via somewhere: 'I'm looking for some scientific concepts that people who are stoned or drunk will find absolutely incredible. Something that will captivate their strange attention spans. Any thoughts?'
A sphinx. There are loads of cool 1900s lantern slides of Egypt uploaded by the Brooklyn museum. Check out the Paris exposition ones as well. via things magazine.
Major geek porn: 'the 10 kilometer-wide crater Heimdall lies on the north polar plains of Mars… the bright spot is the Phoenix lander parachuting toward the surface. The picture was captured on camera onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.'
Found while looking for something else: 'Seventeenth century English women usually "got their man" by baking a 'cockle bread', a bread whose dough was kneaded and pressed against the woman's vulva and then baked.'
"It's a dazzling day, the sun is a fiery phoenix, the birds let loose with craps of joy, and the Phelps crazies are here in town to protest. Time to make a damn sign."