Ironbound

Hello, and welcome to Reborn! I'm sure you'll enjoy your stay.

"It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things." - Leonardo da Vinci If you have read my previous post on what I construe as the God in this world, which also explains my philosophy of living, you will know that I condemn nihilism. To think that everything is pointless, to think that one can do whatever and have no consequence "in the long run", to be an utter douche knowing, or rather believing, that regardless what one does, it "doesn't matter"...these are not wonderful. These are condemnable ways to lead a life: one without a goal, one without responsibility, one without love. I would not imagine leading such a life, drifting in my own morass of emptiness with nothing to await but an eventual death. Is not life beautiful enough to live and care for something? Is not the fleeting moment we spend crucial? Can an ant claim that it being insignificant absolves it of the need to work to better its life and colony? What then, are you even alive for? "Nothing" is a very terrible answer, and I pity those who say that. They will surely indeed contribute "nothing" to their world, should they believe all endeavours to be futile. I will say this: we are alone and insignificant, yes, but we have our own worlds and responsibilities. We cannot compare with the greater picture and try to adjudge our life's meaning based on whether or not we have done anything to affect the movement of the universe; that is arrogance at its peak. No, we are ants, we have our ant-world and our and we had better enjoy it to the fullest. I do encourage you to read my previous post or two. Perhaps you'll understand my point of view on life through that, instead of me having to repeat myself. "Some people truly do not contribute anything save their own waste to the world they inhabit." -Leonardo da Vinci, again. As for the trolley issue, I'll get back to that when I have more time.

All right, I found an interesting theory about Pokémon Biology. That's scientific theory too, eh? Notice Crawdaunt. It is red and white, with a golden star on its head. Look: Now, look at the negative space of the white chin. Resembles an open maw with teeth, right? In fact, in the gloom of the ocean deeps, the silhouette resembles nothing but a Sharpedo, complete with golden star at the crown! Now, mimicry is common in animals, that is, one animal evolves to look very like another. Many animals will take on superficial traits of other animals, mostly to avoid being preyed upon. The harmless milk snake imitates the patterns of the venomous coral snake, for example, as does the Viceroy butterfly of the poisonous Monarch. And at first, that’s what I thought was going on with Crawdaunt; It disguises itself as a deadly predator, Sharpedo, to avoid being hunted itself. Then, something didn't seem to fit. Why does Crawdaunt, which is itself a terrifying predator and vicious savage, want to look like Sharpedo? Why does the smaller and weaker form, Corphish, which should in fact be the one trying to hide itself from predators, not seek to do so by imitation? In fact, why disguise as a Pokémon with the exact same typing, i.e., which shares the same weaknesses, which would only be detrimental defensively, especially when you see that both Sharpedo and Crawdaunt are glass cannons. Because, as I realised: Crawdaunt DOESN'T try to hide itself from predators. It’s disguising itself for hunting! Aggressive mimicry is also found in the animal kingdom, where an animal will use traits of another animal to lure in prey. An important factor to note is that Crawdaunt is capable of learning some nasty Fighting and Bug moves, both of which would prove advantageous against the Dark type Sharpedo. Yes, I am suggesting that Crawdaunt lures in its prey by pretending to be a member of its own species, and then either bludgeons it to death or literally shreds it to pieces with its massive pincers! Crawdaunt...I'm scared...

Good God, do you suppose I have nothing better to do? Even though I have been awake a couple of hours doesn't mean the first thing I do is log on here and waste time! Grumble grumble...Micky.

Can't say. I'm too unique and eccentric. People have variously compared my demeanor to Mr.Darcy's (although I'm certainly not a hopeless romantic, rather the opposite), to Professor Moriarty (although again I am not amoral, but in fact very uptight), to even Gandalf (I find this amusing.) So I'll ask you: what fictional character do you think I appear to resemble, and in what way?

Why are there no steel types that begun with N!? Fine...Nidoking.

Huh. Zumi 's current avatar hasn't even got a visible neck... RETRACTABLE NECKS CONFIRMED! Also penguins are the most honourable birds, what are you on about?

I'd also like to point out that Kyogre apparently flies. I can't imagine how it manages that! Garchomp apparently flies by generation some thrust from its ear/horn/jetcraft-engine attachmebts on the sides of its heads. I believe it's shown that they glow and release a great amount of energy while using Dragon Rush, for example. Also, yes, I love the fact that you acknowledge Empoleon's flight. It has wings, not fins; it doesn't actually swim, it flies underwater with the same principles of lift and drag reduction via Bernoulli's Principle, just like Latios and Latias would with their wings, which are shaped like jetcraft-engine wings (rounded on the top and flatter in the bottom) to soar, either through air or through water. And we can always say that Magnezone does indeed float by generating magnetic fields with its appendages, that its diamagnetic, superconducting body can float on, to overpower the force of gravity. It's not flight, per se, but rather levitation, as you did say. (More reason for it to get Levitate, stupid GF!) Now, I wonder why the dex says that it's not possible to evolve a Magneton artificially in a lab? In Reborn, as well, the failed PULSE Magneton created ZEL by some freak accident, while also evolving the Magneton into Magnezone. I'd like to hear your thoughts on it before I expound mine.

Many things are vile: rotten food, deceased things, poorly decomposed organic matter (aka shit and puke), sewage, badly burning things, acrid smoke, male goats in heat, unwashed human beings who reek of stale sweat, and so on. I've never thought about what is most vile, though. They're all terrible in their own way. What's your favourite insect?

Not that much. I'd much prefer something natural, like a bowl of flowers or a simple citrine. What is your favourite scent?

You aren't kidding anyone, spine, except maybe yourself. Watch out... Tempest?

You did. S T E E L I X Feel proud, Tempest. Feel proud.

Right you are! Spine, I know you are procrastinating. Do show up.

A G G R O N

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Yay, more knowledge! I love that we have places like this. I'll get back to the black holes thing later, but I'd like to stay another topic if I can: Pokemon flight mechanics! It's something I've been wanting to talk about, and was considering starting a thread for Pokemon physics or Pokemon biology, but if this is a place for all kinds of theoretical science, we can talk that, too! I have a few examples of Pokémon flight: Latios, Magnezone and Empoleon. Yes, Empoleon. I'd like to see what the physicists can tell me, before I try and bring up what I learned.

You'll also have to take a flight to the next year, because the mango season is more or less over. I just ate the last mango from my trees yesterday. Here, I'm talking. Show up, spine.

Mhm, quite, yes, precisely, indeed, indubitably! Hmmm/10

Dhan's only cooler than me because I'm hotter than him And because he's a physicist, he can't even dispute that! Dhan?

Brilliance. Without false modesty, I know I am brilliant, in all senses of the word: intelligence, purity and alacrity of thought, and in morality. So much so that my first name (the 'P' in KSP which you see in all my works' signatures) actually means 'Brilliance' in Sanskrit. Symbol of parent's expectations? An ordained thing? Maybe. But it certainly fits well. Then again, high expectations sort of run in my family. I'd ask the same question of you: what do you think is your greatest inherited trait?

Just saying, the title can be changed to remove the 'Feedback' tag by editing your first post, and using the 'Full Editor' option. It's not immortalised in that sense, so if you don't want critique, you can always change the thread title to mean just 'Art:Drawing' or something and people will not comment suggestions or opinions. It's still advisable not to switch the tags too much though; better to be consistent. Have a nice day yourself.

I am envious of your remarkable succinctness with the intro post. My thread's stretched a mile and didn't convey anything more than what you summarized in a neat five lines grumble grumble Anywaus, I'm glad to see this take off, Hushie, and I'll be sure to contribute often even though the Gazebo itself is dusty from my inconsistency and try to come up with interesting things to discuss. For a start, how about we talk about the eccentricities of Muhammad bin Tughluq?

I am seldom irritable, and certainly I have been taught to keep a level head in all situations, but I am irked by asymmetry and untidiness. Everything should be neatly arranged and geometrically precise, if I had my way, so when I see small things that speak of the casual slob, like untied laces or askew clothing or papers lying about, I lose a little respect for the person(s) responsible. While this doesn't mean that I treat them any less (because there are greater things that define a person that their neatness of attire), the accountant in me makes a tally of all the personal traits of any given person I interact with, and this sloppiness adds a little to the negative side, even though the ultimate balance may yet be a large positive. However, unfortunately, my greatest flaw is that my good opinion once lost about an aspect (or person) is very rarely restored. So, that said, what do you perceive to be your greatest limitation in interacting with others?

YetanotherrandomanimegirlIdon'tknow/10 Honestly I don't like that stuff very much. Best I can give is a 6/10.

Ah, yes, the cool guy Dhan mentioned is me. And I am here. Thanks Dhan. Dhan!