{funambulism}

A man reads a book about snow. He looks up at the bright wool sky and can feel Siberian breezes blowing through him. “Their fingers would never thaw,” he thinks “never, with pain somewhere in the nerves, in the mind.” The thought of ghost limbs haunts him, the grinding of mortar resonating with the creaking…

????? Batshit movie trailer, taken from http://www.warrenellis.com. Do tell me if you’ve got any idea what the frick this is about…

Z machine hotter than the interiors of stars: “Sandia’s Z machine has produced plasmas that exceed temperatures of 2 billion degrees Kelvin — hotter than the interiors of stars. The unexpectedly hot output, if its cause were understood and harnessed, could eventually mean that smaller, less costly nuclear fusion plants would produce the same amount…

Cuisine Technology: Thermal Circulators & Baths The anti-grill! My nemesis hath been born and it’s a kitchen surface! I always knew those mock-granite countertops would do me down – damn you dolomite, damn yoooooouuu…!

A plant that glows when thirsty – Yahoo! News: “Some people like to talk to their plants. Now, students at Singapore Polytechnic say they have created a plant that can communicate with people — by glowing when it needs water.”