#Modern equipment

[balwaan]

Top features of Diesel operated Power weeder that you must know

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Ploughing, which is also known as land preparation before farming, requires the use of appropriate agricultural equipment. 

But for ages, farmers relied on traditional farming methods to plough their fields, which were often unsustainable over extended periods and required significant time and effort. Nonetheless, farmers continued to use traditional tools, hoping they could one day afford larger tractors. 

However, in the 21st century, every aspect of our life has undergone modernization, including agriculture. 

Because of that a well-known agricultural company,  named Balwaan Krishi introduced one of the top modern agricultural equipment Balwaan Power Weeder Machine.

That can prove to be more efficient than a tractor that can help you plough your fields without investing a larger amount. This equipment is recognized for its superior quality in ploughing fields. 

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[moonsun2010]

in honour of @re-dracula podcast, an updated version of this DracDaily fanart from 2022

[starry-bi-sky]

"Why didn't they just fish?" in Epic: The Musical

I'm more active with the Epic fandom on tiktok than I am on tumblr (in the sense that interact with it more often), but one common joke/criticism I see there is that Odysseus and his crew could've avoided Polyphemus entirely if they just fished. At first I thought it was a funny joke, but then I saw people like, actually criticizing Odysseus and his crew for it. And it slowly stopped being funny, and now I'm just sick of it.

So, why couldn't they just fish?

Right off the bat, I can think of several reasons why.

Lack of proper equipment

Quantity

Time (Preparation, Longevity of the fish, the time it takes to fish, etc)

Proper Fishing Areas

To start with: Odysseus and his crew just off the bat don't have the equipment to fish. Yes, I'm aware they have harpoons as mentioned in "Storm". I don't know why they have harpoons, but they do. Harpoons in fishing are used against large, deep sea fish. Fish you are most likely going to see in deeper parts of the water that require speciality equipment that ancient grecian soldiers straight up don't have. And if you use a harpoon against a smaller fish, you're more than likely going to mostly destroy or otherwise damage the fish and leave less meat behind to eat. You're going to break bones, and fish bones are thin, fragile, and easily choke-able on. It's a waste of time and effort.

Then, what about nets? Those also don't work, because if they have nets on their ships, then those nets are not going to be fishing nets. They're going to be nets made as tools or equipment for the ship, which means the holes in between are likely too big to catch anything. Those nets also are likely not weighted so that they can sink to the bottom and catch fish; those nets are gonna float. And, those nets probably aren't going to be big enough to catch a mass haul either, and they have six hundred men to feed.

"Why not use their ropes to make fishing nets." Well, they could! They live on an island, and six hundred men there's bound to be someone who knows how to make a fisher's net. But they need that rope. That rope serves a purpose. Rope is an essential equipment on ships, even in modern day, ships will have hundreds to thousands of pounds of rope because they need it.

All rope has its breaking point. Rope frays, it snaps, it weakens over time. They need rope for the sails, for anchoring, if that rope breaks, they need to have the tools ready to replace it, and they can't do that if that rope has been turned into a fishing net. Plus, ship rope and fishing rope are entirely different things and have different thickness and material.

"They can just undo the net" no they could not! Making a fishing net by hand takes approximately eight hours. Those knots have to be tight enough to not loosen up when something pushes against it, unknotting a fishing net would take hours to do, and to do that every time they need to fish? It's just not worth the energy and time, especially if they have a low quantity of soldiers who know (and remember!) how to make a fisher net. Plus, undoing the net would just fray the rope and make it unusable.

Also, fish don't swim up at the top of the ocean. They're going to be found deeper down in the cooler parts, or in the shallows and reefs by the islands. And fish startle really easily. They're going to zip away and hide at the first sign of movement or sound. When I was little and my dad would take us fishing, he would remind us to be quiet so we didn't scare the fish away.

The fish in the reef are finite too. There are also going to be different amounts of fish in each area. Even on the river, there were some parts that were teeming with fish, and then spots that were completely dead. Odysseus and his crew would have to find where these spots are, and then try, with their ill-equipped nets and harpoons, to catch those fish.

Which brings me to my next issue: quantity. One medium-sized mammal like a sheep could feed, what, at least fifteen men. Fifteen fish could feed about three. In a family of four we needed to catch at least twenty palm-sized blue-gills in order for us to all eat and not be hungry after, and that's with other food with us too.

The amount of fish that would need to get caught in order to adequately feed six hundred men enough that they have the energy to row their 50-men ships -- which are about 50 tons -- would have to be industrial amount, they'd need to be catching fish every day. There wouldn't be enough fish on a single island to feed six hundred men. They'd need to hop from island to island in order to get enough fish to feed everyone, and then they wouldn't get anywhere.

And why do that when there's twenty, perfectly good sheep, right over there? Which is another thing. They're hunting animals on an island, a finite space. Fishing in a reef or shallows, the fish has access to the massive ocean right next to it. Those fish can get spooked away at a moment's notice and poof, gone. Meanwhile, there's only so much space that a sheep on an island can go, and only so many places they can hide. If it runs, we're persistence predators! We can just follow them, and corner them. We can't follow fish into the ocean, that's when we're on the fishes terms.

Fishing also takes hours. Which yes, hunting also does too. But the payout for hunting a sheep (can feed at least fifteen men) is far greater than the payout of fishing (could feed three, maybe four). Plus again, island; there's only so far they can go, and they have bows and arrows. The time it'd take to hunt the sheep and get enough to feed everyone would be significantly less than the time it'd take to catch fish for everyone.

In two hours you could not have caught a single fish, even in modern day (and I know this from personal experience). In two hours, on an island, you could have probably already caught a deer, or a sheep.

Preparation too. Longevity. Essential nutrients that fish do not have. There are certain fish you can't eat because they're poisonous, or they lack certain nutrients, or they just don't get big enough to feed even a single man. As I mentioned before, fish have these iitty bitty bones that are thin, sharp, and easily choke-able. Descaling and deboning a fish takes time that these soldiers don't really have; they're trying to row this great big ship back home. They can't waste effort on picking apart the bones of a fish so they don't choke or otherwise hurt themselves. Mammals have a ton of meat, and big bones! No worries there about choking or deboning.

Fish spoils faster than meat does. Yes there are all these preparations for food that go against spoiling, but still, those preparations would be for meat, veggies, fruits. Fish would need to be preserved differently, and if they don't they'd need to be constantly fishing in order to make up for the loss of stock. Then they'd never get anywhere because you can't fish on the open ocean without the proper equipment, that they would not have as ancient greeks AND soldiers. Like this is a warship, not a fisher ship.

Think of it this way: you're trying to feed six hundred men, and not only that, you're trying to get enough food to keep them fed for at least the rest of the journey or long enough to find another island that has food on it.

Would you rather: risk your hand trying to fish with shoddily, ill-equipped nets or harpoons that are not made for fishing, and catch maybe twenty fish within ten hours? And maybe six are big enough to feed one or two men?

Or

See if there are any large animals on the island that you can hunt, as well as any edible fruits or plants that you can bring back with you and do this in four.

Which one are you choosing?

Overall, there are just too many negatives in fishing that makes it, as a whole, completely pointless to do. Lack of proper equipment, quantity, time, and fishing spots are all things that come into play. I can appreciate it as a funny joke, and I did at first, but when it's taken as an actual criticism is where I go "hold on, have you ever actually gone fishing before?"

[sleepyconfusedpotato]

Don't mind me having a brain rot of Ghost visiting the orphanage where Jade volunteered in and having one of the fluffiest day of his life.

Ghost during his off-duty time because he was injured. Bored Ghost contacting Jade to relieve his boredom, then her inviting him to visit the orphanage she used to be a part of. Ghost being reluctant saying that he's never dealt with so many kids at once and that he's bad with kids. Jade saying to him that kids have this magical effect on people so Ghost obliged.

Jade telling the kids, "We have a new friend today. Meet Mister Simon!" Only for the kids to call him "MISTER SALMON???" instead. Jade trying to stand up straight as she died laughing inside while Ghost just 🧍

The younger kids asking for piggy back rides on Ghost's back and shoulders. Jade telling them to take turns but Ghost found out that he could lift 5 children on his shoulders and arms, proceeding with giving them the ride of their lives like they're flying in the air because of Mister Salmon's height.

One of the kids crying because Ghost ran too fast and became too afraid. Ghost putting them down but the kid kept crying. Ghost not knowing what to do, panicking inside, only for Jade gesturing to him to give the kid a hug and rub the kid's back.

Ghost who was hesitant at first, but deciding to hug the crying child, having a realization of how big his body actually is compared to a kid, that he hasn't hugged such a vulnerable, fragile kid in a such a long time (or never, even), rubbing the child's back in a soothing manner, whispering, "it's okay, you're okay now. Shhh."

Ghost not knowing what to do when other kids started to hug him as he hugged the crying child. Jade secretely taking a photo of him being surrounded by kids.

Ghost seeing two kids fighting for toys and somehow he ended up making it a push-up and sit-up competition. Ghost having to stick a band-aid on one kid as they were too excited and scraped his knee.

One kid being prideful and saying to him that he could give Mister Salmon a piggyback ride. Mister Salmon squat-walking as he followed the kid from behind.

Them playing London Bridge Is Falling Down with Jade and an older kid as the bridge. Ghost having to crawl on his four to fit the kids' heights and somehow gets caught on the bridge. The kids laughing as he looked absolutely ridiculous crawling in all fours as they pointed at Mister Salmon and Miss Chacha being the bridge. Ghost and Jade blushing profusely as they hold hands.

Afternoon nap time, Ghost having to soothe a crying kid, eventually sleeping on his arm and Jade helping him tuck the kid to bed.

Ghost looking at Jade as she softly sings a lullaby to one of the kids whilst thinking that she used to be one of the kids. Ghost thinking of how she could still keep the softness when she's the exact opposite during missions.

Ghost and Jade having a downtime together drinking tea while being tired af because he didn't remember dealing with kids was this draining.

Dinner time as Ghost helps Jade and the other caretakers prepare food. Mister Salmon spoon-feeding a younger child because they were very highly energetic. Ghost having a kid throw up on his hoodie as Jade scrambles to clean his hoodie, only for Ghost to tell her it's literally nothing compared to what he's witnessed during his deployments.

Ghost unexpectedly feeling happy that day as he dropped Jade off in front of her house. Jade saying that he's not bad with kids at all, in fact, he was so good with them. Him thanking her and saying he wouldn't mind coming along for the next time.

[raddest-laddest]

she grew up very self reliant

[mtg-cards-hourly]

Runed Stalactite

When a changeling adopts a form no other changeling has taken, a rune appears in the caverns of Velis Vel to mark the event.

Artist: Jim Pavelec TCG Player Link Scryfall Link EDHREC Link

[toxooz]

👑

[amyreads]

random question, but in a fantasy au if mc died would seven go a desperate, obsessive, and unhinged quest to bring them back? if yes and they came back wrong, would seven stick by them? (basically, how much can we push the levels of seven vc: attachment)

I guess it depends on how MC dies but I see it can go down two ways:

Seven snaps and turns villainous in a typical "why should I care that im destroying your world when my world is already gone"

Seven does become obsessive and goes on an unhinged quest in bringing them back.

I think Seven's loyalty and attachment would have them sticking by MC even if they changed but it depends on how drastic. I think if it's really bad Seven will force themselves to take MC out and then that would start the cycle all over again because I can also see Seven snapping in that case. Or I can be nice and say Seven eventually moves on aha but that would take a lot of work. Seven won't be the same for a while, definitely.

Ah, I want to write a fantasy story so bad. Too bad my brain is only throwing out slice-of-life plots at me...womp womp

[jojojooo33]

FMA 03's medical technology is kind of vague, so sometimes I wonder exactly how advanced it is. They have things like automail, shots for food poisoning, and medicine that helps with... internal bleeding? Whatever Izumi has going on... her whole condition is kind of a big question mark. Idk if she lost ALL of the organs in her lower abdomen including bladder and colon OR if Sig just meant the uterus + ovaries and was just weird about saying it (she does throw up blood so it might be the former! I guess sepsis doesn't exist in this universe. Or the blood is just there to convey that there's something wrong and isn't meant to be taken literally idk). The existence of automail makes me think that they probably have other surgical technology? But if they do it either isn't that advanced or Izumi doesn't have access to it/know about it/has some aversion to it for whatever reason. Orrr if I'm going more into headcanon territory, maybe she did get reparative surgery but experiences complications.

[mefistophallic]

Removing the aux jacks from audio equipment was such a fucking scam and we all just let them do it

[b0amagination]

Tastes of Whumptober: Day 24

Equipment often refers to mechanical components, buuuut... I took some creative liberties with the definition.

Equipment Failure

“Oh, that’s very illegal.” A suspicious gaze cast upon his weapon, tightening their grip on something hidden behind their back.

“And fighting in the streets isn’t?”

“I didn’t say my work was legal either. But working for morals is far more respectable than working for the highest bidder.” The mercenary shrugged at that, casually swinging the weapon: a light but sturdy chain with a heavy weight at both ends: one as a handle, one as a bludgeon.

“Someone wants you gone. They’d find a way to do it even if I weren’t here.” And he reeled the chain back to strike at his opponent who jumped out of the way just in time.

“What is that thing anyway?” the vigilante asked.

“Manrikigusari. Or a manriki.” He grinned and held it up, sliding a hand along the chain links. “It originated in Feudal Japan.”

“And you, what, just picked this up? You do understand I’m not the one to test new techniques against, yes?”

His body still remembered the wounds of previous encounters. Yes, they were certainly dangerous.

“I’ve trained in many different techniques. You’d be surprised.”

“Surprise me then.”

The vigilante lunged forth, flicking out a baton and reaching for his side. But the chain flew up and pushed it away before it could make contact. The weight clipped their hand and they gasped softly.

“Surprised?” He was beaming now, proud of his work.

“Not bad at all.” They readjusted their grip on the baton and swung it through the air. Reminding him of the consequences, should he slip up.

He took it as a challenge and struck first this time, sending the weight spiraling through the air at them. They sidestepped and swung again, this time making contact with his hip, and they went for a jab when the weight slammed into their thigh with bruising force.

The vigilante stumbled back, gingerly testing weight on their foot. Thankfully he hadn’t hit a joint. Their opponent took it as a sign of weakness and strode forward to finish them off, but they deflected his blow and pulled themself back upright. 

They exchanged blows like that, both growing wearier as the fight wore on. 

“Just… give up already!” The mercenary huffed.

“I’d rather… not meet your employer… ngh!” His manriki punched them square in the stomach and swung back for a second blow. Out of desperation, they stuck out their hand to defend themself. 

The chain struck hard, but they closed and trapped it in their fist.

“Ha!” It hurt like hell and they could hardly feel more then numb tingling, but this was their chance. He wasn’t letting go of his only defense, but they were physically stronger.

One harsh pull forced him forward to his hands and knees. 

‘Shit! Let go, you- gAH!”

The vigilante smashed his wrist under their foot, digging and twisting their heel until his grip gave out. And that foot stayed in place as they tucked the baton under their shoulder and gathered the manriki into their own hands. 

“This is a handy little thing, really. Maybe I’ll try it myself someday.” They tried it out, spinning it unevenly but making contact with his opposite shoulder, eliciting a cry. It was tucked into their pocket with a satisfied hum and they finally let him back up. 

“Give that back, asshole!” Predictably flailing for their pockets despite his bad wrist... Their baton slammed him up against the narrow alley’s wall. 

“We’re playing with my weapons now, bud.” One hand barred him with steel and the other drew a dagger. “Now, I need a name. Your employer’s in particular.”

Hands flailed for theirs, but with two bad arms it was hardly effective. 

“I ain’t telling you jack!” His carefully curated neural accent slipped away in times of stress, it seemed.

“Would you rather crawl back to bleed out on their doorstep?” The pointed tip explored his side, feeling for the best place of entry.

“I said what I said.”

“Suit yourself.” Their dagger plunged in deep, then pushed to the hilt when that wasn’t deemed quite enough. The mercenary’s mouth was opened in an “O”, only realizing he could scream after looking down past the baton.

“You dick!!! You stabbed me!” Ragged breathing set on rather quickly. “You…! I don’t- I don’t have a phone!”

“Am I to blame for you being an absolute dunce, now?”

“Fuck off!”

“You don’t have to tell me twice.” They gripped the hilt, preparing to wrench it out of the wound, but… “You know, on second thought, this isn’t anything special.” They pulled out a handkerchief and rubbed it over the grip to erase their fingerprints, jostling it in the process.

“No, please- don’t!” 

“I’m letting you keep it, bud. A reminder of who you’re fucking with.” One last hard tap on the hilt and they removed their baton, watching him collapse to the ground, and turning on their heel. “Well, it’s been fun. See you around.”

[balwaan]

कैसे सर्दियों में इन 3 सब्जियों की खेती दे रही है किसानों को बम्पर कमाई का मौका ?

प्रिय पाठकों, बलवान कृषि के ब्लॉग सेक्शन में आपका स्वागत है।

सर्दियों का मौसम आते ही मार्केट में सब्जियों की डिमांड गर्मियों के मुकाबले दो गुना बढ़ने लगती है क्योंकि यही वो समय है जब लोग अपने घर में अला�� जलाकर चूल्हे पर गरम खाना एन्जॉय करते है।

इस समय लोग तरह – तरह की सब्जियाँ खाना पसंद करते है जिसके चलते सब्जियों की डिमांड तो बढ़ती ही है बल्कि ये किसानों के लिए एक सुनेहरा मौका साबित होता है जब सब्जियों की खेती उन्हें बहुत ही ज्यादा मुनाफा दे सकती है। 

तो क्या आपके मन में भी यह सवाल है की सर्दियों में कौन सी सब्जी उगाई जाती है जिससे बहुत ही कम समय में ज्यादा मुनाफा मिलता है  ? 

अगर हाँ , तो इस ब्लॉग को ध्यान से पढ़ें ! क्योंकि आज हम आपको बताएंगे कि सर्दियों में कौन-कौन सी सब्जियों की खेती करनी चाहिए, जिससे आप बहुत ही कम समय में लाखों तक की बम्पर कमाई कर सकते है। 

यहाँ पढ़े पूरी स्टोरी : कैसे सर्दियों में इन 3 सब्जियों की खेती दे रही है किसानों को बम्पर कमाई का मौका ?

[ltwilliammowett]

Sounding lead and line

The sounding line is probably one of the oldest navigational tools in existence, having been used since the 5th century BC to measure the depth of the water and the texture of the ground.

Measuring the depth of water aboard a frigate, illustration of 1844, by Antoine Léon Morel-Fatio (x)

This was noted on the nautical charts to indicate possible changes, but also to make sure you didn't accidentally run aground or get a bad anchorage.

A lead line, c. 1900 (x)

In the end it is a very simple tool. It is just a long line with markings for the respective fathoms. This is marked at certain intervals with red or white strips of cloth or leather to make it easier to read: 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, 20 and 25 fathoms. The end is marked by a lead piece, the bottom of which is slightly curved inwards, into which some tallow or grease has been spread to take a sample of the seabed.

(x)

To use - the Sailor throws the lead overboard with the line - holding the end - and lets the line slide through his hands until the lead weight stops on the bottom. He then noted which mark was closest to the surface of the water and called out: "At mark 5" if it was near the white lobe at five fathoms, or "At depth 6" if it was between the white and red lobes at 5 and 7 fathoms.

[astriiformes]

Dying a little bit because the source I've been spending the most time with (other than Burton) for my melancholia project is Johann Freitag's 1678 Kurtzer Bericht von der Melancholia Hypochondriaca, which is a fascinating, fairly dense read that clearly has a lot of valuable information, but the thing is:

My German is already not amazing, and this is Early Modern, Fraktur-printed nonsense that I'm really struggling through

There is like no scholarship on the author or the book. Which really makes me want to write about it, since it would probably look good to consult a lesser-known source instead of just re-treading ground everyone else has already covered (like Burton), but also. Especially with my limited German. How do I do that confidently.

And this is a one-semester undergrad research project, not a PhD thesis or anything, so I really don't know how far I should try to chase it, but the part of me that yearns for grad school is going bonkers.

[rum-inspector]

Why is my feed suddenly full of TERROR oh the tv show is on netflix YAY but what a good excuse to talk about one of my lesser known interests, polar explorations!!! And the racism that is integral part of any type of european "explorations" during the era. Or to this day too of course.

In short, The Terror TV show is a psychological horror (pretty good, I especially like the sound design it is haunting!) is based on a fictional book that is based on a real story of Franklin Expedition to finding the northwest passage (waterway through the arctic, from atlantic to pacific) in middle 19th century. They took two ship's poorly equipped for withstanding the elements, went missing and nobody really knows in detail what happened to it - other than getting defeated by the elements and the believe in the european supremacy to conquer those elements without ever bothering to ask the actual people living there for pointers (or, not trusting them when they said it can not be done, not with huge ships and heavy boats - the boats of the locals are build very different) because what do those savages know? Sentiment of europeans at the time, not mine.

When I say "Nobody knows what happened" that is a lie. Pretty sure the locals knew of the idiots with their big ships and their attitude of meeting offers of help with hostility.

Later on Amundsen achieved polar exploration with better results by actually listening and learning from the people who live there. But even he remained his racist beliefs even after everything he is known for was only made possible by the people he believed to be "inferior" - the whole idea of "exploring the unknown" or "being the first person to reach place x" is so silly when you remember people have been in many of these "uncharted places" on a regular Tuesday. And it is simply part of european supremacy (which to this day lives on unfortunately) why those people "don't count".

Now, you did not need to know any of this to enjoy the tv show which again, is fictional and great fun if you like eerie and survival - it is just extra layer of context to add to the horror - to further understand that the monster in this story is not physical.

[widevibratobitch]

was about to make a mean post about opera but i Stopped. i am so kind <3