Illustrator Christoph Niemann looks at the identification of leaves in a whole new way. In Bio-Diversity, see a collection of leaves from trees you never knew existed, like the Fast Forwood and the Alder Ego.
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Can’t decide what kind of pie to serve after Thanksgiving dinner? Make them all in one pie pan! Cakespy experimented with pecan, apple, and pumpkin pie recipes to make this triple threat. (via Unique Daily)
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What would Earth look like if it had rings like Saturn? In a word: stunning.
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In Japan, Hall’s Cough Drops will cause ugly little birds to sprout from your chest. Since this what they pay to advertise, it must be a good thing.
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Popular Mechanic’s Guide to the Perfect Deep-Fried Turkey. Not just a recipe, but a detailed explanation of why it’s the best way to cook your Thanksgiving bird.
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Golden retrievers + atoms = science! Sixteen very well-behaved dogs explain the structure of atoms in a manner even my youngest child can understand.
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You can Eat Like the Pilgrims this Thanksgiving, but it might not be like any normal holiday meal you’ve ever had.
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You can supplement Popular Mechanics’s good advice with Alton Brown’s turkey derrick (link in name) if you really want to do it safely!
posted by Jim on 11-23-2009 at 10:03 am
I’m afraid I paid more attention to the dogs than to what they were teaching!
posted by Sara in AL on 11-23-2009 at 11:47 am
When I read “pecan, apple and pumpkin pie” I was envisioning one pie made with all three. Now that thought has my head coming up with all sorts of pies combining the three. And they’re beginning to sound good!
BTW – there is no such pronunciation of pecan (State tree of Texas) as pee-can(‘pÄ“-kan). That’s what you use on a long road trip! I know it’s in the M-W dictionary now but 20 years ago it was not there and only the other two pronunciations were given.
posted by Steve S on 11-23-2009 at 2:21 pm
I wish Earth had rings. That’s so pretty!
posted by tinkerschnitzel on 11-23-2009 at 3:06 pm
The earth rings really had me thinking. Imagine the change in the land, the flora, the fauna. The constant shade….considering they cover the areas where humans are thought to have evolved, would humans have evolved?
posted by Bakedpotatoes on 11-24-2009 at 1:47 am
To Steve S: Sorry, since all three pronunciations are listed, this is an excellent example of how the English language is fluid and can be changed. Even grotesquely incorrect words, such as double-negatives, become accepted through common usage. This is probably what happened with “pee-can”.
posted by Chris W on 10-27-2010 at 2:17 pm