#spectrum nerds

[navigatorsnorth]

Colonel White, I've crashed the SPV.

[pippinscribs]

I have free time again finally and I’m gonna fill it with these goofs

[vumigumied]

rewatching tdi and was unfortunately reminded of them

[moonluv2r]

[indieyuugure]

So turtles don't need a flashlight to see in the dark? Is that why their eyes are glowing?

So….it’s complicated.

Technically, irl turtles do not have eye glow, which is a reflective film over a creatures’ eyes. Animals such as dogs, cats, and raccoons have this which is why flash photography photos makes them look super cursed/demonic.

It’s technically not an actual glow like fireflies (which use bioluminescence) either, it’s more like how street signs or bicycle reflectors “glow” when a car’s headlights flash over them.

Also important to note that while yes turtles do have a second eyelid, it’s purely for keeping junk out of their eyes while swimming and applying fluid. There’s no reflective property to the membrane.

Now, turtles are said to have better night vision than humans despite lacking eye glow. This is because (at least from what I read) turtles and other types of reptiles are what’s called “tetrachromatic.” Humans are trichromatic: we can see red, green and blue light, however turtles are able to see a fourth light spectrum that’s lower in the reds zones (some creatures it’s higher in the ultraviolet spectrum).

At least from what I’ve read, this helps increase their night vision and would mean that, while it’s hard for us to envision a color that we can see, their nighttime would look sorta reddish but mildly brighter than what we see?

Now, all this said, I’m not sure why the turtle’s eyes glow in most TMNT incarnations—the obvious reason being because it looks cool, but no real in-universe reason exists. My best guess is it’s because of the mutagen’s energy dimly dissipating and is visible through the fine veins in the turtles’ eyes. However, their blood doesn’t glow, just their eyes, so I don’t really know, maybe it’s just a mutant thing or something 🤷‍♀️

I don’t connect their glowing eyes to better night vision per se, but that would make sense so…sure?

I have no idea.

Good question! :]

[rj-orion]

Space

Space is one of my most important special interests; I could talk about the complexities of my feelings towards it for hours and, if you were to let me, I'd probably fall in love with you afterwards. I found all of these images on google, most (if not all) of them are from NASA, so go check out their website for more space photos

[linkahavocz99]

Initially, Christopher Randolph had auditioned for the role of Snake before David Hayter signed on to the project a couple months before recording the english dub of mgs1. Using basic laws of physics, this means that there’s a universe where Otacon is a secret agent and Snake is, well…his job is just nerd.

[nukacourier]

I played a compilation of Arcade voice lines for my partner and 15 seconds in he went "Oh my GOD. So he's AUTISTIC autistic" which was so funny to me because obviously he didn't mean it in a negative way but he just thought I was doing the bit where I call a character I like autistic with 0 basis for it

Yeah honestly, Mr. "Learns Latin largely through piecing it together from wildly different media" definitely isn't called autistic for no reason

[utilitycaster]

The most important thing about Veilguard is that pretty much everyone in it and certainly every ally, is either a nerd or a hater, and most are both

[magic-crazy-as-this]

(Alfred is a Nerd/Prep, deeper than Tim, I just completely forgot him whoops)

[hyperfixation-stationn]

Kind of lose it over Bill calling Ford his "pet human"

[navigatorsnorth]

fashion icons

[alienfailboy]

why don't you guys love me enough to make thorbruce content anymore WHERE ARE MY DILF AU's :(

[dailiadelc]

[ailurinae]

What pride flag is this?

I feel like this one would be better answered by like @foone or someone. That said, looks like the autistic retro nerd ace flag to me.

[simplydnp]

I get the sense that Phil just likes to make “”weird”” stuff and has somewhat dialed back his weirdness due to his popularity and age. But I would love to see what an unfiltered 30 year old phil Lester video would look like. What stories does he want to tell? How does he want to tell those stories?

honestly i think phil is really good at playing out whatever his brain is thinking at the time. i think a lot of people struggle with ideas because they'll be seen as too 'weird' or 'strange' or even 'impossible', and what's neat about phil is he either doesn't have those boxes, or he's able to push through them in pursuit of creating the thing to its full potential. people describe him as creative, which he is, but i think it leaves out some of his best attributes as a creator. he's inventive--remember the countless trends and challenges that came from him that have swept the internet? he's fearless--and this doesnt mean that he's not afraid of anything (for phil its probably the opposite actually) but he does things despite the fear, regardless of the unknown. he's a relentless and passionate creator who likes to make things and values seeing them through to the end. but he's not naive either--he and dan have talked about each other being their harshest critics. it's not just that he's an ideas guy, he's a good ideas guy who knows how to make something flourish.

i don't think current phil is sitting in a box waiting for his chance to break free of his popularity. he could've stopped years ago, similar to dan, if he didn't want this. but he likes doing it. he gets to have his choice on which of his ideas turn into projects, without having the stress of Needing a brilliant idea and execution every week. right now i think a lot of his energy is focused on the gaming channel. as he's expressed to us a few times, it was him who really wanted it back, and he's been ready for a long time. dan's even admitted that he's been enjoying it, and i think a lot of that comes down to phil's creative directing. he loves the gaming channel and is so thrilled it's back--his own content has taken a step back in terms of upload regularity, and i genuinely don't think he could be happier about it.

i would love a big phil project, but i honestly don't see him doing a tour of his own unless he brings dan with him, and then why not have it be something they can do together? does that make sense? that seems to be his thought process about things. it's why i've suggested taskmaster cause it's a local thing that wouldn't keep him from home for a long while, but he does get to flex his creativity, intelligence, and humour.

i'm looking forward to anything phil does. his current project seems to be making dan happy and they're both having a lot of fun doing that