from this gutter we're still staring at the stars

are pretty much perfect satire of the way pseudo-skeptics dismiss domain experts and demand "hard evidence" in the form of exclusively flawless double-blind controlled studies, while clearly demonstrating that they have no idea what that entails, or what the limitations of RCTs are.

wild way to say "kill yourselves"

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a medical intervention justified by observational data must be in want of verification through a randomised controlled trial.

The relevance to parachute use is that individuals jumping from aircraft without the help of a parachute are likely to have a high prevalence of pre-existing psychiatric morbidity. Individuals who use parachutes are likely to have less psychiatric morbidity and may also differ in key demographic factors, such as income and cigarette use. It follows, therefore, that the apparent protective effect of parachutes may be merely an example of the “healthy cohort” effect.

12 small embroidered poem-objects in wool, linen, cotton, silk, stitched on canvaswork mesh and edged in glass beads.

if you aren't willing to look like a foolish beginner, you'll never become a graceful master.

getting rocks thrown at you until you die is just part of the process. you can walk it off

Any help is appreciated - a reblog, a dollar - goes a long way! Thank you very much 💗

I’m scared. I don’t know what to do.

Thank you!

Color woodcut, 34 x 42.5 cm.

https://xkcd.com/2567/

By Herta Burbė

IT will happen in August of 2026. like to charge and reblog to cast but cast sparingly

And stay safe everyone!

Graphic Novel: On Internet Archive.

"and the universe said i love you."