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Digimon Adventure 01x53 - The Final Dark Digimon / Now Apocalymon

Previously on Digimon Adventure: Piemon put a lot of effort into collecting Digimon Adventure memorabilia but then Takeru mugged him and stole all of his shit.

Now the Chosen Children have been faced with a startling revelation: The Dark Masters were a symptom, not the cause. Who is the true enemy that they must face?

We open on the consumption of Spiral Mountain. What can only be described as the distortions of the Digital World finally made manifest and visible bleeds out over the wireframe of what had been Spiral Mountain, covering it all. At the top, the platform that had been the Dark Masters' home disintegrates into pixels.

The Chosen Children were up there so, y'know, they're fucked. They plunge together into the eldritch void where reality breaks. Their Digimon, still in their Perfect and Ultimate forms, fly in after them.

Garudamon: SORA!!! MetalGarurumon: YAMATO!!! AtlurKabuterimon: KOUSHIRO!!! Angewomon: HIKARI!!! Zudomon: JOU!!!

Nobody calls out for Taichi, Mimi, or Takeru. Rude.

One by one, the Children arrive at a space in the void where gravity stops pulling on them. They float, adrift in this space beyond reality.

In the dub, Tai narrates a bit for us.

Tai: Spiral Mountain is disintegrating! WATCH OUT!!! (The platform they're standing on disintegrates and the kids fall into the void) WarGreymon: TAI!!! Garudamon: SORA!!! MetalGarurumon: MATT!!! Lilimon: MIMI!!!

Tai yelling "Watch out!" as if the entire landmass you're standing on vaporizing as reality shatters around you is something you can dodge. XD He'd try, though. We all know he'd try.

They change up which Partners call out for their kid. Sora and Yamato/Matt get call-outs in both versions while both versions snub Takeru/T.K. That boy defeated Piemon and still gets no respect.

Together, the kids and their Partner Digimon come to realize their descent has ceased.

Jou: (relieved) We stopped.... WarGreymon: Taichi! Are you safe!? Taichi: Yeah.... Koushiro: What is this place?

As if on cue, Koushiro's laptop beeps to alert him to an incoming message. Not an email this time; Gennai transmits a live call, though the connection is fuzzy and starts breaking up immediately.

Gennai: This darkness probably goes on forever. Koushiro: Gennai-san! Taichi: Hey! What the hell is going on here!? Yamato: We already defeated the Dark Masters! Gennai: But the root cause of all this evil hasn't been defeated yet. Children: EHHHH!?!? Gennai: The source of darkness came from the Wall of Fire. Jou: Wall of Fire? Gennai: There was an inscription in the Ancient Dino Region. The inscription said this: Long ago in ancient times, something emerged from beyond the Wall of Fire. Just by existing, this creature warped the fabric of space-time, bringing the world to the brink of collapse. Gennai: The Digimon could not defeat it with their own power, so they called on Chosen Children from the real world to help them eradicate it. Taichi: Huh!? But that means.... Jou: There were Chosen Children before us! Sora: Then we were also called because something came through the Wall of Fire again! And that's the real enemy!

Well, that's an infodump and a half. This is what Gennai and Centarumon were talking about last episode. Something came through the Wall of Fire long ago and had to be defeated, and now it's back for more.

The revelation that there was another set of Chosen Children before the Hikarigaoka Eight raises all kinds of questions and it's unfortunate that Homeostasis is not around to answer them.

(Though it also kind of makes sense, since it hasn't been explained why Parrotmon and Hikari's Koromon "fell through a breach in reality", as Homeostasis explained. That was probably the first time the Wall of Fire creature was tearing down the fabric of reality. So Homeostasis summoned one set of Children then and there to face that one, then started preparing for the Hikarigaoka Eight to face it when it returned.)

Note: The five Chosen Children we see in the flashback here are... uh... not canon. Which is to say, what we're seeing here are silhouettes of Taichi, Takeru, Sora, Koushiro, and Yamato, along with their specific five Partner Digimon.

02 and Tri would later flesh out the Original Five more, including their own distinct set of Partner Digimon. But for the original anime, they reused five of the existing kids because the specifics of the Original Five don't really matter much to this story.

What I do find interesting, however, is that the O5 were summoned directly to Primary Village and received their Partners from some Digitama that happened to be lying around. It makes the O-5's summoning seem a bit more rushed than the careful processing of Partners, Digivices, and Crests in a lab that Homeostasis was trying to do for the H-8.

In the dub:

WarGreymon: Tai, are you alright!? Tai: Y-Yeah... Izzy: Uh, this may be a stupid question but how come we're not still falling? ...huh!?

As usual, details buried in sound effects get lost. There is no beeping sound to alert Izzy to Gennai's transmission; He suddenly has a psychic premonition and breaks out his laptop.

Gennai: Greetings. I hope nobody needed a barf bag on the way down. Izzy: It's Gennai! Tai: So you're the one who brought us down here! Matt: What do you want!? We already beat the Dark Masters. Gennai: It's true that the evil of the Dark Masters was destroyed, but the source that created that evil still exists. Children: HUH!?!? Gennai: And that source came from the Wall of Fire. Joe: What's that? Gennai: When I was searching through the Dino Ruins, I came across an ancient inscription. It told of a time long ago when a strange being appeared from behind the Wall of Fire and it was angry. You would be too if you lived with that kind of humidity. Gennai: The mere existence of this being caused a warp in space, and time was thrown completely out of whack. It threatened the collapse of the Digital World and, even worse than that, my new wristwatch stopped working. Gennai: The Digimon knew they didn't have the strength to defeat this being, so the original DigiDestined children were summoned from the real world and together they defeated the evil. Tai: What!? Then you mean...? Joe: That there were other kids just like us before we came along? Sora: And we were summoned because something else came out from behind that Wall of Fire, didn't it? Huh. And that's the real enemy.

Tai and Matt are so hostile to Gennai. XD Taichi and Yamato are frustrated too, but Tai outright accuses Gennai of kidnapping them into the darkness. Y'know, 'cause homebody Gennai who was too lazy to visit File Island in person despite having a wearable mech suit definitely conjured up the power to consume Spiral Mountain in darkness himself.

Speaking of which, I love how Gennai takes credit for all of Centarumon's research. "When I was searching through the ruins" no you weren't, you managerial shit. XD That he pronounces it "Deeno Ruins" is the icing on the cake. He doesn't even know the name of the place he's claiming to have personally done archaeology at. Management!

The dub again suggests that the creature from beyond the Wall of Fire created the Dark Masters, rather than them empowering themselves from its effects on the world. It also suggests that the thing that came through the Wall of Fire this time is something distinctly separate from the one that came through before.

I see where they're coming from. "Something came through the Wall of Fire again" could mean that the thing from beyond the Wall of Fire has returned or it could mean that a new thing has emerged. But I'm fairly certain we're meant to take both instances as the same creature. I think there's only one of him.

From here, Gennai continues.

Gennai: There was also a prophecy written in the inscription at the Ancient Dino Region. It said that, in time, a great darkness would once again emerge into this world from beyond the Wall of Fire. Yamato: A great darkness....

The children look around at the void of darkness they're in.

Jou: You mean this darkness? Taichi: Are you saying this darkness itself is our true enemy? Gennai: In a sense, I suppose. But I'm sure it has a body too. Fight with all your hearts, children!

The transmission goes fuzzy and Gennai fades away. Good luck! Gennai out!

Taichi: Wait! Don't go yet! (Transmission ends) Taichi: (angry) We're just grasping at clouds! How do we fight something we don't even understand!?

"Grasping a cloud" is a Japanese idiom about trying to do something that's flagrantly impossible.

Jou: (worried) What did he mean by that? Is it different from the enemy Digimon we've been fighting!? Koushiro: I think it means our enemy's fundamental nature is different. Yamato: We'll still win this. Because, back in the day, kids just like us defeated this same Digimon! Sora: You're right. There has to be a way.

Even Taichi seems shaken by the prospect of fighting this thing. But, at Yamato's words, Taichi nods and the rest of the team steels themselves for the battle to come.

In the dub:

Gennai: That's correct. But, unfortunately, that's just the good news. The bad news is, it also told of a great darkness that would blanket the entire Digital World. Matt: A great darkness... Huh.... Joe: Don't look now, but it's pretty dark. Tai: So is this the enemy? Gennai: In a way, yes. But I believe he has a form as well. He's, uhhh... (Static) Gennai: UH-OH, I'M OUT OF QUARTERS, GOTTA GO!!! Tai: WAIT!!! GENNAI, COME BACK!!!

Reliable as ever. XD The dub's handling of Gennai's disconnection is beautiful. Useless jiji strikes again. They put their first commercial break right here on this punchline and we return to Gennai disconnecting, take two.

Gennai: Next time I'll use a phone card, I promise! SEE YA!!! Tai: (despondent) GEEEEENNAAAAAAAAAAI!!! Oh great, how does he expect us to fight this thing if we don't even know what we're looking for!? Joe: Just my luck. The second I start enjoying my vacation, another monster tries to destroy the world. Izzy: Sorry, guys, but something tells me this isn't going to be like any other Digimon we've ever run into. Matt: Yeah? So what? The first DigiDestined kids were able to defeat something like this. Well then, so will we. Sora: Matt's right! We'll just have to find a way to do it.

"Something tells me". Was it Gennai's infodump, Izzy? Was that what told you?

Here we see the confusion over how many Wall of Fire creatures there are again. This one's less understandable. Yamato calls it, in no uncertain terms, 同じデジモン onaji Dejimon. "The same Digimon". Not another one; It is the same. Matt's description gets more wishy-washy, calling the O-5's enemy "something like this".

Suddenly, the children hear a strange groaning coming from every direction at once.

Hikari: (freaked) Whose voice is that...? Mimi: (whispers) It's creepy.... Angewomon: I can hear it coming from everywhere! Taichi: It's... It's saying something! Voice: That's right. Are our regrets to go unanswered? Sora: Regrets? Jou: Who's there!?

A giant dodecahedron appears to answer Jou's question.

Koushiro: Is this the Digimon that came through the Wall of Fire?

Yes. And no. This is about to get complicated.

As important sound effects go, the dub lands this one. They remember to include the groaning, though the kids aren't nearly as bugged by it.

Kari: What's that noise? Mimi: Sounds like a moose! Angewomon: Sounds to me like it's coming from every direction! Tai: Me too! But what does it mean!? Voice: I know who you are! You don't have the power to eliminate my sadness! Sora: Huh? Joe: Who's there!? (Dodecahedron appears) Izzy: I'll bet this has something to do with that Digimon Gennai was talking about! Tai: Either that or it's a giant cube puzzle!

I'm guessing it's a d12. The Wall of Fire creature is going to be our DM in a giant game of Dungeons and Dramons. Joke's on him, we have WarGreymon.

Already we're beginning to see the tonal difference between versions of this creature but more on that later. For now, the dodecahedron unfurls.

Aside from the top and bottom faces, all ten of the dodecahedron's other faces unfurl into podiums which release colossal metal claws. The bottom face unfurls into a spike, while the top unfurls into a podium with no claw. Instead, a cloaked figure emerges from there, revealing itself to be a humanoid creature organically connected to the rest of the structure - with blue and red pipes pumping into its gut and another black pipe pumping into its back.

Its chains are made from strands of DNA. So that gives an early hint as to where this is going.

Yamato: (stunned) What is that thing...?

The narrator chimes in to answer Yamato's question 'cause it's time for the rundown. That... is not any Digimon we've ever seen before.

Apocalymon is a Digimon in the sense that it began being included in V-Pets and Digimon games and stuff following the debut of this episode. Because of course it did.

But it's one of the few creatures in the franchise to exist beyond the Ultimate stage. As previously discussed, it didn't hatch out of a Digitama and grow up but instead entered the Digital World fully-formed from an unknown space beyond reality through an impassible barrier. Consequently, it doesn't have any evolutionary path to it. It's not from here.

Games it appears in usually give it things like "Jogress Piemon, Mugendramon, Pinocchimon, and MetalSeadramon together to create Apocalymon" or something like that. It's just there because it's the guy from the Adventure anime and it would be cool if you could have the guy from the Adventure anime.

It doesn't have a type, it doesn't have an attribute, and its level is listed as "Ultimate" purely for lack of a word to describe it.

Narrator: A mysterious Digimon whose true nature is shrouded in darkness. No, it can't even be determined if this creature is a Digimon. It can reduce all things to nothingness with its Darkness Zone.

It is to Digimon what Gozer the Gozerian is to ghosts. Even the narrator doesn't fucking know what this is, initially calling it a Digimon and then catching himself and backpedaling.

(Though an interesting detail about Apocalymon is that it has features reminiscent of some of the Nightmare Soldiers nonetheless. It's cloak gives Vamdemon vibes. Meanwhile, its coloration and overlong arms ending in sharp red claws are reminiscent of Devimon's arms and that one freakish claw that LadyDevimon has.

So it may be part of the Nightmare Soldiers lineage after all. Or, alternatively, drawing power from the reality distortions created by Apocalymon may have ironically caused Digimon to evolve in ways that resemble it. LadyDevimon in particular certainly doesn't look like that claw is supposed to be there.)

While it has no lines in this part of the original, the dub gives us more of its dub personality. As the camera lingers on the blue and red pipes coming out of its front, it quips:

Apocalymon: I am the ultimate evil, complete with hot and cold running water! Matt: What on Earth is that thing? Apocalymon: (rundown) I am Apocalymon, a mutant Digimon. My Darkness Zone attack transforms my enemy to nothingness. I have the power to turn everything I touch into total darkness.

A lot more verbose. Dub Apocalymon is just, like, a guy. A really evil guy. Completely stepping over the ambiguity of his true nature in the original, he comes right out and explains that he's a mutant Digimon. That's all. Nothing to see here. Just a big bad evil guy we need to punch.

Unfortunately, the final dissolution of reality that dumped the Chosen Children into this void isn't just happening on Spiral Mountain. In the human world, four sets of terrified parents, one single mother, and a brother all watch helplessly as the void appears in their sky.

Yuuko (Taichi's Mom): What... is that...?

Then, in the void, the eight Children appear with their Partners. All of the parents gasp in shock. In an easy to miss move, Yamato and Takeru's mom Natsuko suddenly grabs onto the arm of their dad Hiroaki for support. The other two couples clinging to each other had already been doing that before the kids showed up in the void.

Toshiko (Sora's Mom): (worried) Sora! Mimi's Parents: (worried) Mimi-chan!

In the dub, Apocalymon keeps talking, carrying on from his self-rundown about his Darkness Zone reducing all things to darkness. Which the parents, apparently, can hear?

Apocalymon: Perhaps I will start with Earth. HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Susumu (Tai's Dad): I'd better get a new flashlight. But what about.... Yuuko: The... KIDS...! (The kids appear, as if on cue. Parents gasp.) Toshiko: (worried) Sora! Mimi's Parents: (worried) Our Mimi!

Susumu is having what we would call a himbo moment right now. Yuuko's line read gets messed up from having a line whose partition doesn't line up well with where the lip flaps need the break in the line to go.

Probably should have stuck with the original line for her, which divides very well at that spot in both Japanese and English. You can't go wrong with a half-whispered utterance of terrified uncertainty.

Back in the void, Apocalymon finally speaks directly to the Children.

Apocalymon: Hahahahaha... Do you find me ugly? It's true, isn't it? You all must have been thinking it. After all, we are the ones whose evolutionary course was blocked. Koushiro: The evolutionary process? Apocalymon: Digimon have continued to evolve again and again over the years. Did you know that some of them disappeared? Koushiro: It's inevitable that some species will disappear during the evolutionary process. If they aren't able to adapt to their environment-- Apocalymon: SILENCE!!! Children: (collective gasp) Apocalymon: (furious) "Inevitable". You think that one word can settle this matter!? Yamato: What do you mean by that? Apocalymon: (sarcastic) Does Your Highness deem us unworthy to survive? Koushiro: (backtracking) No, I wouldn't-- Apocalymon: Yes, we are the accumulated sorrow, bitterness, and regret from all those Digimon who vanished during the evolutionary process! Sora: You're the collection of all the dark hearts from the DIgimon who disappeared?

Some interesting linguistic notes. While they do use a couple of singular first-person pronouns, Apocalymon predominately refers to themselves by the plural first-person pronoun 我々 wareware. This is due to the true nature they reveal in this conversation: They are a gestalt entity formed of many beings.

They're also surprisingly emotional. They get suddenly triggered by Koushiro's use of the phrase 仕方がない Shikataganai, which means... It can't be helped. It's inevitable. This is just the way it is. Nothing we can do about it.

Poor socially awkward Koushiro was just answering the question academically without realizing he was verbally slapping Apocalymon right in their goddamn gestalt face.

Which is why Apocalymon responds aggressively with the second-person pronoun 貴様 kisama. This is on paper a very respectful term from samurai days of old used to address one's superior but has had its meaning corrupted through sarcastic and ironic usage. It's the equivalent of saying, "Oh, yes, your highness. Right away, your worshipfulness."

When Apocalymon uses it here, they're being salty and accusing Koushiro of looking down on them. They're, shall we say, a little bit bitter. Just a smidge. You might not have noticed!

In the dub:

Apocalymon: Hahahahahaha! Are you repulsed by my appearance? Don't be afraid to hurt my feelings; They're already hurt! Hahahaha... You see, I was created from all that was lost during the Digivolving process. Izzy: What do you mean by 'lost'? Apocalymon: Digimon have been Digivolving for many years now, over and over again. But there were some who weren't up to the challenge and simply disappeared. Izzy: That makes sense. Even on Earth, some species became extinct during the process of evolution. In fact, the Tasmanian tiger wolf was one of those-- Apocalymon: SILENCE!!! Children: (collective gasp) Apocalymon: Who's the one telling this story, anyway? Me or you? Matt: (snide) Alright, go ahead. Apocalymon: First, I have a question to ask. Do you believe that I am worthy of coexisting with you? Izzy: Uhh, well... Yeah, sure! Apocalymon: Oh, really? Even though I was forged from the pain and misery of all the ill-fated Digimon who vanished while attempting to Digivolve? Sora: You're entirely made up of grief and sorrow? How sad for you. Apocalymon: Sure, rub it in.

There's no verbal misstep in this version; Apocalymon just cuts Izzy off before he can start infodumping.

He also sticks with first-person singular pronouns here. In general, he's much more composed than his Japanese counterpart. Rather than throwing out bitter accusations, he randomly asks, "Am I worthy to exist?" That Izzy struggles to answer the question reflects poorly on him, but we already know he's a dick.

The language here is a bit... confusing.

The language is already a bit confusing because Apocalymon seems to be talking about species lost to the evolutionary process, not Digimon randomly dying during a level-to-level evolution. At least, that's the impression I get. They and Koushiro reference 進化の過程 shinka no katei, the evolutionary process, rather than saying that Digimon suddenly drop dead during 進化 shinka.

This makes Izzy's reference to the Tasmanian tiger wolf rather apt. Which, by the way, is also known as the thylacine, and is colloquially known as the Tasmanian tiger or the Tasmanian wolf. So far as I know, nobody calls it a "tiger wolf" but I might be wrong. Either Izzy's mouthing off again or he's actually got the better of me on this one.

The dub's been swapping out "evolve" for "Digivolve" for so long that they forge right ahead here and say "Digivolving process", the unique fantasy mechanism by which Greymon becomes MetalGreymon.

So while there's some uncertainty as to what they're talking about in the original, the dub clearly asserts that sometimes Digimon spontaneously drop dead while Digivolving. Those individuals' resentment, rather than the resentment of entire species lost to history, is what makes up Apocalymon.

Which... might also be how it's meant to be taken in the original too. It's a little confusing. To my knowledge, individual Digimon spontaneously ceasing to exist during an evolution isn't a thing that can happen but... IDK.

Now that their identity is explained, Apocalymon continues.

Apocalymon: The Chosen Children and their Digimon... We've been looking forward to meeting all of you. WarGreymon: (quietly) What...? MetalGarurumon: What do you mean by that!? Apocalymon: Listen! While we lay buried in a cold and sorrowful darkness, you were on the other side enjoying yourselves and laughing happily in the warm light. WHY!?!?

Furious, Apocalymon attacks. A burst of electricity fires out from their dodecahedron, which hits all eight children and their Digimon.

Once the shocks have passed, Taichi calls out to the team.

Taichi: Is everyone okay!? Yamato: Yeah, I'm managing. Koushiro: Yes. Sora: We're okay, Taichi.

I'm beginning to get the impression that Apocalymon is not emotionally stable.

An interesting note is that we generally don't get an explanation for why light is good and darkness is bad in media that use those things. It's considered self-evident. But in this speech, Apocalymon actually explains why the forces of darkness are forces of darkness.

Because the forces of darkness are drawing their power from them, Apocalymon, whose component entities are species banished from the light of existence, whose spirits live on only in this void.

In the dub:

Apocalymon: And now, DigiDestined and Digimon, I have been waiting an eternity for this encounter. WarGreymon: What!? MetalGarurumon: What do you mean!? Apocalymon: As I sat alone in the cold, miserable darkness of my world, I watched all of you on the other side laughing and having fun in the light! Well, now it's my turn... TO SHINE!!! (Apocalymon hits them all with a sudden electric burst) Tai: Is everybody okay? Matt: I think so. Izzy: Yeah. Sora: I'm okay, Tai. Apocalymon: Not for long.

Basically the same, but Apocalymon again doesn't sound as aggrieved as his Japanese counterpart, who is basically frothing at the mouth with jealous fury.

Speaking of which, shit's about to get gross.

Apocalymon: WHAT DID WE DO WRONG!?!?

Apocalymon proceeds to self-harm, digging their own claws into their shoulders and wrenching open their flesh. The blood and underlying gore is painted green to reduce the ick factor but. Uh. Ick.

Apocalymon: Why should you get to laugh when we have to cry!? Mimi: (shrieks and covers her eyes) NO!!! I DON'T WANT TO SEE THIS!!! Apocalymon: Even those such as us have tears and emotions!

They suddenly wrench their claws back out of their shoulders.

Apocalymon: WHAT RIGHT DID THEY HAVE TO TAKE AWAY OUR LIVES AND BANISH US FROM THIS WORLD!?!?

I think Mimi's face says it all. Jesus.

This section, which is so gruesome that a 10-year-old in-universe screams "I don't want to see this," gets one big NOPE stamp from Fox Kids.

Apocalymon continues.

Apocalymon: We wanted to live. To survive and talk about friendship, justice, and love!

Apocalymon curls into themself and stabs their claws back into their shoulder wounds, with a spurt of green blood from both sides. Reaction shots of the children show that Sora, too, is averting her gaze from the gruesome sight while Jou, Takeru, and Hikari watch in horror.

Apocalymon: We wanted this body to be useful to the world! Are you saying this world has no need for us? That we're meaningless!?

(Apocalymon is the voice of my entire generation and I was not prepared for that. The kids better do something quick 'cause I'm starting to root for the Failure Amalgam.)

A close-up of Apocalymon's bleeding shoulders (I guess they pulled their claws out again) shows the bloody wounds closing themselves back up and disappearing from their body.

Koushiro: They have the ability to self-regenerate! Apocalymon: We will take control of this world. We'll establish a place for ourselves here. Anything that gets in our way will disappear! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! A CURSE ON EVERY PLACE THE LIGHT TOUCHES!!!

The dub continues scrubbing shots with all this ick in them. They do, however, use one shot of Apocalymon with the visible claw marks in his shoulders. What those are goes unexplained.

Apocalymon: Do you think it's fair that I should have to live with all this agony!? Why should you get to laugh when I am forced to cry?

The reaction shots from the kids, including Sora averting her gaze, are kept in. Though it's not clear what Sora's so freaked out and unwilling to look at.

Apocalymon: Why do you get to taste the best life has to offer while all I do is choke on its leftovers!? Answer me this! WHY DO ALL OF YOU GET THE PIZZA!?!? WHY DO I GET THE CRUST!?!?

Then we finally get Mimi's reaction.

Mimi: (shrieks and covers her eyes) Oh, I can't take all these metaphors!

Before finally rejoining the original scene order with Izzy, who is no longer commenting on the regeneration because all shots of the gore were cut out.

Izzy: Boy, this guy really holds a grudge. Apocalymon: I will rule the world and plunge it into darkness so that I don't have to be alone anymore in my misery! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Wait a minute, what am I laughing at? I'm supposed to be depressed!

It's been the case multiple times throughout the series that the dub is written as if they were doing an Abridged Parody for YouTube, and Apocalymon tops that chart.

"Why do you get the pizza and I get the crust?" is pretty out-there. They are absolutely making fun of the original through this script. Literally a bit that happens between TFS Goku and TFS Frieza.

Nonetheless, "I will plunge the world into darkness so I don't have to be alone in my misery" hits the nail on the head. That is what Apocalymon wants. They aren't trying to build themselves up. They don't want to come out into the light. This isn't an act of hope.

It's despair. They're mad at the other species who outcompeted them evolutionarily, and they want everyone to have to suffer the way they've suffered. They want to punish the world for leaving them behind, rather than to improve their own circumstances by being accepted into it.

If this were a consequence of man-made forces, Apocalymon would be a complicated and sympathetic figure. If Captain Planet started dropping billionaires from skyscrapers to thwart the impending climate apocalypse, I think a lot of us would be okay with that. It'd be a conversation, at the very least.

However, "Should we let Revenge of the Mastodon tear the fabric of reality in half out of spite?" is a bit more cut-and-dry. Dude literally just said he wants to curse everything the light touches. There is no nuance to be had here. I'm sorry your species couldn't handle the Ice Age or whatever but you don't get to take it out on the ones that did.

Once again, worked up into a frenzy, Apocalymon attacks.

Apocalymon: ULTIMATE STREAM!!!

One of Apocalymon's DNA claws morphs into the head of MetalSeadramon, then fires Ultimate Stream from his emitter straight at Hikari.

Taichi: HIKARI!!!

Angewomon throws herself at Hikari, wrapping the girl up in her arms while taking Ultimate Stream straight to the back.

Angewomon: AUGH!!! Hikari: ANGEWOMON!!! Apocalymon: Kindhearted children, that was a sign of our friendship. The next is LOVE!!! BLOODY STREAM!!!

A DNA claw morphs into Vamdemon, swinging his Bloody Stream whip at Mimi. It's Lilimon's turn to block, taking Vamdemon's lash.

Lilimon: MIMI--AHHHHHHH!!! Apocalymon: JUSTICE!!! MUGEN CANNON!!!

Mugendramon's Mugen Cannon is going for Sora. Garudamon claps her hands around Sora and takes that one to the back.

Garudamon: Sora! AUGH!!!

Kinda sexist that you're only shooting at the girls, my composite dude/tte.

In the dub:

Apocalymon: RIVER OF POWER!!! (Apocalymon shoots at Kari) Tai: KARI!!! Kari: AHHHH!!! Angewomon: (takes the hit for her) AUGH!!! Kari: AHHHH ANGEWOMON NO!!! Apocalymon: That was MetalSeadramon with his classic River of Power. And now here's Myotismon with his #1 hit, CRIMSON LIGHTNING!!! (Apocalymon shoots at Mimi) Mimi: AHHHHH!!! Lilimon: (takes the hit for her) AHHHH!!! Apocalymon: Next, Machinedramon! GIGA CANNON!!! (Apocalymon shoots at Sora) Sora: WHAAA!!! Garudamon: SORA!!! (takes the hit for her) AUGH!!!

The only point of note is Dub Apocalymon DJing the attacks he's firing.

So, yeah, that's a hell of a thing. Koushiro assesses what's happening here.

Koushiro: Could it be... Are they able to use all of the techniques from every Digimon up to this point? Jou: Then... isn't this like fighting every single one of those Digimon at once? Sora: So does that mean there's no chance of winning? Taichi: Guys! Don't let them freak you out. Get back in positions! Takeru: We just need to stay together! Hikaru: (nods) Mhm! Yamato: That's right! There's no going back from here.

This Final Fantasy-style final boss fight against a primordial concept that's been secretly powering all the villains we've faced to this point is shaping up to be a hell of a thing. But the children steel themselves for it nonetheless. There's nothing else they can do.

In the dub:

Izzy: Inconceivable! He's using all the attacks of the evil Digimon we've defeated in the past! Joe: You mean we have to fight them all over again? This is the worst recurring nightmare I've ever been awake for! Sora: Hey, we were able to beat them once! Tai: Sora's right! We did beat them! And we can do it again! T.K.: We just have to fight together as a team! Kari: (nods) Mhm! Matt: I agree. We've sacrificed too much to give up now.

Izzy deduces only that Apocalymon has the attacks of the "evil Digimon we defeated", and not every Digimon. In his defense, that is just as valid of a conclusion to draw from the evidence shown.

Joe still freaks out, but the lowered challenge level does seem to make Sora a lot more confident than her Japanese counterpart is about facing this threat.

I appreciate Matt bringing up the sacrifices they've made. The road to this point is paved in corpses, both friend and enemy alike.

Unfortunately, as the children prepare themselves to fight, Apocalymon takes it as an invitation to ramp it up.

Apocalymon: You haven't even seen how terrifying I can truly be. DEATH EVOLUTION!!!

Rare singular pronoun from Apocalymon there.

At once, Apocalymon sends all of their claws forward, snatching each and every one of the Partner Digimon. This goes uneventfully for most, though Lilimon does have to shove Mimi away so she doesn't get caught in the claw too.

Mimi: LILIMON!!!

Once all of the Digimon are in Apocalymon's grasp, they address the crowd once more.

Apocalymon: I'll make you understand how we felt, as we vanished from the evolutionary process.

Within the grip of Apocalymon's claws, the eight Partner Digimon glow brightly. Then their light fades and the claws retract, leaving the eight of them reduced to their base stages.

(Oh, so that's where the power behind Etemon's Love Serenade came from.)

Yamato: No way.... Takeru: Everyone changed back...? Patamon: Takeru, I'm sorry. Takeru: There's nothing to apologize for, Patamon. Hikari: But we can't win like this! Tailmon: Don't give up! Gabumon: It's fine. We can still fight like this! Tentomon: All we have to do is evolve again. Jou: That's right! Evolve again, everyone! Gomamon: We're on it! Palmon: I am a little hungry, though.... Agumon: That's fine. Just get fired up! Gabumon: (to the children) We're counting on all of you!

We have a plan of attack. Having the team's evolutions stripped away sucks, but there's nothing stopping them from re-evolving and getting back to business.

In the dub:

Apocalymon: You fools! You haven't even seen my true power yet! REVERSE DIGIVOLVE!!! (Claws grab everyone. Lillymon shoves Mimi away.) Mimi: LILLYMON!!! Apocalymon: I'll make you understand how it feels to be one step closer to extinction! (Apocalymon regresses all of the Digimon) Matt: They're Rookies! T.K.: He changed them back so easily! Patamon: I'm sorry, T.K.! T.K.: It's not your fault, Patamon; It's him! Kari: Great. This time, we're finished. Gatomon: You'd better leave that 'tude, Kari! Gabumon: Just because we're at the Rookie level doesn't mean we still can't fight. Tentomon: We'd Digivolve if we had the energy. Joe: That's it! Start from scratch! You can Digivolve again! Gomamon: We'd have to eat something. Palmon: Come to think of it, I am kinda hungry. Agumon: Forget food! We have the power within us! Gabumon: (to the children) But we need your help!

Palmon and Agumon's cute little exchange is turned into a full-blown problem that all of the Rookie Digimon need to overcome. But nonetheless resolved as easily, with some gumption and can-do spirit.

"I'll make you understand how it feels to be one step away from extinction" is a raw line. I love it.

The children go for their Digivices--

Apocalymon: DEATH CLAW!!!

One of Apocalymon's claws morphs into four pairs of Devimon hands. They extend, snatching the children's Crests away from them. Within the grip of Apocalymon's Death Claws, the Crests and their Tags shatter into dust.

The Chosen Children watch helplessly as their Crests are destroyed utterly.

Taichi: THE CRESTS!!! Takeru: They broke! Sora: Now we can't make them evolve! Apocalymon: I see you're beginning to realize the despair we felt from being unable to evolve! Jou: Oh my god, they broke the Crests! Mimi: If we can't evolve then how are we supposed to win this fight!?

Mimi's question is left hanging in the air as we go to our commercial break.

In the dub, Tai queues us up for what's about to happen.

Tai: Everybody, get your Crests ready! Apocalymon: DEATH CLAW!!! (Apocalymon destroys the Crests and Tags) Tai: Ah! Our Crests and Tags! T.K.: He broke them all! Sora: They won't be able to Digivolve without them! Apocalymon: I hope you learned your lesson: Always save your receipts! The warranty was probably still good on those things. Joe: Isn't this usually the time when one of us comes up with a brilliant idea? Mimi: I don't think anything can save us this time, Joe! I'm afraid we're done for!

The dub forgot that they renamed Death Claw to Touch of Evil. ...wait, why was this "death" okay but Death Evolution wasn't? Is it because it had the world "evolution" in it? Was that the naughty word?

In any case, the dub agrees that this is a good spot for the second commercial.

Following the commercial, we return to the Chosen Children freaking the fuck out. The conversation picks right up where it left off, replaying Mimi's line.

Mimi: If we can't evolve then how are we supposed to win this fight!? Koushiro: It's impossible! No matter how hard they try, Child-stage Digimon cannot defeat an enemy with the combined power of all the strongest Digimon we've ever faced! Taichi: I won't accept that! There must still be a way to win this! Yamato: How did the previous Chosen Children defeat this enemy!?

Koushiro's done the math and hahahaHAHA no, these circumstances are not winnable. Not by a long shot. We are up shit creek without a paddle here. Though Yamato raises a good counterpoint.

In the dub:

Mimi: How can we fight Apocalymon without Digivolving!? Izzy: There's no way! All the Rookie Digimon combined couldn't beat an enemy who has the power of all the evil Digimon from the past! Tai: How can you be so sure!? There's got to be a way somehow! Matt: How did the original DigiDestined kids defeat this enemy?

Basically, the same, except Mimi addresses Apocalymon by name.

In the original, they're just calling Apocalymon "the enemy". Possibly because they might not even know that the enemy is called Apocalymon. That rundown was for our eyes only; Apocalymon might not even be in the in-universe Digimon Analyzer, and even if they are, Koushiro hasn't analyzed them.

Fortunately for the dub kids, Apocalymon's rundown there was diegetic so he's formally introduced himself. Mimi can use his name. No problems there.

Sadly, we are out of time for figuring out how to fight. Apocalymon's ready to end this.

Apocalymon: (chanting) Runani tade wa chita-emao! Runani tade wa chita-emao!

ルナーニタデーハチタエマーオー

By themselves, these noises are gibberish. However, that's because they're doing a backwards-talk spell incantation.

if you spell their words backwards (and with hiragana and kanji, which mean things), you get "お前たちはデータになる Omae-tachi wa deta ninaru." Or, "You all become data. You all become data."

Jou is the first to realize what's happening and start screaming. This grabs Sora's attention, who whips around to see Jou pixelizing before realizing it's happening to her too.

The bodies of all eight children are being broken down, reduced to data as the spell suggested.

Yamato: (alarmed) This is-- Koushiro: It's really bad! Our bodies are being broken down into digital data! Taichi: What did you say!?

The Digimon, too, are breaking down.

Piyomon: Then we.... Gabumon: ...we.... Agumon: ...WHAT'S HAPPENING TO US!?!?

There's nothing anyone can do but scream until they no longer have mouths to scream with. Then they're gone. All sixteen.

Now, in the U.S., we kinda had a big hubbub in the late 20th century about "Satan is sending messages to your children through backwards-talk on records!". So that's not happening. Apocalymon instead intones a rhyme to cast his spell.

Apocalymon: I'll take these children and use their fear / to make them digital and disappear! Ahahahahahaha! (The kids notice they're disintegrating) Matt: What's this!? Izzy: Fascinating. Our bodies are being broken down into little bits of digital information. Tai: FASCINATING!?!? Biyomon: Let's stay calm, everyone! Don't fall to pieces. Agumon: (jokey) Too late!

Tai and Matt are the only ones appropriately horrified by this. The Digimon are quipping and Izzy's downright intrigued.

The "fascinating" gag is pretty funny, though. That got me. XD

We find the children in a white void that is probably a hyperbolic visual representation of what's happening to them? IDK.

They fade in and out of existence whenever they speak. Except, briefly, Koushiro who has more to say. Naturally, the children begin to panic.

Taichi: Where are we!? Koushiro: The world of data. We've all been broken down into data. Mimi: Broken down!? Can't we go back to normal!? Koushiro: I don't know. Jou: What will happen to us if we can't turn back!? Hikari: Is this the end? Sora: I don't know! This is the first time this has ever happened to me. What do we do!? Taichi: ...did we lose? Yamato: Is it all over?

Sora, I'm pretty sure this is a universal first for, like, humanity. XD

Felt, though.

In the dub:

Tai: Ah! Where are we!? Izzy: We're information now. This is where all information gathers. It's the world of data! Mimi: Data!? I'm too young to be dating! Izzy: It's not the same. Joe: Sometimes too much information's a bad thing. Kari: Can we get back? Sora: I don't know, Kari. Nothing like this has ever happened to us before. I don't know what to do. Tai: Is this it? Have we lost? Matt: I'd say that's a pretty good conclusion.

About the same, but with less panic and more quipping.

But despite everything, the Digimon refuse to give up and let this be the end.

Agumon: Don't lose your nerve now! Taichi: Agumon? Gabumon: I'll fight to the bitter end. So don't give up hope! Piyomon: That's right! There were many times up to now when I thought it was over, but we always fought through it together! Sora: Sure, but we've been broken down into data! We don't even know if we'll be able to return to human form, let alone defeat our enemy! Jou: Even if we could make it back, they can't evolve without our Crests! Koushiro: This has never happened before. How is anyone supposed to handle being broken down into data!? NOBODY KNOWS!!! Tentomon: Tell me, Koushiro-han, In all the battles you've fought up to this point, did you always know how you were going to win? Koushiro: Eh? Gabumon: Right! There's a lot of 'firsts' on an adventure!

The Digimon have a point. This entire adventure has involved setting foot where no human has only five other humans have ever tread. Remember that time we made a cave into a wormhole between Etemon's pyramid and a random patch of desert miles away? Good times.

In the dub:

Agumon: Come on, you guys! Don't quit now! Tai: (resigned) Why not? Gabumon: Look, we can't stop fighting now just because of a little setback! Biyomon: So what if we're bits of information, we have no Tags and Crests, we can't Digivolve, and we're facing the most powerful enemy of all time. I don't see what the problem is. Sora: Listen, Biyomon. You guys have a great attitude about this whole thing, but all the positive thinking in the world can't guarantee that we'll find a way to get back to our original forms. Joe: I tried positive thinking once and I was positive about one thing: I positively hated it! Izzy: (excited) Speaking scientifically, we're the first humans to be digitally processed! Technically, we're pioneers! Like Marco Polo! Tentomon: Oh, I know what he's famous for! Marco! Agumon: Polo! Tentomon: Marco! Gatomon: Polo! Tentomon: Marco! Biyomon: Polo! Izzy: ...huh? Gabumon: In every battle, you're bound to face a number of unknowns.

Up until Gabumon's last line, the vibe on the Digimon talk is totally different here. Rather than inspirational and unyielding, the Digimon are presented as dim-witted rubes, utterly failing to grasp the severity of the situation.

Though the kids don't seem to grasp it either, as they're still delivering laugh lines. Izzy is downright thrilled to have been wiped from existence, and also queues up Tentomon for a wacky skit.

Finally, the Digimon break through. Jou-senpai is the first to come around.

Gomamon: We never knew what to do in situations like this! Jou: Jou're right! All those times....

Jou flashes back on meeting Pukamon for the first time, way back when they arrived on File Island and being attacked by Kuwagamon.

Jou: I didn't know anything about this Digimon World. It was just one thing after another that nearly made my heart stop! Gomamon: But because of you and your nakama, we were able to push through together. Jou: Yeah.... At first, I just wanted to escape this place as soon as possible....

A gentle, somber remix of the series OP Butterfly picks up.

Jou's memories turn to the Tokyo Bay, fishing Takeru out and saving him from nearly drowning when they were attacked by MegaSeadramon. Very nearly sacrificing his own life for Takeru's, and activating his Crest of Sincerity/Responsibility.

Jou: But it's because of all this that I could have experiences I never would have learned about from studying for my entrance exams. Mimi: There was a lot of gross stuff and things that made me cry. Palmon: But are you glad we became friends? Mimi: Yeah. I think meeting all of you has made me stronger.

Mimi, for her part, flashes back on the battle at Big Sight convention center when her Crest activated. She has nothing further to say as the memory plays out, with only Butterfly playing in the background.

In the dub:

Gomamon: Yeah, you didn't know how those other fights would turn out but you fought them anyway, didn't you? Joe: Yeah, that's right. We did fight! (File Island flashback) Joe: When I first got to the Digital World, I was afraid of any little thing that moved! We faced all kinds of new monsters. Gomamon: But no matter who they threw at us, we always found the strength to beat the enemy! Regardless of how big it was. Didn't we, Joe? Joe: That's right! We did! We worked together as a team. (Flashback to Joe's Crest activation) Joe: Even that time when we almost lost T.K. because he couldn't swim. Of course... (sheepishly) I forgot that I couldn't swim either... Mimi: I remember times when all I wanted to do was break down and cry. Palmon: But instead, you fought on with your new friends! Mimi: Mhm! I feel like I've become a stronger person since I met all of you! (Flashback to Mimi's Crest activation) Mimi: Like that time at the convention center when all those Bakemon were attacking. I didn't cry a single drop! ...alright, maybe just one drop.

And so we draw near the conclusion of this series the way we began it: rewriting the characters to strip out their emotional sincerity and emphasize how fierce and raring to fight they are.

Mimi's speech is pretty close to the original, but Joe's sucks. Joe's speech completely sucks. The heart has been completely torn out of it, replaced with "Yeah we kicked so much ass my dude" and a laugh line that turns Joe's sacrifice into a "Whoops, my bad!"

Moving right along, Takeru is next.

Patamon: Before I met Takeru, I thought I didn't need to evolve. But....

Nope, sorry, Patamon first.

Patamon flashes back on his first evolution into Angemon, way back when. The battle with Devimon on File Island.

In the process finally and unambiguously confirming that Patamon does, in fact, retain memories from his past life. The dub staked that position as early as the Pagumon village so that's a cookie for them that's been a long time coming.

Even if you assume the Devimon flashback is Takeru's, Patamon even being able to reference a time "before I met Takeru" is itself proof that he remembers his past life.

For his turn, Takeru takes HolyAngemon's evolution in the battle against Piemon.

Takeru: Me too. Because I met you, Patamon, I feel like I've learned how important it is to fight.

Sora's turn.

Piyomon: Sora, you were always so thoughtful. Sora: (smiling) Piyomon.... Piyomon: That's why everybody adores you so much!

Sora's flashback is the debut of Garudamon, when she let Piyomon fight Vamdemon despite fearing for her safety.

In the dub, they continue talking over the flashbacks and making jokes.

Patamon: Before I met you, T.K., I didn't think it mattered if I ever DIgivolved or not. (Flashback) Patamon: But when Devimon went to grab you and got me, I knew it was my time to shine! I became Angemon for the first time and I've been flying high ever since! T.K.: I learned something from you too, Patamon. (Flashback) T.K.: I learned that sometimes you have to fight for what you believe in! Biyomon: I want you to know that you've changed my life in many ways too, Sora. Sora: Really? Biyomon: Of course you have! After all, I've never had a best friend before! (Flashback) Biyomon: I would do anything for you! Like that time I took Myotismon's Crimson Lightning attack right in the chest! Talk about heartburn!

Patamon's recollection of events is leaving out some, uh, significant things that happened to him between then and now.

T.K.'s bit is pretty much verbatim.

Awkward joke aside, the main difference between versions for Biyomon is that she keeps it narrowly focused on herself and Sora. Piyomon said that everyone loves Sora while Biyomon focuses on her own personal feelings for Sora.

Next up: Koushiro.

Tentomon: Koushiro-han. I learned a lot by being with you. Though it did upset me sometimes when you couldn't look past your computer. Koushiro: Tentomon.... Tentomon: But that's just another part of you that I like.

Koushiro's Crest flashback is a little different, as we don't get to see his Crest shine. We only see Vademon pummeling Kabuterimon with asteroids and Koushiro looking concerned, and then the opening bit of AtlurKabuterimon's stock animation for his evolution sequence.

Gabumon: Yamato.... Yamato: You don't have to say anything. I already know.

Yamato's like, "My dude, we did not spend a whole episode in that cave just to have beef now."

He's ahead of the curve. He already had his ultimate self-actualization into his final form. It's all-a y'all motherfuckers that need to catch up.

His flashback is, of course, Digitamamon's diner.

In the dub:

Tentomon: You know, Izzy, when I first met you, I thought you were just one of those computer geeks. But after I got to know you, I realized you are one of those computer geeks! And I'm glad you are! Because where would the rest of us be without you? Izzy: Thanks, pal. Tentomon: (sniff) I promised myself I wouldn't cry! (Flashback) Tentomon: Although I wanted to cry when I felt that asteroid belt tightening around my waist but you and I took care of Vademon together! Gabumon: As for you, Matt. Matt: You don't have to say anything. I know. (Flashback) Gabumon: There was that time when-- Matt: Yeah, that's right. I remember. Gabumon: And then you and I-- Matt: (annoyed) I know. Gabumon: Remember when we-- Matt: Didn't you hear me!? I said you don't have to say anything!

Poor Gabumon. Matt's trying to have his cool guy moment from the original but unfortunately Gabumon is contractually obligated to fill the silence of the flashback, so no dice.

Tentomon's speech here isn't great, but it's not awful either. Kinda mid. Though I will say that "I felt that asteroid belt tightening around my waist" is fantastic wordplay. Well punned.

There's only two children left. Onward to the Yagami siblings.

Agumon: Hey, Taichi! When we're together, we're invincible, right? Taichi: You know it!

Yeah, okay, those two have been on the same wavelength since day one. They may be reckless idiots at times, but they've always been reckless idiots together.

Taichi's flashback is split, since his was the first Crest sequence and didn't happen as suddenly as the others. We first see his Crest activating when he braved the firewall in Etemon's pyramid, after having to come to terms with the reality that he can die for real here.

Then the other part: Rushing Etemon in the desert with his shining Crest held aloft, having learned from the Skull/MetalGreymon arc the true meaning of courage.

Tailmon: We can't let ourselves fall here. If we do, then what was my long search for Hikari even for? Hikari: Tailmon.... Tailmon: I waited so long for the day when I would meet you and protect you.

For her part, Hikari gets the death of Wizarmon and tearful activation of her Crest.

In the dub:

Agumon: You and I knew from the beginning that together we'd be an invincible team. Right, Tai? Tai: You got that right! (Flashback) Tai: Of course, I probably could have taken care of Etemon without you. But it was nice having you around. It did get me out of a few jams. Gatomon: We can't give up now! 'Cause if we do, what was the whole point of searching for Kari in the first place? Kari: Hehe, Gatomon! Gatomon: I've waited my whole life to meet you and find my purpose, and that is to protect you no matter what the cost. (Flashback) Gatomon: Whether that meant facing Myotismon's Grisly Wing attack or facing the reality of losing Wizardmon... You know that we'll always be there for you.

Gatomon and Kari's segment is pretty solid.

Tai seems allergic to emotional sincerity. However, his "I could have taken Etemon myself but YOU HELPED I GUESS" bit is pretty clearly just him ribbing his pal, and not an honestly held belief. So, in its own way, it's still an expression of the bond they share. Just, in a more macho American way.

The eight children bring it in together.

Hikari: If I'd never met Tailmon.... Jou: If I hadn't come to the Digimon World.... Mimi: If I hadn't taken this journey with all of you.... Koushiro: We wouldn't have become who we are now. Yamato: That's right! It's because our Digimon were always with us.... Takeru: Because our nakama was always with us.... Sora: Because we learned the importance of helping each other.... Taichi: We could be ourselves!

In the dub:

Kari: Boy, if I had never met you, Gatomon.... Joe: And if I had never come to the Digital World.... Mimi: And if none of us became friends in the first place.... Izzy: Then we wouldn't have become the people that we are today. Matt: You're right! We never would have won all those battles without each other. T.K.: I feel like I've grown up a lot! Sora: I think we've all grown up in a lot of ways. Tai: I've grown up too! I'm a much better fighter now!

They stay on script up through Izzy and then lose the plot. Matt and Tai talk about how cool fighting is. T.K. and Sora just say "We grew up a lot" rather than talking about the specific ways this journey has shaped them and their group.

The dub ends this bit on "I'm a much better fighter now," which. Like. Okay. Sure. That's it. That's what this journey was about. It was about Tai learning how to punch things good.

From here, we return to the human world and the frightened parents who watched their children dissolve into nothingness.

BECAUSE BY THE WAY THEY WERE WATCHING THAT. THERAPY. THERAPY FOR YEARS. THERAPY FOR THE KIDS. THERAPY FOR THE PARENTS. THERAPY.

The parents, too, refuse to give up hope.

Hiroaki (Yamato's Dad): Ganbare. (Keep going and persevere.) Shin (Jou's Brother): For the Earth. Toshiko (Sora's Mom): All of you are our pride. Masami (Koushiro's Dad): Ganbare.

From there, we move around the world to see this same distortion in the sky everywhere. People in the United States, in Italy, and in Russia gather without truly understanding what is happening to see the fate of reality decided.

In the dub:

Hiroaki: You can do it! Jim: Come on! For Earth! Toshiko: We're so proud of you, no matter what happens! Masami: Give it your all!

Solid. Hiroaki and Masami both say ganbare in the original but the dub translates them differently to avoid repetition.

After this short break to remind us what the stakes are, we return to data.

Taichi: That's right! We can't let it end like this! Sora: We can't let our adventure go to waste! Yamato: For the Digimon we've met and our nakama and our friendship! Koushiro: And for everyone else we love, waiting for us on Earth! Mimi: We.... Yamato: We.... Takeru: All of us.... Jou: ...will never look back again! Hikari: We won't allow the light in our hearts to fade out!

With that declaration, the symbols from their Crests shine from their chests as if they were still wearing the things.

(They're divided along gender lines left to right but Koushiro's an honorary girl 'cause they don't have enough to make it four and four. XD)

Dry exposition can be difficult to absorb when you aren't poring over two different sets of it for differences, which is why I don't blame the children for being surprised here. However, it's worth noting that Homeostasis explained this to them already.

It's implicitly how Hikari's unexplained Glowy Form worked in the Mugendramon sub-arc. The Digivices and Crests are just tools to help manifest and control the light that's already within the children themselves.

In the dub:

Tai: I don't know about you, but I'm not ready to quit yet! Sora: I'm with you, Tai! I won't let this whole experience be for nothing! Matt: Me neither! There's no way I'm about to let my friends down. Izzy: And besides, there's still a lot of people counting on us down on Earth! Mimi: Let's find a way! Matt: Let's fight! T.K.: We're ready! Joe: We've reached the point where there's no turning back! Kari: Crests of no Crests, we're going to win!

Tai and Sora are on-script and Matt's pretty close. Things start veering off-course at Izzy with the subtle shift from "This is for the people we love" to "Lots of people are counting on us". That's not a super big deal, though.

It's Kari's line that's the major divergence. "The light in our hearts" is... kind of an important concept for understanding why their Crest lights suddenly start shining out of their chests. But Kari just gives a "Ra-ra Let's get 'em!"

However, the dub places their final commercial break here. They come back to another take on that last bit.

Mimi: Are we together? Matt: We are! T.K.: Then let's fight! Joe: It's gonna be pretty tough without our Crests. Kari: Crests!? We don't need no stinking Crests!

It's basically the same as the first take. No explanation is given for why Kari suddenly, confidently thinks they can beat Apocalymon without their Crests.

From here, it's time to unpack what these shining symbols mean.

Agumon: The Crests! The symbols engraved on the Crests were actually your hearts! Team: (collective gasp) Taichi: Our... hearts...? Koushiro: Like the knowledge inside me and the sincerity inside Jou-san. As long as we carry these characteristics in our hearts, we don't need the Crests. Yamato: No, you're wrong. Koushiro: Eh!? Yamato: It isn't the friendship inside of me that's shining. All of your friendship is gathered inside me, and that's what made my Crest of Friendship glow! Taichi: One Crest for everyone and all Crests for one! Hikari: Then the light inside of me is for all of us!

Again, Homeostasis explained all this but I can't blame the children for not paying attention to twenty minutes of a history lecture. Homeostasis is not a very good teacher. Needs to work on improving their methods of engaging children in learning.

(Also, this is definitely what Piccolomon was talking about when he said they needed something more than just to make their Crests glow and be physically together.)

The dub takes its second crack at explaining. They fumbled the setup but at least they land the exposition.

Agumon: It's your Crests. You don't need to carry them anymore because their power has been inside of you this whole time! Tai: You mean, like... in our hearts!? Izzy: Prodigious! That makes perfect sense. It's like my knowledge and Joe's sense of responsibility. If your special traits are within you, then you don't need your Crest because your power will be within you as well! Matt: You're wrong! Izzy: Huh!? Matt: It wasn't the friendship inside me that made my Crest glow, Izzy. It was the friendship I felt from all of you gathered inside my heart and that brought the power of my Crest to life. Tai: So each person's Crest isn't powered by themselves. It's powered by the faith we have in each other! Kari: Then the light inside of me is for everyone!

Yeah, that about covers it. Good job, everyone.

Hikari's light erupts from her chest and Super-Evolves Angewomon. The other children quickly follow suit. The next like two straight minutes are the children reciting their Crests and playing their respective stock animations, which is fun to watch especially with Show Me Your Brave Heart blaring behind it but boring to talk about.

Takeru: And everyone's hope is my hope! (HolyAngemon) Koushiro: Knowledge. (AtlurKabuterimon) Mimi: Purity. (Lilimon) Jou: Sincerity. (Zudomon) Sora: Love. (Garudamon) Yamato: Friendship. (MetalGarurumon) Taichi: Courage. (WarGreymon)

I'm not typing that again. It's exactly the same in the dub except Mimi and Joe call out different Crest virtues.

With the light of their hearts, the children are able to re-establish themselves and recompile their data back into reality, in Apocalymon's void.

Apocalymon: What!? Taichi: WE WON'T LET YOU HAVE YOUR WAY!!!

We end here, with the Children powered up and ready for round 2 with Apocalymon. Some of whom, I'm sorry, look absolutely adorable in their Get Fierce poses. XD Jou, Mimi, Koushiro, and the two eight-year-olds really can't pull off the Let's Throw Down look.

In the dub, Izzy offers some narration in case what just happened was unclear.

Izzy: We did it! We reassembled ourselves! Apocalymon: What!? Tai: You're dealing with the new and improved DigiDestined! Narrator: You won't want to miss the final battle that decides the fate of two worlds. Tune in to the next Digimon: Digital Monsters.

Because the narrator pauses the animation to talk, we get to really linger on the combination Fierce Looks and Attempted Fierce Looks. XD

Assessment: So here we are. The true threat behind the veil of reality itself that's been creating the distortions in the Digital World. The Actually Truly Seriously For Realsies final boss. Until sequels happens.

With regard to the "Did Apocalymon create the villains or did they just draw power from Apocalymon?" question, it's not super clear. Gennai said only that Apocalymon is the root cause of their evil and that they drew power from the distortions Apocalymon made in reality.

But Apocalymon's ability to conjure up images of the villains and use their attacks makes the matter murky. It was said that Apocalymon can use the powers of every Digimon they've faced up to this point. But Apocalymon only uses the villains, so it's ambiguous whether that means "Every Digimon" or "All the villains we had to fight".

The dub stakes out "Apocalymon created them" pretty unambiguously. I can't say with certainty that they're wrong or right. I can say that if they were all in league with one another, they didn't act like it. Devimon and Etemon, in particular, seemed to be doing their own thing and had no sense of alliance with the other villains.

There's no indication that any of them even knew Apocalymon existed. Which doesn't necessarily mean Apocalymon couldn't have created them, but if they did, then the villains didn't seem to know that they did. IDK

In any case, whether it's reality or the children's journey, everything comes to an end next episode.

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Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three is now available to purchase on digital and on 4K UHD and Blu-ray.

Now fully revealed as the ultimate threat to existence, the ANTI-MONITOR wages an unrelenting attack on the surviving Earths that struggle for survival in a pocket universe. One-by-one, these worlds and all their inhabitants are vaporized! On the planets that remain, even time itself is shattered and heroes from the past join the Justice League and their rag-tag allies against the epitome of evil. But as they make their last stand, will the sacrifice of the superheroes be enough to save us all? | Source

[mysticstronomy]

WHERE DID WATER COME FROM ON EARTH??

Blog#349

Wednesday, November 15th, 2023

Welcome back,

The origin of Earth’s water is an open question and quite controversial. It really is part of a larger question about how Earth got its very volatile elements that include not just the hydrogen in water, but also carbon, nitrogen, and the noble gases (helium, neon, argon, krypton, and xenon) amongst others. Ultimately, any complete explanation must be able to reproduce both the volatile element abundances and isotopic compositions.

It must also be compatible with what we know about how and on what timescales planetary systems form from the disk of gas and dust (protoplanetary disk) that surrounds a young star. In the case of the Solar System, the protoplanetary disk around the young Sun is generally referred to as the Solar Nebula.

Currently, the most favored explanation for where the Earth got its water is that it acquired it from water-rich objects (planetesimals) that made up a few percent of its building blocks. These water-rich planetesimals would have been either comets or asteroids. From what we know about comets, they are not a good match to either the volatile element abundances or isotopic compositions of the Earth. It may also have been difficult to deliver enough comets to the Earth.

At present, asteroids up to a few hundred kilometers across seem the most likely sources of most of Earth’s water, specifically the types of asteroid that dominate the outer asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. We have pieces of some of these asteroids in the form of two types of carbonaceous chondrite meteorites—the CMs and CIs. When they formed, these asteroids/meteorites contained water-ice, but radioactive heating and impacts caused the ice to melt and react with the anhydrous minerals to make clays.

The meteorites also contain quite a bit of organic matter that contains hydrogen, carbon, and nitrogen —the hydrogen would have reacted to form water when the asteroids vaporized on impacting the early Earth. Noble gases even seem to be associated with the organics.

The CM chondrites, in particular, match many aspects of Earth’s highly volatile elemental and isotopic compositions, although small amounts of cometary and solar wind (or Solar Nebula) material produce an even better fit.

Nevertheless, disagreements between the meteorite-comet-solar and Earth compositions remain and there is much debate about whether these are due to some combination of (i) inaccuracies in the estimates of the Earth’s volatile contents, (ii) storage of hydrogen and other volatiles in the Earth’s core or deep mantle, and (iii) loss of volatiles to space in the giant impacts that dominated the final stage of Earth’s formation.

If CM- and/or CI-like chondrites were the main sources of Earth’s water, where did they come from? It looks like they are representatives of a swarm of planetesimals that formed in the colder regions of the Solar Nebula beyond the orbit of Jupiter where water-ice-rich dust was plentiful, and they were gravitationally scattered by a growing Jupiter into the regions where Earth and the asteroid belt formed.

Originally published on epl.carnegiescience.edu

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(Saturday, November 18th, 2023)

"WHY ARE THINGS IN SPACE ROUND??"

[wokrs-of-whimsy]

The oldest material found in the Solar System is dated to 4.5682+0.0002

−0.0004 Ga (billion years) ago.[35] By 4.54±0.04 Ga the primordial Earth had formed.[36] The bodies in the Solar System formed and evolved with the Sun. In theory, a solar nebula partitions a volume out of a molecular cloud by gravitational collapse, which begins to spin and flatten into a circumstellar disk, and then the planets grow out of that disk with the Sun. A nebula contains gas, ice grains, and dust (including primordial nuclides). According to nebular theory, planetesimals formed by accretion, with the primordial Earth being estimated as likely taking anywhere from 70 to 100 million years to form.[37]

Estimates of the age of the Moon range from 4.5 Ga to significantly younger.[38] A leading hypothesis is that it was formed by accretion from material loosed from Earth after a Mars-sized object with about 10% of Earth's mass, named Theia, collided with Earth.[39] It hit Earth with a glancing blow and some of its mass merged with Earth.[40][41] Between approximately 4.1 and 3.8 Ga, numerous asteroid impacts during the Late Heavy Bombardment caused significant changes to the greater surface environment of the Moon and, by inference, to that of Earth.[42]

Earth's atmosphere and oceans were formed by volcanic activity and outgassing.[43] Water vapor from these sources condensed into the oceans, augmented by water and ice from asteroids, protoplanets, and comets.[44] Sufficient water to fill the oceans may have been on Earth since it formed.[45] In this model, atmospheric greenhouse gases kept the oceans from freezing when the newly forming Sun had only 70% of its current luminosity.[46] By 3.5 Ga, Earth's magnetic field was established, which helped prevent the atmosphere from being stripped away by the solar wind.[47]

As the molten outer layer of Earth cooled it formed the first solid crust, which is thought to have been mafic in composition. The first continental crust, which was more felsic in composition, formed by the partial melting of this mafic crust.[49] The presence of grains of the mineral zircon of Hadean age in Eoarchean sedimentary rocks suggests that at least some felsic crust existed as early as 4.4 Ga, only 140 Ma after Earth's formation.[50] There are two main models of how this initial small volume of continental crust evolved to reach its current abundance:[51] (1) a relatively steady growth up to the present day,[52] which is supported by the radiometric dating of continental crust globally and (2) an initial rapid growth in the volume of continental crust during the Archean, forming the bulk of the continental crust that now exists,[53][54] which is supported by isotopic evidence from hafnium in zircons and neodymium in sedimentary rocks. The two models and the data that support them can be reconciled by large-scale recycling of the continental crust, particularly during the early stages of Earth's history.[55]

New continental crust forms as a result of plate tectonics, a process ultimately driven by the continuous loss of heat from Earth's interior. Over the period of hundreds of millions of years, tectonic forces have caused areas of continental crust to group together to form supercontinents that have subsequently broken apart. At approximately 750 Ma, one of the earliest known supercontinents, Rodinia, began to break apart. The continents later recombined to form Pannotia at 600–540 Ma, then finally Pangaea, which also began to break apart at 180 Ma.[56]

The most recent pattern of ice ages began about 40 Ma,[57] and then intensified during the Pleistocene about 3 Ma.[58] High- and middle-latitude regions have since undergone repeated cycles of glaciation and thaw, repeating about every 21,000, 41,000 and 100,000 years.[59] The Last Glacial Period, colloquially called the "last ice age", covered large parts of the continents, to the middle latitudes, in ice and ended about 11,700 years ago.[60]

Chemical reactions led to the first self-replicating molecules about four billion years ago. A half billion years later, the last common ancestor of all current life arose.[61] The evolution of photosynthesis allowed the Sun's energy to be harvested directly by life forms. The resultant molecular oxygen (O2) accumulated in the atmosphere and due to interaction with ultraviolet solar radiation, formed a protective ozone layer (O3) in the upper atmosphere.[62] The incorporation of smaller cells within larger ones resulted in the development of complex cells called eukaryotes.[63] True multicellular organisms formed as cells within colonies became increasingly specialized. Aided by the absorption of harmful ultraviolet radiation by the ozone layer, life colonized Earth's surface.[64] Among the earliest fossil evidence for life is microbial mat fossils found in 3.48 billion-year-old sandstone in Western Australia,[65] biogenic graphite found in 3.7 billion-year-old metasedimentary rocks in Western Greenland,[66] and remains of biotic material found in 4.1 billion-year-old rocks in Western Australia.[67][68] The earliest direct evidence of life on Earth is contained in 3.45 billion-year-old Australian rocks showing fossils of microorganisms.[69][70]

During the Neoproterozoic, 1000 to 539 Ma, much of Earth might have been covered in ice. This hypothesis has been termed "Snowball Earth", and it is of particular interest because it preceded the Cambrian explosion, when multicellular life forms significantly increased in complexity.[72][73] Following the Cambrian explosion, 535 Ma, there have been at least five major mass extinctions and many minor ones.[74] Apart from the proposed current Holocene extinction event, the most recent was 66 Ma, when an asteroid impact triggered the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs and other large reptiles, but largely spared small animals such as insects, mammals, lizards and birds. Mammalian life has diversified over the past 66 Mys, and several million years ago, an African ape species gained the ability to stand upright.[75][76] This facilitated tool use and encouraged communication that provided the nutrition and stimulation needed for a larger brain, which led to the evolution of humans. The development of agriculture, and then civilization, led to humans having an influence on Earth and the nature and quantity of other life forms that continues to this day.[77]

YESSSS, FEED ME KNOWLEDGE

(Did you copy and paste from Wikipedia)

(And I’m also writing this in school😈)

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Indomitable Wrath

UNKNOWN, Mitakihara, Japan

An unknown dimension, emanating tragedy and loss. It was as if it was another world. In the white and black stairs that the Eradicator walked up towards, with weird, cartoony visuals all around him, his crimson, calamitous energy pulsed throughout the dimension.

The raven-haired young man punched downwards at the floor, annihilating all the odd-looking familiars around him, before punching through the last one in the head, dissipating it.

And eventually, he was met by an unknown, octopus-like being with wings at the end of the dimension.

A curbstomp. A one-sided fight which the being of despair has to suffer. And with his burning rage, he wouldn't relent.

Devastating punches, energy blasts of immense power, elemental strikes. He'd get hit by the witch's own attacks, but ultimately, he'd shake it off and hit back much harder. He blasted away any familiars it summoned. A flurry of punches kicked in, and then he grabbed her face, crushing it slowly, but steadily. The Eradicator's crimson, glowing eyes hard-focused onto the witch.

He wanted something from it. Its rich calamitous energy. Despite the power difference, he'd absorb the witch. He wanted to prepare for the battle against the Desolation Legend, Hisako Katsumoto.

CROSSFIRE CATACLYSM

The Eradicator finally vaporized the being of despair with two colossal blasts, one vertical and one horizontal, aimed directly at her head and body.

After it was all over, the Calamity Effect wielder absorbed its power, crimson energy trails shifting towards his body from multiple angles.

ERADICATED

"I've killed bigger and worse than you..." He spoke in a grim tone, yet as solid as steel. Because he held the energy of the witch, the dimension didn't dissipate yet.. but he sensed one more energy source nearby.

[ysterrd]

Jo (CV: Takahashi Hiroki)

“I don’t forget the ladies I meet no matter who they are.”[1]

A woman-loving gentleman shrouded in mystery[2]

A gallant floor manager at Lounge Wisdom who loves all women.[3]

He’s a two-faced man who’s easygoing and friendly yet toys with the people around him. It’s hard to tell whether he’s telling the truth or not when he speaks.[4]

He likes sweets.

Profile

Class: Wisdom Thinks

Height: 182cm

Weight: 75kg

Birthday: November 12th

Age: 30

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Hobbies: Dating, flirting, attending mixers

Skills: Sewing, lying

Rider Finisher: Mystical Vapor

Voice Lines

“I don’t forget the ladies I meet no matter who they are.”

“I won’t tell you anything even if you look at me like that. More importantly, I want you to tell me about yourself.”

“You can’t tell what I’m thinking about? Haha, I often get those comments.”

TL Notes:

The original line is more about not forgetting the “memories he has with ladies”. I preferred wording it like he’s not forgetting “the ladies [he] meet[s]” because that sounded better in English.

真実を煙に巻き means that Jo bewilders and confuses the people around him, and the original wording literally gives the image of covering something in smoke to hide it— in this case, the truth. I opted for a wording that would evoke this “covering up the truth” idea by focusing on himself being mysterious rather than a nebulous “truth”.

Here, I’ve translated the second 紳士 to the adjective “gallant” so I could combine both sentences.

Okay so, Japanese loves run-on sentences and cramming as much details as possible into a specific thing, and it was impossible to translate this in a single sentence because English just doesn’t work like that. Just know that the part about how he speaks (嘘か本当か分からない発言) is likely related to how he toys with people— in Japanese, the particle で that’s used in this part can be understood as the means of an action, so it’s with his remarks that he toys with people. It could also just be the conjuction “and”, or it could mean “because of”. So… yeah, I had to separate this part to avoid awkward wording and make this less of a headache to parse, but know that it’s ultimately related to how two-faced he is.

Source: Ride Kamens website

Originally posted on Dreamwidth & Twitter on Mar 4 2024.

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SOCA THERAPY - MARCH 10, 2024

Soca Therapy Playlist

Sunday March 10th 2024

Making You Wine From 6-9pm on Flow 98.7fm Toronto

Iron Bazodee (Dr. Jay Plate) - Alison Hinds

Carnival Calling - Giselle De Wassi One feat Alison Hinds

Mas And Wining - Patrice Roberts

Endless Vibration (Muv Short Edit) - Marge Blackman x Nailah Blackman

Life After Fete - Kerwin Du Bois

Everytime - Nadia Batson

Sha La La - Nessa Preppy x Freetown Collective

Calypso - V'ghn

Junction - Coutain x Tano

Tack Back - Kes x Tano

Savannah Grass - Kes The Band

Kaiso - Viking Ding Dong

Ego Jam  - GBM Nutron

DNA (DJ Kevin Festival Intro Edit) - Mical Teja

Beat Rum Bad - Wadicks

Fete Woman and Alcohol (F.W.A) - Terron

The Menu - Teddyson John 

Impossible - Problem Child x Patrice Roberts

Ah Love It Here - Ricardo Drue

Rosie - Destra x Yung Bredda

I'm Yuh Lover - Nadia Batson

Outside Jam - GBM Nutron x DJ Spider

How Ah Livin (Muv Short Edit) - Farmer Nappy

Haunted - Machel Montano

Jump & Wine - Beenie Man

Raggamuffin - Square One

Sugar - Square One

TOP 7 @ 7 Powered By The Soca Source

Top Songs by Dr. Alison Hinds Streamed On Spotify

7. In Trouble - Farmer Nappy x Alison Hinds

6. West Indian - Alison Hinds

5. King and Queen - Richie Spice x Alison Hinds

4. Born Wid It - Alison Hinds

3. Togetherness - Square One feat Alison Hinds

2. Faluma - Square One feat Alison Hinds

1. Roll It Gal - Alison Hinds

God Got Me - Marzville x Dj Spider

Forever Grateful - Mikey Mercer x Dj Spider

Bad Gyal - Erphaan Alves

Runaway - Mical Teja

Penthouse - Voice

Lift Me Up - DJ Crown Prince x King Vers x Ricardo Drue

Hustle Hard - Hoipong x GBM Nutron x CoolBlaze

Bassman (Razorshop Fully Extremed Edit) - Shadow

Full Extreme (DJ Puffy Remake) - Ultimate Rejects feat MX Prime

Long Time - Arrow

PAN MOMENTS Long Time - Republic Bank Exodus

TANTY TUNE (1977) Give More Tempo - Calypso Rose

Holiday - Problem Child

Wotless - Kes The Band

Warming Up - Adam O x Akaiiusweet

In The Center - GBM Nutron x Farmer Nappy

Cloud 9 - Lyrikal

Angel - Imani Ray

The A List - Pumpa 

Big Girl Now - Patrice Roberts

Finally (Refix) - V'ghn x Voice                  

Circles (Ryan Sayeed's Best Friends Intro) - Kerwin Du Bois

No Behavior (Touch Down, Shell Down) - Cloud 5

Leh Go - Blaxx

To D Future - Bunji Garlin

Whole Day - Ms Alysha

Wah Do - Olatunji 

Whistle & Horn - Cassi

Wrong Again - Skinny Banton

Inventor (Izaman) (Razorshop Roadmix) - Olatunji

Chutney Steam (Ryan Sayeed's Vapor Rub Intro) - Ravi B x Tempa x Travis World 

NORTHERN PRESCRIPTION Sweetman Bass - Hndfl

Sokah - Nailah Blackman x Len Boogsie Sharpe x Mungal Patasar

Devotion - Destra

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...no terminan aquí nuestras diferencias. [Los estadounidenses] son crédulos, nosotros creyentes; aman los cuentos de hadas y las historias policíacas, nosotros los mitos y las leyendas. Los mexicanos mienten por fantasía, por desesperación o para superar su vida sórdida; ellos no mienten, pero sustituyen la verdad verdadera, que es siempre desagradable, por una verdad social. Nos emborrachamos para confesarnos; ellos para olvidarse. Son optimistas; nosotros nihilistas —sólo que nuestro nihilismo no es intelectual, sino una reacción instintiva: por lo tanto es irrefutable—. Los mexicanos son desconfiados; ellos abiertos. Nosotros somos tristes y sarcásticos; ellos alegres y humorísticos. Los norteamericanos quieren comprender; nosotros contemplar. Son activos; nosotros quietistas: disfrutamos de nuestras llagas como ellos de sus inventos. Creen en la higiene, en la salud, en el trabajo, en la felicidad, pero tal vez no conocen la verdadera alegría, que es una embriaguez y un torbellino. En el alarido de la noche de fiesta nuestra voz estalla en luces y vida y muerte se confunden; su vitalidad se petrifica en una sonrisa: niega la vejez y la muerte, pero inmoviliza la vida.

¿Y cuál es la raíz de tan contrarias actitudes? Me parece que para los norteamericanos el mundo es algo que se puede perfeccionar; para nosotros, algo que se puede redimir. Ellos son modernos. Nosotros, como sus antepasados puritanos, creemos que el pecado y la muerte constituyen el fondo último de la naturaleza humana. Sólo que el puritano identifica la pureza con la salud. De ahí el ascetismo que purifica, y sus consecuencias: el culto al trabajo por el trabajo, la vida sobria —a pan y agua—, la inexistencia del cuerpo en tanto que posibilidad de perderse —o encontrarse— en otro cuerpo. Todo contacto contamina. Razas, ideas, costumbres, cuerpos extraños llevan en sí gérmenes de perdición e impureza. La higiene social completa la del alma y la del cuerpo. En cambio los mexicanos, antiguos ó modernos, creen en la comunión y en la fiesta; no hay salud sin contacto. Tlazoltéotl, la diosa azteca de la inmundicia y la fecundidad, de los humores terrestres y humanos, era también la diosa de los baños de vapor, del amor sexual y de la confesión. Y no hemos cambiado tanto: el catolicismo también es comunión.

...our differences do not end there. [Americans] are credulous, we are believers; they love fairy tales and mysteries, we love myths and legends, Mexicans tell lies for fantasy, out of desperation or to overcome their sordid lives; they do not lie, but substitute actual truth, which is always unpleasant, with a social truth. We get drunk in order to confess; they in order to forget. They are optimistic, and we nihilistic - only that our nihilism is not intellectual, but rather an instinctive reaction: it is therefore irrefutable -. Mexicans are distrustful, they are open. We are sad and sarcastic; they are joyful and humorous. The North Americans want to understand, we want to contemplate. They are active, we are Quietists: we get as much enjoyment from our sores as they do from their inventions. They believe in hygiene, in health, in work, in happiness, and yet they do not know true happiness, which is a drunkenness and a whirlwind. In the shriek of a festive night our voice bursts into lights and life and death are jumbled and befuddled, their vitality petrifies in a smile: it defies old-age and death, but immobilizes life. And what is the source of such opposing attitudes? It seems to me that for North Americans the world is something that can be perfected; for us, something that can be redeemed. They are modern. We, with our puritan ancestors, believe that sin and death constitute the ultimate basis of human nature. Only that the puritan identifies purity with health. Hence the asceticism that purifies, and its consecuences, the cult of work for work's sake, the sober life - of bread and water - , the non-existence of the body as a possibility of losing oneself - or finding oneself - in another body. All contact is contaminating. Races, ideas, customs, foreign bodies carry within themselves the germs of perdition and impurity. Complete social hygiene of the soul and the body. In contrast, Mexicans, ancient and modern, believe in communion and in celebration; there is no health without contact. Tlazoltéotl, the Aztec goddess of filth and fertility, of earthly and human moods, was also the goddess of steam baths, of sexual love and of confession. And we have changed little: Catholicism is also communion.

Octavio Paz, El Laberinto de la Soledad, 1950

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Ultimate Guide to Basement Waterproofing: Protect Your Home with Hawk Crawl Space & Foundation Repair

Your basement is further than just a storehouse area — it plays a crucial part in the structural stability and comfort ofyour home. Still, basements are largely susceptible to water damage, which can lead to expensive repairs and health hazards if not addressed instantly. That’s where basement waterproofing becomes essential, icing your home stays defended from humidity- related issues.

Why Is Basement Waterproofing Important?

Waterproofing your basement protects your home in many ways:

Prevents Structural Issues: redundant humidity can weaken the foundation, causing cracks and insecurity.

Avoids Mold and Mildew Growth: Damp environments can foster harmful mold, impacting air quality and health.

Maintains Property Value: A dry basement boosts your home’s market value and appeal.

Reduces Energy Costs: Proper waterproofing can improve insulation, helping you save on energy bills.

Signs Your Basement Needs Waterproofing

It’s important to spot early warning signs of water problems, such as:

A musty smell or visible mold.

Cracks in walls or floors.

Damp spots or standing water.

Peeling paint or efflorescence (white residue).

High humidity levels in the basement.

If you observe any of these indicators, contacting a professional like Hawk Crawl Space & Foundation Repair is crucial to prevent further damage.

Key Methods for Basement Waterproofing

Interior Waterproofing: Interior systems address water that has formerly entered the basement. Solutions include installing drainage systems, sump pumps, and vapor barriers to manage moisture effectively.

Exterior Waterproofing: Exterior waterproofing focuses on precluding water from reaching your basement walls. Techniques include applying waterproof membranes, improving drainage systems, and using sealants.

Foundation Repairs: Cracks and other structural issues can allow water to seep into your basement. At Hawk Crawl Space & Foundation Repair, we specialize in foundation repairs to ensure your basement stays watertight.

Humidity Control: Installing a dehumidifier can keep moisture levels in check and prevent mold from developing.

Why Choose Professional Basement Waterproofing?

Professional services provide tailored solutions designed to address your home’s specific needs. At Hawk Crawl Space & Foundation Repair, we ensure:

Thorough inspections to pinpoint the source of moisture problems.

Use of high-quality materials for durable results.

Expert workmanship backed by our commitment to quality.

Safeguard Your Basement Today

Protecting your basement is an investment in your home’s future. With Hawk Crawl Space & Foundation Repair, you’ll receive dependable and effective basement waterproofing solutions. Reach out today to schedule a consultation and take the first step toward a safer, drier home.

Your home deserves the best care — trust Hawk Crawl Space & Foundation Repair to deliver.

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Diamonds have long been the ultimate symbol of luxury, romance, and status. From engagement rings to high-end jewelry, the dazzling allure of natural diamonds has made them a cornerstone of the jewelry industry for centuries. However, in recent years, a new contender has emerged on the scene: synthetic diamonds. Also known as lab-grown or man-made diamonds, these diamonds are shaking up the jewelry market and gaining popularity for a variety of reasons.

In this blog, we’ll dive into the rise of synthetic diamonds, exploring the factors that are driving their popularity, and how they are changing the way consumers think about diamond jewelry.

What Are Synthetic Diamonds?

Before we get into the "why," let's clarify the "what." Synthetic diamonds are chemically, physically, and optically identical to natural diamonds. The key difference is their origin: while natural diamonds are formed deep within the Earth’s crust over millions of years, synthetic diamonds are created in a laboratory setting using advanced technological processes.

There are two main methods used to create synthetic diamonds:

High Pressure High Temperature (HPHT) – Mimics the natural conditions of heat and pressure to grow diamonds.

Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) – Involves placing a carbon-rich gas in a chamber and using heat to deposit carbon atoms onto a substrate, forming diamond crystals.

These diamonds are real diamonds, not imitations or simulants (like cubic zirconia), and can be produced in a range of sizes and qualities.

Why Are Synthetic Diamonds Gaining Popularity?

Several factors are contributing to the growing demand for synthetic diamond jewelry market. From ethical considerations to advancements in technology, here's why they're becoming a go-to choice for consumers:

1. Ethical and Environmental Concerns

One of the most significant drivers behind the rise of synthetic diamonds is growing awareness about the ethical and environmental issues associated with natural diamond mining.

Natural diamond mining often involves complex supply chains that can include exploitative labor practices, human rights violations, and severe environmental damage due to mining operations. In contrast, synthetic diamonds are produced in controlled environments with minimal impact on the environment. They also do not involve any of the ethical concerns tied to traditional diamond mining, making them a more responsible choice for socially-conscious consumers.

2. Cost-Effectiveness

Lab-grown diamonds are generally more affordable than their natural counterparts. The production process for synthetic diamonds can be done more efficiently and with fewer resource-intensive steps, which reduces costs.

As a result, consumers can often purchase larger or higher-quality synthetic diamonds for the same price as a smaller natural diamond. This cost-effectiveness makes synthetic diamonds an attractive alternative, particularly for engagement rings and other significant jewelry purchases where size and quality are important but the price tag is a concern.

3. High Quality and Customization

Advances in technology have made it possible to create synthetic diamonds that are virtually indistinguishable from natural diamonds. Lab-grown diamonds can be manufactured to have superior clarity, color, and cut, and many jewelry designers offer customization options for lab-grown stones. Consumers can now find diamonds with specific characteristics that suit their personal preferences, without the premium pricing associated with natural diamonds.

4. Sustainability

With increasing attention on sustainability and eco-conscious consumerism, synthetic diamonds are becoming a popular choice for those seeking a more sustainable option. The carbon footprint of lab-grown diamonds is significantly smaller than that of mined diamonds, especially when renewable energy sources are used in their production.

Many synthetic diamond producers also emphasize their commitment to reducing waste and using responsible practices in their manufacturing processes. As consumers increasingly factor sustainability into their purchasing decisions, synthetic diamonds offer a more environmentally friendly alternative to mined diamonds.

5. Rising Demand for Alternative Options

The rise of millennial and Gen Z consumers, who prioritize ethical, sustainable, and cost-conscious purchases, has also contributed to the growing demand for synthetic diamonds. These generations are more likely to explore alternative products that align with their values, and lab-grown diamonds fit this demand perfectly.

Additionally, the growing acceptance of alternative gemstones and materials in fine jewelry means that synthetic diamonds are no longer seen as a "lesser" choice but as a viable and equal alternative to natural diamonds. As a result, many jewelers are now offering lab-grown diamonds alongside traditional stones.

6. Technological Advancements

As technology advances, the ability to produce synthetic diamonds has improved exponentially. The process is faster, more efficient, and more precise, allowing for greater consistency in the quality of the stones produced. Moreover, as more companies enter the lab-grown diamond market, the competition drives innovation, pushing the industry toward even better products at more accessible price points.

7. Transparency and Traceability

One of the major advantages of synthetic diamonds is the ability to trace their origin with certainty. Consumers can easily verify the process behind the creation of synthetic diamonds, ensuring that they are conflict-free and sourced from responsible companies. This transparency is increasingly important to buyers who want to know the complete story behind their jewelry and are wary of the potentially shady practices associated with natural diamond mining.

Are Synthetic Diamonds the Future of the Jewelry Industry?

While natural diamonds are likely to retain their status as the traditional symbol of luxury and prestige, synthetic diamonds are undoubtedly making a significant impact on the jewelry industry. As consumer preferences continue to shift toward more ethical, sustainable, and cost-conscious choices, the demand for lab-grown diamonds will likely grow even further.

Moreover, as synthetic diamonds become more mainstream, they are helping to redefine the meaning of luxury in the jewelry market. Consumers are increasingly valuing authenticity, sustainability, and personal choice over traditional notions of rarity and exclusivity.

For those looking to buy a diamond that aligns with their values without sacrificing quality, synthetic diamonds are a perfect solution. Whether it's an engagement ring, a gift for a loved one, or a statement piece for your own collection, lab-grown diamonds offer the same brilliance and beauty as their natural counterparts—but with a much smaller environmental and ethical footprint.

Conclusion

The rise of synthetic diamonds marks a pivotal shift in the jewelry industry. As technology advances and consumer attitudes evolve, synthetic diamonds are proving to be a more affordable, ethical, and sustainable alternative to mined diamonds. With their growing popularity, it's clear that lab-grown diamonds are here to stay—offering a future where luxury and responsibility can coexist.

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Torch prioritizes creating a user experience that extends beyond the product itself, encompassing all brand interactions. The high-quality craftsmanship and meticulous attention to detail of the Torch device will impress customers at first sight. Its purpose-built hardware not only enhances functionality but also boosts visual appeal. With sleek and modern designs, Torch devices are both stylish and innovative.

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Explore Torch's range of gummies, each expertly blended with different tastes and intensities, ranging from mild to extremely intense. With a variety of cannabinoids, including Delta 9 THC, THCP, THCX, and live resin terpenes, users can customize their experience. For those seeking even stronger effects, try Torch's Haymker blend, featuring a mix of Delta 9, THCP, and THCX for an extraordinary sensory experience.

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In a city like Miami, where temperatures soar and humidity is high year-round, keeping indoor spaces comfortable without skyrocketing energy bills is a challenge many homeowners face. Spray foam insulation has become an increasingly popular solution for managing indoor climate and enhancing energy efficiency, offering a modern and highly effective method of insulation. Unlike traditional materials like fiberglass or cellulose, spray foam insulation provides a seamless, airtight barrier that dramatically improves a home’s thermal performance. Here’s how spray foam insulation miami works, the benefits it offers, and why it’s an ideal choice for Miami homes.

Spray foam insulation is made from a liquid polymer that expands upon application, filling every crevice and forming a dense layer that effectively seals off unwanted air and moisture. There are two main types of spray foam insulation: open-cell and closed-cell. Open-cell foam has a softer, flexible structure, making it ideal for interior applications in areas like walls and attics. Closed-cell foam, on the other hand, is denser, providing superior insulation and moisture resistance, making it suitable for both indoor and outdoor applications. With the right type of spray foam tailored to a home’s needs, Miami homeowners can achieve a significant reduction in energy consumption and enjoy more consistent indoor temperatures.

One of the biggest advantages of spray foam insulation is its ability to create an airtight seal. Because the foam expands to fill every gap, it prevents the unwanted airflow that commonly occurs in homes with traditional insulation materials. In a hot and humid climate like Miami, this airtight barrier keeps cool, conditioned air inside, reducing the need for air conditioning to run constantly. By blocking out external air and preventing the cool air inside from escaping, spray foam insulation reduces the load on HVAC systems, ultimately leading to lower energy bills. Studies show that homes with spray foam insulation can save up to 30% on energy costs compared to homes with more traditional insulation.

Beyond energy savings, Spray Insulation Miami also excels in moisture control, which is crucial in Miami’s humid climate. Moisture infiltration is a common issue, particularly in areas like crawl spaces, basements, and attics, where high humidity can lead to mold growth and structural deterioration. Closed-cell spray foam, in particular, acts as a barrier against water and vapor, helping to prevent the buildup of moisture in the home. By reducing the likelihood of mold and mildew, spray foam insulation helps to maintain a healthier indoor environment and protects the structural integrity of the building. This added durability can be especially beneficial in Miami, where homes face both high humidity and occasional heavy rains.

Spray foam insulation’s benefits extend beyond temperature and moisture control. It also significantly reduces noise, making indoor spaces quieter and more serene. Its dense, sound-absorbing structure dampens the transmission of sound from room to room and from outside sources. For homes located in busy or high-traffic areas, this added layer of soundproofing can make a noticeable difference, creating a more peaceful indoor environment. This sound-dampening quality is particularly attractive in multi-story homes, as it reduces noise transmission between floors and rooms, enhancing comfort and privacy.

The installation process of spray foam insulation requires specialized equipment and professional expertise to ensure safe and efficient application. Professional insulation contractors begin by inspecting the home to determine the best type of foam and the ideal application areas. Contractors then apply the spray foam, which starts as a liquid and expands within seconds to form a durable, solid layer. Because spray foam rapidly expands on contact, it can fill areas of all shapes and sizes, making it ideal for insulating hard-to-reach spots where air leaks often occur. The precise application of spray foam insulation by a skilled professional ensures optimal performance and helps avoid common issues, such as uneven application or overspray.

Spray foam insulation’s longevity is another key benefit that makes it a worthwhile investment. Unlike traditional insulation materials that may settle, compress, or degrade over time, spray foam retains its shape and effectiveness for decades. This long-lasting performance means that Miami homeowners can enjoy consistent energy savings and comfort without the need for frequent replacements or upgrades. Additionally, the durability of spray foam insulation helps it resist the elements, reducing the risk of wear and tear, particularly in areas like attics or crawl spaces where traditional insulation might deteriorate due to humidity or pests.

An added environmental benefit of spray foam insulation is its role in reducing a home’s carbon footprint. By improving energy efficiency, spray foam insulation decreases the amount of energy needed for heating and cooling, which in turn reduces greenhouse gas emissions associated with energy production. Some modern spray foam products are made with renewable ingredients or eco-friendly formulations, allowing homeowners to achieve both sustainability and energy efficiency goals. With a more energy-efficient home, residents in Miami can make a positive impact on the environment, a consideration that’s increasingly important in today’s sustainable living efforts.

For those considering spray foam insulation, it’s essential to work with experienced contractors who understand the unique challenges of Miami’s climate and building styles. An experienced contractor can help identify the best areas for insulation, recommend the right type of spray foam, and ensure that the installation process goes smoothly. Professional installers take care to ensure proper ventilation during installation, as the chemicals in the spray foam can be potent when first applied. They also take steps to protect indoor air quality, ensuring that the foam cures effectively without compromising safety.

The decision to invest in spray foam insulation can transform a Miami home by enhancing its energy efficiency, comfort, and long-term value. For residents who want to enjoy stable indoor temperatures and reduce their dependence on cooling systems, spray foam insulation provides a lasting solution. It not only offers substantial savings on utility bills but also improves indoor air quality by preventing moisture buildup and mold. The insulation’s durability and low maintenance requirements make it a wise investment that pays off over time, adding value to the property and providing a more comfortable living environment.

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How to Store Hashish to Keep It Fresh and Potent! The Ultimate Guide

How to Store Hashish to Keep It Fresh and Potent! The Ultimate Guide

If you are a fan of hashish, you know how important it is to store it properly to preserve its quality and potency. Hashish is a concentrated form of cannabis resin that can be smoked, vaporized, or eaten. It has a rich aroma, flavor, and texture that make it a popular choice among cannabis enthusiasts.But how to store hashish to keep it fresh and potent? In this blog post, we will give you the ultimate guide on how to store hashish properly and avoid common mistakes that can degrade its quality over time. What Are The Factors That Can Degrade Hashish Over Time? Hashish is a natural product that can be affected by various factors such as light, heat, air, moisture, and microbes. These factors can cause chemical reactions that can alter the cannabinoids, terpenes, and other compounds in hashish, resulting in loss of potency, flavor, aroma, and color. Here are some of the main factors that can degrade hashish over time:- Light: Light is one of the biggest enemies of hashish, as it can break down the cannabinoids and terpenes that give hashish its effects and characteristics. Exposure to sunlight or artificial light can also cause hashish to oxidize and turn brown or black, which indicates a loss of quality. - Heat: Heat can also degrade the cannabinoids and terpenes in hashish, as well as activate them prematurely. High temperatures can cause hashish to melt, lose its shape, and become sticky or crumbly. Heat can also increase the risk of mold and bacteria growth, which can spoil hashish and make it unsafe to consume. - Air: Air can also oxidize the cannabinoids and terpenes in hashish, causing them to lose their potency and flavor. Air can also introduce contaminants such as dust, dirt, hair, or insects that can affect the quality and hygiene of hashish. - Moisture: Moisture can affect the texture and consistency of hashish, as well as its shelf life. Too much moisture can make hashish soft and moldy, while too little moisture can make hashish dry and brittle. Moisture can also affect the potency of hashish, as it can dilute the concentration of cannabinoids and terpenes. - Microbes: Microbes such as mold, bacteria, fungi, or yeast can grow on hashish if it is not stored properly. Microbes can produce toxins that can harm your health and compromise the quality of hashish. Microbes can also consume the cannabinoids and terpenes in hashish, reducing its potency and flavor.

How to Store Hashish Properly?

To store hashish properly, you need to protect it from the factors mentioned above. Here are some general tips on how to store it properly: Short-Term Storage: Short-term storage refers to storing your hashish for less than a week, or when you intend to use it within a few days. For this purpose, you need a small container that is airtight, light-proof, and odor-proof. A silicone container is a good option, as it prevents too much air from passing through and preserves the texture of the hashish. You can also use a glass jar with a tight lid, or a metal tin with a rubber seal.The container should be kept in a cool, dark, and dry place, away from direct sunlight, heat sources, and humidity. The ideal temperature range is between 10°C and 15°C (50°F and 59°F), and the ideal relative humidity level is between 50% and 60%. You can use a hygrometer to monitor the humidity level in your storage container. Medium-Term Storage: Medium-term storage refers to storing your hashish for a few weeks or a month, or when you want to keep it fresh for occasional use. For this purpose, you need a larger container that is airtight, light-proof, and odor-proof. A glass jar with a tight lid is the best option, as it prevents oxidation and moisture from affecting the quality of the hashish. You can also use a metal tin with a rubber seal, or a plastic bag with a ziplock.To maintain the quality of the contents, it is recommended to store the container in a cool, dark, and dry area that is not exposed to direct sunlight, heat, or humidity. The optimal temperature range for storage is between 10°C to 15°C (50°F to 59°F), and the ideal relative humidity level should be between 50% to 60%. You may use a hygrometer to keep track of the humidity level in your storage box. Long-Term Storage: Long-term storage refers to storing your hashish for more than a month, or when you want to preserve it for future use. For this purpose, you need a vacuum-sealed container that is light-proof, odor-proof, and moisture-proof. You can use a plastic bag with a zip-lock, or a heat-sealable bag that you can remove the air from with a vacuum pump. You can also use a glass jar with a tight lid, but you need to wrap it in aluminum foil or dark paper to block the light.The container must be stored in the freezer; the optimal temperature is between 4°C and -20°C (39°F to -4°F). This will prevent the degradation of the cannabinoids and terpenes, and maintain the potency and flavor of the hashish. However, you should avoid opening and closing the container frequently, as this can cause condensation and mold growth. You should also label the container with the date of storage and the strain name if known.

Should I Wrap My Hashish Before Putting It In A Container?

Before putting your hashish in a container, you should wrap it in parchment paper or wax paper. These papers are non-sticky and can protect the hashish from direct contact with the container. Do not use aluminum foil because it can react with the hashish and alter its flavor or potency. How Long Can Hashish Be Stored? The shelf life of hashish depends on several factors, such as the type of hashish, the storage conditions, and the personal preference of the user. Generally speaking, hashish can be stored for up to a year or more if kept in a cool, dark, dry, and airtight place. However, some users may notice a change in the quality of hashish after a few months or even weeks. How Can I Tell If My Hashish Is Still Good Or Not? To tell if your hashish is still good or not, you can look at its appearance, smell, and texture. Some of the indicators that hashish has gone bad are:- A change in color: Hashish can become darker or lighter over time due to oxidation or exposure to light. This may affect the potency and flavor of hashish. - A change in texture: Hashish can become harder or softer over time due to changes in temperature or humidity. This may affect the consistency and ease of use of hashish. - A change in aroma: Hashish can lose its distinctive smell over time due to evaporation or contamination. This may affect the taste and experience of hashish. - A change in taste: Hashish can develop a harsh or bitter taste over time due to degradation or contamination. This may affect the enjoyment and satisfaction of hashish. - A change in effects: Hashish can lose its potency or produce different effects over time due to degradation or contamination. This may affect the expectations and safety of hashish. Conclusion In conclusion, hashish is a wonderful product that can enhance your cannabis experience and offer many benefits. However, to enjoy it fully, you need to store it properly and prevent it from losing its potency and flavor.By following these simple tips, you can ensure that your hash stays fresh and potent for a long time. Enjoy your hash responsibly and have fun!

FAQs Can I store hash in the refrigerator? Hashish can be stored in a refrigerator, but there are some factors to consider before doing so.First, hashish should be stored in an airtight container to prevent moisture and mold from affecting its quality and potency. Second, hashish should be kept away from light and heat sources, as they can degrade the cannabinoids and terpenes that give hashish its effects and flavor. Third, hashish should be stored separately from other foods or substances that have strong odors, as they can transfer their smell to the hashish and alter its taste.Some benefits of storing hashish in a refrigerator are that it can preserve its freshness and consistency for longer periods of time and that it can make it easier to break or cut into pieces when needed. However, some drawbacks are that it can make the hashish harder and more brittle and that it can increase the risk of condensation or freezing if the temperature or humidity fluctuates.Therefore, refrigerator storage is possible, but it requires some precautions and care to ensure its quality and safety. It is also important to follow the local laws and regulations regarding the possession and consumption of hashish, as they may vary depending on the location and situation. How long can hashish last? The shelf life of hashish depends on several factors, such as the quality, purity, moisture content, temperature, light exposure, and air circulation of the storage environment. Generally speaking, hashish can last from a few months to a few years if stored properly. However, some experts suggest that hashish should be consumed within six months to a year for optimal quality and potency. Where should I store my hashish container? The best place to store your spices is in a cool, dark, and dry place. This will help preserve their flavor and aroma for longer. Avoid exposing them to heat, light, or moisture, as these can degrade their quality and freshness. You can use airtight containers, glass jars, or metal tins to store your spices. Make sure to label them clearly and date them when you open them. You can also organize them by type, cuisine, or frequency of use for easy access. What are the best containers to store hashish in? The best containers to store hashish in are airtight, opaque, and made of glass or metal. These containers prevent light, air, and moisture from reaching the hashish, which can cause oxidation, evaporation, and degradation of the cannabinoids and terpenes. Plastic containers are not recommended, as they can leach chemicals into the hashish or allow static electricity to build up and damage the trichomes. What Is the Best way to make Hashish? There are different methods to making hashish, but the basic principle is to separate the trichomes (the tiny, sticky, crystal-like glands that contain the cannabinoids and terpenes) from the plant material and compress them into a solid mass.One of the simplest ways to make hashish is by hand-rubbing, which involves rubbing fresh or dried cannabis buds between the palms until a layer of resin builds up on the skin. This resin can then be scraped off and rolled into balls or sticks. Another common method is dry-sifting, which involves using a fine mesh screen to sift the trichomes from the ground cannabis. The resulting powder can then be pressed into blocks or cakes using heat and pressure.A more advanced method is ice-water extraction, which involves mixing cannabis with cold water and ice in a bucket or a washing machine and then agitating the mixture to separate the trichomes. The trichomes sink to the bottom of the water, while the plant material floats. The water is then filtered through a series of bags with different pore sizes, each one collecting a different grade of hashish. The hashish is then dried and cured before consumption. How to Cure Your Hash Well to Get the Most Out of It? Before storing your hashish, you need to make sure it is well-cured. Curing is the process of removing excess moisture and allowing the cannabinoids and terpenes to mature and stabilize. Curing improves the quality, flavor, and potency of your hashish. The curing process depends on the type of hashish you have.Here are some general guidelines for curing different types of cannabis extracts:- Dry sift hash: This is the simplest type of hash, made by sifting dried cannabis flowers through a fine mesh screen. Dry sift hash can be pressed into blocks or left as loose powder. To cure dry sift hash, you need to store it in an airtight container in a cool and dark place for at least two weeks. You can also use a vacuum sealer to remove any air from the container. - Ice water hash: This is a type of hash made by agitating cannabis flowers in ice water and filtering the resulting mixture through a series of mesh bags. Ice hash can have different grades depending on the size of the trichomes that are collected. Read the full article