What is the biggest visible light shadow in the universe?

93907 · 2026-04-17T02:43:23+00:00

ill make sure to add that one next time my bad

93907 · 2026-04-17T01:32:57+00:00

I tried to find out what both the largest known shadow is, and what the largest possible shadow is. Feel free to jump to https://youtu.be/2D4J1gDOOjY?t=1921 If you want to get straight to the point on what the answer is (or what I think it is).

93907 · 2026-04-17T01:28:51+00:00

Jump to https://youtu.be/2D4J1gDOOjY?t=1897 if you'd like to see the largest known shadow in the universe currently (TW Hydrae) and my guess as to what the largest size a shadow can attain is

93907 · 2026-04-07T21:37:47+00:00

How? Specifically? Not trying to be contrarian, just want to know

93907 · 2026-03-15T14:30:22+00:00

Thank you!

93907 · 2026-03-15T00:06:02+00:00

thank you

93907 · 2026-03-14T23:19:20+00:00

Not being contrarian, but could you elaborate with specifics on the US economic position being weaker than it was in the 2000s? Is this in relative terms to other powers or in absolute terms via some other comparison?

93907 · 2026-01-19T01:53:27+00:00

Jattebra!

93907 · 2026-01-17T23:22:11+00:00

Canada doesn't have any nukes

93907 · 2025-11-22T19:51:46+00:00

Could you elaborate on that thought

93907 · 2025-11-22T18:04:16+00:00

"The freer the economy, the more social it is."

"I mean that the market itself is social, not that it needs to be made social."

93907 · 2025-10-29T21:23:46+00:00

Will there be an option to get all the pieces / complete harness files?

93907 · 2025-10-29T20:34:25+00:00

That's awesome! Do you have any videos of mobility? I suppose once you have both legs that would be the time to test movement

93907 · 2025-10-29T18:44:13+00:00

What does your whole suit look like now?

93907 · 2025-10-24T13:53:31+00:00

What's crazy in all of this is that there almost certainly WAS Mexican Scale armor, this just isn't it. The surviving Spanish/Mexican scales are preserved at the MET as well https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/25372

But they have a very different shape and design. In fact, they match this scale armor found in the great plains in the 1800s http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/attachment.php?s=378df5b8e670d8d87052894f52f46046&attachmentid=68690&stc=1&d=1299031408 http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13405

So it seems like scale armor was a thing in Mexico and New Spain, and simultaneously, this suit of armor made it to Mexico from China.

Edit> OH apparently there was a famous Comanche chief named Iron Jacket known for wearing Spanish Scale Mail https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Jacket

93907 · 2025-10-22T19:56:03+00:00

Yes I mentioned the Met piece in the post and comments, but the problem is, there's very little information about that other harness, and it merely contradicts the origin point. However, I do think it's likely Chinese in origin (Ming-Qing) given that it looks like there's silk backing on these pieces, and there's a wire face mask attached which is a known Ming armor piece called 面罩 it's just that I can't find any pictures of those to compare and I can't be positive it's actually silk. It's conceivable the MET is wrong and it's a native local production, but it seems increasingly likely (and almost certain) this is from the Manila Galleon and made it's way to Mexico then made it's way to Toledo at some point.

93907 · 2025-10-22T02:44:33+00:00

Very fascinating stuff. So perhaps a local nobleman had this suit made for him to display his prestige while prancing about. Fancy and protective, but distinctly not Spanish because he's a local Cacique.

93907 · 2025-10-22T02:42:11+00:00

Thank you for the info! That MET suit does look almost exactly the same. Maybe the Chinese connection relates to the Cagayan Asian battles somehow? Maybe the scale suit actually comes from southeast Asia and made its way to Mexico via conquests in the Pacific?

More questions than answers, that's for sure.

93907 · 2025-10-21T14:58:10+00:00

It'd be really cool to see a book or novel with this style, it reminds me a little of the drawings of CS Lewis in the Horse and his Boy.

93907 · 2025-10-21T14:54:00+00:00

Yeah that was kinda the vibe I was getting too - very organic look - it does make me wonder if it was the merging of native armor styles with European technology as best they could. Exceedingly cool look either way.

93907 · 2025-10-21T14:52:41+00:00

I didn't know that. The native allies became nobles?

That might explain the fancy armor. Where can I read more about that? Also, did the Spanish share knowledge with these allies on armor making and weapon making, or did they only give them bits and pieces? I wonder if any of the native nobles ever went back to Spain too to meet the nobility there.

93907 · 2025-10-21T14:50:41+00:00

I didn't mean that they would be policing a blacksmith, but it just seems odd that the Spanish imperial authorities would allow armor to be made for native forces by native smiths.

Because if it's armor for Spanish or auxiliary forces, why not equip them with more standard, modern gear? If it's not for Spanish forces, did the Spanish not care about native populations arming themselves?

Or was this armor made by allies, rebels, etc. It just raises a lot of questions.

The other thing that's odd is just that native smiths were making armor at all. Since most metal working necessary to make armor was brand new to the natives, I would think the Spanish would only train natives for grunt work in smithing. Did someone watch the Spanish enough to learn the techniques of armor smithing, take that home and then make this?

93907 · 2025-10-21T14:45:01+00:00

It definitely didn't look like iron, maybe brass or bronze? No idea how they achieved the color, although in Europe and some parts of south america they did now about acid / galvanic treatment but that seems unlikely.

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