#death's whistle

[novelconcepts]

Something about that moment as teenagers, the confirmation that Van really is stacking the deck, that every single death is going to be on her hands most of all. No wonder she ran. No wonder she fled it all. No wonder she died without bloodying her hands further. How could she do more, after all that? After actively trying to distance Taissa from murdering Ben? Not being able to do the same for herself? After everything, so much is on her shoulders. Hers. Nat’s. Lottie’s. Maybe the three of them most of all. God, my kid. And she still got to go out a hero. Kind to the last. The same kid who pulled a sheet over Melissa’s humiliation and led her away. The same kid who only ever wanted to go home. Running into a not-quite burning house she couldn’t escape from.

[big-low-t]

Vought F4U Corsair

[st4rstudent]

Hearts/Wires

[sakuraluck]

setting the pain aside… two hot men getting wet under the rain… vivinos really gets it

especially with the passionate make-out session?? i love that this is what they dedicated the most detailed and fluid animation on

[wheelsgoroundincircles]

F-4U Corsair

Corsair AKA "Whistling Death"

[goayda]

What if… Stede and Izzy get together after Ed leaves to be a fisherman, but they decide to keep it a secret from the crew for now. 

It’s just that their relationship is new and… well, ok, it’s mostly because of Izzy’s insecurities, but when he asked to keep it quiet, Stede agreed because he understands and the whole thing feels fragile and doesn’t want Izzy to get cold feet.

So they are in a raid one day, and it’s tougher than they have expected, but they manage to take the ship eventually and when all the members of the other crew are either dead or have jumped overboard, Stede looks around… and he doesn’t see Izzy anywhere.

And after a frantic search Stede finally finds him, leaning heavily against a barrel, covered in blood, and Stede’s knees feel so weak that they barely hold him as he gets closer.

And when Stede gets to his side and he carefully puts a hand around his neck Izzy smiles at him and puts his hand on Stede’s chest, soothingly.

“It’s not my blood, Stede,” he simply says.

And Stede checks him frantically and he realizes that aside from a cut on his temple he seems to be fine and he is so relieved that he leans down to kiss him breathless right there in front of the crew.

“I guess our secret is out,” Izzy says as they part for air, not sounding too upset about it.

“Pfff, please,” Roach says from nearby.

“It was supposed to be a secret?” The Swede asks confused. “I thought we all knew about it.”

“You’re so loud, c’mon,” Ivan says, rolling his eyes.

“The walls on the ship are really thin,” Fang agrees. “But really it’s been so obvious.”

“You’re looking at each other and touching each other all the time, it’s so cute!” Frenchie added.

“Yes, the first time we saw the Captain touching you without getting stabbed we all knew, Izzy,” Pete says with a smirk.

Archie, Jim and Oluwande are grinning at them as well, and Stede feels a bit silly, but who cares really?

“Then I guess it’s alright if I do it again, right, darling?” Stede asks playfully as he slowly leans down to kiss Izzy again.

As his lips meet Izzy’s, Stede can hear a few groans around them and a distant whistling probably coming from the Revenge, but he is too busy to care about them.

[shou-scribbles]

The animals, they’re crossing into 3D!

(Also Joey and Merwin are here now)

Part 2

[aha-my-villainous-thoughts]

Showing my best friend who's had to listen to two years of pirate brainrot pictures of the #OurFlagMeansDeath crew and getting her first impression thoughts and observations: a thread. 🧵 of 9 ⬇️

First up:

"I know that one, you've shown me your weird porn of him. He's got a new coat, and he's really happy about it but the guy behind him is like 'ahhh the label's still on it.'

'Oh it's Leslie Jones. Pretty much, that's just Leslie Jones looking great. She just turned up on set and they were like 'wow you look sick af' and then she was in it because she looked so fly. No one cast her, the camera just turned on.'

'OK, so someone's just told him 'I don't like this lasagne you made' and he's like 'it's my mother's recipe, how dare you! My nonna's spaghetti! She gone be so upsetti!'

'OK so this guy just turned up in one of those fast fashion shops for tweens and was like 'oh, finally, belly shirts are really in right now.''

Me: What do you think his name is?

Her, *whispered*: ...Fernando.

'This guy just fell over. It's really unfortunate. He's just really clumsy. Someone left something out on deck and he went 'whoopsie doodle!''

Me: you're actually pretty close to the truth.

Her, guessing wildly: 'oh boy, what a day to be... captain... smiggs?'

'Taylor.'

Me: just Taylor?

'Taylor... Swifts. Undercover. She wants to be on a boat now. She loves boats. Nautical-core. I don't know, I just looked at her and at first, tailor of suits, but then nope - Taylor of songs.'

'Oh this guy's a mime.'

Me: what do you think his role in the crew is?

Her: just a shit mime. He's just here so when they play charades he just wipes the floor with the rest of the crew.

'Someone's just gone in the bathroom, he was like 'urgh I really needed to go' and now he's sad. He's sad because he needed a shit. He's wondering whether to just go in the sea.

Me: where else would it go?

Her: like in a corner. I know how ships work, I've been on a cruise.

'Have you seen Ratatouille? It's like that, the seagull is controlling that guy. He makes the foodfor the ship, but all the food's just raw regurgitated fish, like a fucked up sushi bar.'

And, scene.

[shizunitis]

personally i understand why shen qingqiu immediately and without hesitation jumped at the chance to fight airplane. shizun needed a chew toy! his gums were itchy!

[pixlokita]

Now I just have the imagery of the gang having to go to a Freddy’s for some plot reason

Gregory/CC: if we need to find the current night guard how will we know who it is?

*Mike starts whistling the toreador march seconds later one dude dives under a table*

Mike: found them

(Though I do wonder if the other animatronics at other places will see Mike and go “ah one of us carry on”)

Michael: word of advice? next time don’t hide under the table. If the electricity is still on you should shut both doors.

Security guard: a-and if the electricity is out?

Michael: -eyes glowing- Pray.

-security guard proceeds to pass out-

Gregory: HEY! We needed to ask him questions!

CC: that’s …. Never do that again, please.

Michael: ah- yeah … sorry.

[freetobeafcknriot]

this is a hc of mine that i will 100% include in any future fic i'll (hopefully) write, but anyway you know how it's canon that newt and minho are such masters of non-verbal communication that they have secret signals and cues? well, i'm convinced that at some point they came up with a whistle―a literal whistle that was not just a whistle, but rather a signal they used back and forth when they were running partners. just in case they got separated or split up to venture into adjacent sections.

it's this specific set of sounds that only the two of them knew, used so they wouldn't lose one another and to call out and tell one another everything was okay without yelling. it worked well given how sounds reverberated through the vastity of the maze, but it stuck after newt broke his leg, too. they used this signal back and forth for years as a matter of fact!

(until only one of them was left to know it. minho would whistle to the wind in the safe haven sometimes, without getting any replying bit back.)

[letsplaythermalnuclearwar]

I mean, I appreciate the aesthetic of a dog-shaped god of death being defeated with a the sci-fi equivalent of a leash and a dog whistle, but I also appreciate it when I understand the sci-fi equivalent of a leash and a dog whistle

[blueiscoool]

The Aztec Death Whistle ‘The Most Terrifying Sound in the World’

For those who want to celebrate Halloween like it’s 1399: Scientists are sending shivers down the internet’s collective spine by recreating an ancient “Aztec Death Whistle” that’s said to emit the “most terrifying sound in the world.”

The macabre kazoo is detailed in a new video produced by the Action Lab, a group of proud internet nerds who specialize in mind-bending experiments.

“The sound that the death whistle makes innately strikes fear into your heart,” intones presenter James J. Orgill in the clip while holding a 3D-printed version of the instrument.

The Brigham Young University engineering grad then plays an audio clip of the scream machine, which evokes a bloodcurdling, bansheelike shriek resembling a sound effect from a haunted house attraction. (We dare you not to jump!)

Orgill points out that this is not a “human scream” but rather the sound emitted by the replica of a skull-shaped artifact originally discovered in Mexico City in 1999 by archaeologists.

It was reportedly found clutched in the hand of a headless skeleton in a temple dedicated to the wind god Ehecatl — one of many sites where the Aztecs conducted human sacrifices.

Initially thinking it was a toy, per Orgill, scientists didn’t blow into it until 15 years later, whereupon it emitted a terrifying sound.

“‘It was a startling discovery because it sounded like a screaming human,” said the burgeoning YouTube star, who dubbed it the “most terrifying sound in the world.”

The Aztecs were able to create this nightmarish noise by modeling the death whistle after the human larynx.

When the user blows into the instrument, the wind divides in two, producing oscillating sound waves that bounce around a large chamber before leaving via a second hole.

While the purpose of the instrument remains unclear, experts have several theories, with some believing this fright flute was used to scare enemies in battle.

Others postulate that the whistle was a defense talisman used to ward off evil spirits during a sacrificial victim’s journey to the afterlife.

In order to resurrect this symphony of screams for our listening “pleasure,” Orgill blew into different Tim Burton-esque whistles that were 3D-printed by US tech firm HeyGears.

All told, they made the raptor larynx from “Jurassic Park” sound like a kazoo.

No 3D printer, no problem: Interested parties can buy their death whistles on Amazon, which offers duplicates made of materials ranging from resin to carbon fiber.

Many advertise how closely their decibels match that of the most bone-chilling human screams.

By Ben Cost.

[charlielki]

[littlesapphicraccoonguy]

I JUST WANTED TO SHOW PEOPLE MY FANART OF WILLIAM SCHENK WHY DOES THIS PERSON HAVE IT OUT FOR ME??

[saints-who-never-existed]

Lovely weather for it and by "it" hehe well let's just say dabbing innocent young Victorian sailors. 💦🔪🩸