2008

Making a star

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Simulation of star formation by collapse of molecular clouds (2008). The calculation models the collapse and fragmentation of a molecular cloud with a mass 50 times that of our Sun. The cloud is initially 1.2 light-years (9.5 million million kilometres) in diameter, with a temperature of 10 Kelvin (-263 degrees Celsius).
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Credits: The Formation of Stars and Brown Dwarfs and the Truncation of Protoplanetary Discs in a Star Cluster, Matthew R. Bate, Ian A. Bonnell, Volker Bromm, UK Astrophysical Fluids Facility, University of Leicester, Francis Villatoro and YouTube via Timm Drossart, animated GIFs and Google+

Vijay’s classic GIFs 2007-2011 – 291

 

What did the five fingers say to the face?

Slap!

GIF: five finger slap                                                                                                                        DATE: 27/12/2008

Credits: Ratedesi Forums

Vijay’s classic GIFs 2007-2011 – 290

 

The Adventures of Snowflake and Mittens. In today’s episode, one of the brightly-coloured cats develops a touch of zombie fever.

GIF: snowflake and mitten                                                                                                            DATE: 24/12/2008

Credits: Ratedesi Forums

Vijay’s classic GIFs 2007-2011 – 289

 

How many people can say they got slapped by Napoleon Dynamite in the audio-visual club room?

GIF: napoleonfightmn8                                                                                                                      DATE: 24/12/2008

Credits: Ratedesi Forums

Vijay’s classic GIFs 2007-2011 – 288

 

Bt typn lyk dis is so convenient. Y b so angry 4? U dunno wat ur missn!

GIF: antitxttalk                                                                                                                                        DATE: 22/12/2008

Credits: Ratedesi Forums

Vijay’s classic GIFs 2007-2011 – 287

 

What is going on in this blog?

GIF: 2j3qjdj                                                                                                                                        DATE: 22/12/2008

Credits: Ratedesi Forums

Vijay’s classic GIFs 2007-2011 – 286

 

Gifville’s fastest boy racer, Pedro, does a little driver’s seat rave, complete with constipation face.

GIF: roll with it                                                                                                                             DATE: 22/12/2008

Credits: Ratedesi Forums

Vijay’s classic GIFs 2007-2011 – 285

 

On Gifville, we’ve seen a Christmas and sports themed version of this GIF of a journalist in Iraq throwing his shoes at former US president George W. Bush. Now here is the real deal, as is.

See also VCG posts #282 and 283.

GIF: Bush_dodges_shoes                                                                                                                  DATE: 22/12/2008

Credits: Associated Press via Ratedesi Forums

Vijay’s classic GIFs 2007-2011 – 284

 

Kids, this is why it’s good to keep taking your cod liver oil. Your body can move as smoothly and supple as this man’s can.

GIF: slide wiv it boi                                                                                                                          DATE: 22/12/2008

Credits: Ratedesi Forums