Andrew Watts

When Tom Waits leaves a place in a hurry, does he say "Tom Waits for no man!"?

The RAF cake experiment... "When Royal Air Force pilots discovered chocolate-coated marshmallow teacakes expanded at high altitudes, they became “the subject of some rather unscientific in-flight experiments” in the 1950s. ⁠ Air crews removed their silver foil packaging and perched them around the cabin for observation: The marshmallows swelled as pressure changed. Eventually, they became too big to eat in one bite. ⁠ ⁠ Many noted that, despite the extreme physical effects, the expansion didn’t compromise the taste. ⁠ ⁠ But the expanding teacakes’ fame was short-lived. After a period of marshmallow fever aboard the V-Bombers departing from Gaydon air base, an explosion put a stop to the fun. ⁠ ⁠ During the summer of 1965, a captain and student pilot forgot they had placed unwrapped teacakes above their instrument panels. When the captain pulled an emergency depressurizing switch during a training mission, the treats erupted. ⁠ ⁠ Shards of chocolate and marshmallow hit the windshield, flight controls, and the men’s uniforms. Shortly thereafter, the RAF put marshmallows on their no-fly list*." ℹ️Dull Men Sharing (*BTW the ban was lifted in 2025)

chemists versus astronomers

If Captain Underpants got promoted, would he become Major Underpants or Rear Admiral (bottom half) Underpants?

Announcing RimWorld - Odyssey! Full announcement: store.steampowered.com/news/app/29410… Build your own ship and travel across the planet. Explore fungal forests, volcanic fields, and frozen ruins. Raid bunkers, tame new creatures, and launch into orbit to scavenge tech from space wrecks.

@artistmunch This looks like @bret_rospective

Self-Portrait (in distress), 1919 #artbots #munch

@giglio_OG As a sad long-suffering State fan, I think most UNC teams, regardless of later outcomes, won their first matchup with State.

The last three UNC teams to miss the NCAA tournament and/or finish the season with a losing record (2010, ‘20 and ‘23) all won the first matchup with NC State. In YP form …

Kings of Leon's "Sex on Fire" describes my least favorite way to have sex, but also my favorite way to be on fire.

@MLBONFOX The Angel Restrains Abraham from Sacrificing Isaac, by Jacob Franquart, 1616, 📸 by @albello55

@carsondial So they spent at least $1.50 sending it to us.

@runklebunkle I got one of those yesterday too! Same signature as well…

I just received this baffling mail. It was only this letter, and the envelope had no organization name on it, just a return address in Milwaukee, WI. There's no concrete call to action here, just vague advocacy boilerplate, and only the barest mention of even an organization.

We shall measure stellar brightness logarithmically, and it will be called the "magnitude." - Sir, will that logarithm be base 10, or based on Napier's constant? Neither. It shall be of the base of the fifth root of one hundred.

math: i love math physics: i love physics engineering: j love engjneerjng

Where was Backstreet coming back from?

@DandKUniverse e) Space is what keeps everything from being in the same place.

What is space?

@ArfMeasures Judge: Didn't you not fail to kill him? Me: I plead the fifth.

Me: There's no lamb Chef: Then grill the chicken Me *shining light on chicken's face* tell us where the lamb is, you son of a bitch

As someone who also studied physics at NC State, I guess I have to root for John Tesh here?