#17km

[dmumt]

magnesium tablet weighted blanket cold room chamomile tea combo after a long day sorry to make you all jealous but i’m about to have the best sleep of my life

[rabbitsinwonderland]

oofff so hard to walk right now. someone make a sex joke I'm too tired

[caenith]

(just venting)

[nova-the-star-witch]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

finally got back on the exercise bike and my legs are jelly lmao

[spaceandbones]

Corpses have more will to live than I do rn

[broenguiraldson]

2024-04-17 - Sur les hauteurs de Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire

[ethosiab]

Me: eh, I'm not really one to hybridize the hermits all that much, I find it just as interesting to make em simple humanoids

Breeze hybrid etho: what if my white hair is sometimes clouds

breeze hybrid etho...

[boxturret]

George's 1/10th scale Mata Nui Tour

This is a follow up to my previous post about a piece of concept art that depicts the island of Mata Nui as being 1/10th size it is officially listed as in most later maps.

I must first say that I was blown away with the positive reception that post received! I did see some concern that it was now too small, but I believe that's mainly down to how absolutely MASSIVE the final size is. A 90% reduction in size by no means makes Mata Nui small.

But I know not everyone has spent as much time obsessing over the size of Mata Nui as I have, so I decided to enlist everyone's favourite Ta-Koronan George to help illustrate how large this "small" Mata Nui really is.

I scaled the image of Mata Nui so that it matches the measurements on the side, so it is roughly 35km long and 17km wide. I also made a simple height map to get the Mangai volcano the appropriate 2km high.

I started out with just some simple pegs at the locations of the villages to first illustrate the basic distances.

George here starts out at the location of the iconic beach from MNOG and the end of QFTT

The beach is actually shockingly equidistant from most of the villages, Ta-Koro is closest at 2km, Ga-Koro is second closest at 6km, but the other 4 are all between 11 and 13km from the beach!

Here's a little animation to show the size of the pins, they're by no means small.

They had to be this big to be visible at all, which just goes to show how large the island still is even at 1/10th scale.

I did several shots of George standing on the edge of the Mangai's caldera. I extracted the villages from Bionicle the Legend of Mata Nui and scaled them accordingly, placing each of them where the village should be. See if you can spot them!

From the top of Mangai its 20km to the tiny islands at the very tip of Po-Wahi.

And 13km to the end of the chain of islands in southern Le-Wahi

The view of the Mangai volcano is quite impressive from the villages too. Even at this 2km height its still around 2/3rds the height of Mt Fuji or half the height of Mt Kilimanjaro.

My heightmap could use more work, the Ihu mountain range isn't really apparent, I was mainly focused on getting the Mangai at the right height.

Here's what it would look like if Onu-Koro wasn't underground.

I hope these visuals helped to show the size of the 1/10th scale Mata Nui. I really do feel it is more in line with what we see from most media and fits well with the story.

Even with this size there's one thing to remember: Raw size isn't everything. Terrain matters a lot. Its easy enough for someone now to walk a kilometre or two over straight paved roads, but considering that Mata Nui is a lush volcanic island, half the place is covered in a jungle full of massive trees and swamps, much of it is very hilly and steep, this isn't an easy place to get around in.

I'll leave you with two things: first is an old animation I made of a zoom out from Tahu on top of the full final scale Mata Nui:

This is the most I can really do with an island that scale, blender doesn't appreciate having a view distance in the hundreds of kilometres while also rendering something human scaled.

Second is a comparison between the island I've just shown you overlaid on top of the full scale.

The whole island itself has a footprint roughly the same as the full scale Mangai volcano!

Hope you all enjoyed George's vacation photos. Good night and/or happy May :^)

Slight addendum: A while ago I made this little sketch of what a view from the top of Ihu might look like, looking at all the regions. Just wanted to include it. good night

[moonshynecybin]

was vale watching the podium? cause if yes then that's no doubt why marc was making sex faces during the national anthem. not only did he win on the track closest to vale's home while he knew vale was watching but he also made facial expressions that vale hasn't seen in yearsss but sometimes still sees in his nightmares

he actually had a helicopter come and fly him the 17km back to the ranch like he disappeared in a valentino rossi shaped puff of smoke he was DONE

[peregrine-coast]

Milk Bar: sci-fi OSR roleplaying in post-Communist Poland

Bełchatów exemplifies what the paypigs called Total Fucking Vertical Integration. They dug out coal from a hole in the ground 300m deep and 10km across, wheeled it 17km across a field, and burned it to produce 50TWh of energy a year. The city, this city, sprang up around it to keep those functions and those conveyor belts alive at any cost; total fucking vertical integration.

Eventually, the coal ran out. The Soviets found a more lucrative source of energy in the south and they would wheel it back here to justify keeping hundreds of thousands of people in the middle of nowhere. An explosion at the plant sent them reeling, leaving only you—the Communards—to pick up the pieces. 

🧑‍🔬sci-fi OSR roleplaying in the vein of Cairn and Mothership 🇵🇱 set in an alternate timeline, post-Soviet Communist Poland 🏠 unique progression system tied to basebuilding 🥟 pierogi

Coming soon! Follow the project on Kickstarter to get updates 👀

[garbagequeer]

so pissed off i walked 17.8km. where was i going

so pissed off i'll watch an instagram story

[loupsanonymousaccount]

2003, Broadmeadows run away train crash at Spencer Street station (southern cross).

Comeng 394M ran from Broadmeadows to Spencer Street (17km) with no driver or passengers inside before colliding with the N Class locomotive N463 vline passenger train bound for Bacchus Marsh, it was travelling at 75km/h at the time of impact.

The train got away at Broadmeadows bc the driver stopped by the toilet whilst swapping ends but had not activated the air brake. Wind and a slight incline in the tracks were enough to get the train rolling.

Comeng 394M surprisingly went back into service until 2022.

N463 is still in service today!!

[nenelonomh]

day 17/100 ~ 100 days of productivity

achievements:

: ̗̀➛ training hike, 17km

: ̗̀➛ bought flowers for my mum for mothers day tomorrow

: ̗̀➛ worked on maths homework, español homework

: ̗̀➛ changed my bedsheets

: ̗̀➛ wrote the next elonomh times mag (issue #3)

insights:

: ̗̀➛ rest is important, take time to rest. also (SUPER IMPORTANT) remember to listen to your body cues.

notes:

: ̗̀➛ getting my homework done very efficiently,, i'm proud

habit tracking:

morning stretch study time daily physical activity practice a hobby

(images are from pinterest)

[ask-elliot-doorman-fam]

[INCOMING TRANSMISSION] [TRANSMISSION SOURCE: 17KM NORTHEAST] Hello again. So, I’ve been given orders to do something.

So we used to have archives on the Absolute Solver, this included the callback-ping. But the archives got destroyed back on Titan.

And the human remnants need to rebuild the archives.

So from what I’ve been told, I have to activate a callback-ping and you tell me anything you feel as a result.

So… I guess I’ll activate it now in

5…

4…

3…

2…

1….

[CALLBACK-PING] Please don’t kill me im just doing my job

[END TRANSMISSION]

"Ow."

She squirms uncomfortably, but doesn't give any more indication it does anything.

"Not sure what it's supposed to do, but like I said, it just makes my core feel weird and my head hurt"

[ygmitsu]

The reason I went on this hike is because it’s your fave mountain. It’s the least I can do for you. If only I could bring you back to life I’d willingly walk 30,000 steps/17km again everyday haha

Salamat sa clearing at good weather! Ik you were there with us. Naakyat ko summit kahit wala na kong ilaw at around 5 am HAHAHA buhay pa naman lol.

I now understand why you love the mountains and hiking. I hope we made you proud my Abi girl. This is our gift, our way of showing love for you. Our way to say na you’re always loved, never forgotten, will always be missed by us.

Literal na with love pala no you can do everything? Haha kahit di mo sya previously ginagawa but when it’s dedicated for that special person, kaya mo indahin.

Sending my love and hugs to heaven, my sizzy.

-from your yennie, ate ren, and your bf-tristan who loves you with all of their hearts and souls. 💐

p.s. I’m recreating your old ig post! hahaha hope u don’t mind so we’re twinning

[cctrain0722]

憧れの山「トムラウシ山」縦走登山へ！～前編～

北海道の山を歩くようになってから、はるか遠くでそびえたつ「トムラウシ山」を知り、そしてその山容に惹かれ憧れるようになりました。

いつか登る日が来るのだろうか…いやはや、トムラウシ山はその姿を見て楽しむのであって、挑む技術も覚悟もまだ不足しているし…

と二の足を踏んでいたところ、

山の師匠から一緒にトムラウシ山で”雪渓”そうめんをしようじゃないか！と声をかけていただいた！

これは行くっきゃないでしょう。

自分自身のレベルを知るため、そしていまだ見たことの無い大雪山の奥座敷を堪能しよう！という事で、山岳MTBで鍛えた身体とこれまでの山経験を全開で発揮して挑む「トムラウシ山３泊４日縦走登山」へ！

今までの登山泊経験は最大でも1泊2日…3泊4日という初めての連泊登山というのもあり、カロリー計算と食糧計画は何日も前から入念に吟味を重ねました。

絶対に欠かすことのできないビールとウイスキー、焼酎に日本酒とおつまみセット、そして撮影機材諸々を含めたら30kgを優に超えました（汗）

ただ、道中水の補給ができるのが救いでしたね。もしこれに行��水も担がなくては…となったら、とんでもありません(笑)

初日は大好きな水鏡トムラウシが楽しめる沼の原を通り、五色岳～化曇平～ヒサゴ沼の野営地へ。およそ17kmの行程です。

天気は曇天、午後から雨予報。沼ノ原は分厚い雲に覆われて折角のトムラウシも見えません…

さらにその先の木道は腐って崩壊し笹は覆いかぶさり、錆びたねじや釘がむき出しでよく滑る。人生でこんなに難しい登山道は初めてでした。

肩と腰に食い込むザック、足元が全く分からない恐怖、踏み抜ける木道で何度こんなつらい修行をしているのか…と思ったことでしょうか。

しかしそんな時に遭遇する初めてみる高山植物たちや大好きなウルップソウでテンション爆上がり！

疲労は消えてなくなります。

白雲岳や緑岳等をあるいて、大雪山のお花をちょっと知ったような気持ちでいましたが、地形や地質の違い？によって全く異なる植生が見られることをあらためて実感しました。

なんて無知だったのだろうと思う半分、もっと大雪山を歩きたい、知りたいという強い気持ちで溢れました。

ヒサゴ沼について、テントの展開が完了したと同時位に本ぶりの雨に。

雪渓で冷やしたビールで乾杯！疲れがどっさり帰ってきて泥のように眠りました。

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二日目も曇り空。しかし段々と回復傾向にある予報。

濡れてより一層重たくなったテントをしまい、トムラウシ山のすぐ近くの野営地南沼へ。

お師匠と話していてよく話題に上がったのは雪渓が非常に少ないこと。普段であれば雪渓に埋もれている場所もしっかり出てきており、今年の異常さに驚いていました。

噂のロックガーデンに差し掛かるころには雲も流れ、遠くの石狩連峰や旭岳が見えてきました。

これは”勝利”の予感しかしない…岩の隙間に落ちないように、そしてルートファインディングを誤らないように集中して登り続けると、目の前に聳え立つトムラウシ山の姿が！！

雪田植物の大お花畑に癒されながら南沼野営地に到着。6.7kmで短めな距離でしたがロックガーデンでの疲労も相まって即座に”給油”しなくてはならない！！(笑)

雪渓で冷やしたビールや日本酒と共に、キリッと雪渓で冷やしたそうめんをすするッ！

目の前にはトムラウシ山の山頂！！最高に決まってるじゃありませんか… 写真なんて撮ってる場合では��りません。

2日間かけてここまで来た。雲一つない蒼極まる空とトムラウシ山、そして最高のお酒とそうめん。 涙がでました。 折角なのでササっと山頂へむかい、ぼーっと景色を眺めました。 今まで歩いてきた道や、以前歩いた山々、いつか歩いてみたい山を振り返りながら風の音を聞く。 なんとも幸せな時間でした。

この日は月明かりが強いとわかっていましたが、星景写真撮影や山頂ご来光を堪能するため早めに就寝。

～中編に続く～

・CT

1日目：クチャンベツ登山口（0600）-沼の原（0756）-五色岳（1213）-化雲岳分岐（1327）-ヒサゴ沼野営地（1450）

2日目：ヒサゴ沼（0627）-天沼（0812）-ロックガーデン（0926）-南沼野営地（1125）