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pwe · Apr 23, 2025

Control · Apr 23, 2025

Valorath said:
Someone posted a video a week or two ago about black holes, their mass and size. Space is incredible. I think the biggest black hole they showed in that video was the mass of 30 billion of our Sun, and dwarfed our entire galaxy.

When I think about space and what’s out there.. we are so insignificant. There HAS to be intelligent life out there. There’s too much possibility for Earth in the Milky Way to be the only intelligent life in the universe.

Its depressing to think about because in the grand scheme of things, what does my life matter? My entire bloodline isnt even a blink of the eye in the timeline of our cosmos, or our planet for that matter.

Someone has to be first. Maybe it's only empty because you haven't filled it yet! There. Now you matter. Go fill the universe!

astgte · Friday at 4:19 PM

This was an incredibly calm day leading into Belfast in a very busy shipping channel. Not a ripple

RobXIII · Saturday at 9:57 AM

pwe said:
Looking through old snorkeling photos. Here's a few more. Amazing visibility in the first one, sometimes easily 30+ meters.

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Nice, how far underwater do you dare go while snorkeling? My record is 41 feet at some cliffs in Maine.

Late to the party, but reminds me of my trip to Ginny's Springs in FL. The river was typical black / low vis, but the springs themselves are clearer than any clean pool I've been in, you can see like forever.

Sorry for the shiatty video still, but I never use the pic function underwater.

pwe · Saturday at 12:09 PM

RobXIII said:
Nice, how far underwater do you dare go while snorkeling? My record is 41 feet at some cliffs in Maine.

Late to the party, but reminds me of my trip to Ginny's Springs in FL. The river was typical black / low vis, but the springs themselves are clearer than any clean pool I've been in, you can see like forever.

Sorry for the shiatty video still, but I never use the pic function underwater.

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Less than 41 feet that's for sure. I had a picture where the camera said 30 feet, but I don't know if that was accurate. Felt like forever to get back up, so I usually stay way above that

Random snorkeling picture of a symbiotic relationship. The shrimp (in the middle) digs while the fish stand guard. In case of danger, they all retreat into the burrow. The fish get a free burrow, and the shrimp gets an early warning system.