#australian sky

[clevercrow-curi0s-australia]

Wynnum Beach, QLD Australia 🩵✨ was very windy

#clevercrowcurios #australia #photography #cloudysky #clouds #angelcore #australian sky #australian photographers #Australia #australian photography #blue #blue aesthetic #Wynnum #beach #clear sky

[skydarcyedwards]

Wet beast experiences bliss (a very good scritch)

We watched this tiny platypus for a while, diving and feeding. Then it came out onto the bank, surprisingly bold, to have a scratch.

I'm obsessed with monotremes.

#monotremes #platypuses #platypi #wet beast wednesday #wet beast wednesday saturday #platypus #tasmania #tasmanian wildlife #australia #australian wildlife #wildlife #wet beast #sky darcy edwards #animals

[huariqueje]

Night drive - Nerrida Parfitt, 2023.

Australian , b. ?

Oil on stretched canvas , 122.5 x 92.5 cm .

#Nerrida Parfitt #australian artist #night road landscape #night drive #mood sky

[carionto]

Geronimo!

Space suits have come a long way - near 1 to 1 articulation and haptic feedback, intuitive zero-g booster based movement, nano-clamps for spiderman-like grip in low/no gravity, and of course dozens of micro layers of protection against all know space radiation and other hazards. Plus a centimeter thick composite armor against sentient threats, with a "cocoon" mode to fully cover all joints and other normally more exposed parts, that renders the Human inside near impervious to most small arms, and even some heavier impacts.

To fully test the limits of protection you don't actually need to have a person inside, just plenty of sensors and a good understanding Human physiology and anatomy. The military, of course, does things a bit differently, as their suits are even tougher. They do have this half-half mode where you are mostly armor, but can still move, but more like the Terminator. Given it also boasts a powered exoskeleton between the armor and hazardous protection layers, soldiers can wield weapons other militaries typically mount on vehicles, so the metaphor is almost just a straight factual comparison.

Some, however, are still not satisfied, and are always seeking to extend the durability of their suits to beyond the extremes.

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Hilda Lavre was standing on the edge of the ship in low orbit. One hand gripping an outer handle while engaged in final diagnostics.

"Alright, Hilda, everything looks green on our end, how 'bout you?"

"Same green green. I'm good."

"Whenever you're ready then. There's some clouds in the way of the predicted path, might slow you down a bit. Wanna wait?"

"Nah, nah. I'll wing it."

After a seconds pause, Hilda let go of the handle and gently kicked off the side of the ship. She was now on a direct collision course with the Atlantic Ocean.

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(Thermals should start going up soon. I'm gonna turn on the external mic just a tad. There's just something about how the heat sounds scraping against the metal.

Oh, there it goes. Yellow, slowly getting to orange. Good.

Yea, that's a nice screech - burn that paint!

Halfway to red, altitude check. Already this close? Guess it'll be just shy of 80% tolerance.

Hehehehe, that means we can go for a bit faster next time. Cool.

Eh... wind without the heat just doesn't sound right, I'll turn it down to just barely audible. Something to keep me company.

Aaaand three.

Two.

One.)

SPLASH

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(It's dark. But I guess it was dark before...

before what though?

Well, that's okay.

This feels like a new kind of dark though.

There's the dark when you're alone in your room at night, all the lights are out.

Another kind is when you decide to get inside your brothers closet to scare him when he comes back from the kitchen. That's a fun kind of dark. (it's getting cold)

There's also the dark of being in an underground bunker during a storm. Then the power gets cut and all the exits are sealed. That's a... lonely kind of dark.

One time I was wandering the woods, and before I knew it, it was the middle of a moonless night, overcast too. Hiding out in an abandoned shed, without even the wind or animal sounds to let you know anything is out there. I didn't like that kind of dark at all. (It's really cold)

This dark though... I dunno. It's like I'm hiding out in my own closet. My shoulder is up against my winter jacket, feet are grazing those old sandals I swore to throw out two summers ago. But also, it's not my room. Or even my house. Why am I in my closet? How did it get here? Where even is here?

I feel sleepy.

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"Hey, hey! Hilda! Wake up!"

*grunting* "Ugh... shut, shut up Barry..."

"Gods, don't freak us out like that. You okay?"

"Depends. How high did it go go?"

*laughter* "Okay, [She's fine everyone] yeah, you're fine. 87 meters, new record."

"Hmm, I was aiming to to break 90."

"Well, those clouds nudged you a little off, you hit it at a 83 degree angle. Still, those other readings are nice. I'm pretty sure we can do a boosted fall next time."

"Yeah, I I think so too. I feel a little little cold, did something break on hit hit?"

"Not break, but the impact did jolt the subsystems a bit. Activated one of the sedative shots. I manually made your suit give you a wake up shot right as I noticed. You should be feeling the effects right about now."

"Mmhhmmm, oh yea. I'm feeling the kick kick now. We need to improve the kinetic tic dampeners. No good if if it puts you to sleep upon any hard enough nough impact."

"Yup. We're suspending any other jumps for the week until we get that fixed and implement some minor tweaks based on your jump once we analyze the telemetry further.

Okay, everyone! Good job today! Let's meet up next weekend and test these bad boys out. Let's aim for a 100 meter splash by the end of the year!"

*cheers and yeahs as Barry opens a mini fridge and everyone cracks open a cold one*

#humans are space orcs #humans are space australians #humans are space oddities #humans are deathworlders #humanity fuck yeah #carionto #sky diving #more like space diving #but whatever #also #don't know how I feel about giving her that... stutter? #I just randomly felt like trying out a speech impediment #hope I don't offend anyone with the way I presented it #I don't think I've seen how a stuttering character talks in text format #well #trying out new things

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Stardust, South Australia.

by astrophotographer Wil Godward

#wil godward #photographer #stardust #milky way #night sky #landscape #south australia #australia #australian geographic #nature

[yrsonpurpose]

JENSON BUTTON Australian GP 2023

#jenson button #formula 1 #f1 #f1edit #australian gp 2023 #mine* #okay king go off #love when sky just get jenson to do random things #and he pops up in some leather jacket #looking respectfully

[pitlanearchive]

Ted Kravitz discusses how Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton’s number 1 mechanics have been switched from 2015 to 2016.

Source

#nico rosberg #lewis hamilton #mercedes #f1 2016 #australian gp 2016 #ted’s notebook #Albert park #sky sports f1 #video #post qualifying coverage #teammate dynamics

[eirianerisdar]

Ted did not just ask to be caked in the paddock on his birthday then Crofty said "Do you want me to lick it off"

#ANOTHER STRANGE HALLUCINATION ON A VERY STRANGE DAY #f1 #ted's notebook #ted's notebook australian gp 2024 #australian gp 2024 #ted kravitz #david croft #sky sports f1 #my post

[urmuminnitt]

me

#f1 #jenson button #australian gp 2023 #jb22 #sky sports

[clevercrow-curi0s-australia]

Pretty cloud pictures from my verandah 💕✨

Finally seems to be storm season in Brisbane after a very dry winter 🩵💚 apart from the heat it really is my favourite time of year

#clevercrowcurios #australia #photography #my post #my photos #my pics #cloudysky #storm clouds #cloud aesthetic #clouds #australia photography #Australian sky #nature landscape #naturephotography #cloudcore #angelcore #pretty #aesthetic #rain clouds

[skydarcyedwards]

Raindrops on spider silk.

Sky Edwards

2022

Donnelly River

Canon EOS 60D

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM

#naturemacro #spider web #macro #water drop macro #naturephotography #macro photography #arachnology #arachnids #silk #water #transparent #sky darcy edwards #donnelly river village #donnelly river #western australia #australian nature

[huariqueje]

Out of the Dawn     -     William Robinson , 1987.

Australian, b. 1936 -

Oil on linen

#William Robinson #australian artist #night sky #pool reflection #sparkling landscape

[feathercreates]

A hand-painted watercolour pattern inspired by galahs, one of my fav Aussie birbs! 

(With a bit of galaxy magic thrown in because I love the sparklies! *w*) Find it on my Redbubble here!

#pattern design #galah #cockatoo #australian birds #aussie birds #pink cockatoo #rose breasted cockatoo #watercolour art #watercolour #pattern #feathers #galaxy #space #nebula #stars #sparkles #midnight sky #sky #pink #purple #space magic #magic space #glitter #original art #artists on tumblr #feathercreates #featherlumina #feather lumina

[sitting-on-me-bum]

This photo was taken during a special flight dedicated to chasing the Aurora Australis above the Southern Ocean. When the Milky Way entered the same frame as the Aurora Australis, it was the best light show of the year for me. South Australia.

Photograph: Jiayuan Liang

The Australian Geographic Nature Photographer Of The Year 2023

#jiayuan liang #photographer #the australian geographic nature photographer of the year #australia #aurora australis #southern lights #southern ocean #milky way #night sky #south australia #landscape #nature

[fafourteen]

keep horner off my screen i’m so serious

#like sky sports you’re pissing me off #australian gp 2024 #f1 liveblog

[lleclercism]

F1 Grand Prix of Australia March 22, 2024 Photo by Joe Portlock

#charles leclerc #ollie bearman #goodbye goodbye goodbye you were bigger than the whole sky :( #* #australian gp 2024