Anna @jellycrystals@qoto.org

The High Energetic Costs Of Changing Colors In Octopus

"Changing colors is as energetically demanding for octopuses as jogging for 23 minutes is for humans."

by @grrlscientist via #Medium

#octopus #SciComm #colors #energetics #physiology #camouflage #communication #thermoregulation https://medium.com/grrlscientist/the-high-energetic-costs-of-changing-colors-in-octopus-ebcfe63f4432

#Telephone #TacoBell #Memes

Something I made for my intro stats class a few years ago. Nobody really appreciated it, which is a tragedy because it's absolutely top-notch humor.

#shitpost #statistics #professor #mean #median #mode #dadjoke #pun

I call the deputy headteacher 'the hand' - cause they're the one you talk to when the head isn't listening.

On #NationalScrabbleDay, this periodic table shows what every element's name would score during a game.

Can you spot the highest scoring elements and the only element that scores the same as its atomic number? https://www.compoundchem.com/2019/07/07/periodic-table-scrabble/

Was cleaning up after last night's party and realised someone stole the limbo stick.

Srsly? How low can you go?

I refuse to buy any t-shirt / hoodie with print or anything on the back as I believe it would be a major hindrance in a spy like evasion and escape situation. I'm a dad in my forties who works from home and the most I get out is on the school run.

Same

[later] I don't get why our pizza slices have such terrible reviews; the geotextile-infused sauce gives the toppings incredible slope stability!
https://xkcd.com/3073/

Linux (& co) 🤝

Most properties can only boast INDOOR heated floors.
https://xkcd.com/3070/

There has long been debate about Big Bird's species, with some experts claiming he was a canary, but recent genetic analysis places him firmly in Cariamiformes.
https://xkcd.com/3069/

'Is it worth anything?' 'I dunno, is the answer to that question worth another $5?'
https://xkcd.com/3068/

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