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dark_puffin_phd
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science and other random facts, multiplicator, entrepreneur, ekut 40 under 40, Biophysical chemist
The #globe: the original #3D #world #view - before #Google #Earth made it #spin with a #swipe. Tilted at 23.5°, full of #outdated #borders and #childhooddreams. Basically: #geography’s #discoball with an #educational #mission.
October 15, 2025 at 9:37 AM
#SouthIberianWallLizard: #sun-loving, #wall-scaling, and #fast enough to make your #shadow feel #lazy. #Masters of #microhabitats, they #flash tiny #dragon #energy across the #Mediterranean. Basically: #geckos with #attitude and better #tans.
October 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
#Kilowatt: the #strong, #silent type of the #energy #world. #Powers your #coffee #machine, your #EV, and your #Netflix #binge, without asking for #thanks. One kilowatt = 1,000 #watts of ‘get stuff done’. Basically: #electricity with a #gym #membership.
October 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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#Gottesackerplateau: like the #moon, but with #cows. A #surreal karst #landscape where cracked #limestone stretches to the #horizon. #Hike carefully - one wrong #step and you’re #halfway to #geology #class. #Nature’s #stone #labyrinth in #alpine disguise.
September 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
#Gottesackerplateau: like the #moon, but with #cows. A #surreal karst #landscape where cracked #limestone stretches to the #horizon. #Hike carefully - one wrong #step and you’re #halfway to #geology #class. #Nature’s #stone #labyrinth in #alpine disguise.
September 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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#Ötztal: where #glaciers meet #saunas, and #marmots have better #views than you. #Hike, #ski, #soak - repeat. From #Ötzi the #Iceman to #high-tech #cablecars, it’s #alpine #drama with #spa access. Basically: #nature’s #wellness #resort with #altitude.
September 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
#Ötztal: where #glaciers meet #saunas, and #marmots have better #views than you. #Hike, #ski, #soak - repeat. From #Ötzi the #Iceman to #high-tech #cablecars, it’s #alpine #drama with #spa access. Basically: #nature’s #wellness #resort with #altitude.
September 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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#Abstract #Expressionism peaked with the raw, untamed #genius of #TimoRahmler. #Color? #Emotion. #Form? Optional. #Meaning? Somewhere between #existential dread and #ecstatic #coffee spills. His #brush didn’t paint - it #testified.
July 4, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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#hummingbird #hawk-moth: the tiny hummingbird #impersonator that’s actually a #moth. #Hovers like a #pro, sips #nectar mid-air with a built-in #straw, and migrates like it’s got #airline #status. #Nature’s fast-forward button with #wings.
July 5, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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#Troyes: where #medieval #France meets perfectly uneven #timber #framing. Shaped like a #champagne #cork (really), packed with #Gothic #churches, #colorful #houses, and the kind of quiet that whispers ‘buy another #pastry’. History never looked so #cozy.
July 8, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Old #cinema #seats: where the #magic of #film met the #mystery of who sat there before you. #Creaky, #scratchy, and definitely not #ergonomic, but full of #stories, spilled #popcorn, and first #kisses. Velvet #timemachines with built-in #backache.
July 8, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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#Technik #Museum #Sinsheim: where #Concorde and #Tupolev hang out on the #roof, #classic #cars #shine like #chrome #dreams, and #tanks #casually #photobomb your #selfies. It’s like walking through a #gearhead’s #daydream - with #jet #noise included.
August 5, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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#Ray & #Charles #Eames: the #design #power #couple who made #plywood sexy and #chairs #philosophical. They didn’t just #furnish #homes, they shaped #modern #living. If #midcentury had a #heartbeat, it probably rocked by Eames.
July 4, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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The #UnionJack: a #flag with serious layering #skills. #England’s cross, #Scotland’s saltire, and #Ireland’s red X - all stitched into one #iconic #mashup. It’s like the #British #Isles made a #band #logo… and then #colonized half the #planet with it.
July 3, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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#MaximGorkiColonnade in #MariánskéLázně: all #arches, #angels, and #spa-time splendor. Built in 1889 to elevate #mineral #water to an #art form. It’s like #sipping healing springs inside a #wedding #cake carved from #iron and #plaster.
July 3, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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#Agricultural #fields: #Earth’s #patchwork #quilt, sewn with #tractors and #sunlight. From #golden #wheat to #vibrant #rapeseed, it’s #geometry meets #biology - #feeding the #world one furrow at a time. #Nature and #humans, co-authoring #dinner.
July 2, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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#DonSchorleone: he makes you an #offer you can’t #widerschprich. Half #wine, half #water, 100% #Pfalz. Rules the #Weinschorle underworld with a #Spritzer in hand and #Zwiebelkuchen on the side. Leave the #gun, take the #Dubbeglas.
June 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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#Lufthansa: #Germany’s #flying #ambassador since 1955. Known for #efficiency, #pretzels at #cruising altitude, and making ‘Bitte anschnallen’ sound oddly #comforting. It’s not just an #airline, it’s a #high-altitude #lesson in orderly #travel.
July 10, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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#Vintage #skiing: #wooden #skis, #wool #sweaters, and zero sense of fear (or edge control). No #Gore-Tex, no #carving, just #icy #slopes, #leather #boots, and #heroic #mustaches. Skiing when #après-ski meant #schnapps and #snow burn.
July 10, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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The #AcapulcoChair: #mid-century #cool meets #tropical breeze. Woven #vinyl, #metal frame, and enough #retro flair to make any #patio feel like 1950s #Mexico. It doesn’t just seat you - it says ‘I #lounge with #style.
July 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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#Streets of an old #Tuscan #town: #sun-warmed #stone, #laundry in the #breeze, and #corners that smell like #espresso and #history. Cobbled, #crooked, and #charmingly slow - where even the #shadows take a #siesta.
July 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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#Swans: #elegance on #water, attitude on land. #Graceful gliders with #ballerina #necks and the confidence of a #bouncer. They mate for life, hiss like #villains, and look #fabulous doing it. Basically: the #supermodels of the #bird #world.
June 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Ray & Charles #Eames didn’t just design #chairs they made an #elephant. First crafted in 1945, too complex to #mass-produce back then. Today it’s #design meets #playroom chic: part #toy, part #sculpture, all #mid-century #cool.
June 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM