#combining

[greenfiend]

Thinking of how Finn called ST5 “intimate”.

Yes obviously the romantic implications are there but…

Intimate means a small amount of people…

The cast has been ever expanding since ST1… what if the cast is condensing…

[ilmtest]

Combining Prayers During Travel

And it is reported from Mālik on the authority of Abū ʿl-Ṭufayl with the wording: “That they went out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the year of Tabūk, ورواه مالك (1/143 / 2) من طريق أخرى عن أبي الطفيل به بلفظ: " أنهم خرجوا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عام تبوك، and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would join al-Dhuhr wa ʿl-ʿAṣr, and al-Maġrib wa ʿl-ʿIshāʾ.” فكان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يجمع بين الظهر والعصر، والمغرب والعشاء، (Muʿāḏ) said: “He delayed the ṣalāh, then went out and prayed al-Dhuhr and al-ʿAṣr together, then returned. Then he went out again and prayed al-Maġrib wa ʿl-ʿIshāʾ together.” قال: فأخر الصلاة يوما، ثم خرج فصلى الظهر والعصر جميعا، ثم دخل، ثم خرج فصلى المغرب والعشاء جميعا ". Reported by Muslim, Abū Dāwūd, al-Nasāʾī, al-Dārimī, al-Ṭaḥāwī, al-Bayhaqī, Aḥmad. ومن طريق مالك أخرجه مسلم (7/60) وأبو داود (1206) والنسائي (1/98) والدارمي (1/356) والطحاوي (1/95) والبيهقي (3/162) وأحمد (5/237)، وفي رواية لمسلم (2/152) Muḥammad Nāṣir ʾl-Dīn al-Albānī, Silsilah al-Aḥādīth al-Ṣaḥīḥah 1/312 محمد ناصر الدين الألباني، السلسلة الصحيحة ١/٣١٢ https://shamela.ws/book/9442/312 @ilmtest [https://t.me/ilmtest]

[paragonrobits]

so the way i see there are broadly three types of fusion/combination/mashing up 2+ characters into a more powerful form

Appearances Combos/The DBZ Style: Arguably the most well known and classic variation. The characters combine into a form that has elements of their physical features, though specific aspects beyond that vary a lot; the combined form may be physically larger, for instance, but in general physical features (hair, coloration, nonhuman elements) have attributes of all component characters, or average out their distinctive characteristics. If there enough people taking part in the fusion, averaging them out may become a necessity.

A Whole New Shape/MONSTERIZE ME CAPTAIN/The SU Style: The fusion is a completely new form entirely, and while individual features or aspects of the components may be present, they otherwise will look completely unlike their components. This fusion is often completely monstrous or at least distinctive in nature, though this is not universal. SU itself gives a very broad spectrum of forms, with the most inhuman ranging from all manner of multiple limbs and eyes in very distinctive and nonhuman arrangements (multiple arms set in many pairs, or multiple arms that branch off from elbows), drastically different coloration. The general focus on these forms is a cool transformation or interesting design above all else. An SU style form also generally takes a specific theme based on the dynamic between the components, which makes it relatively easy or the most difficult fusion to figure out depending on how well you have your characters figured out.

One further addendum; SU itself also features fusions that are a borderline case with DBZ fusion, as these fusions have few, if any, monstrous/nonstandard features and look like a composite of the combined characters. Stevonnie (as a much larger human with combined elements of their components) is an excellent example of this. Accordingly, for your own fusion ideas it may be a good idea to treat the DBZ to SU spectrum as an in-universe spectrum so you can choose fusion extremes to suit your desries.

Combined Forms/Mecha Fusion/Transformers Style: In this fusion form (also potentially named for combiners, a specific Transformer variant that codifies the visual of this fusion style for me personally), the bodies of the components physically merge and transform into the desired shape. This is most often seen in purely mechanical or robotic characters; while it is possible for non-robots to merge like this, it may be difficult to imagine it, as it is often depicted as a purely mundane ability, if one that represents an ideal of teamwork and the power of friendship (at its most positive) or the dissolution of the self in service for the faction as a whole (at its least charitable interpretation). The actual form can vary a lot, but the basic assumption is that the resulting body is made up of the components physically transforming into a section of the body; classically you get at least five components, each one becoming the limbs and central body respectively; other variations may require far more components for an even larger and more powerful form, split up into many more minute divisions of body.

This is also the classic combiner form for mecha in general; Voltron being arguably the most iconic example, as the show itself is named for the titular combination (which is not an individual robot, at least normally, but is the combined form of the five lion mechs). Accordingly, its the fusion form that requires the least amount of work to make sense; with the others you must often incorporate magic or similar fantastical concepts, but a robot transforming into a new form can be considered a bit more plausible, if leaning towards the fantastical itself.

[degenerateturtle]

[bookwyrminspiration]

I can behave normally around books

[smoky-moka]

[markodragic]

its crazy how nobody has ever been as objectively beautiful as danny john-jules in red dwarf and nobody ever will be again

[supreme-leader-stoat]

Shout-out to the bumper sticker I saw the other day that made me feel one second of pure, incandescent rage, which I have replicated in complete accuracy below:

[thelovebudllc]

Is Food Combining a Valid Way to Eat?

Table of Contents[Hide][Show] Examination of food combining as a method to improve digestion and comfort after meals, and whether this food philosophy is valid based on scientific research and comparison to traditional diets. Food combining is a dietary approach that emphasizes eating specific food groups separately to optimize digestion. This food philosophy has seen periodic waves of interest…

[byjove]

countries will be like “nooooo our birth rate is falling exponentially and it’s effecting our economy” and immigrants will be like “hey can you let us in so we can boost your economy and fill your empty jobs and raise our children here” and inevitably the country is like “the only thing worse than a large scale collapse of our population is letting foreigners live here”

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Expertise can't help you here.

[whats-in-a-sentence]

By about thirty-five thousand years ago, we were the only hominin game on earth. The hominin family has been aptly compared to a braided river, its streams overlapping, combining, and running dry until only one rivulet still runs – us.⁶

6. The extinction of the Neanderthals is at present dated to fifty to thirty-five thousand years ago. The braided stream analogy was proposed by Xinzhi Wu.

"Plagues Upon the Earth: Disease and the Course of Human History" - Kyle Harper

[scientia-rex]

Sometimes when people on the Internet are like "ADULTS CAN NEVER INTERACT WITH MINORS IT'S CREEPY" I remember how, at 12, back in 1997, I was on the Witchvox forums with people ranging from me to people in at least their 50s, and no one there was ever a creep to me, no one ever made me feel uncomfortable or asked for my personal info, and when I finally broke down after a particularly brutal day of bullying at school and posted about it they were the first adults I'd ever met in my entire life who told me the bullies were the problem and it was okay to be angry about it.

Kids need to interact with adults who will listen to them.

[egophiliac]

missed the mark by (looks at calendar) uhhh. hm. but I really wanted to do something for the 5th anniversary! happy five years to these idiots 🎉

[birbyarts]

papyrus and undyne sketch from a while back 🐟🦴

(context: they went to a metal concert on the surface and every single human in their vicinity tried to get their number)

also i made an alignment chart for the bestie duos of ut and dr. because why not. i miss them