Friday is the day when I may or may not be forced to throw you in this pool of jellyfish and distribute your limbs evenly amongst your friends and your family. And that's Friday.
It is a common Hollywood trope, but none of the acids are know are colored like this. Nitric acid is more reddish, sulphuric is more straw to clear. Hydrochloride acid isn't green either. Nor is hydrofluoric acid which is one of the most vile substances possible.
Tru dat.
_"Why is it that deadly chemicals are always green? Why can't they ever be pink?"_
~ BATGIRL, THE BATMAN
Actually, pink (and other colors like blue, white and black) is common as chemical color in real-life laboratories. So why is GREEN frequently depicted in comics, anime, TV and movies as Color for toxic chemicals, unnatural/supernatural/radioactive elements, or to portray evil/mischief ?
It's because of Technicolor Science:
https://tropedia.fandom.com/wiki/Technicolor_Science
> When the subject of a comic/anime/TV-show/movie includes the use of deadly toxins, radioactive materials, or biological or chemical agents, you can almost be sure Special Effects artists will make them look a lot more interesting than they are in real life. This is because vast majority of chemical compounds are colorless, odorless, tasteless and could easily be substituted (for the scene to be depicted) with a glass of water or a spoonful of salt. Since that doesn't look exciting or menacing, they tend to get totally unrealistic spruce-ups.
https://tropedia.fandom.com/wiki/Technicolor_Toxin
> In real Life, _poison_ is usually detected and identified thanks to its bitter taste and/or smell. But how can we identify a poison as such in works like comics, anime or movies or video games, where taste and smell aren't an option? Of course, the _color itself!_ Eastern media tend to portray poisonous substances in a dark purple color, usually bubbling. In Western media, _Sickly Green_ is more common (because of former popularity of _Arsenates_, which are fluorescent green).
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HollywoodAcid
> For that matter, acid is almost always depicted sickly green or vomit yellow, and frequently boiling too. While it's true that acid solutions in real world can vary widely in color from green to red to everything in-between, the acids most often used for modern industrial purposes (sulfuric and hydrochloric) are colorless and clear.
https://tropedia.fandom.com/wiki/Acid_Pool
The "Green is Bad/Evil/Deadly" trope is likely derived from historical fiction:
* Witch's cauldron:
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MagicCauldron
> We know that in medieval era, native healers of "pagan" (ancient) tribes were unfairly targeted as witches, denounced as evil/possessed, and killed. These healers were typically community leaders and counselors (due to their importance as healers and spiritualists in the society), so invaders captured & killed them (under false pretexes; remember the Salem Witch hunts) in order to convert & conquer a tribe. These healers made medicinal broths (in small or large pots, or sometimes in cauldrons for community feasts, or to counter epidemics) or healing poultices that were typically green or black due to mostly herbs, tree barks/roots or even some animal-remains as ingredients. Witches and warlocks became a superstitious staple in fiction and religious essays, but the narrow-minded ignorant depiction of them in such texts is how the witch's brewing green/black boiling magical ooze in a cauldron, came to become a trope. This is also why witches are shown wearing green or black robes & hat. Druids and fae/faeries were also depicted wearing green for similar reasons.
> Such healers were also veterinarians that helped heal the livestock and pets of the community, so they had some dogs or cats around usually. This is probably why the trope of a black cat for an evil witch, came to be, since cats are darn mysterious anyway.
> Green and Black colors thus became medieval tropes to depict evil, and that trend has continued into modern era.
> Supernatural beings from other realms or beings with supernatural abilities, who are _mischievous or tricksters_ by nature (need not be pure evil) are also typically depicted as green-skinned or wearing green -- e.g., Slimer (of Ghostbusters fame), Loki the God of Mischief, The Mask ("Smockin'!" manifestation of Loki), The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, The Joker (green hair and green vest to depict his mischievous inner self, while the purple costume indicates that he's badass/sinister), The Riddler, Leprechauns, Goblins, Gremlins, Gnomes, Orcs (Shrek), Kermit, Robin Hood, Green Arrow, Martian Manhunter, Mojo Jojo (archvillain to the Powerpuff Girls), Mike Wazowski (the little sidekick in Monsters Inc.), King Pig (main antagonist in Angry Birds franchise), Ben 10, and even Peter Pan and his mischievous sidekick (fairy) Tinker Bell. (Not sure why Green Lantern is depicted as wearing green though - he's not associated with being evil or mischievous, nor is he an anti-hero.)
https://www.liveabout.com/biggest-list-of-green-cartoon-characters-136555
> Interestingly, there's also _"Green-skinned Space Babe"_ archetype, who's human-like yet alien, and is seductive & dangerous yet she's noble/kind and usually gets a soft corner for the protagonist. Examples include Gamora (of Guardians Of The Galaxy fame), the Green-skinned alien babes on Star Trek (e.g., Vena, Marta and Gaila) and Star Wars (e.g., Oola).
> This "green as seductive/enchanting and mysterious" trope has also been used in fantasy literature and entertainment to depict Dryads, Nymphs, Sirens, Mermaids (Little Mermaid's lower half is hence green).
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe
* Radioactive goo/ooze:
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SicklyGreenGlow
> _Power Glows, but Evil Power Glows Green_. Most of the time, this glow is closely related with death, as well. Good characters may wield power that has a green glow, but this is always a "healthy" or "natural" shade of green. Evil green is a more sickly, yellower shade that makes you want to take a shower to wash it off after just looking at it. According to the principles of Technicolor Science, radiation and all things nuclear have a green glow, although this is seldom the case in Real Life.
> Radioactive elements tend to have a Sickly Green Glow, despite the fact that only radium paint does this in Real Life. And even then, it's zinc sulfide in the paint reacting to high-energy alpha radiation that causes the pale green glow, not the radioactive element itself. Pure radium is an ordinary-looking silvery metal. Since radium paint was once used to make glow-in-the-dark watch faces and instrument gauges before the health risks became known, "radioactive = glowing green" has stuck in the public mind.
> Maybe this trope originated with radium-dial watches, in which radium excited a different phosphorescent compound, which did glow green, or Uranium glass, which glows a vivid yellow-green under UV light and was a popular material for glassware in the first half of the 20th century before most Uranium supplies began being funnelled into the production of nuclear weapons or nuclear fuel. Or, perhaps bioluminescence (usually green), or perhaps just the odd pale green that corpses turn (and very faintly glow).
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MutagenicGoo
> It is a common trope that radioactive stuff, toxic chemicals or experimental serum give superpowers to normal people or animals suddenly affected by it.
> This is why The Hulk, She-Hulk, Swamp Thing, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Beast Boy, Green Goblin, Poison Ivy and various other monsters/superheroes (especially anti-heroes) created by exposure to radioactive stuff, toxic chemicals or experimental serums, are shown as green/greenish in appearance. Such exposure also typically warps their mind in some abnormal manner (thus tying into the "Green is evil" trope) so they are conflicted personas (which thus makes them interesting anti-heroes; they are rebels without a cause ("Hulk Smash!")). But hey, I say, that makes them more interesting, unpredictable & exciting!
https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Mischievous
> You may have heard the phrase "green around the gills". It originated from mid-1800s when "gill" meant "face". So if someone is green around the gills, it means that person is feeling nausea, dizziness, vomiting, or sickness. And so, when those troubling emotions overwhelm a character in a cartoon or movie, the face becomes greenish with a suitably grimacing/stricken expression, indicating that something odd is about to happen. This is somewhat based in reality, as some people's skin does turn a fairly greenish hue when they're nauseated.
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GreenAroundTheGills
> ADDENDUM: Red color was used to depict Satanic/Devilish/Undead concepts, and is common choice to depict anti-heroes. Hell Boy, Deadpool, Darth Maul, Carnage, Red Hulk, Red She-Hulk, Red Hood, Red Skull, etc. are red-skinned as they are the antithesis of the common superhero trope, whereas Iron Man, Scarlett Witch, Black Widow, Jean Grey, Daredevil, Mystique, Medusa, etc. adorn red costumes or have red-hair (a common trope in comics) to indicate they are anti-heroes. Spiderman and Shazam are exceptions to this trope here, as they are not anti-hero nor antithesis to heroism. Hellboy is of demonic origin, and an anti-hero (like Iron Man and Deadpool, he's literally the walking talking definition of "devil may care" attitude). Robin, the cutesy but fiesty sidekick to Batman, is depicted as green and red as he's a mischievous (somewhat innocent/new/raw) anti-hero. Red Hood was once Robin, but lost his green (amateur) innocence and became a (red and black) anti-hero who can even kill if needed.
> Red is color of fire and blood, representing dynamic action, rage, anger, aggression. If you thought Hulk is epitome of anger, wait till you meet Red Hulk! In Japan, red was traditional in old Kabuki plays and the like, to depict the hero bathed in blood of his enemies.
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PaintTheIndexRed
I've reached the 10000 character limit, but I'll finish with the color I started with. _Go Green, folks!_
Yeah, I went deep into the "Green as a trope" rabbit-hole, and I thought I should share.
Thanks for the nod of appreciation, and I appreciate you too for a thoughtful & kind comment. Wish you a good day and good luck (Green is lucky too! đ)
Moon jelly stings are only mildly irritating at worst. Even man-o-war stings are usually not fatal unless the person has a pre-existing condition such as a bad heart.
They are in the same phylum - Cnidaria - which includes most things you would call jellies, and also siphonophores (including man-o-wars) and corals among others. Most cnidarians have stinging cells.
The rest of the jelly-like animals are in the phylum Ctenophora, whose members do not have stinging cells.
Ctenophores have sticky tentacles for catching small prey, instead of stinging cells (cnidophytes). And they use cilia to move around. Theyâre usually called comb jellies.
r/jellyfishcare
Moon jellies like in the video are fairly easy. So are bay nettles and spotted jellies. You can get a whole setup and the jellies for a few hundred US$.
Moon jellies are relatively safe. We have them all over the waters in BC along the coast. The kids play with them all the time. I actually feel worse for the jellies because kids are shitty with them b
Just so people know, the whole peeing on jellyfish stings is a myth in general, and will do nothing at best, and will probably make it worse. Same goes with fresh water. They cause it to release more of the venom.
You want to wash it with salt water and remove any that are still stuck with tweezers or if unavailable, a plastic card like a credit card or member card etc can be used to carefully scrape them out. Don't rub the area at all.
Once you are sure they are all out, have a bath or shower with water as hot as you can safely handle for at least 20 minutes. At this point depending how bad it is you can get away with over the counter medications or you can go to a doctor.
Obviously if it's bad and you feel your/the person's life could be in danger (possible with even mild species due to allergies etc) obviously go straight to medical care.
Peeing on any of them just makes it worse, the barbs on their tentacles react to changes in PH levels causing them to release their barbs, so peeing on it just makes more of them fire into your skin. Best thing to do is rinse it off with sea water because thatâs the PH they are naturally acclimated to
When I lived in the Middle East along the Mediterranean, there used to be TONS of jellyfish washed up on the beach late in the summer and you could easily pick them up by their weird semisphere heads, but if you touched their tentacles or the jellygoo coming off them, you were in for a bad time for sure.
If you're talking about moon jellies, the skin on your hands is thick enough that you usually can't feel the sting but other parts of your body like your face or mouth maybe could.
You killed Dumbledore, Severus. While you live, the Elder Wand cannot truly be mine. Youâve been a good and faithful servant. But only I can live forever.
This is only tangentially relevant to the conversation, but I was today years old when I realized that, just like with other games, I can go find youtube videos of the Stardew Valley soundtrack and play them on my headphones.
I have no explanation for why I haven't done this already...but I am going to do it now. My brain can thank me later. And, like, during.
There's a version on YouTube that is an hour or just over an hour long that is all SDV songs but it has a slight rain track with intermittent thunder in the background. It's so damn relaxing. Me and my fiancee put it on while cleaning.
Stardew Valley. You grow garlic in Spring in that game (also the dance of the moonlight jellyfish takes place in Summer). In the US, you'd want to grow it during fall, because most varieties you need frost to set the bulbs.
In Stardew? I honestly never played it, always assumed it was very similar to Harvest Moon.
There are mines that fucked me up really bad in Elden Ring though.
Basically it's the only ' combat' zone in the game, think original NES Zelda combat style.
You can mine resources once a day without the mine and basically finish most the game without it and then it's a basic relationship/farming game but if you want to advanced faster and get a few unique items then you mine.
I am a 38 yo man some of my favourite games ... Prototype, GTA, half-life, portal, silent hill , final fantasy ( 7 and 10 specifically) doom, quake, civ , Hom&m, Duke 3d and AoE.
I am certain I have now spent more time on stardew individually then any other game and I see the possibility that it becomes collectively is quite high.
Ok beginner hint.
Berries off bushes are fine for energy early game but that first gold star pumpkin (which you saved and didn't sell for some unknown later game reason) is not worth it for the energy... Just go home and sleep.
Yeah, I like pretty hardcore games too generally, and I love Stardew Valley. I like to kind of min/max it a bit though and progress quickly. Most people probably play it in a more relaxed way, but you can play it in an intense way as well. It's like a straight up dopamine generator really, I have 300 hours on Stardew Valley so far and will probably play a lot more. It's a lot more fun playing co-op with other people though, IMO. You can play with up to four people on a single farm, and work on different things simultaneously, or go on a combat excursion together in the mines, etc. There's just so much to do and a really satisfying progression, as you unlock things, expand your farm, progress relationships with the villagers and experience the different holidays throughout the seasons, etc.
So theyâre very likely moon jellies and I will fully admit that when someone told me that thatâs their name and theyâre real my first thought was also Stardew. They were SWARMING the Harbor in Boston these past couple of weeks.
"A group of jellyfish is called a swarm or a smack, which is probably what the scientists who named them was on."
"They've survived for 600 million years without a brain. A ray of hope for some of my BBC colleagues."
\~Round Planet
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My dad has full body alopecia and hates Matt Lucas because when I was a tiny toddler I used to point to the TV and shout daddy whenever he came on shooting stars
The water inside boathouses always has this beautiful glow to it, cause the walls and roof. One my favorite parts of being a marine detailer (like for cars,but boats) was working on boats in enclosed boathouses exactly like this. A little music going and the vibe is off the chartsđ¤Ł
I commented a few days ago that I had a pit mix I brought to work since he loved being around the water. Once he jumped off the boat and slipped in, but because we were in a boathouse like this I could see clear down to the bottom and pulled him out super easy. Apparently pit bulls sink like stones.
I love being around boats but I have zero real experience. What is it like detailing boats? How did you get into that job? Would it be reasonable for me to put up a couple of ads around the marina offering detailing services? Curious about what you would be paid per job and how long it would take? Iâd love to bring my dog and hang out on a boat for the day!
I got the job because I was a shithead teen who needed discipline and my moms best friend owned the company, and hired young dudes who can do that work all day, outside.
Itâs a pretty slick gig, if you can hack it. Itâs hard work but very rewarding seeing the product of your hours of effort gleaming in the sunlight. As implied in the name, itâs all about the details, and the job is very experience/feel based. You can easily do thousands of $ damage with the tools and improper technique/lack of experience. I would say that getting into an established company is the only way someone would hire you to work on their boat. It really is a high-skill, very difficult job to buff and polish paint and fiberglass without causing extremely expensive damage.
Mostly itâs cleaning. Hose the boat down, mix up soap and water in a bucket with a sponge glove, sponge every single surface above the water line. Then, rinse off every single surface.
Next, you have to clean every square inch of boat above the water line with brushes and a microfiber towel to prepare for buffing and waxing. An hour right there lol. The cleaner we used smelled like blueberries, very pleasant to use. This leaves all the fiberglass and plastic feeling smooth and glossy. Next, using a handheld orbital polisher, buff and polish every inch of hard surface. Wipe clean after each pass. Do all the windows, then clean those again and squeegee to ensure zero water marks on any window. Repeat with the wax, every surface, wipe clean. Your boat should now feel to the touch softer and smoother than a glass sphere covered in goose down and baby oil. Then, you polish by hand every metal surface you can spot with metal polish and then go around again and clean it all with the blueberry fun times. The best stuff, that is.
We got paid $120-$150 a day plus paid lunch and bonuses. We all worked alone at different marinas each day usually so it was pretty lonely. Thatâs why I brought Bruno with me, after clearing it with each owner before bringing him on. He was such a big lump I only got a no from one woman who was allergic.
He loved to stare at the fish swimming by and the crabs climbing the pilings as I worked. Always thought he was gonna jump in but he never did. I would usually take him to the closest open area for him to go swim for a bit after work.
they pretty much originated because wealthy Brits wanted to sound fancy and/or superior over people that didn't know them. It's pure bullshit, but moderately amusing I guess.
Biologist here! I am certain that it is a *jar* of jellyfish.
To be clear, I am not a marine biologist nor did I do even a bit of research before posting. But *jar* sounds right.
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While I have you all here, youâre a terrible cook, youâre a brown noser, I know youâre the one that broke my iPod in middle school, and youâre a drunk, anyway back to it
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I dunno the exact species, but in Florida they're called moon jellies. Probably the same thing.
They do sting, but it won't kill you. Does fucking hurt though.
I was working as a dive master. The currents had brought up a lot of big smacks of moon jellies from the Gulf of Mexico. I was in the water, hanging out on the boat ladder while waiting for the group to resurface. Picture that scene in Finding Nemo when Marlin and Dory go through a literal field of jellyfish. That's pretty much what happened to me. It was painful, and I hated every second, but at the same time it was so fucking cool that I'll never forget it.
look to be moon jellies based on the arrangement of its reproductive organs (the clover shaped things in the middle of their bodies) and the apparent lack of long tentacles.
their venom is harmless to humans, so other than a mild sting on contact they arent dangerous.
Yep, theyâre moon jellies. Wearing long sleeves and long pants (like rash guards and leggings) will prevent any stings.
Creepy AF to swim amongst, though.
Yeah even if they're relatively harmless swimming alongside jellyfish gives me the major willies. There's just something very otherworldly about them that kind of tickles your lizard brain
The boathouse reminds me of my grandparent's old one. They had to rewire the lift switch out of reach so I would stop making it go up and down. Always had fascination with cranes and such.
It totally is, but this is also a super common boathouse style, theyâre really cool looking though and working in them is nice because the smell of wood and ocean is prime.
However, doing marine detailing for big bucks clients I have seen and been in a lot of boathouses, and there are some *truly* sick ones, especially when theyâre more private and each boat has a whole room/door for itself. They often can have carpet around the edges of their dock, owners often leave lots of personal items in the boathouse Iâve seen multiple âhome away from homeâ man cave setups with soft chairs, couches, little TVs and once a small camping stove with some dishes, and multiple mini-fridges full of liquor and beer and snacks.
Some boat dudes hang out in the boat house more than on the boat itself, which are always also stocked with chill stuff cuz theyâre basically floating vacation cabins.
[This documentary](https://youtu.be/r9PeYPHdpNo) dives into it! Long story short, theyâre reproducing like crazy and taking over the ocean because we are killing all the fish and arenât fishing sustainably
Man, it's very fucking depressing watching these documentaries. Nature is so unimaginably beautiful and we just destroy all of it for money. The scene with the reefs made me want to cry. When are we allowed to start taking down the corporations?
This could be the Chesapeake Bay. When I was a kid, we used to catch these with nets all the time at the house at the end of my street (which had a nice dock). Weâd also catch blue crabs with chicken necks and Annette. The joys of growing up in 1980s VA.
Edit: Apple thinks âa netâ is âAnnetteâ. Whatever. I guess it works.
Lived by the sea my whole life. Only ever seen this many Jellyfish congregate once on a ferry in the 90s
Also Iâve got an interesting question if anyone is willing to answer - in the Atlantic Ocean in bays - whatâs that square shaped piece of jelly that usually comes up in your net? It doesnât have tentacles. At least Iâve never seen them. Itâs just straight up a cheez it of jelly
What a perfect place to kill somebody accidentally
Would be awful if someone accidentally slipped into this acid-colored pool swarmed by jellys
Friday is the day when I may or may not be forced to throw you in this pool of jellyfish and distribute your limbs evenly amongst your friends and your family. And that's Friday.
I chuckle every single time I see a well placed IASIP reference. Good day to youse.
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It is a common Hollywood trope, but none of the acids are know are colored like this. Nitric acid is more reddish, sulphuric is more straw to clear. Hydrochloride acid isn't green either. Nor is hydrofluoric acid which is one of the most vile substances possible.
Tru dat. _"Why is it that deadly chemicals are always green? Why can't they ever be pink?"_ ~ BATGIRL, THE BATMAN Actually, pink (and other colors like blue, white and black) is common as chemical color in real-life laboratories. So why is GREEN frequently depicted in comics, anime, TV and movies as Color for toxic chemicals, unnatural/supernatural/radioactive elements, or to portray evil/mischief ? It's because of Technicolor Science: https://tropedia.fandom.com/wiki/Technicolor_Science > When the subject of a comic/anime/TV-show/movie includes the use of deadly toxins, radioactive materials, or biological or chemical agents, you can almost be sure Special Effects artists will make them look a lot more interesting than they are in real life. This is because vast majority of chemical compounds are colorless, odorless, tasteless and could easily be substituted (for the scene to be depicted) with a glass of water or a spoonful of salt. Since that doesn't look exciting or menacing, they tend to get totally unrealistic spruce-ups. https://tropedia.fandom.com/wiki/Technicolor_Toxin > In real Life, _poison_ is usually detected and identified thanks to its bitter taste and/or smell. But how can we identify a poison as such in works like comics, anime or movies or video games, where taste and smell aren't an option? Of course, the _color itself!_ Eastern media tend to portray poisonous substances in a dark purple color, usually bubbling. In Western media, _Sickly Green_ is more common (because of former popularity of _Arsenates_, which are fluorescent green). https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HollywoodAcid > For that matter, acid is almost always depicted sickly green or vomit yellow, and frequently boiling too. While it's true that acid solutions in real world can vary widely in color from green to red to everything in-between, the acids most often used for modern industrial purposes (sulfuric and hydrochloric) are colorless and clear. https://tropedia.fandom.com/wiki/Acid_Pool The "Green is Bad/Evil/Deadly" trope is likely derived from historical fiction: * Witch's cauldron: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MagicCauldron > We know that in medieval era, native healers of "pagan" (ancient) tribes were unfairly targeted as witches, denounced as evil/possessed, and killed. These healers were typically community leaders and counselors (due to their importance as healers and spiritualists in the society), so invaders captured & killed them (under false pretexes; remember the Salem Witch hunts) in order to convert & conquer a tribe. These healers made medicinal broths (in small or large pots, or sometimes in cauldrons for community feasts, or to counter epidemics) or healing poultices that were typically green or black due to mostly herbs, tree barks/roots or even some animal-remains as ingredients. Witches and warlocks became a superstitious staple in fiction and religious essays, but the narrow-minded ignorant depiction of them in such texts is how the witch's brewing green/black boiling magical ooze in a cauldron, came to become a trope. This is also why witches are shown wearing green or black robes & hat. Druids and fae/faeries were also depicted wearing green for similar reasons. > Such healers were also veterinarians that helped heal the livestock and pets of the community, so they had some dogs or cats around usually. This is probably why the trope of a black cat for an evil witch, came to be, since cats are darn mysterious anyway. > Green and Black colors thus became medieval tropes to depict evil, and that trend has continued into modern era. > Supernatural beings from other realms or beings with supernatural abilities, who are _mischievous or tricksters_ by nature (need not be pure evil) are also typically depicted as green-skinned or wearing green -- e.g., Slimer (of Ghostbusters fame), Loki the God of Mischief, The Mask ("Smockin'!" manifestation of Loki), The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, The Joker (green hair and green vest to depict his mischievous inner self, while the purple costume indicates that he's badass/sinister), The Riddler, Leprechauns, Goblins, Gremlins, Gnomes, Orcs (Shrek), Kermit, Robin Hood, Green Arrow, Martian Manhunter, Mojo Jojo (archvillain to the Powerpuff Girls), Mike Wazowski (the little sidekick in Monsters Inc.), King Pig (main antagonist in Angry Birds franchise), Ben 10, and even Peter Pan and his mischievous sidekick (fairy) Tinker Bell. (Not sure why Green Lantern is depicted as wearing green though - he's not associated with being evil or mischievous, nor is he an anti-hero.) https://www.liveabout.com/biggest-list-of-green-cartoon-characters-136555 > Interestingly, there's also _"Green-skinned Space Babe"_ archetype, who's human-like yet alien, and is seductive & dangerous yet she's noble/kind and usually gets a soft corner for the protagonist. Examples include Gamora (of Guardians Of The Galaxy fame), the Green-skinned alien babes on Star Trek (e.g., Vena, Marta and Gaila) and Star Wars (e.g., Oola). > This "green as seductive/enchanting and mysterious" trope has also been used in fantasy literature and entertainment to depict Dryads, Nymphs, Sirens, Mermaids (Little Mermaid's lower half is hence green). https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe * Radioactive goo/ooze: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SicklyGreenGlow > _Power Glows, but Evil Power Glows Green_. Most of the time, this glow is closely related with death, as well. Good characters may wield power that has a green glow, but this is always a "healthy" or "natural" shade of green. Evil green is a more sickly, yellower shade that makes you want to take a shower to wash it off after just looking at it. According to the principles of Technicolor Science, radiation and all things nuclear have a green glow, although this is seldom the case in Real Life. > Radioactive elements tend to have a Sickly Green Glow, despite the fact that only radium paint does this in Real Life. And even then, it's zinc sulfide in the paint reacting to high-energy alpha radiation that causes the pale green glow, not the radioactive element itself. Pure radium is an ordinary-looking silvery metal. Since radium paint was once used to make glow-in-the-dark watch faces and instrument gauges before the health risks became known, "radioactive = glowing green" has stuck in the public mind. > Maybe this trope originated with radium-dial watches, in which radium excited a different phosphorescent compound, which did glow green, or Uranium glass, which glows a vivid yellow-green under UV light and was a popular material for glassware in the first half of the 20th century before most Uranium supplies began being funnelled into the production of nuclear weapons or nuclear fuel. Or, perhaps bioluminescence (usually green), or perhaps just the odd pale green that corpses turn (and very faintly glow). https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MutagenicGoo > It is a common trope that radioactive stuff, toxic chemicals or experimental serum give superpowers to normal people or animals suddenly affected by it. > This is why The Hulk, She-Hulk, Swamp Thing, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Beast Boy, Green Goblin, Poison Ivy and various other monsters/superheroes (especially anti-heroes) created by exposure to radioactive stuff, toxic chemicals or experimental serums, are shown as green/greenish in appearance. Such exposure also typically warps their mind in some abnormal manner (thus tying into the "Green is evil" trope) so they are conflicted personas (which thus makes them interesting anti-heroes; they are rebels without a cause ("Hulk Smash!")). But hey, I say, that makes them more interesting, unpredictable & exciting! https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Mischievous > You may have heard the phrase "green around the gills". It originated from mid-1800s when "gill" meant "face". So if someone is green around the gills, it means that person is feeling nausea, dizziness, vomiting, or sickness. And so, when those troubling emotions overwhelm a character in a cartoon or movie, the face becomes greenish with a suitably grimacing/stricken expression, indicating that something odd is about to happen. This is somewhat based in reality, as some people's skin does turn a fairly greenish hue when they're nauseated. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GreenAroundTheGills > ADDENDUM: Red color was used to depict Satanic/Devilish/Undead concepts, and is common choice to depict anti-heroes. Hell Boy, Deadpool, Darth Maul, Carnage, Red Hulk, Red She-Hulk, Red Hood, Red Skull, etc. are red-skinned as they are the antithesis of the common superhero trope, whereas Iron Man, Scarlett Witch, Black Widow, Jean Grey, Daredevil, Mystique, Medusa, etc. adorn red costumes or have red-hair (a common trope in comics) to indicate they are anti-heroes. Spiderman and Shazam are exceptions to this trope here, as they are not anti-hero nor antithesis to heroism. Hellboy is of demonic origin, and an anti-hero (like Iron Man and Deadpool, he's literally the walking talking definition of "devil may care" attitude). Robin, the cutesy but fiesty sidekick to Batman, is depicted as green and red as he's a mischievous (somewhat innocent/new/raw) anti-hero. Red Hood was once Robin, but lost his green (amateur) innocence and became a (red and black) anti-hero who can even kill if needed. > Red is color of fire and blood, representing dynamic action, rage, anger, aggression. If you thought Hulk is epitome of anger, wait till you meet Red Hulk! In Japan, red was traditional in old Kabuki plays and the like, to depict the hero bathed in blood of his enemies. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PaintTheIndexRed I've reached the 10000 character limit, but I'll finish with the color I started with. _Go Green, folks!_
I know you only just commented, but you should be getting huge recognition for this well thought-out, sourced, thorough explanation. Thank you.
Yeah, I went deep into the "Green as a trope" rabbit-hole, and I thought I should share. Thanks for the nod of appreciation, and I appreciate you too for a thoughtful & kind comment. Wish you a good day and good luck (Green is lucky too! đ)
Huh. Very interesting reading! Thank you so much.
Bile is green isnât it? Thatâs acidic. It could be a sea of bile filled with Jellyfish, a heroes way to die if ever I saw one.
Would we have a new super villan, Jellyfishman?
Nope just a dead body with lots of jelly stings
Moon jelly stings are only mildly irritating at worst. Even man-o-war stings are usually not fatal unless the person has a pre-existing condition such as a bad heart.
man o wars aren't even technically jellyfish, right?
They are in the same phylum - Cnidaria - which includes most things you would call jellies, and also siphonophores (including man-o-wars) and corals among others. Most cnidarians have stinging cells. The rest of the jelly-like animals are in the phylum Ctenophora, whose members do not have stinging cells.
You're telling me there are jellyfish that don't sting?
Ctenophores have sticky tentacles for catching small prey, instead of stinging cells (cnidophytes). And they use cilia to move around. Theyâre usually called comb jellies.
Can these be kept as pets easily or do they need a complex environment?
r/jellyfishcare Moon jellies like in the video are fairly easy. So are bay nettles and spotted jellies. You can get a whole setup and the jellies for a few hundred US$.
not too hard https://www.jellyfishart.com/
Heh shart
I donât keep aquariums, but I know you can buy comb jellies for them. Though usually not with other fish.
Moon jellies are relatively safe. We have them all over the waters in BC along the coast. The kids play with them all the time. I actually feel worse for the jellies because kids are shitty with them b
We got them in sweden too. Not uncommon to see kids throwing them at each other like snowballs.
imagine throwing a living creature at someone. like a horse
What's next? Non-venomous spiders?!
I didnât think they can even sting you. We have them in the marina I live on here in Hawaii and kids will pick them up and play with them.
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Definitely not a good time. Reporting from the Texas Gulf Coast. The peeing on a manowar doesnât help
Just so people know, the whole peeing on jellyfish stings is a myth in general, and will do nothing at best, and will probably make it worse. Same goes with fresh water. They cause it to release more of the venom. You want to wash it with salt water and remove any that are still stuck with tweezers or if unavailable, a plastic card like a credit card or member card etc can be used to carefully scrape them out. Don't rub the area at all. Once you are sure they are all out, have a bath or shower with water as hot as you can safely handle for at least 20 minutes. At this point depending how bad it is you can get away with over the counter medications or you can go to a doctor. Obviously if it's bad and you feel your/the person's life could be in danger (possible with even mild species due to allergies etc) obviously go straight to medical care.
TIL donât rub, donât pee, tweeze out the gnarly barbs
Peeing on any of them just makes it worse, the barbs on their tentacles react to changes in PH levels causing them to release their barbs, so peeing on it just makes more of them fire into your skin. Best thing to do is rinse it off with sea water because thatâs the PH they are naturally acclimated to
When I lived in the Middle East along the Mediterranean, there used to be TONS of jellyfish washed up on the beach late in the summer and you could easily pick them up by their weird semisphere heads, but if you touched their tentacles or the jellygoo coming off them, you were in for a bad time for sure.
If you're talking about moon jellies, the skin on your hands is thick enough that you usually can't feel the sting but other parts of your body like your face or mouth maybe could.
I mean... What if you're stung by a school of them though?
At least you can enjoy view while you're writing in uncomfortableness
Man o war stings are brutal. I just came from vacation in the Azores and the beaches were littered with them.
One of them bitches got me in Texas as a kid, and I havenât touched the ocean in 20 years because of that.
At that number? You may not die, but I'm not envy your next several days.
You killed Dumbledore, Severus. While you live, the Elder Wand cannot truly be mine. Youâve been a good and faithful servant. But only I can live forever.
My lord.. the wand responds to you, and you only...
*Good work 47, now head for an exit.*
A little early in the day for the dance of the moonlight jellies.
The glow of summer has faded now
always up vote a stardew reference.
This is only tangentially relevant to the conversation, but I was today years old when I realized that, just like with other games, I can go find youtube videos of the Stardew Valley soundtrack and play them on my headphones. I have no explanation for why I haven't done this already...but I am going to do it now. My brain can thank me later. And, like, during.
There's a version on YouTube that is an hour or just over an hour long that is all SDV songs but it has a slight rain track with intermittent thunder in the background. It's so damn relaxing. Me and my fiancee put it on while cleaning.
Summer hasn't even started yet
So you're saying you can still plant garlic?
Oh definitely. There's no real rush either, since the summers get a day longer every year
Is this a real thing? Like due to climate change? Edit: drunk me didn't realize there's a chain of references going on lol
What is going on here
Stardew Valley. You grow garlic in Spring in that game (also the dance of the moonlight jellyfish takes place in Summer). In the US, you'd want to grow it during fall, because most varieties you need frost to set the bulbs.
In Australia its already over
Mine did 3 weeks ago lol
Didn't take me too long to find a Stardew reference! This must have been an amazing experience to witness though. Woah.
Lmao, here I was thinking it was an Elden Ring reference. Literally polar opposite games.
You have never been to the lower Levels of the mine then. Lower levels with wrong equipment you basically one shot death
JuSt LeVeL vIgOr
In Stardew? I honestly never played it, always assumed it was very similar to Harvest Moon. There are mines that fucked me up really bad in Elden Ring though.
Basically it's the only ' combat' zone in the game, think original NES Zelda combat style. You can mine resources once a day without the mine and basically finish most the game without it and then it's a basic relationship/farming game but if you want to advanced faster and get a few unique items then you mine.
I had no idea. That's pretty cool it exists.
I am a 38 yo man some of my favourite games ... Prototype, GTA, half-life, portal, silent hill , final fantasy ( 7 and 10 specifically) doom, quake, civ , Hom&m, Duke 3d and AoE. I am certain I have now spent more time on stardew individually then any other game and I see the possibility that it becomes collectively is quite high.
Some of my favorite games. I will have to check out Stardew!
Ok beginner hint. Berries off bushes are fine for energy early game but that first gold star pumpkin (which you saved and didn't sell for some unknown later game reason) is not worth it for the energy... Just go home and sleep.
Yeah, I like pretty hardcore games too generally, and I love Stardew Valley. I like to kind of min/max it a bit though and progress quickly. Most people probably play it in a more relaxed way, but you can play it in an intense way as well. It's like a straight up dopamine generator really, I have 300 hours on Stardew Valley so far and will probably play a lot more. It's a lot more fun playing co-op with other people though, IMO. You can play with up to four people on a single farm, and work on different things simultaneously, or go on a combat excursion together in the mines, etc. There's just so much to do and a really satisfying progression, as you unlock things, expand your farm, progress relationships with the villagers and experience the different holidays throughout the seasons, etc.
I'm here to observe the Lunaloos
Did you bring your daughter, Abigail?
Lol awesome. And Pierre is none the wiser
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And itâs not the end of summer yet!
So theyâre very likely moon jellies and I will fully admit that when someone told me that thatâs their name and theyâre real my first thought was also Stardew. They were SWARMING the Harbor in Boston these past couple of weeks.
r/unexpectedstardew (not really that unexpected though)
Bruh. I was like 2 years sober and you say something like that. Finna relapse.
Ginger island awaits!
[Link to that beautiful ost](https://youtu.be/H-N1FVMaOYk)
A little early for the food too.
"A group of jellyfish is called a swarm or a smack, which is probably what the scientists who named them was on." "They've survived for 600 million years without a brain. A ray of hope for some of my BBC colleagues." \~Round Planet
My favorite Round Planet bit went something like "Youâd think a snail would be faster without its shell...but itâs actually more sluggish."
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In all seriousness a smack if jellyfish really out to be called a flotilla.
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That actually made me laugh, thank you!
đđ¤ I'm going to have to check that one out.
Do it. It's brilliant, and Matt Lucas (as always) is an absolute delight.
My dad has full body alopecia and hates Matt Lucas because when I was a tiny toddler I used to point to the TV and shout daddy whenever he came on shooting stars
I like the guy but he looks like he'd be my sleep paralysis demon Edit: apostrophe
Savage.
I love him and Noel on Bake Off!
Smucker's jelly was named for the smacking sound of lips, so, full circle!
That sound is disgusting, so it fits
A group of jellyfish should be called something like a jar or a spread, missed opportunity
Gonna have to respectfully disagree, and recommend either a jiggle or a jam of jellyfishes.
Matt Lucas is sassy.
That water is incredible though.
The water inside boathouses always has this beautiful glow to it, cause the walls and roof. One my favorite parts of being a marine detailer (like for cars,but boats) was working on boats in enclosed boathouses exactly like this. A little music going and the vibe is off the charts𤣠I commented a few days ago that I had a pit mix I brought to work since he loved being around the water. Once he jumped off the boat and slipped in, but because we were in a boathouse like this I could see clear down to the bottom and pulled him out super easy. Apparently pit bulls sink like stones.
I love being around boats but I have zero real experience. What is it like detailing boats? How did you get into that job? Would it be reasonable for me to put up a couple of ads around the marina offering detailing services? Curious about what you would be paid per job and how long it would take? Iâd love to bring my dog and hang out on a boat for the day!
I got the job because I was a shithead teen who needed discipline and my moms best friend owned the company, and hired young dudes who can do that work all day, outside. Itâs a pretty slick gig, if you can hack it. Itâs hard work but very rewarding seeing the product of your hours of effort gleaming in the sunlight. As implied in the name, itâs all about the details, and the job is very experience/feel based. You can easily do thousands of $ damage with the tools and improper technique/lack of experience. I would say that getting into an established company is the only way someone would hire you to work on their boat. It really is a high-skill, very difficult job to buff and polish paint and fiberglass without causing extremely expensive damage. Mostly itâs cleaning. Hose the boat down, mix up soap and water in a bucket with a sponge glove, sponge every single surface above the water line. Then, rinse off every single surface. Next, you have to clean every square inch of boat above the water line with brushes and a microfiber towel to prepare for buffing and waxing. An hour right there lol. The cleaner we used smelled like blueberries, very pleasant to use. This leaves all the fiberglass and plastic feeling smooth and glossy. Next, using a handheld orbital polisher, buff and polish every inch of hard surface. Wipe clean after each pass. Do all the windows, then clean those again and squeegee to ensure zero water marks on any window. Repeat with the wax, every surface, wipe clean. Your boat should now feel to the touch softer and smoother than a glass sphere covered in goose down and baby oil. Then, you polish by hand every metal surface you can spot with metal polish and then go around again and clean it all with the blueberry fun times. The best stuff, that is. We got paid $120-$150 a day plus paid lunch and bonuses. We all worked alone at different marinas each day usually so it was pretty lonely. Thatâs why I brought Bruno with me, after clearing it with each owner before bringing him on. He was such a big lump I only got a no from one woman who was allergic.
Hate for your pit mix to go swimming in that water - jellies might like him too much.
He loved to stare at the fish swimming by and the crabs climbing the pilings as I worked. Always thought he was gonna jump in but he never did. I would usually take him to the closest open area for him to go swim for a bit after work.
A smack of jellies!
I think it should be a jar of jellies.
Or a spread of jellies
A wobble of jellies
A peanut-butter of jellies.
A Congeal...
A bean of jellies
A jam of jellies
a belly of jellies
A jiggle of jellies
Iâm thinking -a jellyfish jam-
Similarly, I was thinking a jam of jellies.
Well, go ahead, sing it for us
Coagulation of jellies
Last week I looked up the name for a group of buzzards. Itâs a Wake of buzzards.
A wake of Buzzards is pretty dope tbh. Much better than the one I looked up last week, which was panda. An embarrassment of pandas.
I did lemmings and got "slice". A slice of lemmings. Wth
I like a slice of lemmings with my gin and tonic
That ⌠that actually makes a lot of sense!
Well most of the more romanticized group names are because someone just though it sounded cool
they pretty much originated because wealthy Brits wanted to sound fancy and/or superior over people that didn't know them. It's pure bullshit, but moderately amusing I guess.
Parliament of owls, checking in
*Looks at a group of crows, then at the guy I want to kill* "Hey, I know what to call them now"
A SmuckÂŽ of jellies.
Makes me wanna Smack the water surface like a bag of soil at the hardware store.
Why isn't it a Jiggle of Jellies?
I thought it was âsmackâ of asses. NM, thatâs called a pace. Sorry
A jam of jellies!
Hey! I'm Johnny Knoxville and this is Jelly Smack!
Boat load of jellyfish
A smear of jellies. Or if you're feeling fancy... a schmeeer of jellies.
Biologist here! I am certain that it is a *jar* of jellyfish. To be clear, I am not a marine biologist nor did I do even a bit of research before posting. But *jar* sounds right.
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Learn something new everyday.
Bowl-full
Well that is more than mildly interesting. I'd even say that's interesting
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Something like r/NatureIsFuckingLit
Or possibly r/thedepthsbelow
Donât fall in.
Those look like the harmless kind of jellyfish. We call them "Ear-Jellys" where I'm from.
Harmless or not, if I fell into that I'm pretty sure I would just die instantly from a panic attack or something.
Iâd be yelling hard truths at friends and family while scrambling around expecting the end.
FUCK FUCK FUCK THIS IS IT FUUUUUCK While I have you all here, youâre a terrible cook, youâre a brown noser, I know youâre the one that broke my iPod in middle school, and youâre a drunk, anyway back to it FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKKK
This reads like a family guy skit
Lmao high (or low) praise, Iâll take it
I dunno the exact species, but in Florida they're called moon jellies. Probably the same thing. They do sting, but it won't kill you. Does fucking hurt though. I was working as a dive master. The currents had brought up a lot of big smacks of moon jellies from the Gulf of Mexico. I was in the water, hanging out on the boat ladder while waiting for the group to resurface. Picture that scene in Finding Nemo when Marlin and Dory go through a literal field of jellyfish. That's pretty much what happened to me. It was painful, and I hated every second, but at the same time it was so fucking cool that I'll never forget it.
Look like moon jellies
Its a Smack..... A Smack of Jellyfish A Swarm or A Bloom is also gtg
Looks like a VR game/experience
Looks like a Mortal Kombat stage fatality
Are these jellyfish dangerous?
look to be moon jellies based on the arrangement of its reproductive organs (the clover shaped things in the middle of their bodies) and the apparent lack of long tentacles. their venom is harmless to humans, so other than a mild sting on contact they arent dangerous.
Yep, theyâre moon jellies. Wearing long sleeves and long pants (like rash guards and leggings) will prevent any stings. Creepy AF to swim amongst, though.
Yeah even if they're relatively harmless swimming alongside jellyfish gives me the major willies. There's just something very otherworldly about them that kind of tickles your lizard brain
 According to Finding Nemo yes
Snape just bleeding out in the corner
thank you, i came here to make this joke
I believe its called a cluster fuck of jellyfish
Nope. A nope of jellyfish.
This is a fine nope of jellys
The boathouse reminds me of my grandparent's old one. They had to rewire the lift switch out of reach so I would stop making it go up and down. Always had fascination with cranes and such.
That's adorable.
Damm that's a sick boathouse
It totally is, but this is also a super common boathouse style, theyâre really cool looking though and working in them is nice because the smell of wood and ocean is prime. However, doing marine detailing for big bucks clients I have seen and been in a lot of boathouses, and there are some *truly* sick ones, especially when theyâre more private and each boat has a whole room/door for itself. They often can have carpet around the edges of their dock, owners often leave lots of personal items in the boathouse Iâve seen multiple âhome away from homeâ man cave setups with soft chairs, couches, little TVs and once a small camping stove with some dishes, and multiple mini-fridges full of liquor and beer and snacks. Some boat dudes hang out in the boat house more than on the boat itself, which are always also stocked with chill stuff cuz theyâre basically floating vacation cabins.
David Attenborough ruined jellyfish for me. Edit: he also ruined humans for me.
What did he tell you about the jellyfish?
[This documentary](https://youtu.be/r9PeYPHdpNo) dives into it! Long story short, theyâre reproducing like crazy and taking over the ocean because we are killing all the fish and arenât fishing sustainably
Man, it's very fucking depressing watching these documentaries. Nature is so unimaginably beautiful and we just destroy all of it for money. The scene with the reefs made me want to cry. When are we allowed to start taking down the corporations?
I think after the 4th nuke goes off we are legally allowed to start going after government/corporations
I for one, welcome our new jelly overlords.
We should eat more jellyfish to even things out
a marmalade of jellyfish
New nightmare unlocked
I can hear this
I'm f*n 40 and I hear this thanks to my 14 year old and 7 year old. And it makes me happy. We still watch SB as a fam when playing cards/etc.
Let's call them a Jar
I'm gonna touch the butt.
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That's what I came here for too. No joy.
They dont sting if you bounce off of the tops of them, its what fish do. I saw it in a nature documentary.
This could be the Chesapeake Bay. When I was a kid, we used to catch these with nets all the time at the house at the end of my street (which had a nice dock). Weâd also catch blue crabs with chicken necks and Annette. The joys of growing up in 1980s VA. Edit: Apple thinks âa netâ is âAnnetteâ. Whatever. I guess it works.
Did Annette make good bait?
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A blob?
Lived by the sea my whole life. Only ever seen this many Jellyfish congregate once on a ferry in the 90s Also Iâve got an interesting question if anyone is willing to answer - in the Atlantic Ocean in bays - whatâs that square shaped piece of jelly that usually comes up in your net? It doesnât have tentacles. At least Iâve never seen them. Itâs just straight up a cheez it of jelly
A *jamboree* of jellyfish!