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linkspooky · 2 months

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Maki Zen'in vs. Ryomen Sukuna

The past two weeks Maki has faced off against Sukuna. While it seems that Maki and Sukuna's face-off has followed the traditional formula of every individual Sukuna has squared up against so far. That being Sukuna fights them trying to bring out their best, praises them before swiftly defeating them. It's followed the formula so far, with Gojo, Kashimo, Higuruma, and Yuta. Yuta surveys their "taste" as unique sorcerers, and then quickly consumes them.

However, I am going to argue that there's a reason Sukuna takes a special interest in Maki that differs from Gojo Kashimo, Higuruma and Yuta and it's because the two of them foil each other.

1. Skin and Blood, Bone and Marrow

To badly quote Kant, and Johane Fichte thesis and anti-thesis are both necessary in order to make a statement.

Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason (1781) created the thesis / antithesis dyad, within two statements.

Thesis: "The world had a beginning in time, and is limited in regars to space."

Antithesis: "The world has no beginning and no limits in space, but is infinite, in respect to both time and space."

Fichte turned this dyad into a triad. A set of two contradictory ideas that is resolved with a third statement, synthesis. In order to make of synthesize a new idea, thesis and anti-thesis must meet first.

Are synthetic judgements a priori (before / precending) possible?

No synthesis is possible without a preceding anti-thesis . As little as antithesis without synthesis, or synthesis without anti-thesis, is possible; just as both cannot be born without thesis.

In other words no idea cannot exist without the opposite idea, and no new statements / judgement can be made without exploring these two ideas in opposition to one another.

I spent so much time explaining this philosophical concept because fights in Jujutsu Kaisen aren't just excuses for Akutami Gege to add more elaborate rules to the power system, and give the power-scaling bros more material to argue about. They are a clash of ideals between the two characters fighting, oftentimes with both characters embodying opposite philosophies. At this point it's not subtext, but literally text, Sukuna calls fights a clash of ideals.

Sukuna is not just fighting to physically conquer Yuji, at this point he wants to win in a clash of ideas to, he wants to disprove the ideals Yuji carries in his heart and all that he represents.

Mahito too, all the way back in Shibuya, called his fight with Yuji a clash of truths, rather than the fight between good and evil that Yuji imagined it to be.

Thesis and Anti-thesis are both necessary to make a statement. Yuji cannot prove his ideals to be true, without clashing with Sukuna first, and the same for Sukuna, Sukuna can no longer disprove Yuji's ideals as false without recognizing his ideals and fighting them head on.

There's a statement on twitter I want to steal that summarizes the matchup of every mini-arc in the Sukuna fighting arc so far.

To summarize Lmfalolawholebunchanumbers point, Mahito and Sukuna acting as antagonists challenge the ideals of the protagonists, but while Mahito represents the reverse of humanity's ideals, Sukuna is against the concept of hodling onto any consistent ideology himself. Sukuna in fact believes that all the ideals of the sorcerers that challenged him in the past were false and flimsy, and is troubled by the fact that Yuji holds onto his ideals no matter what.

I already somewhat explored this in this meta, Sukuna's Anti-Enlightement. Where I argue that Sukuna's ideals resemble nihilism, but even then I wouldn't label Sukuna a nihilist because Nihilism is still a set of beliefs and Sukuna doesn't seem to hold onto any consistent ideology or belief system at all. Trying to assign any human branch of thought or motivation to Sukuna doesn't quite work, because Sukuna's point of view isn't one of a human, but more like an inhuman curse, or even a deity. In other words a calamity.

"Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.” Beyond Good and Evil Part IV Frederick Nietzsche

Nietzsche used the abyss as a metaphor to summarize the unknowable psychological complexity of human beings. You stare at the abyss trying to comprehend it. Which means when facing the abyss, the abyss forms in your mind. Anyone who tries to understand humans must face the fact they are incomprehensible. Anyone who tries to create some meaning to life must confront the fact that the world is so ridiculously overcomplicated and random it's impossible for the human mind to fully comprehend.

The abyss as it exists is a place of danger where it's easy to lose sight of your search for meaning, or even yourself, but in order to grow you have to confront the deepest, darkest part

Anyone who tries searching for the truth, risks confronting the idea that they may be wrong, risks questioning their values, risks confronting the fact that what they believed meaningful might have no meaning at all - and therefore the abyss widens inside of them, they might abandon idealism all together.

Anyway, enough boring philosophy more or less every single person who fights Sukuna risks having their ideas feel false. Or to paraphrase the twitter user I quoted above, most of the characters that try projecting their own human ideals onto Sukuna, find not only do they misunderstand Sukuna entirely, but Sukuna doesn't care about their ideals and disproves them.

Gojo and Kashimo (and before them Yorozu) all try to fight Sukuna, believing they could make Sukuna understand them and understand Sukuna in turn only to find they were misreading Sukuna entirely.

Gojo makes a big deal of trying to bring out Sukuna's best to prove that Sukuna is not alone standing on the top, only to be met with Sukuna basically going "I don't really care."

When you confront the abyss, the abyss opens up inside of yourself and your ideas may prove to be false. No one who's faced Sukuna so far, has been able to conquer that abyss, in fact Sukuna keeps rendering their ideals to be false. Perhaps because they are just projecting ideas onto the abyss, looking at Sukuna instead of looking at the abyss inside of themselves.

They want something from Sukuna that Sukuna can't give them, they're looking externally for Sukuna to give them easy answers instead of looking internally. Not one of them is able to form a new idea or make a statement because they're not willing to confront anti-thesis.

The exception to this pattern so far is Maki. There's a reason I've been hammering on about the abyss so much, it's because in this most recent chapter Sukuna calls Maki "a true void."

In one sense, there's the technical power system reason why he calls Maki a void. Maki is someone who gave up all cursed energy in order to strengthen her physical body, whereas in comparison Yuji who also mainly fights with his body and super strength, but unlike Maki, Yuji hasn't broken away from cursed energy and is instead soaked in Sukuna's cursed energy.

However, not only has Maki cast off cursed energy, unlike Yuji who has suppressed his own identity to become a cog in favor of his ideal of having a role and supporting other people, Maki has let go of the idea of protecting others and instead focused entirely on the idea of improving her own strength.

Though, not entirely by choice as Mai sacrificed herself, but Maki's awakening and becoming of herself happened when she let go of Mai, and protecting Mai or reforming the Zen'in for Mai's sake. Not only did Mai take cursed energy with her when she died allowing Maki to break free of cursed energy, but she also let go of her ideal of protecting Mai. Losing her cursed energy went hand in hand with losing her "goal" and almost immediately afterwards she loses her goal of trying to prove herself to the Zen'in or become clan head and just exterminates them entirely.

Everything Maki lived for is gone, so what does Maki live for now? Herself mainly, and the concept of total freedom that comes with no longer tying yourself to others.

In that way, I'd say that Maki almost resembles Sukuna the most, because if Sukuna represents the void that others must confront Maki is the only character that has opened up the void inside of herself. As Sukuna said unlike Yuji who's half-assed in his idealism, Maki's shaved away everything and is contemplatng the void. Almost to reflect this, Gege's done away with most of Maki's internal narration and most of her internal dialogue is focused on either how to win, and how to bring out the fullest of her abilities.

Maki's opened up and contemplated the void inside herself, and in that way she's done away with self-doubt like most of the characters are facing, she's not projecting her anxieties onto Sukuna or wishing for him to answer or resolve her identity crisis like Gojo and Kashimo. She doesn't even have an identity crisis.

In fact, Maki and Sukuna resemble each other so much by both having a void inside of them it makes me wonder if Twin Theory is true that Sukuna also achieved his perfection in Jujutsu by either fusing with his twin in Uterus or cannibalizing his twin somehow.

Even in the fight itself, Maki's the one who's most laser focused on winning, whereas Yuji and Yuta's strategies fail because they're too concerned with saving Megumi who himself at the moment does not wish to be saved. (Saving Megumi is a good thing though, I'm just making a point that Maki much like Sukuna only sees herself winning the fight and prioritizes that above everything else. It's not like she's against saving Megumi either she didn't argue against Yuta and Yuji taking a shot at it). It's just she's the only one who like Sukuna only sees the fight in front of her and doesn't worry about other people. She's laser focused on the win is what I'm saying).

I don't think it's just the fact that Maki has cast away cursed energy that's drawn Sukuna's attention, but the fact that while she represents his anti-thesis focusing on only strengthening the human body, they also share many similarities between them.

They're both the void.

Sukuna even says that Maki's existence denies Jujutsu itself.

Sukuna says that Maki is the only person who's forced him to have a role, and in a way that's true, because by denying Jujutsu, she represents the void that Sukuna has to contemplate now. In a way she's played an uno-reverse card to Sukuna's philosophy of revolving his entire life around strengthening Jujutsu and being the height of Jujutsu.

Sukuna now has to prove Jujutsu's superiority and contemplate the fact that is ideal might in fact be wrong.

Sukuna and Maki both represent the ideal of what one can achieve in the pursuit of strengthening the body, versus strengthening Jujutsu, Hajime even comments that Sukuna's body is absolute perfection.

Not only that, but they both represent the opposing philosophies established by Kenjaku and Yuki, Kenjaku sees the future evolution of humanity as optimizing cursed energy, and Yuki envisions a future of breaking away from cursed energy entirely and even namedropped Toji and Maki both as examples of those ideals.

There's a reason that Gojo is troubled by Toji and remembers his loss to Toji years after the fact, Toji deeply troubles Gojo not because he beat him in a fight and caught him off guard but also because his existence challenged everything Gojo believed to be true.

Gojo is the first inheritor of the six-eyes, and Limitless in hundreds of years, he exists solely for Jujutsu as Nanami said, he was also someone who was arrogant at seventeen and was handed everything at birth, who has always been held up on a pedestal by Jujutsu Society. Yet the only person who seriously challenged Gojo and forced him to evolve before Sukuna rolled around was Toji, someone who is the scapegoat of Jujutsu Society, and who is looked down upon by the the three clans. Suddenly, the inherent superiority that Gojo believed in, all the things he thought made him great b/c he was the peak of the Jujutsu world was called into question if a mere monkey could challenge him.

Toji too, stuck around and fought Gojo because he felt a pressing need to disprove the philosophies and ideals that Gojo represented. However, Toji in this fight lost because he succumbed to the void.

He deviated away from his set of ideals and fell prey to his inferiority complex rather than staying true to himself in face of the void.

Gojo's enlightenment itself comes from facing the void that is Toji Zen'in, and then conquering that void by conquering his own biases against Toji that made him let his guard down. Yet, his defeat against Sukuna comes from the fact that he couldn't conquer the void, he couldn't find his own answers instead relying on Sukuna for an answer and because of that Sukuna reduced him back to a human being again with the world cutting slash that cut through the infinity.

In other words in just two chapters Maki vs. Sukuna have embodied a philosophical battle that has been raging in Jujutsu Kaisen since basically Hidden Inventory, and maybe even the beginning of the manga itself and it is what do your ideals, the ideas you live for mean in face of the void / death. Are they worth holding onto, can you create a synthesis from confronting and overcoming your antithesis, or will you too succumb to the meaninglessness that Sukuna represents?

How do you find meaning in a world where death is random, where anyone can die at any moment, a world that is inherently unfair where good things happen to bad people, and selfish monsters like Sukuna get whatever they want who win because they are selfish and step all over people and take what they want.

Confronting Sukuna means confronting the fact that the world may be empty, and we may all be just killing time until we die.

The lines skin and blood, bone and marrow which is what Sukuna uses to refer to the source of is strength (Jujutsu) and the source of Maki's strength (the physical body) are a reference to Bodirahma asking his disciples to understand his teachings.

"You have attained my skin. You have attained my flesh. You have attained my bones. You have attained my marrow."

In other words neither Sukuna and Maki are entirely right, the true understanding comes not from Jujutsu, or the Body, but from both, from skin, flesh, bones and marrow.

In other words, a statement requires thesis and anti-thesis. It's not Maki and Sukuna that are right, and something can be learned from the clash of their ideals.

What I'm saying is basically that JUJUTSU KAISEN is a story with THEMES and I love it.

#maki zenin #ryomen sukuna #yuji itadori #satoru gojo #jjk meta #sukuna #maki zen'in #jujutsu kaisen meta #jujutsu kaisen theory

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empress-of-dark2005 · 4 months

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Why do they call it oven when you of in the cold food of out hot eat the food?

could you give a random fact you know?

Ask the first question to @ahamkaracature.

In Pokemon a level 5 Corphish with 196 attack EVs and a beneficial Nature holding the Life Orb item with Adaptability as its Ability using Aqua Jet on a level 5 Onix with 0 HP and 0 Defense EVs holding the Eviolite item in Sun on a critical hit will have a 6.25% chance 50% damage and a 93.75% chance to deal 5% damage.

196+ Atk Life Orb Adaptability Corphish Aqua Jet vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Eviolite Onix in Sun on a critical hit: 1-10 (5 - 50%) -- 0.4% chance to 2HKO

Possible damage amounts: (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 10)

Because of how the damage calculation formula works:

Damage = ((2xLevel/5 +2) x Power x A/D /50 +2) x weather x critical x random x STAB x type x other (there are other modifiers but I'm only including the relevant ones)

power is the base power of the move used, A and D are the attack and defense and STAB is the same type attack bonus (x1.5 if the user's type matches the move used or x2 if the user has Adaptability as its ability and its type matches the move used), type is for type matchups, and other is for items and abilities.

And with the numbers that it would be:

Damage = ((2x5/5 +2) x 40 x 18/534 /50 +2)

Damage = 2 (all decimals are rounded down)

And then it calculates all the other multipliers x0.5 from the Sun so Damage = 1 and then x1.5 the critical hit Damage = 1.5 but all decimals are rounded down so damage = 1 again so the critical hit did literally nothing.

Next it calculates the random factor basically it multiplies your damage by 0.85-1 and all the 0.85-0.99 would get rounded down to 0, 15/16 outcomes will deal 0 damage and 1 of them will deal 1 damage.

2x1 from Adaptability STAB = 2, 4x2 from the super effective = 8, and 8x1.3 from Life Orb = 10 but 15/16 all those multipliers are going into the number 0 so the possible damage amounts would be: (0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 10) and at the very end of the calculation it turns any 0s into 1s.

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pokemonunderdogtournament · 6 months

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From running these, does it seem like older Pokemon tend to be more popular versus newer ones, or is it any pokemons game? I feel like I tend to see older 'mons winning in matchups against newer ones the majority of the time, but that might be some sort of confirmation bias on my end.

Whew ok! Sorry this took me so long to reply to. This kinda caught me right at the start of the busy period, and I didn't want to give it a half-assed answer, especially because I wasn't really super sure if I was seeing any notable trends. (Most of the time I dedicate to maintaining this event is spent setting things up instead of reviewing data!)

Here are some rough and probably not precisely accurate numbers:

For my health I don't have the time to write out proper descriptions, so hopefully my discussion will be helpful enough, especially because it can be fairly easy to draw some inaccurate conclusions from this specifically because it uses a lot of hard numbers vs ratios.

You can find that down here ⬇ (readmored for scrollability)

First table:

Gen 2 and Gen 7 (!) are performing the strongest overall. Gen 9 and Gen 5 (!!) are performing the most poorly. I figure Gen 9 isn't faring too well for a multitude of reasons -- most notably, I think, people haven't really had time to grow attached to these guys yet. To speculate on Gen 5, I have a few theories. Gen 5 introduced a lot of new Pokemon, interest gets spread out (though I am surprised that age-group nostalgia isn't helping it more along here...). If I recall correctly, a lot of the designs were also quite heavily critiqued, though I've never paid much attention to that sort of commentary.

I'm honestly surprised that Gen 1 is that close to even, but then I don't think it helps that a lot of the less popular designs keep popping up to be repeatedly swept... The data set isn't large enough to avoid being easily influenced by various sub-tournaments haha.

Second table:

This one looks at each generation and how it compares to matches where it was paired with older generations. Earlier generation results are less helpful because, for instance, Gen 2 only has to contend with Gen 1, but Gen 8 has to contend with Gens 1-7... I wasn't sure how to break this up more properly, and I've already spent so much time on this 😅 I could probably figure it out with time but I don't want to keep this ask on hold for like 3 more months. I think it's interesting to see how notably well Gen 7 performs here, like it has a notable number of wins though it's dealing with 6 entire generations.

Anyway, more red in the ratios (basically, more instances where Pokemon of a given generation lost to older gens more than they won) supports the hypothesis.

Third table:

Basically the opposite of the above. More green means more generations that fared better against the generations after it. Gen 5 is the only one who doesn't have this, but it's even. It's won as many Gen 6-9 polls as it's lost

Gen 8 being the strongest here is a little funny, but it just means that Gen 8 has been performing super well when specifically placed in contrast to Gen 9. The fact that there are so few polls in this category probably is why the ratio can get so high at all though.

Generation Gap Average:

This one's a bit hard for me to explain but it basically is concerned with how much the earliest generations perform against the latest generations, but close-generation matches take a lot of weight out of the end result. Basically though a smaller number means that the Generations aren't AS stratified. There's enough love for newer Gens vs older ones. This number hovered much closer to 1 for most of the data gathering.

Idk if this is helpful, but here's the formula:

=AVERAGE(ARRAYFORMULA(IF(B2:B-A2:A<>0, B2:B-A2:A,)))

The A col lists the winners and the losers are in B, so it's literally just averaging the difference between the winner and the loser. The best conclusion we can draw from this is that there is a preference toward older generations. If there was a preference toward newer ones, the number would be negative.

Old/New:

Literally just the number of older generation wins divided by newer generation wins, which you can see right next to that, so yeah older Gens, relative to the other Gen in the poll, have quite a bit of a lead.

Other notes:

In more recent polls, voting is actually skewing more toward later generations, but at the start, which notably voted on starters, voting was HEAVILY skewed toward older generations vs newer ones. It was unfortunately because I noticed this that I ended up having to collect data from all the (relevant) polls because those trends pretty strongly impacted the results...

Anyway! I don't feel confident to make any conclusions outright, but now at least we have an idea of what the numbers look like right now! Lots can be gleaned from this.

#inquiries #apologies if i wrote something that doesn't make like . syntactical sense. i can't process words very well right now #so i can't reliably proof my own writing. rip.#on account of. having a truly shamefully small amount of sleep over the past hm. i guess week at this point

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xenoblade-chronicles-brackets · 2 months

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Round 3 is here, and so is the Losers' Bracket

The Losers' Bracket will run first, then the Winners' Bracket. The state of the Losers' Bracket is such that only results from it will be required before we can start its next round, so that means once the final poll of the Winners' Bracket is up, the Losers' Bracket will run again using the results from its previous round, without waiting for the polls in the Winners' Bracket to conclude.

Round 3 Matchups

Nikol's Variable Backpack vs. Fiora's Face Nemesis

Meyneth's Monado vs. BLADE's Ares 90

A's Monado vs. Malos' Monado

The Mechonis' Sword vs. Shulk's Monado REX+

Shulk's Monado (general) vs. Glimmer's Wildfire Kithara

Mikhail's Infinity Fans vs. Riki's Fish Biter

Sena's Comet Mallet vs. Brighid's Whip Swords

Melia's Feet vs. Mio's Moonblades

Matthew's Ouroboros Knuckles vs. Segiri's Ferronis

Riki's Monapon vs. Fiora's War Standard

Zeke's Purple Lightning Dreamsmasher vs. Mythra's Siren

Shulk's Monado I vs. Mumkhar's Metalface

Melia's World Ender vs. N's Sword of the End

Shulk's Monado II vs. Nia' Catalyst Scimitar

Taion's Mondo vs. Riki's Hunter Biter

Lora's Battle Braid vs. Noah's Lucky Seven

Losers' Bracket, Round 1 Matchups

Dunban's Quitter vs. Zanza's Monado

Elma's Dual Swords vs. Muimui's Sword of Legendariness

Lao's Prog Ares vs. BLADE's US0220 Urban ST

The Colony 9 Defense Force's Mobile Artillery vs. Corvin's Halteclere

Ethel's Ferronis vs. Reyn's Daedalus

Shulk's Monado Dogma vs. Fiora's War Blades

BLADE's Formula vs. Fiora's Hunting Knives

BLADE's Lailah Queen vs. Dunban's Chosen One

Minoth's Gun Knives vs. Dolmes' Spiked Hammer

The Ardanian Millitary's Ether Net vs. Alexandria's Exponential Edge

Eunie's Gunrod vs. Xord's Mech Hammer

Pneuma's Third Aegis Sword vs. Praxis' Lance

Melia's Empress Staff vs. Egil's Yaldabaoth

T-Elos' Scythe vs. X's Scythe

#xenoblade chronicles #xenoblade #poll bracket #tumblr bracket

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justahumblememefarmer · 5 months

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Ultimate Doctor Who Poll Round 1 - Matchup 24

Episode Summaries under the cut

128: The Pyramid at the End of the World - Season 10, Episode 7: After the Doctor received a message from his virtual self in the Extremis simulation, Bill is taken by the United Nations Secretary General to meet with The Doctor, who has been temporarily named the President of Earth. A 5,000 year old pyramid has appeared in Turmezistan, at a key military point between the U.S., Russia, and China. In the meantime at a biochemical lab, two workers are shown going mixing chemicals. As one worker broke her glasses, she asks her coworker, who is hungover, to do it. The Monks watch this through a security camera. The hungover scientist accidentally enters 10 times the amount of one chemical into the mixture.

The Doctor greets a Monk at the Pyramid, who says that his race will be invited to enslave the Earth, and sets all clocks on the world to a doomsday clock. The Doctor allows the military to attack the pyramid, but the Monks teleport any weapons launched at them a safe distance away, and teleport the ships and their crews to be safely on the ground. They then invite the Doctor and the world leaders to talk. They claim the end of life on Earth has begun, and that they will stop it if they submit to the Monks rule.

At the biochemical lab, the scientist realizes that something has gone badly wrong with the formula, but in his panic, he does not properly close the airlock door.

The Doctor deduces that the Monks placed the pyramid in a war zone as a distraction, and that war will not be what destroys the Earth. They question whether bacteria could be the cause. Looking into potential sources, the Doctor decides to send a signal to all the security at biochemical labs across the world, and sees which one the Monks turn back on. He then goes to the lab, where one human has already been infected and several plants used for study have died. The Doctor realizes the lab has a filtration system to take toxins out of the air which would release the virus into the atmosphere. The only way to stop it is to destroy the lab.

The Monks deny several requests from world leaders for help as their request is impure, but recognize Bill's authority as a representative of the Doctor. She stalls for time as the Doctor works on the bomb, but he gets stuck in the airlock, and is unable to activate the release code due to his blindness. Realizing the Doctor will die if she does not do this, she makes a deal with the Monks to restore the Doctors sight. He escapes, and the Monks take control of the planet.

129: The Eaters of Light - Season 10, Episode 10: The Doctor takes Bill and Nardole back in time to investigate what happened to the missing 9th Roman Legion. They separate to look for the soldiers. Bill is chased by a Pictish girl and falls into a hole where a Roman soldier is hiding. The Doctor and Nardole come upon a Roman corpse, which suffered from decades of lack of exposure to the sun. He thinks that there is an alien on Earth that is either eating or harvesting solar energy. They go to find Bill, but are ambushed by the Picts, who take them prisoner.

Bill and the Roman are attacked by the creature, and the soldier she was with is killed as they make their way to the rest of his comrades. The Doctor and Nardole escape from the Picts, one of whom is their "gatekeeper" who claims to have defeated the Romans. The Doctor sees a stone structure and as the sun rises, a portal opens and he walks into it. He sees several creatures, then walks back out to find Nardole chatting with the Picts, who tells him that it's been two days. Speaking to Kar, the gatekeeper, she reveals that her people have been guarding the gate and fighting off the monsters as they came through, once a generation, but that she let one out to destroy the 9th legion. She claims that it is weak and will die soon, but the Doctor counters that it is getting stronger the more it consumes.

Bill leads the Romans to the Picts and the Doctor. The Doctor extends his translation technology to allow them to speak to each other. They agree to work together to fight the creature, and lure it back to the portal. So far the gatekeepers stalling it for a few minutes in there leads to 60-70 years of peace outside. He originally plans to enter and keep the beast at bay, with his extended lifespan allowing him to keep the creature at bay for much longer. However the Picts and Romans declare it is their responsibility and enter the portal instead. So many people going in destabilizes it, closing it forever.

#doctor who #ultimate doctor who poll #my post #polls #12th doctor #bill potts #nardole #peter capaldi #pearl mackie #matt lucas #the pyramid at the end of the world #the eaters of the light

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periodictabletournament · 1 year

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World Element Bracket - Round 1 - Matchup 1

Nitrogen vs Flerovium

What you said:

Nitrogen:

Have you ever had to do college level chemistry? Nitrogen is a massive part of our ecosystem so I had to work with it in formulas and shit. And you know what? It's a bitch. It's a major part of our body and yet has the audacity to want an odd number of electrons. Not even like 1! 1 I can deal with! That's like chlorine or hydrogen, that's nice and simple. No this bitch has the audacity to ask for THREE WHOLE ELECTRONS. Do you KNOW how much that complicates balancing equations??? This bitch is at the top of the periodic table they should be easy to work with and yet they PULL THIS SHIT and appear in every fuckjng formula cause it's like three quarters of the Earth's atmosphere.

Flerovium:

You darn new elements get off my lawn, you didn't exist when I was in high school, grumble grumble

#periodic polls #tournament polls #worst element bracket #nitrogen #flerovium

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sasayego · 5 months

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Hi!! I hope ur still doing the matchups :)

I can be quite shy and introverted but if I get comfortable with a person I can be really chaotic. I've been told I'm kind and creative, I really love animals and would love to have and help as many as I can. I love art, whether is painting, drawing, or even making pattern bracelets. I absolutely love reading and love watching movies (I can be a bit of a geek in that) I also absolutely love music, I'm with music almost all the time and I'm currently learning how to play the piano, another hobby of mine is ice skating and watching high speed sports (such as formula 1) . I'm latina and love my culture and family, we are all close and can be noisy but we know the limits and are respectful of them.

JASON TODD

jason is such a formula 1 fan, let's be real. he probably sits down and eats food and starts screaming at the tv every time. so that's definitely a hobby that you two do together

ice skating!! jason does NOT know how to ice skate. he'll be clutching on your arm the entire time, staring at the ice rink and going "do not...let me fall" with gritted teeth

for a man who kills frequently, my guy is scared of falling flat on his goofy face <3

pattern bracelets!! jason would wear all of them ones that you give him. he'd even request you to make one with like "fuck you" on the bracelet and probably give it to his brothers or bruce (more bruce tbh)

he'd go to tim to learn more. about your culture and partake in everything he can! dia de los muertos, dia de reyes, semana santa, you name it, he'll learn it (i'm not latina but i had to learn about latino holidays in my spanish class lmao)

he'll take videos of you playing the piano, post it to the batfam gc. that's the only time. he makes an appearance (unless people are shitting on tim)

we all know jason is a literature nerd ... he's gonna be reading with you every day. "did you finally read jane eyre? i just finished wuthering heights. do you wanna compare notes?"

his love language? annotated books that reminds him of you. 100%. and they're real in-depth thoughts as well, not some stupid half-assed one

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jayfarner · 7 months

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"The Science Behind Betting on Sports: Strategies, Odds, and Winning Formulas"

Betting on sports has been a timeless pastime that combines strategy, excitement, and the thrill of competition. While many view it as a game of luck, successful sports betting is rooted in science, statistics, and well-thought-out strategies. In this article, we will delve into the world of sports betting, exploring the key factors that contribute to making informed wagers, understanding odds, and the principles that can help you maximize your chances of winning.

Understanding the Odds

When it comes to sports betting, odds are your best friend and a fundamental concept to grasp. Odds represent the likelihood of a specific event happening within a game or match. They come in different formats, including fractional, decimal, and moneyline odds. Each format offers unique insights into the potential return on your bet.

Fractional Odds

Fractional odds, often used in the UK, express the potential profit relative to the amount you wager. For instance, if the odds are 5/1, it means you can win $5 for every $1 wagered. Understanding fractional odds is essential for calculating your potential winnings accurately.

Decimal Odds

Decimal odds, prevalent in Europe and many online sportsbooks, display the total potential payout, including your initial stake. An odd of 2.00, for example, implies that you'll double your wager if your bet is successful. Decimal odds simplify calculations and are preferred by many bettors.

Moneyline Odds

Moneyline odds are common in the United States and indicate the amount you need to wager to win $100 or the profit from a $100 bet. For instance, if a team has a +150 moneyline, you'll earn $150 for every $100 bet if they win. Conversely, a -150 moneyline means you must wager $150 to win $100. Moneyline odds are straightforward but require careful consideration of risk and reward.

Strategic Betting Approaches

Now that you understand odds, it's time to explore some strategic approaches that can enhance your sports betting experience:

Bankroll Management

Effective bankroll management is crucial for long-term success. Set a budget for your betting activities and stick to it. A common rule of thumb is to allocate only a small percentage (e.g., 1-5%) of your total bankroll to each bet. This ensures you won't deplete your funds with a single loss and can recover from setbacks 먹튀폴리스.

Research and Analysis

Informed betting decisions rely on thorough research and analysis. Study team statistics, player performance, recent trends, and head-to-head matchups. Keep an eye on injury reports and weather conditions, as these factors can significantly impact the outcome of a game.

Value Betting

Value betting involves identifying bets with favorable odds compared to your assessment of the actual probability of an event occurring. By doing this consistently, you can gain an edge over the sportsbook. Keep in mind that value betting requires a keen understanding of the sports you're wagering on and the ability to spot mispriced odds.

The Emotional Element

The emotional aspect of sports betting cannot be overlooked. Emotions can cloud judgment, leading to impulsive decisions and losses. To maintain discipline and control, remember these key points:

Avoid Chasing Losses

Chasing losses by increasing your bet size to recover previous losses rarely ends well. Stick to your bankroll management plan, and don't let emotions dictate your bets.

Stay Informed, Stay Calm

Stay updated on the latest news and developments in the sports world, but remain calm and rational when making betting decisions. Avoid overreacting to short-term fluctuations.

Conclusion

Sports betting may appear to be a game of chance, but it's a world where knowledge, strategy, and discipline play pivotal roles. Understanding odds, adopting smart betting strategies, and managing your emotions are the building blocks of successful sports wagering. By embracing these principles, you can enhance your chances of making informed bets and, ultimately, enjoying a profitable and exciting betting experience.

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Welcome to The Ship Bracket

After going through all the responses to the form (thank you to everyone who participated) and fighting against Excel, Word, and several Bracket-Making websites, I am proud to present the Very Unofficial Formula 1 Ship Bracket:

The ships were ranked making an average of the number of entries and the number of fics on ao3, with the top 32 ships making it into the bracket. I'm sorry if your favourite ship didn't make it in, but even some of my favourites didn't make the cut 😢😢.

The bracket is seeded, meaning that (based on the ranking explained above) the highest contender is going against the lowest contender, the second highest against the second lowest, and so on.

Here is a list of the matchups:

Group A (left):

Daniel Ricciardo/Max Verstappen vs. Charles Leclerc/Lewis Hamilton (finished)

Max Verstappen/Sergio Pérez vs. Pierre Gasly/Yuki Tsunoda (finished)

Carlos Sainz/Charles Leclerc vs. Esteban Ocon/Pierre Gasly (finished)

James Hunt/Niki Lauda vs. Lewis Hamilton/Sebastian Vettel (finished)

Kimi Räikkönen/Sebastian Vettel vs. Lewis Hamilton/Valtteri Bottas (finished)

Kevin Magnussen/Nico Hülkenberg vs. Lando Norris/Oscar Piastri (finished)

Lewis Hamilton/Max Verstappen vs. Lando Norris/Max Fewtrell (finished)

Charles Leclerc/Daniel Ricciardo vs. Carlos Sainz/Lando Norris (finished)

Group B (right):

Charles Leclerc/Max Verstappen vs. Fernando Alonso/Jenson Button (finished)

Jenson Button/Sebastian Vettel vs. Fernando Alonso/Mark Webber (currently underway)

Alex Albon/George Russell vs. Logan Sargeant/Oscar Piastri

Charles Leclerc/Lando Norris vs. Charles Leclerc/Sebastian Vettel

Lewis Hamilton/Nico Rosberg vs. Fernando Alonso/Lance Stroll

Jenson Button/Nico Rosberg vs. Mark Webber/Sebastian Vettel

Daniel Ricciardo/Lando Norris vs. Esteban Ocon/Lance Stroll

Michael Schumacher/Mika Häkkinen vs. Charles Leclerc/Pierre Gasly

Schedule:

I will post one poll per week, starting with the first matchup of Group A on the 4/3/2024 (4th of March) and each poll will be open for one week. According to my calculations, this will be over by October.

Rules:

I have experienced how fandom brackets like this one can cause chaos and drama, so I just want to make some things clear from the get-go:

Feel free (and very encouraged!!) to make propaganda for the ship you want to support and reblog the poll with said propaganda.

Vote following whatever criteria you want. If you want to vote because you like the ship, go for it. If you want to vote because you think the ship has more historical significance, go for it. If you want to vote because you like/don't like a driver or a team, one again, go for it.

Please don't bot the polls. To be perfectly honest, I don't think I can do anything if it happens, but we would all like this to be a fair fight.

DO NOT harass other people or the mod. This is an fandom poll on the internet about shipping, don't let it bleed into real life consequences. I know where the block button is and I will not hesitate to use it, I recommend everyone else adheres to the same principle should someone make you feel uncomfortable.

Have a fun time!! I decided to make this to see how it develops, and I hope everyone else can enjoy the experience too.

Feel free to ask any questions.

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Understanding Betting Odds: A Key to Successful Wagering

Betting odds are the backbone of sports betting, and mastering them is essential for anyone looking to make informed wagers and achieve success in this exciting world of gambling. In this guide, we'll break down the intricacies of betting odds, explaining the different formats and how to interpret them, so you can take your wagering to the next level.

The Three Main Betting Odds Formats

1. Fractional Odds

Fractional odds are the traditional format used in the UK and Ireland. They are expressed as a fraction, such as 5/1 or 2/3. The first number represents the potential profit, while the second number is the amount you need to wager. For example, if you bet $100 on odds of 5/1 and win, you would receive $500 in total ($400 profit plus your initial $100 stake).

2. Decimal Odds

Decimal odds are the standard format in Europe and are increasingly popular worldwide. They are expressed as a decimal number, such as 6.00 or 1.50. To calculate your potential winnings, simply multiply your stake by the decimal odds. For instance, if you bet $100 at odds of 6.00, your potential payout would be $600 ($500 profit plus your initial $100 stake). Have a peek here 토토사이트 추천

3. Moneyline Odds

Moneyline odds, often used in the United States, are presented as either positive or negative numbers. Positive odds, like +200, indicate the potential profit on a $100 wager. So, if you bet $100 on +200 odds and win, you would receive $200 in profit plus your $100 stake. Negative odds, like -150, represent the amount you need to bet to win $100. Betting $150 on -150 odds would yield $100 in profit, along with your initial $150 stake.

Probability and Implied Probability

Understanding betting odds also means grasping the concept of probability. Odds represent the bookmakers' assessment of an event's likelihood to occur. You can calculate the implied probability of odds using this formula:

Implied Probability (%) = 1 / Odds

For example, if you have decimal odds of 2.00, the implied probability is 50% because 1/2.00 = 0.50 or 50%.

How to Interpret Odds

Favorite vs. Underdog: In a matchup, the team or outcome with the lower odds is the favorite, while the one with higher odds is the underdog.

Comparing Odds: To determine which bet offers better value, compare the implied probabilities of different odds. A lower implied probability suggests a higher chance of winning.

Understanding Payouts: Recognize that odds impact potential payouts. Higher odds yield more substantial profits but come with a lower likelihood of success.

Applying Odds to Your Betting Strategy

To use odds effectively in your betting strategy:

Research teams and events thoroughly to assess their true probabilities of winning.

Look for discrepancies between your assessed probabilities and the bookmakers' odds to find value bets.

Consider factors like injuries, recent performance, and historical data when interpreting odds.

Implement proper bankroll management to control your risk and maximize profits.

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Ok, now that you’ve sent your answer to my previous question, I have an updated version for reasons I’ve explained in the images I’ll send you in DMs:

Hi!

No hard feelings here but I don't think you sort of understand the powerscaling of the Ultra canon here because this is a total mismatch when u have your version of KG, Origin and Prime MG being on the level of Ken because you're then talking about very, VERY ridiculous powerscaling that's way beyond planet busting alr

Plus your version of OG Ultraman, if he's Specium Ray is indeed the same strength as Taro's (base) Cosmo Miracle Ray (which should surpass Cosmo Miracle Especially at the minimum, essentially being able to completely wipe out a High Tier New Gen Ultra), your version of Legendary Godzilla 2021's 200% atomic breath wouldn't even remotely compare to the former, like it might as well not even be there

Overall I think it'll help if u take a look at a very recent ask that I answered to really understand just how vast and ridiculous the scaling of the Ultra canon is (albeit its a very rough summary as I did a detailed one quite some time back):

So if Prime MG > Origin MG > Ken,

Prime MG literally stomps most of the Ultra canon

But then this would present a rather ridiculous scaling in your question as you only have a mere 200% Legendary Goji and putting him essentially against a Ken, whom in canon, is far beyond an Ultra Brother level ultra

Which for example Leo, whom is already a planet buster back in his series

Much less Taro whom is a genius that has (and could) learn, copy fighting styles, energy compositions of other ultras and even merge them

(I'm assuming that you're not even talking about the Cosmo Miracle Ray from Super Taro, which is a pure fusion ultra that's even more ridiculous in the actual ultra canon scaling)

And even then, I don't think a max powered Cosmo Miracle Ray from base Taro could even faze a Ken-level being (See first Zero Movie where Belial literally steamrolled multiple Ultra Brother-level Ultras)

And considering your version of KG was able to almost kill Ken, this means he could at least tank whatever Ken could dish out, which by proxy, would put the durability this version of KG far above planet-buster (likely star-buster). Then this wouldn't even make sense as later the same KG's durability was overcome by a base Taro-level attack, so you literally have a contradictory power scaling situation here.

Neither MK1, 2 nor even your boosted Gilvaris does not even remotely come close to being a planet buster

I posted a calculation that shows an Ultra Brother level Ultra is at least 1 000x stronger than a New Gen Super form

MK2 got smoked by 3 New Gen Power and Super forms

Based on the Geed Movie and the recent Z appearance, Gilvaris is probably at most on the level of 1 New Gen Movie form only

A mere 500% boost would literally make no difference here. And I have no idea what amount of % boost would even bump Gilvaris to Ken-level, much less above that

(Technically now that I think about it after writing this post, we could calculate somewhat by assuming every 5 000 years = 1000x average level New Gen, but we have to also literally assume something else that's most likely wrong, that being the power [assume M78 formula] scales linearly [because we don't have the slightest idea what is the general proportionality constant for the scaling] That way, to reach Ken, Gilvaris' stats at the minimum has to be boosted by about 3 200 000% literally)

I don't even think their hax ability of teleporting the enemy into their digital dimension would even remotely faze Prime MG, whose above Ken-level (assuming their energy could even interact the same way as the Ultras' light in Gilvaris' digital dimension)

So yeah, calling this matchup a mismatch would be an understatement of the century here tbh

In general, it's better to not include any beings above the level of the Ultra Brothers because the scaling in ultra canon is more "realistic" and "reasonable" up till the Ultra Brothers level (tho even here, it starts to get real wonky alr as seen from my answers on other asks, but this has somewhat gotten abit easier to discuss with the introduction of the Absolutians, which are most likely on the same level)

Thanks for the question!

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