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TIL in 1896 a temporary, one-day city was named in Texas called Crush, where two locomotives were to be smashed head-on for purposes of spectacle. It was, for a few hours, the 2nd largest city in TX with 40k attendees. The collision caused engine boilers to explode, resulting in death and injuries.

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Okay inflation is crazy.

I want to write a book called “your character dies in the woods” that details all the pitfalls and dangers of being out on the road & in the wild for people without outdoors/wilderness experience bc I cannot keep reading narratives brush over life threatening conditions like nothing is happening.

This book already exists, sort of! Or at least, it’s a biology textbook but I bought it for writing purposes:

This book can be downloaded for free on Researchgate, posted there by the author himself:

Tw (pranking):

You can only drink the drink you get from this wheel for a month!

hey everyone its april fools. but dont worry i dont have anything planned. just going to sit here and...

Hey guys! Check out this block of pure sodium that I got!

It has come to my attention that the 7s deluxe hardcover edition comes with a map. I might have to make a proper post on this later but-- just as a quick thing: the map in the deluxe edition is neither official nor accurate, and should not be used for meta purposes!

“Many people seem to think it foolish, even superstitious, to believe that the world could still change for the better. And it is true that in winter it is sometimes so bitingly cold that one is tempted to say, ‘What do I care if there is a summer; its warmth is no help to me now.’ Yes, evil often seems to surpass good. But then, in spite of us, and without our permission, there comes at last an end to the bitter frosts. One morning the wind turns, and there is a thaw. And so I must still have hope.”

“If I am worth anything later, I am worth something now. For wheat is wheat, even if people think it is a grass in the beginning.” 

Watching Iron Lung a second time and really looking out for it, I love that the SM-13 seems to be alive almost immediately and seems to care about Simon. At least, it cares about him as much as Simon cares about himself. I think it becomes a part of him, and him a part of it, basically as soon as he's dropped in.