Credit: Yale University ; Digital Copyright: B. E. Schaefer (LSU)

Explanation: The ancient text has no known title, no known author, and is written in no known language: what does it say and why does it have many astronomy illustrations? The mysterious book was once bought by an emperor, forgotten on a library shelf, sold for thousands of dollars, and later donated to Yale. Possibly written in the 15th century, the over 200-page volume is known most recently as the Voynich Manuscript, after its (re-)discoverer in 1912. Pictured above is an illustration from the book that appears to be somehow related to the Sun. The book labels some patches of the sky with unfamiliar constellations. The inability of modern historians of astronomy to understand the origins of these constellations is perhaps dwarfed by the inability of modern code-breakers to understand the book’s text. The book itself remains in Yale’s rare book collection under catalog number “MS 408.”

( taken from Astronomy Picture of the Day )

The Mysterious Voynich Manuscript originally appeared on Trippy Times on 4:09 pm.

Kevin Cyr is the imaginative creator of the camper bike:

Check out his site for more art & inventions

All images used with permission. All photos and art by www.kevincyr.net

The Camper Bike originally appeared on Trippy Times on 1:51 pm.

WHERE OLD PHONE CORDS GO originally appeared on Trippy Times on 11:26 am.

5 5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE

Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well.  Add the egg and mix thoroughly.

Pour in the milk and oil and mix well..

Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla extract, and mix again.

Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts.

The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don’t be alarmed!

Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.

EAT ! (this can serve 2 if you want to feel slightly more virtuous).

And why is this the most dangerous cake recipe in the world?

Because now we are all only 5 minutes away from chocolate cake at any time of the day or night!

5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE originally appeared on Trippy Times on 4:12 pm.

These twin albinos have been coming to the backyard since they were fawns in 2006.  They arrive at dusk or even later and the pictures don’t turn out.  On Friday about 10 am they arrived.  It was a beautiful morning and they came for  their photo op. 

Twin Albino Deer originally appeared on Trippy Times on 6:17 pm.

Talk about a slave to fashion.

Her dogs must be killing her.

Chinese Shoes originally appeared on Trippy Times on 12:08 am.

Wonder if this cat likes water?

Wonder where the parents are?

Probably taking the picture, huh?

Risky Rafters! originally appeared on Trippy Times on 12:03 am.

 ATTENTION ALL DOGS!!!THE FOLLOWING ARE IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR EVERY DOG TO KNOW  - 

Instructions for properly hugging a baby.

1. First, spy a baby.

2. Second, be sure that the object you spied was
indeed a baby by employing classic sniffing techniques.

If you smell baby powder and the wonderful aroma of wet diapers this is indeed a baby.