#kilo theory time

[buggybugkilo]

okay from what ive gathered so far (spoilers ahead for karma alien stage)

luka, till and mizu *are* alive (mizu and luka being confirmed from the bill boards at the end- 'luka's back' and then by just using google translate the news says 'ALNST disaster 7th anniversary...where is the culprit?' so shes at least missing) till...a mild obvious one from the end id say its not his mom bc of how he smiles(?) it feels like a trademark in my brain that i would rather not be wrong

i just realized if the others didnt survive each ship only had one survive which would prove the one theory of that happening☹️

also i think what mizu did must've instilled fear bc the museums sign(thats not the no humans one) has the same as one in the presumably 'pet'/human shop- along with the other billboard(?) thats in Korean says 'Opening admid controversy ALNST museum, is this okay?' (weird phrasing since translators are usually literal but i think it gets the point across)

oh also i think theres a hot topic in the background? or its meant to be showing that what happened is being talked abt quite a bit (..that would make more sense😔)

EDIT: I FORGOT DOES THE SCREENS THAT SHOW THE MODERN AU MEAN THAT IT WAS JUST LIKE..AN AD OR SMTH?😟

edit 2: OH GOD WDYM HES JUST STARING AT HER BODY

[allthingsfangirl101]

Dancing To Break Open – Glen Powell

Glen's POV

"And cut!"

Y/N and I instantly relaxed. The cameras moved off of us, and we shared a small smile.

"We're done."

"Yes, we are," she chuckled. She may have said that lightly, but something was off.

"Any plans for tonight?" I asked, trying to get her to open up a little.

Y/N and I have worked on Twisters for a little over a month now. We didn't quite have the kind of costar connection I wish we had. Whenever I asked her to hang out or get drinks after work, she'd thank me for the invite, but say she can't. She never gives me an explanation. Just promises that we'll hang out another time. We never do.

"I've gotta work on memorizing my lines," she instantly answered. "These scientific terms are going to destroy me."

She sent me a soft smile before turning on her heel and heading toward her trailer.

I thought it was a one-time thing. It wasn't. Y/N acted the same the next day. But this time, I didn't let her think no one noticed.

When we got to work the next day, I asked her how her night was. She smiled, shrugged, and said it was fine.

I couldn't help but keep my eye on her throughout the day. First look, she seemed fine. But if you looked closer and longer, you could see that something was weighing on her shoulders. I pushed aside my worry about her and got ready for the scene.

Y/N and I stood in front of the fake laptop, pretending to analyze what will be CGIed onto it.

"So this is an EF1, perfect conditions," I recited. "Run your experiment, see if it works."

"Okay," Y/N said as she pretended to look at the notebook and type in the numbers, "so, um, 1,500 kilos of polymer absorbing 300 times its weight."

"So, it's 450,000 kilos of precipitation loading into our water-filled polymer to load the updraft. Let's see how the model responds," I recited.

"Buoyancy of the rising air is reducing," Y/N said as we watched the green screen."

"It's reducing," I repeated. "Slowing the updraft."

"Temp is going down."

"Kate?" I waited a second before softly saying. "Kate, in theory, this should've worked."

Y/N looked up at me and said, "In theory." We held our eye contact for a second before she looked back at the screen. "But it wasn't an EF1 that day. I mean. . . We never had a chance."

"You want one?"

I looked at Y/N and waited for her to look at me. When she did, we held our eye contact longer. Eventually, Y/N looked at the barrels behind me. I turned, following her gaze. We held that spot for another second, waiting for Lee to yell cut.

"Cut!" He finally yelled. "Nicely done, you two!"

I looked back at Y/N expecting to see her excitedly smiling at me, but she wasn't. She was looking at her hands. I opened my mouth to say something to her, but closed it when I realized that whatever I said, she'd just lie to me again. Instead of talking to her, I decided to do something else.

I grabbed her hand and spun her around. She gasped when I spun her around. As I pulled her into my chest and started dancing with her, she giggled.

"Glen," she elongated, "what are you doing?"

"What?" I shrugged. "Anything wrong with wanting to dance with a pretty girl?"

Y/N giggled as I spun her around. When she was back in my arms, she looked up at me through her eyelashes.

"Nothing," she whispered. "Absolutely nothing."

We kept our eye contact as we swayed side to side. I couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong. As we danced, my mind filled with questions.

Was Y/N embarrassed?

Was she struggling with something in her personal life?

Did she think she wasn't good enough to be in our movie?

Was it something I did?

Did I make her uncomfortable?

Was someone bothering her on set?

Was Y/N in trouble?

That thought made me finally speak up. "Y/N, I can't shake the feeling that something is going on," I started. "You can talk to me. I'm not going to tell anyone. Plus, maybe I can help you. Am I wrong? Y/N, are you in some sort of. . ."

"Alright," Lee laughed. "As cute as it is to watch the two of you dance, let's get things ready for the next scene."

Before I could do anything or say anything, Y/N walked away. Despite my attempts throughout the day, I couldn't talk to Y/N again. It seemed as if we were never alone. I walked out of my trailer tired from filming, but annoyed that I couldn't talk to Y/N.

As I was leaving, I walked past Y/N's trailer. I froze when I saw the light still on inside. I didn't hesitate.

I walked to her trailer and knocked on the door. I waited for her to say something, but she didn't. Slowly, I opened the door and peeked my head in. My heart jumped into my throat when I saw Y/N asleep on her couch. I walked in and knelt next to her.

"Y/N," I whispered. I gently touched her on her shoulder to wake her up. I struggled to ignore the feeling in my stomach as she slowly woke up.

"Glen?" She sleepily mumbled.

"Hey there, Sleeping Beauty," I teased.

She sat up and instinctively fixed her hair. "Why are you asleep in your trailer and not at home?"

Her eyes slightly widened. She opened and closed her mouth, clearly trying to come up with a lie.

"Y/N," I said gently, "please. What's going on? I can't shake the feeling that something is wrong."

"It's nothing," she instantly stuttered. "I'm fine."

"No, you're not."

When she still refused to say anything, I grabbed her hand and sat next to her.

"Please, Y/N," I whispered. "Talk to me."

"It's stupid," she said, her eyes on our hands. I intertwined our fingers to try and get Y/N to look up at me. I smiled when she did.

"I bet it's not," I gently teased. She studied me for a second before sighing.

"I broke up with an old co-star of mine," she confessed, her voice soft. "Our movie ended, and we were never around each other. The longer we went without seeing each other, I realized that I wasn't in a rush to see him. You know? And I don't want a relationship like that. I want a guy I can't wait to see. A guy that if I go even one day without seeing him, it's too long. I want a guy who is eager to see me, too."

"I get that," I said gently. "He wasn't that guy, so you broke up with him."

"Not a first," she sighed. My heart sank when she looked away from me. "I tried to talk to him about this. He brushed it off. It turned into a fight, and that's when I found out that he was only with me because he thought it would improve his career."

"I'm so sorry, Y/N," I said, subconsciously scooting closer to her.

"I told him I wasn't going to be used," she said, her voice breaking.

"Good for you," I tried to praise her. "How long ago was this?"

"A week?" Her voice broke again, causing me to move closer to her. "I got a call from him a couple of days ago. He was clearly drunk and swore to ruin my career, my name. . . my life."

"He threatened you?" I asked, my jaw clenched. My tone of voice made Y/N look up at me, shock clearly written on her face.

"He hasn't done anything," she said slowly.

"Is this why you're afraid to go home?" I asked, struggling to control my anger. She looked away, giving me her answer. I took a shaky breath to try and calm down before standing up and pulling her with me.

"What are you. . ." She stuttered.

"I'm taking you home," I said, not noticing my jaw was still clenched until I spoke. "And if that guy is anywhere near you. . ."

"Glen, stop," she said, pulling on my arm and turning me toward her.

"I am not going to let him hurt you."

"I don't think he will," she said, but there was fear in her eyes. "I'm probably just overreacting."

"But. . ."

"I'm fine," she cut me off.

"I will let you go home under one condition," I offered. "You promise to call me if your ex ever shows up."

"Glen. . ."

"I mean it, Y/N," I cut her off. "I need to know that if something ever goes wrong, you'll call me so I can come help you. If I let you go home and something happens to you. . ."

"It wouldn't be your fault," she continued when I didn't. Without thinking, I gently put my hands on her arms, rubbing them up and down.

"I couldn't handle if something happened to you and I wasn't there to protect you."

"It's not your job to protect me," she tried to joke.

"What if I want it to be?"

My question surprised her.

"Why would you want it to be?" She asked slowly.

I smiled as I took a step closer to her. I heard her gasp when I wrapped my arms around her waist, pulling her closer. "Because," I whispered, "I want to be the guy who is dying to see you all day. The guy who can't wait to leave work and wrap you in his arms. A guy that if I go even one day without seeing you, it's too long. I want to be eager to see you."

"You do?"

To answer her question, I leaned in and gently kissed her. My heart jumped into my throat when she slowly started to kiss me back. Any happiness I had disappeared when she suddenly broke the kiss.

"I can't. . ." She stuttered, shaking her head.

"What's wrong?" I asked, pulling her into my chest to keep her from walking away.

"This is what happened with him," she said, her eyes on our shoes. "We dated because we were filming together. Our feelings were only attached to our movie and our characters' relationship. That's what's going on here, Glen. Can't you see? You don't like me. Your character likes my character. I can't. . . I can't do this again, Glen. I'm sorry."

She started to walk away, but I caught her wrist. I turned her around and instantly connected my lips to hers. I broke the kiss and leaned my forehead against hers.

"It'll be different, Y/N," I whispered. "I promise."

Masterlist

[uinferno]

If Vasher is in fact the one who made Gavilar's anti-Light then this man has invented 2 completely unrelated weapons of mass destruction.

Walk with me.

Anti-Light is very clearly the investiture equivalent of antimatter. Like antimatter, which has the same "mass" as regular just opposite charge, anti-Light has the same energy (wavelength) as Light, but opposite amplitude. When combined, they're completely eradicated as they're transformed into energy (explosion). This applies to antimatter and���as seen in Rhythm of War—anti-Light. Not only can this create a bomb, but it can perhaps create the bomb.

The issue with most conventional weapons (and any source of fuel, really) is that their conversion into energy is imperfect. There's numbers floating around out there about the percentage of energy actually put out per source from wood to gasoline to plutonium. The big thing about all of them is that they create some byproduct besides the energy. Methane combustion for instance always puts out carbon dioxide and water.

In Einstein's famous equation, E = mc^2, we are given a "perfect conversion" between mass and energy. You can X kilos of matter from Y Joules of energy and vice versa, assuming you don't lose anything to byproducts. This is a shit load of energy. That c in the equation isn't a variable like E and m are. It's the speed of light. 299,792,458 meters per second.

By and large, tapping into this energy is really super hard. As I mentioned, there's always byproducts. Even ignoring the issue of entropy and diffusion of energy into an environment, most of it is preserved by the aforementioned material byproducts that come out of chemical reactions. The most efficient reactions we have in the modern day is all nuclear in nature, be it fission like decaying atoms in nuclear reactors or fusion like within the sun. But even then, for all the energy they release, you will still come up with matter in the end.

That is unless you have antimatter.

The amount of energy you will release from a kilograms worth of an antimatter bomb is 1000 times stronger than that released from Fat Man dropped on Nagasaki. Half of that of the largest nuclear bomb ever tested, the Tsar Bomba. 90 petaJoules of energy.

If Harmonium/Trellium was the Invested equivalent of a nuke (hi, this is a Cosmere post, remember?) then antiLight is far and away worse, and it's been invented on two separate occasions, once by Navani (#girlboss), and—if theories turn out to be correct—Vasher, who's given us other hits like the God Killing Sword.

[baptaincarnacles]

In WK x octonauts what would the octonauts think about creature powers disks

Hi, Anon! Good question!

So, in a scenerio which they’d see the discs and power suits in action (likely in the Wild Kratts universe where they’re all humans lol), I feel like their reactions would be unique to the character.

For example, Tweak, an engineer, would see it from the scientific standpoint. She, especially, would ask more in-depth questions about it (and let’s be honest, she would talk Aviva’s ears off). Not only are the creature power suits a scientific breakthrough… they are engineered. She’s wondering if it’s a science she can recreate/work with (not that they necessarily need it, but the aspect of matter shift is fascinating). I’m sure there’s a more scientific term for the mass displacement and whatnot, but I just got over being sick with the flu and I can’t think.

Dashi, of course, would find the idea fascinating- and would probably learn all she can about the power suits, discs, and their effects on the user and write about it in her blogs. And as you can imagine, there’s plenty of pictures/proof. Example: enhanced strength, elongated canines, and several other aspects of physical alterations.*

*(I think I referenced this before, but the characters in Wild Kratts, specifically Chris and Martin, have funny little character quirks. Martin had balanced well over 1,000lbs (453.6 kilos) on his shoulders in the episode, “The Blue and Grey”; Chris has that whole… Tasmanian Devil malfunction. Martin also disguised himself as a rock for a bit.)

Onto Shellington. Shellington, as a marine biologist, and seems to have an interest in biology to begin. So, when these people have the ability to possess the powers of other biological entities, it becomes fascinating. Because they are not limited to their own humanly bodies, and instead are altered to be able to adapt to the environment the animals they ‘transform’ into are from. He definitely has them transform into certain sea creatures to see if it affects their own instinctual patterns (which in some cases, it has been shown that can be the case). [This also applies to Pearl]

Peso is more freaked out than he is interested, insisting that it can’t be that healthy for them to be doing that to their bodies- in his mind, it has to cause wear and strain- especially considering the human body shouldn’t be able to shift and contort to fill the suits in the way they do at times (again with the mass displacement and redistribution). The poor medic is in a frenzy each time they activate the suits around him.

Kwazzi is enthralled. He would likely hop around all excitedly and insist that he tries at least once- in his home universe, he’s a cat! Why would this hurt him? And would likely go to Martin and ask (better if he uses the puppy eyes against him) to use the power suits. And at some point, he would convince them. Ends up borrowing Koki’s vest without permission and running off.

Professor Inkling is between Tweak’s enthusiasm and Peso’s concern. Yes, the idea is fascinating, the issue is the practice. By all means, this is something that logistically should be impossible. He has read this plenty of passages that involved theories, and legends of humans with animalistic features- but never… a suit that makes a human have the abilities and a mechanical appearance of a creature. He worries about their capacity, if their bodies can truly withstand these strains- but ultimately, his curiosity wins him over.

Captain Barnacles is… disturbed. He sees no necessity in this group of conservationists to be going through the trouble of… becoming a creature. There are easier ways to protect them- especially with the technology the world has with humanity (their own tech is a bit advance but also a bit outdated compared to the Kratts. Funnily enough, I think the Octonauts have more humanly limitations than the Wild Kratts do). It takes a long time for him to start expressing any form of interest in the discs and power suits… but he never warms up to the idea of them.

The Vegimals do not care, they’re teaching Jimmy how to make fish biscuits.

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+BONUS of the Octo-Agents

Min would be utterly fascinated, in my opinion. She is very open minded about the idea, and expresses her interest through questions- and her own playful theories. Besides, it is basically a form of quantum tech, which is a theoretical science.

Professor Natquik quickly looks over it. He is more fascinated to test the Kratt team and their physical abilities outside of their suits. Their reflexes and intelligence specifically. While yes, it is fascinating, it’s the people behind the suit he cares about.

Panni is in the same boat as Kwazzi. He wants to know and try everything about the power suits, and isn’t quite reserved at all. If this guy can ride a mudslide down the side of a mountain, he will definitely wear and activate a power suit without caring about the risks. He likes the tech idea, but he doesn’t ask questions, he’s more focused on competing a bit with his friends.

Tracker would be a bit… nervous about the idea. It’s weird in his mind- why would a person want to do that? And he can only assume it hurts, right? Which isn’t good. He’d talk to Barnacles about his concerns- knowing that the older man would understand.

Is Ranger Marsh an agent? Does he count? I think, so I’m adding him. He was still using his radio for communication when he was first introduced, he sure isn’t going to approve of the Wild Kratts morphing their bodies with tech to match a creature. He does not understand how it works in the slightest, so he avoids it like the plague.

Calico Jack, as you can imagine, is between his grandson’s excitement and Marsh’s confusion. He is a ball of static electricity, waving back and forth on his feet when he sees it in action. It’s cool! But also super weird- but cool! And he’s everywhere, leaning on Marsh to tell him fictive tales about how he experienced ‘camouflaging beasties’ on the high sea that altered their appearance to look more like humans (he hadn’t seen a human before coming to the Kratts’ world).

Ryla doesn’t have a set opinion. As long as it’s not hurting anyone, she approves and finds it fascinating. No one has told her the suits can malfunction (do not let her find it out).

(I am aware I’m missing like two of the Agents, but… I haven’t seen enough of them to label anything. Oh. And I didn’t include the younger ones like Pinto and Koshi, just for the sake I feel like they wouldn’t ever step into the Kratts’ universe.)

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[woodstown]

— ★ Things I’ve learnt about Keith Woods from watching WoodsTown (+ paul town)

WoodsTown Weekly Windup was a weekly internet show hosted by Keith Woods and co-hosted by Paul Town. It aired from August 7, 2024, to February 23, 2025, entering an indefinite hiatus following the exposé of Keith Woods’ DM Leaks that happened on the same day as the last episode. The show provided commentary and analysis on political and cultural news from the preceding week.

I have finally watched all 20 episodes of WoodsTown, and now I can report back facts or tidbits that I found interesting about my dear Keefling. I hope some of you will enjoy this or find this interesting. I made this in part because I know some people find it hard to watch Keith since he is, admittedly, less charismatic than Nick, so I thought this would be useful for some people to learn more about him.

I started compiling this list since early mid-March.

(‘PT’ = Paul Town & ‘Peith’ = Paul & Keith together.)

Keith believes in peaceful parenting and is anti-harsh disciplining & thinks it's more harmful to children when parents spank them.

In episode 7, PT suggested that Keith had previously mentioned he would be deeply upset, possibly to the point of tears, if he ever had to spank a child, and said he can't bring himself to do it.

In episode 14, PT made him react to a video where a child's punishment was doing Fortnite dances, and he stopped the video early and called it child abuse. (Timestamp. It’s kinda funny.)

He, just like Nick, has a deviated septum. If you pay attention to him in videos you will notice that he does play with his nose a lot the same way Nick does.

Keith says he has to “force himself to eat” and naturally will forget to eat after eating one meal a day and doesn’t understand how people stay fat.

He has an insane metabolism and says he lost 2 kilos of muscle after not working out for a week and felt himself lose his strength.

He prefers to listen to podcasts and audiobooks while at the gym instead of music.

He was raised in a Catholic family. His family is still Catholic.

He used to play the Irish sport Hurling but quit when he was 13.

He was apparently put on a hit-list for being too pro-Russia and it made it so that if he ever stepped foot in eastern Europe, he’d be murdered. He mentioned this at least twice on the show in different episodes. He has said that he is now removed from the list.

There is old Peith footage of Keith calling into PT’s livestream to talk about the movie ‘Tenet’. This was the first time they ever talked. (I have uploaded the archive, here.)

He is into scenery. He’s guessed where PT’s scenery background is located at, correctly, in multiple episodes.

Peith have watched movies together on Discord calls.

PT's favorite thing about Keith is how classy he is. (Timestamp. It was so cute.)

In PT’s “Clique Theory,” he categorized Keith as Ascended Nerd.

Keith worries about his mind cognitively declining as he ages.

According to Nick in episode 4, Keith used to be a communist, which checks out if you go on Twitter and search ‘keith woods communist’ you will get a plethora of tweets of people over the years, and even to this day, calling him a commie or a leftist, I even found one comparing him to Hasan Piker, I compiled the tweets here, if you'd like to look at them.

He has claimed the title of socialist before, as he made a video in 2019, titled “Reclaiming Socialism from the Left” where he boldly states in it, “I will happily say that I’m a socialist.”

He’s said that his ideal economic world would consist of a mix of capitalism & communism in his “What I Believe” article, which he did a voice over for that you can listen to.

Both Nick & PT often joke about Keith being a leftist.

In episode 7, for example, Keith said he thought Kamala Harris won the Presidential debate she had with Trump, and PT replied with, “Of course you’d think that.”

Keith gives off a pacifist type of personality to me.

In episode 3, PT told him to repeat the affirmation, “I am not the abused, I am the abuser”, and so he did, PT then asked him if he felt powerful after he said it, and Keith said he felt quite uncomfortable.

Keith told a story that at AFPAC, a 7 ft. tall man was following him and PT around and trying to “join in” on their conversations and dynamic. Apparently, the man tried to corner PT.

Keith thinks his Hogwarts House would be Ravenclaw.

Keith is very pro-Halloween. He loves that the holiday originated just a short distance from where he grew up in Ireland.

His birthplace is Roscommon, Ireland.

His birthday is July 30th, 1995.

He is currently 29 years old and will turn 30 this year.

His zodiac Sun sign is in Leo, just like Nick.

His Moon sign is in Virgo.

In the Pilot episode, Keith says while in Detroit, Michigan, for AFPAC, that it was the most he's ever been around Black people, and then says he saw more Black people that weekend in Detroit than he has in his whole life.

While in Detroit, Keith says he ended up staying in part of the hood.

PT says what brought him and Keith together was talking about looksmaxxing. (This could’ve just been a sarcastic comment from PT though, haha.)

Keith is into MBTI personality types.

His MBTI type is INFJ. He says he’s a feeler and PT is a thinker who he suspects is an INTP or INTJ.

He doesn't listen to music that much. When he does, he says it's more so to help him focus because, in his words, he has a short attention span.

He said he does think he might have ADHD.

He said he likes to listen to loud Electronic or EDM music to help him stay focused. (Which is not at all what I expected.)

He said his favorite subject in school was History.

His best subject though, was English, he said he got an award for getting a perfect score.

His worst subject was learning languages.

Keith is a fan of wrestling, in particular WWE.

Keith says he doesn't speak Irish Gaelic very well.

In episode 2, he said that he “quit nicotine completely” and uses ZYN sporadically—which if you don’t know, ZYN is a tobacco-free nicotine pouch, Tucker Carlson has promoted it before.

He said he did nicotine because it helped him stay focused.

He said he used to Vape but doesn’t anymore. (His only ick, if he smoked cigarettes, it’d be hotter.)

Keith has a missing tooth on the right side of his mouth. (Image.)

It’s never mentioned or explained why he has it on the show, neither online from what I could research, but his former nicotine habit could potentially be the reason. Though, this is just speculation on my part.

He says he took an autism test and scored low, but one aspect he scored higher on was having trouble with eye contact.

He said if he were to move out of Ireland then he’d move to Croatia. He said he’s lived there in the past and has fond memories of the place.

He doesn’t know who Central Cee is. (I just thought this was funny.)

I’ve noticed Keith tries to be diplomatic with everyone.

Keith says he works out for aesthetic reasons, and has started working out since the beginning of 2024.

Keith said he doesn’t like the idea of boxing because he doesn’t want to get brain damage.

He is very conscious about things that do damage to his mind.

Peith have sent progress photos of themselves at the gym to each other as positive reinforcement.

Keith said if he had to choose which serial killer to be reborn as, he’d choose Ted Bundy because he was “the handsome one”.

Nick & PT in episode 4 told a silly story of Keith at some restaurant or bar, when they were in Detroit, of him getting attention from Black women there, and saying that Black women loved Keith. Though the way the story was told, it was probably just a joke, but they kept mentioning it, so maybe there is some truth to it.

He seems to get easily startled by fireworks.

He’s not a fan of the beach.

He’s said he likes the naivete he finds in Americans because he relates to being a bit more naive and wanting to believe people have good intentions. (Which honestly makes a lot of sense when I think about it.)

He said John Doyle was not his type.

Keith has only watched two anime shows, Evangelion and Death Note.

He says his favorite one out of the two is Death Note.

He seems to be more playful and sillier when around PT.

He likes the Luke Kelly version of Foggy Dew & likes the Wolfe Tones version of Skibbereen.

He seems to dislike things that are what he’d describe as “self-indulgent”.

He is an anti-materialist. In late 2020, he actually made a video titled, “Why Materialism Is Absurd”.

He has insulted/criticized incels at least twice on the show.

In one instance, in episode 16, he said about incels, “If women don’t want to have sex with you, you are probably a loser.” I am unsure if it’s meant to be sarcastic or a genuine belief from him, considering the community he willingly surrounded himself with at that time (Nick & the groypers), though he did say this a few days before him and Nick publicly started falling out.

He shaved his head in 2020 and said people mistook him for being sick or having cancer.

Lowkey a money whore. He said he’d be willing to do an episode shirtless if he was donated 5-10k dollars, and said he’d shave his eyebrows for 5k. Also, PT has subtly called him a prostitute at least twice on the show.

In episode 19, he revealed he does have a few grey hairs, and he said he may dye his hair when he gets older.

Keith says he has no plans to run for election to be president of Ireland or Prime Minister for a lot of reasons, but one reason being that he says he’s too young and too anti-social to be in any high government positions.

The way Keith says he involves himself politically is by supporting and being a member of the National Party in Ireland, which if you look at the National Party’s Telegram, he is sometimes shown on there via pictures.

He's not a fan of horror movies and says he's only seen 5 horror movies in his life.

He said that he doesn’t like to watch movies that are too old, I think he said anything pre-70s he doesn’t watch often if at all.

He said that he likes to watch podcasts and read articles from intellectual leftists at times because he prefers to have nuanced opinions and likes hearing all sides.

In episode 15, he said he is philosophically theistic, but does not follow a specific religion, and yet at the same time, he does not consider himself an atheist.

He said if he were Catholic, that he’d be a Perennialist Catholic, similar to Aarvoll, or he’d have to believe in a heretical form of Christianity.

Keith said he struggles with the concept of an eternal hell in Christianity.

He disagrees with Nick on hating on poor people.

In episode 13, the ‘Wifeguy’ episode, Keith reveals that he does not have a ‘wifejak’ of his own, implying that he does not have a girlfriend—despite having one earlier in the year. (He has used the term, wifejak, as a synonym for girlfriend before, FYI.) This means that at some point during 2024, they broke up. In my opinion, this is what led to his little downward spiral with Slayter later in the year. He was actually already talking to her when this episode aired, on December 1st.

That is all the Keith info I have for you that is from the show! I was going to add more to the last fact/bullet point, but I have decided that I will make that one into a separate post so expect that one coming sometime next weekend? I only post these big NFCU posts on the weekends or when Nick has cancelled a show. Lol

If you would like to read some bonus facts about his co-host Paul Town, and my overall thoughts on the show, click below the cut! But if not, then, thank you for reading, and hopefully this was interesting or insightful to at least one of you out there. ❤️

— ★ Bonus! Some facts about Paul Town!

This was originally just going to be Keith facts, until last minute, I thought about shoehorning in some PT stuff in here. Which is why there is a ‘keep reading’ tag and why this list will be much shorter, because a lot of these are just from memory from watching the show.

The reason why I was originally hesitant on sharing PT info before making my NFCU blog is because, despite Paul Town being friends with Nick for a long time, they don’t have a super public and detailed history from what I can see (Like appearing in each other’s things frequently, hanging out often, or frequent mentions of the other, etc.), I do think he’s interesting on his own as a person though, away from Nick. But because my main blog is Nick-centric, I thought, it’d be kind of pointless to share information about another person who doesn’t have that much relation to Nick, whereas Keith is different because Nick called Keith his best friend, hung out with him IRL multiple times and has mentioned him on his show a bunch throughout their friendship. (Which you will all see in my Neith compilation #soon one day.)

Really, the only thing in PT’s relation to Nick that’s interesting is that he’s been friends with him for a long time, but that’s sort of where it stops, unless I find more, of course. Or maybe an anon knows obscure NickTown (Nick & PT) lore that I’m not aware of and would be willing to share. I know he appeared on a super old AF call-in show from like 2018 I think, and in more recent times, he has called into one of Nick’s chill streams in 2023, and there’s one picture of him and Nick together that I have found and have posted on my Pinterest, but that’s kind of it.

Outwardly/publicly, it seems like PT was closer to Keith; with all the things I mentioned on this list already about them watching movies on Discord together, sending each other progress pictures of them working out, them hanging out at AFPAC, them having this show together, etc. I believe around the AF sphere as well, they were often compared to each other as being similar. PT in his cozy chat, has emotes of him and Keith, and on his streams, he talks about him a lot. I might upload some clips of those on my clip channels one day.

In one of PT’s streams that I decided to take a gander at watching, he says that he respects Nick, but they aren’t that similar and are very different people, but with Keith, he finds that they are quite alike:

But with that out of the way, I’ll share with you just some things I’ve found!

He’s a writer and has made and published several books.

He smokes cigarettes and weed and says he gets his story ideas for his books while high.

He owns a bunch of random websites and web URLs. (Likely hasn't been updated in awhile.)

If you type “woods.town” into your search engine it will take you to Keith’s rumble page, PT made this personalized URL for him.

He’s very technical, very into technology, coding, and AI.

He is currently making an “anti-woke” pong game. He mentions it a lot on the show and even demonstrated it on episode 18. (Timestamp.)

He’s also into finances, as he regularly talks about bitcoin and cryptocurrency on his streams, in a YT video of his, and on his old blogs.

I’ve noticed PT likes to idolize violence and war at times on the show.

His real name is Evan Zenker.

You probably already know, but I’ll write it here anyways, he has diagnosed schizophrenia. He found out he had it by having a schizophrenic episode in 2018, by committing arson, setting a barn on fire and getting arrested and placed in a psych ward. (Yes, this is all true. This is a news article about it.)

He was born in Catskill, New York. He doesn’t live in the city.

He’s said recently though, that he’s moved to Alaska, which is why he took a break from streaming.

His birth date is slightly confusing.

At first, I thought he was born in 1994, which would make him 31. I thought so because of this tweet, under the replies, people were saying that he was 30 years old.

But then in this tweet of this year, he said that he’s 30, and on one of his YouTube videos that he posted, it says he’s 30.

So I don’t know if he was born in 1994 or 1995. But I do know his birthday is January 14th.

This would make his zodiac sign, Capricorn, which he has stated on WoodsTown, specifically in the pilot episode.

He is 6’1.

He's a Calvinist Christian.

He mainly listens to rap music.

He started working out, via boxing, due to a fight he was challenged by John Dave Irving, who is an infamous superchatter of Nick’s and was even PT’s replacement co-host for one episode of WoodsTown on episode 8.

Since he’s started working out, you can see him gain more and more weight as the episodes of WT progress.

He’s co-hosted different shows in the past, with different people, one of them was called “WangTown” with Andrew Anglin.

His favorite sport is baseball.

His YouTube videos are the strangest yet most interesting thing I've seen in awhile.

I’ve noticed he likes animated movies where the characters are animals a lot (Fox and the Hounde, Over the Hedge & Zootopia being some he’s mentioned), plus he has a bunny as his profile picture on his Cozy page and a fox and a blue jay bird as his header.

The earliest tweet I found of Nick mentioning Paul Town was one from 2018.

PT doesn’t identify as a groyper, more so as just a friend of Nick.

He has a girlfriend whom he's had for a long time.

He infamously did a stream where he got very drunk in January 2023, where he threw up on himself and threatened Jaden McNeil very graphically in it. This incident, along with his arson crime, has been mentioned on the show multiple times.

On the show he has said he is into musicals.

PT said in the pilot episode, that if anything happens to the show, that it would be Keith’s fault, which unfortunately, did end up actually becoming true.

That is the end of my WoodsTown research! As for my personal thoughts on the show, I really enjoyed it! I think it was one of the rare occasions that you’d get to see Keith smile and laugh a lot, so I appreciate it for that on its own. I love Peith’s dynamic with each other, and I actually found the humor quite funny. I found myself laughing a lot at their awkward silences, but maybe I am just weird.

The only episode that I had a hard time watching was episode 18, & 8 which had a guest on, so it changed the dynamic to something I was not used to. Plus, the guest made things awkward to the point of cringeworthy, so I skimmed through a lot of those episodes.

My favorite episodes were episode 4, because Nick and NEITH! (≧▽≦) I am not lying when I say I revisit episode 4 all the time, re-watching the superchat segment in particular. And I loved episode 7! Easily the funniest and best episode if not for episode 4. I loved PT’s passive aggressive slights throughout the entire show, it was so funny, and Keith was being so playful in this one! Like he randomly decided to fake himself doing a freeze frame? Omg, I know it sounds so small, but for someone like him who is usually serious all the time, you just never see him act like that so, it was very enjoyable.

Thank you for taking the time to read this, if you did, and I hope you enjoyed this post! (^_^) ❤️

[meglosthegreat]

Fried Spaghetti à la Meg

I was explaining the pasta recipe I invented to my friends a while back and they thought it sounded delicious so here I am, putting it to paper, as it were.

Disclaimer: While I claim to have invented this recipe, there could very well already be an identical named and recognized dish in existence. I don't know; I haven't bothered to check. This dish came about entirely because my household bought a kilo of pasta that we thought was mixed styles but turned out to be 100% spaghetti meaning we had a comical surplus of spaghetti and I had to figure out something to do with it. Anyway I consider this dish to be very tumblr-friendly because it requires very little prep time or effort and is difficult to fuck up in a significant way.

[Pictured above: what the dish looks like in the frying pan just before serving]

Ingredients:

Cooked spaghetti

Assortment of vegetables

Garlic

Olive oil

Powdered paprika and chili

(optional) Feta cheese

Step 1: Cook the spaghetti. I usually do a bunch at once and then set some aside in the fridge so that I have cooked spaghetti readily available. While the pasta is cooking, chop up the garlic and veggies.

Step 2: Fry the garlic and vegetables. In my example I have used zucchini and bell pepper along with some olives (added later because they don't need to cook as long). In theory any vegetable of your preference should work with this as long as it is moderately fryable. Also season your fried veggies with salt and pepper at this point.

Step 3: While the veggies are frying, put your cooked spaghetti in a bowl and toss them with olive oil. Then add enough paprika and chili to give the noodles a light coating and toss until it's well mixed in. If you don't like hot spicyness in your food then I suggest leaving the chili out and just using paprika.

Step 4: After all the veggies are cooked, turn the heat on the frying pan down to low and then add the spaghetti. Toss until it's mixed with the veggies and then cover, turning every so often until it's done. There should be a mild crispyness to some of the noodles but overall they should remain soft.

Step 5: (optional) Just before you're ready to put it on a plate, crumble some feta cheese over the top and give it the briefest of tosses before serving - enough to melt it a little but not get it stuck to the pan.

Enjoy!

Additional notes:

I say this dish is difficult to fuck up, however this is based on the assumption that anyone following the recipe is already familiar with how to cook pasta and fry things. If you don't already know how to do this, I strongly recommend learning first.

There are no measures of ingredients because I have never once measured anything while making this dish. Just cook as much as you feel like eating!

I've never tried because I don't really like meat but this is theoretically perfectly possible to do with meat, if you cook the meat along with or instead of the veggies in step 2.

This is also possible to make with other types of pasta, I've found though that spaghetti is best because it doesn't trap the spice in crevices like many other pastas do, so you get a better spread of flavour as a result.

The key to any good cooking is experimentation. If something doesn't come out quite right or doesn't jive with your personal tastes, I encourage trying things slightly differently until they do!

[amanece-parabellum]

I recently saw an anti-Curlya fanart on Twitter where the idea was that Curly would never prioritize Anya's well-being regardless of whether Jimmy was there or not. The funny thing is that afterwards the person put a disclaimer saying ""I have nothing against the ship or those who ship it, BUT....". It's funny to say that after getting a bunch of people together to talk in a passive-aggressive way about the ship, the people who like it and even about heterosexual relationships in general. Imagine if someone made an anti- (non-canonical gay/lesbian ship) fanart. If you dislike and are bothered so much by a ship, why interact with their community? Why put the name of the ship in an anti- fanart, just so that those who ship it end up having to see it? By spending your time drawing something you don't like, is it still acting like you're morally superior? Isn't it much easier to block and move on with your life?

I blocked the artist but I wonder, why, dude?

Oh anon, I understand you so much. I don't know how old you are, but I'm more or less a veteran of fandoms on the internet, and back in the day, people used to have some etiquette. For example, on this site, whenever a person wanted to post a negative post about a certain character or ship, they would use "anti" at the beginning of the ship or character's name in the tags, or they would use the character's name misspelled as a joke, and everyone who shared their opinion would use the same tag. It was respectful, even if the post was throwing eight hundred kilos of shit at said ship or character. Back then, you knew which tags to mute when looking for posts about a character. Not anymore. I'm not saying that there weren't people like that in fandoms in the past, because assholes have always existed and will always exist, but nowadays fandoms seem to take hips and characters as a measure of a person's ethics, a way to put themselves on pedestals of superiority, an excuse to attack whoever is on the other side of the screen hiding behind the "No, it's my opinion of the ship, not yours", when the original post says "IF YOU SHIP X THING YOU SHOULD DIE". It makes no sense, it's incredibly hateful.

It reminds me of a person who drew a whole series of fanarts in an AU of actors just to shit on the AU where Curly supports Anya as the adoptive father of the baby in case she decided to have it. Imagine wasting time drawing for something you hate instead of blocking the content you don't like and moving on. This need to feed off of hate is ridiculous and I found the artist extremely pathetic. The only "positive" thing is that I saw that she was 15 before I blocked her, she still has time to mature. But anyway, what is she doing in the fandom of a game clearly designed for over 18s who, in theory, should be or have started to be mature enough to handle a game that touches on such twisted topics? OH WELL.

The block button is your best friend, anon. If I can give you some advice, don't even try to argue with those people. I don't. I block instantly and move on with my day. It's not worth getting bitter.

[u1tr4v1013nc3]

my theory on the main 4 fav lana songs

stan: living legend , dealer, let the light in, chemtrails over the country club, the greatest, california

(stan is just depressed alcoholic vibes and these are depressed im not good enough why am i living vibes)

eric: ride, doin time, american, freak, a&w

(i think he’d fw the lyrics a lot and woukd be like yeah i’m fucking crazy but i’m free)

kenny: lolita, peppers, florida kilos, cola, off to the races, west coast

(i think he’d love the more upbeat ones and idk why but i think hed really fw cola)

kyle: Venice bitch, fuck it i love you, brooklyn baby, old money, say yes to heaven

(sad but sad happy vibes, like depressed songs that hed relate to, venice bitch especially)

[vmenfangirl]

List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last 10 people who liked or reblogged something from you! Get to know your mutuals and followers ❤️

Oh... i have a lot of things that make me really happy xD so is kinda a hard question but ok, i'll try my best...

1. Enjoy watching my fav series and movies, like GOTHAM, BTAS, Dinosaurs, The Boys, The Shawshank Redemption, BoP, The legend of 1900, Back to the Future, I love you Phillip Morris, etc... also classic animated movies from Disney and Dreamworks... plus, i really enjoy to share opinions, HCs, theories etc. about that, with my friends

2. Reading... from novels to comics; i'm always searching for new material to read or if not, i also like to reread my fav stories, with the same excitement as the first time i read them.... plus, i think reading is the perfect way to learn about everything you want so i'm always learning and that's great

3. Writting... along with drawing, are activities i really love to do cuz those make me really happy, especially if are about my fav characters or ships/OTPs, cuz these last make me more than happy, in fact, two of them (Nygmobblepot and Zsasionis/Zsasmask) i easily can say they literally saved me from a very dark and deep depression periods in my life and i'll never forget that, i'll love those OTPs forever

4. Must say, to eat... i have a kinda complicated relationship with food, since i always have this toxic thought about that every lil piece of carb and fat i put in my mouth for a second will make me overweight ten kilos in the next hour i ate them... so has been kinda hard to try and change that bad perception about food in general, that's why i feel happy when i have a good day (i don't feel that toxic thought as intense as usual) and actually can enjoy some good meal, doesn't matter what it is

5. Kinda cliche but i love listen to music, i can hear just one (1) fav song the whole day, but i'm happy to listen all the playlists too... music is also such a great inspiration for my fics so i could hear or find new music just cuz that is useful for ideas or simply cuz that remind me at any of my fav chars/ships/OTPs, so those songs become special among other fav songs

That's it xD 💖

[sifu-kisu]

The Norimitsu Odachi (15th century) is a huge sword from Japan. It is so large that according to legend it was said to have been wielded by a giant. Measures in at 3.77 meters and 14.5kg.

Sword Lore

Admittedly, the reason why my friends are into swordsmanship is because of the sword itself. They just want to handle swords, that's all. They don't care about winning competitions or fights; for them, the swords in their hand brings an inexplicable pleasure. There is a sort of romance surrounding these weapons that others don't have. Most, that is. I say this because I've heard that polearms also have their place in other cultures and that the dagger has become symbolic in modern militaries.

It's a matter of preferences, and the cultures that preferred the sword have a collection of stories and legends attached to the weapon. What the samurai, medieval knights, and other warrior societies have in common is their blade lore. The sword is an important piece in their arsenal even though there are more superior tools in their inventory (like polearms ad firearms).

And going back to the samurai, some of the legends surrounding their weapons persist up to this day. Their blade lore is kept alive by the constant stream of films and anime to the point where everything is exaggerated. And one sword in Japan seems to take the word exaggeration to new lengths. Kept in a shrine somewhere in Okayama is a monstrous Japanese sword that stirred the imaginations of first-time observers.

Some Japanese swords required two hands to wield, but the sword of the Yahiko jinja shrine would require superhuman strength. The sword has a name, Norimitsu Odachi, named after its maker Norimitsu Osafune. The weapon dates back to the Muromachi period and was forged in August 1446 in the province of Bishū. And at a length of 3.77 meters, it will dwarf any sword in its class, even some western swords.

Not only that it is huge, but it is also heavy. Forged from a single piece of steel, the weapon weighs 14.5 kilos, far heavier than modern rifles, and obviously quite a lot for even trained warriors. The fact that it dwarfed average humans tickled the imaginations of people who admired its monumental scale.

Obviously, even highly trained samurai won’t carry such a monster on the battlefield. They would develop shoulder pain before they could even chop down their enemies. And any object weighing more than 10 kilos will tire the poor wielder. Because of this, people began to wonder why such a large odachi was forged and who would use such a contraption.

A large weapon requires great strength. And great strength correlates to great size. And only creatures with great size and strength could swing such a weapon. Hence the Norimitsu Odachi was intended for giants, at least as some people say.

The presence of a large weapon is evidence enough for some to believe in a race of gigantic beings. Japanese mythology often features gigantic creatures, like the local version of the western ogre Oni. Could it be that such legends were inspired by real life? Perhaps people of Japan back in the olden times really were aware of the existence of gigantic beings, and the giant sword was intended for their use.

But, there was a problem with this theory.

Firstly, the notion that the Norimitsu Odachi once belonged to a giant was recent and not an ancient legend. We could say that the restless users of the internet gave birth to such an idea. And the truth behind the massive, bladed weapon is quite underwhelming.

The Norimitsu Odachi belongs to a class of Japanese swords known as the odachi (obviously). Most westerners often associate the samurai with the katana, but throughout history, the samurai wielded several sword variants. Preceding the katana is a type of sword known as a tachi, whereas a blade longer than the tachi—the odachi—was widely used back in the Nanboku-cho period.

In Japan, ō (大) means great, while dachi is another variation of the word tachi, meaning sword. Hence, we have the odachi, the great sword. Indeed, the sword could reach 70 inches, as in the case of Uesugi Kenshin's men, while the Rikishizei troops of the Asakura clan carried 60-inch odachi.

One might wonder what the idea behind the extra-long swords was. According to some historical texts, the odachi was the weapon of foot soldiers and was more of a battlefield weapon. The great length of the sword gave the soldiers the reach advantage of a polearm, so the sword could be used as an anti-cavalry weapon as well. The preferred technique was the downward cut.

The odachi was also used to show off an army's strength, both as a morale booster for the user and as a form of intimidation. But carrying such a large weapon presented unique challenges. Unlike the tachi or the katana, the odachi was either hand-carried or slung across the back. In most cases, a retainer was needed for the samurai to draw such a sword quickly.

Nevertheless, the tactics shifted to spear-wielding troops and firearms. Plus, a large, heavy sword proved disadvantageous in situations that favored speed or mountain battles. Eventually, the odachi fell out of favor, but an impressive blade makes for a good temple offering. Hence in the Edo period, the odachi took on a ceremonial role in the temple. And since the odachi was not an easy sword to make, the manufacture of such a weapon was a statement of the maker's skills.

The maker Norimitsu Osafune simply wanted to make a statement. He wanted to show off how good he was by crafting such an object. Forging a Japanese sword was no easy feat and took years to master. And forging an even bigger sword was harder.

For one thing, a normal-sized sword already required complex forging techniques, and an extra blade length meant added complications. Simply, more work and hammering for the blacksmith. The longer metal was also harder to heat into homogenous temperature.

Then, there was the quenching. In a normal-sized sword, one will dip the blazing blade into a pool of water. An odachi needed a larger quenching medium, and who knows what size Norimitsu Osafune used for his monster sword?

Lastly is the sharpening and polishing. Obviously, one can’t apply the normal polishing method (rubbing the blade over a stone) to such an object. An odachi was hung or placed in a fixed position during polishing as the artisan did their work.

And it seems the physical labor paid off, as Norimitsu Osafune gained lasting recognition for his sword. And whoever commissioned the work must be really wealthy, for forging such a large object was expensive.

References

1. Kazuhiko Inada (2020), Encyclopedia of the Japanese Swords

2. Mol, Serge (2003). Classical Weaponry of Japan: Special Weapons and Tactics of the Martial Arts. Kodansha International.

3.Norimitsu Odachi: The Mysterious Giant Sword of Okayama (08 February 2020) Retrieved from Norimitsu Odachi: The Mysterious Giant Sword of Okayama - Nspirement.

[bardan-jusik]

tagged by @arliganzey <3

new tag game: (rewrote because the original confused me) tell me your drink of the day, your current outfit, your most recent hyperfixation, and current book/fic (reading or writing)

Drink: well i had a dr pepper today

Outfit: jeans with my ~black racheting belt~ and an old star wars tshirt under a polyester knit green sweater (and mismatched socks and my din djarin sketcher chelsea boots)

Hyperfixation: okay look the tag game said hyperfixation but i have beef with using that term to describe just. something you're really into. when its supposed to be 'the thing i forgot to eat and pee about for 10 hours because my dopamine system is fucking broken' (and my dopamine system IS broken but i havent forgotten to eat and pee about anything recently) my current (and forever) strongest going special interest is republic commando. obviously. but i recently started rewatching andor (SEASON 2 NEXT APRIL OYAAAAA)

Fiction: mannn i'm too much of a college student for either books or wips but in theory i would like to be reading kilo-5 (or recpomm for like the 8th time) and writing one of my many equally deserted repcomm fics

NPT: @bones4918 @winterinhimring @viscanpikamine @zanabes @finerafin

[punkascas]

also, hi.

for all of you who have messaged me and tagged me and texted me and wanted to know if i'm okay and where i've been, a list:

i am very sorry i've been so ghosty and hiding i are bad friend i love you please forgive.

my brain decided to get obsessed (like, really obsessed; like we've not experienced this kind of fandom obsesssion since polar explorers back in 2010 — fckin 14 years ago) with the gay pirate show and that is all i want to talk about or think about autism brain goes gnaw gnaw delicious hyperfixation.

the gay pirate show re-awoke my pre-existent obsession with age of sail and tall ships and the history of that time, so clearly this calls for all the research possible as if i'm going to write a dissertation on some Grand Unified Theory of Pirates.

can you get a PhD in pirates?

the nice thing about the gnaw gnaw is i'm writing again. writing a lot and i've missed being creative and writing metas and fic, even if i haven't shared anything.

my position was terminated and i got laid off from my job. this came pretty well out of the blue for me, and it hit a lot of ouchie spots in the ptsd pinball machine that lives inside my brain. so i've been trying to work through a lot of grief and feelings of powerlessness and i have a bad habit of withdrawing when i do that.

i'm still working through the end of january, which means trying to finish several of the major projects on my plate months and months early because there's no one to pick them up once i'm gone. so work has not only eaten my face but my hands and forearms and it's started to chew on my shoulders now.

right before i was laid off, i adopted a new puppy. my 16-year-old dog died of kidney failure about a month prior. so to help distract from the grief and to always have a tiny tyrant running the hounds ragged, i got a silly floofball. he is very cute and tries to give snuggles by wiggling his entire body against my face and hair, but also possesses a single adhd brain cell and is super into biting and teething. he's figured out how to open the fridge, get up on the dining table and the kitchen counters, and jump any and all doggy gates i bring home, despite being only 4.5 kilos. like even to leave him unobserved for 90 seconds (i've timed it) is to bring destruction and tears. i love him but he is Death and i have no clue how he'll make it to a year old.

i've been in the process of trying to have a kid, and the assorted stress that comes with that, and between health stuff (i had my appendix out but there were complications that i'm still dealing with), mental health stuff (especially meds), job, pup, and other things, it's slow going and expensive and frustrating. and in general, it's just hard and shitty and draining.

i am out of spoons. even if you took every random, ugly, why-do-i-own-this, taking-up-space-but-you-never-get-around-to-donating-it coffee or tea mug from every cupboard in the world and turned it into a spoon and gave it to me, i still wouldn't break zero.

anyway, the point is: it's not you; it's me. every message and every attempt to reach out has meant the world and has helped keep my head above water.

keep reaching out please? let me know how you're doing. if you're cool with letting me babble to you about pirates, even better. i'm love you and i appreciate you and i'm grateful for you. ♥️

[presidentialapartmentslondon]

How Big Ben Became London's Landmark? Explore 8 Fascinating Facts about Big Ben in London

Big Ben is perhaps one of the world’s most iconic landmarks, truly reflecting the grandeur of the United Kingdom and its capital, London. Overlooking the River Thames, this opulent clock, standing at more than 96 meters, lies in the Elizabeth Tower in Westminster’s House of Parliament. 

Looking to explore London's historic charm without breaking the bank? Opt for budget-friendly holiday apartments in London and get ready to unravel the story behind the iconic Big Ben.

Since its creation in 1859, people can only speculate the reasoning behind its name. The two theories that stand out are that it was named after Sir Benjamin Hall, a politician who overlooked its installation, or after a boxing champion at the time named Benjamin Caunt. 

1. Its Magnitude is a Wonder

It is no surprise that the clock tower took 15 years to be built. The Big Ben itself is the bell that chimes inside the clock and weighs almost 13 tons.

Its height can be judged by the fact that to get to the top of the tower, one has to climb a total of 399 steps. The dials on the clock have a 7-meter-long diameter, while the minute hand is 4.2 meters long, weighing over 100 kilos. 

You can read also: How to Experience The Sherlock Holmes Walking Tour: Your Ultimate Guide!

2. The Engineering Was Outstanding

Although it is the world's largest four-faced clock, it comes as a surprise that Big Ben tells the time accurately within a second.

To protect the clock from any rain or snow that may hamper it, the engineers invented the double three-legged gravity escapement. Moreover, its pendulum has a stack of pre-decimal penny coins to modify the clock's pace.

3. The Clock Survived the Second World War

Big Ben has been through a lot! It was standing during the Second World War and was a visible target for the enemy planes. 

On 10th May 1941, it was struck by German bombs, which damaged the windows and severely burnt the building. The Elizabeth Tower, too, underwent some damage. Surprisingly, the clock continued to function without a problem. 

4. There is a Mysterious Prison room

One of the oddest things in the clock tower is the ancient, oak-paneled prison room last used in 1880 to hold the atheist MP Charles Bradlaugh. The prison room, accessible from The House of Commons, has since not been used as a holding cell and is currently used by the Petitions Committee. 

5. The Bell Does Not Swing!

You will be surprised to see that the bell itself does not swing. It is struck from the outside to make it chime.

The bell is surrounded by 4 other smaller bells that ring together every hour with the main bell to make its unique melody, “the Westminister Quarters.” 

Every 15 minutes, the smaller “quarter bells” chime with their different musical notes, B, F, G, and E. 

6. Big Ben Went Silent For Four Years

The English weather was taking a heavy toll on the magnificent tower of Big Ben. This is why, after many decades of performing its duty, the clock was given four years to rest in 2017, when it was closed for renovation work. 

7. It Was Renamed in Honor of Queen Elizabeth in 2012

In 2012, Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Diamond Jubilee, and this occasion was marked by the renaming of the tower in her honor. The tower is now called “the Elizabeth Tower” after a unanimous vote in Parliament approved this move.

8. Big Ben is Regularly Featured in Films

Big Ben is our favorite movie character! 

The tower has been featured in films and shows for years and now holds the title of London’s most iconic film location. It was featured in iconic films such as Mary Poppins, V for Vendetta, London Has Fallen, and many more. 

The tower was blown a whopping 7 times in films, making use of special effects and CGI technology. 

No trip to London is complete without walking up to this majestic tower overlooking the Thames and absorbing its formidable presence!

Conclusion:

As you plan your visit to London, immerse yourself in the city's history by exploring the iconic Big Ben. And for a comfortable stay in London, consider Presidential Serviced Apartments in Kensington. Enjoy the convenience of a central location and comfortable accommodations, making your London experience truly memorable.

[rednumbaforty]

maurice linguine 2008 theory:

in the genre of Coupé-Décalé, i always felt like the genre went through a bit of a change, starting in 2008. from 2002-2007 you had producers like Max Heros, Koudou Athanase, Freddy Assogba, David Tayorault, Kevin Batoua, Pascal Adou, Apotcho Strong, etc. in 2008-2010 some of them were still active (like Max Heros my favorite producer of all time) but that’s not the only reason i think so. in 2008 a dance called ‘kpangor’ was created and even though the only songs about this dance were made mostly in 2008, the dance still stayed a part of the genre and it changed coupe decale dances for the rest of the genres existence. that’s why i call 2008-2010 the Kpangor era. in 2008, producers like Serge Beynaud, Champy Kilo and specifically Bebi Philip started getting a lot of shine. i feel like this year was the year of Bebi Philip (production wise) because of how many popular songs within the genre he produced. it felt reminiscent of The Neptunes in 2000-2002 because of how many they produced during that time. Champy Kilo was definitely the silver medalist producer during this era tho. he got even more shine in 2009 but that’s a different page of the same chapter. other dances that originated in 2008 were Tektonik, Logobi, Shamakwana, etc. uhh idk id like to talk more about this but ill prob continue this later. if you read this much thank you very much. i’ll send you some songs from this genre and era if you’re curious.

[n-1ghtmares]

what does Kilo look like? /genq

So glad you asked, anon!! Now— this is me trying out colors for the first time, so bear with it here;)

This is Kilo!! In the *UNDEFINED* multiverse, this is original concept from a while ago, and the canonity to Dust/Murder cracking his skull during a spar may only be a theory!

Hope this helped for a visualization<3 Obviously I can't draw that good, but I've been practicing- a bit. So as I said, bear with it!!

Note: any AU sans that are involved in the events of Undefined/Redefined!Tale are not canon to the original lore. All AU sanses that I have not created belong to their respected owners.

[arrowstheory]

ARROW THEORY HOMBRE 7 TS101 Part2

start, at, www.kuby.pl in ninety-one languages in chapter TS001. HOMBRE 7 part 2

Then you are sinless because you have no conscience. You can die in peace and without the sins that have been sold and lie on the table with your conscience like lungs and liver on a board next to a knife before they go bad. Today you will not understand what and why. Ridiculous and irrelevant conscience? And any sins? Who has ever seen a kilo of sin? who?

Pretekineters riding in sweaters in a carriage along the brook see your sins that you will commit when you are young. They see your sins that are not childhood sins, and they see your sins that your old age complains about. The carriage creaks, the stream hums. The long fingers of pretekineters have manicured long nails. The long fingers of the pretekineters point at you not now, but every time.

Sins. Sins. Sins. Sins. Sins. Grzeszkichy. Sins. Sins. Sins. Sins.

Here write in pencil (or blood, but not your own!) those sins that you will NEVER commit. Now write below: ALEM SE smeared (FOR) * IN THE DIARY! *delete as appropriate.

You are now a different person in front of you and nothing will change that. It doesn't matter that the page was blown away by the wind, oblivion. It doesn't change anything.

What, are you afraid to even imagine such sins?!!!! Is it so hard???!

What about: I WILL NEVER KILL ANYONE? can this sin be put on the list of NEVER COMMITTED SINS in the future?

And what about: I WILL NOT SELL A MAN FOR VIRTUAL MONEY?

And what about: I WILL NOT GIVE AN ORDER THAT WILL MAKE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DIE FROM SLOW FOOD POISONING?

And what about: I WILL NOT MUSE MY GOD'S NAME IN vain? (because then he won't hear me when I really want something from him)

What about: I WILL NOT JUDGE AN EIGHTY YEAR OLD GRANDMA'S FITNESS FOR LIFE?

Oh well. Let's just say this is a really stupid list.

Maybe it will be easier for you to list - sins ALWAYS COMMITTED:

For example

I ALWAYS LIE I STILL LUST MY FRIENDS' WIVES, I passionately envy my friends' clothes and covet their husbands, I ALWAYS TURN WHEN PEOPLE KNOW I JUST HATE EVERYONE I consider myself a good person! ALWAYS AND EVERYWHERE ! I STAY SILENT WHEN THEY ASK ME FOR MY OPINION, I WILL GO TO HEAVEN FOR SURE

Let's stop there, otherwise part of the cemetery for suicides will increase in size.

Now it will be better if you close this book and stop reading until you rethink your attitude towards yourself. Don't open it again when you come to conformism. Also, do not read it when your morality is doubled. Better to be godless than to believe in what is convenient or very convenient.

And so ? * Now we're fucking some illustration here so that those who fly through the text further and further out of habit, have time to turn off the eye and brain from the clamor of letters and half-senses. And close this book finally!

start, at, www.kuby.pl in ninety-one languages in chapter TS001.

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