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[hifilounge]

dCS Lina Range, Now Available In Silver!

Hi All,

Just a quick post to share some exciting news from dCS!

The dCS Lina Network DAC, Master Clock and Headphone Amplifier are now available in dCS’s signature shade of silver, bringing listeners more choice and a striking new finish. This means you can now choose from a silver or black finish when purchasing Lina components. Their latest product series appeared at audio events around the world and received several awards for its design and performance, including a coveted EISA award, plus accolades from Tone Audio, Mono & Stereo, AV Forums and High Fidelity in Poland. It also received a 2023 Grand Prix from Stereo Sound magazine in Japan and the Lina Network DAC was named Stereo Sound’s No. 1 Best Buy DAC for 2023-2024.

Casework is milled to exacting standards from solid billets then painted to provide a smooth, durable and tactile finish. The painted finish on silver Lina components provides a near exact match with the anodised finish seen on silver Vivaldi, Rossini and Bartók components – making it the perfect option for listeners who wish to pair Lina equipment with other products from the dCS range. Listeners can now choose from one of two classic dCS finishes, selecting the look that best fits their tastes, home environment and existing equipment. It also caters to the growing number of people looking to combine Lina components with other dCS products in their system – for example, adding a Lina Master Clock to further enhance playback with the Bartók APEX DAC, or pairing a Lina Headphone Amplifier with a Rossini or Vivaldi APEX DAC or Player.

Please don't hesitate to contact HFL if you would like to arrange a demo or find out more 👍

Cheers,

Billy

[infinitymasculine]

Segway has revolutionized the electric scooter market with its original Apex model, which is an unimpressive but solid offering that caters to the Chinese mar

[viajeenmoto]

Las 5 innovaciones tecnológicas que están transformando el mundo de las motos ecológicas

La industria de la motocicleta está experimentando una rápida transformación a medida que adopta tecnologías innovadoras para reducir el impacto medioambiental. A medida que aumenta la preocupación por el cambio climático, los fabricantes responden adoptando nuevas tecnologías y diseños que hacen que las motocicletas sean más limpias y eficientes desde el punto de vista energético. En este artículo, explicaremos cinco innovaciones tecnológicas que están dando forma al futuro de las motocicletas ecológicas.

Motos eléctricas

Las motocicletas eléctricas han ido ganando popularidad en los últimos años, ya que ofrecen una alternativa de cero emisiones a las motos convencionales de gasolina. Alimentadas por baterías recargables de iones de litio, estas motos eléctricas no producen emisiones de escape y requieren un mantenimiento mínimo. Algunos de los principales fabricantes de motos eléctricas son Zero Motorcycles, Enérgica y Lightning Motorcycles. La tecnología avanza rápidamente, con mejoras en la duración de las baterías, los tiempos de carga y el rendimiento.

Ventajas:

Cero emisiones

Menor contaminación acústica

Menores costes de explotación

Mantenimiento mínimo

Motocicletas de pila de combustible de hidrógeno

Otro enfoque innovador de la tecnología de motocicletas ecológicas es el uso de pilas de combustible de hidrógeno. Estas motos funcionan con hidrógeno, que se convierte en electricidad mediante una reacción química con el oxígeno, produciendo sólo agua como subproducto. Recientemente, algunos fabricantes de motocicletas se han aventurado en este terreno, y empresas como Segway-Ninebot han presentado su motocicleta conceptual de pila de combustible de hidrógeno, la Segway Apex H2.

Ventajas:

Cero emisiones (sólo agua como subproducto)

Tiempos de repostaje rápidos

Mayor autonomía en comparación con las motocicletas eléctricas

Motocicletas compatibles con biocarburantes

Los biocombustibles, como el etanol y el biodiésel, son fuentes de energía renovables fabricadas a partir de materiales orgánicos como plantas, algas y residuos. Las motocicletas que pueden funcionar con estos combustibles ecológicos ofrecen una alternativa más limpia a la gasolina tradicional. Empresas como KTM han desarrollado motocicletas compatibles con el E85, un combustible a base de etanol, mientras que otras empresas emergentes, como la holandesa Eindhoven, han creado un prototipo de motocicleta que funciona con ácido fórmico, un biocombustible derivado de las hormigas y los hongos que pudren la madera.

Ventajas:

Reducción de la huella de carbono

Fuente de energía renovable

Compatible con la tecnología existente de motores de combustión interna

Sistemas de frenado regenerativo

El frenado regenerativo es una tecnología que captura la energía que normalmente se pierde en forma de calor durante el frenado y la convierte en electricidad, que luego se almacena en la batería. Esta tecnología ha sido ampliamente adoptada en coches eléctricos e híbridos, y ahora se está abriendo camino en la industria de la motocicleta. Motocicletas como la Zero SR/F y la Energica Ego incorporan el frenado regenerativo, que permite a los motoristas ampliar su autonomía reciclando energía.

Ventajas:

Mayor eficiencia energética

Mayor autonomía de las motos eléctricas

Reducción del desgaste y mantenimiento de los frenos

Aerodinámica avanzada y materiales ligeros

Reducir el peso de una motocicleta y mejorar su aerodinámica puede reducir significativamente el consumo de energía y las emisiones. Los fabricantes han empezado a utilizar materiales ligeros como la fibra de carbono y el aluminio para construir bastidores, ruedas y paneles de carrocería. Además, se están desarrollando diseños aerodinámicos avanzados para minimizar la resistencia al aire, lo que aumenta aún más la eficiencia del combustible. Un ejemplo de esta innovación es el diseño totalmente cerrado y aerodinámicamente optimizado de la motocicleta totalmente eléctrica Aptera Paradigm.

Ventajas:

Mayor ahorro de combustible

Mejores prestaciones y maniobrabilidad

Reducción de las emisiones

La industria de la motocicleta está evolucionando rápidamente, centrándose en la reducción del impacto medioambiental y la adopción de prácticas sostenibles. Estas cinco innovaciones tecnológicas -motos eléctricas, motos con pila de combustible de hidrógeno, motos compatibles con biocombustibles, sistemas de frenado regenerativo, y aerodinámica avanzada y materiales ligeros- están impulsando esta transformación. A medida que la tecnología siga avanzando, podemos esperar aún más innovaciones revolucionarias que revolucionarán aún más el mundo de las motocicletas ecológicas.

Originally published at on https://viajeenmoto.com.ar March 30, 2023.

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Desilter Cyclone & H2S Scrubber Uses – An Overview in Detail and H2S Scrubber Uses & Its Importance

What is a Desilter Cyclone?

Desilter cyclone is a necessary third-phase solids control equipment for drilling mud treatment in the oil and gas industry. These machines are used to separate silt and other silt-sized particles from mud. The particles removed are typically in the 15-74 microns size range.

Overall, desilters help decrease the average particle size and eliminate abrasive particulate matter (grit) from the drilling fluids.

Principle

Cyclones help remove solid particles from fluids by using centrifugal force. During operation, solids fall outwards because they are heavier, while the fluid moves upwards through the pipeline. Meanwhile, particulate solids are eventually pushed downwards into an accelerating spiral.

Installation and setup

In terms of the sequence of installation, desilter cyclones come after shale shakers, degassers, and desanders – the other solid separation machines on an oil rig.

The diameters of the mud inlets and outlets are typically fixed at 2’’, making the desilter cyclone a conical device. The fixed inlet and outled diameters also give the desilter cyclone an easy-to-maintain clamp design. The drilling mud enters the desilter cyclone at the end with the maximum inner diameter.

Multiple desilter cyclones can be installed together in a desilter unit to maximize mud flow capacity and achieve high throughput. A good desilter cyclone design will allow the user to separately remove and inspect each individual cone from the desilter cyclone cone manifold.

Desilter cyclone variety

To ensure optimum functionality, the geometry and make of a desilter cyclone are crucial aspects to consider. Desilter cyclones come in various sizes, with inner diameters of 2’’, 4’’, 5’’ and 6’’. The most commonly used desilter cyclones in the oil and gas industry are the ones with the 4’’ and 5’’ inner diameters.

The cones of desilter cyclones are typically made of materials that offer a high wear resistance, such as polyurethane. Note that using a cone with a high volume can help minimize plugging of the equipment.

Further, desilter cyclones can be designed to reduce mud loss on an oil rig. Using cone apex inserts of different sizes, depending on the situation, can help reduce mud loss.

What is an H2S Scrubber?

A hydrogen sulphide (H2S) scrubber, as the name suggests, removes H2S from gas streams. H2S scrubbers are specific only to H2S, so they do not remove any other component of the gas stream.

Principle

H2S scrubbers operate by facilitating an interaction between the target gas (H2S) and a liquid reagent capable of removing it. H2S reacts with the liquid reagent to form an insoluble or easily-removable product.

Why is an H2S scrubber necessary on an oil rig?

H2S scrubbers eliminate harmful and foul H2S fumes, keeping the oil rig staff safe and maintaining the plant’s productivity. Moreover, H2S can react with steel and corrode the surface of the gas pipes. Therefore, H2S scrubbers also prolong the life of oil rig equipment.

H2S scrubber variety

H2S scrubber tubes are typically 1-2.5 inches in diameter and 6-24 inches in length. These devices can be made from a number of materials, including metallic materials such as stainless steel, titanium and nickel-based alloys, or polymeric materials such as polyethylene, polypropylene and polyvinyl chloride.

H2S scrubbers can utilize three different types of H2S removal reagents – water-soluble, oil-soluble, and metal-based. The choice of the removal agent depends on the application, temperature, and the load of H2S in the gas stream.

Water-soluble reagents are suitable for applications at lower temperatures (under 200°F), including in flare gas decontamination. Examples include sodium hydroxide solutions. Oil-based (amine-based) reagents for H2S removal are suitable for high temperature applications. Meanwhile, metal-based H2S-removing agents are well-suited for ultra-high-temperature environments where H2S concentrations are high and asphalt may be involved. https://kapwell.co.uk/products/oil-and-gas-separators/h2s-scrubber/

Head Office

Provender House, 37 Waterloo Quay, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom AB11 5BS

info@kapwell.co.uk Phone: +44 01224 007288

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Segway Apex H2, 2023. The personal mobility company have revealed a hydrogen-powered motorbike that they say will go on sale in 2 years time. Details of drivetrain remain under wraps beyond power output which is claimed to be 80hp

[halo-2]

Hit 'em with that sloppy 1v3 dub rq🤪

[argentdandelion]

Traits of Apex Fashion

Clothing

More common

Protective sports & athletics equipment (football padding, bicycle helmets, batter’s face guard, wrestling chin-strap, elbow pads, shin guards, and especially kneepads)

Headbands

Wristbands (some have multiple on one arm)

Pants (cargo pants, jeans, khaki pants, capris, apparently some loose “athleisure” pants)

Ripped pants (not as extensively damaged as deliberate ripped/distressed jeans fashion)

Shorts

Dresses and skirts

Practical shoes (sneakers, boots, high-tops)

White shirts with another layer over them/white undershirts

Less Common:

Soccer cleats

Pendant Necklaces

Earrings/clip-on earrings (three people, two of which seem to be girls)

Hoodies

Dresses and skirts (female-only; no way to determine if female Apex fashion favors pants due to some ambiguous fashions and one member having a tutu and one having overalls)

Occasionally asymmetrical outfits (e.g., asymmetrical placement of armbands, wristbands, or kneepads)

Other

The Apex “A” somewhere

Adhesive bandages on the legs (not fashion, still notable)

Buzz cuts

Mohawk-esque hairstyles

Surgical-style face masks

Most have solid-colored shirts/tops

May have layered clothing (e.g., jackets)

Red or reddish-orange clothing/accessories seem more common than other colors, but does not dominate overall Apex color palettes

Notable Lacks

Apex outfits are similar to “punk”, “athletic”, and normal casual-wear, but compared to those categories, Apex fashion is missing some notable things.

None have tight shirts (but see “Possible Compression Shirts”, below) *Odd, because their culture encourages violence via physical strength, so physical strength might be something worth showing off.

None of the boys but Simon have long hair (Except possibly one member, who might simply be a girl)

Odd, because of Simon’s likely fashion influence and a few mildly gender-nonconforming members, and the fact two members imitate Grace’s style to some extent. *No safety pins, tape, or fishnet stockings (notable in at least some variants of punk fashion)

Possible Compression Shirts

All the girls, even one who seems to be in her mid-teens, seem to be flat-chested; even Grace, who’s 18, seems nearly flat. One out-of-universe explanation: the show’s artists just tend to draw teenagers fairly flat/in figure-disguising layered clothes. *One could assume it’s just a coincidence so many are very flat: plausible, since there are only about 30 kids, a small fraction of which could be girls of the appropriate age, and it’s likely they’re not a fully representative selection of the populations they’re from. However, it’s possible they’re using some kind of clothing to achieve that effect so uniformly and strongly.

If the mall was made in the 1980s before Amelia took over the Train, which is likely given its lack of Amelia-car motifs, then it surely wouldn’t be based on a contemporary mall with chest-binders somewhere. However, compression garments existed in some way since the 1930s and made their way into sports by the 1980s (according to Lunatik Athletics' "Compression Garments in Sports")

If One-One can make cars based on contemporary fashion or trends (say, by viewing Passengers’ memories for inspiration) he could have made a sporting goods store with “athletic clothes” that included 1980s-models of compression shirts. If compression garments existed during the 1980s but not compression shirts, it wouldn’t require much creativity from One-One to design one little fashion quirk or “compression socks but for the chest” in the car. Alternatively, they make very strong compression shirts by connecting very strong compression stockings together. There’s already a trend for layered clothing and white shirts under layered clothing/white undershirts, so white compression shirts would likely fit.

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2023 Segway Apex H2 Hydrogen-Electric Motorcycle

[mikeshouts]

Segway APEX H2 Is Ninebot's First Hydrogen Electric Motorcycle

Very futuristic in both looks and energy source.

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[intelligentliving]

Segway-Ninebot is building a hydrogen fuel cell sports bike and plans to sell it at a fantastic price. The ultra-futuristic-looking motorcycle – called the Apex H2 – sports a hydrogen-electric hybrid powertrain that runs on gaseous hydrogen stored in tanks. The hydrogen fuel is converted into electrical energy through a...

[thisiswhyimbroke]

Segway APEX H2 Motorcycle via https://ift.tt/2RgWDt5

[pokemonapex]

Pokémon Apex Build 9 Now Available!

That's right! The wait is now over. Apex Build 9 is available now! The story continues into Chapter 4, with all sorts of goodies.

Here are some things you can expect in this build:

A brand new dungeon, complete with battles, puzzles, and plenty of lore and story.

Two mini dungeons! Explore these smaller temples alongside Sayaka and catch legendary Pokémon!

Big new maps! The Shrieking Cliffs, a perilous cliffside, is now available to explore. Find connections to old areas and new perils! The map screen has also been updated to showcase everything.

New sidequests! New Puzzle House and TM Kid sidequests will keep you busy after you complete the story!

Acacia Daycare! Leave a Pokémon at the daycare to quickly raise their level while you're off doing other things.

New PC app! This handy app will allow you to log into your storage system while on the go! Available starting in Chapter 3 from the Dark Sands Development Studio in Jul'far!

New setting allows players to toggle Day/Night shading for better visibility!

Loads of balance changes, tweaks, smaller additions, and more!

Read the full changelog below for complete list of changes!

New Launcher Version and Distribution Method

So as the game gets bigger and bigger, the filesize starts to drastically increase. As of right now, the audio alone for the game is about 800MB out of a total 900MB. That's why from now on the audio files will be distributed separately from the game files. This will slightly change how the game is installed. The Installation Instructions page on the Wiki will be updated shortly, but here's a rundown:

If using the launcher

Before downloading Build 9, please update to the newest version of the Launcher, v1.5.0. This version will automatically take care of audio downloads. The new version will also ask you if you want to download new audio versions. If you use an older version of the launcher, you will download the game files as normal, but will be missing audio.

If using manual downloads

When using manual downloads, download the most recent audio package separately and extract into the game files.

Discord Updates

Lastly, I want to talk about some recent updates to the Discord server. The Apex Discord Server has become the IAMVISHNU Media Discord Server! While it is still the official home of Apex on Discord, it is also home for my other projects and works. You can check it out here! Come hang out and chat with the community!

That's all for now! Check out the changelog below!

Additions

Most urns now have a random chance to drop prizes, give money, or cause a battle. Most existing urns have been updated to use this system.

Filled in the unfinished area in the east of the Amon Desert.

Overhauled the ancient runes system to use a new character set.

Added a new PC App to the phone that allows remote access to your storage system. Available starting in Chapter 3 from the Dark Sands Development Studio.

Added an option to disable Day/Night shading for improved visibility.

Added a single-Pokemon day care in Acacia Outskirts. Every step, all Pokemon at the day care will get either 1 EXP or 0.1% of the EXP required to level up, whichever is higher.

Balance

Raised power of Snarl (55 -> 65).

Lucario's base Attack raised and Sp. Attack lowered (110 -> 135, 115 -> 90).

Added starting moves to Chandelure's moveset.

Flame Burst splash damage increased from 1/16th to 1/8th of target's max HP.

Shell Bell buffed, now heals 1/4th of damage dealt instead of 1/8th.

Tweaks

Forest cave maps now use black for out-of-bounds areas

Jumpable ledges in Sagaxis Forest maps are now grey to match color scheme

Artifact animations now only show once per map

Added a hint for the Jagged Tunnel sand puzzle item

Added some examination text to the mural in the Tunnel Exit house in Jul'far

Changed sample female names used during character creation

The female rival name is now Sarah. This will only affect new save files and not existing ones.

Added a navigation sign to Sagaxis Forest to help navigation towards the Deep Wood.

Increased Shiny rate and Pokerus rate, since trading is not a thing. (From ~0.01% to ~0.1% and from ~0.005% to ~0.07%, respectively)

The region map has been updated to reflect new areas and adjust positions of old areas.

Minor tweaks to desert tileset

Minor tweak to Aegis Foundation B1F layout to prevent players from getting temporarily stuck after breaking a smashable rock and make B1F rooms accessible before acquiring the Quantum Mirror

Raised volume on Ski Lift SFX

Ambrosia Crystal EXP to HP conversion rate lowered from 5% to 2.5%.

Lowered money lost when losing a battle from a flat 10% to 2% for each artifact acquired.

Spelunker Amber's Cryogonal's level lowered.

Added minor sound effects to the Scratch Card

Improved Essentials's encounter generation to have more guaranteed safe steps between wild encounters.

Added a hint to the Dajjal Temple optional dial puzzle

Added examination text to missing bookshelves in the Puzzle House

Reduced price of Great Balls and Ultra Balls

Repels and Dung have been buffed, now lasting longer.

Fixes

Removed map connection between Sawsbuck Lodge and Delibird Mart

Fixed a misplaced tile in Granny's House

Removed Out-of-Battle handlers for most moves

Fixed a typo in the cutscene with the Fossil Maniac

Fixed incorrect text coloring in a cutscene in the Unknown Dungeon at the end of Chapter 2.

Fixed inconsistent BGM volume in XENO Corp.

Fixed discrepancy in light radius in dark maps when using a glowstick between initial use and on map reload.

Fixed a few cheeses in Crystal Channel Lower main ice puzzle.

Fixed players sometimes not sliding after using the Quantum Mirror on an icy surface.

Fixed being able to save upon quitting in Hard Mode.

Improved tile offset issue in fullscreen. Should be less noticeable now.

Fixed a spot on Mt. Belial Upper where players could get stuck sliding on ice near a snowman.

Fixed a spot in Crystal Channel Upper where players could get stuck sliding on ice on water.

[bujiastorch]

¡MOTOCICLETA SEGWAY APEX H2!

La marca, que ahora es propiedad del fabricante chino de robótica Ninebot, acaba de presentar el concepto de motocicleta Apex H2. En un movimiento innovador, el nuevo Segway Apex H2 funciona con un tren motriz híbrido de hidrógeno y electricidad que convertirá el hidrógeno gaseoso en energía eléctrica a través de una celda de combustible especial.

Cuando ese modelo se presentó por primera vez, llamó la atención por varias razones, entre las que se encuentra su diseño similar a Tron. La estética inspirada en el cyberpunk se presentó en un blanco y negro brillante acentuado por formas atrevidas, ángulos agudos y luces de neón.

Elegante y afilada, esta última variación tiene una falta de horquillas de suspensión, lo que hace que parezca que está 'flotando en el aire', gracias a un basculante delantero de un solo lado y una disposición de monoshock oculto, a juego con el single-brazo basculante lateral en la parte trasera.

Fuente: manofmany

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[loloftheday]

Apex legends

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Powerpuff Girls 2016 - “Mojo The Great”

Written by: Jake Goldman

Written & Storyboarded by: John West, Angela Zhang

Directed by: Nick Jennings, Bob Boyle

No, he isn’t!

I was just talking about how I didn't think one character's portrayal in a reboot was as good as the originals, and this one is a far better example of that! I make it no secret that I am not a big fan of the reboot’s interpretation of Mojo Jojo. I mean, I get it; his manner of speaking was probably considered to be too close to broken English, but they could have found something else other than "silly monkey with a silly hat."

Well, aside from him dressing up in women's clothing, of course. Thankfully, this aspect was toned down in Season 2, and doesn't appear to exist in Season 3 outside of one tiny scene in Not So Secret Service. Season 3 is also going to try to improve his character, with a whole episode about him trying to be great.

He gets a good start, as the episode opens with Discount Jojo wrecking a city with his giant robot, calling himself the greatest villain ever. A tour bus drives on by, the tour guide talking about how he's one of the average villains of Townsville.

I can see this episode as a response to people who criticized Jojo's character in the reboot; throughout the entire episode, Discount Jojo is called "not so great", and I do not disagree with that. I mean, he's supposed to be the arch-nemesis.

Angered by this accusation of being average, Discount Jojo grabs the bus and throws it, only for it to be caught by the Powerpuff Girls, with Buttercup even threatening to break two of his legs if he doesn't surrender. Discount Jojo says he doesn't even know the meaning of the word, leading to a running gag about a word-a-day calendar so good, they used it for the title sequence.

After Buttercup crushes him with a torn-off top end of a skyscraper while Bubbles distracts him with cute pictures of hedgehogs, all planned by Blossom, we cut to a Breaking News segment hosted by Bob and Nick, the sportscasters from Derby Dollies who are totally not named after anyone in particular.

This is another episode where each of the Powerpuff Girls' distinct personalities come into play. Blossom’s excellent planning skills, which was mocked in the last episode, Buttercup’s incredible strength, as this show’s "interest" for beefy arms continues, and Bubbles’ undeniable charm, which, okay, I guess. Don't they all have super-strength? Don't tell this episode!

Discount Jojo is completely insecure about being not-so-great, so he decides to enact a plan, using his...

Voice-Change-A-Ma-Jig...♫♬By Mojo♬♫

That's one of the big running gags in this episode: Discount Jojo has his own jingle for his inventions now, which he will only use in this episode. He has three different settings on that thing: Professor, Mayor, and...Mrs. Keane? Okay, I can understand that Discount Jojo probably didn't look up if she's married or not. For the record, this show has her still being single in the episode after the next.

He puts it on Mayor and attempts to call Bubbles. I will be honest: I am surprised they did not just make Discount Jojo use a very unconvincing falsetto that Bubbles believes in to fit in with those "oh, that silly Blonde" jokes they do with her.

Instead, they do something a little bit different: Jojo, in a very unconvincing way of talking that isn't exactly the Mayor, an improvement to Jojo's character, tells Bubbles that his greatest foe is at it again. Bubbles starts naming villains that are not what Discount Jojo is expecting, as apparently there are far worse and/or notable villains than him. Who, exactly?

"Morbucks?" Of course Princess gets the first mention; the crew loves her for some reason! Nonetheless, she doesn't appear in this episode.

"Fuzzy Lumpkins?" Wait, he still exists in this reboot? This episode doesn't prove it.

"The Fashionistas?" Not them, it's not a good episode.

"Pack Rat?" Oh, that one villain that only appeared twice in Season 1 and never again, even though his last appearance has a still unresolved cliffhanger? Not him.

"Manboy?" No, not him. Three appearances is enough, really, and only one of them was anywhere close to good.

"The Gangreen Gang?" No, their leader is too busy with the best thing to happen to the Powerpuff Girls since McCracken left Cartoon Network.

"The Amoeba Boys?" Yes, the Amoeba Boys are considered bigger threats in this reboot than Discount Jojo. Sadly, we will probably never find out who they think is a good replacement for the late Chuck McCann. And if you think that's bad...

"Him?" Yes, it took this long for her to say Him. One would think the series' equivalent to the devil should be #1, but he's put below the Amoeba Boys somehow.

"Silico?" I wish; that cliffhanger with the virus robots really needs an actual conclusion that doesn't make him a complete joke.

"Allegro?" Oh, don't remind me.

Discount Jojo decides not to let this gag continue forever, because it sure feels like it, but Bubbles has only a slightly higher opinion of him than everyone else in this episode: he's good, but not great. Using the Mayor voice, Discount Jojo leads the Powerpuff Girls to a dark alley and zaps them with a ray gun.

Buttercup wakes up in a glass chamber, only to find that her sisters have become grossly out of their character, and far more than usual this time! Blossom is now a stupid girl that only talks about her love for corn dogs. Bubbles introduces herself by burping and talking in a stereotypical Italian mobster accent.

Discount Jojo shows up outside of the glass, and Buttercup can't wait to break through it and give him those two broken legs she's been talking about.

Unfortunately, Buttercup can’t get through the glass; she can't even lift a stool to break it! See, this is to show the one thing that makes Buttercup Buttercup is her super-strength, which nobody else in the show has! If anyone else in that glass had super-strength, this plot would have been over far too soon!

He reveals that he managed to steal all of the things that made the Powerpuff Girls great with his Trait-A-Ma-Jig ♫♬By Mojo♬♫, all one of them each. Discount Jojo can do plans now, even though he was able to do those just fine before. He has Buttercup's incredible strength, which, again, features gratuitous muscles. And, he has Bubbles' cute charm, which he barely uses outside of a montage.

With a montage, of course. He sings a song about how great he is, while using his traits of super-strength to break an armored car, enough charm to steal candy from a baby without anyone hating him for it, and ability to play chess very well. If this was going to lead to a message where the only way for him to be great is to be himself, I would appreciate this a lot more, but they never get there. That might be because there isn't a lot of "himself" in this reboot.

Despite all of this strutting, Buttercup calls him great...in a sarcastic way. He decides the next step is to destroy Townsville, because that would make him a great villain. It's definitely more Mojo than wanting diamond tiaras and stealing lipstick.

Rain-A-Ma-Jig...♫♬By Mojo♬♫

One of three times this jingle joke pops up. I wouldn't say there's any real payoff to this joke, it's just there. This Rain-A-Ma-Jig fires a laser at the clouds, causing it to rain hard enough to cause Townsville to flood. He is so obssessed with wanting to be great, he doesn't even think of a way to save himself, but he never figures that one out even with Blossom's planning.

It even interrupts what looks like the usual newscaster, who was trying to sing "Singin’ In The Rain". He gets interrupted by the flood as soon as the crew realized they would have to pay royalties to MGM if he sang one more syllable.

Buttercup has to find a way out to stop this rain from happening, and she has the bright idea. Oh, so they do know the other girls have super-strength; it's just that being stupid and having no charm makes you forget that! She convinces Bubbles that Blossom said that she couldn't break through the wall, and this leads to a long scene where Blossom repeatedly gets bashed into a glass wall, saying that she's okay. See, it's funny because Blossom is getting hurt.

While that's happening, Discount Jojo’s plot turns into a Noah's Ark plot, where Jojo tries to save two of each animal and puts them on a boat. No, the context doesn't make this any less out of place. There's only one joke here: he cruelly disallows another rabbit from entering his boat because he already has two of them.

The Powerpuff Girls show up and immediately get hit by the anchor. At least here, it's not just stand still for ten seconds, even if that would fit Blossom's character at that point. Buttercup then tells him that he's not great because he can only beat them because of the power-stealing, and Jojo responds by giving back their traits. Even with Blossom's ability to make plans/brains, Jojo was able to make a critical error. At least that's consistent!

To be fair, that's actually a good way to tie into the episode's themes: Buttercup ends up using Jojo's desperate need to be great as a way to get him to give back their traits. I try to find the positive in everything, and this ending kind of counts. It only took them until the end of the episode.

The newscasters give the show a break from actually animating anything by slideshowing everything else that happened. They drained the water with a comically large drain, and destroyed the Rain-A-Ma-Jig.

In the end, Jojo looks at that all-important calendar to see that the word of the day is "doofus". Huh, Doofus Jojo. It has a nice ring to it; it certainly fits someone who doesn't even know how to use a word-a-day calendar. The episode ends with nothing changing, nothing satisfying, and nothing that makes me want to call him Mojo. I am not surprised.

Does the title fit?

He never proves himself to be great, even with the one trait he steals from each Powerpuff Girl.

How does it stack up?

This episode can only work based on a severe misunderstanding of the characters, and while that's normal for the reboot, this episode loves to remind me of that. Mojo the Great, more like Episode the Terrible.

Next, Princess raps, and the Puffs sing. No beatbox solo this time.

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