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[pikachu17]

"Ah, but do fish truly breathe? I will put forward that to breath requires not just gas but air, of which there is none in water! I will prove this to you by making an experiment: Put a man in a room. Put air in the room. He can breathe. Remove air and pump in carbon dioxide. The man will claim that, despite his lung functions being perfectly functional, he cannot breathe. Thus proving that breathing only takes place in air."
Put a fish in water. Put air in the water. It can breathe. Remove the air. The fish will die of lack of oxygen. Thus proving that breathing does take place in water.

[scriver]

There can't be air and water in the same place simultaneously, that is elementarily impossible

[Egan_BW]

The fact that more than four materials exists would imply that elements are capable of mixing.

[pikachu17]

There can't be air and water in the same place simultaneously, that is elementarily impossible

Mud is water + earth. Your argument is invalid.

[scriver]

The fact that more than four materials exists would imply that elements are capable of mixing.

Yes but then they are no longer air and water

Also they're not in the same place they're just really tight together. Like how sand is actually just tiny motes of earth surrounded by even tinier motes of fire (which hardens the earth and makes it appear crystalline from the outside)

[TD1]

Breathing, by definition, is the action of lungs. Breath is that which has been moved by lungs.

A tuna, no matter what it takes into its body, can therefore never breathe. A lungfish can.

[pikachu17]

Breathing, by definition, is the action of lungs. Breath is that which has been moved by lungs.

A tuna, no matter what it takes into its body, can therefore never breathe. A lungfish can.

Breathing has multiple definitions, in which one is what a fish does with its gills.

[Mathel]

The prophecy said: "will draw his last breath ever"

Using gills is not "drawing breath", even if by some definition, it is breathing.

[Kagus]

I kinda feel like the Snarl is basically just a metaphor for human imagination and interest. Born of raw creation, capable of utter annihilation. Thus the millions of lost worlds are the various campaigns and universes people have played out and then ultimately put aside when they were finished with them.

Hence the world on the inside of the tear: That's us. (And why the purple quiddity has a chance of sustaining this world, new content keeps things interesting )


Things that don't make sense for this: No fish sensed by the psion; the globe on the other side doesn't have continents that match Earth's, which is a detail I figure they'd actually put that kind of effort into.


Also; Belkar becomes a construct made of solid gold. 1) Doesn't breathe, 2) Can't eat cake, 3) No sense investing in a retirement account--made of gold anyways. You heard it here first, folks.

[Lord Shonus]

Things that don't make sense for this: No fish sensed by the psion; the globe on the other side doesn't have continents that match Earth's, which is a detail I figure they'd actually put that kind of effort into.

Of equal importance:

So no, it STILL isn't Earth in the Rift. It will never be Earth in the Rift. Earth will never show up.

[Kagus]

What, you mean you actually read author commentary and such? That's cheating!

[Rolan7]

It's paratext!  And there's a legitimate discussion about how it should be considered compared to what's actually in the text.  For example, in Har-

Oop, 1203
This is Going well!

[Egan_BW]

It's paratext!  And there's a legitimate discussion about how it should be considered compared to what's actually in the text.  For example, in Har-

Is it cheating that I decide that on a case-by-case depending on if I agree with the author?

[scriver]

No, but only because that's how I do things too

Also we're getting close to kittenbowl people! Hype it up! We're going to be seeing some royal yarn handling in here! It is happening!

[NRDL]

Man, it's weird remembering that Therkla existed.