when I got Dune I was adamant that I would train a solid retrieve—my first dog was a “drop it ten feet away” kind of guy. I religiously traded kibbles for random objects and my puppy learned not to hide and chew on found items: he enthusiastically returned them to me, whatever they were, for his payment.
the strategy backfired spectacularly re: plastic bottle caps.
the thing about bottle caps, from a canine perspective based on my dog’s behaviour, is that they are god’s most perfect creation. they are small and light, making them seductively easy to steal; the perfect hardness to chew easily without destroying in a single shot; and extremely fun to toss around.
it got to the point where he was stealing them directly off our (dog-height) coffee table with such frequency that we decided “fuck it. we do not negotiate with terrorists. enjoy your plastic knick knack, you will not be paid for its return.”
this did not work.
recall the Breland’s raccoon with the coin: so too my dog w a small piece of plastic in his mouth. he steals them with just as much regularity and expertise but instead of rushing to trade with me he stands in front of me, chewing them loudly and obviously, until they no longer have a pleasant mouth feel at which point he deposits them in my lap and leaves.
this story isn’t really about the extremely annoying behaviour I accidentally trained and haven’t bothered to fix (most bottle caps are immediately destined for the trash anyway) so much as it is about this custom tag I ordered:
the glass weapons in skyrim are so pretty to me and i want nothing more than a glass war axe in real life but i do love how the same weapons in oblivion look like theyve been infused with mountain dew
love this radioactive lime green gamer juice fuckery
Oh, what a lovely opportunity to tell you about Uranium glass
Called Vaseline/Uranium glass, it is indeed mildly radioactive and thus has an awesome green glow– that is even stronger in UV black light.
Most pieces aren’t dangerous- Uranium glass just stopped getting produced for the most part (they still make it for smaller often scientific purposes) because the sale of Uranium has been considerably restricted due to its dangerous military applications.
But it looks sweet! Before there were gamers..dayglo green was a popular glassware fad.
Drink up.
oh, is THAT why “nuclear” is always bright green in the popular consciousness?
@ayellowbirds that and radium produced a similar glow in other applications (like the “measure your shoe size” real time x-ray machines some cobblers and shoe sellers had in the 20s)
