The Department of Awesome Automata seldom gets an opportunity to show off, but today they’re pulling out all the stops with this breathtaking Silver Swan automaton. Housed at the Bowes Museum in North East England, this exquisite 18th century clockwork bird was designed by designed and built by John Joseph Merlin along with London inventor James Cox.
The life-size swan automaton swims in a stream made of moving glass rods along with small silver fish. When it’s clockwork is wound up, a music box plays as the swan turns its head from side to side, preening her silver feathers, eventually spotting a fish in the water and then bending down to catch it.
In effort to preserve this extraordinary creation, the Silver Swan is only operated once each day. But we can watch it as many times as we like thanks to this video:
Hello! So, I’ve researched some Christmas music in different languages. Some have a lot, like, too much so I narrowed it down, and some don’t have that much, but I found the best I could. Some are similar songs to what English speakers and Americans are used to such as “jingle bells” etc etc, while others are their own original seasonal songs. If it’s similar or the same song as traditional songs in English, I’ll put them in the parenthesis. So anyway, enjoy and happy holidays!
This website is mainly focused for RPG creation, but I use it for my fantasy writing occasionally.
This freaking website will:
-Create a damn earth for you. Like an actual atlas. Just tell it the % of water and ice.
-Give you freaking demographics for your medieval cities. Down to telling how many butchers, bakers, and candlestick makers your filthy peasants would need; or how many nobles should be kissing your emperor’s ass, based on the population you want.
-Generate a tavern, along with a few notable patrons and a damn menu, based on the quality.
-Generate names for your characters.
Not even to mention the generation of dungeons, loot, and encounters by level by several different gaming systems.
Seriously… You should see this site.
Seriously… You should see this site.
This is honestly one of my favorite resources as a DM. Definitely a Must Use™.
Look, y’all, writing fictional medical stuff is hard. It takes a LOT of background knowledge to write accurate, believable scenes with doctors, nurses, or paramedics. And whether your story is set in a hospital, or has the briefest interaction with medical providers, it can still be a big challenge–and some people find it intimidating.
That’s okay. I’m here to help.
I’m your consult. Your phone-a-friend. Your beta for the medical bits. I’m here to help you improve your stories, to make them more believable. I’ve got ten years of experience in healthcare, with a focus in EMS, Emergency Medicine and Critical / Intensive Care–all the exciting bits!
Not sure what how a doctor sets a broken bone? Who does the stitching? What’s a hematoma, anyway? What’s a believable dose of haloperidol–and why is that lower case, but Haldol, the same medicine, is capitalized? What does an OR smell like?
Ask me! (Ask me anything!)
I’m gonna be putting out resources for authors and scriptwriters, to help write believable, accurate, and exciting fiction. I’ll be around for NaNoWriMo and beyond. And I’m here for you!
So send me your questions, tumblr. I’m here to help. And thank you to @promptsandpointers for allowing me to submit!!
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