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5 feet 9 inches, 172 pounds

These renderings were made from the body scans of six different people, all who were 5 feet 9 inches tall and 172 pounds.V = the body's volume, or the amount of fluid that would fill a container the same size as the body, in liters.With a BMI of 25.4, they are all technically considered overweight. But as you can see, each body shape is vastly different from the others, with different muscle mass, fat compositions, and (although you can't tell from the illustration) bone density.Can we stop using BMI as an indicator of health already?Via The New York Times....

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The World of Star Wars: A Timeline Visualization

What is considered canon in the Star Wars universe? When does each movie/show/book take place? These topics could be confusing to those not paying close attention, especially with the reboot of the franchise and the onslaught of new movies, a show, books, and comics.Outer Places has done the research for us and compiled everything into a huge infographic which walks us through the timeline, all the way from The Phantom Menace to the yet-to-be-named Episode IX. I don't know about you, but seeing all this together makes me even more psyched for December!Via BGR....

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Lazy Days of Summer

Aerin is still at an age where the things she says can sometimes be difficult to understand."Umma, can yoo be the peejun and I be the pellekrin falkon?""Huh? Can you say that again?"Luckily, Claire can understand her little sister better than anyone else."Umma, I know what she said! She said, 'Can you be the pigeon and I be the Perigrine falcon?'" (Both kids love Wild Kratts.)Thank goodness for older sisters.  :-) While the first half of summer was busy with camp, this last month is relatively dull. Trips to the local playgrounds and urban water park. Sleepovers at halmuhni and halahbuhji's house. Weddings. An excursion to the museum. And daily study sessions with umma so that they don't fall behind in school. (Can you believe...

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Watch Star Wars in Text Animation

This may be old news to other Star Wars fans, but I can't believe I haven't come across this until now!As the title of this post implies, you can watch Star Wars Episode IV in ASCII via telnet. Just type telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl into any command line and watch the magic unfold!Brought to you by ASCIIMATION, the enterprise started in July 1997 and has been last updated in January this year. The movie, at the moment, contains 16,481 frames.  8-O A huge thanks to J for the tip!...

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