Riccardo Lasculescu
@ricktripstar.bsky.social
Nanotech Engineer, Musician, Writer and free thinker. I like to share my ideas and the things I discover :) I want to connect with other free thinkers.
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There are 37,000 columns at the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland; these are so geometrically perfect that legends say were created by a giant.
Real cause: During the Paleocene there was an intense volcanic activity. As the lava mass cooled, cracks propagating down created pillarlike structures.
Real cause: During the Paleocene there was an intense volcanic activity. As the lava mass cooled, cracks propagating down created pillarlike structures.
January 6, 2026 at 2:40 PM
There are 37,000 columns at the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland; these are so geometrically perfect that legends say were created by a giant.
Real cause: During the Paleocene there was an intense volcanic activity. As the lava mass cooled, cracks propagating down created pillarlike structures.
Real cause: During the Paleocene there was an intense volcanic activity. As the lava mass cooled, cracks propagating down created pillarlike structures.
Dante Alighieri “fun” fact: he was actually a battlefield veteran.
Long before he wrote the Inferno, he was a "feditore" (a front-line cavalryman) at the Battle of Campaldino in 1289. He was a warrior-poet who risked his life for his city (Florence) that exiled him under threats of being beheaded.
Long before he wrote the Inferno, he was a "feditore" (a front-line cavalryman) at the Battle of Campaldino in 1289. He was a warrior-poet who risked his life for his city (Florence) that exiled him under threats of being beheaded.
January 3, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Dante Alighieri “fun” fact: he was actually a battlefield veteran.
Long before he wrote the Inferno, he was a "feditore" (a front-line cavalryman) at the Battle of Campaldino in 1289. He was a warrior-poet who risked his life for his city (Florence) that exiled him under threats of being beheaded.
Long before he wrote the Inferno, he was a "feditore" (a front-line cavalryman) at the Battle of Campaldino in 1289. He was a warrior-poet who risked his life for his city (Florence) that exiled him under threats of being beheaded.
The Antikythera Mechanism is a 2,000-year-old bronze Greek device. It’s considered the world's first known analog computer and it was used to predict astronomical positions.
It was discovered in a shipwreck near Antikythera in 1901 and it featured over 30 interlocking gears.
#ancient #history
It was discovered in a shipwreck near Antikythera in 1901 and it featured over 30 interlocking gears.
#ancient #history
January 2, 2026 at 11:29 PM
« Nature never hurries, yet everything is accomplished.
The patient drift of clouds across endless sky,
and the silent turning of seasons,
she teaches us the art of simply becoming. »
Nature does not speak, it simply is. Photos by me.
The patient drift of clouds across endless sky,
and the silent turning of seasons,
she teaches us the art of simply becoming. »
Nature does not speak, it simply is. Photos by me.
January 1, 2026 at 10:33 PM
« Nature never hurries, yet everything is accomplished.
The patient drift of clouds across endless sky,
and the silent turning of seasons,
she teaches us the art of simply becoming. »
Nature does not speak, it simply is. Photos by me.
The patient drift of clouds across endless sky,
and the silent turning of seasons,
she teaches us the art of simply becoming. »
Nature does not speak, it simply is. Photos by me.
The first image of a black hole was made by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) in 2019. By synchronizing radio telescopes all around the world, a sort of Earth-sized observatory, the EHT was able to capture the black hole in the of the Messier 87 galaxy (55 million light-years).
#science #discoveries
#science #discoveries
January 1, 2026 at 9:21 PM
The first image of a black hole was made by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) in 2019. By synchronizing radio telescopes all around the world, a sort of Earth-sized observatory, the EHT was able to capture the black hole in the of the Messier 87 galaxy (55 million light-years).
#science #discoveries
#science #discoveries
January 1, 2026 at 9:04 PM
How ancient people celebrated New Year’s Eve?
Babylonians did it 4,000 years ago with the Akitu festival under the Ishtar Gate, symbolising renewal and fertility. In Egypt pharaohs offered artifacts to gods for prosperity through the Nile river. Calendar was different but traditions remain.
#NewYear
Babylonians did it 4,000 years ago with the Akitu festival under the Ishtar Gate, symbolising renewal and fertility. In Egypt pharaohs offered artifacts to gods for prosperity through the Nile river. Calendar was different but traditions remain.
#NewYear
December 31, 2025 at 6:46 PM
How ancient people celebrated New Year’s Eve?
Babylonians did it 4,000 years ago with the Akitu festival under the Ishtar Gate, symbolising renewal and fertility. In Egypt pharaohs offered artifacts to gods for prosperity through the Nile river. Calendar was different but traditions remain.
#NewYear
Babylonians did it 4,000 years ago with the Akitu festival under the Ishtar Gate, symbolising renewal and fertility. In Egypt pharaohs offered artifacts to gods for prosperity through the Nile river. Calendar was different but traditions remain.
#NewYear
December 31, 2025 at 12:04 PM
London fun fact:
Did you know that the London Bridge was about to fall down, so its parts were sold to American entrepreneur Robert McCulloch for $2.46 million.
It was rebuilt in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. The new London Bridge that stands in its place on the Thames was completed in 1973.
Did you know that the London Bridge was about to fall down, so its parts were sold to American entrepreneur Robert McCulloch for $2.46 million.
It was rebuilt in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. The new London Bridge that stands in its place on the Thames was completed in 1973.
December 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
London fun fact:
Did you know that the London Bridge was about to fall down, so its parts were sold to American entrepreneur Robert McCulloch for $2.46 million.
It was rebuilt in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. The new London Bridge that stands in its place on the Thames was completed in 1973.
Did you know that the London Bridge was about to fall down, so its parts were sold to American entrepreneur Robert McCulloch for $2.46 million.
It was rebuilt in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. The new London Bridge that stands in its place on the Thames was completed in 1973.
December 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
First released in 2012, CRISPR-based gene editing has led to many medical breakthroughs. This natural system called CRISPR, which stands for “clustered interspaced short palindromic repeats,” has now been adapted into a tool. It captures pieces of the invaders’ DNA and insert them into their genome.
December 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
First released in 2012, CRISPR-based gene editing has led to many medical breakthroughs. This natural system called CRISPR, which stands for “clustered interspaced short palindromic repeats,” has now been adapted into a tool. It captures pieces of the invaders’ DNA and insert them into their genome.
December 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
December 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
For a good world-building you need to start from reality. I’m currently studying old cities of Siena and Perugia to build a more realistic city in my fantasy world.
#fantasy #art #map #worldbuilding
#fantasy #art #map #worldbuilding
December 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
For a good world-building you need to start from reality. I’m currently studying old cities of Siena and Perugia to build a more realistic city in my fantasy world.
#fantasy #art #map #worldbuilding
#fantasy #art #map #worldbuilding
Launched in 1990, the Human Genome Project successfully sequenced a complete human genome for the first time in 2003, creating a reference point for the ~3 billion base pairs of DNA of our species. It’s the largest collaborative biological project in history.
#science #discoveries
#science #discoveries
December 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Launched in 1990, the Human Genome Project successfully sequenced a complete human genome for the first time in 2003, creating a reference point for the ~3 billion base pairs of DNA of our species. It’s the largest collaborative biological project in history.
#science #discoveries
#science #discoveries
The Winged Victory of Samothrace, or the Niké of Samothrace is my favourite statue. It was discovered on the island of Samothrace in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It is a Greek sculpture from the Hellenistic era, dating back to the 2nd century BC. The statue alone, measures 2.75 metres (9 ft 0).
#art
#art
December 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The Winged Victory of Samothrace, or the Niké of Samothrace is my favourite statue. It was discovered on the island of Samothrace in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It is a Greek sculpture from the Hellenistic era, dating back to the 2nd century BC. The statue alone, measures 2.75 metres (9 ft 0).
#art
#art
I loved visiting the Alhambra, a palace and fortress located in Granada, Spain. One of the best-preserved palaces of the Islamic world. Geometric patterns, vegetal motifs, and inscriptions were the main types of decorations. Additionally, "stalactite"-like sculpting was used for ceilings.
December 27, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I loved visiting the Alhambra, a palace and fortress located in Granada, Spain. One of the best-preserved palaces of the Islamic world. Geometric patterns, vegetal motifs, and inscriptions were the main types of decorations. Additionally, "stalactite"-like sculpting was used for ceilings.
Göbekli Tepe blows my mind, it predates human history. Built ~7000 years before the Egyptian pyramids. It has 20 feet T-pillars carved with animals.
It's located in Turkey, old "Fertile Crescent". I suggest you to make some research about this and other sites in the region.
#ancient #history
It's located in Turkey, old "Fertile Crescent". I suggest you to make some research about this and other sites in the region.
#ancient #history
December 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
