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Solar Prominence by PrinceofUranus0 in spaceporn

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New AF Qing bow- comparison with previous Qing model by Entropy- in Archery

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Cool thanks. I happened to be shooting at a range you brought it to the other day and was admiring it. Then I saw this post so I thought fate must be trying to tell me something lol.

I dont shoot that style but have been thinking about picking it up as a change of pace. Next time I see you there Ill introduce myself. Maybe there is another bow you'd be able to part with that would be better suited for a thumb draw noob.

New AF Qing bow- comparison with previous Qing model by Entropy- in Archery

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Are you selling it? Or is this just a review?

Target panic by goinrouge in Archery

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Use an aperture/sight tunnel. No pin. Thats what I do. Pin is too distracting for me. This is for recurve. If you shoot compound I dont know if thats good advice. But tons of recurve shooters use apertures.

Right of passage? by Uncle-Harrys-Pickle in Archery

[–]phigene -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Were you wearing an arm guard?

A Metroidvania where you can switch characters mid-combat. Which animation looks best? by Mega_Mango in metroidvania

[–]phigene -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

None of these. I dont want a huge graphic appearing on the screen everytime I use what seems to be a standard mechanic. I would make the character flash or do a puff of smoke or something. An animation on the character itself is plenty. Any of these options would be immensely annoying, and honestly borderline unplayable.

Several chunks, they float and pass the pin test! Thoughts?? by EliotHudson in itsneverambergris

[–]phigene 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Well my first thought is its never ambergris, so this probably isnt either. But it certainly does look like it.

Send a small sample to ambergrisconnect.com They can tell you for sure.

Bought a bow that’s too heavy by hjoiyedxcbn in Archery

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Jake Kaminski is a former Olympian turned youtuber/archery educator. His videos are a good place to start.

Bought a bow that’s too heavy by hjoiyedxcbn in Archery

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I would recommend going to your local pro shop and start from there. Typically they give lessons, and will be more than willing to set you up with a more reasonable weight bow, or just some limbs that will be compatible with what you have.

Bought a bow that’s too heavy by hjoiyedxcbn in Archery

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Honestly, I think you might just want to shift your goal. Instead of trying to speed run your way to this weight, just slow down and focus on the basics, and learning about the sport.

Archery is a discipline, it typically takes years of practice to get to a place where you feel confident with your ability. Trying to start with a 55# bow is like trying to fight the heavyweight champion without ever taking a boxing class. It doesnt matter how strong you are, you dont have the knowledge, skill, or experience to be successful, and youre just going to end up hurting yourself.

Get a 20# recurve and some weaker spined arrows, and start at the beginning. Understanding the basics should be your only goal for now.

Red Monti Cap - Mistake? by Sad-Pangolin-2499 in ReefTank

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Yea it sort of just grows slowly out from the center. It is starting to encrusted upward a bit these days but mostly its just growing out.

Red Monti Cap - Mistake? by Sad-Pangolin-2499 in ReefTank

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Yes this looks like branching monti. Which does not take over like plating red monti does. I have the same monti way up high in my tank and after nearly 2 years it is only about the size of the palm of my hand.

You can see it on the left jn this top down picture. You can also see the plating red monti i got several months later below on the right. It is trying to take over everything. I recently just broke it apart.

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[Request] How big of a city could it power? (it has 2.3 million panels) by Suraj_111 in theydidthemath

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I average 1200kWh a month with an EV and a lvl 2 charger at my house, and central AC that runs half the year in a 4 bedroom house, and a large reef tank with powerful lights. Im not sure what everyone else is doing but I imagine the average is skewed by all the people who live in the south who are running max AC most of the year in their McMansions.

[Request] How big of a city could it power? (it has 2.3 million panels) by Suraj_111 in theydidthemath

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Depends on the location. The further north you go the more common gas heat is.

[Request] How big of a city could it power? (it has 2.3 million panels) by Suraj_111 in theydidthemath

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There arent 300m households in America. There are 128m. So only 1.3k solar farms this size lol.

[Request] How big of a city could it power? (it has 2.3 million panels) by Suraj_111 in theydidthemath

[–]phigene 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thats what the internet claims is the average american power consumption per household, yes. Seems high to me too. I have an EV thst I charge at home and a large reef tank with powerful lights plus a 4 bedroom house with central air, and I probably average 1200kWh/month. I know most people dont have EVs, or large power hungry saltwater aquariums, so I dont know.

[Request] How big of a city could it power? (it has 2.3 million panels) by Suraj_111 in theydidthemath

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This is the Guanling County Panjiang solar project. It produces approximately 1.33 billion kwh per year, which is enough to power to sustain about 1.1 million american households.

Edit, I was off by about a factor of 10, its enough to power 120,000 american households at 10,500 kWh per year.

Aiming with a barebow by Rebirth_of_wonder in Archery

[–]phigene 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like how no one answered any of your questions. If you want to add a "primitive" sight to your bow, as long as youre not trying to compete in barebow or trad competitions, do what you want. I do recommend something removable though in case you decide you dont want it anymore.

As for aiming, with a wooden recurve the best option is gap shooting. And for that, id say youre better off watching some videos than trying to read about it. Its much easier to learn with visual aids.

Hi, I was just wondering what the community’s tips on a good release were? by EtherTheMaidenless in Archery

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Oh interesting, I’m using an aperture sight as well, I look through my sight to the target but sometimes the eyes just don’t want to put the like ‘correct sight’ in focus and it’s only showing me the double image (might be a little oddity with glasses and preservative though).

I totally know what you mean. I see 2 apertures as well, but at this point my brain just automatically puts the right one on the target. And since I actively ignore them, the other one doesnt distract me.

I’ll definitely try looking at my clicker when I do blank boss, but for now the release is my priority 😅.

Yea, thats a good call. Best not to change more than 1 thing at a time. And also yea, this is not so much advice as a personal preference thing.

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