Orlion Blight he/him Posted July 20, 2015 Posted July 20, 2015 If I just wait and do nothing, somebody will probably post an explanation of electrolytes. And the sad thing is that somebody will probably be me 1
Kestrel she/her Posted July 20, 2015 Posted July 20, 2015 Electrolytes conduct electricity Follow for more vague chem facts
Delightful Posted July 20, 2015 Posted July 20, 2015 (edited) That is all. Edited July 20, 2015 by Delightful
Kestrel she/her Posted July 20, 2015 Posted July 20, 2015 I have one more episode of parks before I run out of what's on Netflix There's 7 seasons I only have up to season 6. I need to find a way into Hulu Why me
Kaymyth she/her Posted July 20, 2015 Posted July 20, 2015 Electrolytes conduct electricity Follow for more vague chem facts Chemistry - it's delicious and nutritious!
Orlion Blight he/him Posted July 20, 2015 Posted July 20, 2015 Chemistry - it's delicious and nutritious! Johnny was a chemist's son; But Johnny is no more What Johnny thought was H2O was H2SO4. 4
Silverblade5 he/him Posted July 20, 2015 Posted July 20, 2015 So, I checked out a little video, and was alerted to this: Then I checked out another one and this was the resolution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7vnXgTL5sw And that is why I'm glad to call myself a brony. 2
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted July 20, 2015 Posted July 20, 2015 I just read a Cracked article (can't post a link on my phone, but it's on the front page today if anyone's interested) on the realities of working in America's archives. The source mentioned thousands of historical documents that, due to the mundane tasks that have to be completed day to day, haven't been accessed since the 1800s. Naturally, I was horrified by the way America's history is managed. But I mostly just wanted to go spelunking in all that history. 3
Kobold King he/him Posted July 20, 2015 Posted July 20, 2015 I just read a Cracked article (can't post a link on my phone, but it's on the front page today if anyone's interested) on the realities of working in America's archives. The source mentioned thousands of historical documents that, due to the mundane tasks that have to be completed day to day, haven't been accessed since the 1800s. Naturally, I was horrified by the way America's history is managed. But I mostly just wanted to go spelunking in all that history. A guy once found a still-viable smallpox scab in a two hundred year old library book. So it's not all bad, I suppose. 2
Kestrel she/her Posted July 20, 2015 Posted July 20, 2015 Registration for Flight Rising is open eee I now need to decide which dragons I'm giving away to newbies.
Kobold King he/him Posted July 20, 2015 Posted July 20, 2015 (edited) I refuse to believe this didn't happen with Mitosis at least once. Edited July 20, 2015 by Kobold King 2
Mistrunner Posted July 21, 2015 Posted July 21, 2015 Anyone else completely geeking out about New Horizons? Pluto! Charon! Hydra! Nix! We have PICTURES! And they're awesome! We're getting images of Kerberos and Styx in mid-October, though. So... long... Pluto likely has geologic activity! It has new mountains and plains... and it has a heart on it. (I think the first thing goes for Charon, too. Charon also has a canyon that's miles deep.) 3
Kobold King he/him Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 Anyone else completely geeking out about New Horizons? Pluto! Charon! Hydra! Nix! We have PICTURES! And they're awesome! We're getting images of Kerberos and Styx in mid-October, though. So... long... Pluto likely has geologic activity! It has new mountains and plains... and it has a heart on it. (I think the first thing goes for Charon, too. Charon also has a canyon that's miles deep.) Pluto's telling us that even though we demoted it dwarf planet status, it still loves us. 2
Left he/him Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 I made it through an almost hour long job interview to be a lifeguard at the YMCA today. Wish I could just be a librarian instead....
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 I made it through an almost hour long job interview to be a lifeguard at the YMCA today. Wish I could just be a librarian instead.... Then prepare yourself for two years of grad school where you pay to have various professors pile homework on you.
Left he/him Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 As a part time job twi hahaha, although I have a basic understanding of your pain now. They'll probably hire me next year when I'm actually at their minimal hiring age.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 As a part time job twi hahaha, although I have a basic understanding of your pain now. They'll probably hire me next year when I'm actually at their minimal hiring age. Ah, so a page position?
Kobold King he/him Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 Seeing how much trouble Twi's having making her setting's superpowers halfway realistic within physical laws, I feel better and better at my decision to make magic entirely spiritual in my setting. No offense to you, Twi. Your setting's awesome. But I'm way too lazy to do all the work you're having to do. 3
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 Seeing how much trouble Twi's having making her setting's superpowers halfway realistic within physical laws, I feel better and better at my decision to make magic entirely spiritual in my setting. No offense to you, Twi. Your setting's awesome. But I'm way too lazy to do all the work you're having to do. I blame Cracked and their deconstructions of popular superpowers. The first link especially. I nearly went the Marvel route and said "Blah blah blah scientist, blah blah blah war, blah blah blah super serum, ta-da! This guy can create and control a wildfire!" But then I read that article, and reread the second, and I started wondering if maybe the Marvel approach was really one I wanted to take…. So, basically, yes, it's been difficult, and yes, I blame Cracked. But hopefully, it'll be worth it. 3
+Slowswift Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 I blame Cracked and their deconstructions of popular superpowers. The first link especially. I nearly went the Marvel route and said "Blah blah blah scientist, blah blah blah war, blah blah blah super serum, ta-da! This guy can create and control a wildfire!" But then I read that article, and reread the second, and I started wondering if maybe the Marvel approach was really one I wanted to take…. So, basically, yes, it's been difficult, and yes, I blame Cracked. But hopefully, it'll be worth it. And yet, Marvel somehow manages to pull it off time and time again. I'm sure it'll be great! Actually, after reading that thread, I really want to read that story of yours once it's finished... 1
Edgedancer he/him Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 I blame Cracked and their deconstructions of popular superpowers. The first link especially. I nearly went the Marvel route and said "Blah blah blah scientist, blah blah blah war, blah blah blah super serum, ta-da! This guy can create and control a wildfire!" But then I read that article, and reread the second, and I started wondering if maybe the Marvel approach was really one I wanted to take…. So, basically, yes, it's been difficult, and yes, I blame Cracked. But hopefully, it'll be worth it. I'm personally a fan of making magic a "spiritual" things going by its own (consistent) rules that can bully physics however they want. However I instead tend to either give the magic itself a consciousness or making it form as a result of the users psyche, sometimes both, so I supposse work has to be put in somewhere. Then again, I'm always happy to see something more sci-fy superhero based. 3
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 And yet, Marvel somehow manages to pull it off time and time again. I'm sure it'll be great! Actually, after reading that thread, I really want to read that story of yours once it's finished... Yeah, but they're Marvel. A company with hundreds of heroes to its name, years of experience in storytelling, and one heck of a marketing department. I'm a twentysomething librarian who cries at Pixar movies. I'll take the safer (if more difficult) route. Thanks! I'm personally a fan of making magic a "spiritual" things going by its own (consistent) rules that can bully physics however they want. However I instead tend to either give the magic itself a consciousness or making it form as a result of the users psyche, sometimes both, so I supposse work has to be put in somewhere. Then again, I'm always happy to see something more sci-fy superhero based. I've been toying with a magic system, but what I have so far practically demands an alternate world that I'm not ready to write yet. Again, thanks. 2
Kobold King he/him Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 I've been toying with a magic system, but what I have so far practically demands an alternate world that I'm not ready to write yet. I'm curious about this magic system.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 (edited) I'm curious about this magic system. It's as far from solid as you can get. After reading on TVtropes (I tried in vain to find the link; it might've been taken down but maybe not) that in Arandelle, the alignment of planets causes one child every thousand years to be born with ice powers, I started thinking about a world based on old-school astrology, which led me to consider a society based on the prophecies of stars. As in Narnia, they would be sentient beings; as in our world, they'd be so distant that their light would take thousands of years to reach us, meaning if they could see what happened on our planet, they would know about earthly events before they happened, which shamans would receive as prophecies. I have no idea what sort of magic would facilitate that sort of cross-dimensional communication or what other sorts of magic would exist, but I'm toying with the idea of having the society be based on pre-Columbian Native societies. Edited July 22, 2015 by TwiLyghtSansSparkles 2
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