dirtybioshockconfessions:

otlgaming:

WOULD YOU KINDLY LOVE THESE FIGURES?

These beautifully detailed Bioshock figures are the handiwork of John J. Obsidian. Each figure is painstakingly sculpted and painted by hand. Also, he turned Mr. Bubbles into an operational figure that blows bubbles for his aquarium! Check out his site for his Dead Space series too.

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Little Sister Sculpture

holy shit these are amazing i love that plasmid bottle ;;

psychedelic-trips:

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quantumaniac:

The Candle Problem

Given a book of matches, a box of thumbtacks, and a candle, how can you fix the candle to the wall so that its wax won’t drip onto the table below?

See Answer Below

Pin the box to the wall, put the candle in the box, and light it.

In experiments, Gestalt psychologist Karl Duncker found that most subjects instead tried to pin the candle directly to the wall or to use melted wax to affix it there (neither worked). Duncker called this “functional fixedness” — a “mental block against using an object in a new way that is required to solve a problem.” In this case, subjects had “fixated” on the box’s function as a container, which prevented them from considering it as a platform. If the box was empty at the start of the experiment, they were more likely to find the correct solution.

In a 2000 study, psychologists Tim German and Margaret Defeyter found the 6- and 7-year-olds show signs of functional fixedness, but 5-year-olds appear immune to it: “Rather than taking into account only the properfunction of an object, they adopt and agents-goals view of function in which any intentional use of an object can be its function.”

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iheartchaos:

MaKey MaKey is a DIY circuit board that turns anything into a controller

MaKey MaKey is an invention kit for the 21st century. Turn everyday objects into touchpads and combine them with the internet. It’s a simple Invention Kit for Beginners and Experts doing art, engineering, and everything in between.

Find out more at Kickstarter

Submitted by iheartcheese

its-a-wonderland-tea-party:

Easy Fruit & Herb Flavored Water

Ingredients

• fruit — 2 cups berries, citrus, melons, pineapple…most fruits will work (see recommended amounts in directions)
• herbs — a sprig of mint, basil, sage, rosemary, tarragon, thyme, or lavender
• water (tap or filtered)
• ice

Directions

Supplies needed: 2 quart pitcher or jar with lid; muddler or wooden spoon

General formula for whatever fruit/herb combo you desire.
1. If using herbs, add a sprig of fresh herbs to jar/pitcher; press and twist with muddler or handle of wooden spoon to bruise leaves and release flavor; don’t pulverize the herbs into bits.
2. Add approx. 2 cups of fruit to jar/pitcher; press and twist with muddler or handle of wooden spoon, just enough to release some of the juices
3. Fill jar/pitcher with ice cubes.
4. Add water to top of jar/pitcher.
5. Cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days.

Suggested flavor combinations:
ALL CITRUS (no herbs) — Slice 1 orange, 1 lime, 1 lemon into rounds, then cut the rounds in half. Add to jar and proceed with muddling, add ice & water.
RASPBERRY LIME (no herbs) — Quarter 2 limes; with your hands, squeeze the juice into the jar, then throw in the squeezed lime quarters. Add 2 cups raspberries. Muddle, add ice & water.
PINEAPPLE MINT — Add a sprig of mint to the jar (you can throw in the whole sprig; or, remove the leaves from the sprig, if you prefer to have the mint swimming around and distributing in the jar). Muddle the mint. Add 2 cups pineapple pieces, muddle, add ice & water.
BLACKBERRY SAGE — Add sage sprig to jar and muddle. Add 2 cups blackberries; muddle, add ice & water.
WATERMELON ROSEMARY — Add rosemary sprig to jar & muddle. Add 2 cups watermelon cubes; muddle, add ice and water.

chaoticclutteredmind:

Deep in the rainforests of the Indian state of Meghalaya, bridges are not built, they’re grown. For more than 500 years locals have guided roots and vines from the native Ficus Elastica (rubber tree) across rivers, using hollowed out trees to create root guidance systems. When the roots and vines reach the opposite bank they are allowed to take root. Some of the bridges are over 100 feet long and can support the weight of 50 people.

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fairedutheatre:

annieelainey:

beingbelle:

A’capella cover, huh… we’ll see about th…  …

BUT WHO DID THIS?!?!?!

oh hey

UMMMMMM

I must have died, that is the only way this can be happening.

stonedkitty:

kumtwat:

stonedkitty:

its 94 degrees

you are indoors shut up

topherchris:

Earth is the only planet in our entire solar system blessed with the internet, which proves that a higher power exists.