Laika/ Lajka, the first dog in space. Plucked from the Russian street and destined for a fiery death in the outer atmosphere. He got some love first, at least. Sit. SIT. Fly a spaceship! Good dog.
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"We now know that the visible Universe is nothing more than a layer of foam floating on a vast sea of Dark Matter. Astronomers find themselves adrift on this unfamiliar ocean."
— Morgan Freeman - Through the Wormhole (via thescienceofreality)
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One of many reasons I love Fallout: it’s a crapsack post-nuclear-apocalypse world, but it’s still beautiful in its own way.
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Francesco Clemente, Untitled, 1984
From the Boston Museum of Fine Arts:
Francesco Clemente has focused on the human body, senses and fears as his primary subject. Settling in New York in 1981, Clemente is one of the most prominent Neo-Expressionist painters to emerge in the 1980s. Characterized by expressive brushstrokes and emotionally-charged symbolism, Neo-Expressionism can be seen in Clemente’s frequent use of self-portraiture. As seen in this painting, it serves as a way to examine how identity is created through the perception of self. Here, the severed body parts seen in the whirlpool refer to fears of death and mutilation. These body fragments float in endless lines that form vortex-like circles within circles, a downward spiral that could symbolize the womb or a “black hole of the ego”. The theme of the anxiety of human existence is one that has been a subject in art for centuries and links this work to artists such as Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863-1944) famous for his painting, The Scream, 1893. Although the image of floating limbs is dramatic, the sense of anxiety is realized through the vortex created by the luminous green paint.
The photo above is the closest humanity has ever come to creating Medusa.
If you were to look at this, you would die instantly. End of story.
The image is of a reactor core lava formation in the basement of the Chernobyl nuclear plant. It’s called the Elephant’s Foot and weighs hundreds of tons, but is only a couple meters across.
Oh, and regarding the Medusa thing? This picture was taken through a mirror around the corner of the hallway. Because the wheeled camera they sent up to take pictures of it was destroyed by the radiation.
I wonder if they could get pictures in colour now or maybe get an accurate heat reading off of that thing, if it’s still all there.
It’s crazy to think that something can be that strong that it would kill you by just looking at it. Though it’s understandable. I’d like a heat reading off of it.
It looks tasty. I want to lick it.
I’m reblogging only for that comment ^ AHUEHAUEHUAHE, fuck, Chase XD
I just want to go to Chernobyl so badly. (yes I realize it is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.)
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