Reblogged
Source: twitter.com
Reblogged yamchaisawesome
honestly even the highest concept sci-fi seems tame once you learn BioSteel™ Goats exist irl
z-zanimuri
What the fuck are you talking about
you know. the spider goats. the goats spliced with spider genes.
they shoot bulletproof webbing out of their udders!
ok ok that last part’s not technically true, but the truth is still pretty nifty:
- yes these goats really exist! in most ways they are normal goats, except for how they secrete spider silk in their milk
- (or rather, they secrete a special protein in their milk, which is then extracted and woven into silk fibers)
- their DNA contains transplanted genes taken from the Golden Orb Weaver Spider, whose silk is incredibly strong–but can’t be naturally produced in large quantities. because…spiders are tiny ya’ll.
- these
superpowered web-slinging spidergoatsgenetically modified but otherwise normal and healthy goats can produce much larger amounts of this material (marketed as BioSteel), which is stronger than steel and more bulletproof than kevlar. plus it’s lightweight, elastic, and bio-compatible (compatible with living tissue), meaning it has a ton of potential industrial and medical applications. - (imagine 40 years from now you need knee surgery, and your doctor sits you down and explains that your shiny new anterior cruciate ligament was actually artificially woven out of SPIDER GOAT MILK SILK. also in this magical hypothetical future we have universal healthcare. and the wealth of all billionaires has been globally redistributed. this is my hypothetical scenario, i do what i want.)
- like i said. pretty nifty!
- and here is a photo of one such genetically modified BioSteel™ Goat, her name is Freckles
May I add the fantastic glow in the dark cats. They’ve been tagged with a gene from jelly fish that causes them to glow and that can be passed down. Was used to help study how other genes were passed.
for those wondering, yes glow-in-the-dark jellyfish cats are a real thing and they are helping scientists with AIDS research
I love how this reads as if the cats are actively choosing to assist with scientific research.
Reblogged
happy day 4 of wttt week! this day is: weird laws / animals! sorry i missed day 3, art was NOT arting but i may do it late :3! did you know that Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Wisconsin AND even potentially Minnesota (it's been proposed!) all have the whitetail deer as their state animal?
Reblogged
I've seen a lot of people talking about this in tiktok, and though I'm not so into the fandom as I used to I just have to say that
I'm so happy they get two more seasons, more when the six idiots are producing it ❤️
Enjoy and let people enjoy, neighter series is better than other! The same six person are involved in it ✨✌🏼
Reblogged s-e-v-e-n-24
i don't care if it's nazis, mormons, or a bunch of misguided autistic people. if anyone ever tries to tell you your soul is from another planet and you're actually part of the class of impressive people that secretly did everything cool in the world but is now extinct and lives on through your broken genome, you RUN. YOU WILL RUN AWAY. YOU WILL SPRINT FULL SPEED AWAY FROM THAT.
grabs you by the shoulders listen. listen to my words. i understand the urge to make fanfiction about yourself and to find a reality in which you're super awesome and great and everyone who hates you is wrong and dumb. i get it. you're better than that. you can love yourself without putting other people down, dehumanizing and generalizing, and retaliating against your oppressors.
there's no NPCs. there's no aliens coming to save us. we're not the next step in human evolution. our hyperconnected nervous systems give us terrible sensory overwhelm more often than they make us geniuses. neurotypical people are sentient, conscious, aware people who are capable of understanding you. we're more the same than we are different. we're more the same than we are different. we're more the same than we are different.
Also stay away from people who say shit like "sexual attraction and romance addles the mind and makes you crazy and irrational and this is why being aro/ace makes you intellectually superior." I've seen that a couple times times on this hellsite. Stay away from anyone who tries to convince you that your racial identity/cultural identity/gender identity/sexual orientation/neurodivergence/any other intrinsic quality makes you a member of some master race that is inherently superior to the other humans.
You are not immune to exceptionalist propaganda.
Reblogged abcwordsurge
it's illegal to give a fish alcohol in ohio (but not in michigan!)
Reblogged
Florida: please please please please please
Gov: you already have a call! And you're already at the table? Why do i need to try out this new call?
Florida: because I'm pretty
Gov: fine! I sure wish the Australia of
*pop*
Australia: g'day mate!
Florida: *chuckles*
Gov: what? Who are you?
Australia: ouch, but I'm used to it
Gov: you're not here about the Tariffs are you?
Australia: nah mate, she's right, China's our biggest exporter anyways.
Florida: burn
Australia: ya, and tell you what, the orange running your country can still come visit.
Gov: really?!? Even though he's a convicted felon?
Australia: well the colonisational start of this country was from convicts and criminals, so he'ld fit right in
Florida: but he doesn't drink
Australia: ... What?
*pop*
California: You!
Australia: ah [uɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀ sʞɐǝds]
Florida: any one that pisses off Cali is a friend to me
Australia: cheers mate, I'll ship ya another roo!
Gov: everyone, slow down. What did the Country of Australia do to you California?
California: he sold me Eucalyptus Trees! They were a waste of time and have made my wild fires worse and worse!
Australia: *Lifts his beer* ya welcome
California: NO!
Australia: oh, ya flora don't need fire to germinate? Well that's on you
California: how?!?
Australia: first rule of talking to an Australian, they're full of shit. The guy you talked to probably needed money for the meat raffle down his local. Speaking of which, I'm going to be late for the member's draw at the pub. See you next Tuesday!
*pop*
Gov: at least he kept it PG
Florida: *leaning on his hands* did he though? *Chuckles*
Reblogged
WTTT Week - Day 3: Table History
“The fake eruption of Mt. Edgecumbe was the work of a local prankster, 50-year-old Oliver ‘Porky’ Bickar. He collected 70 old tires that he kept in an airplane hangar and then patentiely waited for three years until a bright, clear April Fool's Day.”
My apologies in advance to the former/current hetalia fans of this fandom, I haven’t used its art style in years but I thought it’d be funny for today. Also I thought it’d be funny to add some sort of visual gag 😅
Anyways happy April fools day to those who celebrate!!
Reblogged
WTTT Week day 2: [State] joins the table/State symbolism
Honestly, it’s really hard for me to decide who’s my “favorite” now because I go through random phases of liking them all ._.
But when I first discovered the series my fave was massachusetts. The first few videos i watched were the table history ones and his chaotic energy just made my entire week. and im totally not biased towards chaotic boston guys because of tf2 scout
I noticed that multiple state symbols of massachusetts have to do with cranberries so i used that here :) turns out that new jersey’s state drink is also cranberry juice…
jersey stop you’re embarrassing him 😤 he’s trying to be scary👿
Also a bonus doodle of NY putting him in air jail for his crimes
Reblogged
Florida: please please please please please
Gov: you already have a call! And you're already at the table? Why do i need to try out this new call?
Florida: because I'm pretty
Gov: fine! I sure wish the Australia of
*pop*
Australia: g'day mate!
Florida: *chuckles*
Gov: what? Who are you?
Australia: ouch, but I'm used to it
Gov: you're not here about the Tariffs are you?
Australia: nah mate, she's right, China's our biggest exporter anyways.
Florida: burn
Australia: ya, and tell you what, the orange running your country can still come visit.
Gov: really?!? Even though he's a convicted felon?
Australia: well the colonisational start of this country was from convicts and criminals, so he'ld fit right in
Florida: but he doesn't drink
Australia: ... What?
*pop*
California: You!
Australia: ah [uɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀ sʞɐǝds]
Florida: any one that pisses off Cali is a friend to me
Australia: cheers mate, I'll ship ya another roo!
Gov: everyone, slow down. What did the Country of Australia do to you California?
California: he sold me Eucalyptus Trees! They were a waste of time and have made my wild fires worse and worse!
Australia: *Lifts his beer* ya welcome
California: NO!
Australia: oh, ya flora don't need fire to germinate? Well that's on you
California: how?!?
Australia: first rule of talking to an Australian, they're full of shit. The guy you talked to probably needed money for the meat raffle down his local. Speaking of which, I'm going to be late for the member's draw at the pub. See you next Tuesday!
*pop*
Gov: at least he kept it PG
Florida: *leaning on his hands* did he though? *Chuckles*
Reblogged
July 18, 1936:
“Oklahoma saw the way Arkansas’s nose scrunched up at California’s pristine suit. He silently begged him not to say anything. It put a bad taste in his mouth, but he didn’t want them to get off on the wrong foot with their new employer before they were even inside his mansion.
“Do ya always wear white clothes?” Arkansas asked. It didn’t sound like an insult immediately, so Oklahoma allowed himself to be relieved.
California smiled brightly, “Only when I’m trying to impress!” He said it like a joke, but the humor was lost on the two of them. Oklahoma let out a small laugh and elbowed Arkansas to clue him in. California smiled even wider at them.”
@wttt-week day 3! From @the-phoenix-heart’s upcoming Dust Bowl-themed fic. ;)
Close-up/details under the cut:
Reblogged
Juan Ponce de León never actually searched for the fountain of youth
but if he had, maybe it really would be in florida. who knows