#paleoalchemy

[jimkinnz]

homunculus facts¡

*bicycle horn noise*

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*loud cartoon fart*

*that long whistling drop before an explosion sound effect*

*godzilla roar*

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[jimkinnz]

homunculus facts¡

how is a homunculus like a writing desk¿

[jimkinnz]

homunculus facts¡

homunculi from the mesozoic were able to reach incredible sizes without fear of the so·called „dead space problem•„

this is because their luminiferous aether ducts communicated with an alchemical reservoir system in their bones•

modern homunculi can have the same anatomical quirk' though gigantism in modern homunculi is rare•

this is thought to be the result of changes in the mystical ecosystem that leave the niche for gigantic alchemical constructs abandoned in favor of eusocial colonies of smaller homunculi•

more perplexing is the fact that almost no modern homunculi have resonating chambers in their head crests to amplify their calls•

but that,s a topic best left for a separate entry•

[jimkinnz]

homunculus facts¡

some homunculi in the mesozoic were adapted to live in the western interior seaway¡

a recently discovered species was large enough to eat a gryphon whole•

this species was found to be a close relative of the modern envy·based homunculi of eurasia' which was surprising•

i like to think he was just a really good swimmer•

[jimkinnz]

homunculus facts¡

my little hat is also made of felt•

so is my little scarf•

if i dribbled some potion on my scarf in a messy dinnertime' would it come to life¿

i hope not• but i can,t be certain•

[jimkinnz]

homuncuIus facts¡

sIipping an odd capitaI Ietter into my vocabuIary feeIs funny' but the physioIogist says it can heIp with a Iimited seIection of maIadies•

she Iet sIip that it was not a IiabiIity but negIected to comment on my IiberaI use of unusuaI punctuation•

master aIways toId me that i wouId never be abIe to use capitaIs or normaI punctuation•

apparentIy he Iied•

I,M STILL NOT PLANNING TO MAKE A HABIT OF IT OR ANYTHING•

[jimkinnz]

homunculus facts¡

homunculi have been reported as being weak to old iron' but this is a misconception•

for one's we aren,t fey•

for two' we just respond better to being pressed with a hot iron•

like wool•

[jimkinnz]

homunculus facts¡

finds from cretaceous strata of northern china have built a strong case that most paleohomunculi were in fact felted•

the fine·grained sediment of these layers have provided unparalleled detail in the fossil homunculi that can even be analyzed under electron microscopy to find the shape of individual felt fibers and their organelles¡

some have even hypothesized that the ancestral alchemical body plan was fibercrafted' and that the majority of fleshy forms alive today converged on that strategy separately•