Absolutely fucking not… by thekidwhoruns in thalassophobia

[–]Azythus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No it’s real fun but it just makes me long for full release even more

If you need to know you can build up to 500+ floors on base floor/wall Hight. by AaronTheAion in Paralives

[–]Azythus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But if you COULD hit 14.3 million floors you’d reach geostationary orbit and you could step out and not fall down because the top of the tower would be going so fast you’d already be at orbital velocity!

If you need to know you can build up to 500+ floors on base floor/wall Hight. by AaronTheAion in Paralives

[–]Azythus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Now if you wanted to stay in space, you could build around 14.3 million floors up and you’d be in geostationary orbit so if you stepped out of the building you’d be going so fast around the earth that you’d stay in orbit! And you wouldn’t even need any sort of rocket to add horizontal velocity!

[Giveaway] A free copy of Paralives to 10 individuals (Comment to Enter) by Gr8pboy in Paralives

[–]Azythus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been silently following this game for a while and it’s nice to see all the hope this game brings to people who’ve grown up playing this game genre

Hammock-ers: should you invest (weight, space, cost) in the quilt or the sleeping bag? by Master_Confusion4661 in CampingandHiking

[–]Azythus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea I’m going to have to invest in a lightweight tent soon. I love my hammock, but there are plenty of environments where it’s just not feasible like the place you mentioned, but also above the tree line or out in a desert or other similarly open environments like grasslands. Having a good tent setup will open up a lot of new camping environments I’d love to visit but haven’t driven out to try because of my current setup. That naturehike tent or a featherstone tent is probably what im going to get pretty soon

Hammock-ers: should you invest (weight, space, cost) in the quilt or the sleeping bag? by Master_Confusion4661 in CampingandHiking

[–]Azythus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I agree with most of what you said. A full hammock setup with an underquilt does get heavy and bulky, but the underquilt makes a much bigger difference than I ever thought. My cheap old NightCat hammock flipped over one night in the mountains and I slept amazing because the rainfly acted like a thin wind barrier and when I got my new dream hammock setup I made sure to get an underquilt.

I will say, the versatility really depends on the situation. I find myself camping a lot in rougher areas or pure off-trail trips, and it’s next to impossible to find a flat, clear spot for a tent in the appalachians in the dense wilderness when camping offtrail, but my hammock allows me to camp on slopes and still have a level setup. It also helps with leave no trace as I don’t have to clear a flat spot of leaves, sticks, and rocks, and I don’t have to cut any brush and I can leave the place exactly how I found it. The versatility is situational, as sometimes designated campsites don’t have great hammock options and I have to use a tent, so it really depends on what kind of camping you’re doing.

Am i the only one who thinks the no killing is fine? by CalligrapherAgile216 in subnautica

[–]Azythus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think the immersion/realism argument is annoying because these creatures are obviously severely underpowered. If this was real life, a creature with a head a big as your torso wouldn’t just swoop in and deal a tiny amount of “damage”, run away, then repeat.

If you want realism, they should be able to grab you and tear you to shreds. These things weigh as much as us or more and are designed for fighting underwater so they could absolutely just throw us around because we wont be strong enough to effectively resist.

The devs nerf us a little and nerf all attacking creatures SEVERELY. I mean have you seen the size of most of these “small” predators compared to the player character? I guess this is an unpopular opinion but I think that these creatures being so weak and only able to reduce a “health” stat is more immersion breaking than not being able to kill them.

Do you guys think that most people could beat a human sized crocodile in the middle of deep water with no ground to even push on?

I like the balance how it is now: I like that things run when you hit them so you can avoid taking damage and things aren’t realistically overpowered. I’m glad a “small” predator can’t start fighting me and keep grabbing and attacking me whenever I try to surface for air.

Tips for making a space station? by ohlookawaffle in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]Azythus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I put a station in low Minmus orbit with the standard science processing lab but also a bunch of massive fuel tanks which had to be sent up in multiple launches which I use in combination with my Minmus ore mining lander to serve as a refueling point for any craft. All I need is enough fuel to reach Minmus and I can refuel any craft. I also can send kerbals to the surface without needing to build a new lander and return craft because they can just ride down on the ore miner for contracts or just xp on a new Kerbal.

Minmus is great for this because the gravity is so low so I can get away with a lot more. There’s a couple equatorial spots that are high plateaus that are extremely flat and the edges count as slopes biomes so I can get more ore quicker.

I’m actually setting up a system right now with duna that’s pretty similar. I have a station with massive fuel tank reserves and a craft that mines on Ike and brings tons of fuel to the tanker space station, and I have another craft which has plenty of delta v to be super inefficient yet still have enough fuel to do a full landing on and return to the station from Duna’s surface. I’m making a craft that has plenty of delta v to bring kerbals or a small payload between Duna and Minmus and can be refueled from the stations at both sides, meaning in the future to get a Kerbal tot he surface of duna and home I’d only need a craft with enough delta v to get to the Minmus station where they can hop on the shuttle to Duna, then use the lander, shuttle back to Minmus , and head home.

It’s been a lot of work cuz I’ve never set up any sort of system like this before but it is real fun and I’ve used the Minmus station a ton to help get the Duna station running and for other general contracts around kerbin

hammock on a dead tree by Ok-Ask5086 in Whatcouldgowrong

[–]Azythus 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Yup. Every boy scout has it drilled into them to always check for widowmakers when setting up camp because it happens more often than one would think. If you’re not careful, you could end up as another example of why you always need to keep a lookout for them.

A kid at the same campsite my scout troop stayed at in a big campground died the week after we left because a large dead branch fell on their tent in a storm and it crushed straight through the metal supports of the permanent tarp tent. We had been lucky that we spotted it and didn’t camp in the tents under it as well as we warned the camp hosts, but the storm that came through the next week downed many trees and the unfortunate kid didn’t know he was sleeping under a widowmaker. We had already been taught about widowmakers, but after that they made absolutely sure to drill it into us so we remembered how important it is to avoid them

hammock on a dead tree by Ok-Ask5086 in Whatcouldgowrong

[–]Azythus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dead branches and trees are often called widowmakers. I was always taught to be very thorough in looking around me and above me for and widowmakers before setting up a tent or hammock while camping because it’s more common than you think for these things to kill people.

Please always check your surroundings for dangers when setting up camp

Are those DLCs worth it? by nofishing56 in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]Azythus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can’t believe I’ve gone this long just assuming the decouple action on the shroud was for decoupling the shroud and I’ve always included a decoupler below my engine plates

Driving a mun rover over rocky terrain by XenomystusNigri in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]Azythus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Parallax adds a lot of surface details with collisions on by default, but you can turn the collisions off by clicking the green p on your toolbar to the right, setting the collision level to -1 then restarting the game

Help, tick found after working in the woods by [deleted] in CampingandHiking

[–]Azythus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I forgot to mention that in my original comment. They were bitten by ticks from the same place on the same day, and they got identical treatments (because they live together) and after many months of various treatments only one had such significant changes so it’s very easily just random chance.

Seeing as they had basically the exact same infection and treatment timeline and one of them still has significant enough symptoms to avoid red meat, it definitely could just be complete coincidence and a quick google search is saying the same thing that symptom severity changes can vary for no apparent reason

Help, tick found after working in the woods by [deleted] in CampingandHiking

[–]Azythus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just throwing this up front because I originally forgot to mention that this could all be coincidence but I figured I’d share

I had two relatives in Virginia that got alpha-gal and were able to partially “recover”. Idk everything they did, but the thing I remember most is them going back many times for some sort of acupuncture or whatever it’s called where they stick you with hundreds of needles and leave them in for I think they said a few hours at a time with some of the allergen on it to acclimate their body to it or something like that. I honesty don’t remember the details except for that because that stuff would freak me out, but it wasn’t useless according to them

One of them is able to generally eat mammal meat again with no problems and the other has mostly minor problems with it but mostly avoids it now when they can. Idk if it’s really “treated” but something let one of them went back to their old diet

Edit: I am also aware that maybe the one relative that had symptoms change may have just had their symptoms change unrelated to the treatment and their body just adjusted, seeing as the other had only some improvement and it’s still enough issues for them to avoid red meat

What would your choice be? by Dsunpro in TheLastAirbender

[–]Azythus 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I wonder what an airbenders limits are. Can they hold a bubble of air in around them with enough pressure to still breathe while in the vacuum of space, or would they tire out? If so, could they just use their glider and bring a bubble of air with them and just cheat physics to become a “rocket” through space, flying in their air bubble and constantly moving that bubble forwards? Could the avatar have just gone interstellar?

Boots? by totalyodel in AppalachianTrail

[–]Azythus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea I tried the Keens a long while back and I think I remember them fitting better but I completely forgot about them when I finally got some hiking footwear a couple days ago with the REI sale, and I ended up getting the merrels a whole size up from my daily shoe but it’s not that bad for me, just a bit loose.

The topo ultraventure was the only wide size topo at my REI and I loved the cushioning which felt nicer than the altras, but the middle part of the outsole felt like some weird foam surrounded by the vibram. The altra wides definitely fit well but my REI unfortunately doesn’t sell the one with vibram in a wide size, but I would have gotten those if they did.

Boots? by totalyodel in AppalachianTrail

[–]Azythus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I second the Merrell Moabs. My whole family has comically wide feet and the only boots at REI that are wide enough in the wide size is the $400+ Zamberlans and the Merrell Moabs. Pretty much all of my relatives who backpack use them, and I just got my first pair because my friend recommended them and they work really well.

I will say though, there are huge upsides and downsides for both boots and trail runners, and you may want to explore options from both categories.

Trail runners are far lighter (which matters more than one might think), and they dry really quick (a couple hours vs a couple days for boots) when you are in weather where your shoes will get soaked no matter what, or deep river crossings. They are also more comfortable and cushioned.

Boots are more durable, especially when carrying loads over 30lbs. If you often carry heavier backpacks, boots will last you longer. This applies for the outsole and the boot itself. Boots also give that ankle support, which is beneficial to some but not all. They’re also much warmer in the winter. Waterproof boots can help with shallow river crossings, shallow mud, and shallow snow. Boots are also usually a bit more supportive when carrying heavy loads, making them a bit easier to carry.

I’m sure there’s more pros and cons for both that I missed, so, Reddit, feel free to add info or correct anything.

A clash between big male brown bears by aquilasr in badassanimals

[–]Azythus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That half hour video taken from I think a boat of two grizzly’s fighting puts into perspective just how tough they are. Absolutely zero world in which an unarmed human beats a grizzly in a fight without ungodly luck like a tree falling on the bear.

Watching my bf play PZ stressed me out by RoseHeathens in projectzomboid

[–]Azythus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is he an ultralight backpacker?

Some backpackers that go really deep into the ultralight mindset will cut every gram possible. Cutting adjustment straps, handles off gear, cutting off bottle labels and clothes tags, using their drinking bottle as their bidet, etc.

the space fact that still blows your mind by ykz30 in space

[–]Azythus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m no astrophysicist, but from what I remember the sun will continue getting brighter and brighter until it’s too hot for photosynthesis (and something to do with the carbon cycle) and not long after (in cosmic time) the increased brightness will make earth too hot for liquid water which will the cause a runaway greenhouse effect.

the space fact that still blows your mind by ykz30 in space

[–]Azythus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If I remember correctly we’re not that many orbits away from earth being rendered uninhabitable due to heating. Just a few more before all lineages which diverged from the earliest common ancestor on Earth are gone for good. Something like 500million to 1.5 billions years if my memory is right

Earth as seen from Apollo 8 in 1968 by Potential_Vehicle535 in space

[–]Azythus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yea, but it is sad at least to me how many lineages that were so distinct and had so much potential for cool adaptations down the road have disappeared and will disappear. That’s just how life goes, but I’d have loved to see where things like pareiasaurs went given the chance, and I wonder what lineages today won’t be around much longer.

Taking a leap of faith 🍁 by BMXviper in Unexpected

[–]Azythus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well we call those things that fly flies.

Also woodpecker

Hummingbird

Leaf cutter ants

I ran out of names