Look, the only live action Disney remake I want is the Emperor’s New Groove and I want there to be no CGI, I want Kuzco to be played by two actors in a cheap llama costume
Theory: Nobody who writes a physics textbook gives any fucks
Update: Legolas’ pupils are about 3.5 cm wide each. Now drawing kawaii Legolas on physics assignment.
And they told you science was no fun.
Science!
I’m going to do it. I’m going to hand it in.
Legolas’s pupil size isn’t the problem here, though. 5 leagues is 17.262 miles. The curvature of the Earth means that for a person of average height, the visual horizon is less than three miles away. Even if your vision is telescopic and the atmosphere is perfectly clear, you can’t see around the planet. If they were standing on a hill, it would have to be at LEAST 198 feet above sea level in order to see the horizon at 17.2 miles away, with nothing tall in between. Which, knowing Rohan, isn’t impossible.
But consider: Elven satellite eyeballs.
you mean like
@sidereanuncia it’s back, the post that I can only imagine haunts your nightmares
I shall never find peace.
Also, for what it’s worth, there’s absolutely no reason to believe that the curvature of Middle Earth is the same as that of Earth.
There’s no evidence that Middle Earth curves.
Yeah there is. The Silmarillion states that the world was curved after the fall of Numenor (I believe), preventing access to Valinor. But Elves (among others) can travel the straight path across it.
So middle earth is round, but not for Elves because magic.
So wait, the reason he can see that far is because Elves just have the ability to ignore the curve of the earth? That’s awesome. It also means that no matter how good your optics got, you would always want elf eyes manning the spyglass because they can see arbitrarily far while everybody else is limited by this ‘horizon’ bullshit.
Oh thank God, my poor elf prince has seen too much in this post
Elves are flat-earthers
This post went from amusing to horrifying, to be brought back down to amusing, sprinkled in with some cannon explanation, and then you leave me here in fucking outrage
Maureen: At my funeral, there’s going to be a closed casket, and then it’ll be open to reveal that I’m not inside. Instead, they’ll turn on the ceiling fan and my lifeless body will swing around the room while the Space Jam theme song is playing.
It’s October 9th! While today may not play a role in Mean Girls or
Fullmetal Alchemist, it’s still pretty important. Today’s the last day
for voter registration in a number of USA states, and the deadline is
fast approaching for many others. If you’re able to vote, make sure to
register — and if you’re registered already, double check your
registration! Our usual fare around here is YA lit, but for today,
here’s a list of voting and volunteer resources for the USA Nov. 6
elections:
VOTING
States with Oct. 9 voting registration deadlines: Arizona,
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii (ish), Illinois (ish), Indiana,
Kentucky, Louisiana (ish), Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada (ish), New
Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas
For a full list of registration deadlines, click here.
Want to vote early? See if your state allows it and get more information here.
For general voting needs, like registering and checking your registration, you’ve got a variety of options:
It also helps to check out the election endorsements of your local
newspaper! Of course, take these with a grain of salt and be aware of
your local newspaper’s biases. (Do they lean liberal or conservative?
Etc.)
VOLUNTEERING
All registered and ready to vote? Fantastic. If you have the time and ability to volunteer, here are a few ways to get involved:
Sign up for phonebanking, canvassing, and other events at votesaveamerica.com
Follow Road to 2018 to support and defend Democratic senate seats
Follow Celeste P. on Twitter for simple, actionable steps, call scripts, and no-nonsense takes on the political scene
And of course, there are local orgs that you can link up with to get involved…
DONATING
Money talks, because capitalism. Sigh. Here are a few ways to put your money where your mouth is, if your wallet can handle it:
Pick a Senator and/or House Rep to donate to. Road to 2018 has a list of vulnerable Democrat senators to pick from.
Donate to RAICES to support legal services for immigrants and refugees in Texas. The NYT reported in September that migrant children were transported to a Texas tent city. This is an ongoing issue and tragedy.
The more local, the better. Look up local non-profits doing the work
in your community and support them. Your dollar has that much more
impact on a local level.
On an unrelated note, watch The Hate U Give
in theaters! It’s currently out in select theaters, and has a wide
release on October 19th. (And for a look at the Ferguson movement
through the lens of activist storytelling, watch the documentary Whose Streets? — it’s absolutely worth your time.)
Got more voting and volunteering resources for the Nov. 6 USA midterm elections? Share with us!
Last weekend before the midterm elections! 😱 If you can vote in the US and know others who can, make sure you vote and they vote! 🗳️☑️✨
