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the-vashta-nerada: bitterempress: 1800’s French Military Uniform Today’s Military Uniforms where...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:32:22 -0700

bitterempress:

1800’s French Military Uniform

Today’s Military Uniforms

where did all the style go

where was the time when you could just

out-fab your opponents

do you really think it’s a good idea to take military advice from the French

Harry Potter + sassiness (in the Goblet of Fire).

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:31:10 -0700

Harry Potter + sassiness (in the Goblet of Fire).

Emilia Clarke & forgetting she’s not actually Dany

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:09:35 -0700

Emilia Clarke & forgetting she’s not actually Dany

underthevastblueseas: How would you feel about walking around...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:13:07 -0700

underthevastblueseas:

How would you feel about walking around covered in hagfish secretions all day? If one group of researchers gets their way, then we’re looking at the fashion of the future.

The hagfish (which isn’t really a fish in the conventional sense) is a living fossil. It has undergone little to no evolution in the past 300 million years. It has an interesting and effective defence mechanism that can repel even sharks. When threatened, it releases large quantities of protein. This protein, when released into the water, forms threads that turn the immediate environment of the hagfish thick and gooey. The slime, which “smells like dirty sea water”, according to one of the researchers, deters predators from attacking the hagfish.

The researchers have found that the protein threads can be isolated from the slime (via the removal of water and mucous). The protein threads themselves are categorized as ‘intermediate filaments’. Each thread is 100 times smaller than a single human hair. These fine threads can be woven to create fabric that’s as strong as nylon or plastic. With more research, these fabrics could even be used to make clothes! Hagfish produce large amounts of slime in mere seconds. The mere efficiency of this process grants it an advantage over harvesting silk from silkworms. Furthermore, the material is much more sustainable than artificial fibers like nylon and polyester. In the words of the head researcher, Atsuko Negishi, “This work is just the beginning of our efforts to apply what we have learned from animals like hagfishes to the challenge of making high-performance materials from sustainable protein feedstocks.”

The next challenge would be to make the process feasible on an industrial scale. It’s unlikely that slime will be directly harvested from the hagfish in large amounts. Alternatively, the slime-making genes might be transplanted into bacteria, which can be cultured to provide the slime on a much larger and more feasible scale.

More info: http://bbc.in/Z4MXt9

via : I fucking love science

truthfacts: lardpotato: What is this I need to know. It’s...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:29:04 -0700

truthfacts:

lardpotato:

What is this I need to know.

It’s called This Is The End. It’s coming out this year. It’s about an apocalypse situation in which all the main characters are well-known celebrities at a party, ie Emma Watson, Seth Rogen, etc.

I AM SO EXCITE

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Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:23:31 -0700

julesthepainter: herondaleness: #OUT OF THE WAY MUNDIE...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:20:51 -0700

julesthepainter:

herondaleness:

#OUT OF THE WAY MUNDIE #PEASANT

#JUST BECAUSE IM INVISIBLE #DOESN’T MEAN YOU CAN BE IN MY WAY #GODAMN MUNDANES

50 shades of done with this semester

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:38:01 -0700

50 shades of done with this semester

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Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:35:48 -0700

“When I read the script and I realised that essentially it was...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:38:10 -0700

“When I read the script and I realised that essentially it was a meditation on fame and what it’s become to our society, I had to do it. The character is everything that I felt strongly against - she’s superficial, materialistic, vain, amoral. She’s all of these things and I realised that I hated her. How do you play someone you hate? But I found it really interesting and it gave me a whole new insight into what my job, or my role as an actress, could be.. ”
- Emma Watson talks to GQ UK May 2013 about her role as Nicki

city of bones trailer + jace wayland and clary fray

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:15:11 -0700

city of bones trailer + jace wayland and clary fray

classyandcrassy: ellewindsor91: I’m sure it speaks volumes...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:12:29 -0700

classyandcrassy:

ellewindsor91:

I’m sure it speaks volumes that I found this arousing.

it’s okay i did, too

#i’ve never heard more lies in a single gif on tumblr in my...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:56:11 -0700

#i’ve never heard more lies in a single gif on tumblr in my entire life

weliveandbreathewords: Clockwork Princess fanmade cover x

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:49:54 -0700

weliveandbreathewords:

Clockwork Princess fanmade cover x

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Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:26:01 -0700

silvermoonflower: gimpygabi: kougamyazawa: Whenever I watch...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:17:31 -0700

silvermoonflower:

gimpygabi:

kougamyazawa:

Whenever I watch this I forget it’s Daniel Radcliffe playing a bunch of other people and not a bunch of other people dressed as Daniel Radcliffe.

That ~~awkward~~ beautiful moment when you remember that actors actually act

shakespeareintellectualbadass: remivel: Destiel Fairytale AU:...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:56:51 -0700

shakespeareintellectualbadass:

remivel:

Destiel Fairytale AU: The Little Merman

screaming

Teen Wolf season 3 promo images.

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:40:17 -0700

Teen Wolf season 3 promo images.

jacewailand: ‘We need you, I need you.’

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:38:53 -0700

jacewailand:

‘We need you, I need you.’

julia-the-fan: Everybody is there. It was one of the most...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:16:38 -0700

julia-the-fan:

Everybody is there. It was one of the most iconic moments not only for me as a fanboy, but also as Captain Jack, because you realize that you were part of that team, that would never ever be there ever again. - John Barrowman