Tumblr posts

1. 

   70sscifiart:

   1977 NASA logo

   January 24th, 2018 9:51pm

   Posted on Tumblr over eight years agoon January 25, 2018 - 5:51 AM and archived here at /tumblr/2018/01/24/70sscifiart-1977-nasa-logo/at https://pizza.slow.high.quality.gravely.pizza/tumblr/2018/01/24/70sscifiart-1977-nasa-logo/ in the Tumblr collection in both HTML and markdown.

2. 

   Sixpenceee:

   Throughout Caribbean, Central America, the northern edges of South America, and even in south Florida, there can be found a pleasant-looking beachy sort of tree, often laden with small greenish-yellow fruits that look not unlike apples.

   This is the manchineel, known sometimes as the beach apple, or more accurately in Spanish-speaking countries as la manzanilla de la muerte, which translates to “the little apple of death,” or as arbol de la muerte, “tree of death.”

   “Warning: all parts of manchineel are extremely poisonous. The content in this document is strictly informational. Interaction with and ingestion of any part of this tree may be lethal,” write Michael G. Andreu and Melissa H. Friedman of the University of Florida in a brief guide to the tree. 

   This is not an exaggeration. The fruits, though described as sweet and tasty, are extraordinarily toxic. Fatalities are not known in modern literature, though it’s certainly possible that people have died from eating the fruit of the manchineel. “Shipwrecked sailors have been reported to have eaten manchineel fruits and, rather than dying a violent death, they had inflammations and blistering around the mouth. Other people have been diagnosed with severe stomach and intestinal issues,” says Roger Hammer, a naturalist and botanist who has written many books about the flora of Florida. (Source)

   January 24th, 2018 9:42pm

   Posted on Tumblr over eight years agoon January 25, 2018 - 5:42 AM and archived here at /tumblr/2018/01/24/sixpenceee-throughout-caribbean-central/at https://pizza.slow.high.quality.gravely.pizza/tumblr/2018/01/24/sixpenceee-throughout-caribbean-central/ in the Tumblr collection in both HTML and markdown.

3. jaeswavy:

   yungxicana:

   bob-belcher:

   This makes me laugh so much

   “Yeah I’m in a bouncy house, but will this country ever bounce back from our current administration?”

   January 24th, 2018 7:55am

   Posted on Tumblr over eight years agoon January 24, 2018 - 3:55 PM and archived here at /tumblr/2018/01/24/jaeswavy-yungxicana-bob-belcher-this/at https://pizza.slow.high.quality.gravely.pizza/tumblr/2018/01/24/jaeswavy-yungxicana-bob-belcher-this/ in the Tumblr collection in both HTML and markdown.

4. 

   70sscifiart:

   RIP Ursula K. Le Guin 

   Art by Essy May

   January 24th, 2018 7:39am

   Posted on Tumblr over eight years agoon January 24, 2018 - 3:39 PM and archived here at /tumblr/2018/01/24/70sscifiart-rip-ursula-k-le-guin-art-by-essy/at https://pizza.slow.high.quality.gravely.pizza/tumblr/2018/01/24/70sscifiart-rip-ursula-k-le-guin-art-by-essy/ in the Tumblr collection in both HTML and markdown.

5. 

   January 24th, 2018 7:38am

   Posted on Tumblr over eight years agoon January 24, 2018 - 3:38 PM and archived here at /tumblr/2018/01/24/post-170078372588/at https://pizza.slow.high.quality.gravely.pizza/tumblr/2018/01/24/post-170078372588/ in the Tumblr collection in both HTML and markdown.

6. 

   70sscifiart:

   Ursula K Le Guin

   January 24th, 2018 7:37am

   Posted on Tumblr over eight years agoon January 24, 2018 - 3:37 PM and archived here at /tumblr/2018/01/24/70sscifiart-ursula-k-le-guin/at https://pizza.slow.high.quality.gravely.pizza/tumblr/2018/01/24/70sscifiart-ursula-k-le-guin/ in the Tumblr collection in both HTML and markdown.

7. 

   January 22nd, 2018 11:02pm

   Posted on Tumblr over eight years agoon January 23, 2018 - 7:02 AM and archived here at /tumblr/2018/01/22/post-170030095638/at https://pizza.slow.high.quality.gravely.pizza/tumblr/2018/01/22/post-170030095638/ in the Tumblr collection in both HTML and markdown.

8. 

   Grossnational:

   vintagegeekculture:

   “Wizard vs. the Wizards” competition, 1982, hosted by Catherine Mary Stewart. It was arguably the first “e-sports” competition, with video gamers going head to head. 

   Randy Meisner performed live. He heard it was a convention for burgundy velour tracksuit swingers only. 

   January 21st, 2018 9:53pm

   Posted on Tumblr over eight years agoon January 22, 2018 - 5:53 AM and archived here at /tumblr/2018/01/21/grossnational-vintagegeekculture-wizard-vs/at https://pizza.slow.high.quality.gravely.pizza/tumblr/2018/01/21/grossnational-vintagegeekculture-wizard-vs/ in the Tumblr collection in both HTML and markdown.

9. 

   January 21st, 2018 9:52pm

   Posted on Tumblr over eight years agoon January 22, 2018 - 5:52 AM and archived here at /tumblr/2018/01/21/post-169989720118/at https://pizza.slow.high.quality.gravely.pizza/tumblr/2018/01/21/post-169989720118/ in the Tumblr collection in both HTML and markdown.

10. 

    Historical-nonfiction:

    In 1670, Louis XIV’s finance minister, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, ordered the planting of the Forest of Tronçais to provide masts for the French navy 200 years hence. His order established one of the principal stands of oaks in Europe, carefully interplanted with beeches and larches to encourage them to grow straight, tall, and free of knots. By the time they matured, in the 19th century, they were no longer necessary. Historian Fernand Braudel wrote, “Colbert had thought of everything except the steamship.”

    January 21st, 2018 11:57am

    Posted on Tumblr over eight years agoon January 21, 2018 - 7:57 PM and archived here at /tumblr/2018/01/21/historical-nonfiction-in-1670-louis-xivs/at https://pizza.slow.high.quality.gravely.pizza/tumblr/2018/01/21/historical-nonfiction-in-1670-louis-xivs/ in the Tumblr collection in both HTML and markdown.