I just wrapped up my first week at Tumblr and thought I’d take a minute to share with folks what it’s like to work here as an engineer. Katherine and I moved to NYC from Indianapolis back on May 2nd and my first day at Tumblr as a Senior Engineer was on May 9th. We had a week to get settled and…
About two months agoIn January of 2011, I decided to try something new.I am a computer teacher at a private school in New York City. I teach mainly first and second grade as well as the occasional high school elective. Students come into my computer lab and spend 40 minutes completing whatever…
Preserved Transparent Animals by Iori Tomita
These see-through critters are preserved in jars and injected with amazing technicolor enzymes to make them all glow-y. Break it down, Science: “Tomita uses an enzyme to dissolve the natural proteins in the flesh. He then injects red dyes into the harder bones and blue dyes into the softer cartilage, thus highlighting usually unseen internal structures. The dead creature is then preserved in a jar of glycerin”. You can even buy miniature versions of these… in Japan.
(via: gakuranman, geekologie)
