curious since ive somehow got 30 of ya
“Friends” but Ross only speaks in Animal Crossing dialogue noises accompanied by a low, ominous humming sound
Also it’s an improv dub
also featuring @chongoblog, @not-robobuddies, @marblecantus, @paper-mario-wiki
i’m convinced that the ice age franchise won’t end until the squirrel that always chases after the nut gets an equally hideous girlfriend with Squirrel Tits™ and eyelashes
no….. No
NO
No you don’t understand, I have this entire developed theory about the Ice Age universe which has been cooking up in my mind and has only be reinforced by the latest 5th installment. Scrat is the god of the Ice age universe. The story began with him and the story will end with him. If there weren’t hints before, in this latest installment, it becomes clear that Scrat’s actions dictate what happens on Earth and to the protagonists. Yes, maybe Scart’s only goal is to get the nut, but his actions SHAPE what happens in the film. If we needed any further proof then may I point out something Buck said in the 5th film along the lines of “we’re 6 mins early! Somebody up there likes us!” That phrase is usually used to refer to a god and in this case it’s used to refer (unknowingly) to scrat!
However, there is an ALTERNATE theory that I have been working on. What if Scart isn’t the god of the ice age universe, but rather, the NUT is? As i have already said, Scart’s actions shape the course of the story but what motivates Scart? That’s right: the nut, it is truly because of the nut that Scart does what he does that leads to the events that take place in the story. This would create an interesting metaphor here. Scrat is chasing the nut like man chases divinity. So when will the Ice Age saga end?? When Scart finally gets the nut for good. When man catches God.
i didnt even read this but im laughing at how many times scrat is typoed as scart
brohecking
“what motivates Scart? That’s right: the nut” is the funniest fucking string of words I’ve read in my life
I’m watching the original Ice Age right now and the only thing I can focus on is “what motivates Scart? That’s right: the nut” that’s all that’s happening in my brain
SHE THINKS HER LAUGH IS A SONG SO SHE SINGS BACK
Just an absolute fucking orb of a creature
I found out my phone can make pngs and im going to throw up laughing at this one of my bf's cat
don’t ducks wag their tails with excitement and anticipation? that mallard KNOWS he’s going to crash into some other ducks. and he’s looking forward to it.
it’s like curling except you have wings instead of brooms and instead of a 30lb rock with a handle on it you’re a duck.
the panama canal, a key route for global trade, is facing a crisis. 154 ships are waiting, with an average wait time of 21 days. drought has reduced the water level in the main reservoir to critically low levels, which has resulted in the canal's locks struggling to function.
40% of all u.s. container traffic travels through the panama canal every year. the current situation is a direct result of climate change and overuse of natural resources.
climate change: weather patterns have shifted, and the area is receiving much less rain than it used to. the lake that feeds the canal is refilling at a much slower rate.
overuse: development around the area has increased reliance on groundwater and freshwater sources. shipping traffic has surged, flushing more water down the canal.
each ship requires about 200 million liters to pass through, amounting to 2.8 billion liters per day at just 14 trips.
at peak season, that's 10 billion liters per day, all of it fresh water flushed into the ocean. gone. wasted. unusable.
the low water level creates two main issues: availability and pressure. emergency water conservation measures are in place, restricting the biggest boats movements and slowing down the entire process.
this ultimately leads to inflation. shit is about to become even MORE expensive.
this isn't just a problem for some boats or the shipping business. it's a reminder of how our actions and the changing climate are impacting the world in real and tangible ways. the panama canal is a microcosm of a global issue.
we have failed to recognize the interconnectedness of our world and we are paying the price. it will not improve under capitalism.
to add to this, additional information i discovered today:
the panama canal's vulnerability to undergoing drought conditions isn't solely attributable to climate change and overuse; it's also connected to recent, explicit human action.
the deepening project of the canal involved the removal of surrounding rainforest to create basins. this has had a massive impact on the local biosphere.
in many ecosystems, local plant cycles of respiration and transpiration are linked to the majority of atmospheric water vapor. when these plants are removed, the area dries out in magnitudes. we can see similar effects in places like the great plains of north america.
the truth is, however, that the operators were warned about this outcome during the initial assessments of the project. the potential consequences were laid out, but the reports were disregarded. does this sound familiar or allegorical to any other ongoing crisis?
this article is from 2014!!!!!!!
A bigger problem While expensive and disruptive, the drought is indicative of a much larger concern. The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicts that the region will experience more extreme weather: severe dry seasons that could diminish the canal water supply, and big storms that threaten to flood its infrastructure. That could increase shipping times and costs of everything from Christmas toys and electronics moving from China to New York to midwest corn and wheat bound for the west coast of South America.
our hubris will be the death of us.
