#salvanas

[pyrrhiccomedy]

When you tagged the star fort with what is it good for I'm assuming you mean the star shape. It's mostly because a corner, especially a sharp corner is harder to damage by artillery fire and a star just happens to be a good balance of corners and enclosed protected space. Also the field of view for fire from within the fort. These started replacing more square and rounder designs as siege weapons shifted from catapult to artillery.

Nah son, “but what is it good for” is my tag for (not-super-serious) war-related stuff. You know: from the song. I’m good on masonry techniques and the tactical benefit of overlapping fields of fire. This stuff is cool, though.

[marzipanandminutiae]

The reason the manikin holding the steel wool didn't burn is because it takes a surprising amount of energy to actually get solid non-splintered wood like that to catch. If you watch logs burn you'll notice the more broken parts catch first. Add to that the those kind of finished dolls are often both stained and lightly glazed (wrong word but can't think of right one) a low temperature burn like steel wool is unlikely to catch it. Scorch it maybe.

Thanks! Now I’ve learned something really cool. Spread the knowledge, followers.

[wally-b-feed]

(salvanas 300 / salvini 320040)

[trilliastra]

salvanas replied to your post “european followers: what country should i visit in january? which one...”

If you're going in December Germany has amazing Christmas markets. All over the country.

i was actually thinking about going before christmas and staying through january. thank you! i love christmas markets *-*

[caelharx]

Went tubing today

[savedbythenotepad]

OK I read the harry/eggsy post you reblogged and for some reason the first thing I though of was a Harry Potter crossover and I was very confused where that came from. I actually had to Google who Harry was in kingsman.

The confusion is understandable though so don’t worry about it! I think it’s one of those times where you’ll look at something before furrowing your eyebrows in confusion. I get that all the time so there’s no need to worry. 

But yes, Harry here is from Kingsman and he is therefore not a wizard.

Though I’m now thinking of a Harry Potter! AU. 

[pvivax]

You don't have to be a natural born citizen to be a senator. There are more specific requirements to be president.

I know that...?

[speedlimit15]

How about you actually talk to people in the bdsm scene instead of passing judgements on something you don't understand? That's basically as bad as the people who say gay stuff is icky people shouldn't be allowed to do that.

i was literally part of the bdsm “scene” for ~5 years lol and i was abused the entire time and saw more abuse masked as loving consensual relationships than in any other community. i saw more suffering and downward spirals and endless need for more “daring” forms of bdsm. its disgusting and theres a lot of brainwashing and glossing-over of actual issues in the community and i dont care who defends it because i know what i and so many others have experienced