#DistantPast - Twitter Hashtag

10 months ago

Please watch and like (if you like it) my newest YouTube #animation #video about #microscopic #lifestories inside #dinosaur #dung: https://t.co/tMNbBeeVQj Why would anyone decide to bring the #distantpast to life on #film? Why should it be interesting to delve into events that took place some 70 million years ago? And: why #telling #stories about what happens in animal #excrements? Because the dung of large animals can have a significant impact on the surrounding #ecosystem. Therefore, it's important to understand how dung actually #decomposes in its natural environment. Anyone concerned with #climateprotection and greenhouse gases knows that cow dung is a source of the greenhouse gas methane, which is released during its decomposition. On the other hand, under natural conditions, cow dung transforms into fertilizer that provides #nutrients to the surrounding vegetation. Thus, organisms that decompose dung return organic pollutants to the natural #carboncycle. Therefore, being interested in dung and the details of its decomposition is by no means bizarre or tasteless, but highly significant and surprisingly #interesting. Dung, especially from large herbivorous animals, is a haven of hidden #biodiversity. And not only that, it's also a stage on which great dramas and beautiful success stories can unfold. A stage with complexly interwoven #storylines, which we humans can only truly appreciate when these stories are brought into the spotlight. Numerous biologists could easily provide this. Every tiny group of organisms has a scientific specialist dedicated solely to it. And the biodiversity in cow dung is so vast that there's plenty of work for many specialists worldwide. However, it's not so common for such research findings to be visualized and presented in a clear and engaging way to a wider audience. A story needs to be told, with a beginning and an end, with protagonists and supporting characters, with the overcoming of small challenges and the overcoming of existential ones. This is what I've attempted to achieve in the form of my short animated film. I could have reported on recent #lifestrategies in mammal dung, but I chose to focus on dinosaurs. Why? Firstly, to emphasize that everything that lives originated through #evolution at some point. And that the necessary basic conditions were often complex. My focus is on mites, which develop in #ephemeral, bacteria-rich #habitats and travel as #stowaways on insects for further propagation, a phenomenon known as #phoresis. However, a close interaction between insect and mite could only arise if suitable insects were available in the first place. The evolution of #insects is a fundamental prerequisite, and this depended on the evolution of #floweringplants, which first took place in the Cretaceous period. That's why my film is set in the Cretaceous period and not today. But another reason I decided to make a film about the time of the dinosaurs is because it was actually feasible for me. Manual CGI animation would not have been proportionate for a three-minute film. New possibilities for creating moving images based on an illustrated, self-made #storyboard using suitable #AIassistance require time and patience, but lead to a result faster than the (of course much more precise and flexible) work we know from large animation production companies. Please note the high-resolution footage of the #Histiostomatidae mites in my video. They are the only subjects of my short film that I haven't animated. I hope that while watching my short animated film, you will be able to share some of my #enthusiasm for telling stories from the animal world. Follow with me as we move from the defecating dinosaur to the defecating microscopic mite that inside dinosaur dung. © #StefanFWirth Berlin 2025 #Pictures: Dinosaur dung and flies designed with KI assistance, free living mites filmed via light microscope and 4K recording during my research of the last years, © Stefan F. Wirth 2025

wirthstef's tweet photo. Please watch and like (if you like it) my newest YouTube #animation #video about #microscopic #lifestories inside #dinosaur #dung:
https://t.co/tMNbBeeVQj

Why would anyone decide to bring the #distantpast to life on #film? Why should it be interesting to delve into events that took place some 70 million years ago? And: why #telling #stories about what happens in animal #excrements?

Because the dung of large animals can have a significant impact on the surrounding #ecosystem. Therefore, it's important to understand how dung actually #decomposes in its natural environment. Anyone concerned with #climateprotection and greenhouse gases knows that cow dung is a source of the greenhouse gas methane, which is released during its decomposition. On the other hand, under natural conditions, cow dung transforms into fertilizer that provides #nutrients to the surrounding vegetation. Thus, organisms that decompose dung return organic pollutants to the natural #carboncycle. Therefore, being interested in dung and the details of its decomposition is by no means bizarre or tasteless, but highly significant and surprisingly #interesting.

Dung, especially from large herbivorous animals, is a haven of hidden #biodiversity. And not only that, it's also a stage on which great dramas and beautiful success stories can unfold. A stage with complexly interwoven #storylines, which we humans can only truly appreciate when these stories are brought into the spotlight. Numerous biologists could easily provide this. Every tiny group of organisms has a scientific specialist dedicated solely to it. And the biodiversity in cow dung is so vast that there's plenty of work for many specialists worldwide. However, it's not so common for such research findings to be visualized and presented in a clear and engaging way to a wider audience. A story needs to be told, with a beginning and an end, with protagonists and supporting characters, with the overcoming of small challenges and the overcoming of existential ones. This is what I've attempted to achieve in the form of my short animated film. I could have reported on recent #lifestrategies in mammal dung, but I chose to focus on dinosaurs.

Why? Firstly, to emphasize that everything that lives originated through #evolution at some point. And that the necessary basic conditions were often complex. My focus is on mites, which develop in #ephemeral, bacteria-rich #habitats and travel as #stowaways on insects for further propagation, a phenomenon known as #phoresis. However, a close interaction between insect and mite could only arise if suitable insects were available in the first place. The evolution of #insects is a fundamental prerequisite, and this depended on the evolution of #floweringplants, which first took place in the Cretaceous period. That's why my film is set in the Cretaceous period and not today. But another reason I decided to make a film about the time of the dinosaurs is because it was actually feasible for me. Manual CGI animation would not have been proportionate for a three-minute film. New possibilities for creating moving images based on an illustrated, self-made #storyboard using suitable #AIassistance require time and patience, but lead to a result faster than the (of course much more precise and flexible) work we know from large animation production companies.

Please note the high-resolution footage of the #Histiostomatidae mites in my video. They are the only subjects of my short film that I haven't animated.

I hope that while watching my short animated film, you will be able to share some of my #enthusiasm for telling stories from the animal world. Follow with me as we move from the defecating dinosaur to the defecating microscopic mite that inside dinosaur dung.

© #StefanFWirth Berlin 2025

#Pictures:
Dinosaur dung and flies designed with KI assistance, free living mites filmed via light microscope and 4K recording during my research of the last years, © Stefan F. Wirth 2025

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Ailish Sinclair

@AilishSinclair

over 1 year ago

@benonwine Many times. I remember their smell of cigarettes and metal. I also recall seeing adverts for the banned book Spycatcher pasted up in them. #distantpast

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El Vuelo del Fénix @vuelofenix_r3

almost 2 years ago

Hoy tenemos las últimas novedades de @dreamtheaternet @helloweenorg estreno de #DistantPast y mucho más a partir de las23h.en @radio3_rne Recuerdo que vayáis haciendo las sugerencias para #Peticionesdeloyente158 que quien antes la ponga más posibilidades tiene de que suene 😜📻

vuelofenix_r3's tweet photo. Hoy tenemos las últimas novedades de @dreamtheaternet @helloweenorg estreno de #DistantPast y mucho más a partir de las23h.en @radio3_rne Recuerdo que vayáis haciendo las sugerencias para #Peticionesdeloyente158 que quien antes la ponga más posibilidades tiene de que suene 😜📻 https://t.co/axe0x1VJfc

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El Vuelo del Fénix @vuelofenix_r3

almost 2 years ago

Tenemos novedades de los suizos #DistantPast y los italianos @FrozenCrownBand además de @Sphinx_Oficial @aliasnoone @ASILAYDYINGBAND Súbete el pájaro de fuego a las 23h. y ya verás que terminas el lunes más feliz...

vuelofenix_r3's tweet photo. Tenemos novedades de los suizos #DistantPast y los italianos @FrozenCrownBand además de @Sphinx_Oficial @aliasnoone @ASILAYDYINGBAND Súbete el pájaro de fuego a las 23h. y ya verás que terminas el lunes más feliz... https://t.co/91m4MFjVm0

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El Pregoner del Metall @pregonermetall

about 2 years ago

DISTANT PAST (Suïssa) presenta nou single: "Warriors of the Wasteland" @distantpast #DistantPast #ProgressiveMetal #MelodicHeavyMetal #Juny2024 #Suïssa #NouSingle #Metall #Metal #MúsicaMetal #MetalMusic

pregonermetall's tweet photo. DISTANT PAST (Suïssa) presenta nou single: "Warriors of the Wasteland" @distantpast #DistantPast #ProgressiveMetal #MelodicHeavyMetal #Juny2024 #Suïssa #NouSingle #Metall #Metal #MúsicaMetal #MetalMusic https://t.co/88nA5szo94

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El Vuelo del Fénix @vuelofenix_r3

about 2 years ago

Hoy hablamos del #piornorock2024 novedades de #distantpast @ElAltarDelHoloc #flotsamandjetsam o #Cancionesconhistoria con @MigueldeLys que nos lleva al Oeste... A partir de las 23h. en @radio3_rne despegamos...

vuelofenix_r3's tweet photo. Hoy hablamos del #piornorock2024 novedades de #distantpast @ElAltarDelHoloc #flotsamandjetsam o #Cancionesconhistoria con @MigueldeLys que nos lleva al Oeste... A partir de las 23h. en @radio3_rne despegamos... https://t.co/AlxZPQbroK

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Charlie @Marinos20903164

about 3 years ago

#distantpast https://t.co/4Y0t36uB6p

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OG ✨ @_OmarAGonzalez

over 3 years ago · Los Angeles

@GoldenKnightGFX It’s funny we supposedly have the best player in the world but real Laker fans remember when Lakers would be up 20 and the bench would close games in the fourth #DistantPast #Lakers

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Music & Mystery with Lee @musicmysterylee

over 3 years ago

Come with me and Dexter on our latest adventure at Castle Ring, Cannock Chase. YouTube Video out Saturday. Link in my bio. #naturewalk #localhistory #ancientmonument #dogwalk #castlering #cannockchase #ironage #medieval #distantpast #YouTube #youtuber #youtubechannel

musicmysterylee's tweet photo. Come with me and Dexter on our latest adventure at Castle Ring, Cannock Chase. YouTube Video out Saturday. Link in my bio. #naturewalk #localhistory #ancientmonument #dogwalk #castlering #cannockchase #ironage #medieval #distantpast #YouTube #youtuber #youtubechannel https://t.co/natqCFVegC

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Kaskadia @kaskadia

about 4 years ago

'"#LotkasWheel" and the long arm of #history: how does the #DistantPast determine today's global rate of #EnergyConsumption?' by @nephologue, @prof_grasselli, @ProfSteveKeen: "current #economy..will not..decouple from its resource need" | @EuroGeosciences https://t.co/wjsaQiyovF

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James Ph. Kotsybar @JamesPhKotsybar

over 4 years ago

IN THE FUTURE A team of archeologists model ceremonial dress and headgear, recovered from their recent excavation of artifacts dating back 2,000 years. #science #archeology #archeologie #Sociology #Religious #artifact #distantpast #excavation #FridaysForFuture #Prediction 📞

JamesPhKotsybar's tweet photo. IN THE FUTURE
A team of archeologists model ceremonial dress and headgear, recovered from their recent excavation of artifacts dating back 2,000 years.
#science #archeology #archeologie #Sociology #Religious #artifact #distantpast #excavation
#FridaysForFuture #Prediction 📞 https://t.co/5D9RELzvmm

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Shen Wei @HeiZhaoWei

almost 5 years ago

|🥷: Va, he decidido esto para no confundirme a mi misma. #primordialpast : este # será usado cuando estemos en los primeros años de la creación, la primera vida de Shen Wei. #distantpast : este # será usado cuando me refiera al tiempo en Montero, la segunda vida de Shen Wei.

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Ann Wilmer-Lasky, Author ☮️ ❤️🐦 @awlasky

almost 5 years ago

.@EFranz2 @Ally2IndieFilm @mariadrawss https://t.co/ynPaEOxuOW #IndieAuthor #WritingCommunity #MHHSBD #Haiku #WearAMask #DistantPast I used to iron bed sheets! Yes, I did. My mommy made me do it.

Ann Wilmer-Lasky, Author ☮️ ❤️🐦 @awlasky

almost 5 years ago

Point of Reference: A Haiku “Strike while the iron is Hot!” is lost now on those who Neither brand nor iron. #IndieAuthor #WritingCommunity #MHHSBD #Haiku #WearAMask #DistantPast

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Ann Wilmer-Lasky, Author ☮️ ❤️🐦 @awlasky

almost 5 years ago

Point of Reference: A Haiku “Strike while the iron is Hot!” is lost now on those who Neither brand nor iron. #IndieAuthor #WritingCommunity #MHHSBD #Haiku #WearAMask #DistantPast

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Natalie @HolaShooga

about 5 years ago

Sobrang baby boy naman niyan. #DistantPast @tellemjaye

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Maxime Duprez @maximaxoo

about 5 years ago

#Future #Space: #NASA's Roman #SpaceTelescope to probe #CosmicSecrets using #ExplodingStars — providing a window onto the #Universe’s #DistantPast and #HazyPresent 👁 https://t.co/Yy2IR7qYDD via @NASA

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Amar Barwe - अमर बर्वे

@amarbarwe

over 5 years ago · Pune

Do you remember there was a listed directory called the ‘yellow pages’ some years back. More for smaller businesses one had to pay more to get your business listed. Ready reckoner! #telephonedirectory #topnotchservices #distantpast

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