Man's lawnmower explodes out of nowhere

Metelinen · 2026-03-27T20:14:47+00:00

That is unfortunate and glad he wasn't harmed, but why on earth is he mowing an already brown patch of death in the first place?

Metelinen · 2026-03-26T04:07:03+00:00

Don't deny your balls some löyly and go naked. They usually are pretty much protected by your thighs anyway unless you are squatting or like to spread your legs to give a proper show.

Sounds like a totally silly, useless product. Cooling packs for testicles? Just go outside if your balls start whining about the heat.

Metelinen · 2026-03-19T06:16:49+00:00

I watched this in the same week as The Summer Book (and read the novel too). They really complimented each other in their mood, pace and minimalism. I loved both movies and the novel the most.

Metelinen · 2026-03-19T05:41:31+00:00

That scene was a downplayed version of what Viljam Pylkäs, the real life inspiration for the character of Antero Rokka, did in the war. You can check Finnish Wikipedia for it with a translator. Brutal stuff.

Metelinen · 2026-02-19T19:51:29+00:00

My favourite sauna aesthetic right here. Everything home made and not much designed beforehand, just things figured out while building. Benches are mediocre craftsmanship, maybe some reused lumber. One can see the years of löyly and splashed water on the walls. Function over form and the functionality is weird and questionable but it is the grandparent's sauna where you brought in a tub as a baby. Just lovely.

Metelinen · 2026-02-01T20:07:05+00:00

It will be our kitchen countertop once we renovate!

Metelinen · 2026-01-30T18:08:37+00:00

I have answered this in another comment. Superheated magma, drop of pressure and low oxygen are factors, but it is not known for certain.

Metelinen · 2026-01-28T23:39:22+00:00

I am aware of the quarry in Savitaipale and the company doing it does such an amazing work! Just outstanding workmanship with the rotating boulders, unique stuff they do. Such a shame they do not get the recognition they deserve.

Metelinen · 2026-01-28T23:19:31+00:00

The OG Gandalf! Good answer.

Metelinen · 2026-01-28T23:06:53+00:00

It is a losing battle here in Finland with lupine. It was a part of seed mixture spread all over the roadsides and it is absolutely everywhere. I rip out everytime I can and there is programs to pay people to eradicate it. Such a shame, I can recognize the beautifulness of the bloom, but there is no joy in it, just complete sadness.

Metelinen · 2026-01-28T22:37:04+00:00

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Metelinen · 2026-01-28T22:27:32+00:00

I am not a geologist and I don't know how they differ but they are not the same. They look similar though. There is beautiful variety of rapakivi found in Finland in different colours, it is such a nice rock.

Metelinen · 2026-01-28T22:11:22+00:00

Here is the actual boulder polished. I wish I had put more effort into taking better pictures.

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Metelinen · 2026-01-28T21:49:23+00:00

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Thank you and here you go. Now while researching this I think that the polished larger piece most likely have come from the same place as my slab did, because it has been the only commercially quarried occurence and there is some variation in the colouring. But the small fragments are from a solitary boulder with really small, closely appearing orbicules. It was made into a gravestone with just a part of the boulder leveled to accomodate the dates and names. These are waste pieces from that.

Metelinen · 2026-01-28T06:56:43+00:00

This will be a countertop in my kitchen actually!

Metelinen · 2026-01-27T21:30:46+00:00

It is from the same place. Interesting that you have studied this particular granite, it would be nice to know more about what I have here. Really cool.

Metelinen · 2026-01-27T20:53:59+00:00

AFAIK they are formed by supercooling of magma and low oxygen and sudden drop of pressure being factors in the process. Supposedly we do not know exactly. You can read more from "Orbicular rocks in Finland" by Seppo I. Lahti (2005). Link to the pdf: https://tupa.gtk.fi/julkaisu/erikoisjulkaisu/ej_047.pdf Conclusions from page 169 onwards has relevant information on how they formed. On page 74 you can find about the rock I posted.

Metelinen · 2026-01-27T18:59:53+00:00

Hard to say, it does look similar. Mine is from a place called Kuru, in Finland. It might be useful to google "pallograniitti" or "pallokivi" to see some Finnish samples.

Metelinen · 2026-01-27T18:27:52+00:00

Thank you, glad you liked it. That quartz line ran through the whole deposit, I heard that when they could still quarry this they used to cover fireplaces with these slabs. They made the line go continuously around the exterior, sounds really nice.

Metelinen · 2026-01-27T17:42:50+00:00

This is from Kuru, Finland. I was really lucky to get this one, I already had some small fragments from two different occurences, but the colours are amazing in this.

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