sincerely this is the funniest paragraph I have ever read in a wiki
icant even explain why i feel this way about it but this meme, this specific version, just makes me so emotional i love it so so much. its very heartwarming. peace n love on planet earth
no, they actually do mean kites
as in, a loooooooooong piece of steel cable with the sail at the end of it
of course it's ~basically a sailing ship~ but you can't stick masts on a container ship, that is a disaster waiting to happen for so many reasons
you'd only really get one point to anchor the mast, and that is right where it meets the deck, the containers get it the way of any ropes you might wish to use further up
you'd have to build entirely new container ships or some sort of ... mast container frame to account for the fact that the ships are built to exactly fit the containers, and sticking a mast in the middle of it will mess with that entire system by not being the size of a container
loading and unloading around the masts is going to be hell for the crane drivers and there will be damage to everything given the speed they usually work with, so every harbor will hate you if their cranes even have the height to work around the masts
and if you still decide to stick masts on a container ship, they won't be easily and quickly removeable, so you have to recertify and reclassify the entire ship, and it's going to take ages and ages to do properly, and they'll have to figure out how to do it so it's either expensive as fuck or they may refuse entirely. a steel cable on a winch is by definition removeable (that is, uh, uprollable?) so you don't have to deal with any of this nonsense. hell, if you calculate the pre-determined breaking point properly, it'll even fail safely
this isn't ~ooooooooooh we invented sails! we're the smartest~
this is "hey, we finally figured out how to do this tried and tested thing in a way that works with the circumstances we're working under". it's a good thing, even if it is presented badly
Thank-you for that info ^ because this is very heartening then. Transport really is so awful rn in what it’s doing to our atmosphere. Looked this up and this is actually a really neat prospect for the planet if it gets implemented.
oh that is very cool actually!! i fully retract my reactionary bullshit meme in favor of the new information, thank you :D
I have empathy I swear
But if you accused me of insincerity I don't know what I'd say
Dragon Snake aka Javan Mud Snake (Xenodermus javanicus), family Xenodermidae, west Java, Indonesia
photograph by Mark Spence
I have the great honour of being the custodian of the holotype of this incredible species.
ZMUC-R5941, collected in 1834.
It means it’s the original! When it was formally given a name and a description, this is the specimen they used, and if you’re ever unsure what species you found, this is the baseline to compare to!
Yes, for those of you unfamiliar with the term, a holotype (or, if multiple individuals, syntypes) is the original reference specimen for a taxonomic name. Not to be considered typical or archetypal in any way, this specimen is simply the anchor of the name. Anyone wanting to say they have found this species, or thinking they have a different species, must confirm it by checking this specimen. It is the 'name-bearer'. These are the most important specimens in any natural history collection, and some of the most important biological objects in the world.
me 75% or the way through this video:
“this looks like it takes so much skill and knowledge, but ... istg this ugly ass thing looks like a damn mall pretzel, idk what the hell it’s supposed to-”
me the last 6 seconds of the video:
i have never been more instantly influenced by media than when i was a kid in middle school or maybe freshman of hs and witnessed that scene in adventure time where finn eats a sandwich and drinks a whole glass of milk or orange juice i forget which and immediately takes a nap on the couch while smiling. i remember pausing the tv, going to the kitchen, fixing myself up with that exact setup and then falling asleep. completely drone-like in its execution. i’ve never been hypnotized like that by anything before or since
[id: a huge collection of many different colors of dice sets. they are laid out so that each set makes up a column in a rainbow ring. the collection rests on a wooden surface. end id]
Hey when you move out on your own the most important food tip I can give you is “maybe you don’t hate x maybe your guardians just cooked it wrong”
The number of foods I have learned I really like if they’re Fucking Seasoned
The number of foods I’ve introduced friends to that they warned me they’d always hated til I let them try a piece of mine
Also marinade things for 24 hours the second you have your own fridge it is a GAME CHANGER you thought you knew food but you have never met her
Oh absolutely
Steamed diced carrots? Hell no
Seared and peppered carrot spears with bell pepper slices and then with a little bit of butter drizzle? I suddenly love carrots and I'm also eating a SECOND vegetable, its a fucking miracle
Oooh yes also every squash EVER tastes 90% better if you roast it with garlic and roasted red pepper seasoning and just a tiny drizzle of honey
-I am slowly learning that pork chops can be prepared in ways that aren't 'super dry and overcooked.'
-Almost any veg tastes amazing roasted with olive oil, salt, and pepper!
-There are SO many amazing ways to prepare pasta, like holy crap.
-Learning to skillfully apply your spice cabinet to a dish will elevate literally every food you eat.
I really appreciate how every week I reblog this, a different person interacts it. Tuesday light me up speaks to all of us at different times.
I have been a sheep caretaker for like two days and already I'm like. Wow. I get it.
I get why these were some of the earliest mammals to ever be domesticated. They look up to humans with this sort of dumb but all at once innocent and pure and trusting expression. They're happy to see you. They follow you around. They like to be rubbed under their chins. Maybe its just some latent Scottish highland shepherd DNA I still have in me but I look at my sheep charges and suddenly I see why the love of God for humanity is so often described as a shepherd and his sheep. I'd fight a wolf for these guys. I'd go way the Hell out of my way for them. I'd carry their young for miles on my own back.
That was somebody's mom whose dream had always been to be a restaurant owner but sadly she married into the mafia and she was like the mom of someone important and moms are like the one authority italians recognise so when she put her foot down and said "NO. We are going to make them great food and give them the most lovely evening!" Nobody dared disagree and thanks to op she got to live her dream for a night she probably remembers them as fondly as they remember her