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Monday Update
March 30, 2020
A flock of lawn flamingos can pick a T-Rex clean in under 30 seconds.
Warning: Ours are on the move.
What am I osprey blogging?
March 27, 2020There is nothing sappy about this fellow
For more information and more spectacular photos, go to this link
What am I Lego-loving?
March 26, 2020
LEGO puts out a Star Wars Death Star “play set”. I would call it a doll house and I think it is ADORABLE! It has about 4000 pieces and a lot of little figures. There is a great deal of detail to the set which I appreciate and I am so happy that I did not know about this earlier because it is on back order at the LEGO online store (for $499.99) and I hope the urge to buy passes before it becomes available again. I really do not need a(nother) collectible no matter how cool. My friend Robb more accurately calls these things “dustables.”
What am I covering up?
March 24, 2020
Are you safe?
I am really not sure how much help these face masks would be against diseases, but they are an interesting use of fiber.
Animal, vegetable or mineral . . .
March 19, 2020In an enchanting new video titled “Waiting to Be Found,” Dan Hoopert dives into the details within Earth’s minerals. The United Kingdom-based designer highlights the sprawling crystallization process as it expands within each deposit and alters its colors. One piece even grows a sparkling mass off its left side.
Hoopert’s project is based on a 2019 article in Earth, which states that the International Mineralogical Association recognizes more than 5,000 distinct minerals, including well-known silicates and carbonates that are frequently found in masses around the world. “Most are documented based on just a few known occurrences. It’s unlikely that scientists will stumble across many new finds of singularly abundant minerals on Earth, but numerous rare minerals are probably yet to be discovered,” the article says. In the last decade, about 1,000 new species were added to the association’s growing list.
The designer brought the project to life using 3D special effects software Houdini and Redshift. For more of his imaginary explorations of natural processes, follow him on Instagram and Behance.
Gunsmoke and Knitting 