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  • Milky Way Galaxy; mapped

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    Explanation: Gazing out from within the Milky Way, our own galaxy’s true structure is difficult to discern. But an ambitious survey effort with the Spitzer Space Telescope now offers convincing evidence that we live in a large galaxy distinguished by two main spiral arms (the Scutum-Centaurus and Perseus arms) emerging from the ends of a large central bar. In fact, from a vantage point that viewed our galaxy face-on, astronomers in distant galaxies would likely see the Milky Way as a two-armed barred spiral similar to this artist’s illustration. Previous investigations have identified a smaller central barred structure and four spiral arms. Astronomers still place the Sun about a third of the way in from the Milky Way’s outer edge, in a minor arm called the Orion Spur.
    APOD

    my button collection

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    okay, so it’s a little late…

    wall*e

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    Thoughts? just watched a trailer for it and im down.

    Scary-Ass Crooked Leaning Bridge

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    Sky bridge in Langkawi, Malaysia, a cable-stayed bridge which actually curves around the single support column from which it’s suspended, 687 metres above sea level.

    More pics here: deputy-dog.com/2008/05/05/gephyrophobiacs-look-away-now/

    First post

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    This woudl be my car durring the winter time….in texas
    Glad to be here

    Iranian Smiling

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    Fight!!!

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    I’d never seen bees & wasps actually fight before…you can tell who had the upper hand. The bees ultimately tore the wasp apart. I was stung precisely zero times.

    Hosted here for other downloadable sizes: www.flickr.com/photos/jascas/2535005478/

    The Murder of Julius Caesar

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    Et tu, Brute?

    Tarantula Hawk Wasp

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    This thing kills tarantulas by stinging them & paralyzing them. Then they drag the body into a hole, put a fucking egg into it & buries it. When the egg hatches, it fucking eats the tarantula.

    On the Schmidt Sting Pain Index, it scores a 4.0, which is described as “blinding, fierce, shockingly electric. A running hair drier has been dropped into your bubble bath.”

    The only scores higher than a 4.0 is:
    4.0+ Bullet ant: Pure, intense, brilliant pain. Like fire-walking over flaming charcoal with a 3-inch rusty nail in your heel.

    These things are in my neighborhood and they scare the shit out of me.

    ED-209: Put down your camera

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    Please put down your camera. You have 20 seconds to comply.

    You now have 15 seconds to comply.

    You are in direct violation of Penal Code 1.13, Section 9.

    You have 5 seconds to comply.

    Four… three… two… one… I am now authorized to use physical force!

    *Opens machine gun fire*

    Dalek Helmet

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    buy one here information here

    Crepe Cthulhu

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    i was making a crepe one day at work.
    and i was like HOLY SHIT Cthulhu!
    so im like this cool.
    and i made it out with my soul.
    so thats how it was.

    Ron Paul Silo

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    USA Ron Paul Revolution
    Vote Liquid Nitrogen
    some people never give up

    Joseph Longo’s Plasma Converter

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    From here

    my favorite excerpts from the article:

    How It Works: Startech´s trash converter uses superheated plasma-an electrically conductive mass of charged particles (ions and electrons) generated from ordinary air-to reduce garbage to its molecular components. First the trash is fed into an auger that shreds it into small pieces. Then the mulch is delivered into the plasma chamber, where the superheated plasma converts it into two by-products. One is a syngas composed mostly of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, which is fed into the adjacent Starcell system to be converted into fuel. The other is molten glass that can be sold for use in household tiles or road asphalt.

    Called plasma gasification, it works a little like the big bang, only backward (you get nothing from something). Inside a sealed vessel made of stainless steel and filled with a stable gas—either pure nitrogen or, as in this case, ordinary air—a 650-volt current passing between two electrodes rips electrons from the air, converting the gas into plasma. Current flows continuously through this newly formed plasma, creating a field of extremely intense energy very much like lightning.

    The radiant energy of the plasma arc is so powerful, it disintegrates trash into its constituent elements by tearing apart molecular bonds. The system is capable of breaking down pretty much anything except nuclear waste, the isotopes of which are indestructible. The only by-products are an obsidian-like glass used as a raw material for numerous applications, including bathroom tiles and high-strength asphalt, and a synthesis gas, or “syngas”—a mixture of primarily hydrogen and carbon monoxide that can be converted into a variety of marketable fuels, including ethanol, natural gas and hydrogen.

    Perhaps the most amazing part of the process is that it’s self-sustaining. Just like your toaster, Startech’s Plasma Converter draws its power from the electrical grid to get started. The initial voltage is about equal to the zap from a police stun gun. But once the cycle is under way, the 2,200ËšF syngas is fed into a cooling system, generating steam that drives turbines to produce electricity. About two thirds of the power is siphoned off to run the converter; the rest can be used on-site for heating or electricity, or sold back to the utility grid. “Even a blackout would not stop the operation of the facility,” Longo says.

    Africa

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    Fucking big

    Missing Cat?

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    i love that it says not friendly or house trained!!!


  • My Confined Space Contest

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    Leaching the crap out of the world wide web.
    Pumping the crap through the veins of the world wide web.
    Leaching primo crap’o from the under belly of the web.

    seconds try

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    yeah boi!

    Jessica Alba – Dark Angel

    oh man, I loved this show. then I didn’t. ugh

    NSFW – Milky Catwoman

    catwoman is nsfw
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    Jessica Simpson’s Short Dress

    LOS ANGELES – AUGUST 31: Singer Jessica Simpson rehearses on stage for the “5th Annual Latin Grammy Awards” August 31, 2004 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. The show airs live on CBS on September 1st. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

    Katrina

    oh man, remember this shit? that was fucked up.

    National Lampoon’s Vacation

    I heard this was funny.

    Sailboat Building

    My first shot at fame

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    Feedback pls.

    Sexy batfamily

    Huntress, Black Canary, Oracle

    Pistol Drum Magazine

    No Peeing Sign

    or you’ll loose your nuts. your balls will be cut off. WE WILL REMOVE YOUR TESTICLES.

    Obama Fist Pound

    US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) bumps fists with his wife Michelle (L) before his speech at his South Dakota and Montana presidential primary election night rally in St. Paul, Minnesota, June 3, 2008. REUTERS/Eric Miller (UNITED STATES) US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA)

    MCS Contest Submission

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    You havent visited
    MyConfinedSpace.com yet?
    Ten points will be taken from Gryffindor.

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    myconfinedspace
    the superaids of the internuts

    Metal Gear Kirby

    Unleashed Movie Poster

    I did love this movie. I did love the soundtrack as well.

    My [Confined] Banner.

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    My [Confined] Space

    It’s like a big truck you can just put stuff in.

    Olympic Building