Say, do you hear the distant drums?

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Fri, 24 May 2013 23:35:34 +0100

antanlontan: Boater Hat With Parasol, Boscoe Holder

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:35:11 +0100

Boater Hat With Parasol, Boscoe Holder

edwardspoonhands: the-science-llama: If Earth Had Rings First...

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:35:07 +0100

Guatamala

Washington, DC

Quito, Ecuador

Polynesia The Earth's Shadow appears on the Rings at night

Arctic Circle The Rings are barely visible

edwardspoonhands:

the-science-llama:

If Earth Had Rings

First off, they would be really pretty to look at. They would also dominate the sky in both night and day at exactly the same place as they would never rise nor set. And at night you would see the Earth’s shadow swing across the rings, like in the 4th photo here.

However, life would be very different on Earth if this were the case. Nocturnal animals would have a hard time being nocturnal, as the light reflecting from the rings would illuminate the night.

Because we are closer to the Sun than Saturn is, the rings would be more rocky than ice, making them less bright but still pretty bright. In fact, you would see far less stars at night (living anywhere other than the equator or the arctic circle) because of the light pollution and not to mention ruin most meteor showers because of that.

During the day the rings would block sunlight in certain regions of the planet creating wild weather cycles and effecting plant life as well. So basically, they would be definitely pretty to look at but they would also make a whole lot of things screwy.

Illustrations by Ron Miller // io9
— Click the photos for captions

DANGIT EARTH! WHY YOU NO HAVE RINGS!

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Fri, 24 May 2013 23:34:14 +0100

"If you escaped what I’ve escaped, you’d be in Paris getting fucked up too."

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:34:04 +0100

“If you escaped what I’ve escaped, you’d be in Paris getting fucked up too.”

- Jean Valjean, Book III (via incorrectlesmisquotes)

petrole: une passion pour jeanne d’arc, stella tennant by...

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:33:55 +0100

petrole:

une passion pour jeanne d’arc, stella tennant by paolo roversi for vogue paris february 1994

notthedroidyouarelookingfor: history meme || objects [1/8]:...

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:33:32 +0100

notthedroidyouarelookingfor:

history meme || objects [1/8]: paint

“Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.” (Plutarch)

“He said you’re a traitor. Are you?” “I am, child. I disobeyed...

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:33:24 +0100

“He said you’re a traitor. Are you?”

“I am, child. I disobeyed my king, your father, and now I’m paying the price.”

“I don’t care, you’re my friend. You must get bored down here, I brought you something to read. It’s about Aegon and his dragons. Aegon used to live here, did you know that? And the Targaryens built this castle.”

Person in book: I'm not pretty. I'm average looking. People never really notice me.

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:33:18 +0100

Person in book: I'm not pretty. I'm average looking. People never really notice me.
Person in book: he's unattractive but has got beautiful eyes
Movie industry: no, we're hiring supermodels

Jurassic Park 41/?

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:30:46 +0100

Jurassic Park

41/?

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Fri, 24 May 2013 16:54:11 +0100

sherralotz: Airplane! (1980)

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:52:14 +0100

sherralotz:

Airplane! (1980)

bevismusson: Commission: Earth Structural Layer Cake by...

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:44:13 +0100

bevismusson:

Commission: Earth Structural Layer Cake by ^cakecrumbs

Holy crap, will you look at this thing? Science *and* cake all in one? How can you not be in awe?

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Fri, 24 May 2013 14:41:22 +0100

caroll-in replied to your post: caroll-in replied to your photo: I should be… Then it’s not...

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:39:18 +0100

caroll-in replied to your post: caroll-in replied to your photo: I should be…

Then it’s not THAT far, I’m from Poland :D

Oh, that’s just a little hop, skip & a jump, hardly any distance at all XD

Awesome.

Definitely saving you a glass!

caroll-in replied to your photo: I should be ashamed of myself… I’d love to! BUT you probably live...

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:22:16 +0100

caroll-in replied to your photo: I should be ashamed of myself…

I’d love to! BUT you probably live at the other side of the world or something :c Anyway: neat collection *A*

I’ll save you a glass.

That’s the problem with the internet, isn’t it? Makes the world smaller and bigger at the same time. :-(

I’m a London girl gone North ~~of the wall, (darn you York and your city walls enabling me to make that joke.~~)

Cheers. :-)

I’ve always been there. Right from the very beginning. Right...

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:22:09 +0100

_{I’ve always been there. Right from the very beginning. Right from the day he started running.}

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Fri, 24 May 2013 14:07:47 +0100

"You can do this. You’re a person who can exist in real life."

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:28:55 +0100

“You can do this. You’re a person who can exist in real life.”

- Marius Pontmercy to himself, Book II (via incorrectlesmisquotes)

liona5: → Favourite pieces of art / artists

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:24:17 +0100

liona5:

→ Favourite pieces of art / artists