The parabolic curve of caring what other people think, by age (NSFW)

 From The Oatmeal:

Is this advertising campaign intentionally or unintentionally gross?

I have to think intentionally on the part of the people who put it together, but unintentionally on the part of the clueless people who bought it for their business. 

I find myself wondering whether I'll ever be able to look at chili again and not think of it as lube.

via I am bored.

Monday links

Happy Memorial Day! Here's How To Make An American Flag Out Of Bacon.

Smoked Lizard on a Stick, Python Kebabs, Spam Curds, Hot Beef Sundaes and Pork Parfaits: ridiculous State Fair foods.

The Science of Bruce Lee's One-Inch Punch. Also in the science department: Valyrian steel, length of the seasons, dragon biology: The Science of Game of Thrones, bonus geological map.

Why Did Women Start Wearing Makeup?

For fans of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: don't panic - yesterday was Towel Day, but since you should always carry one, it's not to late to remember why.

The 1940s Plan to Replace Jockeys with Robots.

ICYMI, Friday's links are here, and include the tactical order of dressing (in case you need to jump out of bed and fight), the Pentagon's zombie apocalypse plan, and a guide to all of the Godzilla kaiju and X-men.

Valyrian steel, length of the seasons, dragon biology: The Science of Game of Thrones, bonus geological map

For Game of Thrones fans, Joe Hanson of It's OK To Be Smart (youtube channel) put together this excellent video about the science of Westeros. By the way, he refers to the name of the planet as Hodor - is that true?

Referred to in the video is this excellent map by Generation Anthropocene describing the geology of Game of Thrones - go there for a larger version and links to explanations of the geological events discussed:

Previous posts:

If Game Of Thrones Characters Were Drawn By Disney

Game of Thrones infographic chronology: 4 seasons of the 4 main families and the Night’s Watch.

Peter Dinklage Summarizes Game of Thrones In 45 Seconds.

Super Mario Game of Thrones.

Video: Hodor (Kristian Nairn) Describes His Awkward Game of Thrones Nude Scene.

Game of Goats, A Yelling Goats Version of the Game of Thrones Theme Song.

Game of Thrones Wine Map: The Wines of Westeros.

Supercut of pithy quotes from Game of Thrones, Seasons 1-3.

Fallen behind on Game of Thrones, or want a refresher before Season 4? All 3 seasons recapped in 9 minutes.

Game of Thrones: new trailer and an interview with the actors on who should end up on the iron throne.

Deleted And Extended Scenes From Game Of Thrones Season 3 (NSFW - language)

The Game of Thrones Travel Guide.

The Science of Laziness: Is There a Couch-Potato Gene?

Interesting that there really does seem to be some something of a genetic component that predisposes one (and I'm one!) to laziness; the opposite may be true, as well - per the video much of the information contained therein comes from The Sports Gene. 

via Geeks are Sexy.