#Around the World in 80 days by Sea

[eatgecom]

An attractive design of Nadia from the retro anime TV series - Nadia The Secret of Blue Water.

[feeshies]

Jules Verne write a neurotypical protagonist challenge

[aceofwhump]

Around the World in 80 Days 1x06

[loveinstreams]

sometimes I remember there’s gonna be an around the world season two based on 20000 leagues under the sea and all I can think about is michael sheen captain nemo

[20kmemesunderthesea]

"What's your neurodivergency?"

"Well, I'm a Jules Verne fan if that answers your question."

[jessilynallendilla]

EVEN MORE BOOKS I READ EXPLAINED BADLY

Jim Henson's Labyrinth-I want David Bowie to take me into a fantasy land to confront my trauma and help me along my coming-of-age journey 

Time's Tapestry: Conqueror-Rape rape rape rape rape rape rape rape rape rape oh, and oh yeah, there’s a prophecy that comes to nothing 

Jane Eyre-There’s so many red flags in this relationship if I were Jane’s friend I’d tell her to run, how is this a romance? Written today it would be a psychological thriller 

The Name of the Wind-You think we’d get an epic backstory of the legendary hero finding the demons that killed his family but no, we get this genius dumbass’s adventures to find a way to pay off his student loans for boring magic college 

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea-You better like descriptions of fish and Ned’s thirst for the blood of sea creatures is unquenchable 

Pillars of the Earth-A thousand page religious Game of Thrones fanfic prequel to the Canterbury Tales 

The Last Whales-I know a lot more about whale foreplay than I ever cared to...also don’t get too attached to these cetaceans 

Les Misérables-You have no idea how much I wanted to beat Marius with a newspaper and yell at him to stop being stupid 

Around the World in Eighty Days-Why you need to make a travel plan in advance before betting life ruining money also when reading older books you just have to accept the casually blatant racism

Peter Pan-Peter Pan is actually a little shit (derogatory) 

[tolbachik]

sorry for being so angry tonight. a better world is possible, we have the engineers, the knowledge, and the power to do it. but our world is driven by a greed and hatred unlike any other, one that sucks the soul out of us all.

we can live lives filled with peace, love, and relative comfort but it's been decided for us that we can't. we can uncover the secrets of our world and universe, but we only chose to do so when it's profitable.

there are so many amazing, wonderful, beautiful people on this world. so many vibrant cultures, so much love, so many hopes and dreams. but the west takes it all. capitalism takes more than the world can provide, pushes people into poverty and slavery, all so only a few can play with us all as mere toys and have dick waving competitions.

we're turned against each other, we're told others are savage and inhuman, that they're just a number, just a percentage point. they play god, and as one that is filled with nothing but vengeance and rage. one that only seeks to punish and hoard all that there is, until there isn't anything else anymore. we could've made such a beautiful world for ourselves by this point if a few key things had gone through, but greed and hatred was won time and time again.

my only hope is that we can finally start to push this horrid system into the fire, and we can truly start to set things right. for all its failings, i think the internet has really started to bring us together. i just want people to live and be happy. i want everyone to be able to follow their dreams and feel love. i really hope we can reach that point someday.

[kajaono]

Sometimes I remember there will be no second season of Around the world in 80 days because Disney announced their own Jules Verne adaptation, so the whole European Jules Verne universe was cancelled

And now Disney is not even airing their 20000 leagues under the sea adaptation so cancelling the whole European universe was completely pointless. We could have it all

[seashorepics]

The Origin and History of Steampunk: Its Influence on TV, Films, Music, and Modern Culture

Steampunk, a subgenre of science fiction, is distinguished by its retro-futuristic aesthetic that merges the Victorian era’s design and technological innovations with speculative technological advances. The movement, however, extends beyond just a literary genre—it has evolved into an all-encompassing artistic and cultural phenomenon. This essay delves into the origins of steampunk, its…

[20kmemesunderthesea]

This is so cute!

Coffeeshop!Au for one or more books you know or the whole universe of Verne 👀

AAAAA!!

So for the whole universe of Verne,which is a lot,but i'll try to do my best!

All the scientists sit in one corner loudly talking,and no one can make them shut up.

The cofee shop is waste free,every cup is made our of porcelain,so they are washed after use. They get their coffee beans in cloth bags,after that they hand brew everything.

Captain Nemo made everyone get metal straws so no plastic straws end up in the ocean.

All the loyal servants are baristas. Passpartout (Phileas Fogg's servant) owns the place,and makes sure everyone gets their coffee in time.

A lot of scientific debates.

From time to time exotic animals are brought in for scientific research but no one seems to mind.

Matakit ( The Star of The South) does stand-up comedy on saturday nights.

On the shelves of the coffee shop are albums filled with pictures .

Baristas are allowed to sit at tables If they don't need to serve anyone.

Every day of the week has a different theme!!

Also some extra shenanigans with the Around the World in 80 days crew:

Aouda loves drinking hot chocolate and Phileas always insists in buying her one .

Passpartout likes to sit on tables.

One night they all fell asleep in the armchairs and when they woke up stiff.

Passpartout told Phileas one time that he didn't believe that his master could dance,so of course Phileas had to prove that he did...on top of a table...wearing step dance shoes.

And for the TKLUTS CREW!

Nemo has a very big table where all of his crew members can enjoy a cup of coffee.

Ned would say he hated the coffee just to annoy Nemo but then he would drink seconds secretly.

Conseil really really likes doing Latte art!

Pierre would practically move into the coffee shop when writing his notes for the museum.

Pierre likes to look at the big aquarium that Nemo brought with his own money for the coffee shop.

Iiii think that s it!! Thank you for the ask!!

[afeelgoodblog]

The Best News of Last Month - July 2024

🏅- Talk about an Olympic comeback!

1. U.S. proposes ban on airline fees for seating parents next to kids

Parents should't have to pay a fee to sit next to their children when flying, according to the White House, which is moving to ban airlines from charging families extra to be seated together.

Under a rule proposed Thursday by the Department of Transportation, airlines would be required to seat parents and kids 13 and younger together free of charge when adjacent seating is available at booking.

2. A spinal injury killed Adriana Ruano's dream as a gymnast. She just won Guatemala's first Olympic gold medal as a shooter.

Ruano was training for the 2011 world championships in gymnastics, a qualifier for the London Olympics the following year, when she felt pain in her back. An MRI showed the then-16-year-old had six damaged vertebrae — a career-ending injury.

But on Wednesday, she came back as a shooter and won Guatemala's first Olympic gold medal.

3. Woman swept out to sea rescued after surviving 37 hours in 6.5' waves, drifted over 50 miles.

A Chinese woman who was swept out to sea while swimming at a Japanese beach was rescued 37 hours later after drifting in an inflatable swim ring more than 80 kilometers (50 miles) in the Pacific Ocean, officials said Thursday.

4. Afghan Sisters Escape The Taliban To Achieve Olympic Dreams

Sisters Yulduz and Fariba Hashimi are set to become the first female cyclists from Afghanistan to compete in the Olympics. The siblings fled their country after the Taliban seized power in 2021 and cracked down on women's rights, including banning women from participating in sports.

5. Stem cell therapy cures man with type 2 diabetes

A 59-year-old man had been suffering from diabetes for 25 years, needing more and more insulin every day to avoid slipping into a diabetic coma and was at risk of death. But then Chinese researchers cured his disease for the first time in the world. The patient received a cell transplant in 2021 and has not taken any medication since 2022.

6. Seventh person likely 'cured' of HIV, doctors announce

A 60-year-old German man is likely the seventh person to be effectively cured from HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant, doctors announced on Thursday. The man received a bone marrow transplant for his leukaemia in 2015. The procedure, which has a 10 percent risk of death, essentially replaces a person's immune system.

7. Every country has now banned the use of leaded gasoline in cars

Three and a half decades later, in 2021, Algeria became the last country to ban it. Leaded gasoline is now banned from being used in road vehicles in every country. It is a big win for the health of people around the world.

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[drdemonprince]

I grew up with abstinence-only sex education, and it did a real number on me. But I’ve shaken off enough of my old cultural programming to realize that the transmission of bacteria and viruses is a thing that sometimes just happens when animals come together, no matter how stringently we might try to prevent it.

I have gotten urinary tract infections when a stray microbe found its way into my urethra after sex. Lube and bodily fluids have disturbed my vagina’s pH and caused a yeast infection many times. So has wearing a bathing suit for too long without drying it, yet another “risk” worth the pleasures of swimming along the sea wall.

Once or twice I’ve had an outbreak of cold sores, just like 80% of humans. If I’m like most people, I probably caught oral herpes when I was very young, sharing a sippy cup or rolling around at a sleepover.

None of this makes me disgusting, irresponsible, evil, or dangerous to others. It just makes me a living creature that exists in close contact with other creatures. I believe I have a responsibility to get tested regularly, to alert people who have been close to me when I get sick, and to use preventative measures like condoms, PreP, vaccines, toys, and masks to prevent the spread of infections as best I can. But I never imagine I can lead a life without risk — or that such a life would even be desirable.

There is no such thing as completely “safe” sex. A friend of mine can’t use condoms because they give her bacterial vaginosis. She chooses instead to fuck raw and take PreP and get anything else she catches treated. A guy I know who masks and tests religiously caught COVID while fisting someone (with a gloved hand!) at an air-filtered party. HPV is so prevalent that most sexual wellness clinics don’t bother testing for it, and can’t do much for a patient if they do have it. Our bodies are teeming at all times with various endemic viruses and microbes that we will never have the power to purge.

Then there are the possible costs of not having sex — vaginal atrophy, pelvic floor weakening, reduced access to endorphins, loneliness, touch starvation, the despair of harboring dreams that one never dares try. I can’t decide for anyone else which dangers loom the largest, but for me a gonorrhea shot is a fair trade for the hours of leg-cramping, bed-staining, hypno-kinky sex that led to it. There’s no guarantee that the next time I have sex it will be anywhere near as much fun, but the potential keeps me throwing the dice.

I hear quite frequently from sexually inexperienced Autistic people who crave an intimate connection, but desperately wish to remain responsible and “safe.” They want there to be a set of iron-tight rules they can follow that will guarantee they remain a virtuous person who never hurts anyone’s feelings, and never catches any sexually transmitted infection.

I understand why they want someone to impose order onto an unpredictable, terrifying world. But I can’t give that certainty to them, nor can anyone. All I can suggest is that they be honest with themselves about what they want, inform themselves of the costs and benefits to pursuing their desires, and then venture forward — proudly welcoming the correct risks into their life, rather than trying to avoid any risks at all.

Life is nothing but a negotiation of risk. If a person has gender dysphoria and they want to combat it, they must risk a transition they could one day regret. If an abolitionist wants to take a stand against the police state, they must plan for the possibility of arrest or political repression. When we open our hearts to love, we expose ourselves to grief — our partners will keep changing and growing, sometimes away from us. Each step that we take forward in life closes off potential paths. There is no avoiding this.

Instead of chasing after the false promise of “safety,” trying to remain completely insulated from harm and challenge forever, we must get better at admitting risk into our lives.

I wrote about all about the messy business of risk mitigation, and how the pursuit of perfect safety is used to justify isolation, theft of bodily autonomy, and political repression. It's free to read (or have narrated to you by the app!) at drdevonprice.substack.com

[feeshies]

Jean Passepartout and Conseil need to form a support group.

[multiheadcanons]

READY TO CHARGE!

aka mercs when they’re ubered

scout: for those 8 seconds, he’s got 80 years. he sees his life flashing in his mind with every shot ringing off; and it almost feels like he’s moving slower than he normally does. the first time he got ubered he wasted it in favor of experiencing being hit with bullets and watching them fly off as he lived an entire life in his mind. the doc was not happy when it was over and they got absolutely obliterated. he’s had to learn to push his mind back so he can make use of the power he’s given.

soldier: it feels like he took a bump of coke. he’s ripping, roaring, ready to massacre. he feels nothing. he’s thinking of nothing except who’s the closest that he can melee and where he can fire off a rocket to cause maximum damage. one of the more fun mercs medic gets to uber because it is almost always a guaranteed push into enemy territory. and the kings always arrive adorned in garlands of viscera. with a well timed uber on soldier, they can win the match. and when they do they yell at each other (in a good way) and shake each other by the shoulders. medic and soldier are good friends on the field.

pyro: pyro really wishes that medic would give them more ample warning before they’re ubered, because they will be skipping along, having a wonderful day, the sun is shining, the birds are singing; and then they’re filled with this heat. burning hot heat as their vision completely whites out. and they have no idea what’s going on, they’re just listening for their team, following the directions. left, right, fall back, push forward, spy on the flank, and when they come back, there’s confetti everywhere! except it’s not confetti. it’s charred body parts. and everyone except medic is standing in momentary shock as they continue to push into enemy territory.

demo: that’s the best crossfade he’s ever had when he’s drunk. also; normally medic is also drunk when he’s ubering demo. sure, they’re stumbling, and sometimes he’s still missing shots, but his favorite thing to do is take doc out sticky jumping with the quick fix. the extra durability helps as they fly across the map, landing directly in enemy spawn. then they lie in wait. when he’s sober, it’s like he cracked a bottle and didn’t stop until that shit was empty. he feels hearty, intelligent, lively, aggressive. he can see the particles of gunpowder through the shells of his bombs. he can hear the potassium chlorite whispering to him to shake the bombs. he can hear god telling him to fight. and when it’s over, and he turns behind him, it’s just his doctor. urging him forward. pushing him to fight.

heavy: he can feel medic’s hands on his face. on his chest. directly on his heart. physically massaging it to beat harder. faster. the doctor’s eyes take up his vision, and he’s floored by the sea of blue. he can hear the man whisper that it’s just them, it’s them against the world, and there’s nobody else the doctor can rely on. he’s got to succeed or they will all fail. medic is not saying any of this. medic is telling the russian to move in and start shooting. his eyes are dilated. he can hardly see anything past the barrel of his gun. he just hears the whir as he subconsciously pulls the trigger, and his doctor whisper “it’s all up to you.” he’s bricked up frfr. he’s mentally exhausted after an uber. it’s hard for him to keep focus in the heat of battle after being in nirvana. he fiends for the ubercharge. nothing compares to it. it’s like inhaling kilos of meth. he wants to feel that way forever.

engineer: that’s the most energy he’s had in years. he’s not normally given the grace of the uber unless everyone else is dead and it’s only him and the doctor and the point against the entire enemy team charging full speed ahead. and he’ll be honest, no, he doesn’t particularly like the doctor. but when they’re both playing god, it’s almost like two bullies in the sandbox. they go around and they break the other teams toys and laugh about it to their decapitated heads. they’ve gotten good at playing around each other. the enemy team feels the burn of a shotgun and as they’re looking down for the texan they miss the german with the ubersaw flying in at mach 10, only lengthening the time the uber goes on as he flashes the texan again. 8 seconds turns into 16 as the rest of their team joins the carnage. but there’s nothing for them to do. the scientists have it covered.

medic: the first time he attempted the uber he did die. he had a solid 8 seconds of euphoria, and as it ended, his eyes fluttered shut and he collapsed. now; after many more trials, it just feels like he took a mile long bump of coke. his hands tremble, but he’s gripping the medigun so hard it’s not noticeable. it has taken a lot of work to have the mental fortitude to actually focus and use the uber in a way that will matter. he relies on his team to take him where he needs to go as much as they rely on him to power them to cause maximum carnage. tunnel visions very hard when he’s about to pop an uber. makes him easy pickings for the enemy spy. the red medic is more prone to panic pop an uber to get him and whoever is around him out of danger.

sniper: sniper, along with spy, are more used to being “flashed” the uber to get them out of dodge with minimal harm moreso than they’re used to being actually ubered for the full duration. the one time sniper got a full uber, used exclusively on him and nobody else, no sloppy seconds, he got lost in the sauce. all he heard was the doctor behind him say “you want to have some fun today?” and all of a sudden his third eye opened and all he could see is white. he saw god. he heard the sound of battle slow, then stop. and god looked down upon sniper, and gave him the biggest thumbs up, and said “use the piss jars, mick.” and use the piss jars he did, laughing the whole time. the enemy team was disgusted, but they couldn’t be disgusted for long when they were dead. and they won. so obviously they did something right. one of few times snipes truly enjoys the doctor, and what his presence means for the team. that uber he’s got is a lovely little treat. that’s addicting, almost. and the doctor can not help but laugh as he escorts the aussie back to his nest. this sniper of theirs is a freaky little animal. he should do this more often.

spy: spy is a fiend for the ubercharge. spy does not get ubered in standard battle in a way that he can use it. but when medic is feeling a little silly goofy, or is drunk… fuck it! uber the spy! nobody even recognizes him as he’s cloaked in red, nobody realizes who it is until he’s got a six killstreak on the board; and by the time they think to call out that the spy got ubered, both the doctor and the spy have split from view. and the enemy team has to decide whether they want to risk going after the doctor, who at this point has probably regrouped with the team, or try to find the spy, who will always get the jump on them. and now they have to decide while they’re down half the team which way the rest of them want to go. ubering spy is a long shot, but when it works they can absolutely decimate the team.

[bestanimal]

Round 2 - Chordata - Actinistia

(Sources - 1, 2)

The Sarcopterygians (“Lobe-finned Fishes”), are the last of the three groups of “fish”, and are so named for the prominent muscular limb buds (lobes) within their fins. Of the Sarcopterygians living today, they are represented by the coelacanths, lungfish, and tetrapods (including humans), who all diverged in the Silurian. These next fish are closer related to us than they are to Actinopterygiians.

The class Actinistia, the “Coelacanths”, are an ancient group of fish that have been around since the Devonian but today are only represented by two remaining species: The West Indian Ocean Coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) and the Indonesian Coelacanth (Latimeria menadoensis).

Coelacanths can live as deep as 700 m (2,300 ft) below the sea, but are more commonly found at depths of 90 to 200 m (300 to 660 ft). They have sensitive eyes which include a tapetum lucidum and many rods which help them see better in dark water, as they are most active at night. They are opportunistic hunters, feeding on cuttlefish, squid, snipe eels, small sharks, and other fish found around their deep reef and volcanic slope habitats. Their abundance of fins allow for high maneuverability, and coelacanths can orient their body in almost any direction in the water. They have been seen doing headstands as well as swimming belly up. They are able to slow their metabolisms at will, sinking into less-inhabited depths and going into a hibernation mode to conserve energy.

Coelacanths are ovoviviparous, with the female retaining the fertilized eggs within her body while the embryos develop over a gestation period of five years. The female will give live birth to around 5-26 young. Young coelacanths resemble the adult, but carry an external yolk sac below their pelvic fins, and have larger eyes relative to body size. Individual coelacanths may live as long as 80 to 100 years.

Coelacanths get their name from Coelacanthus, a genus of Permian coelacanths and the first coelacanths to be described. Over 100 fossil species are known, and all of them were believed to have gone extinct in the Cretaceous. On December 23, 1938, the first Latimeria specimen was discovered among the catch of a South African fisherman, making coelacanths a “lazarus taxon.” While previously considered a “living fossil”, coelacanth body shapes were much more diverse in the Early Triassic, and Latimeria is not known from fossils, showing that it had to have gone through some changes to adapt to the modern day.

Propaganda under the cut:

Since there are only two living species in this class and both are threatened, this is the most endangered class of animals in the world.

Coelacanths get along with other coelacanths, though they recoil from physical touch. Scientists think that they recognize each other via electric communication.

Mawsonia was one of the largest known coelacanths, with one specimen estimated at over 5 m (16 ft) long. It lived from the Late Jurassic to Mid-Cretaceous.

(source)

[20kmemesunderthesea]

💐Cute Date Ideas💐

Fighting a kraken.

Spelunking, discovering either a hidden biome or an underground city.

Exploring the ruins of Atlantis by the light of an underwater volcano.

Deciphering ancient runes.

Betting your life savings that you can circumnavigate the globe within a limited amount of time.

Scouring the globe for clues to the whereabouts of missing persons.

✨Revolution✨

Using a questionable mode of transportation to cross a large continent with limited supplies.

Getting kidnapped by airship pirates.