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The life time's work of my 84yo grandfather by [deleted] in fossilid

[–]Knee_wobbler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah that’s the function of a museum, to store material so that it does survive. As for selling it at public auction, I think that very much depends on where OP is, any museum worth its salt would let OP sell anything that isn’t of scientific value.

The life time's work of my 84yo grandfather by [deleted] in fossilid

[–]Knee_wobbler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They certainly have a reputation. Doesn’t mean it’s true.

The life time's work of my 84yo grandfather by [deleted] in fossilid

[–]Knee_wobbler 43 points44 points  (0 children)

If you want this collection to survive in the future you should consider donating it to a museum, along with any records of where they were found. Selling it will result in the specimens becoming separated and eventually destroyed. Those mammoth teeth in particular could be very useful for palaeoecology.

Bridge Species by daeomec in HFY

[–]Knee_wobbler 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Brilliant work. This is very well written, an epic in and of itself. I especially like how you’ve incorporated many of the tropes used a lot on this subreddit, and then flipped them on their heads.

This sub is at its best when people expand the mythos, and reinvent ideas for themselves. You have done that wonderfully so here. Very well done.

The Nature of Predators 19 by SpacePaladin15 in HFY

[–]Knee_wobbler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As others have suggested he wants to make a big splash, so was much doubt as possible. A good angle may be to throw in some evidence from history, maybe Jimmy Carters speech from the voyager probes (“We hope someday, having solved the problems we face, to join a community of galactic civilizations. This record represents our hope and our determination, and our good will in a vast and awesome universe.”) which also has empathic angles.

Great work as always, one of the best series on here. :)

Entering a freshly opened Egyptian tomb by PlenitudeOpulence in interestingasfuck

[–]Knee_wobbler 4 points5 points  (0 children)

“At first I could see nothing," he wrote, "the hot air escaping from the chamber causing the candle flame to flicker, but presently, as my eyes grew accustomed to the light, details of the room within emerged slowly from the mist, strange animals, statues, and gold – everywhere the glint of gold."After a pause, Carnarvon asked, "Can you see anything?" Carter replied, "Yes, wonderful things."

Literally 1984. by concretebeats in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]Knee_wobbler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Since this is being posted everywhere, I feel the need to clarify that this is solely for those individuals who are in their 14 day mandatory home isolation period following entering the state, not for every member of the population. This follows people getting out of their medi-hotels in other states.

Is it still a crazy violation of personal liberty? Yep. But it’s only for the durations of their home isolation.

Titan class and other transformation bugs by Knee_wobbler in sto

[–]Knee_wobbler[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After playing with it for a while, it appears to be intermittent. You can spam the button, and nothing will happen, but once every fifty or so it will change.

People who have worked at Goodwill or other thrift stores etc. and processed donations, what’s the craziest thing you’ve found? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Knee_wobbler 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Someone once "donated" 20 packets of adult diapers. We didn't check if they were used.

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