First U.S. Space Walk (From The Earth To The Moon)
First U.S. Space Walk (From the Earth to the Moon)
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Suicide, a Crime of Loneliness
Andrew Solomon on Robin Williams:
“He played an alien so well because he was an alien in his own mind, permanently auditioning to be one of us. Suicide is a crime of loneliness, and adulated people can be frighteningly alone. Intelligence does not help in these circumstances; brilliance is almost always profoundly isolating.”
Above: Robin Williams, September 14, 1978. Photograph by Jim Britt/Getty
Holderisms [Part 5]
what Old Married Spirk really is
Spock and Jim growing old together. Spock getting more lines in his face, Jim getting a tummy. graying hair, walking more slowly, taking more time to have sex, Spock getting cold more easily, Jim forgetting where he set his house keys. numerous kisses with familiar lips, celebrating anniversaries quietly, hands aging, muscles fading, planting gardens and stargazing together, attending the funerals of enemies and friends, becoming distant to the action of the world, spooning in bed for hours, new and different forms of sadness, new and different forms of happiness, same smiles, same hearts, same minds.
The Amazing Tale of the High School Quarterback Turned Lesbian Filmmaker: Critical Eye
Homemade spaghetti noodles exhibit a roughened surface that’s the result of viscoelastic behavior known as the sharkskin instability. It’s usually observed in the industrial extrusion of polymer plastics. In the case of spaghetti, the long, complex polymer molecules necessary for the instability come from the proteins in eggs. The characteristically rough surface of the extruded material is caused by the transition from flow through the die to air. Inside the die, friction from the walls exerts a strong shear force on the outer part of the fluid while the inner portion flows freely. When the material exits the die, the sudden lack of friction on the outer portion of the fluid causes it to accelerate to the same velocity as the middle of the flow. This acceleration stretches the polymers until they snap free of the die; after the strained polymers relax, the material keeps a rough, saw-tooth pattern. In industry, the sharkskin instability can be prevented by regulating temperature or flow speed. In the case of spaghetti, though, Modernist Cuisine suggests the roughness is desirable because it helps trap the pasta sauce. Bon appetit! (Image credit: Modernist Cuisine)
I Have Been to the Mountaintop Full Speech
The Berlin Celebration Concert - Beethoven, Symphony No 9 Bernstein 1989
