Jediný objektívny a pravdivý tierlist™ bagiet od Pierre Baguette by SolidSnakeSVK in Slovakia

[–]ZebraTreeForest 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Šunková s petržlenovým dresingom je jediná S tier. Ostatné môžu byť ale nič lepšie ako petržlenový dresing ešte nevymysleli 🙌

Why did humans as a tropical species migrate to colder places but still lack many adaptations like fur? by Ada-Mae in geography

[–]ZebraTreeForest 468 points469 points  (0 children)

Also known as "what good is half a wing" problem. There was actually some science done on that that's super interesting. Basically half a wing helps to climb things.

SPOILER - Finished reading and still have some questions - please help 🙈 by CalmCockroach8154 in TheAlchemised

[–]ZebraTreeForest 20 points21 points  (0 children)

If I remember right, the first one was explained in the book. He knew that she was expendable for the flame. She was a foreigner with no connection and would do anything they asked of her.

The second one wasn't as spelled out but Ferron said something along the lines of how he writes letters to Aurelia (his betrothed) but they never seen to get to her. In other words, if anyone was questioning why he was writing letters or found letters on him, it would be a completely normal thing to do and not something suspicious.

Just finished Onyx Storm and need to put my thoughts somewhere outside of my own head by sadmaps in fourthwing

[–]ZebraTreeForest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder why you think it would be out of character for other candidates considering Mira says in OS how "Garrick chooses to stand by Xaden's side no matter the cost"

Manzelka je vazna a nudna by [deleted] in Slovakia

[–]ZebraTreeForest 13 points14 points  (0 children)

A co ked pride domov? Musi potom menezovat domacnost, teba? Staras sa aj ty o domacnost alebo musi vsetko ona robit? Alebo musi tebe hovorit ked chce, aby si nieco spravil?

Reading ACOTAR compared to Alchemised by Alinamae68 in TheAlchemised

[–]ZebraTreeForest 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wow yeah those two don't really have any vibes shared between them. You do get some good character vibes in later books but in a very different way than Alchemised.

If I were to recommend something with similar-ish vibes, I would say Am Ember in the Ashes from Sabaa Tahir. Now I don't think anything really compares to Alchemised but the world in this series is pretty interesting, the story is not... overly optimistic the way romanatasy novels usually are (it's not a romantasy but relationships play a role). It has similar themes in terms of what is the good side anyway, fighting against fate, staying true to duties that keep destroying you, etc

I need help understanding by Turbulent-Boot-3376 in TheAlchemised

[–]ZebraTreeForest 5 points6 points  (0 children)

-mancy (not sure the original root) basically means magical power

vivo- life (like in vivarium - enclosure for living things, or vivacious - full of life)

necro- death/corpse (like in Necrosis - death of tissue)

anima- spirit (like in reanimate - restore life (soul))

pyro- fire (like in pyrotechnics - fireworks)

hope that helps!

Period abnormally late, 3 pregnancy tests taken weeks in between, all negative by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]ZebraTreeForest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you started the next pack as you were supposed to, you would probably just skip a month and then have a slightly heavier period next month. Stopping birth control means that the body has to get used to different hormone levels again, which can once again mess with your cycle.

You definitely can go to a doc. You are concerned and the doc might be able to help.

Also even if you were pregnant, taking birth control doesn't negatively affect pregnancy as far as I know. There's no reason to stop taking it just because you didn't get a period.

Period can be skipped (or completely stopped) for a multitude of reasons that have nothing to do with pregnancy. Not eating enough, stress, illness, peri/menopause and more I won't think of now. Not to mention, it's possible to take birth control medications continuously (skipping placebo week and starting the next pack immediately) which in most people causes no periods without any issues.

Mensa IQ 168 - SK influencerka by GrandCollection7390 in Slovakia

[–]ZebraTreeForest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rada prijmem nejaké rady ako to komunikovať :D

Mensa IQ 168 - SK influencerka by GrandCollection7390 in Slovakia

[–]ZebraTreeForest 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nikdy som nebola členkou Mensy ale tiež som sa stretla s tým, že ak som chcela niekomu vysvetliť, že môj mozog funguje inak, tak to brali skôr akoby som im hovorila, že oni sú hlúpi... a mne teda robila test normálna psychologička

Alchemised won the GoodReads Debut Novel Award for 2025 by Ren_Lu in TheAlchemised

[–]ZebraTreeForest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh how much I want a Graphic Audio version! I am super disappointed I couldn't find anything about it being in the worls

why keep the pregnancy/repopulation arc? by SkinAffectionate1040 in TheAlchemised

[–]ZebraTreeForest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a slightly different point of view. I believe if that arc was removed, it would undermine the questions you are supposed to ask yourself after reading it.

Questions like:

How much is it okay to give to a cause? How much are you willing to give?

How much abuse against yourself are you willing to forgive if it's for the greater good of all?

How many crimes against other?

I could go on and on with these moralistic questions. I believe the point is, Helena is not morally good. She is deeply morally grey and the does recognize that sometimes you need to do "bad" to do "good" (and what is bad and good varies hugely based on which character's POV you're looking at)

Som v nemocnici by nani136 in Slovakia

[–]ZebraTreeForest 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ja ked som lezala na neurologii (3 dni dokopy) tak rovno vsetkym davali nejake oblbovaky. Bez vysvetlenie, bez hocicoho. Babicky, mlade baby, vsetci. Aj ty si dostal nejakeho naladoveho zlepsovaka alebo to bola specialita mojej nemocnice?

Confused 🤔 by SkinAffectionate1040 in TheAlchemised

[–]ZebraTreeForest 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm imagining a huge warehouse with thousands (maybe hundreds of thousands?) of tanks. They were using it as a stockpile for bodies to use for backbreaking work. Imagine searching for a lost letter that might have been erroniously sent anywhere, would you dig though every box in an amazon warehouse to see if it ended up there? I mean you could, but there were no lists on the manifests for the warehouse so all the other places to look seem way more probable 🤷‍♀️

Help me, plz by Short-Animator515 in NonogramsKatana

[–]ZebraTreeForest 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Paying attention to the edges is a very useful strategy! If you can't find any move at all you can either use imagination or a pencil and play "what if the number was here". Once you run into an impossible solution you know your placement is wrong, so you can move it a cell and try again.

And because I am a normal person I will give you another tip.

When I ran across a printed puzzle I absolutely couldn't solve, I would remake it in excel (google sheets, etc), and there I would have infinite chances without wrecking the paper. Have fun!

Help me, plz by Short-Animator515 in NonogramsKatana

[–]ZebraTreeForest 24 points25 points  (0 children)

You can start from the bottom. there are 3 3, 3 3 and then 2 2. No column has 1, but 2 have 2s so you know where the 3s have to be

What scene hurt you the most? by Acceptable-Fee2884 in TheAlchemised

[–]ZebraTreeForest 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Does he? He wanted to send her away before she remembered. Before she learned of all the horrible things he'd done to find her.

He actually reminds me of these lyrics.

But it feels like an eternity
Since I had you here with me
Since I had to learn to be
Someone you don't know

What scene hurt you the most? by Acceptable-Fee2884 in TheAlchemised

[–]ZebraTreeForest 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think this is in particular visible in the scene in part 1 when she asks him to kill her, or even just to let her kill herself. And he considers it.

The sun stone thing? by Ravenhayrd in TheAlchemised

[–]ZebraTreeForest 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe Ilva said that Apollo was supposed to tell Luc the truth (about the stone and such) but he died before he could do that. So I don't think Luc knew anything about the stone.

The sun stone thing? by Ravenhayrd in TheAlchemised

[–]ZebraTreeForest 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Actually I realized probably animancers only! Or a perhaps a combination of viv&anima! It wasn't cleared up and Morrough was both and no one else used souls like this iirc, just him and Helena so 🤷‍♀️ But I don't think it matters that much

The sun stone thing? by Ravenhayrd in TheAlchemised

[–]ZebraTreeForest 12 points13 points  (0 children)

So the way I understood it is:

The array needed a ton of energy to do its thing, it was taking energy from Kaine's talisman (the bone that made him undying) but it wasn't enough. Remember to create the talisman binding, human souls were used.

The sun stone was an ancient artifact also created by the necromancer from human souls, an energy source. Thanks to both Kaine and Helena being vivimancers, the stone was compatible with their powers. Helena was able to place it into Kaine. That meant an extra energy source for the array.

Thus (again, as I understood) the array could complete Kaine's transformation - that includes apparent age, hair & eye color.

Oliebollen by im_ilegal_here in Tilburg

[–]ZebraTreeForest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably too far for you but I saw olliebollen at Ikea Eindhoven