#Q.E.D. Motherfuckers

[jowithavianwings]

Do you know what part of the MCU makes me really mad?

Listen to this quote:

“I have an equation. In the eight years since Mr. Stark announced himself as Iron Man, the number of known enhanced persons has grown exponentially. And during the same period, the number of potentially world-ending events has risen at a commensurate rate. There may be a causality. Our very strength invites challenge. Challenge incites conflict. And conflict… breeds catastrophe. Oversight… oversight is not an idea that can be dismissed out of hand.”

Basically, it’s saying that the Avengers are causing the earth to keep having these near apocalyptic events. I mean nice theory, but it doesn’t hold up at all.

Correlation does not equal causation. In this case, I would argue that the opposite is true. The existence of these world-ending threats caused the Avengers to exist. In the movie side of marvel, most superheroes aren’t mutants. To the mutants, well just because somebody is a mutant doesn’t mean they are going to fight bad guys. Most mutants were probably happy minding their own business until the fabric of the universe started collapsing.

Non-mutant superheroes, on the other hand, are even more ridiculous. Each of them was a response to a pre-existing world-ending threat. Hydra can now use the tesseract, create Captain America. The ten-rings are killing and kidnapping people, here comes Ironman. Hydra is still trying to take over the world, well here is Wanda and Quicksilver.

Superheroes existence isn’t causing all these crazy-ass threats, all these crazy ass threats are creating superheroes.

Because when evil takes over, people show up to fight back. That’s what we as humans do. And preventing access to human rights for enhanced individuals isn’t going to solve shit.

[kaninchenzero]

been watching a lot of blacksmithing videos of late.

there's no real surprise my attention snagged onto it. it's got fire, knives (i adore knives and every girl should have at least seven), and the occasional chance to watch a dumbass white dude stick his hand in a forge -- with the predictable result of large blisters rising instantly from his fingers.

(how do you know he's a dumbass, k0? you burn yourself on shit all the time. i'm glad you asked! o best beloved hypothetical reader. he's a dumbass because he didn't take the time to go get his hand cooled in running water to keep the injury from getting worse but just let the medic spray him with some shit (which is a hard no according to the boy scouts of america -- may they all grow boils on their asses, insh'allah -- whose manuals are pretty good for survival skills) and wrap it with gauze and went off hammering with his hand still cooking. when i burn the shit out of myself whatever i was working no longer mattered. i'd go directly to the sink and run cool water over the burn for at least fifteen minutes then ask one of the people who'd gathered at the chemist's secret plea for help: loudly shout motherfucker! while jumping up and down if they would please kindly make sure the abandoned work wasn't going to explode or kill us all with unexpected toxic gases. q.e.d.

(dumbass.)

even better than watching white men damage themselves is the rare chance to watch lady smiths/farriers work. they seem so far to come into two major types: wiry and given to salty language and beefy and heavyset and given to salty language. they're so awesome, o best beloved. this one lady (of the second type) ripped up her finger pretty good with a grinding belt. after negotiating with the set medic, she agreed to let them do a quick and inelegant patch job in exchange for promising to go get it treated proper at the next break. mild dumbassery there but the break wasn't far off and the injury wasn't liable to interfere with her work. she told the reality teevee reaction shot camera she'd once broken four bones in her foot and went on to shoe ten horses at a farrier's competition. which is, again, kind if of a dumbass move.

sure it's a double standard; i liked her better than Charred Chad and she didn't stick her fucking hand into a screaming hot propane forge so she gets more slack. fight me.

tl;dr lady blacksmiths make me gayer.

so do knives.

[facetiousfanatic]

This one is super old, but I remember Scarlet and Bible Black being one of my fav stories way back when. I’m pretty sure it starts off with some pesterlogs, I remember being impressed by the characterisation.

“Jjokes I actually went and looked it up after recommending it and alas, there are no pesterlogs. I apologise for my deception”

uhhhhhhhhh bro???? this fic is insane and I loved the shit out of every fucking second of it thank you so much

when I first looked it up I was like who in the ever-loving fuck would ship Rose Lalonde and Sollux Captor - and on that front I’m still pretty solid (although maybe black-ways? man i gotta explore that) - but yeah holy fuck my brain is always hungry and this fic was a damn FEAST. When it comes to Big words and Themes of the Philosophical Persuasion I am the horniest motherfucker you will ever meet. I read this fic and my brain nutted. And yes that is the expression I’m going with after just praising said fic’s satisfying use of the English language. 

The whole concept of pretentious and (psuedo)intellectual banter has always been wildly fascinating to me. I guess it pushes all of my buttons, so to speak. 1. I’m head-over-heels for linguistics as a whole, but dont have a smidgen of the restraint or discipline necessary to nurture this kind of idiolect (besides collecting shiny words like a magpie). 2. My true dream is to one day find someone similar yet different enough to spar with, who makes me feel both smart and challenged. 3. Someone focusing all their energy on one-upping me in a constant, ascending dance of dialogue is deadass the sexiest shit I can possibly imagine. So you can see why said concept would get me all worked up - I mean that’s logos, ethos and pathos right there! Q.E.D.

This fic is also surprisingly funny (See: She could snap his arms like dried spaghetti) and heartbreaking, see this scene right here that kicked my whole ass:

“She has to be someone who can take a hit and not show the pain, who can grit their teeth and keep moving. She has to be someone who will keep her safe.

It’s not hard when you think of it that way. She looks down at herself again: black jeans and scarlet sleeves, and a cracked record to cover her heart. Better already.”

So yeah if you like to feel smart and appreciate clever writing, I’d definitely recommend this fic. It’s 11K words but it ended way too quickly!

[epicwinsauce]

Hypothesis: Climate change exists in One Piece

Proof:

Franky, episode 246 @ 19:00: What’s more problematic is that the water level of the sea has been increasing every year.

Q.E.D., motherfuckers