The same guy has this one: People Sign Petition to add Soylent Green to School Menus for Michelle Obama's Lunch Program:
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Friday, February 20, 2015
I never had much use for Aquaman, but in this photo he's pretty badass
I've always thought Aquaman sucked as a superhero. After all, in order to get away from him, all you have to do is leave the water. But check out this article about the scientific aspects of the problems he has to deal with: penetrating cold, osmotic pressure, the bends, the limited diet, and the constant, unceasing screams of dying marine life.
Aquaman can see the scars left by every trawl, can feel the life being sucked out of the ocean, knows the name of every fish, dolphin, and crab whose life has been taken by our nets and lines. His life is the constant, horrible drone of unspeakable, unstoppable death.
Related: The physics of the Hulk’s jump.
via @ZackSnyder
Friday links
From 1799, a list of risk factors for spontaneous combustion, plus more recent science.
Stories from the history of science: the discovery of the stratosphere.
Death-Defying 40-ft Vertical Plunges: The High-Diving Horsewomen of Atlantic City.
What happened to vitamins F, G, H, I, and J?
ICYMI, Thursday's links are here, and include the anniversary of Iwo Jima, a two-story outhouse, the physics of sunsets, and the introduction of chocolate to Europe from the Americas.
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