The unexpected math behind Van Gogh's "Starry Night"

Van Gogh's Starry Night:

A TED-Ed video - this is the description:

Physicist Werner Heisenberg* (wiki) said, “When I meet God, I am going to ask him two questions: why relativity? And why turbulence? I really believe he will have an answer for the first.” As difficult as turbulence is to understand mathematically, we can use art to depict the way it looks. Natalya St. Clair illustrates how Van Gogh captured this deep mystery of movement, fluid and light in his work.

*My favorite (and only) Heisenberg joke:

Heisenberg is driving down the road (possibly in New Jersey) when he gets pulled over by a cop.

Cop: "Excuse me, Sir, but do you know how fast you were going?"

Heisenberg: "Why, no, Officer. But I know where I am."

Wednesday links

Geronimo died on this day in 1909 - history, quotes, and why we yell his name when we jump out of planes.

Emergency Room numbers: These are the top 250 products that people injure themselves on or with in a year.

Great Fire: the grid system for London that never happened.

The c. 1275 miraculous transplantation of a leg.

The Economics of Pawn Shops

U.S. Army Develops Pizza That Can Last For Three Years.

ICYMI, Tuesday's links are here, and include a set of extremely awkward glamour photos, what to do if both your pilots die on a 737, an almost vertical bridge in Japan, anatomical diagrams made from candy, and advice from 1849: start a fight with your wife using these 3 simple tricks.

Tuesday links

These awkward glamour photos will make you cringe (and smile).

Here's What to Do If Both Your Pilots Die on a 737.

10 Strange Stories And Origins Of Our Favorite Candies.

Advice from 1849: Start a fight with your wife using these 3 simple tricks.

Roller Coaster for Cars: Steep Bridge in Japan is Almost Vertical.

Medical Student Creates Edible Human Anatomy Diagrams Made From Candy.

ICYMI, Friday's links are here, and are all related to Valentine's Day: history, music, a bit of cynicism, geeky, vintage and racist cards, and aphrodisiac cocktails.

Awkward glamour photos

There are approximately a billion of these available online: I ran out of time/energy to choose the best, so if you find better examples of the genre, feel free to link to them in the comments.

Related post: These awkward Christmas photos are a hoot

The Holy Crap worst Valentine's Day card ever, plus plenty of racist runners-up

Happy Valentine's Day! If you think that race relations haven't improved in the U.S., take a look at what used to be mainstream. Apologies in advance if you're offended:

And some disturbing runners-up:

A couple from the Religion of Peace (which doesn't, in real life, believe in celebrating Valentine's Day):

And a couple of rather odd Valentine advertisements:

Where to go for dinner:

Here's a collection of vintage meat and weapons-related cards, and lots more Valentine's Day links.