Clustered Chaos

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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna
peachdoxie
queeranarchism

A thing I love to do is telling prepper dudes that one of my disaster readiness skills is making stuffed animals. They never get it. Like, my dude, when things get very bad and we're all sharing overcrowded shelters, you're gonna want the power to comfort children. Trust me.

lv1rose

You know what, I got a whole bunch of fabric / old clothes at home and no idea what to do with it. I might just learn how to do this too

queeranarchism

Then you might be interested in a database with hundreds of free plushie sewing patterns of just about any animal, as well as dinosaurs, pokemon, etc:
https://craftresource.fandom.com/wiki/Plushie_Sewing_Patterns

& If that's a little overwhelming, here's some easy beginners plushies:
- Manta Ray https://cholyknight.com/2021/05/14/manta-ray-plush/
- Whale https://craftresource.fandom.com/wiki/Whale_Plushie_Sewing_Pattern_(Lacey)
- Simple dino: https://welivedhappilyeverafter.com/diy-long-neck-dino/

and a little more chalenging but my personal favorite:
- totally not that one shark from a Swedish furniture chain store that everyone loves: https://freesewing.org/docs/designs/hi

plus that's a way of comforting adults too
peachdoxie
doubleca5t

My ideal aesthetic is what I'm calling "sexy tomboy". That is to say, I am 100% femme through and through, but I want to look like what a straight man's idea of a "masculine woman" is. I wanna be masc in the way that LaCroix is fruit flavored, just a little extra something to make things a little more interesting

boygirl-klavier

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This you?

doubleca5t

I don't think I'll ever recover from this one

nova-remnants

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peachdoxie
biggest-gaudiest-patronuses

i get so freaked out by like. pictures of really big rope

clintwaffle

I’d like to say that’s normal but I’m a frayed knot

biggest-gaudiest-patronuses

i’m so fucking annoyed at this, just for that you don’t get photos of the rope

biggest-gaudiest-patronuses

i changed my mind, this is just too horrifying not to share

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it’s called a Hawser and is the thick cable or rope used for towing/mooring a ship

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in conclusion, i have nightmares beyond description

arithmeticanimaniac

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NO it would NOT be cool

biggest-gaudiest-patronuses

well i fucken disagree

goeswiththeflo

@scumrunner do you have any cursed facts about hawsers to share ?

As a fiber nerd, i am personally very enthusiastic about them….

scumrunner

Ohhohohoho DO I EVER. Meet the “snapback zone,” not an area with cool hats, but instead the unintuitive range at which a hawser can kill you if it breaks under tension.

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cloud-the-angel

What if we kissed in the snap-back zone? 😳 😳 😳

talus-the-broken

I don’t think you guys understand how much force this is, a tow rope used to move a 20 foot boat snaps under tension with enough force to dent metal, shatter glass and seriously injure anyone in its way. A Hawser on the other hand… Well I’ve seen a concrete pier with a chuck the size of a sedan ripped out of it by a line failure, and anecdotally, I’ve heard of a 2 ton heavy cargo forklift being skidded sideways, then knocked over. These lines snap with enough force to noticably dent the hull armor of navy ships.

This is a line designed to hold in place a moving object that can be easily in excess of 10000 tons. AND THEY CAN BREAK FROM THAT TENSION ALONE.

THESE THINGS ARE TERRIFYING RUBBER BANDS FROM HELL.

nail-bat-lesbian

Nope Rope

biggest-gaudiest-patronuses

NOPE ROPE