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i genuinely think i developed a flag addiction

A long time ago my brother and I used to make tops out of Legos and battle to see whose top could keep spinning the longest while battering the other top. It was really fun - I remember making size classes, battle arenas, entire tournaments, and, most importantly, dozens upon dozens of tops. My brother was the strength player, building tops that could withstand multiple hits while dishing out some of their own; of course, being the smart guy, I made intricate stuff (that didn't always hold its own).

Today I stumbled on one of my favorites.

Please excuse the poor photography.

This is Jet. It's rather large and has a defensive feel to it, but other than that, it kinda looks like a boring old top, doesn't it?

Well why don't we open it up for a sec.

Jet's not-so-boring insides.

On the inside lies a giant machine! Jet actually takes in the wind rushing by it to propel it longer than it would normally go and to help keep it stable.

I would have zoomed in, but my camera got fuzzier when I got closer, so I recreated it in Lego Digital Designer instead:

Now with an actual color scheme!

And here's a better view of the insides.

The central shaft on each wing is the intake. The wind is split into two streams, one of which helps with stability, while the other keeps it spinning longer.

One more picture (last one, I promise!).

A diagram of the wind direction.

Air comes in through the pink and green lines. The green intake spirals within each chamber until it is let out on the bottom. Having one of these on each wing helps push back if any one of them leans toward the ground.

The pink streams are all directed toward the center. As a result of the way they're let in, they spiral around in the center (yellow circle) until being let out through the orange outputs. However, the outputs are small, so it takes a little pressure to get through.

I bet none of the physics actually works like this, but I did test what happens if I just block off the intakes entirely. Not only did it output less air (you can feel the whirlwind it creates normally), it also consistently spun for less time. This wasn't because I spun it with less power, mind you - I tried this multiple times, and every time I tried to be consistent.

I wonder if something like this could be applied to actually important things, or if it would be practical at all. Probably not; in our competitions, my brother broke this one a couple of times.

Here's the file I made, if you want to have a look.

PEDRO PASCAL as OBERYN MARTELL Game of Thrones - 4.01

IM GOING INSANE

I WAS WATCHING IN .25 SPEED AND STILL CANT TELL WHAT IT SAYS

VOLTRON TIME CONVERSION... THING

2 years = 2.5 decaphoebs 1 year = 1.25 decaphoebs. 1 decaphoeb = 0.8 year | 292 days I quintant = 1.167 days | 28 hours 1 phoeb = 1.15 months | 5 weeks | 35 days 1 movement = 0.857 weeks | 5.998 days

I only did this for my ff but you're welcome.

(This also means that Allura and Coran were asleep for either 8000 years and 10,000 decaphoebs or 12,500 decaphoebs and 10,000 years - whichever they meant, because they don't know Earth timing, but they say years, so I'm not sure.)

What's worse is that Cousin Phil is so three seasons ago. He's since lost his power, become mortal, and sacrificed himself to save the world. Last season they had to fight -- I am not shitting you -- God's sister. Oh, and God's name is Chuck.

You cannot make fun of this show. It makes fun of itself.

Every time someone tries to explain the metaplot of Supernatural to me, it basically ends up sounding like redneck Dragon Ball Z. I’m sure there’s some nuance I’m failing to grasp here.