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governmentofcanada: I love it when the news purposely uses unflattering images of...

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:47:25 +0100

governmentofcanada:

I love it when the news purposely uses unflattering images of politicians.

thestar.com

We do that in Britain too.

But Nigel Farage isn’t exactly photogenic at the best of times.

cornchipz: awkwardcontent: Fun fact: Humans are deuterostomes, which means that when they develop...

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:47:20 +0100

cornchipz:

awkwardcontent:

Fun fact: Humans are deuterostomes, which means that when they develop in the womb the anus forms before any other opening. Which basically means at one point you were nothing but an asshole.

some people never develop beyond this stage

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Wed, 15 May 2013 11:47:10 +0100

rosalarian: Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy, in case you...

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:47:01 +0100

rosalarian:

Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy, in case you hadn’t heard. How dare she remove those ticking time bombs from her chest, amiright? Like, hasn’t she learned by now that her body is public domain and we all get to vote on what she does with it? Sheesh, how selfish can ya get.

cracked: If a black actor is cast as The Human Torch, what’s...

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:46:48 +0100

cracked:

If a black actor is cast as The Human Torch, what’s next? Some guy not made out of rocks playing The Thing?

The 5 Most Insulting Defenses of Nerd Racism

News has broken that Michael B. Jordan (Chronicle) is being considered to play Johnny Storm (The Human Torch) in the upcoming Fantastic Four reboot. Naturally, comic book fans across the Internet are furious, because they’ve had it with all the reboots and just want to preserve the magic of the 2005 original — oh, wait, no. They’re angry because Michael B. Jordan is black. And in the comics, Johnny Storm is white.

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catswithbenefits: i love 50 cent, or as he is known in Zimbabwe; four hundred million dollars

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:46:41 +0100

catswithbenefits:

i love 50 cent, or as he is known in Zimbabwe; four hundred million dollars

dr3amingth1ngs: megan fox <3

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:46:21 +0100

dr3amingth1ngs:

megan fox <3

shippery: I DONT UNDERSTAND PEOPLE WHO WEAR THEIR SHOES IN THEIR HOUSE

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:46:11 +0100

shippery:

I DONT UNDERSTAND PEOPLE WHO WEAR THEIR SHOES IN THEIR HOUSE

nocturnuslibertus: We are Black Americans, and WE NEED...

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:46:03 +0100

nocturnuslibertus:

We are Black Americans, and WE NEED FEMINISM!

sciencesoup: MY THOUGHTS ARE THAT HYPERVELOCITY STARS ARE...

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:45:56 +0100

sciencesoup:

MY THOUGHTS ARE THAT HYPERVELOCITY STARS ARE REALLY RAD

LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THEM

Also known as ‘rogue stars’, hypervelocity stars are basically stars that have been kicked out of their own galaxies and are now hurtling through intergalactic space. Six such stars have been discovered on the outskirts of the Milky Way, standing out due to their lonely location between the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies, and by their red colouration.

The stars are thought to be red giants, with something called high metallicity. “Metallicity” is a proportional measure of the chemical elements (other than hydrogen and helium) that a star contains. The high metallicty of these hypervelocity stars indicates they were formed in the inner galactic regions—so they’re believed to have been ejected from the heart of our galaxy.

Evidence indicates that a supermassive black hole resides at the centre of the Milky Way, and it’s like a gravitational monster, jamming the mass of four million suns into a space smaller than Earth’s orbital region. But the stars didn’t come FROM the black hole—nothing can escape a black hole (except Hawking Radiation). To escape the gravitational grasp of our galaxy, hypervelocity stars need to be travelling incredibly fast—like over three million kilometres per hour fast—and one of the only things that could give stars such a kick is a close encounter with a supermassive black hole.

Since its gravitation field would be strong enough to accelerate stars to hypervelovity, astronomers basically think that the black hole at the centre of our galaxy acts as a slingshot. Typically, a binary star system would get caught in the black hole’s grip, and while one gets sucked in, the other one is flung away at enormous speeds. Another scenario could occur when a black hole is ingesting another, smaller black hole, and a star that ventures close to the circling pair could get a kick, like stellar pinball.

These hypervelocity stars would have been smaller, yellow stars like our own sun when they first got this kick, but even travelling at such huge speeds, it would’ve taken them around 10 million years to traverse 50,000 light years to the edge of the Milky Way. That’s why the stars detected are red giants, near the end of their stellar evolution.

Other than being really damn cool, hypervelocity stars are also useful because they could give us a glimpse at how stars are formed in the heart galaxy, which is cloaked in a halo of dust that obscures all but the brightest stars.

keeplightandovertake: Lor culture in Iran. Female rider learns...

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:45:48 +0100

keeplightandovertake:

Lor culture in Iran. Female rider learns to ride and shoot. Beauty and Grace.

"If there is a God, He will have to beg my forgiveness."

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:45:44 +0100

““If there is a God, He will have to beg my forgiveness.””

- A phrase that was carved on the walls of a concentration camp cell during WWII by a Jewish prisoner (via loveyourchaos)

vinzentea: Japanese American Girls baseball team at Manzanar...

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:45:37 +0100

vinzentea:

Japanese American Girls baseball team at Manzanar Internment Camp. Despite the hardships that many of Japanese-American faced, these prisoners made their lives livelier through recreation such as baseball, martial arts, or swing dancing. It was opportunity to draw strength and community through times of disparity.

thepopeofmope: I mean regarding that post about grades in the UK, I’ve had plenty of A’s in single...

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:45:29 +0100

thepopeofmope:

I mean regarding that post about grades in the UK, I’ve had plenty of A’s in single assessments. Plenty of B’s, as well. And yet my final grade has never been an A, and only once been a B. Doesn’t really make sense does it!

When the Tories suggested making the lives of 15/16 year old’s in our education system harder by upping the difficulty of their courses (and by ‘upping the difficulty’ I mean reverting it to how it was in the fucking 80s) I nearly shit myself because the suggestion was shocking. Teenagers with depression and anxiety issues are becoming more and more common and you have to wonder if it’s, at least partly, due to the pressure the system is throwing at them. You go to school from what age, 4? Then you’re there forever being shouted at, ridiculed and criticised until you’re about 12. Then they spring the question on you, “SO! What do you want to do for the rest of your life? Decide now.” whilst continuing to shout, ridicule and criticise you. Then when you’re 14/15 you’re made to do GCSEs, which can have a pretty big effect on what direction your life takes after that. At 15! What the fuck are they thinking?

Not underestimating people of that age at all, I think it takes a lot of integrity to get through secondary school because it’s such a challenging environment. I just think telling someone “what do you want to do for the rest of your life DECIDE DECIDE DECIDE” when they’re fucking fifteen is like asking a 40-year old what flowers they want at their funeral. It’s complete bullshit.

ilovecharts: The Mood Scale For Television

Sat, 11 May 2013 16:19:41 +0100

ilovecharts:

The Mood Scale For Television

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Sat, 11 May 2013 16:19:36 +0100

black-boys: Donte Kennedy by Alejandro Garcia

Sat, 11 May 2013 16:19:25 +0100

black-boys:

Donte Kennedy by Alejandro Garcia

worldfamousprofessor: spelling bee moderator: contestant 142, your word is...

Sat, 11 May 2013 16:19:18 +0100

worldfamousprofessor:

spelling bee moderator: contestant 142, your word is “fergalicious”

contestant: *looks around nervously* um… could i please have a definition?

moderator: *flips through dictionary* “fergalicious. definition: make them boys go loco.”

Batman is such a dick.

Sat, 11 May 2013 16:19:10 +0100

Batman is such a dick.

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Sat, 11 May 2013 16:19:04 +0100

killerkurves:

Mariesther Venegas

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