Ciekawostki

[kasiotfur]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmidt_Sting_Pain_Index

Skala bólu.Bardzo ciekawe, że ból można tak w ogóle opisać. To apropos linku o robalach, który wrzuciłam w pogaduchach ( http://www.cracked.com/article_15816_5-most-horrifying-bugs-in-world.html  AAAA  )

[El Lorror!]

hmm dziwne, czasem opisy z wyższego progu bólu wydają mi się mniej groźne niż te z niższego...
zacząłem czytać komentarze niektóre są super

Ten odt. pszczół afrykańskich

I was really worried then i realized two things about this whole thing:
1. http://www.cracked.com/article_17016_7-items-you-wont-believe-are-actually-legal.html the first cracked link i ever read, and in the section about flamethrowers: "As a potent combination of "deadly" and "too small to shoot," the Africanized Honey Bee is quite possibly mankind's most dangerous enemy. Enter the flamethrower: your first, last, and only line of defense against the black and yellow hordes. In 1968, Brazilian firefighters armed with flamethrowers defended a group of children from the onslaught of buzzing death." Buy a flamethrower and defend yourself from ALL of the things on this list.
2. Zombies are unintelligent and probably do not read these things. They also do not carry flamethrowers. That means that they will wander into bees nests, were they will be killed and eaten. Also, Tokyo is one of the biggest cities in the world, if the zombies get there they will wreck havoc and we will be even more fucked. Luckely zombies are rotting flesh that moves which means that they are like an all you can eat buffet on legs for the Japanese Giant Hornet, which surrounds Tokyo. Therefore all we need is to always carry a flamethrower in insect infested areas and wait for the zombie apocolypse in which the zombies and the insects will fight to the death, leaving us to live.

[bambosh]

Hmm, bardzo dziwna walijska wersja irlandzkiej bajki! Nie wiem czy kojarzycie historię o tym jak czyżyk zostało królem ptaków (w zawodach polegających na tym kto wzleci najwyżej ukrył się w piórach orła i wystartował z jego grzbietu kiedy orzeł opadł z sił; został ogłoszony królem ale odtąd musi ukrywać się przed wszystkimi ptakami, które rozwścieczył tym podstępem). W walijskiej wersji, ptaki zbierają się po zawodach i płaczą rzewnie, i żeby pozbyć się niechcianego króla, postanawiają... utopić go we łzach. W tym celu konstruują wielką michę w którą zbierają łzy, ale niezręczna sowa wpada do balii i rozlewa zawartość (dlatego wszystkie ptaki nienawidzą sów). Nie wiem czemu, ale wizja płaczących ptaków i takiej dziwacznej zemsty obudziła mnie na krótką chwilę z typowego na wykładach marazmu!

[kasiotfur]

http://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2011/03/hair-in-mourning-brooch-and-bracelet.html

Bransoletki i broszki żałobne. Wykonane z ... włosów.



Ciekawostka. Nie wiem jeszcze jakie, ale może coś pośmiertnego z włosami miałoby zastosowanie u tanelfów.

[Bollomaster]

Ależ dziwne! Trochę odrzucające... To jest jakiś stary zwyczaj?

[kasiotfur]

Tak, szczególnie w czasach wiktoriańskich, gdzie wybuchła moda, przez naśladownictwo królowej (w żałobie po śmierci męża)

HAIR JEWELRY
Hair, a symbol of life, has been associated with death and funerals in many
cultures. Egyptian tomb paintings portray scenes showing pharaohs and queens
exchanging hair balls as tokens of enduring love. In Mexico, Indian women
kept hair combings in a special jar which was buried with their bodies so that
the soul would not become tired looking for missing parts, and delay its
passage to the other world.

Hairwork has early commercial roots in Scandinavian countries, where some is
still actively being done. In Sweden because of the population boom in the
early 1800's, scarcity of farm land, and many cold summers; life was difficult
for small farmers in rural areas. In order to survive and keep their farms,
they turned to crafts on a part-time basis. Each village developed its own
special trade.

In the small village of Vamhus, Dalarna, Sweden hair plaiting became a
necessity for the town's survival. A village woman who was skilled at hair
plaiting taught the craft to friends and relatives. Soon this small town of
1800 had as many as 300 hair workers. Because there was no market for hair
jewelry in the impoverished village, it was necessary for the hair workers to
take long journeys to sell their wares. Young girls would divide up into
teams of three or four and travel to a country in Europe, learn the language
and take their art with them.



The craft of hairwork spread throughout Europe. Beautifully detailed
landscapes and floral designs were made by jewelers using human hair. In
England in the late 18th century early neo-classical style pieces were
bordered with seed pearls surrounding the words "In Memorium" and a panel of
simple, twisted hair. During the 19th century Queen Victoria presented
Empress Eugene with a bracelet of her own hair, and the Queen recorded in her
diary that the Empress was "touched to tears."

In the 1853 Crystal Palace Exposition, a full line of hair jewelry was
displayed, as well as a full tea set made entirely of hair. By the 1850's
hair was an expensive commodity with a variety of commercial uses. Every
Spring hair merchants visited fairs and markets throughout Europe. They
offered young girls ribbons, combs and trinkets in exchange for their hair.

Hair jewelry caught on in the United States as well. During the Civil War as
the soldiers left home to join the fight, they would leave a lock of hair with
their families. Upon the soldier's death, the hair was often made into a
piece of mourning jewelry or placed in a locket. These were gold or black,
and were sometimes engraved with "In Memory Of" and the initials or names of
the deceased.


Godey's Lady's Book endorsed the fashion of hair jewelry and made it easy to
acquire. The following excerpt extolling the virtues of hairwork is from c. 1850:

"Hair is at once the most delicate and last of our materials and survives us like
love. It is so light, so gentle, so escaping from the idea of death, that, with a
lock of hair belonging to a child or friend we may almost look up to heaven
and compare notes with angelic nature, may almost say, I have a piece of thee
here, not unworthy of thy being now."


In 1855, the magazine offered to accommodate any lady wishing hair made up
into jewelry, upon receipt of the hair and the price for making it. The
hairwork jewelry sold through Godey's was described as a superior product,
graceful in design and durable in quality. The gold in the finely chaised
mountings was of a warm reddish tone which contrasted beautifully with
intricate plaits of the hair.

Beginning in the 1850's through the 1900's, hairwork became a drawing room
pastime. Godey's Lady's Book and Peterson's Magazine gave instructions and
patterns for making brooches, cuff links, and bracelets at home. To further
the craze for the homecraft, Godey's reminded readers that while mourning
etiquette decreed that only jet jewelry was allowed for first mourning, for
the second mourning, one could wear a brooch and bracelet made of hair with a
gold and black enamel clasp. Even a watch chain or plain gold belt buckle was
permissible for widowers to wear if made of hair or if it enclosed hair.



The work was done on a round table. Depending on the height of the table, it
could be done sitting or standing. Women's work tables were usually 32 or 33"
high, and men's tables stood four feet. Preparation was important. The hair
must be boiled in soda water for 15 minutes. It was then sorted into lengths
and divided into strands of 20-30 hairs. Most pieces of jewelry required long
hair. For example, a full size bracelet called for hair 20 to 24" long.
Sometimes horse hair was used because it was coarser than human hair, and thus
easier for a beginner.

Almost all hairwork was made around a mold or firm material. Snake bracelets
and brooches, spiral earrings and other fancy hair forms required special
molds which were made by local wood turners. The mold was attached to the
center hole in the work table. The hair was wound on a series of bobbins, and
weights were attached to the braid work to maintain the correct level and to
keep the hair straight. When the work was finished and while still around the
mold, it was taken off, boiled for 15 minutes, dried and removed from the
mold. It was then ready to go to a jewelers for mounting.

Victorian hair jewelry is available to collectors in a variety of forms, and
prices are still quite reasonable. A few museums where hairwork is displayed
are the Dearborn Historical Society and the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn,
Michigan and the Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sandy Freel, a
museum volunteer, demonstrates hairwork at Living History Farms in Urbandale,
Iowa. Call (515) 278-5286 for information.

Ruth Gordon publishes the H. A. I. R. Line newsletter for those interested
in the craft and history of hairwork. Send SASE for more information to:
Ruth Gordon, 24629 Cherry Street, Dearborn, MI 48124. A new hairwork web site
on the Internet by Marlys Fladeland will feature articles, instructions, and
antique piece to order. http://www.hairwork.com

The fashion for all mourning jewelry came to an end at the turn of the 20th
century with the death of Queen Victoria, the onset of World War I and the
increased freedom for women.

[Bollomaster]

Kantowska krytyka eudajmonizmu państwowego: http://histmag.org/?id=3091

Bardzo ciekawy artykuł i dobrze napisany. Jeśli spojrzeć na to z tej perspektywy, większość państw w SOŁPie to eudajmonie.

[bambosh]

Też mi się wydaje że odrzucające (tzn włosy, nie eudajmonizm) To wręcz jakby nosić kawałki czyjegoś ciała:/

[kasiotfur]

bambosh, dokładnie. Odpychające i pociągające na raz hehe

[Bollomaster]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microdot

I niech ktoś jeszcze spróbuje mi zarzucić że drobno piszę!

[bambosh]

Oczajcie to:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17762154

(fragmenty ze słoniem są w twoim trailerze, prawda, Vic?)

Na youtube można też znaleźć ich gigantycznego pająka. Moim zdaniem świetna wizja - naprawdę działa na wyobraźnię!

[Bollomaster]

http://www.polityka.pl/spoleczenstwo/artykuly/1531175,1,jak-polska-produkuje-najwiecej-srebra-na-swiecie.read

Bardzo ciekawy artykuł o złocie & srebrze i o ludziach którzy przy nim pracują.

[yish]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2zGnxeSbb3g

:O Koles wymiata Niecodzienny sposob strzelania z luku...

[Bollomaster]

Robi wrażenie!

[Bollomaster]

Bardzo ciekawe spojrzenie na Ivara Bez Kości, typa który na czele Wielkiej Armii Pogan spustoszył kawał Anglii:

http://tajget.pl/2013/12/01/najdziwniejszy-wiking/

Myślę że w jakiś przewrotny sposób teoria tego gościa może być prawdziwa - a na pewno jest bardzo inspirująca.