Author Archives: Stan Flouride

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About Stan Flouride

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

Comet Churyumov–Gerasimenko close-up

The Cliffs of Comet Churyumov–Gerasimenko  Image Credit: ESA, Rosetta spacecraft, NAVCAM; Additional Processing: Stuart AtkinsonExplanation: These high cliffs occur on the surface of a comet. They were discovered to be part of the dark nucleus of Comet Churyumov–Gerasimenko (CG) by Rosetta, a robotic spacecraft launched by ESA which began orbiting the comet … Continue reading

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Macaque ‘rescues’ another macaque in India

Explanation below via Brian Clark Howard of National Geographic: “The footage, posted this week by YouTube user gadhamasti, shows an unconscious monkey that was apparently shocked by wires at a busy train station in the industrial city of Kanpur in northern India. … Continue reading

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Amazing Elephant GigaPans

If you have never explored the wondrous world of GigaPan you simply must. It uses a proprietary software to stitch together long exposure digital panorama photos in incredible detail. You can pan and zoom in on things many meters away using the … Continue reading

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A Re-Creation of the Chauvet Cave Will Open in April, 2015

A $67 million complex near the Chauvet will include a nearly football-field-size replica of the most remarkable panels in the original, along with a multimedia center and an exposition hall. Meet Gilles Tosello, one the artists who will be charged with … Continue reading

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19 of the Most First World Problems Overheard at Whole Foods

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The “Bird,” the “Gesture,” the “One Digit-Salute,” aka: the “Finger.”

Gestural eloquence.

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Belles Femmes des Années Passées

Beautiful women of years past

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Wheeee(ls)!

It’s goin’ round…

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Far From the Madding Crowd

Getting away from it all is essential, if only in your imagination.

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It WAS my first thought when I heard about Cuba

(via Ironic Times)

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