So we found this yoghurt that was totally taken by mold or something, it looked cool, I took some photos, I thought I might share them somewhere but not sure where. So far the best candidate would be a NoContext community but I actually do want to add the context. Maybe even let people guess what it is or identify the organism if they wish, not sure, any suggestions? Thanks

Most mammals seem fine with shorter hair (usually denser though). The only other case that comes to mind of very long hair restricted to a specific body area is that of horses manes, which to be fair I'm also not totally sure what purpose it serves. Many equines seem fine with shorter manes and tails that don't have such long hair, like zebras. They swish flies away all the same.

Some animals have long hair but it covers most of their bodies (like llamas or yaks maybe), it's not restricted to a small area. Other animals have denser or longer hair in some areas, like lions, but this serves a purpose (protection of the neck and head) and even then the length ratio between these longer hairs and the rest of the fur isn't as skewed as that of humans.

So, why? I get that hair on the head helps protect it from the elements and sun, but why so long? Some humans can grow hair longer than their own body length, which is remarkable, and without doing any fact check I'd say we are probably among the top 5 species with longest hairs ever. Is it just a showoff feature like a peacock's tail feathers, an indicator of overall health? Or does it serve another function as well?

I didn't mean to type this wall of text..., thanks for coming to my TED talk

New rhynchosaur species described.

Link for actual paper: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article/13/4/260176/481336/A-new-hyperodapedontine-rhynchosaur-from-a?searchresult=1

I'm in two DnD campaigns, different people. I've always felt the table in campaign N.1 has a very "American Chopper" energy, maybe the "woman yelling at cat +american chopper" meme mashup could be a great way to describe it. Chaos, mess, heated arguments, flying chairs, unfinished dinners, it's perfect.

It bothers me that I can't find a meme that represents the environment at the other table. So here I reach out to you, dear lemmings, and your meme knowledge.

Campaign N.2 couldn't be more different. Everybody is organized and civilized. There's hardly any arguments, ever, outside of roleplay. Any objects on the table are clean and in excellent condition. There isn't a lot of physical contact though, in spite of everyone getting along well.

Any meme suggestions?

cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/28480950

In 2015, Cookie Monster filmed a viral video titled "Simply Delicious Shower Thoughts with Cookie Monster" for the Mashable YouTube channel. In the video, he explores various New York City museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Guggenheim, while pondering deep "shower thoughts" about food.

...eat as much [food item 1] as you want, without suffering any unwanted consequences

... always find [food item 2] at a bargain price, discounted or on sale (but you can't resell them)

...eat [ food item 3] and be sure it will always be be of excellent quality, rich and full of flavor

My three items would be chocolate, steak and cheese. Maybe. I'm not too sure about the steak, maybe I should say eggs instead.

What would be your three blessed foods?

Typically if I'm visiting my family the drive is about 2.5 hrs. On some public holidays, Christmas included, that can be 3 or 3.5 hrs.

Today I cancelled my trip after being stuck in traffic 20 minutes with an estimate of 4.5 hrs total for the trip. It's insane. I remember similar times from other years too. Only this time with this petrol situation I'm just not doing it.

I don't understand why??? Is this the only long weekend of the year? What gets into people's minds?

Basically looking for people's experiences across multiple playthroughs in this game. Tell me all about the unexpected things you found, especially after more than two playthroughs.

I'm currently on my second run, close to the end. The first run I played Tav. I thought myself pretty thorough with map exploration, and by the time I finished I had a pretty good idea of which quests I had left unfinished and which characters I wanted to interact more/less/differently in my next run.

I wasn't expecting the game to feel this different though, and I'm loving it for it. So now on my second run I am playing Durge, I recruited Laezel and Minthara (previously I didn't...) and I made sure to find all pieces of Dribbles. I set myself to antagonize the Emperor in this run, unlike in my previous one. Oh and I made sure to keep the windmill gnome alive in the blighted village, since previously I accidentally pulled the wrong lever and yeeted him away, lol. I thought that was it, that would be most of the missing content I was interested in.

I... didn't expect to find so many different bits and pieces here and there or because of the order in which I did things. I realised I could recruit Scratch, an owlbear, and also an intellect devourer. I was surprised to see that entering the shadow cursed lands from the mountains as opposed to the grimforge would give me the opportunity to join the drider's caravan. Straight to moonrise, skipping the Inn. I rescued the prisoners and Minthara and was surprised, again, to see I could take them all, and myself and the party by boat to the Inn even if I hadn't yet been at the Inn.

I also realised I pretty much sucked exploring the map in Act 3; so many doors left unopened. For example I discovered there are mausoleums one can actually break into and explore in the graveyard. How come I missed that before, I don't understand. There is a mindflayer in the windmill in Rivington, and I should have taken the emperor's advice regarding it. In this run, my companions actually pointed at the shop Jaheira said would be the safe place, so I brought Jaheira with me and oh boy I discovered she actually has content exclusively for her. Her little questline was totally unexpected; previously I just let her tag along at camp but mostly ignored her. Discovering this as Durge I guess added extra flavor.

Etc. I could go on forever, but I want to hear what surprised you. Bring it on, maybe you can inspire me to try something different in my next run.

Hopefully the cross post works

Someone had to ask the questions that matter.