Right now, the colour black, or “Kuro” in Japanese, is surprisingly enjoying widespread popularity in Japan. A trend so strong that we could even find an oh-so-hip black toilet paper. picked by muppet 2 years ago tags black |
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This Black Google Portal is easier on your eyes and saves energy. All search results are displayed on google.com with a black background and light text. picked by plimytheelder 3 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
A Humane Society in Idaho has banned adoptions of black cats, fearing they might be mistreated, or worse, on Halloween. picked by Caremel 3 years ago 4 comments edit related share weird |
One of the not-so-great joys of my new trailer is that it came with an infestation of black widow spiders. We would open the galley, and there one would be: black, and shiny, with horribly pointy legs and a big, fat abdomen. picked by bornbad 5 months ago 5 comments edit related share science |
You have probably seen the grey, no doubt you have heard of or read about the red. But have you ever heard of a black squirriel? The subgroup is on the rise. If an animal was a meme, this would probably be it. A real one, that is. The Black Squirrel, coming to a back garden near you soon(ish)…. and it may have dandruff. picked by bingo 6 months ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
The Black Keys are a blues band out of Akron, OH who have a distinctly gritty sound that is refreshing in todays over-produced industry. picked by donteatpoop 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
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The Peppered moth, which changed its colour from white to black in areas of Britain with heavy pollution, is now reverting back to its original appearance. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
Researchers from Duke University and the University of Cambridge think there is a way to determine whether some black holes are not actually black. Finding such an unmasked form of what physicists term a singularity "would shock the foundation of general relativity." picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
The scientists, led by Sean Farrell of the University of Leicester, England, said the newly found black hole weighs more than 500 solar masses and is a missing link between lighter stellar-mass and heavier super-massive black holes. picked by kakana 5 months ago 1 comments edit related share science |
What do you get when you take not one, not four, not eight, but sixteen PS3s and chain them together like some crazy video game test center configuration for extremely lucky children? Simple: The relatively affordable power to answer the question "At what speed to vibrating black holes stop vibrating?" picked by punthe 11 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
Researchers finally have strong evidence for the existence of a binary black hole system, a long-theorized result of galactic mergers that features two black holes orbiting around each other at the center of large galaxy. 0 comments edit related share scienceThe black holes are expected to merge in what astronomers figure would be one of the most energetic events in the universe. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago |
Big, black dogs are often the last to be adopted from animal shelters, a phenomenon known in pet rescue circles as "black dog syndrome." picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago 12 comments edit related share science |
KT Tunstall - Black Horse And The Cherry Tree.(Hot live) picked by Bornbad 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
There is a giant black hole at the centre of our galaxy, a study has confirmed. 1 comments edit related share scienceThe black hole is four million times heavier than our Sun, according to the paper in The Astrophysical Journal. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago |
Describing herself as the "new face of Judaism," Alysa Stanton became the first black female rabbi in the United States during an ordination in Cincinnati. picked by bingo 6 months ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
I like being black. Can't change it. Wouldn't want to. In comedy, being a black man has its advantages. You stick out in a field of white guys who joke about how "annoying" Starbucks is. picked by Bornbad 3 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
New research shows that black holes are not the ultimate destroyers that are often portrayed in popular culture. Instead, warm gas escaping from the clutches of enormous black holes could be one source of the chemical elements that make life possible. picked by dork 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Do you dream in black and white? If so, the chances are you are over 55 and were brought up watching a monochrome television set. picked by chelcho 1 year ago 20 comments edit related share science |
Welcoming new twins into the world is always a momentous event. But when brothers Ryan and Leo arrived they had an extra surprise for their parents - they were born with different coloured skin. For one twin to be black and one to be white is so rare that it is thought by medical experts to be a one in a million occurrence. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 6 comments edit related share science |
Could this be a case of the pot calling the kettle...black? Inquiring minds want to know. picked by Moe 4 months ago 8 comments edit related share plime.com |
Spitzer Space Telescopes show that the vicinities around the black holes could be backing up with excess matter - the black holes just can’t consume it fast enough to clear the space. When this happens, the matter heats up, and releases a tremendous amount of energy. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |