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Printing The Human Body

The rise of 3D printing has introduced one of the most ground-breaking technological feats happening right now.  The most exciting part, through, doesn’t have anything to do with printing cars and fancy furniture, but in producing human tissue, otherwise known as bioprinting.  While it’s still early days, the future of bioprinting looks bright and will eventually result in some major advantages for society, whilst also saving billions for the economy that is spent on research and development.

via science-junkie

Floundermaid.

Master post of geckos licking their eyeballs because science.

The majority of geckos lack eyelids.  They have a transparent membrane over their eyes that keeps them moist and offers a certain amount of protection, but they still need a way to clean them off every so often.  Above: A demonstration of the way they clean them off every so often.

Some species, like Lialis burtonis, have additional adaptations that let them keep their eyes out of harm’s way.

The exception to the “geckos don’t have eyelids” rule would be the family Eublepharidae, which has about thirty species, lacks sticky toe-pads, and seems to like hanging out in deserts.

Of course, just because they can do this:

does not necessarily mean that they don’t also do this:

Because geckos.

cute things to call your girlfriend:

sugar

honey

flour

egg

salt

I think my favorites are the crossed-out ones. ... Crunch poop.

So I got a detention today.

Which is kinda dumb because I’m (mostly) a model student, you know? And get this - Heres what Im in for: I said…*whispers* a swear word in class. 60 minutes of punishment for the phrase: “That’s really shitty.”

So this is how it went down: I’m sitting in math class last hour before break and my teacher hands me a little slip saying that i gotta go see the vice principal. And im thinking, “damn, i thought she forgot about that.” The horrible cuss word was uttered a few days beforehand and, well, i figured she didnt even remember. I walk down there (in my full-body cat kigurumi btw) and mrs. Whatever isnt there. So i mull around and steal a candy cane off the offices mini fake tree (Im already in trouble anyways so gotta go big or go home) until finally, i talk to the desk lady who calls the vice principal down. We walk into the room and start to have a chat about how our high school doesnt tolerate swears bluh bluh etc and that i should find alternatives to cussing. Thats where this picture comes in. This lady just fucking WHIPS this goddamn list out of nowhere and shows it to me in a completely serious manner. “Heres some examples of words you can use when you want to swear.” W H A T.

Goof nugget? Sweet onions? Shooby Darn??? Pokemon??????

And here she is in all seriousness and im trying not to laugh while asking if i can have a photocopy because this is actual comedic GOLD. This sort of phooey doesnt actually happen in real life, right? I mean holy snappin turtles what the frog is this Skikaka? Jumpin Jiminy, Public school is bogus!