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[-] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 16 points 5 days ago

The bone claws were a retcon, so since the retcon he's always had them.

[-] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 20 points 5 days ago

Wolverine's healing abilities have been all over the map, but I'd wager with modern writing he'd likely be able to regrow his bones just fine. There's an article on some of his feats here. I'll mention that his chopped off hand in Age Of Apocalypse has been justified as a special case in a few ways by comic nerds (he didn't have time to wait for it to regrow, and the laser blast melted his metal skeleton to cap off the underlying bone are two common suggestions) along with the fact that Wolverine's powers have been increased by writers over time and that means he's gotten more over the top since the 90s.

It all depends on the writer whims really, but I doubt any writer would leave Logan clawless for too long. The bone claws themselves are a retcon after Magneto sucked all the metal out of Logan's skeleton in the 90s anyway, which shows how important they are for the character.

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/49326381

From the display:

Depictions like this one of a boy blowing on a burning ember were popular among European painters studying illumination. Artists such as Michelangelo and El Greco used this subject to showcase their skills at imitating nature, particularly the fleeting reflections of firelight. After spending several successful years working in Rome, Gerrit van Honthorst brought this theme back to the Netherlands, where it was appreciated by sophisticated collectors who recognized its origins in an ancient Roman text.

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From the display:

Depictions like this one of a boy blowing on a burning ember were popular among European painters studying illumination. Artists such as Michelangelo and El Greco used this subject to showcase their skills at imitating nature, particularly the fleeting reflections of firelight. After spending several successful years working in Rome, Gerrit van Honthorst brought this theme back to the Netherlands, where it was appreciated by sophisticated collectors who recognized its origins in an ancient Roman text.

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submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world to c/historyartifacts@piefed.social

From the display:

Gorgets, designed to shield the neck, were one of the last vestiges of protective plate armor on the battlefield. While functional gorgets were made with two steel plates (front and back), this is an early example of a single-plate, ornamental version. Made by a goldsmith from soft brass and then gilded, it would have been worn as a conspicuous symbol of rank. The image of Athena, Greek goddess of war and wisdom, at the center might indicate that it was made for a military engineer or high-ranking officer schooled in the art and science of war.

Through prior acquisition of the George F. Harding Collection; Laird Landmann Arms and Armor Fund.

[-] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 218 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The unfunny answer is likely that somebody tweaked the picture to up the orange, specifically to get a reaction. Especially likely since the reverse image search pulls up reddit as the first source, and reddit loves nothing more than beating a comedy dead horse. Finding pictures that were from the same event, people are noticeably less orange colored. Even RFK who does have an orange tinge isn't oompla loompa colored like in the OP picture.

Also community rule 2.

[-] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 207 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yes Lemmy is smaller and doesn't have instantly fully formed communities. Reddit has been around for almost 2 decades. Lemmy is newer, smaller, and actively fights the sorts of shenanigans that Reddit initially used to get big.

If you want more niche activity, make posts and interact with posts. Lemmy is user driven- that means you. It isn't a giant megasite where you can just expect to be a passive receiver of endless content.

[-] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 191 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Both eyes open is great for the real world. Olympic target shooting is a very different animal. Don't think of it like normal shooting. Situational awareness is not a factor. Unlike practical shooting, tunnel vision is desired. Most shooters wear blinders to obscure the off side eye. On the aiming eye they often wear special glasses. They are focusing on absolutely lining up the physical sights, there are no optics in Olympic pistol shooting.

For comparison, this is what a more conventional Olympic headgear setup looks like.

Yes the hand in pocket is pretty common in Olympic shooting. Unfortunate that it was part of the list as it undercuts the rest of the valid observations unusualness of the setup and success.

This shooter was much more casual than most. Most shooters will line up with special highly stable, but strange looking stances.

[-] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 184 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

"Decaf coffee"

It actually has 300000mg of caffeine

"It's well known that coffee has caffeine in it. Skill issue."

[-] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 175 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

TSA has an 80% failure rate during inspections.

Everyone knows the TSA is useless. I know people who have accidentally carried fixed blade knives through security without getting stopped.

[-] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 168 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

A valid criticism. Coming from the mouth of something trying to replace it with something worse. A classic villain move.

I did enjoy the old EU Luke being a more reformist and grounded iteration of Jedi teachings. He started by rejecting Yoda’s warnings not to try and save his friends. He put friends over the high minded ideals of Jedi enlightenment right there in Empire Strikes Back. Then in ROTJ he spent the entire movie rejecting the obvious approach of simply killing Vader, instead trying to reach Anakin. Over and over Luke put people he cared about over esoteric codes.

(Remember when the original trilogy and much of the EU establishing Luke was written, the prequels and Clone Wars hadn’t been fleshed out, and Jedi were implied to be even more high minded and classical than they were shown in the prequels).

[-] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 162 points 2 years ago

Is this a screenshot of Tumblr, that’s a screenshot of 4chan, that’s a screenshot of a news article?

What a future.

[-] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 199 points 2 years ago

I wake up every day grateful that I’m not into speedrunning.

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