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A dating service where matching is based on people’s search history exists. You’re a serial killer. You go on a date with a writer.
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the concept of people being born in the 00s and being on this website or the internet in general will never stop giving me a minor heart attack every time bc my brain stopped processing time in like 2008 so anyone born in like 2003 is automatically assumed to be in kindergarten until i realize they're old enough to drive
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baby lynx breaks out, mama lynx comes to the rescue
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I'd very much like to punch a feminist.
I’d never, ever hurt a lady but I’d be happy to punch a feminist.
It’d bring me great joy.
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A Guide to the 2020 Democratic Candidates You Should Not Vote For
https://medium.com/@westonpagano/a-guide-to-the-2020-democratic-candidates-you-should-not-vote-for-c1c6e4c9c26
This article is a fantastically long list of receipts for bad behavior by these candidates. I cannot overstate how full this list is.
Do you want to cover Joe Biden’s support of racism/racist policies, sexism, and support against roe vs wade? It’s all there and more.
You want to know about how Kamala Harris has absolutely sided with police brutality, criminalization of drugs and sex workers, perpetuated prison-for-profit, and is responsible for horrible violence done against trans people? It’s all there and more.
Wanna learn how Pete Buttigieg’s support for racist policing, happily and publicly accepted lobbyist money, and supports increased militarization at home and abroad? It’s all there and more.
Didn’t know about Beto O’rourke has actively pursued and profited from gentrification projects, has pandered to republican donors with right wing policies and statements, has consistently supported deregulation of Wall Street, and supports “Blue Lives Matter”? It’s all there and more.
Come November, make no mistake, it’s time to vote against Trump. But we have to fight against candidates that support policies that made Trumpism rise. We have to support candidates that will do more than give weak lip service just to coast into office. We have to support candidates that will fight against militarization and the very real threat of climate change.
There’s a lot on the line, so we have to ask a lot of our candidates. And these four? They’re not up to the task of leadership for what we can see in front of us, and what’s coming over the horizon.
These people do not deserve your vote. Call them out, and use these receipts to educate your friends, families, and acquaintances.
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THE ONLY WALL THAT DESERVES ATTENTION GOING INTO 2019
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25 Days of Christmas with INPRNT: Jeff Christensen.
For Supersonic Art’s twenty-second selection in our annual 25 Days of Christmas with INPRNT, I’ve chosen the surreal work of artist Jeff Christensen; all of which are available as fine art prints in his INPRNT Shop.
Be sure to follow INPRNT on Tumblr, too!
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How much do weapons weigh?
Not as much as you might think.
Games often overestimate how much a sword or an axe weighs, and the assumption that many people make is that this lump of steel in your hand is a great burden, although this assumption has been working is way out.
The simple fact of the matter is, medieval weapons are quite light.
The medieval Arming Sword, the single most common sword of the middle ages. One handed, ext to carry, you wouldn’t expect this one to be that heavy, and it isn’t. Arming Swords tend to weigh between 3 and 4 pounds / 1⅓ and 1.8kg, that’s it! This particular example weighs 3 lbs. 11 oz / 1.6kg.
The Longsword, a much longer weapon than the Arming Sword, as the name implies, and obviously much heavier. But it’s not.
Standard Longswords, especially later period ones designed more for thrusting (like the one pictured above,) can be shockingly light. They can weigh in the same range as arming swords, although they can weigh more as well.
Longswords tend to sit between 3 and 5 pounds / 1⅓ and 2.25kg, and this example is 3 lbs. 7oz. / 1.5kg meaning it weighs less than the Arming Sword pictured before!
The Rapier, a famously light and nimble weapon that is also clouded in a fog of incorrect assumptions. The rapier is a long weapon. This example measures 45 inches in the blade and isn’t even among the longest I’ve seen.
Including all that weight from the steel basket around your hand, and it starts to add up. Rapiers can however be quite light, so including the extremes of the spectrum you end up with a range of between 2.5 pounds and 5 pounds / 1.1 and 2.25kg. This particular example is on the lighter side, weighing 2 lbs. 13 oz / 1.3kg.
The Zweihander, the famous greatsword, surely this is a much heavier weapons! Well of course it’s heavier than the others, the entire thing is five and a half feet tall, however they are deceptively light.
Zweihander weigh, on average, 6 pounds / 2.7kg. That’s it, only 6 pounds. Some on the heavier side weigh about 7lbs / 3.1kg, but they rarely exceed that. This example weighs 6 lbs. 2 oz. / 2.8kg.
Moving away from swords, axes will surely be heavier, won’t they? Think again.
There is an important distinction between battle axes and wood cutting axes. Battle Axe heads tend to be thin, very thin, good for cutting flesh and bone, and easier to wield. Wood cutting heads are wider so as to be more robust, and split wood open more efficiently, and let’s not even talk about splitting mauls.
As such, one handed battle aces like this tend only to weigh between 1 and 4 pounds / 0.45 and 1.8kg. They can be very very light! The example is 1 lb. 7 oz. / 0.65kg.
Warhammer even tend to stick to that same range, between 1 and 4 pounds / 0.45 and 1.80. This example is 2 lbs. 8 oz / 1.15kg.
It’s only once you reach polearms that you begin getting heavier weights. The weights of a polearm is greatly changed by the length of it’s shaft, which can vary greatly, so these numbers will be somewhat more flexible.
Spears tend to be the lightest polearms, often weighing between 3 and 6 pounds / 1.⅓ and 2.7kg, with this example coming in at 4 lbs. even / 1.8kg.
Poleaxes, tending to be on the shorter end of polearms, also tend to be lighter. Interestingly, the examples I’ve seen are quite consistent, and all weigh between 6 and 7 pounds / 2.7 and 3.175kg, though greater variation is possible. This example weighs 6 lbs. 9 oz / 3kg.
Halberds tend to be even heavier, though examples in museums tend to have hafts that are too short simply for storage and display purposes.
As such, the weights tend to be somewhat off, however we know from period sources and good modern reproductions that properly sized balberds tend to be about 8 pounds. This museum piece fits the “too light” mould, and weighs 5 lbs. 10 oz / 2.5kg.
For the purposes of giving you (the reader) a proper appreciation of what the pike is, I elected to not use a museum photo for this one, so you can see their full scale.
The pike is a massive weapon, and these piles being used by reenactors in this photo are quite short. On the shorter end, they measured over 10 feet / 3m in length, and on the lookout get end occasionally hit 30 feet / 9.1m !
These could be the heaviest melee weapons typically used in medieval/renaissance warfare, and even these only weigh between 5 and 13 pounds / 2.25 and 5.9kg.
With your heaviest weapons only weighing 13 pounds at their most extreme, this paints a good picture of how light these hand weapons tended to be. Something for RPG and video game developers to keep in mind in the future.
- mod Armet
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Father uses sons’ drawings as inspiration for anime transformations
By: Thomas Romain (twitter | instagram | youtube | patreon)
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