Rhythmless Duck's Quarterly

I say quarterly because I don't have the discipline to write often, all in all, it might contain my own musings/misgivings or other things I find interesting that can range considerably from video games to history and science. We'll see.

art-of-swords:

Austrian Cavalry Saber

  • Dated: late 19th century
  • Measurements: overall length 98.2 cm

A weapon with iron Gothic-type guard, well-chiseled and pierced with the Austrian double-headed eagle and FJ for Emperor Franz Josef I. It has a fishskin grip with wire wrap. The fullered blade with clipped tip and etched at the forte on either side.

Source & Copyright: Auction Flex

This, girl. I like her

(Source: librarian-byday, via thefrogman)

thelearningbrain:

revolutionizeed:

dot-ed:

Is Your Red The Same as My Red?

What if we all see colors differently?  Really interesting video…check it out!

the perennial question; my students love to philosophize about this. 

adventuresinlearning:

polygonal-lasso:

fizzylimon:

soundlyawake:

Why He Doesn’t Want to Eat Octopus

OMG THIS IS SO ADORABLE I CAN’T

It really is adorable. I mean, I eat meat, and I’m perfectly happy with that, but I do sometimes think about that moment when I may have to talk with my children about what is happening when we eat meat.

So beautiful!

(via thelearningbrain)

ancientpeoples: Golden rosette with the head of a griffin  Greek, Rhodian Archaic Period, 630 - 620 BC Source: The Metropolitan Museum 

ancientpeoples:

Golden rosette with the head of a griffin 

Greek, Rhodian

Archaic Period, 630 - 620 BC

Source: The Metropolitan Museum 

thefrogman:

Geriatric Jedi Problems

(Source: wrong-url-motherfucker, via zohbugg)

thevintagethimble:

Woman’s domestic semi-formal coat.
Chinese (Han), Qing dynasty, late 19th century. China. Silk damask embroidered with couched gold and silver wrapped thread and silk floss, applied silk ribbon.

Han woman’s domestic semi-formal coat (ao) in lavender silk damask with woven designs of narcissus and peaches; neck, front, hem and sleeves edged with blue silk satin ribbon with peaches embroidered in gold couching and black silk satin ribbon with peonies, butterflies and phoenix; right side front closing with blue silk loops and knotted buttons. | MFA

(via non-westernhistoricalfashion)

"Just open up"

Pretty good short story

world-shaker: There’s a place for this in every classroom management system.

world-shaker:

There’s a place for this in every classroom management system.