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librarianpirate:

A neutron walks into a bar. “How much for a drink?” he asks the bartender.

“For you?  No charge.”

Neutrino you didn’t.

Jan 4

Readon 853 to Love Amanda: “I swear a lot “

atomss:

A LOT. Not gonna even give an excuse, I just like doing it. It’s not my parents’ fault.

Today I was having a private conversation in the hall and some other random instructor I don’t Even know said ‘it makes you look unintelligent when you curse so much’.
My response? ‘I’m smart enough, I don’t need fancy talk, so fuck it.’

2012: making new friends already.

:::facepalm:::

tyleroakley:


:::facepalm:::

tyleroakley:

bookmania:

from “Across the Universe” by Beth Revis

bookmania:

from “Across the Universe” by Beth Revis

Every atom in your body came from a star that exploded. And, the atoms in your left hand probably came from a different star than your right hand. It really is the most poetic thing I know about physics: You are all stardust. You couldn’t be here if stars hadn’t exploded, because the elements - the carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, iron, all the things that matter for evolution and for life - weren’t created at the beginning of time. They were created in the nuclear furnaces of stars, and the only way for them to get into your body is if those stars were kind enough to explode. So, forget Jesus. The stars died so that you could be here today.

-  - Lawrence M. Krauss (via wilwheaton)

(Source: sirmitchell)

My friend Amanda is one of my heroes. "Here's why I will never be rich"

eatyouratoms:

I made $40 today tutoring. (for background, i mostly live off of student loan, a teeny bit of tutoring income, and the kindness of my boyfriend) Walking back from meeting my other student, I saw a woman and her 6-7 year old daughter sorting through the recycling everyone on my block puts out on…