Author Archives: Stan Flouride

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About Stan Flouride

THIS BLOG IS ALWAYS AD-FREE I make stuff and do things.

Cool Color Snapshots of Kids with Their Bicycles in the 1950s and 60s

As the youngest I never had a bike as nice as any of these and never had a Stingray. I always inherited my older brother’s cast-offs. To this day, I’m more comfortable on a bicycle frame that’s 1″-2″ taller than … Continue reading

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Never-Before-Seen Photos Of Fukushima’s Ghost Town (27 pics)

Urban explorer and photographer Keow Wee Loong illegally visited abandoned settlements around the Fukushima Daichii nuclear power plant and produced a series of photos of a post-apocalyptic world inhabited only by feral beasts. The Malaysian photographer said that he didn’t … Continue reading

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KKK Flyers Appear in Haight Ashbury, Haight Responds Brilliantly

This is the original flyer that reportedly appeared on a few doorsteps in the Haight: A day later this appeared on poles up and down Haight Street: I think I’m in love with the Loyal White Lady Ally of the Haight! … Continue reading

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Mission Juno

Juno spacecraft sends first in-or bit view NASA’s Mission Juno will explore Jupiter, seeking to unlock secrets of the giant planet and our solar system. Source: Mission Juno Here’s the Mission Juno channel, a wonderful and absorbing rabbit-hole of related … Continue reading

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Odd find at the VA

I don’t remember the last time I saw one of these! In my punk days I wore them as spurs.

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Why do we tap our feet to a musical beat? — ScienceDaily

Investigators have explored the theory behind the relationship between musical sound and body movement. Research shows that people tend to perceive affinities between sound and body motion when experiencing music. The so-called ‘motor theory of perception’ claims these sound and body … Continue reading

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Were Founders of Western Civilization Dope Dealers?

A review of cannabis archaeology links an intensification of cannabis use in East Asia with the rise of transcontinental trade at the dawn of the Bronze Age, some 5000 years ago. Central Eurasia’s Yamnaya people – thought to be one … Continue reading

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Living Color #10

I collect these images of our planet, its inhabitants, and the universe it occupies for my screensaver file and periodically empty it into here and start over. Enjoy. These images are all under copyright of the originators and not intended … Continue reading

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How Animals See the World

As far as I could trace it, this was created by Imgur/Reddit user Mikepants I wish it went a little slower so here it is cut into 3 parts: How animals see the world:  Source Source 2 Source 3

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White Shark Cafe Cam 

Every winter, the population of great white sharks(Carcharodon carcharias) that roams and feeds along the coastline from Central to Baja California disappears deep into the Pacific Ocean—swimming for 30 to 40 days to reach a point approximately halfway between Mexico and … Continue reading

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