https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-did-dinosaurs-have-horns-it-may-not-have-been-simply-for-defense-180984866/

For people wanting to know more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_football

https://collider.com/candyman-tony-todd-27-bee-stings/

From [@Ulvain@sh.itjust.works](https://sh.itjust.works/u/Ulvain) : https://sh.itjust.works/comment/13658165 Additional precisions from [@kamen@lemmy.world](https://lemmy.world/u/kamen) > It’s important to note that it’s the subject distance that’s the primary factor, not the focal length. The focal length is secondary in that it dictates how far you can be while maintaining the same framing. If you shoot the picture at 200 mm from the example and then without moving you shoot again at 20, you’ll have the same perspective, just way smaller subject in the frame; if you then crop in the picture shot at 20, you’ll have the same framing too, just way less pixels. > If you’re half a metre away from the dude’s nose, you’ll be roughly 60 cm away from his ears (20% more distance), but if you’re 5 metres away from his nose, you’ll be 5.10 m away from his ears (only 2% more distance) - and this is what creates the difference in apparent sizes of the facial features relating to one another.

Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/honor-the-natural-beauty-of-these-tremendous-trees-see-the-glory-of-the-forest-and-the-trees-in-these-15-smithsonian-magazine-photo-contest-submissions-180985002/

Source: https://lemmy.world/comment/12042111 Thanks for sharing [@Jimmyeatsausage@lemmy.world](https://lemmy.world/u/Jimmyeatsausage)

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/12734064 > This map helps answer the question ‘what will my city’s climate feel like in 60 years?’. By selecting your city of interest this OSM-based map will show you what current location has the most similar climate to that forecast for 2080.

https://unusualplaces.org/slanic-prahova-salt-mine-museum/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rare-1-in-100-million-cotton-candy-lobster-found-off-the-coast-of-new-hampshire-180984814/

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18551796 > Just got home from work. They just sort of popped up...so I wanted to give others the chance to enjoy the view.

metric-time.com

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/39302426 > What do you think? > > You can read more here: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_time

Lithuanian discus thrower Mykolas Alekna, 21, won silver in Paris, following in his father Virgilijus' footsteps. He qualified for final with a 67.47-meter throw and broke his father's Olympic record with 69.89 meters. As the world record holder (74.35 meters), Mykolas is set to continue his family's legacy.

www.cnn.com

With the Olympics on I wondered how much one would sell for given a lot of these events don’t have a lot of options of making a living unfortunately. The article is from the 2021 Tokyo Olympics so pricing might not be exact but: > At today’s prices that means the gold medal would be worth around $800 if you melted it down, while the silver would be worth about $450 and the bronze around $5. That’s just the worth of the metals, the fact that it’s an Olympic medal means it’ll sell more but it varies a lot based on the year and event which make sense. >Earlier this month a winner’s medal from the 1896 Athens Olympics sold for $180,000 at auction, Cuban shooter Leuris Pupo’s gold medal from the London 2012 Olympics fetched $73,200, and his compatriot Iván Pedroso’s long jump gold medal from Sydney 2000 went for $71,335. All three were sold by Boston-based RR Auction.

Technique used: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strip_photography