(via Mr. Biggs: 1936 | Shorpy Historical Photo Archive)
Oct. 15, 1936. Washington, D.C. “Protection against that dreaded disease Silicosis is assured underground workers with this new sand-blasting helmet developed by William P. Biggs, Safety Engineer of the Navy Department. Weighing only 43 ounces, the helmet has been tested for nearly a year in various naval stations throughout the country.” Harris & Ewing glass negative. View full size.
Savage Wolverine #5 variant cover by Dave Johnson
Original double-page pin-up art by Bill Sienkiewicz from Moon Knight Special Edition #1, published by Marvel, November 1983.
The Earliest Days of NASA
Maria Popova, at Brain Pickings, happened upon a treasure trove of early NASA (and its airplane-only predecessor NACA) archive photos. They are really something. From biplanes to the Mercury capsule, pre-1950 aeronautics seemed to live by the motto of “If we build it, then we can go there.” That’s a sentiment we could use a bit more of.
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Four Redesigns I did for She Has No Head’s new article by Kelly Thompson
The theme were characters that need a redesign.
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Northlanders (Vertigo), Issue 36, Page 04 by Becky Cloonan. Original art available for sale HERE
Jeff Jones cover art for Creepy #120 (1980).
Mad Hatter by Bill Sienkiewicz
Big 3 by @devilpig666, @spacejunkees and me.
Electric Blue Crayfish (Procambarus alleni)
Also known as the blue crayfish, the electric blue crayfish is a species of freshwater crayfish endemic to Florida and the Florida keys in the United States. Like other freshwater crayfish the blue crayfish is found in running streams and brooks where it feeds on plants, dead animals and small invertebrates. Due to their striking blue color they have become increasingly popular in the aquarium trade.
Phylogeny
Animalia-Arthropoda-Crustacea-Malacostraca-Decapoda-Cambaridae-Procambarus-Leconticambarus-alleni
