retrogamingblog:

Japan has Pokemon Gashapon machines that dispense miniature gashapon machines with tiny prizes

Source: youtube.com

briggswatch:

me @ my brain every time someone mentions the seven deadly sins:

merroki:

feministbatman:

Someone asked my maths professor why numbers exist and she said “One day, for whatever reason, someone decided they wanted to count things and it’s been a major inconvenience for everybody ever since.”

This is channeling the spirit of Terry Pratchett

caitercates:

Fuck Off, Ghost

Source: caitercates

Things I Find In My Deep Archives

spontaneousmusicalnumber:

We all know the ancient Tumblr call and response: “I like your shoelaces” “Thanks, I stole them from the president”

BUT!

Did you know there was once a secondary exchange?

“Where did you get your shoes?”

“Aliens”

The post dates back to November 2012 at the absolute latest and has 120k+ notes, which in ancient Tumblr times was unbelievably popular.

keweenaw-biologist:

harpsicalbiobug:

6-phds-and-no-sense:

6-phds-and-no-sense:

sometimes people try to tell me that scientists are paragons of rationality and I have to break it to them that I have yet to work in a lab that didn’t have at least one weird secret shrine in it

new guy: why is all of the equipment in this room covered in toys?

me: dONn’t touch those

new guy:

me: they need the toys to function. if they don’t all have toys they get jealous.

new guy:

new guy:

me: when something breaks just take the wizard and wave it around for a while. they seem to like that.

Please I am begging you all to reblog what your weird lab talisman or shrine was/is.

I’ve had a plastic flamingo with Mardi gras beads, a sensitive plant and bunch of figurines, and a drawer full of sparkling wine corks with successful grants written on them.

Scientists, and in my experience biologists in particular, are the most superstitious group of people I’ve ever met. This includes shrines and weird habits.