Tony Stark's Flying Circus

A bunch of miscellaneous science nerding. I mainly post physics, Stargate, Doctor Who, Marvel stuff, and really anything I find interesting. Also, icon credit goes to puddlejumperone. Thank you for making it!

[simplydm]

One thing I’m always curious about with regards to anyone who writes is what hermit is the best/“most often used” main character in their stories. I might do a poll on it so i wanted some feedback.

Which hermit(s) do you most often pick to be your main character? Put it in the tags or whatever

[incorrect-esmp-quotes]

Oli: I bet you can’t make a sentence without the letter “A”!

Pixlriffs: You thought you just did something there, didn’t you? Well, sorry to burst your bubble, but numerous sentences could be constructed without employing the first letter of the English lexicon.

Oli: Fuck you.

[notscarsafe]

"Once of these days I will stop navigating the nether by... Vibes... Today is not that day."

-Pixlriffs on stream August 8th 2023

[notarysojac]

Pretty sure I recognize that username from a certain fanfiction site. So, thought I'd confirm if you're the same notary bc if so than hi fancy meeting you here :)) sorry if this is like... weird to ask aha

Hello! Yes, I am that same person! (Sorry about the late response, this tumblr is pretty inactive rn.) It's good to see you too!

[tanoraqui]

A really good tragedy is one in which it simultaneously seems like there are a million and one moments in which a single character could’ve made a different choice and everything could’ve ended up better, and like nothing could ever have averted this terrible end.

[eugeniedanglars]

#uh huh uh huh uh huh#it really all comes down to characterization tbh#knowing the characters COULD have made a different choice#but also knowing those particular characters never WOULD have#it reminds me of that post about shakespearean tragedies#and how say if you put othello in hamlet’s plot#he’d kill claudius immediately#just like if hamlet was in othello’s shoes#he’d out think iago#but it’s because they are who they are (in part) that tragedy ensues (via @nancywheeeler)

[quasinonymous]

The ancient greek playwrights had a saying: “Character is fate.” 

This is what they meant.

[placesandpalaces]

Click below to see more of them!

Keep reading

[christopher575]

[lesb0]

This is the only good tiktok

[labelleizzy]

Okay legitimately everyone else can go home

[butwhybother]

If Cosmere characters were born in a different time -- in a time of peace, of prosperity, of fairness and of justice -- with no rebellions to lead, no corruption to fight, no wars to win, and no apocalypse to prevent,

Where would they have found the outlet for their sense of drama? Would they be going about everyday lives in the most dramatic way possible? Or would they all have found their way to theater and art somehow?

[billiewena]

okay judgemental free zone here because I’m genuinely curious: how much of supernatural have y'all ACTUALLY watched

[goodticklebrain]

Malvolio’s Revolve

The joy of Shakespeare is that even if you see the same play dozens of times, each production is its own, unique experience.

Having said that… there are certain bits of stage business that often crop up in numerous productions. One of my favorites is Malvolio’s revolve.

Just for fun, here are various examples of Malvolio’s revolve that have been captured on film. (If the gifs don’t work, check out my original post here.)

Alec Guinness in the 1970 ITV Saturday Night Theatre production  does the classic dubious, self-conscious revolve, although Sir Toby and his gang are safely behind a hedge and don’t have to hide.

Nicholas Pennell in this 1986 filmed production at the Stratford Festival of Canada executes a confident and rarely-seen double revolve, forcing his peanut gallery to duck out of sight.

In this filmed version of the Renaissance Theatre Company’s 1988 production, Richard Briers executes a very slow , dubious revolve that is notable for being counter-clockwise. In my experience, most Malvolios revolve in a clockwise direction.

Finally, this Stratford Festival production milks the revolve for all it’s worth, with Tom Rooney’s Malvolio turning at just the right speed to miss Sir Andrew’s desperate dash across the stage.

Some productions choose to have Malvolio turn the letter around, rather than himself. Others either blow past the line without acknowledging its comedic gag potential, or cut it in its entirety. All are valid choices, but honestly… why look a gift gag in the mouth?

[stayoutofitnick]

“In my experience, most Malvolios revolve in a clockwise direction” is my new favorite blind of Shakespeare analysis

[sufficientlylargen]

It’s because the play is more frequently performed north of the equator - in the southern hemisphere, the rotation of the earth causes actors in general and Malvolii in particular to prefer revolving counter-clockwise. This is particularly true of actors who have ever portrayed Caius Marcius or Menenius Agrippa, for reasons that are not yet well understood, and as such is commonly known as the Coriolanus Effect.

[poguesgold]

HOW TO DONATE TO BLM WHEN YOU HAVE NO MONEY

a black woman named zoe amira posted a video on youtube. this video is an hour long and filled with art and music from black creators. it has a ton of ads, and in result will rack up a ton of revenue. 100% of the ad revenue from the video will be dispersed between various blm organizations, including bail-out funds for protesters. it will be split between the following, dependent on necessity

brooklyn bail fund

minnesota freedom fund

atlanta action network

columbus freedom fund

louisville community bail fund

chicago bond

black visions collective

richmond community bail fund

the bail project inc

nw com bail fund

philadelphia bail fund

the korchhinski-parquet family gofundme

george floyd’s family gofundme

blacklivesmatter.com

reclaim the block

aclu

turn off your adblocker and put the video on repeat. do not skip ads. let it play on loop whether you’re listening or not. mute the tab if you need to focus elsewhere. but let. it. play.

youtube will donate to blm for you.

please, please reblog. for people who don’t have money to spare, this is incredibly important information to have.

[onlycosmere]

Odium and Windrunner

by Felix Abel Klaer (aka superstarfighter)

[notarysojac]

I’m trying to work through an abstract algebra textbook in preparation for graduate school in the fall, and it has become increasingly clear that I am really rusty at this. I know that I’ve solved the problem I’m working on in the past, but I’m having way more trouble with it than I really should be.

[wufflesvetinari]

please read the description for awesomedice.com’s 1-sided die

[aqueerkettleofish]

@battlecrazed-axe-mage

[battlecrazed-axe-mage]

This is what you hand that problem player who stubbornly insists on doing something that Will Not Succeed

[saphore]

your last words before you die are the 3rd line of the last song you listened to. what are we saying ladies?

[danidoesathing]

“Will I see you when the night is over?”

Fuck that’s kinda sad

[isa-ghost]

“I’m stuck self-torturing, my meds are failing me.”

Oh.

[septic-dr-schneep]

“One side of me says ‘Stop so you don’t blow’; the other side says ‘What would I stop for?’”

RIP

[obsidiancreates]

“I’m a hooker selling songs.” WHY

[conk-creet]

“And i want these words to make things right.” oof .

[nb-nightwing-deactivated2022111]

“felt so close but you were far away”

feels from the Jonas Brothers

[romansleftshoulderpad]

“But every touch is ooh-la-la-la”

Why are my last words horny

[hanramz-the-fander]

“And I stared out in the distance cause it seemed so far away”

….ok then

[starsinger]

必然 必然 なるべくしてなる未来だ それ故 足掻け 

As far as I can figure out, since I can’t read or understand Japanese it says:  “It’s fate, it’s fate A future we achieve with all our might So continue to fight!“

[maya-tl]

“No, I won’t drop you.”

Those really do sound like some famous last words.

[teacupfulofstarshine]

“knew the bands so we never paid our cover”

[tulipscomeinallsortsofcolors]

“how’s your halo?”

oh ouch

[travis-the-extraordinary]

“All my life, I have been waiting for this”

Oooof

[bibwu-movedlol-deactivated20220]

“listen to the mariachi play at midnight”

alright

[loughnesstwo-deactivated2021101]

“A siren sounds like the goddess who promises endless apologies of paradise”

alright i suppose

[memory-bees]

“Love was out to get me”

Aight

[loughnesstwo-deactivated2021101]

-THATS THE WAY IT SEEMS

[datewithanarsonist]

And you’re just out of reach

[grey-tones]

“We all like to be destroyed sometimes”

[silvernatural26]

“Hey, don’t do it please!”

[notakoolekatok]

“Now I just want to make your demons disappear”

[tower-of-trash]

“Crying isn’t like you.”

Fuck.

[rememberrymainblog]

Yall have these deep lines and here I am with “I am the, I am the hunter”

[skim-milk]

“Is that your grandma’s coat?”

[floating-around-in-the-void-dea]

“but we’re still young”

[vocalovely]

“Ah, fall in love with me.”

[ultralazycreatorfan]

“Look”

[transkingoryx-deactivated202607]

“I’ve tried to understand everything”

[namelesshuman13]

“Done my time and served my sentence”

[that-odd-puzzle-piece]

“I’m writing this letter and wishing you well, Mama, we all go to hell”

Okay, then

[dorian-v-gaye]

Depending on how you read it:

“Ghost in the form”

Or

“I’ll never die, I am a freak.”

…

I guess???!?!??!?

[nvcl347]

“It will take a while to make you smile,”

[n-anon]

‘Well you’re unstoppable, Your walls are impassible oh!’

[viktor-ravencrest]

“Both were meant to fall apart.”

The two lines prior are “Brittle bones” “Fragile heart”.

[davosmymaster]

“Di mi nombre”

Say my name.

Reminds me of doctor who as always hahahahha

[cydonian-knight-in-gallifrey]

“Baby kiss me”

well…

[notarysojac]

“My heart is screaming out.”

Sounds a bit overdramatic for me, but I guess.

[newtonpermetersquare]

Pies?

[thereigatesquire-deactivated202]

For science:

I’d like to see which Shakespeare plays people were required to read in high school (not that you chose to read, but ones that were actually assigned and discussed), so reblog or comment!

[mrpinniped]

If I remember right, my school had, as standard:

9th grade: Romeo and Juliet

10th Grade: Midsummer

11th grade: Hamlet

12th: Othello

My 12 grade teacher also assigned Much Ado, but I don’t think everyone did.

[notarysojac]

9th Grade: Nothing

10th Grade: Also nothing

11th Grade: Julius Caesar (Assigned), and I chose Much Ado out of a list of books that we could chose from for a project.

12th Grade: The Scottish play (I’m a math person, but even I’m not messing with theater superstitions)

As a side note, in college I had to read Twelfth Night.