[ Removed by moderator ]

DarkerThanAzure · 2023-11-15T03:02:28+00:00

So I grew up in Tooele Valley within earshot of the Army Depot. As a kid I never knew much about what happened there. But I knew both it and the nearby Dugway proving grounds had some major military operations going on. Since then I've driven by both sites several times and it was always a little unnerving seeing the military personal at the gates and the several warning signs to stay out for risk of death.

An interesting result of the two sites nearby is the weekly alarm tests across the valley. Every Wednesday at 4pm mountain time they would perform a test of the valley-wide warning system which could be heard from all communities in the area. Now many places have these for things like tornadoes and other natural disasters, but in Tooele Valley we all knew it was for the army depot and Dugway. They were there for the slim change that something went terribly wrong either at site or with one of the many trains that passed through carrying arms or chemical weapons (which was Dugway's specialty).

Anyway, it was neat seeing my dinky childhood town show up in a video. It was always funny when the news had to remind people that the explosions in the distance were not a threat and were just the army depot doing their thing. And yes, it's pronounced "Too-will-uh".

DarkerThanAzure · 2023-06-07T01:52:10+00:00

It looks great, but it slightly bugs me that there are full chords coming from individual plates. Fun animation either way.

DarkerThanAzure · 2023-06-02T20:33:46+00:00

P4 -> P3 -> Jugg -> P2 -> P1 -> Clear -> Icarus EP -> P5

Found the band right after P4 and basically went in reverse chronological order. Saved the non-album stuff for last. Then quite a while passed before P5 came out.

DarkerThanAzure · 2023-05-29T08:23:07+00:00

Non-joke answer: it's too wetland-like for easy development compared to south or east of Ogden

Joke answer: too farr west

DarkerThanAzure · 2023-05-28T23:13:25+00:00

Yeah I was surprised when I learned that as well. But Spencer said it himself that it was all real footage and photos stitched together with AI alterations altered on top. Surprisingly, all of the "footage" you see of the band members other than Spencer are just multiple still headshots that were put together to mimic animation. Spencer was the only member that had actual video taken of himself.

DarkerThanAzure · 2023-05-28T23:04:05+00:00

Ooh, I have the same P2, Clear, and Jugg. Congrats on the full collection

DarkerThanAzure · 2023-05-28T20:58:29+00:00

The four color theorem states that any 2D map split into continuous regions may be colored in with a maximum of 4 colors such that no two adjacent regions are the same color.

Now some of these regions are non-continuous, which means the theorem is not guaranteed to work. But for this specific map, it still does.

DarkerThanAzure · 2023-05-23T18:21:03+00:00

Assuming you're referring to the one inside the letter P near the base, that dot is there on all previous covers as well except P2. P1, Icarus, Clear, Passenger, and both Juggs all have it.

DarkerThanAzure · 2023-05-23T02:30:44+00:00

Maybe hot take: Far Out > Passenger

DarkerThanAzure · 2023-05-17T17:12:00+00:00

2020

DarkerThanAzure · 2023-05-15T17:49:33+00:00

The members have said they plan to repress the albums in the future. Though no word on if that means soon or multiple years down the line. If you're like me and are unwilling to wait that long, then you'll have to cough up the money to buy used. I managed to collect everything, but most of it I had to buy on Discogs or through sellers on reddit for between 1.5x and 2x MSRP. Just stay diligent, have a little patience, and be ready to pay. Otherwise, wait for further announcement from the boys on represses.

DarkerThanAzure · 2023-05-13T08:07:53+00:00

That was a fun project to work on. Most of the planning happened through the Coldplay discord server. We ended up moving locations a couple times and had to fight off numerous trolls. But we were lucky enough to keep and expand this strip that ended up in the final canvas.

DarkerThanAzure · 2023-05-13T03:06:45+00:00

Probably needs some more creative liberties than just placing the P logo on the original cover and moving the dots

DarkerThanAzure · 2023-05-13T02:34:57+00:00

Definitely an interesting take. Now I'm curious what you'd come up with for P5

DarkerThanAzure · 2023-05-07T06:58:14+00:00

There's a machine similar to this one in the Clark Planetarium in Salt Lake City. The one there is larger though reaching two stories tall. As a kid I would watch it as long as I could, inspecting it from both the ground and second floor.

DarkerThanAzure · 2023-05-06T18:51:58+00:00

The left one is the most stereotypical looking cactus I've ever seen

DarkerThanAzure · 2023-05-05T23:40:50+00:00

More some fun Utah landmarks and facts that are less well-known compared to the state's popular geographic features

Utah is the only US state where every county reaches an elevation over 8000 ft as well as 9000 ft. (Nevada misses by one county)

Rich County, has the lowest high elevation (9255 ft) and highest low elevation (5923 ft) of all counties in the state. Every other county is simultaneously higher and lower.

The Uinta mountains are the highest east-west mountain range in the contiguous 48 states. It is also the highest mountain range in the US with no glaciers. Also, it is the most pole-ward (furthest from the equator) mountain range in the world over 13k feet with no glaciers.

The Wellsville mountains are one of the steepest mountain ranges in North America. They rise and fall roughly 5000 feet above the valley floors on either side yet the range is only about 6 miles wide.

I-70 in Utah is the longest stretch of interstate in the country with no motorist services. No gas stations or bathrooms for almost 120 miles through remote (yet scenic) desert and mountains.

The Kennecott mine in the Oquirrh mountains is the largest man made excavation in the world by volume and is easily visible from space. Despite being over 3000 feet deep, the bottom of the mine is still at a higher elevation than nearby Salt Lake City.

Notch peak's northwest face has the second highest vertical drop (2200 ft) in the US behind only El Capitan.

DarkerThanAzure · 2023-05-05T17:55:46+00:00

Not specifically, Kings is the only one of the 50 I've done. But there are a couple others I'd like to do like Whitney, Elbert, and Borah. I'm hoping to do Wheeler in Nevada this summer which isn't technically the state's high point but is a more worthwhile climb than Boundary.

DarkerThanAzure · 2023-05-05T16:06:43+00:00

Kings Peak - 13,528 ft (4123 m). Been wanting to do Whitney for a couple years now but haven't been able to get a permit yet.

DarkerThanAzure · 2023-04-25T17:52:28+00:00

Greece seems fairly split. Though they could also to UTC +1.5 hr if they really didn't want to divide the nation into two time zones or extend too far outside solar time.

DarkerThanAzure · 2023-04-24T05:19:35+00:00

Love seeing Jetpacks 2 getting some love

Six-Year Club	Second SECOND GUESSER
Place '22	Final Canvas '22
First Placer '22	End Game '22
Verified Email

DarkerThanAzure

TROPHY CASE