tealdearest:

glumshoe:

Friend: “…so I was thinking I’d make a cute malfunctioning android outfit to fit the theme!”
Me: “Excellent Idea Here Are Some Links To Prosthetics I Think Would Work For That Purpose.”
Friend: “…Ship. Those aren’t cute. Those are scary.”

but…. they’re cute to me…. 

Mild existential terror adds pathos and breeds sympathetic feelings.

oceanportal:

More than just hair on this guy’s chinny chin chin

The long barbel on the chin of this dragonfish (Stomias boa) has a glowing tip that may attract prey. With its large mouth and sharp, curved teeth, the fish makes quick work of any prey that venture too close. Scaly dragonfish live at depths of 200-1,500 meters (656-4,921 feet) and grow up to 32 centimeters (12.6 inches) long.

Photo: © David Shale

astronomyblog:

X-ray binary (black hole devouring a star)

X-ray binaries are a class of binary stars that are luminous in X-rays. The X-rays are produced by matter falling from one component, called the donor (usually a relatively normal star), to the other component, called the accretor, which is very compact: a neutron star or black hole. The infalling matter releases gravitational potential energy, up to several tenths of its rest mass, as X-rays. (Hydrogen fusion releases only about 0.7 percent of rest mass.) The lifetime and the mass-transfer rate in an X-ray binary depends on the evolutionary status of the donor star, the mass ratio between the stellar components, and their orbital separation.

An estimated 1041 positrons escape per second from a typical low-mass X-ray binary.

ilovemybackpack:

never forget

the subplot of megamind involved a creepy fuckboy thinking that by becoming a superhero, he’d automatically get the girl he was obsessing over. 

the subplot of megamind involved sexism and male entitlement to an obscene degree. the moment roxanne rejected hal he snapped and decided to obliterate the city and take whatever he wanted.

the subplot of megamind involved an outright commentary on the BS that women put up with in their daily lives. roxanne brushing off the creepy comments of her coworker because that’s the best she can do.