#the curiosity...

[neil-gaiman]

Because I'm curious and I really don't have much sense any more of who is here on Tumblr after the various waves of immigration from other sites and people leaving for other places, or who's reading this blog.

I'll let it run for a week, to increase the sample size. One simple question with ranges...

#curiosity

[great-and-small]

A dinosaur obsessed 12 year old studied fossils and found a 69 million year old hadrosaur skeleton embedded in rock while hiking. A fisherman in Australia noticed tiny shrimp in his net that looked slightly different from the others and he sent a few specimens to biologists for testing. Turned out to be a never before described species, going unnoticed in a popular lake. I posted a pic ~here on tumblr~ of a weird parasite on a dead fish and a parasitologist found it and asked to report it as the species has never been seen in my area before.

There is so, so much out there we literally don’t even know. And the best way to find that stuff out is to be intensely curious about everything you see. You might not discover a new species but you absolutely will gain a deeper appreciation for the world around you.

#biology #nature #animals #fauna #curiosity

[catmask]

actually, i did want to ask you all - a commonly shared sentiment about character creators in games or dressup games online is there's very frequently a lack of black hairstyles.

so it made me curious - what are some black hairstyles you wish would be included more in character creators/dressup games? or ones you get really happy to see are included?

#you're welcome to just comment the name or rb with pictures! #scratchpost #both out of curiosity because i would like to make a picrew at some point #and also because i like hearing about what kind of hairstyles people like :D #txt

[fesenmoon]

no fucking way

#sketches #comics #the far side #crocodiles #my art #i don’t know how to tag this. #also i should probably say. i tried to look into it further and i haven't seen hard hard evidence that they do this on purpose #personifying animals is tempting but ultimately i think it's just hot speculation atm. crocodilians are famously tough to research too #like the advantages may be a coincidence or just pure curiosity/play. which is also really cute...love those guys #sorry for the misinformation! light theory only afaik #comic

[susanontherocks]

I’m taking pottery lessons right now… and my teacher said “the kiln gods are being kind to me right now.” And that made me stop and think. Is there a god of pottery? I tried to look it up but it’s hazy.

In Ancient Greece, Athena was apparently the goddess of crafts, which is a bit vague. Hephaestus was the god of sculpting, but that’s not right either.

In Ancient Egypt, I found Khnum who made the other gods and humankind on his potter’s wheel.

I found two other gods of pottery in cultures I don’t know: Lianaotabi and Panthoibi.

But I wasn’t able to find anyone else. Pottery being such an important part of daily life all around the world, it seems like there would be more. Does anyone know of any other gods of pottery?

Edited: removed incorrect/inaccurate descriptor for Lianaotabi and Panthoibi peoples. Apologies, I found them through a random google search for “pottery gods.”

#pottery #world cultures #gods #god of pottery #curiosity

[happyheidi]

𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑘𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠

#IN Loooveeee !! #the curiosity! #figure out life u beautiful felines <3 #cottagecore #nature #naturecore #flowers #flowercore #warmcore #animals #photography #cozycore #cosycore #cats #kittens #cute #farmcore #deer #fawn #forest #forestcore

[cyanomys]

#polls #polls and research #pointless poll #united states #midwest #hell #location #moving #america #look im sorry if youre insulted by me grouping some states but there are 12 Midwestern states and only 10 options allowed #i just took a trip across the country and my limited perspective is that Ohio is Not So Bad #i grew up in Missouri 🫠 #why yes i am blazing this post #i enjoy whoring my ideas to the masses to satisfy my curiosity

[hjarta]

i feel like i’m constantly relearning to love the world again after very painful experiences and grief but sometimes it’s as simple as stepping outside and seeing a flower with a bright yellow centre and thinking “oh, how stunning!” 

#💛 #i'm tired but i still have a sweet existence now and in the future #still holding on to hope and curiosity

[requinoesis]

Continuing with the same previous idea of gamifying shark characteristics. 🎮✨

What if sharks' electro-sense could be used to find hidden magical treasures? They would be able to sense the electromagnetic field of objects or enemies emanating some kind of energy. ⚡️🦈⚡️

🔎I think this and this video are cool on this topic!

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I was unsure of what magical treasure I could make buried and I had these ideas until I finally chose the human skull with a jewel as my favorite! 💀✨

"The Dreamfaders" is what I thought my sharkfolk called the humans, long gone beyond time ~ At some point I can explain why they called us that.

I hope you like it and that it inspires you in some way about sharks! 🦈✨

#shark #sharks #character design #ocs #art #illustration #worldbuilding #shark curiosities

[bleedingbloody]

Malicious.x eyebag by Sachiko

#weird #gothic #goth #alt #altfashion #goth fashion #romantic goth #alternative #alt girl #fashion #oddities and curiosities #eye bag #bag #purse #punk

[buoyantsaturn]

#just out of curiosity <3 #mine #polls

[kdo-three]

Curious Curiosity Bettie Page

#Bettie Page #pin-up #1950's #black and white photography #Curious #curiosity

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

An interesting demonstration of how the human brain works.

But also something of a lesson regarding perception, and the unreliability of subjective perspective versus objective reality.

You can be extremely certain about how you perceive the world, your "lived experience," that which you "feel it in my heart." But that doesn't mean it's actually true. And it doesn't mean we have to endorse it, or ignore or outright deny objective reality.

That's a "you" thing, not a "we" thing.

#Adelbert Ames #Ames Window #perception #perspective #objective reality #lived experience #i feel it in my heart #subjective experience #The Curiosity Show #science #optical illusion #religion is a mental illness

[thechekhov]

Bonus question for reblog tags: If you reblog AI art without realizing it's AI art, would you like your followers to let you know about it?

#curiosity killed the rover

[alrauna]

TRACY PORTER (@the_porter_collective)

#Tracy Porter #photography #cabinet of curiosities #mushroom #jar #home decor #butterfly #flowers #botany #flower

[theend]

#this is to settle an argument but also out of curiosity #also I know this is subjective and probably dependant on country but there IS a right answer #poll