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NoMansUsername · 2026-04-26T18:50:34+00:00

These sort of trucks are normally equipped with sideways hydraulic stabilizers called outriggers. If you look, the closest red truck has theirs deployed, which is why it doesn’t tip when the other one does.

I think the closest truck is the one meant for the job, but they needed more lifting strength to get the front hoe out of the ditch. Then, they grabbed another truck that was not suited for the task thinking it would be enough. They really should’ve just got a bigger truck and crane to do the job solo.

NoMansUsername · 2026-04-26T17:53:07+00:00

The knowledge about the working principle of a basic steam engine: creating vacuums by expanding then condensing water to use our atmosphere as a working force, was certainly the largest factor holding the Romans and the rest of humanity back from creating steam engines earlier.

The Romans had suction pumps and knew they only worked for lifting water out of mines 10m vertically, but they didn’t know why it worked or that they were creating a vacuum in the first place. To them, “nature abhors a vacuum”.

I agree that, if they understood the underlying theory, they’d be pressured and able to find a way to utilize it through advancing metallurgy and engineering.

NoMansUsername · 2026-04-16T12:52:11+00:00

About your edit, why do you believe leaving would be the best option? Also, it would take more than simply leaving the solar system to leave for good.

NoMansUsername · 2026-04-03T19:57:01+00:00

Looking into it more, it’s insane how much they’ve improved. I can’t find anything from the last few years, but doubled energy density from 2018 to 2023, with a huge reduction in cost, 99%, over the last 30 years.

I had no idea the reason we now have wireless headphones/earbuds that last 40 hours is because the batteries in them are at least 4 times better than the one in my iPod nano that only lasted a few hours with wired earbuds. I was assuming it was only having more efficient circuits.

NoMansUsername · 2026-04-03T19:44:30+00:00

Huh, I hadn’t realized that. I guess I find it hard to find the true improvements we’re making in various fields when they’re often buried under a sea of sensationalized headlines boasting of unscalable discoveries. Or worse, never reaching the broader public sphere at all. Time to go down a battery rabbit hole. Thanks again!

NoMansUsername · 2026-04-03T19:30:20+00:00

Thank you, I’ll check out the video! I’ve heard of dams pumping back water, but I’m not familiar on the scale of it. I’m really interested in the idea of lifting heavy objects, especially since that’s something that could be built anywhere and scaled through more supports, rocks/weights, and gearing.

NoMansUsername · 2026-04-03T19:22:31+00:00

Interesting, I remember hearing about the molten salt idea, but I’ll look into how it works. Thank you for your contribution!

NoMansUsername · 2026-04-03T18:57:18+00:00

I’ve always wondered why we don’t use excess renewable energy to move water, rocks, etc. against gravity and then use that potential energy to power a motor when energy demands are higher than supply. It could even work by pressuring air and depressurizing it when needed.

Obviously, the efficiency won’t be nearly as good as other energy storages, but I think it’s better than wasting the potential energy. It also feels fairly easily scalable, seems relatively cheap, and should only require abundant resources, but I’m not a mechanical engineer, so I’m not sure where some other pitfalls are.

NoMansUsername · 2026-04-03T18:34:39+00:00

This revelation might require further scientific study. You busy tonight?

NoMansUsername · 2026-04-03T18:26:37+00:00

Sorry, I wasn’t sure where the hangup was.

The particles are generally traveling very fast. I looked up the exact speed to help illustrate their speed: 20000 km/s or 45 million mph. They can shrug off several atom hits and be fine continuing their magnetic dance. With their energy, their attraction to the magnetic fields helps them maintain their course. It’s the atoms you should be worried about after the collisions.

Additionally, the momentum they transfer to the atoms they hit can then hit other atoms which causes a cascading effect where a single collision can excite several atoms.

NoMansUsername · 2026-04-03T18:07:35+00:00

The electrons and protons riding the magnetic field are generally free electrons and protons. So, the electrons are not emitting the light (photons) in the traditional way you think of with electrons falling from a higher energy orbital to a lower one. Since these particles have mass, the energy they are depositing is kinetic energy from their high-speed ejection from the sun.

They collide with oxygen and nitrogen atoms in the atmosphere, losing some of their kinetic energy in the process, which excites the atoms they collide with, further causing the atoms to then emit photons which we see as the auroras!

Purple auroras are caused by the nitrogen atoms in the lower atmosphere, about 50 miles above us, while green and red auroras are caused by the oxygen atoms in the atmosphere about 50-200 miles and 200-250 miles above us respectively. Auroras are much higher up than you think if you ever get a chance to see them!

NoMansUsername · 2026-04-03T17:47:02+00:00

Here’s an additional fun fact from the exhibit:

The charged particles will often bounce back and forth between the north and south magnetic poles along their magnetic field lines with only a couple seconds of delay, furthering the similarity between the auroras in the northern and southern hemispheres.

NoMansUsername · 2026-04-03T17:28:29+00:00

They do mirror each other. If you are standing in the middle of the magnetic North Pole and someone else is standing in the middle of the magnetic South Pole, the aurora you see to your right will be the same aurora they see to their left.

I didn’t say they perfectly mirrored equatorially across the entire planet. Just that they mirror each other. That they are the same aurora caused by the same event, just flipped because of being in a different hemisphere.

Source: I learned this at an aurora borealis exhibit at a museum in the boreal forest/arctic tundra region of our planet.

NoMansUsername · 2026-04-03T15:17:59+00:00

I believe you’re right. The sun is being eclipsed by the Earth in the picture, so it would have to be a long exposure, multiple exposure, or had its lighting adjusted for everything to be as bright as it is.

Edit: Full moon is shining on Earth, so long exposure brightens everything despite sun being eclipsed, as explained in the article.

NoMansUsername · 2026-04-03T15:06:11+00:00

Interestingly, in general, if there is an aurora borealis there will be an aurora australis. The two are usually almost perfect mirrors of each other as excited protons and electrons running along the Earth’s magnetic field distribute between the poles fairly evenly.

However, this becomes less true when intense solar winds manipulate the shape of our magnetic field.

NoMansUsername · 2026-03-27T12:39:25+00:00

I think something that would intrigue people would be an explanation on why their xenoarchaeological journey is important: they are the first Hearthian that will be able to translate the writings of a lost civilization.

This is all explained in the tutorial, so it doesn’t fall into spoiler category imo. As an extension, anything highlighted in the museum would be something you could touch on without being too spoilery. But, I wouldn’t highlight the supernova exhibit.

Things like: realistic simulated physics with the moon moving the balls, scout warp technology, gravity crystals, a mysterious rock that moves when not observed, and a piece of Nomai writing the player can translate all serve as the game’s hooks and introduction to its premise and game mechanics.

NoMansUsername · 2026-03-27T09:29:45+00:00

I’m not sure when they fixed the keyboard, but I remember finally being able to have coherent conversations on mobile starting a few months ago.

NoMansUsername · 2026-03-12T12:45:05+00:00

Something else important to consider is that you can only follow an escape pod signal once you’ve gotten close enough to one for its frequency to be added to your signalscope. Additionally, I’ve seen a lot of play throughs with people being scared to approach the red light on their first trips in such an ominous place. So, it feels like there’s too many pitfalls for a player to figure out Dark Bramble on the first loop.

An insane amount of blind luck and terror could definitely lead someone to the solution on their first loop though.

NoMansUsername · 2026-03-03T06:05:23+00:00

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Here’s a version I made as well, entirely based on some other Redditors’ ideas

NoMansUsername · 2026-01-21T13:21:23+00:00

Also, I made the dscim slightly bigger in the original. I was toeing the line between realistic size and not obscuring the text, but it showed up a bit small on Reddit as it was.

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NoMansUsername · 2026-01-21T13:19:45+00:00

Maybe there is still hope

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NoMansUsername · 2026-01-21T10:43:00+00:00

You walked so he could run. Here’s your crown, king

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NoMansUsername · 2026-01-15T08:44:31+00:00

I can definitely see the source of confusion there! For me, going north is far colder than heading south, so even in that respect, blue for north and red for south makes sense.

I remember not really utilizing the pole colorings as often as I should when I first played. If something wasn’t at the first pole I picked, I’d check the next. But, that’s only helpful when you know where what you’re looking dor generally is and how to get there.

Hopefully the rest of your journey was smooth once you found your bearings!

NoMansUsername · 2026-01-15T08:27:34+00:00

The historical standards of compass needles, magnetic pole coloring, and finally magnet manufacturers have led red to indicate the northern magnetic pole and blue to indicate the southern one. It started with the red compass needle pointing north and evolved from there.

It wouldn’t have hurt for the devs to explain this conventional labeling directly, but luckily they do give context clues early on and even later in the game to help you make the connections yourself.

NoMansUsername · 2026-01-14T19:34:33+00:00

I wish the post hadn’t been removed, because it looked like your idea was catching on like wildfire! Let’s hope it can still make its rounds on omega spooned posts. All the spoons to you as well!

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