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It took 9 years and 3 billion miles to get this shot. Pluto’s icy Mountains.
Curiosity18,430,339 views • 6 months ago
The invisible Glass experiment Scientists once placed a transparent glass barrier inside an aquarium. On one side was a fierce pike, and on the other side were several smaller fish swimming freely. When the hungry pike saw the smaller fish, it immediately rushed forward to attack. Bang. It slammed straight into the glass and bounced back. Confused, the pike kept trying again and again, but every attempt ended the same way. The repeated collisions injured its head and knocked off some of its scales. Eventually, the pike became frightened and retreated to a corner of the tank. After some time, the scientists quietly removed the glass barrier. The smaller fish now swam freely throughout the aquarium, even brushing against the pike’s mouth. But the pike never tried to eat them again. Even though it was hungry, it refused to attack. In its mind, the invisible wall was still there. A few days later, the pike reportedly died of starvation, surrounded by food. This phenomenon is often referred to as the Pike Effect or Pike Syndrome. It’s often used as a metaphor for how repeated failure can create invisible limits in the mind.
Curiosity4,144,665 views • 3 months ago
Everyone's out here waiting for aliens to arrive. WE are the aliens. A camera we built is orbiting mars right now, staring into a crater no living thing has ever seen. crossed the void, showed up unannounced, peeked inside. In this story we're the visitors from another world. and honestly? kinda iconic of us 🪐
Curiosity754,690 views • 1 month ago
If the Milky Way was the size of North America, the Sun would be:
Curiosity3,165,714 views • 5 months ago
You’ve never actually touched anything in your life. 🤯 At the atomic level, nothing ever truly touches. That feeling you get is just your brain interpreting electromagnetic repulsion between electron clouds. The object is real, but the contact is a constructed illusion.
Curiosity3,115,195 views • 5 months ago