Jeanne
Geminid Meteor Shower
The annual Geminid meteor shower peaks next week. Sadly, the Moon will be near-full brightening the sky for most of the night causing rates to be lower. However, the Geminids will still put on a good show pretty much anywhere that isn’t overcast, so don’t worry. Southern Hemisphere viewers will see lower rates, with the peak being ~40-60 meteors/hour in some locations, so you won’t be missing out as was the case for the Persieds earlier this year. Use the Fluxtimator to estimate the rate in your location.Meteors will be visible when the radiant point is above the horizon from your location. The radiant point is in the constellation Gemini (Jupiter will be too, so get your binocs/telescopes), right next to the Orion constellation. You can spot meteors anywhere in the sky and it is not necessary to look towards the radiant point as some may believe. So go out, find somewhere dark, look up and enjoy the show.
(via spaceplasma)
Color-coded system helps autistic people learn to cook
We’ve already seen how toys such as the Auti can help children with developmental disorders learn to interact with others. Now Match is a color-coded cooking prep system that provides a way to guide autistic people of any age through the preparation of a meal. READ MORE…
(via springwiseintelligence)
An Exercise in Ego
- Me: "You dirty, rotten, big-toothed yellow-bellied marmot... I curse your name!"
- Yellow-bellied Marmot: *runs into bushes*
- Me: "You think you can just get all painted up and sunbathe wherever you want to, then turn into a hardass when anyone tries to talk to you? Who do you think you are?"
- Painted Turtle: *blinks once, withdraws into shell*
- Me: "What's wrong with you, your eyes are all red and beady and you're flopping around like a loon! Gross."
- Common Loon: *flies away*
- Me: "God, you're a loudmouth. You could kill a freaking deer with that voice. Not to mention your figure - you're practically a pear on stilts."
- Killdeer: *pipes a retort, runs away*
- Me: "Your hair is so ridiculous - a pompadour? What are you, a hipster? Yeah, go quail in your room, you wimp."
- California Quail: *cries out, runs away*
- Me: "You're so ugly, you probably have to sleep in a tree because your parents don't want you in their house."
- Wild Turkey: *cocks head, flaps wings, runs away*
- Me: Yeah, you'd better run!
- Me: Like a baws. *flex*