrological sign?
Pisces (old zodiac) and Aquarius (new zodiac with 13th sign)
53) Do you save money or spend it?
Both
54) What's the last thing you purchased?
An app for my phone
55) Love or lust?
Science!
56) In a relationship?
No
57) How many relationships have you had?
0
58) Can you touch your nose with your tongue?
No
59) Where were you yesterday?
Greers Ferry, Little Rock, and Maumelle
60) Is there anything pink within 10 feet of you?
Yes
61) Are you wearing socks right now?
No
62) What's your favorite animal?
Inaccurately portrayed Velociraptor of Jurassic Park.
63) What is your secret weapon to get someone to like you?
Not sure
64) Where is your best friend?
Maumelle, Lincoln, and Orlando
65) Spit or swallow?(;
Neither
66) What is your heritage?
I'm a mutt
67) What were you doing last night at 12 AM?
Playing a game
68) What do you think is Satan's last name?
He seems like a first name only person
69) Be honest. Ever gotten yourself off?
Yes
70) Are you the kind of friend you would want to have as a friend?
Sure
71) You are walking down the street on your way to work. There is a dog drowning in the canal on the side of the street. Your boss has told you if you are late one more time you get fired. What do you do?
Save the dog
72) You are at the doctor’s office and she has just informed you that you have approximately one month to live. a) Do you tell anyone/everyone you are going to die? b) What do you do with your remaining days? c) Would you be afraid?
a. Yes. b. Try and finish whatever it is I'm working on and travel. c. No
73) You can only have one of these things; trust or love.
Trust
74) What's a song that always makes you happy when you hear it?
Kiara by Bonobo
75) What are the last four digits in your cell phone number?
1202
76) In your opinion, what makes a great relationship?
Science!
77) How can I win your heart?
Science!
78) Can insanity bring on more creativity?
Yes
79) What is the single best decision you have made in your life so far?
To go to ASMSA
80) What size shoes do you where?
12.5-13
81) What would you want to be written on your tombstone?
A list of all of my published research papers.
82) What is your favorite word?
Tornadogenesis
83) Give me the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word; heart.
Aorta
84) What is a saying you say a lot?
Such is life/Así es la vida/C'est la vie
85) What's the last song you listened to?
Paradise - Coldplay
86) Basic question; what's your favorite color/colors?
Red/Blue
87) What is your current desktop picture?
Miles Tails Prower
88) If you could press a button and make anyone in the world instantaneously explode, who would it be?
Somebody that truly deserves it (you really have to irritate me to deserve it)
89) What would be a question you'd be afraid to tell the truth on?
None that I can think of.
90) One night you wake up because you heard a noise. You turn on the light to find that you are surrounded by MUMMIES. The mummies aren't really doing anything, they're just standing around your bed. What do you do?
Well, if they aren't doing anything, I guess it's safe to go to bed. I could just turn on the tv and go to bed. I could lay them down or lock them up. They seem to be pretty damn dead.
91) You accidentally eat some radioactive vegetables. They were good, and what's even cooler is that they endow you with the super-power of your choice! What is that power?
An ungodly level of intelligence.
92) You can re-live any point of time in your life. The time-span can only be a half-hour, though. What half-hour of your past would you like to experience again?
I'm not entirely sure
93) You can erase any horrible experience from your past. What will it be?
When my church youth group teased me.
94) You have the opportunity to sleep with the music-celebrity of your choice. Who would it be?
Vanessa Carlton
95) You just got a free plane ticket to anywhere. You have to depart right now. Where are you gonna go?
Either Perú, Costa Rica, Spain, or Indonesia
96) Do you have any relatives in jail?
No
97) Have you ever thrown up in the car?
I'm sure I have as a child
98) Ever been on a plane?
Yes
99) If the whole world were listening to you right now, what would you say?
Stop reproducing! We are quickly reaching our carrying capacity! Also, work together for the sake of science!
100) Give me your top 5 favorite blogs on Tumblr.
Stormgasm
joetotheizzle
bonedust
seismogenic
sciencedaily
25 People Who Woke Up On New Year's Day In A... →
fuqyouwhore:
“Damn I woke up in Montana” oh my god
December 2011
22 posts
Why does this always happen on Facebook?
Status: I just had a sandwich. It was delicious.
Comment (from relative over the age of 40): Hello Jim! I hope you're doing fantastic down where you are. I was just looking through some old pictures of you as a child and realized just how precious you were. LOL! When are you coming back up to visit? Your Uncle Jeff and I can't wait to see you again. We've got plenty of chores for you to do up here to help around the house. LOL! Just kidding Jim! How's your mother? I hope you're helping her out and being a good kid! But I have nothing to worry about, you're always a great kid! LOL! Hope all is well.
The internet is so convenient
siempre-chill:
what the fuck should i make for dinner
what the fuck should i listen to now
what the fuck should i do today
what the fuck should i do with my life
How much does the internet weigh? →
sciencecenter:
The question seems a bit absurd, since we don’t think of the internet as a physical entity. However, we know that the information that comprises the internet is stored as electrons, and Einstein told us that electrons have mass. Therefore, neglecting the servers that the internet is stored on, the internet has a specific mass. A random email, say, is roughly 50kb, and that amounts...
R.I.P To Everybody who didn't make It to Christmas...
My best friend’s mother passed away a week before Christmas. This is for you Mrs. Acord.
