I went to the forest that makes you have multiple pronouns and accidentally touched some poison ivy there

now I'm it/she

OH COME THE FUCK ON

"you're either a man or a non-man" good lord you people just keep reinventing the binary over and over and over again, you are obsessed. let go already

The Dublin spire isn't a bad looking landmark per se but why does it look like it was specifically designed to pop blimps

It looks like whoever designed this hates balloons.

It's a 120 meter tall stainless steel spike. Can't go in it.

this looks like it was designed specifically so you could trip a kaiju and impale them with it

I used to hate it, but it actually makes more sense when you're actually in/moving around Dublin lol.

Most buildings in Dublin are less than 5 storeys high, so you can see the Spire from most of the city centre, and get to the rest of the city from it fairly easily.

The Spire is designed so it works as a landmark you can see from almost anywhere.

Before Google Maps was really a thing, and even now it is, you could use it as a physical reference point to move around the city, and you're kind of drawn to it one way or the other naturally. It's kind of a giant IRL map pin.

That means there's always a group of people at the base; teenagers meeting up with their buddies before setting off for the day, tour groups, folks from out of town just off the bus waiting their friends, and - my perpetual favourite - well dressed people with visible nerves trying to act cool as they wait for their dates.

So rather than a blimp defense system, think of it more like a spawn point.

Also when there's a Star Wars movie they turn it into a lightsaber.

for those interested, this is a good example of how "Major structure you can see from everywhere" is a good thing for cities. The needle, though maybe not loved by everyone, is exactly as EJF says - a navigational reference point.

If you were ever lost, you could look for the needle and identify a major spot in the city. This can help avoid getting turned around (since you can track your direction in reference to a single point) , or provide a known spot to return to if you get disoriented.

This would also mean that if someone was new, they could learn the directions from the needle to where they were staying, and then travel the rest of the city with confidence that they can find their way back when they are done.

Water towers can serve a similar purpose in smaller towns, which is one of the reasons why they're often kept, even when no longer used for storing water.

In conclusion, make fun of how it looks all you want, but this giant needle is now part of vital city infrastructure.

if it's stupid and it works it's not stupid

minecraft noob tower

Polish people be like "szkoda gadać" and then proceed with complaining for three hours straight

Cosplay

Over 10 years ago I drew this mother naga with her kid and a bowl of gulab jamun, and I was blown away to see people still reblogging it and saying kind things here. I decided to draw a sequel, the PTA (People That are Anacondas) meeting is over, and she finally gets to have some gulab jamun. c: I really hope this cheers you up some.

My first reaction: she finally gets to have some!!

My second reaction: oh gosh they're holding tails in the second picture okay I need to reblog this.

This is the cute thing I didn't know I needed today 🥺

despite what popular opinion may lead you to believe, some rocks actually do have scientifically-proven auras! Unfortunately, those rocks are uranium and the aura is cancer. 

Though rock auras are rare, rock magic is common. The most common form of rock magic is Concussion.

adhd is so funny it's like being possessed but with myself

me, desperately: can we please get something done?!

my inner demon, who is also me: IF YOU LIKE PIÑA COLADA

Really enjoying the scritches

Lady on Facebook: do hawks really avoid black chickens?

This guy:

I can't breathe what the fuck 😂

Sir I think you've confused hawks with snakes. It's an easy mistake to make. Here's how to tell the difference: hawks fly and snakes do not.

EXCUSE ME!

This is “Flying” Snake erasure.

Gliding doesn't count. Flying foxes and flying fish can glide, that isn't

Okay listen

excuse me are you saying that flying foxes, the bats, the bats called flying foxes, cannot fly

No they can I was thinking of sugar gliders

Flying squirrels I suspect are what you were thinking of, which are a distinct species from sugar gliders!

I was but I forgot what they were called so lied about the sugar gliders. Sorry everyone.

Really firing on all cylinders with this one.

Be nice to me

The flying foxes was a fair shot fired, but the sugar gliders shot was not. Sugar gliders are just as capable of gliding as flying squirrels, and just as incapable of true flight

vs "flying" squirrels

But I would also like to say australia's endemic flying squirrel is actually called a squirrel glider (which is NOT another name for sugar glider, they're different species). Just to confuse things further.

And as if that was not enough.

According to this study, "sugar gliders" kept in captivity in the USA may actually not be sugar gliders, either. DNA samples compared across native sugar glider populations and captive populations suggest they're actually Krefft's Gliders.

Anyway, this thread is why tumblr is better than facebook. if you're wrong on facebook people just believe you (and then repeat it endlessly and dig in if anyone tries to correct them). If you're wrong on tumblr people come outta the woodwork to drag you until sources start getting cited. whether or not those citations have anything to do with the original topic is a crap shoot.

#ok but like#DO hawks avoid black chickens? (via @oodles-of-boodle)

Oh. No, they don't.

Pigeon attempts to court falcon

For all those in the notes - peregrine falcons hunt by dive-bombing their prey; this falcon however is currently stationary and cannot dive-bomb much of anything. In this moment, the pigeon is safe. The falcon however may not recover from the embarrassment.

I can't tell if that's a giant pigeon or a tiny falcon

Tiny falcon

So today I watched this interview with the Star Trek: The Next Generation cast and they demonstrate the phenomenon "space ship acting"

and they all go

and it just cracks me up, ESPECIALLY Sir Patrick Stewart

my friend who is sitting in the same room as me just silently emailed me this

ask and you shall receive.

It’s 1:30am and I’m tipsy. It’s time to reveal the magnum opus.

Mousse Mouse.

i've had enough of this site i can't keep doing this

This you?

i never said that

Of all the posts to use to accuse wereralph this is one of the tamer somehow