In Western Lands Beneath The Sun

me, to my friend, out of no where: You know whats fucked uP? the volcanology scale. Have i told you about the volcanic explosivity index?

my friend: no? What?!

me: Isnt it fun how catastrophic is only the halfway point on this exponential scale of eruption severity

Faramir: How tall are you?

Pippin: Height is a social construct.

There are three breeds of cat:

Chonk

Goblin

Yeah that looks like a cat

I have to admit, I am a bit obsessed with Popocatépetl. Probably because I lived with its view for a year.

This morning, 1/9/20, it had another great explosion.

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Explosión del Volcán Popocatépetl 9 de enero 2020

Esta mañana el Volcán #Popocatépetl registró una explosión. 🌋 ¿Qué habría pasado si en ese momento excursionistas se hubieran encontrado de

Paleontologists Find New Fossils of Gigantic Freshwater Turtle

http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/stupendemys-geographicus-shells-08131.html

“Most news outlets are only showing the blurry zoomed in picture of the black hole so I’m posting the entire zoomed-out image of the black hole and everything it is consuming. The tiny black spec in this image is 6.5 billion times the size of our sun. This thing is HUGE.” Dan Farr

The Titanoboa, is a 48ft long snake dating from around 60-58million years ago. It had a rib cage 2ft wide, allowing it to eat whole crocodiles, and surrounding the ribcage were muscles so powerful that it could crush a rhino. Titanoboa was so big it couldn’t even spend long amounts of time on land, because the force of gravity acting on it would cause it to suffocate under its own weight.

Bryce Canyon was just a little chilly. Mossy Cave had truly blue icicles. And I loved these snow curls. I watched the far left one form.

In hopes of inspiring younger generations, NASA created this series of gorgeous retro travel posters that encourage you to imagine a future where common space travel is a legitimate possibility. Source