Being polyglamorous is hard work y’all
transitionsurrection:
It feels like playing whack-a-mole with irrational reactions while blissfully meditating on the true beauty of all things with about the same success rate.
It feels like playing several sports at the same time and really not wanting to disappoint your teammates.
It feels like I imagine it must feel to do calculus: by moving all the smallest parts, you achieve some semblance of the big picture Truth, but it doesn’t work unless you understand algebra first.
Once upon a midnight dreary: Love is in the Air
amidnight-dreary:
Love is in the air,
I saw that printed upon a sign once,
what a strange image to create
in a clouded mind, such as mine.
As if love is something that simply
drifts with the summer breeze,
an entity you can breathe in, manifest it,
oh, if only it were that simple.
To me, love is a matter…
Defenestrations: On back(s), and the holding thereof.
jayarrarr:
It is you(and only you)
with whom
I feel myself thinking
I see myself saying
Words in combinations
I’ve never combined before
(nor seen; nor thought)
There is no one and no thing
(in that moment) more than you
You are mine, I am yours, I am free.
Because
It is you(and only you)
I…
"A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be."
Albert Einstein (via artoflivingslowly)
14-billion-years-later:
Electroplating
So I mentioned batteries the other day and thought I should follow up with a bit more electrochemistry. Electroplating is simply the act of using an electrical current to deposit a layer of one thing (usually a metal) on top of another thing. This is fairly common procedure for many things including making car parts and taps shiny by depositing a layer of chromium. In electroplating the object to be covered is located at the cathode (the negative end) and must be electrically conductive. Another electrode is also needed and in some cases is made of the material to be deposited. Both these electrodes are then placed in a solution containing dissolved metal salts (such as copper sulfate). The ions in this solution allow the flow of an electrical current along with providing the metal necessary to coat the cathode. When this system is switched on the dissolved metal ions move towards the cathode and begin to adhere to the surface. This is because the positive charge on the metal ion is removed by the addition of electrons from the power source. This turns the water soluble ionic metal into the non soluble solid metal we all know, coating the cathode in the process. This continues until all the metal ions in the solution are used up or the current can no longer flow. In cases where the anode is made of metal it may also begin to dissolve as it attempts to make up for the ion imbalance in the solution, thus it reduces in mass and itself can transfer to the cathode.
Electroplating can also lead to fractals as seen in the SEM image.
Images: 1, 2
prostheticknowledge:
Biodigital Human
Online browser-based interactive resource allows you to examine human anatomy:
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The BioDigital Human is a 3D platform that simplifies the understanding of anatomy, disease and treatments. Interactive tools for exploring, dissecting, and sharing custom views, combined with detailed medical descriptions provide an unprecedented new visual format to learn about your body.
This app uses the exciting new web standard for 3D - WebGL.
You can try it out here - if you use Chrome, you can get the Chrome app here
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