Anna @jellycrystals@qoto.org

Well, that was a fucking ride.

It's my 40th birthday! I demand the traditional birthday boost!

👍 If only everyone would take the "leave no trace" habit to heart...

https://www.tokyoweekender.com/entertainment/sports/why-japanese-fans-clean-stadiums/

I'm an artist and I hate the amount of commission galleries charge. If you like one of an artist's pieces, wait until after the exhibition and approach them privately: you'll get the picture for half the price and the artist will make more money.

Problem: the pockets have ripped out on your lab coat.

Me (boring, lazy): Safety pins!

My student (creative, motivated): Sew it up and add awesome embroidery!

#lablife #chemistry #craft #sewing #embroidery #jellyfish

I spent far too much time during my PhD in fluid mechanics trying to prove that the slow stream of piss with big drops is better at getting shit stains off the toilet than a faster constant stream. Even have the draft paper written.

Don't ask me anything about #dinosaurs.🦖🦕 I hardly know anything about them. But this one never ceases to amaze me: a clutch of Oviraptor, 80 million (!) years old! The eggs were laid pair-wise and covered with sand.

On display at Naturhistorisches Museum Wien

Summer thunderstorms are hitting here ⛈️ Whenever you see a flash of lightning, you’re seeing the trigger for atmospheric chemical reactions. Learn more in this graphic: https://www.compoundchem.com/2018/07/31/thunderstorms/

i went to the doctor today and told her i got bit by a wolf

she asked "where?" and i said "no, regular"

#philosophy #quotes #CivilSimian #UniversalHumanism

Dickens: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

Schrödinger: Nice.

Usain Bolt holds the world record in the 100 meter speedrun.
https://xkcd.com/3246/

Scientists have crossed the DNA of a crab with a cheetah.

They had to cancel the project because things went sideways *real* fast.

Taught my nephew about rickrolling. He loves it and takes every opportunity to troll his parents, aunts and uncles, teachers, and friends' parents. My siblings and in-laws are unhappy but the meme is older than he is and it is now safe in the hands of the next generation.