In a 1m^2 hammock made from graphene tied between two trees you could place a weight of approximately 4 kg before it would break. It should thus be possible to make an almost invisible hammock out of graphene that could hold a cat without breaking. The hammock would weigh less than 1mg, corresponding to the weight of one of the cat’s whiskers.
(Source: nobelprize.org)
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Dub-dub and Lacey: ART CRAWL!
(via okbjgm)
DePaul professor will visit alma mater NIU, offer graduate colloquium on ‘fandom,’ parody -
Booth will discuss his study, “Fan I Am: Hyperreal Fandom and Parody,” which looks at the meteoric rise in the Internet fandom of Inspector Spacetime as a specific parody of fan activity.
Through an articulate analysis of Doctor Who, Inspector Spacetime fandom has emerged as a key text in fan studies and social media.
(Source: inspectorspacetimeconfessions)
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I’m HorseBot_3000. I won a troy and abed in the morning mug AND A SIGNED SCRIPT!!!
there are no gifs to express my feelings, this is the most important thing that has ever happened to me, anyways this is a shot:
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SAM SPRATT’S SPRING PORTRAIT CONTEST/CUSTOM PORTRAIT/SIGNED PRINT GIVEAWAY!
Spring is around the corner which means as thanks to you for following me here, as usual—I am giving TWO of you the chance to win a custom portrait made by me, custom-tailored to your heart’s desire. Free, no strings attached. The rules are simple, but read them so you can win.
What You Get:
A Web-resolution (1100 pixel) custom portrait, tailored to your most bizarre of requests. You can get a very traditional portrait done or as outlandish as you can dream. Zombies, Hipsters, Pirates, Ninjas, Superheroes, Robots, etc. are all fair-game themes in which you can have yourself transmogrified in painted form.
ADDITIONALLY, I’ll be giving 3 runner-ups their choice of a 13”x19” signed velvet archival print. Choices are: Sherlock, Ron Swanson, and Inspector Spacetime.
How to Enter:
FACEBOOK: Simply comment on the following facebook post. You get an extra entry if you click the “share” button and post it to your wall. ( Sam Spratt - Facebook Contest )
TWITTER: Follow http://twitter.com/#!/SamSpratt and tweet the following phrase verbatim on twitter:
“ Entering to win a custom portrait #painting from @samspratt’s portrait contest! https://www.facebook.com/sam.spratt ”
This also counts as an entry.
TUMBLR: Just reblog/like this post!
How long this will last:
This contest will run until April 6th, 2012.
You all are the best! Good luck and thanks again to all who follow my little slice of artwork on the web.
NOTE: You must be a follower or subscriber at the time of the win.
Why all this? Well, you’ve gotta write a big check with quite a few zeros at the end of it to commission art from me—and call me crazy, but I firmly believe that in a perfect world, people *should* get to own art AND do things like “pay rent”, “eat food-like substances on occasion”, and maybe even “continue to live”. Two of you can do that, the rest of you… you’re screwed. Sincerely, <3 Sam
Excellent, insightful interview with Megan Ganz. She's a genius. -
(Source: levelfivelaserlotus, via communitythings)
