The missile is very eepy

"Dr Ryland Grace was right actually as proven by the Eridians who are basically rock" nope nope nope.

"Dr Ryland Grace was wrong because the Eridians *are* water based as stated in the novel" well yes but that's not all.

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there's two parts to Grace's original argument:

1. there's nothing special about hydrogen and oxygen, other elements and chemical reactions could also serve as the basis for life. (remains unproven even at the end of the book since all the lifeforms e.g. taomoeba, astrophage, eridians are water based)

2. The Goldilocks Zone is For Idiots, aka, life could evolve outside of the commonly accepted temperature range. (proven true by the existence of Eridians who inhabit a planet with a tempterature over 200 degrees Celsius)

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In conclusion:

Dr Ryland Grace was *partially* correct in his paper because while Eridians *are* water-based/carbon-based beings, they do not inhabit the Goldilocks Zone at all.

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screenshots from PHM below

Finally reached my personal goal of 50+ attacks this art fight!

i’m sure marissa found out eventually, but i couldn’t imagine having a regularly scheduled hangout with a friend on a WEEKLY basis and then they’re just not there anymore all of a sudden.

Field Study part 2/2

Part 1

“Many secrets lie hidden within these cliffs, these waters… I know you have already encountered a few.”

Greece suspends asylum applications for migrants from North Africa by Laura Gozzi (BBC).

Greece passes draconian legislation with prison terms for rejected asylum seekers by Helena Smith (The Guardian).

Greek coastguard threw migrants overboard to their deaths, witnesses say by Lucile Smith and Ben Steele (BBC).

Bill on Detention Centres for Asylum Seekers Published by Jelena Ćirić (Iceland Review).

Italy sends 40 rejected asylum seekers to Albania by Karl Sexton (DW).

Record number of migrants, refugees reached Canary Islands by sea in 2024 (Al Jazeera).

It's just the changing density of the air refracting light weirdly, so it looks like there's a reflection of the sky on the ground, which our brains often interpret as a pool of water. It can also happen upwards instead of downwards, especially at sea, when the air is much colder near the surface and a warm front appears above it:

Here's Fata Morgana