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List of common misconceptions

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 06:30:07 -0500

List of common misconceptions:

You’re welcome.

Behavior of antique glass

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 06:30:08 -0500

Behavior of antique glass:

mind = blown

Outer Space

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 06:30:06 -0500

Outer Space:

You totally thought I was done with this space thing. HA. NOT AT ALL. But if it makes you feel any better, there’s a section in that article about what happens when you chuck someone out the airlock. You’ll enjoy it. Because we are all 12 year old boys at heart. Even me.

Slayer Slang

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 06:30:07 -0500

Slayer Slang:

So apparently people didn’t talk like cutesy, moronic teeny-boppers until Buffy got popular. DAMMIT JOSS. NO ONE RESPECTS ME AND IT’S YOUR FAULT.

Eagle Nebula

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 06:30:07 -0500

Eagle Nebula:

I know I just posted the Nebula article the other day. But there are some SWEET ASS FUCKING PICTURES IN HERE AND YOU KNOW YOU STILL WANT TO BE AN ASTRONOMER YOU KNOW IT YOU KNOW IT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE

The Sun

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 06:30:06 -0500

The Sun:

EARTH’S FATE IS PRECARIOUS.

The Hubble Space Telescope

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 06:30:07 -0500

The Hubble Space Telescope:

Yes, I’m on a space kick. Also, WARM FUZZIES! They sent the Hubble up the year I was born. That makes us twins or something. Right? Guys? Guys?

Theory of Everything

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 06:30:07 -0500

Theory of Everything:

Can’t wait for this to actually exist so that people will stop talking about string theory. Wait. Shit.

Nebula

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 06:30:06 -0500

Nebula:

YOU STILL WANT TO BE AN ASTRONOMER STOP LYING

The Great Attractor

Sat, 19 Feb 2011 06:30:07 -0500

The Great Attractor:

Cthulhu, clearly.

Honey

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 06:30:07 -0500

Honey:

So my friend Time Warp calls my cell phone while I’m in the shower. ”Is it true that honey doesn’t spoil because it doesn’t have water in it? And, that being the case, what happens if you put honey in the microwave? I’m gonna go try it.” I call him back before he explodes a bottle of honey in his microwave, lucky for everyone. I can’t remember what exactly the deal is with honey, except that they found a bunch of it in King Tut’s tomb, crystallized but not totally gross, and that if you put it in the microwave for long enough, you will have a huge mess on your hands. So, after I’m done explaining this to Time Warp, I go look honey up on Wikipedia. And that’s how I know that 42.7% of annual infant deaths from botulism in the US happen in California.

Applejack (beverage)

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 06:30:07 -0500

Applejack (beverage):

Totally trying this. By the way, a snakebite is half hard cider, half beer. You can thank me for the recipe when you’re done getting drunk. (Ahem. You’re welcome.)

Baltimore dialect

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 06:30:06 -0500

Baltimore dialect:

Wikipedia people seem to be whining about whether or not this article is notable. Because these two sentences clearly have more redeeming social value. Fuck you, Wikipedia people. Half the population of Maryland really DOES say “warsh”.

The whaleship Essex

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 06:30:07 -0500

The whaleship Essex:

Moby Dick was based on actual events, people. And here. they. are.

Grey goo

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 06:36:07 -0500

Grey goo:

That shit’s dangerous.

Marion Berry

Sun, 13 Feb 2011 06:30:06 -0500

Marion Berry:

Look at that redirect, people. I mean, do you see that? I love this website.

Ghost towns

Sat, 12 Feb 2011 06:30:07 -0500

Ghost towns:

A list of ghost towns worldwide. The photos in this article are bangin, and there are some cool factoids in there if you actually feel like reading the damn thing.

Roanoke Colony

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 06:30:07 -0500

Roanoke Colony:

I thought I knew this story, and then I read the article. Turns out I only knew about half of it. Good times with disappearing colonists, right?

Linguistic relativity

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 06:30:07 -0500

Linguistic relativity:

I’m actually just posting this article so I can tell you that there is no natural word in Finnish for the color purple. They finnicized (?) the English, to wit. But Finnish people can totally still see purple.

That applied. I swear.

Lolcat

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 06:30:07 -0500

Lolcat:

I would like to point out that the URL for this page ends with “Lolrus”. Why? Because I was looking up the lolrus, not the lolcat. Thank you, Wikipedia, for having the best redirects ever. Also, the History section in this article? Awesome.