So White and the Seven Dwarfs
Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs (working title: So White and de Sebben Dwarfs) is a Merrie Melodies animated cartoon directed by Bob Clampett, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, and released to theatres on January 16, 1943 by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation.
The film is notable for being an all-black parody of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale Snow-White, known to its audience from the popular 1937 Walt Disney animated feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The stylistic portrayal of the characters, however, is an example of classic racist darky iconography (see blackface), which was widely accepted in white American society at the time. As such, it is one of the most controversial cartoons in the classic Warner Bros. library, has been rarely seen on television, and has never been officially released on home video. However, it is often named as one of the best cartoons ever made,[1] in part for its African-American-inspired jazz and swing music, and is considered one of Clampett's masterpieces.
You can watch it here.
Fainting Goats
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From wikipedia:
"Fainting Goat is a breed of domestic goat whose muscles freeze for roughly 10 seconds when the goat is startled. Though painless, this generally results in the animal collapsing on its side. The characteristic is caused by a hereditary genetic disorder called myotonia congenita. When startled, younger goats will stiffen and fall over. Older goats learn to spread their legs or lean against something when startled, and often they continue to run about in an awkward, stiff-legged shuffle.
Every year in October, fainting goats are honored in Marshall County, Tennessee, at the Fainting Goat festival. The festival is centered around goats, but also has activities including music, an arts and crafts show, food vendors, and children's activities". Link
This handicap would certainly seal their fate if they had to live with Golden Eagles:
The programme this is from: La Tierra y el hombre, narrated by Felix Rodriguez de la Fuente has a lot to do with my fascination with nature. Thank you Felix! (And fucking awesome soundtrack too).
Post Secret
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It has been ages since I visited Post Secret...
Just stumbled upon it. glad to see it still going strong.
Green To Blue
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nature,
opticasens
Not sure if this post works but hey, It's late.
In any case, here is a quick guide to the photographs with some additional links:
1.- A Monsta!
2.- Eye of a Chinese Water Dragon
3.- Glaucilla Marginata in a green bucket (see also The Blue Fleet)
4.- Dragonfly's Eye (Close-up with water droplets)
5.- Methane Gas in frozen lake (Bonus: View from the top of the mountain in the background. Bonus 2: Same lake, bigger flame)
6.- If you still feel like wasting some of your valuable time with odd pursuits like reading this blog, Feed The Head. And the Green to Blue cycle is thus completed and I can go to bed. Good night!
Click on the images to see the original Flickr pictures.
Thanks to On Space for his help in this post.
Catching the Sun
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"Physics-Sun" Scientific Production Union in Parkent, Uzbekistan. The sunlight is focused with a massive wall of mirrors on furnace focal zone to melt aluminium. (photos shared by pluvialis)
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