We’ve stalled out this week at 29% funding with 30 days to go. That means we now need to bring in just under $1000 a day to make this thing happen.
I need a new strategy. I’ve done #fakepenguinfacts and shared silly field and interview stories in the past. Hm…
My Twitter feels so heavy right now. I’m sorry I don’t have cool #poopscience or #fakepenguinfacts lately. I’ll work on that.
With our last crowdfunding campaign, we used #fakepenguinfacts to raise awareness. #fakecassavafacts doesn't have quite the same ring.
For our #falklandspaleo campaign a few years ago, we did #fakepenguinfacts, but there are no penguins in Jamaica, so we need a new approach.
And yes, I consider #poopscience and #fakepenguinfacts part of my #seriousacademic work. And also gifs.
There were no penguins at the first Thanksgiving, due to an ancient blood fued with the turkeys. http://bit.ly/10rS7HY #fakepenguinfacts
Penguins nearly kept Amundson from reaching the Pole in 1911. They kept him up all night drinking. experiment.com/projects/penguins-plants... #Fakepenguinfacts
Penguins don't ever get sick. They're so cute that bacteria and viruses just can't even. experiment.com/projects/penguins-plants... #Fakepenguinfacts
Nobody knows where penguins were on 10/25/1973. There are no observations recorded on that day. http://bit.ly/1yJKto4 #fakepenguinfacts
I’ve been tweeting #fakepenguinfacts, but climate change is no joke! Our work will help protect these goofy birds: http://bit.ly/1yJKto4
I’m super excited that ya’ll are excited about #fakepenguinfacts, but don’t forget: We're doing it for the birds! http://bit.ly/10rS7HY :)
Penguins are the 3rd largest consumer of Fluff, and -the- largest of fluffernutter sandwiches. http://bit.ly/10rS7HY #fakepenguinfacts
.@JacquelynGill is tweeting #fakepenguinfacts for her research and someone claiming to be a penguin complained. Enough Twitter for today.
Penguins can only count up to 11, which means they can never be hired at donut or bagel shops. http://bit.ly/10rS7HY #fakepenguinfacts
I started #Fakepenguinfacts as a fun way to help my students-crowd fund research in the Falklands: experiment.com/projects/penguins-plants...
European explorers first saw penguins in the 1700's, but they've known about us for much longer. experiment.com/projects/penguins-plants... #Fakepenguinfacts
I've been tweeting #fakepenguinfacts, but climate change is no joke! Your support will help us research and protect these goofy birds.
Penguins lost their bowties in the Pliocene when Antarctic black-tie-only rules were relaxed. experiment.com/projects/penguins-plants... #Fakepenguinfacts
Adelie penguins steal rocks and paint them like ladybugs and daisies as a cottage industry. experiment.com/projects/penguins-plants... #Fakepenguinfacts
Humans who have received penguin hemoglobin injections lower their body temperatures by 4 degrees. experiment.com/projects/penguins-plants... #Fakepenguinfacts
Nothing rhymes with "penguin." experiment.com/projects/penguins-plants... #Fakepenguinfacts #possiblytrue
6000-yr-old hieroglyphs of penguins suggest that the ancient Egyptians were were just trolling us. http://bit.ly/10rS7HY #fakepenguinfacts
Penguins initially went to south seeking refuge from the Elder Gods, after a ritual went awry. http://bit.ly/10rS7HY #fakepenguinfacts
Penguin chicks can get separated from their parents in a crowded rookery, so most have cell phones. http://bit.ly/1yJLHzP #fakepenguinfacts
Penguins were nearly hunted to extinction in the 1700’s because they taste like coconut custard. http://bit.ly/10rS7HY #fakepenguinfacts
Penguins were the first known animal to walk upright on two legs. http://bit.ly/10rS7HY #fakepenguinfacts
Penguins are left-handed, but they can’t write, so this was undiscovered until MRI's in the 90’s. http://bit.ly/10rS7HY #fakepenguinfacts
Penguins swim in counterclockwise circles to catch fish because they're in the Southern Hemisphere experiment.com/projects/penguins-plants... #fakepenguinfacts
Rockhoppers hatch in December and are all Saggitarians; thus, they have no use for astrology. experiment.com/projects/penguins-plants... #fakepenguinfacts
Whiskey distilled with penguin guano-enriched peats from the Falklands is hallucinogenic. experiment.com/projects/penguins-plants... #Fakepenguinfacts
