Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson Has An Important Message About Proper Attribution.

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson has an important message about proper attribution. 

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But seriously though - I'd pee my pants if I spotted something that looked like that watching me from the bushes.

Some people take taxidermy to an entirely new level of creepy…

So primatology is basically monkey business.

Yeah, but I could guenon for ages about my primates.

I can't reblog this without including a few of the fantastic submissions I've read!

fence-sitting, fence-riding by Janet McConnaughey

"Are you fence-sitting, Mom, or just '-riding?" I don't know either term, so I'm biding My time till I know Which way I should go. Oh! They both mean "averse to deciding."

filling By Celia Warren

Count Dracula's fangs needed drilling; Gold amalgam would be their new filling. He said he'd behave If the dentist would save Any blood that he chanced to be spilling.

epitaxy By Recumbentman

Where semiconductors are made There are plenty of tricks of the trade. Epitaxy works fine To grow crystals in line; They conform to the bed where they're laid.

fourth By Chris J. Strolin

To the meaning of fourth, I'm assigning Two examples, the couple combining In a way that is terse: It's this line of this verse, And the "r" of the word I'm defining.

footnote by timon

I use footnotes* to show Erudition**. It takes skill*** To make sure your scanning Of my text will be careful****. *Like this one **That's how much I know ***And good planning ****And slow

There are some with extra wordplay

conviction by mephistopheles

"I'm convinced that your alibi's fiction. You've been caught in the wrong jurisdiction. Contradictory facts Show your criminal acts. Twenty years!" cried the judge, with conviction.

botanist by Chris Doyle

A botanist studies the ways That a plant is deserving of praise: "See that mesh of racemes? It is part of God's schemes, For He works in wisteria's maze."

They even have Tom Swifties!

crestfallen by Dr. Work

The crash that he heard was his dad. "You are grounded tonight"—Dad was mad! "I'm so sorry you slipped On the toothpaste I dripped," Tom said, crestfallen, downcast, and sad.

caustically by Dr. Work

Said the chem prof, "When working with lye, Wear your gloves, in case things go awry." "Why didn't you tell me Before it befell me!" Tom caustically said in reply.

The founders of the Omnificent English Dictionary in Limerick Form are seeking a limerick for each meaning of every word in the English language by 2043. Have long have you got?

Thanks to Neil Gaiman for pointing me towards this site, where I have whiled away much of the morning. Well, how could…

This month I made patterns from Youtube videos of flying animals! I marked specific points on the wing throughout one wingbeat, and drew in curves that fit all 15 points in the wingbeat loop. 

You can check out the full sized GIF here or pick up a poster for your room here.

I don’t understand why people feel the need to give robots gender ??????? seriously their gender is 

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