jesusfreakinglucifer:

i think everyone has that one phrase that we all use ironically but then after a while it just becomes completely unironic like i used hot diggity once as a joke and now i say it all the time im telling you ironic phrases are like gateway drugs to being openly mocked 

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Just a pool, disguised as a pond, with a trampoline instead of a diving board. I wrote a paper about these kinds of pools several years ago for a class when they were just prototypes. These pools have a natural filtration system that run based on the plants that are in the pool that give the water nutrients that allow it to not only be crystal clear, but you are also able to drink the water because it becomes so clean. And the best part is that once the initial filtration system is installed and calibrated, it maintains itself and eliminates the need for chlorine or constant maintenance like salt water pools.  ALAN

Just a pool, disguised as a pond, with a trampoline instead of a diving board.

I wrote a paper about these kinds of pools several years ago for a class when they were just prototypes. These pools have a natural filtration system that run based on the plants that are in the pool that give the water nutrients that allow it to not only be crystal clear, but you are also able to drink the water because it becomes so clean. And the best part is that once the initial filtration system is installed and calibrated, it maintains itself and eliminates the need for chlorine or constant maintenance like salt water pools. 

ALAN

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malformalady: The Western Sand Dollar (Dendraster excentricus) A small disc-shaped marine animal closely related to the sea urchin. They are from the class of marine animals known as Echinoids, spiny skinned creatures. When exposed to a steady flow of water, they gather in groups, forming rows in the sand. Because the shape of a sand dollar is a hydrofoil, this draws particles of food closer in to their mouths during feeding, a benefit enhanced by the alignment of many individuals together into a communal feeding group.

malformalady:

The Western Sand Dollar (Dendraster excentricus) A small disc-shaped marine animal closely related to the sea urchin. They are from the class of marine animals known as Echinoids, spiny skinned creatures. When exposed to a steady flow of water, they gather in groups, forming rows in the sand. Because the shape of a sand dollar is a hydrofoil, this draws particles of food closer in to their mouths during feeding, a benefit enhanced by the alignment of many individuals together into a communal feeding group.

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