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Grandpa makes impossible shots come alive
(lemmy.world)
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"Worlds Oldest Terrarium" by David Latimer
(thenatureofhome.com)
In 1960, David Latimer decided to grow a sealed glass bottle terrarium. He never imagined that it would grow into an incredible research study and be dubbed “the world’s oldest terrarium.”
Over the years, David’s bottle garden was sealed shut but remains healthy and robust as it can be. It has a flourishing plant life even though it has not been watered since 1972.
David established the terrarium by placing a quarter pint of compost and water inside the ten-gallon bottle (custom hand-blown glass makers usually make these). He then added spiderworts seeds with the help of a wire.
After that, he sealed the bottle and put it in a corner filled with sunlight. Then, let nature do its job through photosynthesis ¹.
Photosynthesis releases oxygen and moisture into the air via plants. The water will then build up and drip onto the plants. The leaves will also fall and rot, releasing carbon dioxide, which the plants require for their food.
It is creating a self-sustaining ecosystem. It’s a stunning illustration of how nature can preserve itself.
Latimer opened the terrarium in 1972 to supply the plants with water. However, it has been sealed with no air or freshwater ever since.
The garden has been set in the same room for the past 27 years at the home of the Latimer family (at the time of the interview, it was moved around before that).
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This Email from Hillsdale College.
(lemmy.world)
“Elite universities are rife with communism, socialism, transgenderism…”?
“[professors] teach students who and what to hate”?
“[leftists] want a new America opposed to the Founders’ ideas”?
Maybe a little exaggerated?
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YouTube prankster Vitaly Arrested In Philippines and currently FAFO
(discuss.online)
Vitaly got into hot water with Filipino law after he was seen grabbing a security guard’s hat and trying to take a gun from another guard during a stream. He was also heard threatening to rob a woman in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig.
Specific allegations involve harassing and attempting to kiss security guards, attempting to seize a security guard’s firearm, and unlawfully recording individuals without consent.
Furthermore, he is accused of stealing a patrol motorcycle, an electric fan from a restaurant, and a tricycle—all of which were reportedly later abandoned—and fabricating negative online reviews for local businesses, as well as engaging in acts of vandalism.
Once the court cases are resolved, Zdorovetskiy is expected to be deported as an 'undesirable alien.' However, bother the US and Russia, where the YouTuber holds both passports, refuse to acknowledge and deport him. Until then, he remains under maximum security in Muntinlupa.
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Dark oxygen
(lemmy.world)
In the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, researchers found that polymetallic nodules-metal-rich rocks spread across the seafloor-may be creating oxygen in complete darkness. Acting like tiny natural batteries, these nodules split seawater into hydrogen and oxygen through electrochemical reactions, without sunlight or microbes.
This process, now called "dark oxygen," challenges the long-standing idea that oxygen can only be produced through
photosynthesis. It could offer clues about how life began on Earth-and how it might exist on other planets.
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Plasma falling to the surface of the sun.
(i.imgur.com)
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/35856987
Another cloud free day in Scotland let me catch almost 9 hours of this huge and lively prom. Taken with my home made 90mm modded Coronado PST and DMK21 camera. Software: CdC, Eqmod, DSSR, AutoStakkert!, Wavesharp, DVS, Shotcut and Gimp.
David Wilson on April 8, 2025 @ Inverness, Scotland
https://spaceweathergallery2.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=221951
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For those outside of the US, 8th grade would be about 13-14 years old.
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