Hey. I Was Wondering If You Had Any Books You've Read That You'd Recommend To Others? Thanks In Advance.

okay but I am so amused at how surprised my prof was this morning when I actually brought him an oat latte like I said I was going to do

Winter 🎨 👌 ,The Four Seasons, 1900

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hey if you guys are looking for something to read LET ME RECOMMEND YOU the Shades of Magic series by V.E. Schwab

like this series is freaking amazing.

it has:

amazing writing that is beautiful without being overwrought

a really hecking good plot with magic and adventure and great worldbuilding

NO LOVE TRIANGLES

all the romances feel organic

amazing antiheroes

there’s rotating main characters and they include a badass fucking lady who is disabled (one eye) and a bisexual prince

AND!! the prince’s bisexuality isn’t a Secret or a Big Plot Point it’s just ‘here he is making out with ladies. now dudes’ but it’s also prominent enough that his romances are featured in the books and not mentioned as an afterthought (looking at you, J.K. Rowling)

the series actaully (imo) gets better as it progresses instead of derailing

THE WRITING IS SO GOOD OKAY

I never made a post about draft horses. :T They are the gentle giants of the horse world, sometimes growing as large as 20 hands and over 2000 lbs. The tallest horse in the world is an American-type Belgian horse named Big Jake (I think???).

A very big (but good) boy!

Despite their size, draft horses are known for their quiet, even temperaments, which make them good work horses. They were originally bred to pull wagons and plows, and they still do that. The most famous draft horses are probably the Budweiser Clydesdales, i.e. the horses in those Superbowl commercials that make us cry every goddamn year.

Draft horses can be ridden, and they are often crossed with lighter breeds, such as Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses, to create tall, sturdy-boned, quiet sport horses.

Such horses were a common sight during foxhunts, as “hotter” breeds, like Arabians and Thoroughbreds, tend to lose their minds a bit in the chaos of the hunt. Draft horses can also be crossed with Mammoth Jack donkeys to create draft mules, which are also used to pull plows for the Amish.

Mammoth Jack donkey:

Draft Mule:

There are a lot of draft breeds, some more common than others. Many of the common ones are easy to tell apart from the others, but they’re all large-boned and tall, except for the draft ponies, such as Halflingers and Norwegian Fjord horses.

The Belgian

There are two Belgian horses, one that’s popular in Europe and another that’s very common in the US.

This is the European-type “Brabant” Belgian, which tends to be very thick boned and roan in color.

This is the American-type Belgian, which is lighter-boned and always sorrel/palomino in color:

Here is a Brabant Belgian mare pulling some shit:

A lot of draft horses really do enjoy pulling stuff, as much as a horse CAN enjoy doing anything that’s not eating grass and farting. Horse pulls are a common sight in Middle America, often done using Belgian horses. Here’s one of a team pulling 9200 lbs. They pull for a very short period of time, often only a few seconds.

Next up is the Percheron, which has a similar body type to the Belgians but are always black or dapple. They can be slightly more spirited than Belgian horses, with some demonstrating high stepping action.

They are not to be confused with Friesians, who have much more “feathered” legs and feet (long hair around the lower legs) and are lighter-boned. Friesians also don’t come in dapple colors, like the horse at the top of this post.

Clydesdales

Clydesdales are recognizable because they are a) always bay colored and b) almost always have four white socks and a blaze on their faces. They also have much more feathering on their legs than Percherons or Belgians. Clydesdales are more common in parades and the like because they tend to be slightly lighter than Percheron and Belgians, and because of this, they’re more agile and “showy”. You probably would not want to plow with a Clydesdale. You could, but their feathering means their feet get dirty much easier than a Belgians might.

Shire Horse

Shires come in a variety of colors, usually black or bay, and they are probably the most “feathered” horses of the popular breeds. They’ve got lots of fur on their feet.

Gypsy Vanner Horses

Gypsy Vanner horses got their start pulling Roma wagons, but now they’re mostly used in fantasy photoshoots, and you can see why. They are beautiful horses, definitely not the type you’d want toiling in the muck. They are almost always paint colored, which distinguishes them from Shire horses.

These are the main, most popular and commonly seen full-sized draft breeds, at least in the US. However, there are also draft ponies, the most popular of which is the Halflinger, which resembles a shrunken Belgian horse. They are ALWAYS sorrel/palomino colored, but their frame can vary. Some Halflingers are lighter-boned and more suitable for riding. Others are thicker-boned and better for pulling.

The other unmistakable draft pony is the Norwegian Fjord, easily recognized by the black stripe in the center of its mane, like a reverse ice cream sandwich.

This can lead to some creative hair cuts

So there you go. That’s a somewhat comprehensive review of draft horse breeds. Here is a size comparison for funsies, with the average riding horse in the middle.

🌸 so sorry for the followers who wanted Victor content 🌸 LOVE YOUR LOVE OF SCIENCE (Vulcan salutes back atcha)! Yup, I definitely get your point about how it may be impossible to apply what we know to be true in this environment to other ones. IT WOULD BE AMAZING IF SCIENTISTS ARE ABLE TO QUANTIFY/UNDERSTAND HOW OTHER ENVIRONMENTS EFFECT STUFF WITH NEW TECH. The only question I have is that if the matter becomes unrecognizable in such an environment, or changes to a certain degree, we would need some sort of deep look into the atomic structure of that object. Or maybe it'll change in a way that it never would in studied environments, (as you said, perhaps absolutely no laws here would apply in such extreme enviornments.) That is such an interesting topic to think about! Like when anthropologist try to study other cultures, they can only present what they understand about that culture through their own cultural view - which will limit them in being able to understand how the culture studied actually functions. So I'd wonder if in such enviornments there may be something going on that we don't even realize is important - or can't measure (like in anthropology if one looked at a culture and not realize the importance of cuticle length for example) So yup, I totally agree with the sentiment that a universal constant law can't exist (since for a constant would need to be unchangeable, and to the best of my non- physicist knowledge there is none) like how would anything be unchangeable? IDK my mind is kinda being blown the more I think about how nothing is ever certain we are just certain about certain things at certain times in certain places. I love how you write about science BTW! Like it's quite simple and it reminds me of my favorite biology teacher's style of writing 😂 (this was probably an odd comment - but she is an amazing teacher)

@moola-of-hula [does the vulcan salute] yo

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idk why ppl act like funny women are a rare precious commodity when every woman i know is a got damn comedian and i’ve met maybe two intentionally funny men in my lifetime 

women should not be drafted into the US military

nobody should be drafted into the US military

nobody should be forced to participate in imperialist violence.