The Raining Kiwi

thoughts on life, the universe, and being a nerd

overomega:

darkoverord:

ampvee:

gameplate:

Minecraft comic series by 

Alexander Diochon

This is a really cool take on how Minecraft would work ‘realistically’. Love it!

Hooooooooooooooooooooly fuck that’s awesome.

Literally the best interpretation of Minecraft I have ever seen I really want more.

(via sburbpocalypse)

A solar panel field of the size of Austria in the Sahara desert would produce enough electricity for the whole world.

seerofnight:

did-you-kno:

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The left square, labelled “world,” is around the size of Austria. If that area were covered in solar thermal power plants, it could produce enough electricity to meet world demand. The area in the center would be required to meet European demand. The one on the right corresponds to Germany’s energy demand.

Source

A post on tumblr on environmentalism with more than a few hundred notes? This is very rare.

(via bellabracha)

hotstriderbutt:

brodave:

malformalady:

Tree struck by lightning caused the bark to explode, effectively stripping the tree

nothing gets me hotter than a good old strip treese

r u kidding me


But in all seriousness, this is really cool.

hotstriderbutt:

brodave:

malformalady:

Tree struck by lightning caused the bark to explode, effectively stripping the tree

nothing gets me hotter than a good old strip treese

r u kidding me

But in all seriousness, this is really cool.

(via smile-sweetly-darling)

hec-ticglow:

love how bus drivers give each other that little wave or nod when their buses pass like they’re in a secret bus driver club who are actually on a way more important mission than what seems, they’re actually out preventing public mayhem and evil villains on fake nuclear buses.

That would make an awesome novel.

(via the-11-doctor)

“Me! Books! And cleverness! There are more important things — friendship and bravery and — oh Harry —be careful!”

(Source: occupymalfoysbed, via smile-sweetly-darling)

thatscienceguy:

The Beauty of Bismuth: The Bismuth Crystal

(via annie-mosity)

It’s always you and her, isn’t it? Long after the rest of us have gone. A boy in his box off to see the universe. 

(Source: doctorhbu, via outcastfromgallifrey)