Phil Schwartz
@mindreadings.bsky.social
Budding writer. Magic historian. Charming, mostly.
For Thanksgiving, I’m making a Mobius Turkey. It’s a turkey stuffed in a chicken that’s stuffed in the same turkey.
November 28, 2024 at 8:19 PM
For Thanksgiving, I’m making a Mobius Turkey. It’s a turkey stuffed in a chicken that’s stuffed in the same turkey.
I was diagnosed with a fear of palindromes. My doctor prescribed Xanax.
November 18, 2024 at 5:17 PM
I was diagnosed with a fear of palindromes. My doctor prescribed Xanax.
Reposted by Phil Schwartz
Annual morbidity in the 20th century, before and after vaccines:
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
November 17, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Annual morbidity in the 20th century, before and after vaccines:
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
Reposted by Phil Schwartz
Probabilistic Uncertainty xkcd.com/3007
November 5, 2024 at 3:10 AM
Probabilistic Uncertainty xkcd.com/3007
I invented the placebo camera. It doesn’t take pictures but it makes you feel like you were there.
November 16, 2024 at 7:18 PM
I invented the placebo camera. It doesn’t take pictures but it makes you feel like you were there.
Blue skies are smiling at me.
November 13, 2024 at 4:34 AM
Blue skies are smiling at me.