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Another rare work-safe thing from a NSFW inflation artist. Mechrot is basically the only reason I still visit birdsite outside of finding sources for Floating Is Fun posts. Birdsite's idiot CEO is funding fascism now and I don't want them to make a dime off of me. Sometimes Mechrot uploads things to DeviantArt, so I should probably just follow that instead.
mechrotta.tumblr.com
[Tumblr](https://mechrotta.tumblr.com/post/166667604252/heres-a-sfw-comic-to-introduce-two-things-my), [Twitter](https://twitter.com/Boy4ncy/status/1102723325715865601) [#balloons](https://fedia.io/tag/balloons) > > > ...My squid boyfriend OC’s... > ...Just some silly bubblegum floatiness... > >
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#Wordle1219 4/6* Grade: A-
⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨 D+ (221)
🟨🟩🟨🟩⬛ A- (5)
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛ B- (2)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+
https://gradle.app/#20riRVSucLYWotpGZ6d5e
This gave me flashbacks from the evil puzzle five days ago, but it was a false alarm.
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#Wordle1218 5/6* Grade: C-
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 F (1,674)
⬛🟨🟨🟩⬛ C- (48)
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 F (25)
🟨🟩⬛🟩🟩 B+ (3)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+
https://gradle.app/#4yA4gqgu2UR9XqKNSGDLHO9uF
1,000 puzzles. I've been around long enough to remember when the British spelling of this word was removed from the playable words and solutions and later made playable again. And I still trap myself.
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Spread is brokenly good, but I like playing with Laser too. It feels good to land the entire beam on a boss. Especially in the arcade version, laser kills bosses fast.
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I believe we call this broom surfing.
In sky by NerinFox: [ArtStation](https://www.artstation.com/artwork/BEx9m), [DeviantArt](https://deviantart.com/view/816858525), [Twitter](https://twitter.com/YuiShi38/status/1115998581960400896), [DeviantArt's Twitter](https://twitter.com/DeviantArt/status/1202042148318674945) #levitation
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#Wordle1217 3/6* Grade: A-
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ F (461)
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩 A- (6)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+
https://gradle.app/#SNzHfmydK8dcZwkz
For my third guess, I could only think of one legal play, so I'm glad it was right.
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#Wordle1216 4/6* Grade: B-
🟨🟩⬛⬛🟩 B (35)
⬛🟩⬛🟨🟩 F (11)
⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩 F (5)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+
https://gradle.app/#20rhA9YAfyuEVJxnqRL8w
I tried to play this puzzle optimally, but there's no good answer for 🟨🟩⬛⬛🟩.
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I've tried this, and I suppose the float tank thing counts as floating in the sense that my body isn't touching anything solid. The sensory deprivation thing is a trippy experience, for sure, and worth trying once. I just don't get a good feeling of floating from it, though. Sure, parts of my body are submerged and are floating, but other parts are above the water and just laying there. I can't really move around in there without getting the water in my eyes, and then it just burns until I get all the way out and wash my face.
Thank you for posting here. It's interesting to see how other people get a feeling of floating. You should post where you got that photo from, though. Rules 1 and 2 still apply to posts like this.
By the way, the old subreddit's name was originally going to be simply "Floating", but a subreddit about float tanks beat me to it. I suppose there aren't any float tank communities on Lemmy/Mbin/PieFed, so "Floating" is available here, but by then we'd already been "Floating Is Fun" for a year and a half and I didn't want to change.
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#Wordle1215 3/6* Grade: A-
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ D (341)
🟨🟩🟩⬛🟨 A (4)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+
https://gradle.app/#SNzjPlCMUwoZWpCr
...Aaaand right back to the easy puzzles the next day.
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Whoa, I don't know what kind of flyway this is, but it looks cool! Everyone can swim in it, so there's aquatic creatures in there too. There's a lot of world-building potential here.
[Artstation](https://www.artstation.com/artwork/v2nnJE), [pixiv](https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/93491255) #airswimming
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TARES isn't that great. Scoredle's bot assumes every playable word is a possible solution, so it tries starting words ending in S. I'd use STARE instead, or better yet, PARSE or SIREN. They're potential puzzle solutions that haven't been used yet.
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Fun fact: Before I convinced Scoredle's developer to change its bot's starting word to SLATE, it was using TARES and it solved this puzzle in 2/6.
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The worst part is that you played near-optimally and still lost. You wisely tested the double-letter case, and it ended up being the wrong letter. You eliminated a lot of good letters before you got trapped, and even that wasn't enough. This particular trap exploits weaknesses in most of our playstyles, and I don't have a consistent way to beat this.
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#Wordle1214 6/6* Grade: F
⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨 D+ (221)
🟩⬛⬛🟩🟩 C+ (13)
🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩 F (6)
🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩 F (5)
🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩 F (4)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A+
https://gradle.app/#alGOKZrj618GFbAhnxihzPj3vssKd
What the heck, Wordle? That's evil! This took me to 6/6 for the first time since puzzle #1140. I checked, and this solution was destined to appear someday since the pre-NYT days, but seriously! Non-native English speakers have no chance against the grammatical acrobatics this word requires.
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Catbox is working fine for me. Below, there should be a video of Scott Kelly in a gorilla suit on the ISS.
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As a Yank myself, I actually appreciate that community. Lemmy and Mbin have worldly, logical arguments that wouldn't get far on an American social media echo chamber. If the rest of the world doesn't make themselves heard loud and clear, civilization will collapse.
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Thank you! And also, thank you for sticking up for us on Reddit and helping the whole community grow. Keep up the good work!
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Honestly, my favorite part of running a community is when a new face joins and posts something they like. It doesn't matter if their posts don't look like mine. Other people's posts make me feel like I'm not just posting into the void.
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Megaupload. It was like the Library of Alexandria burning down. Not just pirated stuff, either.
[Behance](https://www.behance.net/gallery/104693237/Selected-Gifs-2020), [Giphy](https://giphy.com/gifs/meditation-floating-meditate-x4eZcato61YMTPrBck), [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo67dijgLNT/), [Andras Csuka](https://andrascsuka.com/work/selected-gifs-2020/) [#levitation](https://fedia.io/tag/levitation)
初恋ゾンビ by 峰浪りょう: [Safebooru](https://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=1730937), [Shogakukan](https://shogakukan.tameshiyo.me/9784091264404?page=7), [Weekly Shonen Sunday](http://websunday.net/download/wallpaper/1511bl.jpg) #illusion
気泡の真術師（見習い） バブルブ by がん丸: [pixiv](https://www.pixiv.net/artworks/67747) #multipletypes #levitation #bubbles
Calamity Coyote sets off early before sunrise to trap some villainous birds for his sky level challenge. by Mark Hansen: [ArtStation](https://www.artstation.com/artwork/XBWrdw), [Twitter](https://twitter.com/markhansendiaz/status/1181684648147066880) #balloons
AO by しやまぷれ: [pixiv](https://www.pixiv.net/artworks/38989026), [Danbooru](https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/6032167) #weightlessness
魔法のキッチン by 淵゛: [pixiv](https://www.pixiv.net/artworks/101706330), [Twitter](https://twitter.com/Qooo003/status/1709145158015672328) #levitation
[Source](https://www.pixiv.net/artworks/7495033) | Author: Maku | Characters: Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kiki
【PFFK】技術学魔女 レニー·シュライデン by mzt: [pixiv](https://www.pixiv.net/artworks/42134486) #microgravity
[Webtoon](https://www.webtoons.com/en/heartwarming/heart-anthology/lucid-lucy-ep-1-wholesome/viewer?title_no=2191&episode_no=20), [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/CCB6p3EK8g6/), [Redbubble](https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/53664467), [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sUdr0GSNkI) #underwater
【腐】きみと by あす: [pixiv (deleted)](https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=38790795), [pixiv (reuploaded)](https://www.pixiv.net/artworks/68702043), [Zerochan](https://www.zerochan.net/1602405), [Sankaku Complex](https://chan.sankakucomplex.com/en/posts/6ea4pGqPa3v) #balloons ::: spoiler spoiler-title spoiler body :::
[Tokyo Game Show](https://tgs.nikkeibp.co.jp/tgs/2024/en/display/digital-world/), [X](https://x.com/tgsdw_official/status/1830817999407702456) #multipletypes
(Hitstun here, testing in production! I'm trying to crosspost [a complex Lemmy post](https://lemm.ee/post/42598874). This earns [#levitation](https://fedia.io/tag/levitation) tag, but [some Lemmy front-ends](https://phtn.app/search?community=122493&q=%5BGUIDE%5D&type=Posts) convert the [GUIDE] in the title into a type of post flair it can filter by. [@Painfinity](https://lemm.ee/u/Painfinity) 's original text follows...) Hi fellow Lemmineers....Lemmings....Lemurs! If you too are in awe of Sky's awesome flight mechanics and want to go deeper, or if you just want to collect candles faster, here are a few more flying techniques that should help you fulfill both of those needs and master the skies! This guide is tailored towards mobile controls, but these should all be doable on a controller and m&k as well. #### Cloud boosting ####  While clouds are mostly known as a way to recharge our wings, they can also be used to propel ourselves forwards at greater speeds than the normal flying speed. 1. Fly into a cloud at a downward angle. 2. At a certain depth, the cloud will propel your Skykid outwards. Try to get a feel for what the best angle of entry is for each cloud, as different cloud formations can have different depths. 3. Generally, the faster or deeper you're able to dive into a cloud, the faster it will propel your Skykid outwards. #### Vertical flying ####  A great way to reach high places. In comparison to circling upwards or flapping upwards, this greatly increases the heights you can reach, while also using less wing power and getting there faster. 1. Initiate a slide (e.g. by jumping forwards a few times). 2. While in a sliding state, flap your wings once to lift off the ground. 3. Pull back on the left joystick and keep pulling back. 4. Switch to the gliding mode. 5. Flap your wings. Steps 2-5 should be executed moderately quickly and the execution order is important. If you start pulling back before lifting off the ground it will fail. Same goes if you switch to the gliding mode before pulling back. But this also means that you don't have to execute them at the same time, so don't stress yourself trying to get it in under 0.1ms like a GTA cheat code. Focus instead on getting the order right. If you do everything right, you'll be gliding vertically with two fingers pressed on your screen, one holding the left joystick down, and one pressing on the right joystick to flap upwards. #### No-run-up vertical flying ####  The basic vertical flying is great, but much like an airplane our Skykid needs a long-enough runway to jump a few times and lift off. That isn't always possible, especially in places like Vault of Knowledge with its small floating platforms. This variation instead relies on another movement technique that allows you to enter a sliding state with minimal space. 1. Initiate a "stretch". To do that, press and hold with your finger on your Skykid until it starts crouching. While still holding, stretch your Skykid to the right by dragging your finger in that direction until the white circle at its feet fills up. Keep holding. 2. Now with your left finger, flick the left joystick to the opposite direction you've stretched, so in this example flick to the left. 3. Your Skykid will appear to briefly "moonwalk" on the ground. You can now let go of all inputs and if you move forwards, your Skykid will slide. 4. Execute steps 2-5 of the normal vertical flying routine above. #### Mid-air vertical flying ####  Now I hear you saying: "*You're so cool I wish I could be like you!!*". That's great, but isn't there something else you wanted to know? "*Well, sometimes I don't want to slow down and do all that preparing, I want to execute it mid-air*". You're in luck because that's possible too! Think of the slide like a charge. If you manage to lift off the ground while sliding, you will continue to have a slide charge available until you touch the ground again. This means you can execute the rest of the steps whenever and wherever you want as long as you haven't touched the ground. 1. While sliding on the ground, flap once and lift off. 2. Fly as you normally would, but do not touch the ground. Mantas and Jellyfins are okay. 3. To initiate a mid-air vertical flight, execute steps 2-5 of the normal vertical flying routine above. In the example gif, after exiting the tunnel I briefly "crash-land" on the ground to get a slide going, then lift off the ground and continue my candle run. Notice that I never touch the ground. After having cleared the cave and being out in the open, I initiate a vertical flight mid-air to make my way to the top of the mountain. #### Air hopping ####  Flying is pretty forgiving in Sky. But there are nonetheless situations where you need to fight against strong winds, make adjustments on the fly or preserve your wing power. In Eden, all three of those apply. In such situations, air hopping (I don't know what to call this -\_-) can be helpful. Air hopping refers to using the left joystick to hop like you normally can on the ground, except it's used while hovering in the air. While the distance you can cover with air hopping remains unchanged in comparison to simply pushing the joystick in that direction, you move at a higher speed, can resist stronger winds, can change directions much more abruptly, all while not using any wing power. 1. Start flying. 2. Enter hover mode. 3. Flick your left joystick in your chosen direction multiple times to air hop. In the example gif, I gain height by gliding against the wind currents, but it is only thanks to air hopping that I can actually move *forwards* against the wind currents and pick up speed to be able glide again, gain height, and so forth. --- And that's it. Let me know if this is useful and if I should do a part 2. Also, since this is my first guide, any suggestions or critiques are welcome, even more so if it's a technique that I didn't mention! And remember to fly responsibly🪽 P.S. If you struggle to learn these or simply learn better with a co-pilot, I can add you! I'm currently trying to re-learn these on controller so we'll both be starting from scratch :)
ヘンゼルとグレーテル by 維恩 W.E.@マイピク募集中: [Safebooru](https://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=913566), [pixiv (deleted)](https://www.pixiv.net/artworks/30341361) #weightlessness
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/1341obire/status/778342092334469120), [Tumblr](https://sinck1341obire.tumblr.com/post/152585039744) #levitation
Expériences de M. Santos Dumont by Aéro-Club de France: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUb9_RqB6i0), [Catalogue Lumière](https://catalogue-lumiere.com/series/info-seven-34/), [Econterms.net Inventing Aviation](http://econterms.net/aero/1900_Exposition_universelle) [#balloons](https://fedia.io/tag/balloons)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/illumi99999/status/1173739135791697920), [Lofter](https://illumi999.lofter.com/post/2f6e7c_1c6a6ca03), [Redbubble](https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/103310671) #levitation
[ArtStation](https://www.artstation.com/artwork/rAOekO), [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/CFHRawmDFYk/?img_index=8), [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/artofkirin/posts/pfbid02XPy3yG6xBqsPqCUFTroWTA4syXwcYy7WrpEfhArevwv5h8NuvJpEPWQLzMo8mtsGl), [Twitter](https://twitter.com/ArtOfKirin/status/1305448613875560449), [Carrd](https://artofkirin.carrd.co/) #balloons