Image 1 — [OC] Homo Aquia Amphibio, amphibious humans.
Image 2 — [OC] Homo Aquia Amphibio, amphibious humans.
Image 3 — [OC] Homo Aquia Amphibio, amphibious humans.

[OC] Homo Aquia Amphibio, amphibious humans.

Biology is explained in images

These fellas will probably be the half-way point from Humans to the other strictly aquatic humanoid species in Syvoniya (my worldbuilding project). Though the technological timeframe for the project is set in the late colonial era, I'm chalking the formation of these guys and all other humanoids to be the product of a long forgotten advanced civilization, hence the tag.

Apologies for rushed sketch

If you know a thing or two about biology and want to correct me on why you cant just put a swim bladder in a human chest feel free to give me feedback

u/Familiar-Grape-4250 — 1 day ago

studying human phenotypes is genuinely so fun when you're not racist

Even though this field has been used by a lot of bigoted people to attempt to justify their hatred historically, I think studying how humans naturally adjust to different environments not only is really fun but it's also a great way on knowing how your people would look based on environment.

Like I initially thought the darkest people were right from the equator, turns out the darkest skin colours straddle the African savanna and the Saharan desert. Equatorial Africans are a bit lighter because of the persistent cloud coverage the area gets. Studying this topic has been pretty useful on determining where on the globe of my worldbuilding project different features go (i.e. narrow noses along a giant arid plateau, shorter stalkier bodies along frigid island chains or in the middle of hot & humid jungles, etc.)

This website is great at supplying information on the topic, I'm pretty sure it's neutral (TW: site contains nudity) Human Phenotypes

u/Familiar-Grape-4250 — 5 days ago

It’s Just An Illusion - Toast (1983)

https://youtu.be/WP5zI8UQAbs?si=ytcM-xj7PqndJGpZ

Technically a funk release, this single has tons of similarities to the city pop scene across the pacific; a laid-back groove, a funky bass, charming synthesizers, etc.

“Toast’s ’It’s Just An Illusion' was a 1983 released project made up of Baltimore singer-songwriters and well-known New York session players. A top-end independent production, the single is recognised for its musical appeal and rarity in equal measure amongst soul collectors. Produced and funded by Randy Irwin for his NY-based Charm City imprint, it was the label’s only release.”

u/Familiar-Grape-4250 — 8 days ago

Homo Aquia Amphibio, amphibious humans

Biology is explained in images

These fellas will probably be the half-way point from Humans to the other strictly aquatic humanoid species in Syvoniya.

Apologies for rushed sketch

If you know a thing or two about biology and want to correct me on why you cant just put a swim bladder in a human chest feel free to give me feedback

u/Familiar-Grape-4250 — 9 days ago

How would a humanoid body hypothetically locomote if it were build to be aquatic?

I'm doing a bit of a world building thingy, and I'm in the middle of making sure an aquatic humanoid race could (reasonably) be realistically possible. I'm now on the part of how the body would move in water itself? I'm aiming for a species that is able to sustain temporarily living on land, so no super fish-like muscular systems.

What kinds of adjustments would need to be made in order for a human-like body to conduct undulatory or oscillating locomotion, without making the body unable to walk on land?

if it were built to be aquatic* minor spelling mistake lmao

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u/Familiar-Grape-4250 — 12 days ago

Thoughts on lengthy technological histories?

So for my personal worldbuilding project, I'm trying to get a history that stretches quite a ways back. In our current timeline there was really only one major collapse in technology, that being the fall of the Roman Empire.

I'm aiming for 5-8 major collapses historically, the way I'm accomplishing that is through cross-racial interaction. There are several different intelligent species in my worldbuilding project (Humans, Elves, Sea Beings, Sheep People, etc.).

Disease, historically develops in one species of animal/group, and whenever it does spread to another group/species the recipient's system doesn't know how to deal with the threat and becomes very ill. With all these different species interacting with each other (and maybe doing a little more than just interacting if you catch my drift), there is bound to be crosspreading.

Now the question just remains, for how long can increased disease and strife keep a global population back from achieving modern science?

u/Familiar-Grape-4250 — 25 days ago

Why doesn't the Elephant destroy animal testing facilities and slaughterhouses instead of harassing people at fast food restaurants, is he stupid?

u/Familiar-Grape-4250 — 26 days ago

Why didn't a black hole immediately form and swallow everything right after the Big Bang

from my limited knowledge, right after the big bang, what was the physical universe was a highly condensed superheated sludge of quarks, so heated and compacted atoms couldn't even form yet. With what I would assume to be an unimaginable amount of mass located in such a dense area with about nowhere to expand, why didn't everything collapse in on itself and form a blackhole which swallows everything? This logic applies to dying stars, if gravity overpowers the outwards force of the star's death.

Sorry if this is stupid, I really only have a general knowledge of how the Universe works lol

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u/Familiar-Grape-4250 — 27 days ago

Boris - Flood II, III, & IV

Boris - Flood II, III, & IV

I made a YT video of the final three quarters of Boris' Flood, absolutely no disrespect to Flood I, I believe it's an amazing segment of the album, but occasionally you want to reach the climax of the album a little sooner so I made this :)

u/Familiar-Grape-4250 — 30 days ago

The Strongman Build

This body type isn't for show or looks, it's built to get shit done. Formed over years of heavy lifting, what is often mistaken for a large fatty gut is in reality an intricate network of highly trained muscles that are able to push themselves to the limit. These guys don't get enough credit as opposed to the traditional bodybuilder build.

u/Familiar-Grape-4250 — 1 month ago

[TOMT] Looking for a metal album I listened to once and wasn't able to find again.

A while back I saw in my Youtube recommendations this metal album, I gave it a listen and I really enjoyed it, unfortunately I wasn't able to find it again.

I would say this album is like the cousin of Point Blank - Nailbomb, the album cover is largely green featuring an old vietnam war photo of one or a group of soldiers facing the camera, I can't remember if they were making their way towards the camera itself or standing still. Their facial expressions are fairly angry. The setting of the photo is largely foliage I think, no buildings or anything. The soldiers were also holding guns I believe.

The sound from what I can vaguely remember is raw and harsh, it's possibly crossover thrash, groove metal, or industrial metal. All I fully remember is that I really liked it lmao

If you got any ideas please lmk!

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u/Familiar-Grape-4250 — 2 months ago

My first Alt-History Map I made a few years ago : Pax-Scandinavia

Essentially if Britain was successfully conquered by the Scandinavians during the medieval era, I hadn't fully considered the butterfly effect of removing the English society at the time, so it isn't very accurate.

u/Familiar-Grape-4250 — 2 months ago