people misunderstand the icarus story. the problem was not that he flew too high. it's that the wings were made of beeswax, which offered very little resistance to heating. with modern materials he would have had no problems. we can fly as close to the sun as we want now
"Every day, I wake up and see the news and I'm horrified. I think it is crazy that some people make it sound like it's acceptable, like the murder of civilians is acceptable." - Victor Wembanyama says
guy at party: cant believe they made 3 movies about blue people fucking trees lol
me: haha. ok. well first of all when the na’vi bond to pandora’s flora via the tsaheylu they’re connecting nervous systems through the goddess Eywa. its beautiful actually & in no way reproducti-
Grinch: I would like to buy a dog
Pet store employee: ok are you a guy?
Grinch: No. I am some sort of gorilla
Pet store employee: That is fine.
Grinch: A green gorilla
Employee: Doesn’t matter