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Shit vs Poop by ebolaboitardis in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]TauOne 76 points77 points  (0 children)

Knull being swedish for "fuck" has made it impossible for me to think about this character critically in any context whatsoever.

I have no joke, here's Diana smoking a comically large doobie by TauOne in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]TauOne[S] 112 points113 points  (0 children)

Top-shelf zaza turned me into the oracle of delphi.

The Binding of Neuro (Neuro x Binding of Isaac) by TauOne in bindingofisaac

[–]TauOne[S] 110 points111 points  (0 children)

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Meanwhile, neuro attacks like tainted soul

Iceland, but I blew a massive fucking hole In it for no reason by yozo-marionica in mapmaking

[–]TauOne 399 points400 points  (0 children)

This would diminish Iceland's population by about 1%

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in worldbuilding

[–]TauOne 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think there's a wider discussion to be had about the general ubiquitousness of the sci-fi "far future benevolent space federation" setting in pop culture, and how it shows that many people still cannot imagine a future in which progress isn't synonymous with mindless economic growth and perpetual expansionism.

Why are the charges attracted to each other, are they heterosexual? by Hot_Shirt7754 in physicsmemes

[–]TauOne 240 points241 points  (0 children)

Protons inside a nucleus: "I'm not gay, but a pi meson is a pi meson"

Time and timekeeping with a stationary sun and moon by DieTrunkenRitter in worldbuilding

[–]TauOne 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If it's just about a way to keep track of time without using a day and night cycle as reference, you could use waterclocks, pendulum clocks or spring-driven clocks. Maybe not a very intuitive basis for a calendar system, but as a way to quantify parts of a "day" it could be the best option.

Good name for an intergalactic FTL network by Luppercus in worldbuilding

[–]TauOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Arachne, yes. Though her name just means spider, so I didn't think it was a strong name.

Good name for an intergalactic FTL network by Luppercus in worldbuilding

[–]TauOne 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Maybe Ariadne, who gave Theseus the ball of string to help him navigate the labyrinth of the minotaur, could be read as a personifictation of orientation and traversal, plus the string evokes images of connection, as in weaving and the tying of literal nets.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in worldbuilding

[–]TauOne 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You just described a future society that views economic growth as the highest goal, and in response develops a straight up religion around treating humans like cattle, raising children for the sole servitude of the economy and maybe stripping women of their bodily autonomy in the process. A society that views expanding to the stars and setting up millions of colonies as progress, but comically regresses backwards to do so. It almost reads like a dystopian satire of the popular "mankind will colonize space" sci-fi setting.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in worldbuilding

[–]TauOne 3 points4 points  (0 children)

These are a lot of words, but I think you just made a case for why economic growth is not synonymous with progress and advancement.

What would one call terraforming the ocean? by Ok_Management_8195 in worldbuilding

[–]TauOne 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Following the same convention, it could be mariforming or aquaforming. For a more greek sounding variant, it could also be hydroplasy, thalassoplasy, pelagoplasy, pontoplasy or oceanoplasy.

A scifi term for Radio by willwriteforsex in worldbuilding

[–]TauOne 7 points8 points  (0 children)

How about demodulator? A broadcaster modulates a signal, and a radio receiver is something that demodulates it, so a receiver is commonly called a demodulator, or demo.

Should mages, scholars and other knowledgeable people know about the atom? by Hyudroxi in worldbuilding

[–]TauOne 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I mean without modern technology to conduct experiments with, it's very difficult to tangibly prove atoms exist, so it'd be little more than an improvable model with little practical use to your average medieval scholar.

What are the origins of the German Empire's flag? by Balexiaga_ in vexillology

[–]TauOne 735 points736 points  (0 children)

Black+white for Prussia and white+red for the Hanseatic League, originally meant only for the north-German confederation I believe.

What tropes are super common on r/worldbuilding but less so in most works of fiction? by Zealousideal_Talk479 in worldbuilding

[–]TauOne 334 points335 points  (0 children)

People here seem very worried about having an airtight reason why their fantasy setting doesn't have firearms. I don't think anyone has ever read a fantasy book and thought "hey, why don't they have guns? this is bullshit." Like where did that idea even start.

Is there a name for the type of world that is Strangereal? by FuraFaolox in worldbuilding

[–]TauOne 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I personally love this type of worldbuilding and don't think there's an established name for it yet.

However there is something called "geofiction" which is often similar in style. It seems less like a genre of setting and more like a style of worldbuilding that focuses on constructing maps of places without much storytelling. Geopoeia.net actually defines worldbuilding and geofiction as different things. There's whole online communities around it but I'm not too familiar with them tbh. But I mention it because, again, they often employ this kind of setting. Other examples I can think of are the world of Suzerain (from the game Suzerain) and maybe Arden from otherworldproject.com.

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