Grand Neosho Valley

Art blog https://riderart.tumblr.com/

[mrn0093]

[beardedmrbean]

physicsfun

[beardedmrbean]

Only reasonable thing they could do in this situation

[qsycomplainsalot]

God I really don't like how influencers present history. "It's wild that people think Native Americans didn't have metal tools when these [old copper culture tools from the NA Archaic period] exist". The reason why people think that it's that by and large that statement holds true. In a majority of cases smelting was not used by Native American populations, and the metal jewelry and tools we find are worked cold from high purity and very malleable metals found as such in workable quantities. And because native, pure copper is a poor material to make tools and weapons, and because technology is not linear, stone was retained as the material of choice in its stead.

The existence of cold work native copper tools and weapons in one region of Neolithic North America does not make people stupid for thinking Native American pre-Colombus did not use metal tools, that was still largely the case. What needs to be addressed is the idea that this would somehow make their culture inferior, and that working with copper would fix that. It's a very eurocentric point of view.

[baked-fish]

I hate to say "some of you don't go outside," but fucking Christ, dude

[hunbunqueen]

Ouuhh I see the water it’s right there on the post,, I’m so thirsty ouyghhhhhw just one sip for me ooouuuuuu

[baked-fish]

Girl, what are you talking about? Are you feeling alright?

[beneaththegildedmoon]

Btw the heat *is* why we see water that's not really there, but mirages aren't exactly hallucinations so much as optical illusions:

It's just the changing density of the air refracting light weirdly, so it looks like there's a reflection of the sky on the ground, which our brains often interpret as a pool of water. It can also happen upwards instead of downwards, especially at sea, when the air is much colder near the surface and a warm front appears above it:

Which, btw, is one possible explanation for ghost ship sightings, so that's fun :)

[rainbowgod666]

Yeap. That's how the Effetto Fata Morgana gappens

[ausefulblogforputtingthingsin]

If you drive on a straight road in the summer you can see mirages pretty easily.

Here's Fata Morgana

[ksksksrahrah]

[toskarin]

I don’t understand the sexual appeal of elves. Could you help clarify for me?

we're gonna start with the basics: imagine an ear that comes to a point

[rideroftherange]

They’re also fun to bully.

[regal-bones]

I put all my swords and creatures onto the map I drew a while back of the continent, it’s super satisfying to see them all plotted out like this !

I can’t link every creature and sword here, but if you follow the #curated curios tag on my tumblr you can scroll and see each of the lore and animations for everything listed on this map

if u wanna know more about my worldbuilding there’s an interactive version of this map at: https://sites.google.com/view/the-back-room/the-world/map

[orcboxer]

I hate a clear blue sky. Gimme somethin to look at

[orcboxer]

I FORGOT I can look at these things

[orcboxer]

not the hands

[lokaror]

why are your hands so big. the sky is so big and your hands take up a huge part of it. whats going on.

[orcboxer]

not the hands

[blastovkatamarinecromancy]

[orcboxer]

actually what the gif is emulating is the blue field entopic phenomenon, which is where the flecks of light are from white blood cells displacing red blood cells in the capillaries in front of the retina, whereas eye floaters are proteins and various cell debris floating in the vitreous humour. the BFEP flecks move in rhythm with your pulse while the floaters just float languidly around in your eye juice

[dizzyisdizzy]

Casual DMG (the hat stays on)

[prinnay]

[Spectra Knight]

[mookybear12404]

I feel like the first class you played in DND tells a lot about you

Reblog and put in the tags what your first class was

[memories-of-ancients]

This book will be essential reading for anyone studying Byzantine history in this period. It ranges in time from the death of the emperor Basil II in 1025 to the sacking of the city of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusaders in 1204, spanning the rise and fall of the successful Komnenos dynasty. Eleventh-century Byzantine history is unusual in that imperial women were able to wield immense power and in this ground-breaking book Dr Hill explores why this was possible and, equally, why they lost their position of influence a century later.

Why does this book have this cover? Why? Why why why why?

[rideroftherange]

Because wistfully reading about Byzantine Empresses is a mood?

[frankenmouse]

It is so ridiculously easy to gain a reputation for being competent by just reading signs.

This is not metaphorical. I mean actual, literal pieces of paper/plastic/metal/whatever explicitly erected to inform the public.

“How did you know this was the right trail?” I read the sign.

“Wow, how did you know what that flower is?” There’s a SIGN.

“How did you know we needed to use the side door?” THERE IS A SIGN POSTED ON THE FRONT DOOR.

Just…why are we having such different experiences of the world? People can read. I KNOW they can read. There’s nothing wrong with their vision.

Just. READ. THE. GOD. DAMN. SIGN.

This also applies to:

Syllabi

Instructions

[rideroftherange]

[t0bey]

been playing path of radiance for the first time and it’s been fun!!

[filibusterfrog]

en garde knave

[wreegis]

there was an incident at work today