A Blog about stuff that I like.Tumblr (3.0; @crookedself)http://crookedself.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxqhmf9X0W1qas1mto1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxqhmf9X0W1qas1mto8_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxqhmf9X0W1qas1mto4_r2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxqhmf9X0W1qas1mto2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.bookspaperscissors.com/post/15772328700/frederic-clement">bookspaperscissors</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Frédéric Clément</p> </blockquote>http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15774667476http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15774667476Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:22:27 -0500Frédéric Clémentillustrationart<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxjvm90KUo1qfqcw0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://14-billion-years-later.tumblr.com/post/15581480162/liquid-crystals-a-liquid-crystal-is-exactly-what">14-billion-years-later</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Liquid Crystals</strong><br/><br/>A liquid crystal is exactly what it sounds like: part liquid, part crystal, all awesome. From a distance a liquid crystal seems to be fluid in its behavior and organization, but take a closer look and you realize that it has some organized structure reminiscent of a solid crystal. The first mention of liquid crystals comes from an experiment in 1888 by <strong>Friedrich Reinitzer</strong>. The results of his experiment seemed to show that cholesteryl benzoate had <strong>two melting points</strong>, one that formed a cloudy liquid and one that formed a clear liquid. Upon closer analysis by a physicist it turned out that the intermediate phase has composed of <strong>crystallites</strong>.<br/><br/>An interesting phenomenon and also the greatest application of liquid crystals is their ability to change between a set of phases under certain conditions, such as temperature, electrical charge or composition. This has been exploited both artificially and naturally, where certain membranes and proteins behave as liquid crystals. Specifically this is useful because the internal order of the crystals can let certain <strong>polarizations</strong> of light through while blocking others. This is the basic principle behind <strong>Liquid Crystal Display</strong>, or LCD, televisions. The image above shows two phases, the less organized <strong>nematic</strong> phase is seen on the left while the <strong>smectic</strong> phase is shown on the right letting only certain light polarizations through.</p> </blockquote>http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15601900039http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15601900039Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:22:25 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxjol6xbaZ1qm8fzgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://earth-song.tumblr.com/post/15574786753/a-week-old-kinyongia-multituberculata-formerly">earth-song</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A week-old Kinyongia multituberculata (formerly known as Bradypodion fischeri).</p> </blockquote>http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15601886458http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15601886458Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:22:11 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxg3xkMynY1r0i205o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://myampgoesto11.tumblr.com/post/15467043701/human-skeleton-typogram">myampgoesto11</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>human skeleton typogram</p> </blockquote>http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15488533561http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15488533561Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:35:53 -0500scienceIllustrationanatomyskeletontypography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxer6sBun41qdrgo9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://black-tangled-heart.tumblr.com/post/15430955205">black-tangled-heart</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Северная</p> <p>by <a href="http://artoscop.ru">Lena Snegireva</a></p> </blockquote>http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15481433332http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15481433332Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:18:42 -0500illustrationart<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxfyzxj7l51qbwvhpo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxfyzxj7l51qbwvhpo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://lostsplendor.tumblr.com/post/15461826113/each-bead-represents-the-bust-of-a-burgher-or">lostsplendor</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span> </span></p> <p><em>“Each bead represents the bust of a burgher or maiden on one side, and a skeleton on the other. The terminals show the head of a deceased man, with half the image eaten away from decay.” Dated at 1500-1525</em></p> <p>- <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/17.190.306">Metropolitan Museum of Art</a>, via <strong>Retronaut</strong></p> </blockquote>http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15480785006http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15480785006Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:06:03 -0500historymedievalmiddle agesjewelry<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv7bytU40J1qdxnvbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tspitz.tumblr.com/post/13288654932/gaia-i-felsus">tspitz</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Gaia I ~ Felsus</em></p> </blockquote>http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15386854754http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15386854754Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:41:42 -0500illustration“<p>Interviewer: “If you were a young physicist just starting out today, what would you study?”</p> <p>Hawkings: “I would have a new idea that would open up a new field”.</p>”<br/><br/> - <em><p>From </p> <h1>Stephen Hawking at 70: Exclusive interview </h1> <p>(via) <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21328460.500-stephen-hawking-at-70-exclusive-interview.html">NewScientist</a></p></em>http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15380995279http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15380995279Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:36:14 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxcxpmYGwr1r9yu4eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><div><span id="ctl00_MasterContent_spanTitle">Waterfall House</span> by <a href="http://all.worth1000.com/artists/Matoogs" title="Matoogs">Matoogs</a></div> <div>7th place entry in <a href="http://www.worth1000.com/contests/15883/bizarrchitecture-7" id="ctl00_MasterContent_aContestLink">Bizarrchitecture 7</a></div></p>http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15380658548http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15380658548Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:29:45 -0500waterfallhousearchitecture<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxcxf43t261r9yu4eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Double-Barreled Wheellock Pistol of Emperor Charles V</strong><span>, ca. 1540–45</span><br/><span>Made by Peter Peck (1500/10–1596)</span><br/><span>German (Munich)</span><br/><span>Steel, etched and gilded; wood, inlaid with engraved staghorn</span> </p><p class="tombstoneSmall">L. 19 3/8 in. (49.2 cm)<br/>Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913 (14.25.1425)</p> <p class="tombstoneSmall"><span>This early multishot wheellock pistol is the work of Peter Peck, a maker of watches and guns. Two locks are combined in one mechanism, providing the barrels with separate ignition. Made for Emperor Charles V (r. 1519–56), the pistol is decorated with his dynastic and personal emblems: the double-headed imperial eagle and the pillars of Hercules with the Latin motto “Plus ultra” (More beyond).</span></p>http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15380331365http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15380331365Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:23:28 -0500Charles Vgunsold gunsPeter Peck15001600pistols<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx7n6kLECi1r9yu4eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><h1><a href="http://eajna.deviantart.com/art/Masquerade-259342132">Masquerade</a><small><span class="by">by</span> *<a class="u" href="http://eajna.deviantart.com/">eajna</a></small></h1></p>http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15231050515http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15231050515Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:54:20 -0500traditional artdrawingsportraits and figuresmasquerades<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx7mewD4SH1r9yu4eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15230445210http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15230445210Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:37:43 -0500photographyartssculptureromancestatues<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx7lhve1Jl1r9yu4eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15229664426http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15229664426Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:17:54 -0500firefire spitterflame wheel<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx7lfpjt9U1r9yu4eo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15229611262http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15229611262Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:16:36 -0500old picturesold boxingtime<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx7lcagVPr1r9yu4eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15229527159http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15229527159Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:14:33 -0500Vanroad lifefriendshanging out<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx7l7bZoKn1r9yu4eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15229402048http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15229402048Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:11:00 -0500Surfingwater sportswaves<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx71xhEwFh1qbn5m1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><strong>A Trip to the Sky</strong></p> <p><small><strong>Copyright:</strong> <em>Amirreza Kamkar</em></small></p> </blockquote>http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15229156696http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15229156696Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:05:48 -0500ScienceLandscapeTechTelescopeNight skyStarsStargazeAstronomy<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx7ea7i0Fi1qz5g4uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://shoomlah.tumblr.com/post/15222169987/colin-and-i-are-taking-sam-nielsons-advanced">shoomlah</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://nathantwist.tumblr.com/">Colin</a> and I are taking Sam Nielson’s <a href="http://schoolism.com/school.php?id=3">Advanced Lighting</a> course over on Schoolism, and it is awesome, and GOOD GOD I’m actually happy enough with my most recent assignment to post it.</p> <p>Sam does the initial loose linework for each assignment, so credit where credit is due for general mountain/cloud placement. :)</p> <p>-C</p> </blockquote>http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15229146672http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15229146672Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:05:35 -0500illustrationschoolismlandscapecloudspaintingjust gonna paint nothing but clouds until I die because I love them that much<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwmmsrV1pp1qkhe9mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://lanciare.tumblr.com/post/15153907924">lanciare</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>(by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonas_romo/4620219473/in/faves-wenninparis/">moshi moshi jonas</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15228535141http://crookedself.tumblr.com/post/15228535141Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:51:42 -0500