Author: Laurel L. Russwurm

is a self publishing novelist and photographer.

insomnolent: I think that everyone should take a look at these…











insomnolent:

I think that everyone should take a look at these gorgeous drawings representing Women and their accomplishements in Science, by Rachel Ignotofksy - a fantastic illustrator and graphic designer. She also has a lil Etsy shop where she sells her prints here!!!

Though these women deserve recognition, the artist chooses to employ copyright law to prohibit sharing these images:

© 2013 Rachel Ignotofsky All rights reserved. Usage, reproduction, or altering of artwork is not permitted without permission. Each piece of artwork is an intellectual property and is protected by the copyright law.

For this reason I won’t risk reblogging on my main (free culture) tumblog, instead relegating it to this out of the way disposable tumblog

My NaNoWriMo

night writingEven on my best day I don’t think I could manage more than 10k in a single day, so I had a pretty good idea I wouldn’t be making it to 50k again this time.

Probably the deciding factor came out of my conversation with my son when he called on my birthday. He asked me if the words I had written were good words…and in fact, they are. I am quite pleased with how this year’s novel is going. And I knew that had I killed myself to scratch up 10k in a hurry, they probably wouldn’t have been very good words.

What NaNo has done is gotten me writing again, even with the political bumps. So here’s to a NaNo experience that worked well for me!


ceruleancynic: mazarinedrake: fencehopping: Guy builds a…









ceruleancynic:

mazarinedrake:

fencehopping:

Guy builds a fully mechanically functioning 777 airplane from cut up manila folders.

@ceruleancynic

THIS IS INCREDIBLE LOOK AT HIS YOUTUBE CHANNEL

I just sat here mesmerized watching him work his flap actuator system for like five straight minutes, there are six perfect little tiny u-joints made of manila folders

the interior is every bit as detailed and exact as the rest of it but holy fucking shit this engineering is incredible I am having a real hard time comprehending that all of those bits in the landing gear are actually made of manila folders

look at all those tiny joints

look at all those functioning parts

HE BUILT MANILA-FOLDER THRUST REVERSERS YOU GUYS I CAN’T

ceruleancynic: mazarinedrake: fencehopping: Guy builds a…









ceruleancynic:

mazarinedrake:

fencehopping:

Guy builds a fully mechanically functioning 777 airplane from cut up manila folders.

@ceruleancynic

THIS IS INCREDIBLE LOOK AT HIS YOUTUBE CHANNEL

I just sat here mesmerized watching him work his flap actuator system for like five straight minutes, there are six perfect little tiny u-joints made of manila folders

the interior is every bit as detailed and exact as the rest of it but holy fucking shit this engineering is incredible I am having a real hard time comprehending that all of those bits in the landing gear are actually made of manila folders

look at all those tiny joints

look at all those functioning parts

HE BUILT MANILA-FOLDER THRUST REVERSERS YOU GUYS I CAN’T

ri-science: did-you-kno: “At -25C/-13F, soap bubble mixtures…



ri-science:

did-you-kno:

“At -25C/-13F, soap bubble mixtures freeze faster than they pop, making for some very fascinating effects!”

“However, frozen bubbles are still very fragile creatures, so I’ve experimented with different recipes to create a durable bubble wall that won’t pop in the slightest breeze: dish soap for the bubbling, corn syrup to thicken the wall, and sugar to help crystallization. I let the mixture chill in the freezer to help speed up the freezing once outside.”

MIXTURE INGREDIENTS FOR YOUR EXPERIMENTING PLEASURE 

- 200ml warm water
- 35ml corn syrup
- 35ml dish soap
- 2tbs sugar
- chill in the freezer

“One other piece of advice … dress warm! It’s cold out there!”

Thank you to Chris Ratzlaff for sharing his awesome experiment!

Source

Amazing. Also, try making giant bubbles - it’s a great experiment to do with your kids to teach them the spirit of scientific investigation.

ri-science: did-you-kno: “At -25C/-13F, soap bubble mixtures…



ri-science:

did-you-kno:

“At -25C/-13F, soap bubble mixtures freeze faster than they pop, making for some very fascinating effects!”

“However, frozen bubbles are still very fragile creatures, so I’ve experimented with different recipes to create a durable bubble wall that won’t pop in the slightest breeze: dish soap for the bubbling, corn syrup to thicken the wall, and sugar to help crystallization. I let the mixture chill in the freezer to help speed up the freezing once outside.”

MIXTURE INGREDIENTS FOR YOUR EXPERIMENTING PLEASURE 

- 200ml warm water
- 35ml corn syrup
- 35ml dish soap
- 2tbs sugar
- chill in the freezer

“One other piece of advice … dress warm! It’s cold out there!”

Thank you to Chris Ratzlaff for sharing his awesome experiment!

Source

Amazing. Also, try making giant bubbles - it’s a great experiment to do with your kids to teach them the spirit of scientific investigation.