Friday Ephemera
There’s quite a bit of bacteria on a donkey’s penis. // She has pneumatic wings. (h/t, Darleen) // Starlings at 200 frames per second. // Low pass. // Grandma caterpillar putting on lipstick. // Vertical planters. // Dots, tendrils and laminate glass. // At last, classical action figures. // Why cats don’t rule the Earth. // Cardboard Lincoln Continental. // Ocean drifters. // Real treasure. (h/t, Damian) // There’s something to be said for thoroughness. // Elstree 1976. // Emu insemination is harder than you’d think. // This. (h/t, Franklin) // Star Wars trilogy redubbed. // Meanwhile, in art restoration news, man taking dump discovered. // For hardcore Whiskey drinkers. // For all your underwater drilling needs. // And finally, never look directly at the Sun in high definition.
http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2015/nov/03/balloon-bursts-approach-the-speed-of-sound
Real treasure.
Ehn. Shiny things. Lots and lots of shiny things.
Does the sun always come with mood music?
Why cats don’t rule the Earth.
*plots*
in art restoration news, man taking dump discovered.
I didn’t know Edward VII had a custom-made sex-chair. Who knew art history was so interesting?
One for David.
https://twitter.com/MacNab63/status/662401026813751296
One for David.
Imagine my surprise. And nothing says “smash capitalism” like wearing expensive, status-conscious clothing while shattering windscreens and throwing fireworks at horses.
You know, for the people.
Heads up.
https://twitter.com/officerbigmac34/status/661979991224250368
No. 1 toy.
https://twitter.com/officerbigmac34/status/661628884543213568
[I]n art restoration news, man taking dump discovered.
I seem to recall Rembrandt inserted a dog answering nature’s call in his print The Good Samaritan.
You know, for the people.
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/massive-support-for-capitalism-following-million-mask-march-20151106103614
‘Oh yeah, fabulous weekend, thanks. How was yours? Is that so? Well, I mowed the lawn Saturday. Sunday I went to the school fete. Picked up a couple of flowering shrubs for the front garden – I was a tad overzealous with the pruning shears back in September. And did you know there’s quite a lot of bacteria on a donkey’s penis?’
That’s the Monday morning work conversation taken care of. Now for the team meeting on Wednesday.
That’s the Monday morning work conversation taken care of.
It’s also good for mentioning as you step into a lift. Especially if you can make your face twitch a bit.
I suppose those narrow-necked whisk(e)y glasses are supposed to trap the bouquet, but they are a pain in the nose to drink from.
This is not the John Lewis ad you’re looking for.
https://twitter.com/petehotchkiss/status/662647500357173249
I don’t understand the starling video. Are we seeing, say, 20 or so birds playing follow the leader? That’s what it looks like when they are flying. But when they land back on the wire, they all go to the same spot, which makes me think they aren’t 20 different birds, just one bird leaving video trails of itself behind it.
A New Zealand engineer tells me that grandma caterpillar is a Lancashire boiler.
About 20 or so seconds into the starling video, the wires looked like they were hung with the Black Script of Mordor…
This is not the John Lewis ad you’re looking for.
This one is also rather good. Though again, I’m not sure how long it will stay around.