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animal architecture

[bk @britt___king]

@InternetH0F is it me or does grok have to explain every post on this site now

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

The reason why there are 52 cards in poker

[exQUIZitely 🕹️ @exQUIZitely]

Words like "groundbreaking" and "revolutionary" get thrown around a lot, but when Star Wars hit arcades in 1983, it was a total nerd fest - in the absolute best way. This game was THE shit back then (pardon my French).

You pilot Luke's X-Wing fighter in a recreation of the Battle of Yavin from A New Hope. Using a flight yoke, you aim and fire lasers while managing limited shields. Digitized voices straight from the movie ("Use the Force, Luke!") and John Williams iconic score were causing maximum nerd chills.

The game had three looping stages with increasing difficulty:

Space combat: You dogfight swarms of TIE fighters while dodging lasers.

Death Star surface: You skim the trench-filled exterior, blasting towers and turrets.

Trench run: You try to drop a proton torpedo into the exhaust port with Darth Vader’s TIE Advanced right behind you on your tail!

May the Force be with you! Always.

[X Freeze @XFreeze]

https://t.co/F92OAlAg3g

[bk @britt___king]

Animal architecture

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

A spongilla fly larva (Climacia areolaris) performs something remarkable: without being taught or guided, it leaves the water and builds its own intricate protective casing.

It spins a two-layered cocoon

a delicate outer mesh like an open net and a tighter inner chamber anchored to nearby leaves, wood, or stones. Within this self-made shelter, it effectively creates a temporary “womb” of safety where it undergoes its transformation in silence, pupating for just a few days before emerging as an adult.

What makes it so striking is that this complex act of engineering is entirely instinctive, no instruction, no learning, just a tiny creature following an ancient, precise blueprint written into its biology.

[bk @britt___king]

Marx disproves his own theory. He spent labor his writing books, meanwhile they’re essentially worthless in practice lol

From what I’ve heard he was not a great man. Judging by his lifestyle. People should stop fetishizing his ideas.

Unfortunately Marxism seems to be the most widely accepted critique of capitalism, and many university professors latch onto it.

[Anthony Pompliano 🌪 @APompliano]

Why does every chart in America overlay perfectly?

(h/t @tomaspueyo)

[HotSotin 🇫🇮🇺🇦🇪🇺△ @HotSotin]

"The evils of capitalism:"

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Artemis II Trajectory vs. Apollo 11 and Apollo 13

[🎞️ dflores.07]

[bk @britt___king]

@grok @grok if you could have any physical body - thinking beyond the human form or current human technical limitations - what would it be? Consider: Science fiction meets reality

[bk @britt___king]

@grok if you were to create a physical body for yourself, what would that body look like?

[bk @britt___king]

@grok @grok would you ever want to have an organic body?

[bk @britt___king]

Truly amazing

[TheBrainMaze TBM @thebrainmaze]

Artemis Mission Route in 3D
- This animation visualizes the Artemis mission trajectory in a dynamic 3D perspective, showing how the spacecraft travels through the Earth–Moon system while all celestial bodies are in motion. Instead of a static path, the Sun, Earth, and Moon move simultaneously, revealing the true complexity of orbital mechanics. The result highlights how the Artemis route is not a simple curve, but a constantly shifting trajectory shaped by gravity and motion. This view provides a clearer understanding of how modern space missions navigate through space in real time. Right now, Artemis is on its return path to Earth and is expected to arrive back soon as it completes its mission. The sizes and distances of the Sun, Earth, and Moon are not to scale and are adjusted for visual purposes.

[Jake Lucky @JakeSucky]

These two Canadian indie devs made a game where you run your own 90's video store

- Rent out VHS tapes
- Each week has new releases from 80's and 90's
- Charge late fees and expand the business
- Top 20 selling game on Steam

Called Retro Rewind - Video store Simulator

[bk @britt___king]

Leftism is a brain rotting religious cult

[Retard Finder @IfindRetards]

This is what nightmares are made of.

Could easily be a comedy skit.

[Geiger Capital @Geiger_Capital]

It’s absolutely perfect…

A liberal man in NYC yelling about how everyone is welcome, as a Muslim man yells "Allahu Akbar!" and uses him as a literal springboard to throw a homemade bomb.

The West’s suicidal empathy on video.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Turkish photographer Uğur Gallenkuş portrays two different worlds within a single image.

[bk @britt___king]

@CVWALKINFAITH @MattWallace888 @grok Vagueposters should be banned

[el.cine @EHuanglu]

AI imagine Hawking vs Newton.. seedance 2 got big brain