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the creator of gif revealed that GIF is pronounced as “JIF”.
that’s really annoying, my last name is Giffin and now I’m questioning the pronunciation of my own last namedaaaamn it doesnt even feel right
Ich Diene [I Serve]: Germany's collective blame phobia
The Germans have a particular phobia – they live in constant fear of being blamed for something. A commentary by Der Tagesspiegel’s Malte Lehming.
People don’t always make the best choices, even if their aims are honest. Realizing this can be painful but it doesn’t debase our common…
If Earth Had Rings
First off, they would be really pretty to look at. They would also dominate the sky in both night and day at exactly the same place as they would never rise nor set. And at night you would see the Earth’s shadow swing across the rings, like in the 4th photo here.
However, life would be very different on Earth if this were the case. Nocturnal animals would have a hard time being nocturnal, as the light reflecting from the rings would illuminate the night.
Because we are closer to the Sun than Saturn is, the rings would be more rocky than ice, making them less bright but still pretty bright. In fact, you would see far less stars at night (living anywhere other than the equator or the arctic circle) because of the light pollution and not to mention ruin most meteor showers because of that.
During the day the rings would block sunlight in certain regions of the planet creating wild weather cycles and effecting plant life as well. So basically, they would be definitely pretty to look at but they would also make a whole lot of things screwy.
Illustrations by Ron Miller // io9
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