Captions are meant to provide context to a photograph. However, some images evoke a strong sense of curiosity that even the corresponding texts cannot fully articulate.
Check out the ‘Finemelt’ Instagram page to see what I mean. While the descriptions provide a concise explanation, these snapshots still pique enough interest to make you wonder about a deeper backstory.
We’ve picked some photos that stood out to us, which you may find amusing, at the very least. Scroll through and maybe have Google ready in case you need more context.
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Farmers Put Earmuffs On Baby Cows During Winter To Protect Them From Chilling Frostbite
Apparently, it’s common for farmers to clothe their calves with specially designed earmuffs to protect their ears from frostbite. The newborn babes are more susceptible to the cold because of their age and size, so they need a little extra help to stay warm in the winter. And not only are the earmuffs incredibly practical, but they’re absolutely adorable as well.
Tactical K9 Helmets Provides Cranial Protection For Dogs Working In Human Rescue Operations
The helmet design offers a stable platform for tactical gear such as cameras, lights, and communication electronics, as well as safety accessories such as detachable ear protection and muzzles.
Mine too XD My pup is a Belgian Malinois so there's precedent - the breed is often used as military dogs XD For anyone curious - the doggo pictured above is a Dutch Shepherd! You can tell because his/her fur is brindled, a trait that is not normally seen in the Belgian Malinois or the German Shepherd (two other breeds commonly used as military/police dogs.)
Load More Replies...Yes, of course, it does now. (I don't know why this brought tears to my eyes.)
Load More Replies...Peyo The Stallion Often Visits Terminally Ill Patients At The Teaching Hospital In Calais France, He Chooses Which Patients To Visit By Knocking His Hoof Outside The Door
Scientists are studying Peyo's potential ability to detect cancer in humans and reduce a patient's anxiety.
Additional brain imaging research has indicated that aspects of Peyo's neurological activity may be unique from other horses.
I thought the same thing, the photo could be a work of art, but it also made me tear up.
Load More Replies...I follow him and his owner since many years. They were just a very good dressage team in France, when his owner discovered that Peyo liked to interact in a very unique way with some spectators. This led over time to him supporting patients in a very special way. The photos are very touching. Peyo may at any time indicate that he wants to leave. And he is thoroughly cleaned and brushed before entering the hospital. People concerned about him spooking: Yes, but think about assistant dogs for blind people. Some animals just have a special character.
I wonder if the differences could be caused by the stress of being around so much death. That horse will outlive every patient there, and it probably knows that by now
My sister is an equine assisted therapist for underserved kids in Illinois. She's been at it for over 20 years. She also works with The Cerebral Palsy Assn so those kids get a chance at riding a horse. She's expressed a lot of concern about the more recent trend of bringing horses into medical facilities. Mostly miniature horses. They are well trained to be sure! But they are still horses prone to being spooked. Having a spooked horse n a medical facility is a nightmare full of danger both for the patients and the horses. Think for a minute about hooves on those floors. Even with special shoes, the potential for injury far outweighs the benefits
Load More Replies...The ying to this lovely yang is the UK King's Guard Horses that only bite Karens and have plenty of patience for any neuro divergent visitors. I do watch the guards hands and body language very carefully for hidden signals but I think rider and horse just both vote on whether to bite some tourists and a conscensus means a nip.
The page has 175,000 followers and a little over 1,300 posts as of this posting. The profile caption is short and sweet: “An exploration of the past, present & future.” It is straightforward but also leaves a bit of ambiguity.
Many of these images feature humor, but most include facts you may (or may not) be learning about for the first time as you move down the list.
Handmade Marble Sculpture By Chauncey Bradley Ives Named “Undine, Rising From The Fountain” (1880 - 1882)
It’s a marble sculpture of a woman named Undine, as she reaches up towards heaven out of the waters to receive her immortal soul.
She is well proportioned and the fabric which she is draped appears to be wet since it clings so closely to her form. She holds the cloth above her head and as it drapes down from her hands to her head, the marble is sculpted so thin at this juncture, that translucent light can be seen through the carved marble.
Being made of marble, she is probably pretty cold, actually :P
Load More Replies...She's not reaching up for her immortal soul, she's coming out of the fountain to kill her unfaithful husband. This sculpture is based upon the 1811 fairytale novella, Undine, by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué. It's quite similar to Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid and also ends tragically. The main difference being that she manages to gain a human soul by marrying a mortal. However, she's forced to kill him when he ends up being unfaithful to her.
An “Undine” is a kind of water elemental or water spirit. I doubt it is intended as a name.
Yes it is - it is a character from a book of the same name. I guess the author assumed (probably correctly) that none of the readers would know where he got the name from.
Load More Replies...Really skilled sculptors perfected this technique as early as the Hellenistic period (300s BCE). Roman artists were really good at it too. Then the technique got lost or fell out of fashion until the Renaissance.
I will forever be in absolute awe of anyone who can carve something like this out of a block of stone.
Handmade? In 1880. We're you expecting them to use an electric drill.
The first electric drill was invented 9 years later in Scottland though - just a fun fact
Load More Replies...Photographer Martin Le-May Captured This Photo Of A Weasel Riding On The Back Of A Green Woodpecker In Hornchurch, Essex (2015)
It was trying, but apparently the bird knocked him off (or he fell off).
Load More Replies...If he hadn't caught this shot, nobody would ever have believed him.
"OK. You've made your point. My bad. I'll get off here, if you don't mind."
I have the theme song to Neverending story playing in my head.
Load More Replies...Photographer Scott Taylor Accidentally Captured An ‘Angry Bird’ In Real Life
The photographer was taking pictures of colorful birds at his parents’ backyard when he noticed a cardinal at the feeder, His camera captured a moment in which the cardinal’s wings are tucked tightly into its body, making the bird look like a fluffy red ball floating in midair.
They look more angry than any game the designers could have EVER imagined!
We spend an average of 143 minutes daily on social media, and a chunk of it is looking at photos or memes. Humans are innately visual beings. Our brains can process images in 13 milliseconds, which is likely why most people (65%) are visual learners.
Saying Goodbye To A Species - The World’s Last Male Northern White Rhino, Passed Away In 2018
The northern white rhino which survived 55 million years and saw ice ages, earthquakes, meteor strikes and was testament to innumerable historical changes on the planet could not survive humans.
The two remaining northern white rhinos, Najin and Fatu, are guarded 24/7 due to the high value and rarity of their species. The guards protect them from poaching and to conserve them for breeding via IVF (in vitro Fertilization) for the species survival.
Slaughtered for the horn... which they grind into a powder for what a certain culture considers "traditional medicine" ...which really has no proven medical abilities. An entire species wiped out for basically a Superstition... we do suck!!! ( the Rangers who protect them are heroes)
Load More Replies...Well, climate change is going to take care of that pretty soon if the overwhelming number of scientists around the globe are correct, and I believe they are. There are so many ramifications of this event that they can't even cover all of it - all the possible outcomes - all the domino effects. It's scary, and being a person in my 70's, I stand a good chance of seeing it.
Load More Replies...The World would be better off without human beings, among other things...
Humans are the only species who purposely go out to destroy and pollute their nests with basic animal territorial instincts. I wonder what other alien species would make of our contradictory behaviours and actions.
Butterflies Drink The Tears Of Turtles, Caimans, Alligators And Crocodiles As A Source Of Salt (Sodium) And Other Minerals As A Source Of Nutrition
These animals’ tears are not the only source of salts for butterflies; the insects also readily get salt from animal urine, muddy river banks, puddles, sweaty clothes and sweating people.
Yeah, I had this happen to me once while out biking. Stopped in this glade for a short rest an before I knew it I was covered in butterflies drinking my sweat
Ernest, from your effort while cycling, nothing shall be wasted!
Load More Replies...This Is What A Flying Fish Look Like Up Close
They propel themselves out of water at speeds more than 56 km/h. Once in the air, their rigid “wings” allow them to glide for up to 200 meters. Their winglike pectoral fins are primarily for gliding.
Used to see these in the Pacific when I was Officer of the deck on a Navy frigate. We hit a school and, whoosh, a whole bunch cruising in front of us for a while. They are very cool to watch.
Doof, Cool. I never saw them. Saw some dolphins swimming our bow wake one time. But I worked / berthed below the water line on an aircraft carrier so only saw they ocean if I went up to the flight deck or a sponson during my free time / no flight ops.
Load More Replies...I would pike to know if they are the successor to birds, in 200 million years or so?
It's possible. The first steps would be to evolve the ability to breathe properly out of water and to develop the musculature to enable them to flap their wings to achieve powered flight rather than just gliding. 200 million years might just be long enough for it to happen.
Load More Replies...Our visually oriented brains are also likely why humans can recall over 2,000 photographs at least 90% accurately. This explains the effectiveness of infographics and why 60% of businesses have used them for sales and marketing purposes.
As Infographic World CEO Justin Beegel told Forbes, businesses, marketers, and communication professionals use visual storytelling. They’ve so far found success in connecting with their target audience “in more meaningful ways” than any other medium.
The Body Structure Of A Beluga Whale Makes It Look Like It Has Legs
The outline of symmetrical bones protruding from their underbellies creates an illusion that probably baffled many sailors in the early days of nautical discovery. When these whales swim, their fat pads are often tensed in order to maintain balance, which causes them to protrude outward and resemble knees.
That's what the mermaids want you to think.... it's a diversion.../j
Load More Replies...Curiously, whales' body structure indicates that they used to have legs and dwell on dry land in a previous evolutionary stage (millions of years ago).
They evolved from terrestrial mammals called Artiodactyls. Their landlubber cousins who chose not to go to sea are today's cattle, sheep, goats, and deer.
Load More Replies...The Bagworm Moth Caterpillar Is An Exceptional Architect In The Animal Kingdom, They Build Their Houses And Carry It Along With Them Everywhere They Go
Their distinctive cocoons, which look like tiny log cabins, are built by the caterpillar as soon as it hatches using silk. For further protection, they strengthen the silk cocoon by collecting pieces of twigs, leaves, and other plant matter to create these well-camouflaged structures—known as cases.
Other creatures do this too. Caddis fly (dragonfly larva), some crabs adorn their shells with little sea anemones, seaweed, small shells etc.
🎶 well Tamatoa hasn't always been this glam, I was a drab little crab once 🎶
Load More Replies...If an insect can figure out how to make a pyramid, then the Egyptians weren't that advanced, lol
If animals can figure out how to live and thrive without destroying the planet and each other, then modern humans aren’t that advanced lol
Load More Replies...Windows 10 Wallpaper Wasn’t Cgi. The Logo Was Physically Built And Photographed
Microsoft enlisted the help of creative director Bradley G. Munkowitz who assembled a team at a photography studio in San Francisco to shoot images showing the Windows logo created by shining a projector through a pane of glass. The crew used lasers, haze, projectors, flares, and a special camera mapping technique.
And now they can't be bothered to get a real pumpkin and carve four squares into it
I wonder when this was taken. The slanted window logo didn't come out until Windows 8 / 2012. 9jok3fmegps71.png
And that adds to the appeal. So much is now contrived by AI 'machine' design..
Since a handful of these photos have random, fascinating facts, here are a few facts about kissing to stay with the theme. First, the average woman will have kissed around 15 men before finding “the one.”
Random fact number two: the average person will spend two weeks of their life kissing. That equates to a little more than 20,000 minutes.
In 2020, An Italian Man Walked 450km To Cool Off After He Had An Argument With His Wife
Police spotted the 48-year-old man in Fano and stopped him because it was already 2 am and way past curfew. The man had already walked for a week after leaving his home in Como, which is in the north of Italy near the Swiss border.
“I came here on foot, I didn’t use any transport,” the man said. “Along the way, I met people who offered me food and drink. I’m OK, just a bit tired.”
He averaged 60 kilometers a day during his epic walk.
The World’s Loneliest House, Situated On Ellidaey Island, A Remote Island South Of Iceland
Probably an introvert’s dream, this small island is part of Vestmannaeyjar, an archipelago of 15 to 18 islands. Today, the island is deserted, but it was once inhabited by five families
The Five families who lived there relied on fishing, hunting puffins, and raising cattle. By the 1930s, however, the last remaining residents had left the island for good, and it’s been unpopulated ever since.
Regular food and wine deliveries and a decent wifi signal = where do I sign up?
oh yes, lovely. i would probably slip and fall off the cliffs during my first walk.
There was a thread on Facebook a few years ago with a picture of this house asking “why one thing would you like to have if you lived here?” My answer was Battersea Dogs Home.
This Razer Gaming Headset Saved The Life Of 18-Year-Old Gamer Jonathan Gonzalez By Stopping A Stray Bullet That Came Through His Window While He Was Gaming
Razer sent Gonzalez a brand new headset after learning of the incident. (2022).
Brings a whole new meaning to “I was shot in the head while playing Call of Duty”
Load More Replies...Oh, good grief it was not his time to leave, that is for sure. I am sure he was peeved the headset was busted as well.
Bears On Cr*ck Is The Term Given To Bears That Invade People’s Home In Florida And Yes, Bears Are Known To Be “Chill”
Bears are normally shy, retiring animals that have very little desire to interact with humans. Unless they are forced to be around humans to be near a food source, they usually choose to avoid us. They are also solitary by nature preferring to live alone and only interact for breeding.
Pic two: clearly charing d***s with their friend.. or was it just an honey-trap all along?
The black bears here in fl are great. I love seeing our neighborhood momma bear with her new cubs co.ing to get the fruit that has fallen from my palm tree . I purposely do not pick it so that they may have it.
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Rabbits Fighting Midair Captured By Photographers Takayuki And Mora Nakamura, Who Live In Kumamoto, On The Island Of Kyushu,japan
The professional photographers known as uta on X app, expertly captured a series of photographs that feature an epic rabbit battle. They compared the moment to a scene right out of the popular fighting anime and manga series.
The pictures show the two bunnies suspended midair as they execute aerial punches, kicks, and flips against their opponents. From the looks of the exchange, one rabbit seems to emerge the clear victor after landing what appears to have been an impressive side kick. And the snapshots couldn’t have been more perfectly timed to immortalize the energetic exchange.
OK, everyone together now - our usual BP chorus of "Every Bunny Was Kung Fu Fighting.'"
Those buns were fast as lightning
Load More Replies...How is it that, even when bunnies are fighting, they look adorable?
"Every Bunny was Kung-Fu fighting... those kicks were fast as lightning!"
Trivia time: it used to be believed that when rabbits or hares fought like this, it was two males fighting either for territory or for access to females. It is now known that they are in fact male-female fights, and the females are either fighting off the sexual advances of the males or testing their fitness as suitable mates.
In 2008, Frank Bourassa, A Car Mechanic, Decided He Would Single-Handedly Make His Own Money Instead Of Working For It
He dedicated the next year and a half to learning how to manufacture American bills, by himself.
He was able source the paper from a German paper company, and initially told them he wanted to print bonds, but gradually asked for small modifications to the design until he had Andrew Jackson’s face and a small security strip reading “USA TWENTY”. The company complied and he received the custom bills, set up a print shop (location still unknown), and printed $250 million dollars himself.
Frank sold $50 million worth of his bills, got busted, and got let off with no jail time by surrendering the remaining $200 million counterfeit bills. He remains one of the greatest counterfeiters of all time
If you love what you do you'll never work a day in your life 😆
Load More Replies...Imagine. If he'd kept at just enough money to live a comfortable, under the radar life... he likely wouldn't have been caught
I think more than a few would have this on their mind as a debt free life..or something.
3000-Year-Old Perfectly Preserved Sword Recently Dug Up In Germany (June 2023)
3000-year-old perfectly preserved sword recently dug up in Germany (june 2023)
One of the greatest finds in recent archeology. Found while excavating a gravesite in the southern bavarian town of nördlingen. the weapon barely shows its age. it has remained so well-preserved that it "almost still shines."
wow. that's a beauty. I'm assuming the clay mud, or something, kept it from corroding?
Certainly *no* one would be brave enough to hold it aloft and recite the ancient lines “by the blood of the unhallowed this dark blade shall shine / the fields of death lie fallow and it is the reaping time.”
How strong those swordsmen were to swing the weight of these weapons, let alone carry and slay many of their enemies at one battle and the next...or did they have a few swings then get knocked down themselves? History carries some conjecture
Are the archaeologists sure it's a real sword instead of a prank? It looks too well-preserved
I was skeptical and yet there's a story about it in The Smithsonian, the magazine of the Smithsonian Institution.
Load More Replies...Penguins’ Mouths Contain Pronounced Growths Called Papillae Which Look Like Sharp Spines
These spines cover the tongue and base, and roof of the mouth. They’re made from relatively soft keratin - the same structure that makes up human nails and hair - and they aren’t especially sharp. The papillae help grip food and direct it into the mouth.
The Gap Between Usain Bolt And Other Runners When He Broke The World Record For 100m With A Record Time Of 9.69 At The Beijing Olympics In 2008
He even slowed down and celebrated before crossing the finish line.
The win saw various scientists trying to predict his time had he run full throttle all the way to the finish line.
Had to save himself room to break his own record.
Load More Replies...He always ran like he was just casually jogging. It was truly a sight for sore eyes seeing him run 🥰
He ran, he runs, he is faster than any man being chased by a wild feral creature
A Tiger’s Tongue Is So Coarse, It Can Lick Flesh Down To The Bone
A tiger’s tongue has small, sharp, thorn-like protuberances called “papillae”. Papillae are small, hard, hooked bumps that cover the entire tongue of the tiger. These papillae make the tongue so rugged and rough, if a tiger licks you a couple of times, it may scrape off your skin and lead to bleeding. It also helps tigers to tear the flesh and feathers off their prey’s body. Also, the more a tiger rolls up its tongue, the sharper is the lick.
We have one cat we rescued who was abandoned in our yard at 5 weeks old. Teeny-tiny, didn’t even weigh a full pound yet, but man she had the lungs of an elephant! That’s how we located her. Since she was abandoned so young, she has a fixation with licking. Not so bad when she licks the other cat, because he actually likes it. But then she turns to my husband and I and starts licking our arms or legs, even our faces if she can get close enough to them—-and she just doesn’t want to stop, and it ends up hurting after more than a couple swipes. I swear she’d lick our arms and legs down to the bone if we let her. I’ve tried so many things to get her to stop, but nothing works.
Load More Replies...Lions and penguins have THIS in common. Still terrifying.
“Too Much Love” - A Photoseries By Katja Kemnitz That Shows How Kids Overuse Toys
The series features combined images of the toys when new and after being loved and used.
This excellent series by the German photographer @katjakemnitz, who inspired by her daughter, decided to document the lives of children’s plushies by photographing them before and after dozens of hours of hugs, kisses, wear and tear.
So true. My old man, Chace, who I've had since I was 5, on the left. A "clone" I found of him on eBay several years ago on the right. Chace is 37 years old. He has pride of place on my bed. I bought the copy with the intention of replacing Chace's nose (lost three decades ago when I used him as a weapon in a pillow fight) with the clone's nose that I planned on ripping out of it, but I realized, once I got the clone, that I was happy with Chace the way he was. chace_and_...9e1c6a.jpg
They are not ''overused'', they are very much loved ^.^
In german it was named "zerliebt" ...the translation is tricky since it's not really a word, but basically "loved so much it left marks"
Load More Replies...I at 61 still.have my stuffed monkey that was given to me by my uncle when I was 3 or 4 yrs old. And IT has seen so much love.
Just loving them. I had a toy lion and eventually all the fur was gone. I wish I still had it.
Striped Mackerel Are Filter Feeders Opening Their Cavernous Mouths As They Swim And Sieving Zooplankton From The Water With Their Gill Rakers Acting Like A Net
Engraved Zippo Lighters Carried By American Soldiers In Vietnam In World War II
In World War II, the Zippo was the soldier’s friend, providing dependability for fire whether lighting a cigarette or explosives.
During the Vietnam War, the Zippo served the same utilitarian purpose, but was often personalized for soldiers by local street vendors in villages. GI’s could choose from any number of preset graphics and words, or they could design or write their own.
The title: "... Carried By American Soldiers In Vietnam In World War II...". The lighters' engraving (66-67, 70-71) would very strongly suggest the Viet-Nam war, not WWII in Viet-Nam 20 to 25 years earlier. The title was not scraped from Instagram©® so it was added by BP™. Those who forget history...
In Shandong China, A Mentally Challenged Farmer Built This 7-Story Building With His Bare Hands With The Aim Of Having Him And His Deceased Brothers Live Together, Despite Being Told Repeatedly By Villagers His Brothers Had Long Passed Away
He spent 10 years building the house.
The building was constructed by Chinese farmer Hu Guangzhou, 55, to house his brothers, whom – if the villagers’ reports are to be believed – passed away a decade ago. Hu allegedly insists his brothers are still alive and will one day return to live in the home.
Crafted from a resourceful mixture of wood, stones, bricks and clay, the home has taken 10 years to construct and now stands at a staggering seven floors.
His dedication and belief are commendable in his persistence to house his loved brothers
So no one tried to get this man some help? Like a doctor or something?
A University Of Waterloo Engineering Student’s 1st Year Versus 2nd Year ID
I'm betting he was an international student, and this is the result of enduring his first Canadian winter (I live an hour or so from Waterloo, ON).
Obama before and after serving two terms is pretty similar. He's glowing again these days.
Actually that is interesting because over all my years I have seen this with EVERY President. The stress and strain must be enormous. The before and after photos are telling. Even Trump looked worn at the end of his term, but I would say he seemed to be the least affected by it. Not trying to speculate "why" - just an observation.
Load More Replies...I'm looking at the card, not the picture. The first ID in on the bottom. Look at the wear on it. The second ID is still new looking.
One of my roommates in my first year of college was an engineering major- the poor woman didn't even get to the second year as she was so exhausted and discouraged!
This Is What The Bottom (Underside) Of A Sawfish Looks Like
The underside of sawfish contain nostrils, gills, and a mouth housing thousands of dome shaped teeth which are used to crush the small species of fish and crabs they prey on
That was the name I was looking for! Thank you! It really does!
Load More Replies...A Farmer Spraying Milk At Police During The Protest Against The Declining Price Of Milk Outside EU Headquarters (2009)
Do you also want to know how far women can shoot milk? It's a few meters
Load More Replies...Somebody had the foresight to bring that cowbrella (in the background).
That's hilarious ...they're in full riot gear and getting sprayed with milk
You fools voted for 'Socialized Farming.' You are getting what you asked for...
Good on him, as sadly, the costs of farming cows for dairy products now are extremely costly, with the rules and conditions gaining more demands from the greedy middleman supermarkets amount they will pay the farmer only cents for their hard work..this is Western society at its best... It was not like this 50 years ago, even with the homogenisation process. Soon, there may be no fresh available due to the commercial man's greed and destruction of nature's provisions.
Olympic Divers’ Faces Before Hitting Water
This Is A Mitsuoka Bubu 501. Perhaps One Of The Wackiest Cars, That Were Quite Popular Within Japan In The 80's
I saw one of those cyber trucks - it's good the windows were darkened.
Load More Replies...BMW had the "Isetta" (The door is at the front of the car) im04525-1-...d10e06.jpg
Images Of Men Taken While Waiting For Their Partners In The Shopping Mall
Who brings men shopping? Do like my mum taught me, place any non shoppers at the nearest bar, and leave them with an open bill. By the time you come back they'll be watching sports and have made new friends.
I never understood women who drag their partners shopping with them.
Load More Replies...When you have to hold your woman's handbag and it doesn't match a damned thing that you're wearing.
As a woman, I prefer shopping alone because I don't feel like I'm burdening anyone. However, my husband is a bigger shopper than me and sometimes it's me hanging out outside the store.
The only shopping my husband liked was grocery shopping. He even took his own cart and wandered around the store leaving me to shop as I needed!
“Toy Stories” By Gabriele Galimberti. Through His Lens, Galimberti Shows That Toys Not Only Provide Entertainment But Also Serve As A Reflection Of A Child’s Background, Family, And Culture
He @gabrielegalimbertiphoto noticed that the children from richer countries were more possessive of their toys, while kids from poorer countries were more inclined to play with their friends outside.
Regardless of their background, all children ascribe similar functions to their toys, with many believing that their toys can protect them from dangers at night. Galimberti’s project is a reminder that despite the differences in culture and upbringing, the love of play and imagination is universal among children.
My wife bought tons of games and toys for our daughter. She would play them one time and they would not ne touched ever again. She preferred to hang out with us and do what we were doing.
My step-niece’s grandparents (their father’s side) were wealthy, and she was their only grandchild. Even after the divorce, my SIL never had to worry about getting toys as presents for her daughter because that set of grandparents more than made up for it. Thing is, they spent a lot on toys my step-niece wasn’t allowed to play with, like an entire little diner bar with a Coca-Cola machine and everything. What child is going to be allowed to play with that, and spill sticky Coca-Cola everywhere? Needless to say, it got to the point where my SIL started hinting to her ex-in laws that their granddaughter was growing like a weed and needed clothes more than toys. That’s when the kid ended up with a wardrobe the rest of us could only dream of. I was a kid at the time, so it wasn’t until I was older that I realized the kid’s biological father wasn’t really interested in her, and his parents were compensating for his neglect the only way they knew how. Sad, really.
Load More Replies...My stuffed cat and owl collection protect me while I sleep! Never mind that I have a 80 pound yellow lab who's bark you can hear in the next county! Oh, I'm a 66 year old guy! Not sorry!
The Zambia one is more likely they are selling sunglasses than "toys". I've been to quite a few "poor" countries and have never seen a kid with dozens of pairs of sunglasses as toys. However I have seen poor kid toys you would expect. Stick and crumpled up plastic bottle as bat and ball. Motorcycle innertube tied up in a knot used as a catch ball. Kids taking turns whacking each other with a switch (and laughing) in what seemed to be a sort of 'how much pain can you take' game. (all voluntary, not bullying). And kids from just about any country seem to enjoy makeshift boats (leaf, twig, whatever) if there is a source of water nearby.
In Sindh, Pakistan, Spiders Sought Higher Grounds To Find Refuge From Unprecedented Floods
When the 2010 floods hit, submerging more than one-fifth of the country under water, arachnid populations were forced to escape upwards into the trees. As the floodwaters slowly receded, millions of spiders got to work cocooning their new hosts in thick webbing.
The result is otherworldly and begs to question the other unusual and unexpected ways increasing flooding caused by the climate crisis will impact our landscapes.
Considering some recent election results, prepare for the climate crisis to get MUCH worse in the next few years...
I hate the cold(from Florida), but Canada is looking mighty fine right now.
Load More Replies...The Men In This Family “Sarkar Family” In Bangladesh Posses No Fingerprints
Because of this condition, it’s impossible for them to obtain national ID cards, driver’s licenses and passports.
To buy sim, the men have to use their mother or spouse’s line since they couldn’t buy/register their own.
They have a rare genetic mutation called Adermatoglyphia, which only affects a small number of people (mostly men in the family) which causes them to lack unique lines and ridges that one with fingerprints has.
I have fingerprints, but they’re so shallow it’s like I don’t have any. Even a fingerprint reader can’t detect them most of the time—-lots of “fun” when the place you work has a time clock with one of them, and it takes you forever to clock in and out. That’s not the only drawback. My hands and fingertips are so smooth, things slip through them. I have to be really careful carrying breakable stuff, and you can forget about asking me to hand wash your fine china and crystal! It’s the reason I invested in unbreakable Correlle dishes and never use glass or ceramic cups. We have glass cups, but my husband uses them, I don’t. I use metal or plastic cups, mostly travel cups that have secure caps that are spill-proof. Feeling something breakable just slip from your slick fingertips is a horrible feeling. Especially when it’s something that’s either valuable, has sentimental value, or is otherwise irreplaceable.
Somebody broke into my flat, but the police couldn't find any fingerprints. Now I know who did it.
Palms have prints. So do feet. Maybe not genetics, but working your fingers to the bone?
Yes, I heard of burglars that broke into a house and took their shoes and socks off to cover their hands, but the police got the prints from the bare feet.
Load More Replies...My friend is partially this way. I wouldn't say she has NO fingerprints but she has had her fingerprints taken various times for background checks and a common theme was they had a hard time getting a usable set of fingerprints from her. So i guess they are there (ish) but have very little depth or something. One of the times the local law enforcement thought they had a good enough set, when it got sent to the FBI they said nope and she had to go back in to have them done again. EDIT to say it's apparently a natural thing. She was a school teacher, counselor etc. She never worked with acids or abrasives or whatever else would remove your fingerprints.
Pinch Hold Coffee Mug Designed For Rock Climbers To Help Them Improve Their Pinch Grip
Well, better to learn that way than "hold it or plummet to your death."
Load More Replies...Or... Or... A gift for your office idiot because you lucked out with the secret santa name draw. Any links? Asking for a friend
They're currently sold out, but here's the company link. https://pinchhold.com/collections/all
Load More Replies...That defeats the entire purpose of the mug, you might as well just use a normal mug then.
Load More Replies...Passenger Trains In The United States vs. Europe
Yeah… Guess who people in those states with no or almost no rail lines voted for.
nearly 15 million democrats sat this one out. The dems handed the white house to Donnie.
Load More Replies...Thats a US map for Amtrak only: there are more companies than just amtrak train-672d...91a1da.jpg
I feel like this need more detailed context. Are you seriously telling me that someone in Wyoming (I think) or (One of the) Dakota states cannot get on a train?
No. If you live in South Dakota, you have to drive to Fargo (the only Amtrak Station in North Dakota)
Load More Replies...Other countries do have a much better train system which includes public transit trains which connect to other long distance trains... it's true we should be better.
Historical backround: Railways always were VERY important in warfare and decided outcommes greatly since trains were introduced as means of transport. World War 1 and 2 greatly contibuted to the track infrastructure
This can't be true. The bestest country in the world? This must be communist propaganda.
It's because of population density. Many parts of the country just don't have enough people to justify the expense.
Load More Replies...Now put up the map of the roads, and I think you know what happened.
My road map of Europe looks much like that train map, Chris. Probably because rail is built where there's existing traffic. What's your point?
Load More Replies...Office Life Before The Invention Of Autocad And Other Drafting Softwares Prior To The Release Of Autocad In 1982
Prior to the release of AutoCAD in 1982, engineering drawings were all done by hand using different grade pencils, erasers, T-squares and set squares.
Even after all the manual labor, if a change was required, the engineers and toolmakers had to start from scratch and make the sketches all over again.
I had it in the late 80's at my school. Only skill I've retained is ability to sharpen a pencil while I'm using it.
Load More Replies..."Even after all the manual labor, if a change was required, the engineers and toolmakers had to start from scratch and make the sketches all over again." Not really. The drawings were done in pencils. Unless the changes were massive, they can be modified. The copies used onsites / in factory floors were blue-prints. The originals were kept in special drawing cabinets with controlled access. Taken out only for the purpose of making blue-print copies or to make revision changes.
Looks like the picture also predates the invention of the coloured shirt too
Where are the sloping drawing boards with pantograph for drawing vertical and horizontal lines. This can't be a drawing office.
Load More Replies...That's bollocks. You didn't have to start from scratch the paper was like plastic and you could rub it out.
I remember when you had to insert different disks for different drawing functions (circle, arc, etc.)
Crawford Notch In New Hampshire. An 1839 Painting By Thomas Cole vs. A 2018 Photo
The painting by Cole is titled “A View of the Mountain Pass Called the Notch of the White Mountains (Crawford Notch)”, 1839.
Cole was a Romantic landscape painter who emigrated from England at the age of 17, inspired a generation of American landscape painters known as the Hudson River School. Settling in the Catskill Mountains of New York, Cole strove to “represent the majesty of the American wilderness, symbolic of the country’s pioneering history”.
Thank heavens industrialisation and capitalism saved us from such a fate :P
God forbid that we have a road through the mountains.
Load More Replies...UFC Fighters And Wrestlers Usually Have Enlarged Ears, This Is Called Cauliflower Ear
Cauliflower ear begins when vessels are damaged and the ear becomes swollen due to direct impact to the ear.
It becomes a permanent scar that can grow with continued impact when the fluid is not drained.
Cauliflower ears have been a sign of toughness for a long time. Many Greek statues depict gladiators with cauliflower ears and Romans often represented Hercules as having mangled ears.
Particularly in Rugby Union. Those scrums are rough on the bonce.
Load More Replies...This is also a common thing for cats and dogs. But surgery fixes their issues
Worked with developmently delayed adults. They would sometimes have ear injuries and develop bruised and swollen ears either by self harm or other injuries. Sometimes they had a button attached to both sides of the ear to apply pressure so that ear wouldn't swell, like applying pressure to a bleeding wound. (not sure how to phrase it). I never saw this work.
“Office” (2016) By 16-Year Old Igor And 21-Year-Old Alex Nazarov, Brothers From The Chelyabinsk Region Of Russia
The purpose of the photoshoot is to highlight how draining and overwhelming office life is.
The photo shoot was created over an hour by the two teenager brothers in a swamp outside their village, in a successful bid to win a photography contest.
Chich, I remember. In fact saw again recently because I was watching some old Monty Python on netflix.
Load More Replies...In 2013, A Turkish Man Named Ibrahim Yücel Locked His Head In A Cage To Stop Smoking
Reports suggest that Yücel, a resident of Kütahya town, turned to this extreme measure after his father passed away from lung cancer caused by the same habit. Yücel, who had been smoking heavily for over two decades, found it challenging to quit the habit on his own, so he decided to try the extreme measure.
His wife had the key to open the cage for that reason. His family helped him in this endeavor.
Load More Replies...Quitting smoking is hard ....I didn't have to take it to that extreme.... then again I never thought of that
Maybe he tried those and they didn't work. He was obviously desperate, to resort to this.
Load More Replies...Zabit Magomedsharipov, The Man Who Left The Ufc To Find Peace In Nature
Zabit Magomedsharipov, recognized for his UFC career and holding an 18-1-0 record,demonstrated a wide array of fighting skills and an outstanding win-loss ratio.
His absence from UFC matches since 2019 has sparked speculation about a potential break or departure from the sport, hinting at personal reasons or career reevaluation. There have been suggestions linking his time away to a deeper connection with his Islamic faith, possibly seeking tranquility in nature.
Artist Heather Dewey-Haborg Recreates People’s Faces From The Human DNA She Finds On Various Objects Tossed Away In The Streets
For Heather @hdeweyh , a piece of old chewing gum or a cigarette butt has the potential of turning into a 3D model of someone who used it and didn’t bother to look for a trash bin.
The point of the project, called Stranger Visions, was to look at ‘genetic surveillance’ and its intersection with the politics of race.
I'd like to know how close they actually come to looking like the person without her knowing.
Something about "Racial profiling" and "discrimination" - at least here in Germany. Even considering the markers for skin colours in such cases is seen as racism
Load More Replies...It would be interesting to see comparison photos of her art and the real people it is supposed to represent. The internet tells me there is still some guesswork involved. -- "Facial reconstruction from DNA is not completely accurate, but is becoming more reliable with advancements in technology, though it still has limitations as many facial features are influenced by a complex interplay of genetics and environmental factors, meaning predictions can only provide a general approximation of someone's appearance; features like skin texture, wrinkles, and facial hair are particularly difficult to predict from DNA alone."
Please could she do it with dog s**t so we can track down the irresponsible owners and fine them?
This Is The X-Ray Of Keith Martin, A 900 Pound Man Who Featured In A Channel 5 Documentary Titled “70 Stone And Almost Dead”
Extract from the doc - “Keith weighs 70 stone and has not left his home in 11 years, or moved from his bed in two. Too big to walk, wash or even go to the toilet, Keith is desperate to gain independence.
After being bed-bound for two years, Keith must now begin a tough eight-month programme of dieting and physiotherapy. Although he manages to lose over 20 stone, he fails in his attempt to stand.”
He managed to lose half his weight but he died in 2014 at age 44 from pneumonia.
If he was unable to get out of bed, then the people who provided his food ought to be punished for cruelty as they were his enablers.
He is still an adult and still able and allowed to make his own choices. Me,as being physically disabled and getting this :but I don't think that's good for you" answer from carers sometimes.
Load More Replies...WW2 Era Rain Capes
Sorry I'm dumb, but before I read the caption I saw the cloaks and thought "Lord of the Rings" 😅
East Germans said, "Scheiß auf Regen!" It is funny, though, the countries who tried to be fashionable and those who didn't bother and just did utilitarian
The Norwegian one is actually a piece of a knappetelt (button tent). Each soldier had one piece that, when assembled, could house a squad. The hole in the middle is a vent hole. Of course soldiers would use it as a cape. I've done it myself in a pinch. I last used this type of tent in 2007, I believe.
“Plant Machete” - Live Plant Controlling A Machete Using A Robotic Arm
This installation enables a live plant to control a machete. plant machete has a control system that reads and utilizes the electrical signals found in a philodendron plant. The system uses a micro-controller connected to the plant to read varying resistance data across the plant’s leaves. Using custom software, these signals are mapped in real-time to the movements of the joints of an industrial robot holding a machete. In this way, the movements of the machete are determined based on inputs from the plant. Essentially the plant is the brain of the robot controlling the machete determining how it swings, jabs, slices and interacts in space.
So... we predicted this in 1978 with "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes".... ? XD
It is 2124. The last humans cower in basements or anywhere hidden enough that they are safe from the homicidal plants who now rule the planet. “But why?” thinks one of the last humans, “Why did we give them knives in the first place?”
Unique Graffitis On Fighter Jet - Fighter Jets Are Not Just Symbols Of Air Superiority; They Also Serve As Canvas For Cultural And Religious Expression
Russia and Greece often adorn their fighter jets with Christian paintings that Merge their orthodox Christian faith with military strength.
They believe these paintings serve as spiritual protection against various enemies. While the Japanese use their F-15 (7-10) fighter jets as canvas for cultural expression, thereby merging military strength with their culture and heritage.
The japanese one is cool, but the ones with religious imagery are cringe. Jet fighters are, after all, weapons of destruction, not toys.
Pearl Harbor (2001) Earl: Hey, you know you're not supposed to be painting titties on the side of my airplanes, and if you do, don't make 'em lop-sided. Gooz: They we're lop-sided, Earl.
The Russians apparently believe some whacky stuff regarding religion. In videos from the Ukraine war and related news stories I've seen Russian Orthodox priests sprinkling holy water on bombs and tanks, etc. The funniest one (to me) was a couple of priests in an airplane spraying 'holy water' out of what I guess was a bomb door hatch to give protection to the troops and equipment down below.
The japanese AH-1 with anime versions of their pilots painted on looked cool, too! nd9lxc6nyc...f5efc5.jpg
I'm sorry ....as if any God would put their seal of approval on War instruments? I mean Wars are declared in the name of various gods... but I don't know if they'd approve
The 20-Inch Humongous Neck Of 18-Year Old Mike Tyson
One of the more understated things Mike Tyson is known for is his more-than-average-sized neck. Tyson, as an 18-year-old, inserted a lot of emphasis on the importance of neck workouts. Amassing a length of 20 inches, ‘Iron’ Mike’s neck was significantly bigger than any heavyweight boxer at the time.
Tyson’s justification for his 20-inch neck was needing the ability to take a punch. The thicker the neck is, the tougher the endurance for pain is when hit by 10-oz boxing gloves. Current professional boxers like Anthony Joshua can be seen strengthening their necks to gain what Tyson has but has come nowhere near that level.
"the tougher the endurance for pain" ... no, you're trying to prevent a punch to the jaw from twisting your head, which causes a knock-out.
Rejected California License Plates Applications
Official DMV policy often reject “any personalized license plate configuration that [carries] connotations offensive to good taste and decency.”
The rejected plate applications usually involve wordplay, potential negative connotations, or interpretations that differ between the applicant and the DMV.
You mean S8TAN, don’t you? ‘Cuz nobody in their right mind would reject Santa. He might not leave them any presents this Christmas. Once you make that list, it’s damned hard to get off it.
Load More Replies...Shame they don’t do this when people are naming their kids. Some poor youngsters going around with bonkers names
The Real Peaky Blinders, 1910
The Peak Blinders were a street g#ng active in Birmingham, England, from the 1890s to the 1920s. They consisted of men from lower social classes who fought, gambled and evaded their way to the top of the gang hierarchy in the English West Midlands. The PB specialised in robbery, violence, racketeering, and controlled gambling. At their peak, the gang had about 50,000 members, though this number fluctuated as alliances often changed or were cut off depending on their relationships with the PB. Some members were as young as 12. The name "Peaky Blinders" has several possible origins. The gang wore flat peak caps, and they would sew razor blades into the front of them, which acted as a concealed weapon. This dangerous piece of headwear would attack enemies by either headbutting them in the eves or by taking off the cap and slashing their foreheads, which led to the blood blinding them. The other origin of the same comes from the fact that members of the PB would sneak up behind people they would rob and pull down their hats over their faces, so they couldn't see the g#ng members who stole from them. The PB has made a very popular reappearance with the highly successful show under the same name
Let’s not lionise them, they were violent, selfish, nasty bastards. Carl Chinn has written some interesting research on them: https://historywm.com/podcasts/my-criminal-ancestors-carl-chinn-and-the-real-peaky-blinders
I know they were a violent mob, but anybody who knows the strong Birmingham accent that they would have had (not reproduced in the TV series - the producers wanted viewers to understand them when they spoke) will understand when I say that they would not have sounded in the least bit scary.
Don't talk about gangs if you're not even going to use the word gang, geeze louise I hate the censorbots. And yes, I know whinging about it won't change a thing.
In Some Places In Denmark, Being Unmarried When You Turn 25 Gives People Social License To Pelt You With Cinnamon
However, if you think that’s bad, wait until you turn 30. If you’re still unmarried, the spice is upgraded from cinnamon to pepper
I'm from Danmark, but have never experienced it, its been some time since I turned 30, I have however been informed by fellow countrymen that is does happen outside of the capital.
Load More Replies...We have a similar tradition in northern Germany, so I think it could be true. In Hamburg at least if you're a man and you're single when you're 30, your friends drop sacks of bottle caps all over the town hall steps and you have to sweep them all up. (You can see loads of the ones they missed still stuck between the stones on the Rathaus square in Hamburg.) Meanwhile, women who are single at 30 have to go round and polish the door knobs in the town. I'm not sure how many, or for how long!
Hold the f**k up! Cinnamon... from a fire extinguisher canister??? Can this be purchased? Do they ship abroad?
I would think this could be quite dangerous, at least without the mask. Cinnamon is hydrophobic and inhaling or choking on it can be pretty harmful, as demonstrated with the idiotic "swallowing dry cinnamon" challenge that went viral over a decade ago, which resulted in hospitalizations and possibly a few deaths.
Load More Replies...A Company Called ‘Horse Kicks’ Now Make Sneakers For Horses. The Company Is Trying To Bring Street Style To The Equestrian World
The company’s goal is not only to make footwear for horses but also to make them sneakerheads. The company is trying to bring street style to the equestrian world — by making custom designed, high-end sneakers for that special stud in your life.
Their line includes hoof-sized versions of classic kicks, such as Air Jordans and Yeezys, for about $1,200 per shoe
Yeah, there the enough a******s with money gathering dust offshore who definitely would rather their high-strung, overbred horses have a roomful of designer sneakers than an entire country full of starving people get fed.
Load More Replies...The trim is just that, and is probably not very handy and will get dirty very fast, but hoof boots are getting more and more common instead of shoes. I use the boots for all my horses, as they don't go on hard ground every day so there is no reason for them to wear metal shoes.
Load More Replies...These boots for unshod horses have been around for decades. Someone is just decorating them now.
Horse boots exist quite a long time. Sometimes a horse cannot wear shoes, rwason can be an injury, mistake made by a farrier, sensitive soles, ... . Mine has difficulties walking on hard surfaces like a road or gravel roads, which are common here. So she has boots, simple ones, no fashion items
In the programme I saw on TV, the shoes were to help the horses, not as a fashion statement.
The Mystery Woman Who Tattooed Drake On Her Forehead (2011)
A true fan will go to extreme lengths to prove their love for their favourite celebrity but while some settle for a copycat hair cut or a cheap imitation dress, one woman went the extra mile to show rapper Drake how much he means to her- by getting the hip hop star’s name tattooed across her forehead.
The mystery woman, who had shaved eyebrows and hair, adding to the dramatic look, visited an LA based tattoo parlor to make her bold statement. She was told by a psychic that if she got the tattoo, Drake would mysteriously marry her.
[Did] she get her money back from the psychic? Hopefully to see someone and talk to get better.
The psychic sounds like she was pranking her 😂 “tatto Drake’s name on your forehead and he will magically fall in love and marry you!” 🤭🤭
Load More Replies...Drake may be creepy but I've seen people with Trump tattooed on their foreheads. That's not just creepy, it's sick.
Load More Replies...Oh what a shame. I thought it might be in honor of early '70s, tragic singer/songwriter Nick Drake.
A 2015 Study By Dr. Teghan Lucas Shows That The Chances Of Meeting A Real-Life Lookalike That Matches The Same Exact Measurements Of Our Facial Features Is About 1 In A Trillion
She published the study on the subject of doppelgangers in 2015 where she compared people for eight facial and eight body measurements to see how alike they really were. Some of the detailed and precise facial and head measurements she refers to include ear length, head circumference and the distance between the centers of the right and left pupils.
When she looked at the rest of the body, she found out that chances of having a twin stranger were even bleaker.
“Two people may look very similar to the naked eye, but when you start measuring they will not match each other,” Lucas says.
Pretty sure that #4 is actually Elon Musk posing as a doppelgänger of himself - he'll do ANYTHING to increase his fame - as we've recently - devastatingly! 😭 - been forced to see...🤬
I think Panda Premium is some greedy b#%s##t, that’s what I/we think! Come on!
More like this, please! And well done for hardly any repeats, for me at least.
I think Panda Premium is some greedy b#%s##t, that’s what I/we think! Come on!
More like this, please! And well done for hardly any repeats, for me at least.
