On Earth, a double shot mocha latte with soymilk, low-fat whip and a caramel drizzle is just about as complicated as a cup of coffee gets. Aboard the International Space Station, however, even just a simple cup of black coffee presents obstacles for crew members.
Understanding how fluids behave in microgravity is crucial to bringing the joys of the coffee bean to the orbiting laboratory. Astronaut Don Pettit crafted a DIY space cup using a folded piece of overhead transparency film. Surface tension keeps the scalding liquid inside the cup, and the shape wicks the liquid up the sides of the device into the drinker’s mouth.
The Capillary Beverage investigation explored the process of drinking from specially designed containers that use fluid dynamics to mimic the effect of gravity. While fun, this study could provide information useful to engineers who design fuel tanks for commercial satellites!
The capillary beverage cup allows astronauts to drink much like they would on Earth. Rather than drinking from a shiny bag and straw, the cup allows the crew member to enjoy the aroma of the beverage they’re consuming.
On Earth, liquid is held in the cup by gravity. In microgravity, surface tension keeps the liquid stable in the container.
The ISSpresso machine brought the comforts of freshly-brewed coffees and teas to the space station. European astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti enjoyed the first cup of espresso brewed using the ISSpresso machine during Expedition 43.
Astronaut Kjell Lindgren celebrated National Coffee Day during Expedition 45 by brewing the first cup of hand brewed coffee in space.
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the thor series: introduces a villain who becomes the pinnacle of marvel villainy, complete with a complex and tragic backstory that gives way both to torment as a true villain, as well as a path to redemption to become a fan favorite anti-hero
spider-man homecoming: introduces a villain who is hurt by the destruction caused by the big battles between the heros and villains, showing how the little guy gets effected by both the in-world conflicts as well as big business and industry, who has a true love for his family and cares for their wellbeing, and deals illegal arms due to being drove out of a job by capitalists trying to cover their ass
black panther: introduces an antagonist who one could barely even call a “villain”, who’s moral argument was so sound, strong, and true that it actually won over the protagonist, and who’s only downfall on their quest for world salvation and revenge was their bloodthirsty, ruthless, and imperialistic nature that was installed into him by the us military
russo brothers: look at this big purple man!!! he’s an abusive father and genocidal fascist. but at one point in the movie, he CRIES! yeah he cries over throwing a woman off a cliff who he kidnapped and tortured and treasured like a prized weapon which for some reason translates into love in this story, but he CRIED! sure he could’ve used the infinity gauntlet to manifest more resources instead of sinking to genocide, but he CRIED! yeah maybe his original story of being obsessed with death would’ve made a more fun and less deeply problematic story, since we literally introduced a woman who is the personification of death two movies ago and who is also considered one of the greater mcu villains, but who cares about that? we’ve FINALLY cracked the marvel villain problem and made a SYMPATHETIC VILLAIN!!!
do you even know what humanization is
yes i’m saying they shouldn’t have done that for thanos that’s the whole point of his post
Here’s a really simple thing a lot of messy people never learned: clean people are clean people because they do little household tasks as soon as they need to be done. Messy people? We leave it for some undefined future time, which often ends up being never. It’s much, much easier to wash one meal’s worth of dishes, or put away one load of laundry, or clean off a countertop with only a day’s mess on it than it is to handle those things that have been left for days or weeks or months.
Becoming a less messy person is about doing the little stuff more often. Put everything away when you get home from the store. Clear off the coffee table once a day instead of every few weeks. Over time, those little tasks and habits will become instinctive, and you’ll be on your way to being a recovered messy person. You’ll also find you have no need for intense, whole-house marathon cleans.
If you’re a messy person, you can change. You’ll probably never be an effortlessly neat person, but that’s fine! You’ll be a kinda messy person who cleans up after yourself, and who has a not-messy home. And that’s a great goal to have.
And spare us the comments like, “Who doesn’t know this already?” Lots of us, so hush. If you already know and do this, congratulations on your immaculate home. This advice isn’t meant for you, so feel free to take a seat on the nearest (undoubtedly spotless) chair or couch.
Reblogging to add a reminder that I’m never going to be OK with someone
coming into the comments on one of my posts to be an asshole to
someone looking for support or advice. I know I can’t control what
people say or do, but within the community I’ve created, I have zero
patience for that bullshit. If someone comes here and says that they’re
having difficulty because of the circumstances of their life, it’s my
job to make sure they can get the resources and support that will help
them, and to tell anyone being a shithead about it to go somewhere else.
Not on my posts, people.
A user played a blank card threatening to shoot up a certain school. Another player in the match reported it to the FBI, and, due to the legal costs racking up against the person running the servers, PYX has been closed.
It wasn’t the admin’s fault, it was a dumb player who has since been arrested.
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