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littlepawz · 3 months

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The Blood Falls

One of the most incredible natural phenomena on the planet is found in the Dry Valleys of McMurdo in Antarctica. It was discovered by Australian geologist Thomas Griffith Taylor and it has now intrigued scientists for a century.

Red liquid gushes out from inside of the mass of ice until it flows into Lake Bonney. The water should freeze, but it does not, although the temperature in the place can reach -60 degrees Celsia. The content of the lake that feeds the falls is three time saltier than seawater and is extremely rich in iron. The blood effect occurs when the lake's salty, iron-rich water seeps through fissures and falls into Lake Bonney. When this liquid comes in contact with the air and becomes oxidized, it turns red.

The area is accessible only by a boat, or a helicopter.

#Blood Falls #mystery of Antarctica #Dry Valleys of Mcmurdo #oxidization #blood effect #Lake Bonney #accessible by boat #difficult to access #accessible by helicopter #ice fissures #wow #nature #amazing nature #bleeding Earth #travel

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puppyeared · 7 months

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modern au ft @crow-cap's oc sailor <3

the wood markings on xins face were inspired by @zah-likes-tea's art of them hehe

#its modern au(???) cuz its fun to imagine what theyd get up to if they had access to discord and minecraft #xin is the kind of minecraft player who fucks up the cobblestone generator every time <- speaking from experience #also sailors driving because it feels adjacent to sailing a boat and i wanted to be clever.. heh...#peep the lucky knot on the rearview window <3 #the song xin is singing is homecoming serf by sidney gish partly because i imagine that as their singing voice #kind of soft and mellow not like a practised singer but still nice #also u dont understand im in love with the idea of xin having wooden markings on their skin UGHHHH SO COOOOLLL #zah that might possibly be the best thing ive ever seen THANK U #i tried to make it a small marking so it isnt too tedious to draw every time and its not a big deal if i forget it #myart #doodles #oc #friend oc #lmk oc #xin ya #sailor #little sailor

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starfilledsea · 10 months

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both black sails and the terror no longer being on hulu is discrimination against girls* who are obsessed with men being doomed by the narrative on a boat

#my access to my poor doomed pirates/explorers being cut off is my 9/11 #black sails and the terror are so similar in my mind. only one way the story can end; themes of being cut off from civilization and what #that does to people; homoeroticism; on a boat.#its the fucking same!!#black sails #the terror #amc the terror #i know i just need to pirate them... it's what flint would have wanted.

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batscrem · 1 year

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“He Wants to Order:” Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Versions

#Lyra Art #Work Doodles #Pokemon #Pokemon ORAS #Hardenshipping #Team Aqua Archie #Pokemon Alpha Sapphire #pokemon omega ruby #Team Magma Maxie #The second one was literally bc a friend went 'Yo I get Maxie's driving bc they're on land but what about being in a boat'#And I went '... Y'KNOW WHAT LEMME GIVE THAT A SHOT'#And turns out Germany has a drive thru accessible to boats

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flame-shadow · 8 months

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This doesn't include any fancy tricks like what speedrunners might use. Just regular flying stuff to get you where you need to go without bumping into things or exploding.

#outer wilds #im constantly surprised by how much trouble i hear about people having learning to fly the ship. especially estimating momentum n stuff #like idk it just flies like a boat would if it had access to three dimensions. the controls feel intuitive enough #though it did take me a while to get used to adjusting my spin #that pesky third dimension coming back to pester me haha

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hazel2468 · 10 months

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Okay I’m at work literally reading about accessibility barriers right now so like-

Just because our accessibility needs are different. Does not mean mine are lesser.

Like- yes. You cannot get your chair or walker through the door. And that is BAD and you SHOULD be able to get through the fucking door. I’m not disagreeing on that- I am with you on that.

But just because I can physically walk through the door does not mean that the place is accessible to me.

Are there places I can reliably sit when I need to? If not- not accessible. Is this a smoke and scent-free place? If not- not accessible to me, as I risk being rendered literally unable to breathe properly. Is there access to a restroom easily and at short notice? If not- not accessible for me. And while I can spend short amounts of time in places with a lot of stimuli and light and sound and people, if there isn’t a place where I can go to get away from it? Not accessible.

And that is JUST ME and my personal disabilities. Being able to physically get into a space is where accessibility STARTS, not where it ends.

#disability #actually disabled #getting really really tired of this shit like #i just don’t understand why some of y’all feel the need #to talk down to other disabled people #we are in the same fucking boat guys #we need different accommodations but the end goal is the same- isn’t it?#a world where people of all disabilties can access shit #whether that is getting your chair through the door in the first place #or being able to actually be in a room without discomfort and pain

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bjornkram · 10 months

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The thing that keeps coming back to me about this whole submersible shit is that the Titanic is a lower class immigrant gravesite. Out of 1514 who died 123 of them were first class. The rest were immigrants and lower class people who got purposefully locked under the deck or were denied onto the lifeboats. The titanic was a classist tragedy made worse by the fact that no one seems to treat it like that. And now 500+ immigrants are missing or dead. And no one seems to be talking about that because little boy billionaires are dying at the bottom of the ocean bc they wanted to see the world's most inaccessible paupers grave.

#idk it just feels like were prioritizing rescuing 5 guys who are by all means in one of the most unreachable places #all the while we know where the migrant fishing boat sank and the EU went down to take pictures of it #and there seems to be no talk of recovery for any of them even though the boat is completely accessible.#grumbles #im not saying you cant be interested in the titanic. if being a titanic head was a crime id be in jail. just like. recognize the classism

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rriotghoul · 8 months

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the urge to write an entire essay about public transportation (trains and boats) and how america was built off of the backs of it and the lower class workers who laid the dock foundation and rails is so strong right now. throw in a little passage or two about how the urbanization and following dependence on cars is destroying their history and accessibility for everybody

needless to say the urge is strong

#boat #cars #urbanization #america #american politics #car dependency #trains #travel #eco punk #cities #accessible travel #essay #railroad and boat truther for life #down with cars

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hood-ex · 1 year

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I was doing the dishes and thinking about the Beauty and the Beast AU when it hit me... The Little Mermaid but make it DickJoey. Because! What if Dick signed his voice/tail away because there was something on land he needed to retrieve in order to save someone? And what if Joey ran into Dick, realized Dick couldn't talk, and then tried to see if Dick knew ASL? And Dick was like umm... and then just started writing in the sand alskdja. Except it wouldn't be English and so then Joey would be the one being all umm... Then they'd just communicate via body language or drawings until Joey started to teach Dick some ASL. And anyway, I just think it would be fun if they went adventuring together to hunt down whatever Dick needed.

#no because was there ever a reason why ariel could sign her name but never just wrote a message to eric?#also in my version of the little mermaid--the mermaids have their own language #and how would they learn english when they wouldn't have access to books and such y'know?#and it's not like they've got humans to teach them bc humans scary. stay away from humans.#i mean idk maybe some magic thingy. but otherwise. dick wouldn't know english.#also idk if i'd go for the prince joey angle. that would make sense with the au obviously #i also just... don't remember enough about eric's role in the movie to decide lmao like what did he do other than play w his dog or whatevr #oh yeah they did have that boat scene with the shalalalala kiss the girl song #anyway. *possibilities*#Dick Grayson #Joey Wilson #dickjoey

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gean-grey-blog · 9 months

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We desperately need more accessible outdoor spaces. I was an infant the first time I went camping. March of last year I was doing 5 mile morning trail runs. Then I got sick enough I ended up a part time wheelchair user.

A little under a year after I had to give up even hiking, I've started actually getting outside again because my fam and I figured out adaptive boating. But every boat launch, every parking lot, is still a question of how accessible it is and how good a day I'm having.

People deserve to access the outdoors on wheels.

People deserve to experience natural wonders no matter their disability status, or health or mobility situation.

Especially given how often I've heard the advice "have you tried going outside?"

#disability #accessibility #outdoors #outdoor sports #outdoor space #hiking #canoeing #boating #equality #equity #human rights

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dandelionrevolution · 6 days

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Good News - April 15-21

(Sorry it's late, I got sick)

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1. Restoring an unsung hero

“"We are aiming to restore a significant area of seagrass around Nova Scotia, rebuilding these ecosystems and doing it in a climate-smart way," says Derek Tittensor, head of the FOME research group and a professor of biology at Dalhousie. "Importantly, we are also integrating Indigenous and scientific knowledge of these remarkable ecosystems through a two-eyed seeing approach.””

2. Four super-rare quolls caught sneaking around Australian wildlife sanctuary

““We had a mysterious case of cat-trap tampering whereby the traps were closed, the bait was gone but no culprit inside,” explains AWC Field Ecologist, Erin Barritt. [… T]he opportunistic little mischief-makers were juvenile western quolls, the first to be born on the sanctuary in 100 years.”

3. LGBTQ+ parents are raving about ‘accessible’ gender-neutral children’s book What Makes A Baby

““Overall I think this is a great book and a great representation of what inclusive media can look like. It incorporates a variety of perspectives and experiences to make something that is accessible to everyone.” The LGBTQ+ community – with parents in particular – praised “the accuracy of the terminology”, with one writing: “Human anatomy isn’t too much for children to learn and this book makes it so accessible for them to learn!””

4. Switch to green wastewater infrastructure could reduce emissions and provide huge savings according to new research

“Researchers have shown that a transition to green wastewater-treatment approaches in the U.S. that leverages the potential of carbon-financing could save a staggering $15.6 billion and just under 30 million tons of CO2-equivalent emissions over 40 years.”

5. Millions Offered Up To Create New Disability Employment Models

“[Projects] can focus on increasing access to advanced technology careers, using advanced technology to support youth or adults with disabilities to access competitive integrated employment or helping justice-involved youth with disabilities gain employment. In addition, projects can look at early intervention and workforce reintegration strategies for those with acquired disabilities or efforts to reintegrate disconnected individuals with disabilities into the workforce.”

6. Laser-Treated Cork Absorbs Oil for Carbon-Neutral Ocean Cleanup

“Cork comes from the bark of cork oak trees, which can live for hundreds of years. These trees can be harvested about every seven years, making cork a renewable material. When the bark is removed, the trees amplify their biological activity to replace it and increase their carbon storage, so harvesting cork helps mitigate carbon emissions.”

7. This boat runs on 100% renewables. Can it help clean up bigger ships?

“For the past seven years, Energy Observer has traveled around the world, serving as a floating test bed for zero-emission technologies that can propel boats and ships — without spewing any of the nasty pollution that comes from running diesel engines. […] The project’s leaders say they’re now ready to focus their efforts on cleaning up much larger and dirtier types of vessels, including cargo ships.”

8. 1,000 oceanic manta rays seen in the Maldives

“With 1,000 individuals in its waters, the Maldives is home to the world’s third largest population of giant mantas (it also has the most reef mantas (Mobula alfredi) in the world, with over 5,000 individuals).”

9. Service Finalizes Land Protection Plan for Expanding Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge

“Plan aims to deliver in-perpetuity conservation of up to 700,000 acres of land for benefit of migratory and resident wildlife. […] "These vast grassland landscapes provide essential habitat for wildlife while also providing benefits like clean water filtration and carbon sequestration, which are essential for both the environment and human well-being."”

10. Medicaid Officials Remove Barriers For Those With Disabilities

“In addition [to grace periods for submitting paperwork], states will no longer be allowed to conduct renewals any more than once every 12 months and they will be barred from requiring in-person interviews for people with disabilities, among other changes.”

And a bonus article to make up for posting late: Gay Furry Hackers strike again!

April 8-14 news here | (all credit for images and written material can be found at the source linked; I don’t claim credit for anything but curating.)

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soldier-poet-king · 4 months

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Ok but that video made me think of sea longing again and I'm gonna be SICK with it, tolkein was RIGHT in having it as representative for this larger than life soul-hunger that is both terrifying and wonderful

#i need to swim regularly again but hip bas + chlorine is so murder on my skin and hair #and its not like i have easy access to saltwater pools #and lake ontario both cold and extremely gross polluted during the warmer months #and you cant swim laps in the fuckin. lake. yknow #WAHHHHH i need to float in one of thise sensory deprivation tanks tbh #and ALSO climb around the rigging of a massive boat #i dont mind heights. i would love to be a rigging rat ok #the duality of fran

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cookinguptales · 3 months

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getting back into my greek mythology phase as an adult is so weird because like the stories are such a dear and a familiar part of my childhood (and honestly part of what helped me extricate myself from an abusive evangelical environment) but I've also grown a lot as a person since then so I can't help but view them through different lenses, y'know?

such as:

the lens of a religious studies scholar who can't help but be fascinated with vernacular religion, apotropaic magic, cultural variation in ritual, and hints that these stories might be signs of clashing religions from different regions

the lens of a feminist who's a lot less willing to accept some of the ideas that I accepted as a child who'd been raised in a very religious environment

the lens of a grown-ass adult who could probably save enough money to go see these places that were so unreachable as to be near-fictional to me when I was a child

#writing liveblogging #I did get to go to Athens once about a decade ago #I got to see the parthenon and its museum #but I had a really limited time there which was kind of devastating #I'd love to go back and take my time #really take time to explore some of the archaeological sites #go to more museums #maybe take a little boat to crete...#see knossos.......#also libgen is a fucking gamechanger these days lmao #it's so much easier to learn things than when I was a kid #I was very limited in the information that was available to me when I was a child #which colored how I saw the subject #now the world's information is much more available in many more ways #like I didn't even have internet access when I first read edith hamilton's mythology #now I have access to multiple university libraries close by and also The Internet

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essektheylyss · 10 months

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Not to be a damaged Californian but it's wild to me that in other places you can just like. go to a river or a lake. and hang out there. and swim around. and that's just allowed and encouraged. What the fuck.

#i know we have the ocean but you gotta understand that you don't really go to the ocean in California. you go to the beach.#and when you are in the ocean it is usually a fight all the way. it's freezing and salty and will bowl you over.#to be clear i love that but also like. sometimes i just want a swimming pool experience but not at a fucking pool.#i have been in a california freshwater body twice in my whole life.#if you had lake access you were rich enough to own and haul a boat.#like that was so foreign that I told my dad at like 15 that I was gonna buy him a boat when i sold my first book. this was a PIPE DREAM.#(i do intend to deliver on that promise if i ever sell a fucking book btw. i will do it.#my dad is great and he deserves a boat on which to fish!!!)

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gay-jewish-bucky · 9 months

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irish-americans and irish-canadians who are like "well my family fled the famine so they didn't oppress-" MY DUDES WHERE THE FUCK DID THEY FLEE TOO???? YEAH, THEY HAD NOWHERE ELSE TO GO, BUT THEY LITERALLY PARTICIPATED IN THE COLONIZATION OF THE AMERICAS!!!!

#personcole #then there is the whole post-war convo #bc irish people chose to gain full access to white privilege! their hands weren't clean the moment they stepped on that boat!!!!

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flamingredanon · 1 year

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*crashes into the ground*

So I finally got my thoughts on the Government tech somewhat coherent enough to ramble on about, so buckle up.

So we are first introduced to the Government during Infiltrating the Airship, with the current Captain Galeforce and a folder of an alarming amount of evidence about Henry that may or may not have been obtained legally.

Galeforce tells Henry to help put a stop to the Toppat Clan that he can't pin anything on for some reason, off screen equipping Henry with an earpiece that houses different tech including a force gun and lets the Government track Henry inside the Airship that they somehow have a full map of.

The helicopter they are currently riding in has a human hamster ball with launcher, a gatling gun among other different weapons including a banana bomb and sleeping gas, a grappling like hook, said map tracker, a gravity bubble, the ability to make platforms, being able to hack the Airship and it's power, the ability to control a person and even melt their bones for an uncertain amount of time.

And Galeforce also has a backup plan in case Henry does go rouge in the tune of several back up copters with several troops ready to attack on the given order.

Flash forward to Fleeing the Complex and while we do only see Charles and a different helicopter, he still has a few weapons and a controllable mini helicopter that comes with it's own mini grappling hook.

Nothing much else tech wise but Charles does crush a poor Wall guard without hesitation with his copter.

And now we go to Completing the Mission, with Government taking it's last stand against the Toppats with a slew of helicopters, troops, hired bounty hunters and tanks, including a rather unnecessarily large and dangerous tank known as Big Boy.

And Charles' helicopter for the mission comes with various guns, a giant TV, the ability to hack into more of the Toppats' stuff, a people cannon, jetpacks and a supersonic noise thing.

Not to mention the prototype spaceship and space suit that has teleportation, a laser, several objects inside said suit and tough enough to ram straight into the Toppat Space Station.

I get the Toppat Clan is a dangerous criminal organization and all, but that is a lot of tech and weaponry for stopping one criminal organization.

*climbs back into a vent*

#mod lizzy speaks #the government #just rambling #galeforce you want to tell the class something #especially being able to get a boat load of evidence against henry and possibly ellie #but not the toppats for some reason #even though the government has access to the airship map and the ability to hack toppat tech including electricity #galeforce are you hiding something that may involve a connection to the toppats in some way?#dont mind me #and im probably forgetting some things but yeah the government is oddly stacked in weaponry

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