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Magic and Moonlit Wings

@magic-and-moonlit-wings / magic-and-moonlit-wings.tumblr.com

A fanblog of the movie Strange Magic, and whatever else catches my attention. A surprising amount of Trollhunters stuff now, too.
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suzie-guru

me hanging out with black people in the summer: “aye, yall don’t forget to put on sunscreen”

them: 

@flipflibberinflippinghell

Use the Walgreens Brand which is pretty cheap and it does wonders and doesn’t leave me with a white cast. And I’m dark as hell so I hate looking ashy but not all sunscreens are made equally and it’s one of the better ones I’ve used.

Wait cocoa/shea butter and coconut oil don’t protect you from the sun we really do need sunscreen??

Yea fam. All that “we don’t need sunscreen” shit is a myth. Combine that with the fact that most dermatologists don’t know how to spot skin cancer in Black people and it’s a nasty combination.

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jamaicanblackcastoroil

Yeah, it’s harder for us to get it but when we do it’s deadly. I know two people who died of skin cancer, both were Black.

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lo-cotidiano

“While incidence of melanoma is higher in the Caucasian population, a July 2016 study in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology showed it is more deadly in people of color. African American patients were most likely to be diagnosed with melanoma in its later stages than any other group in the study, and they also had the worst prognosis and the lowest overall survival rate.”

- https://www.skincancer.org/prevention/skin-cancer-and-skin-of-color

Sorry about the link, I’m on mobile. But this is from August 2016, which I know isn’t the most recent but it’s still SUPER IMPORTANT. Y’all please wear sunscreen. With Google it’s even easy to find smaller, Black-owned brands.

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sensei-aishitemasu
#summer#sun#health#safety#fight the sun
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metalheadsforblacklivesmatter

For all of the northerners that stood up for Texas during our freeze and said, "Don't make fun of them, they've never dealt with this before. Their infrastructure isn't made for snow and freezing."

This one is for you.

Where I live 108°F with 80% humidity with no wind is normal.

Pacific North West is dealing historic best waves 35-40°C or 95-105°F.

First of all. Don't make fun of them for bitching about the heat. Just like Texas isn't built for a freeze and our pipes burst, Pacific North West isn't built for heat and a lot of their homes don't have AC.

  1. If you live somewhere with a high humidity like 80+ HUMIDITY IS NOT YOUR FRIEND. The "humidity makes it feel cooler" is a lie once it gets beyond a point.
  2. If you live somewhere with a lower humidity, misters are nice to cool off outside.
  3. Once you get over 90°F (32°C) a fan will not help you. It's just pushing around hot air. (I mean if you can't afford a small AC unit because they're expensive as hell, by all means a fan is better than nothing).
  4. If you have pets, those portable AC units aren't safe. If your pets destroy the outtake thing, it'll leak CO2. Window units are safer.
  5. Window AC units will let mosquitoes or other small bugs in. Sucks, but that's life.
  6. Now is not the time to me modest. If you have to cover for religious reasons, by all means. If you don't, I've seen people wear short shorts and a swim top. It's not trashy if it keeps you from getting heat stroke.
  7. If you do have to cover up for religious reasons, look for elephant pants or something similar. They're made with a breathable material.
  8. Shade is better than no shade, but that shit it just diet sun after some point. Don't think shade will save you from heat stroke.
  9. I know the "drink your water" is a fun meme now, but if you're sweating excessively you need electrolytes. Drink Gatorade, Powerade, or Pedialite PLEASE. I don't care if you're fucking sitting in one spot all day. That shit WILL save you from heat stroke.
  10. Most importantly. RESEARCH THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HEAT STROKE AND HEAT EXHAUSTION PLEASE!
  11. If you're diabetic and can't drink Gatorade, mix water, fruit juice, and either lite salt or pink salt
  12. If you can afford it, cover windows with thick curtains to insulate the house
  13. If you have tile floors, lay on them with skin to tile contact. If you don't, laying your head on cool counters works too.
  14. If the temperature where you're at is hotter than your body temperature, don't wear heat wicking clothing. Moisture wicking is safe though.
  15. Check your medication labels. Many make you more susceptible to sun and heat
  16. -Room temperature water will get into your body faster. This is something I learned doing marching band in high summer in Georgia, and it saved all of our asses. Sip it, don't gulp it, especially if you're getting into the red; same goes for whatever fluid you're drinking. And just in general drink during the day.
  17. -If you are moving from an air conditioned space to an un-air conditioned space, if at all possible try to make the shift gradual. When my dad and I were working outside and in un-ac houses a few years ago, he'd turn the air down to low in the truck about ten-fifteen minutes before we got where we were going. This way your body doesn't go from low low temps to high temps. S'bad for you.
  18. -If you can, keep your lights off during the day. Light bulbs may not generate a lot of heat, but the difference is noticeable when it gets hot enough. I literally only turn my bedroom light on in the evening when it gets too dark.
  19. Don't be afraid to just like... pour water on yourself if you need to. The evaporation will cool you off.
  20. Put your hand to the cement for 15 seconds. If you can't handle the heat, it'll burn your dog's paws. Don't let them walk on it.
  21. Dogs with flat faces are more prone to heat stroke. Don't leave them out unsupervised.
  22. Frozen fruit is delicious in water.
  23. Wet/Cold hat/handkerchief on your head/neck will help you stay cool.
  24. Pickle juice is great for electrolytes! You can even make pickle juice Popsicles!

Heat exhaustion is more, "drink water and get you cooled off." Heat stroke is more "Oh my god call 911."

Image Description provided by @loveize

[Image description: an infographic showing the difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke. The graphic is labeled "Heat Dangers: First Warning." Signs of heat exhaustion: faint or dizzy, excessive sweating, cool, pale, clammy skin, rapid, weak pulse, muscle cramps. If you think you or someone else may be experiencing heat exhaustion, get to a cool, air-conditioned place, drink water if conscious, and take a cool shower or use cold compress. Signs of heat stroke: throbbing headache, no sweating, red, hot, dry skin, rapid, strong pulse, may lose consciousness. If you think you or someone else may be experiencing heat stroke, call 911. End description]

Be safe.

-fae

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bits-and-pieces-of

As someone who works outdoors in the summertime: OP is very, very correct and heat is NOT a joke.

I would also like to add that beyond a certain temperature, cold water can genuinely be dangerous as a shock to your system. Roofers especially are often BARRED from drinking cold water, because going from nearly 40°C heat and then drinking something ice-cold can CAUSE ACTUAL SEIZURES.

Your best bet is lukewarm or slightly cool water, combined with wrapping an ice pack in some cloth and putting it on the back of your neck or tucking it into your belt.

And for the love of god if you have to go outside, wear BIG FLOPPY UGLY HATS as well as sunscreen. (Good Sunscreen. 60SPF minimum.) Sunburns retain heat and are Fucking Miserable on top of giving you cancer. Bad ones dry out your skin and can cause infections when you’re still sweating a lot and it gets into blisters.

Heat Stress is cumulative. If you are out trying to do the same thing Monday to Friday, something that you could manage on Monday is probably going to knock you flat on your ass on Friday if you don’t pace yourself.

If you’ve had any sort of heat-stress illness in the past, you are more prone to getting it again and more easily than someone who’s never had it.

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themythicalcodfish

reblogging bc it’s getting solidly into the Deep Heat where I am.

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calcitron

Useful fans-at-high-temps info: https://time.com/5644737/fans-can-make-you-hotter/

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suzie-guru

What would be the best way we can help homeless people during this time? Would handing out water bottles and sunscreen be an appropriate way to help?

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humanityinahandbag

@suzie-guru absolutely!!

From someone who has family who've worked in homeless shelters as a social worker, this is generally what I've been told works best:

Look up your cities homeless shelters and volunteer centers. Often they are accepting donations, which help them to bring aid to a wide array of people in and out of their systems. Money is always accepted because it helps make extra centers that provide AC units and medical care, etc.

Donations of umbrellas, water, handheld fans, hats, bandanas, sunscreen, and toiletry items are also happily accepted as donations by many if you want to give more physical items or can't afford to give money!

Some shelters will even accept "Care Packages"! These are basically gallon large Ziploc bags with items in them, like small sunscreens, soap, snacks, water, etc (I've found most of these, sans the water, in those dollar bins at Target).

Giving directly to homeless shelters is a great way to make sure a larger population gets help fast!

(I have also left out a cooler with "take one" on it full of water bottles for anyone who passes by! It's definitely an honor system, as I'm in an apartment and don't want that things stolen, but I'd rather take a chance and have more people hydrated than not.

It's also greatly appreciated by those who have jobs outside, like mail carriers, construction workers, etc)

Hope this helps!

#summer#safety#health#homelessness
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littlefeatherr

Unrestrained summer fun 😁

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weaselle

this must be such a delicate experience for a creature that can dive two stories deep and has been seen cliff diving into the ocean

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artisticlicense-personal

Such a quiet and gentle experience for a megafauna cryptid that can headbutt a speeding truck and walk away It’s like seeing Godzilla in a kiddie pool

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thistlewhistler

During a summer heat wave in Alaska growing up (yes it’s a thing), my dad had several sprinklers and a tractor sprinkler going in the yard. From the woods behind the house suddenly came two young babies and a very large mother.

They came directly towards the tractor sprinkler and sat right down.

My dad verrrrry slowly pulled the hose of the other sprinklers, and repositioned them in the backyard so they would spray grass under the shade of several trees.

Lo and behold, the mother moose got up, walked over to the water now pooling beside these trees, and plomped down. The two babies followed after and just fell over in the cool water.

#moose#water#summer#video#anecdote#photography
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“Rise of the Titans” air date estimate

I was looking at Guillermo del Toro’s twitter and apparently ‘Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans’ will be airing in the summer (a range of June 20th to September 22nd if you’re going solstice-to-equinox and basing it on the northern hemisphere, although I guess if there’s a further production delay now Netflix can say “no, no, summer in the southern hemisphere”), rather than ‘the first quarter of 2021′ (January to March) as was estimated when it was first officially announced. 

This was tweeted in late January but I hadn’t seen it before early February. 

Man, I’m gonna need to pick a tag to use for posts about this movie. I could just use #Rise of the Titans since I don’t post in the other franchises’ fandoms which also use that title, but that’ll confuse and annoy people who are not checking that tag for Trollhunters reasons. Options I am considering: 

  • #trollhunters rise of the titans 
  • #trollhunters: rise of the titans 
  • #Rise of the Titans (Trollhunters) 
  • #Rise of the Titans (TOA) 
  • #TOA Rise of the Titans 
  • #TOA movie 
  • #Trollhunters movie 
  • #Trollhunters (movie) 

Has the fandom already latched onto a tag? I admit I don’t pay that much attention. 

I plan to liveblog my reactions watching the movie under #trollhunters movie spoilers, but that will start feeling out of date if used for every post ever made relating to the movie once it’s been out for a while.

#Trollhunters#Tales of Arcadia#movie#Guillermo Del Toro#Summer#reference links
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