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Sora no Woto is a thinking man's anime.
>>143113626
The character designs looked atrocious
>>143113626
It actually is, unironically.
Plebs who care about "muh plot muh setting" will never understand the beauty of this show.
I want Katana to pee on me, is that wrong?
>>143113787
swords can't pee
>>143113676
There was nothing wrong with them
Sora no Woto is the thinking man's Haibane Renmei.
>>143113704
We who only watch shows for gags, hijinks, cute girls, fanservice, and urine are the truly enlightened. Try-hard grimdarkfags will never understand.
>>143113626
>moeshit
>piss episode
>no plot
>thinking man anything
(you)
the piss episode was unneccesary
>>143115337this piss episode was the best episode
>>143115337
That really steams my beans, Anon.
>>143115337
YOUR FACE IS UNNECESSARY
>>143115423
>tfw no good doujins
>>143116409
It can't be helped, /a/ is pretty much the only place that cares about this show
>>143116409
You say that like it's a bad thing.
>>143116409
What did she mean by this?
It was the best of shows, and it was the worst of shows, depending on how hard it was trying to sell moe merch.
>>143117005
She wants a lovely wife.
>>143117321
Why did they give her that look?
>>143118034
They're not fags.
>>143113626
I'm a thinking man. I'm thinking right now about how much of a faggot OP is.
>>143118760
Been a while since I rewatched but did Felicia actually say that to Aisha?
>>143117321
>You'll never marry Noel
What would marriage with her be like?
>>143119482
She said it to make sure she wasn't pretending not to understand them.
>>143117005
>speak japanese
>writes in french
But why
>>143113676
It did K-On's art style way better than K-on.
Someone post the speculah
ded wotos
>>143120109
The characters are always speaking French. The script is just in Japanese for the convenience of the audience.
>>143120155
Not that I disliked the designs, but they've got nothing on Horiguchi
>>143113626
Sora no Woto is a drinking man's anime.
>>143113626
The very definition of a forced circlejerk
>>143121231
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>>143126097
>>143126109
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>>143126450
Last one
Reminder that Noel is a war criminal
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This sure came out of nowhere.
![[Coalgirls]_Sora_no_Woto_12_(1920x1080_Blu-Ray_FLAC)_[71C2B9E0].mkv_snapshot_18.55_[2016.06.04_14.00.00].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/Jdly24A.jpg "[Coalgirls]_Sora_no_Woto_12_(1920x1080_Blu-Ray_FLAC)_[71C2B9E0].mkv_snapshot_18.55_[2016.06.04_14.00.00].jpg")
The endgame was pretty bad, the villain was boring and the pacing wasn't that great, still, a very great anime in terms of atmosphere and setting.
>>143114610
>He didn't get the plot
Yes, we know you are not a thinking man. Maybe you'd have something more of your level, like Dragon Ball Universe, now that Naruto is over?
>>143126475
Cool guy
I'm saving it this time
>>143113626
Hello SnW bro's, anyone else still here from the original threads when this was airing? I gotta say I love this show for the atmosphere and setting and it has really stayed with me in the back of my mind ever since I first saw it. It really resonated with me and the way I see the (real) world evolving.
The kind of world that Sora no Woto shows might actually be a realistic vision for the future. Think about it, today we're moving towards ever greater globalization and intermingling of cultures and races. However, this is only possible in a world of rising wealth thanks to industrial prowess powered by the vast excess net-energy provided by fossil fuels.
As we slowly but inevitably hit the limits to growth, the world will move back towards local life and culture, a lower sustainable population that's around 1 billion people, we might even lose knowledge and access to some (high tech) technologies, etc. Of course this will surely not go over smoothly and peacefully. As dominant powers fight for survival and to preserve their part of an ever shrinking pie of wealth it's not unthinkable that we will see large scale devastation by world-wars and potentially even nuclear exchanges.
I see the world of Sora no Woto taking place after a scenario like this. Honestly even though the future might seem bleak, Sora no Woto makes me think that it might not be that bad. This show gives me hope that people can always adapt and that the potential for happiness keeps existing if you meet your challenges with the right attitude.
>>143126601
The ending and the villain were just thrown in to give the show some sort of ending though, it's not as if it was central to the show.
>>143113704
This.
Visited Cuenca this summer and did some location hunting. Feels good man.
>>143120155
Speaking as someone who likes Sora no Woto a lot, this is a really, really stupid post.
Where did all these edgy faggots who like edgy dumb shit like OPM or grimdark shits come from?
GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY BOARD
>>143129916
It's good that you had to clarify that you, in fact, like SnW.
So you guys have all actually bought a physical copy of this, right?
>>143130874
I'm planning to, actually.
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>thinking mans anime
>>143130904
Kureha sure makes my dick think.
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>>143130838
They've always been here.
>>143129762
Oh, certainly, it doesn't change the fact that it was done very poorly.
>>143130838
This is the first time I've seen someone call OPM edgy.
>>143130874
All the BDs.
It would be nice if I had the booklet in english, but it can't be helped.
Does the VN ever get good?
>>143133252
I don't know. Just downloaded it and I'm kind of disappointed by the fact it's obviously made just for gay fanservice. Kanata seems worst off-character. Here's hoping.
>>143133252
No.
>>143113626
>/a/
>Thinking
Choose one.
>>143127363
IT'S HAPPENING
>>143113626
SnW is a pissing man's anime.
>>143119568
And because she likes large breasts.
>>143133527
Go back to drinking gweenfee
>>143113704
>It actually is, unironically.
Yep.
>Plebs who care about "muh plot muh setting" will never understand the beauty of this show.
Wait, what? The setting was the best part. Am I misunderstanding you, or something?
>>143126021
>speculation threads
Ah, good times.
>>143126601
Yeah, the payoff was weak, but it's still good as a whole. The only thing that really bothers me is that the production team totally squandered Mel Kishida's designs. I don't know how you would translate his stuff faithfully into animation, but still.
>>143127363
>anyone else still here from the original threads when this was airing?
What's up? I didn't participate in much speculation, but it was great fun to read.
SnW was a pretty bittersweet show, but had some messages that really resonated with me. God tier atmosphere, too. If you guys have never watched this, do yourself a favor and at least listen to the OST:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prA_-NQ8W58
Shoutout to that transcriber tripfriend who transcribed the Amazing Grace composition used in the show and made a midi-file for us before the OST was released. I still have that midi-file.
Also gonna post this as usual:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQzRxGuBn0k
I hope this thread doesn't turn into /depressiongeneral/ like a lot of SnW threads lately.
I wish you the best of luck in life anons, but blogging is a red flag on /a/.
Sora no Woto is overrated on /a/, but under-appreciated everywhere else.
>>143114610
>>no plot
More like you have no brain.
GIRLS BE AMBITIOUS!
>>143138842
I only left SnW feeling hopeful. It was a dead world, but people lived on. That's inspirational.
I wouldn't really say it's a depressing anime.Aside from the fact that there's no S2.
>>143139873
This, though, I found to be sad. Like the song is trying too hard to be happy.
I wonder if that was intentional?
Woto threads are the best.
>>143140284
>We're not supposed to drink until we're 20
But isn't SnW set in Spain?
>>143140368
No, see >>143126475.
>>143139956
>I wouldn't really say it's a depressing anime.
Yeah, it's not, I always felt that it's kind of "Sunshine always come after a storm".
What I meant is that the threads often take a depressing turn when an anon comes and posts something like "SnW aired x years ago, what have you acomplished during this time" and then depressing blogposts follow.
>>143140503
>SnW aired 6.5 years ago
>>143140465
Huh, I dunno why I thought that, then.
>Seiya is a fag
Ha.
>>143140503
>What I meant is that the threads often take a depressing turn when an anon comes and posts something like "SnW aired x years ago, what have you acomplished during this time" and then depressing blogposts follow.
Oh, I don't remember seeing that before. Is this recent? I've been away for a while. The depressing stuff I usually read about was people being nostalgic for the old threads when SnW was airing.
>>143140597
Don't say that.
>>143127363
thank you
>>143140662
>Huh, I dunno why I thought that, then.
'cos the city it's bases upon is in Spain. But Cuenca, Spain =! Seize, Helvetia
>>143140662
>Is this recent?
Kind of. Pretty sure I've seen such threads in 2015 and I would even link to show you what I exactly mean, but desustorage is down.
Once there was even an anon who replied to every fucking one of these posts with advice or some words of encouragement. I didn't really know got to feel about it.
>>143140503
>what have you acomplished during this time
Grown a 6 years old daughter that is a SnW fan
>>143140937
I don't think this show is really appropriate for small children.
>>143140937
>Grown
*Raised
Sorry, ESL
>>143141033
I bet you don't
>>143140928
Blogposting is blogposting, just report it next time as I did to every single one of those posts.
>>143126601
I'll agree with that, the whole sequence felt out of place. jarring with the rest of the show and such
>>143140937
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>>143140928
>desustorage
try https://cuckchan.org/
or https://boards.fireden.net/a/
>>143140928
>desustorage
It got taken down for good because of CP or something. The archived stuff got moved to a new domain.
>>143141346
First one is where desustorage moved to.
Second one came up shortly after desustorage did (around late last October), and it's more reliable than desustorage was (as in it goes down far less often), but it doesn't save any Japanese text properly, which can be problematic for a board like /a/.
>>143141765
I'm still just kind of wondering here that why would you want to dig trough archives just to find depressing sadposting but hey, each to their own I guess.
>>143141033Pic related?
She's my favorite Rei.
Damned if a woto thread dies on my watch.
>>143143210
>S2 with long hair never
>S3 with cut character development hair even further never
It hurts to breathe
>>143146606
You didn't buy the BDs
>>143146529
Nice, I didn't want to be the guy.
I was already the guy.
>>143146704
>Aoi Yuuki voices best girl again
how does she do it
>>143146606
I'd be happy with almost anything with the same world and tone. S1 did such a good job of preserving a sense of mystery and depth, but most of the characters were... done? They could be retired happily, I mean.
>>143146529
We're just heading towards end anyway so what's the point
>>143147687
That question comes up in the show, essentially. Even if the world's falling apart and there's not really any hope for Human Civilization: Season 2, you can still find beauty and meaning in life.
>>143147687
It's not the destination that counts, it's how you get there.
>>143147927I was kind of jokingly referring to that part actually
>>143148202
ohhh okay disregard me and my inability to subtlety
>>143148363
Can I just say the art this artist makes is beyond any deviant-tier shit I've ever seen? Take perfectly good shading and fuse it with horrible deformed figures. I feel really sad he seems dedicated to do art but it's painful to look at.
>>143141079Check your privilege, human scum. maybe she's a cute ent.
>>143148888
I laughed more than I should havealso,
>>143142066
yes
>>143127363
sounds like you would like YKK
>>143134973
I thought that was Prison School and KissxPiss
>>143148719
Let's see you do better
>>143149277
PlaMemo also has a similar near pissing scene
>>143115337
I agree desu.
>>143149286
I'm actually a drawfag but haven't done anything SnW related though.
>>143138051
>The setting was the best part
A T M O S P H E R E
>>143140903
>But Cuenca, Spain =! Seize, Helvetia
It's honestly the closest you can go.
>>143138367
>tfw remeber listening to my grandpa about how they used to listen to Lili Marleen while on trips in their armoured train
>>143150289
>>143143210
So fluffy
I WANT TO DRINK KANATA'S PISS
>>143113626
It's a masterpiece. The piss episode was the only flaw; they tried to cool it down a bit after episode 7 but they went too far.
>>143138051
Are these the original designs you're talking about?
>>143147294
Aoi herself is best girl.
>>143151734
Is that the same artist as Atelier Arland?
I joe, you panzer!
>>143152505
Behold
>>143153194
gunpla when?
>>143153194
>1121
dammit
>>143152505
They should pit the Takemikazuchi against the entire Black Forest team!
>>143154538
Take would probably lose since it doesn't have carbon coating.
>>143154538
>>143155252
Soon?
>>143130874
First box set I bought. Sits right next to blue sub no 6 and outlaw star
Are there any other anime with a similar atmosphere as SnW? I think the music is the best part of the show.
>>143133243
the fuck is kureha doing
>>143130874
Have you not?
>>143155749
Haibane Renmei is essentially what SnW tried to be. It has a beautiful atmosphere and music and I think a lot of people who "get" SnW would appreciate it.
Sora no Woto is about personal happiness in an unkind world, while Haibane Renmei is about personal unhappiness in a kind one. Two sides of the same coin.
wasn't there an official yuri eroge made for this series?
>>143159004
No. It was a fanservicey PSP game.
>>143156500
Being a helicopter.
>>143156611
Not too familiar with different Mausers. Is that a Spanish Mauser?
I have a 1937 k98 that I just took to the range last week.
>>143155749
Haibane Renmei is by far the best example I can think of. It's more bittersweet than SnW though I'd say. The tragedy is on a more personal level.
Allison to Lillia has a load of similarities as well, but it's more lighthearted and adventure focused, with a romance aspect.
>>143160395
>Is that a Spanish Mauser?
Czechoslovakian/Turkish Vz.98/22.
>>143152475
Yeah. I haven't played any of the Atelier games, but apparently Ayesha has a very similar feel to SnW. Is it true?
>>143161996
Yeah I guess so, it's really comfy and the world is dying.
Atelier Shallie is set in the same world and it's even comfier.
We should get a SnW OVA. I want more SnW!
>>143162861
Then someone of us should become a millionaire.
>>143155318
Ah, Continuation new tank.
>>143124193
You're fucking retarded.
>>143163250
It didn't deserve that sort of reply anon. What's your problem with that idea?
>>143163250
He's right though. Canonically they would speak French.
It's like with MGS3. Game is set in Russia and everyone including Russians speak fluent English. Except at some point certain character compliments Snake "your Russian is superb", meaning they actually speak Russian and player hears translated version.
>>143163250
he's right, asshole.
>>143163424
Or to use an example that's actually relevant to the board: like in Monster where everyone is actually speaking German (most of the time) with similar comments about Tenma's German ability by other character.
There's no actual evidence that they speak French in SnW as far as I can remember but it's not an unreasonable assumption.
>>143163548
>There's no actual evidence that they speak French in SnW as far as I can remember but it's not an unreasonable assumption.
They write in French, so unless they're all some kind of weird bilinguals that use separate languages for writing and talking they should be speaking French. Plus, they clearly don't speak Japanese since they can't read moonrunes.
>>143164512
>They write in French
Good point, I had completely forgotten.
![[Coalgirls]_Sora_no_Woto_08_(1920x1080_Blu-Ray_FLAC)_[7153E7CF].mkv_snapshot_02.15_[2016.06.04_10.55.32].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/GrPlPQt.jpg "[Coalgirls]_Sora_no_Woto_08_(1920x1080_Blu-Ray_FLAC)_[7153E7CF].mkv_snapshot_02.15_[2016.06.04_10.55.32].jpg")
This is my fetish.
>>143155252
Carbon coating doesn't work that way, it only makes sure that there's no damage to the interior after the armor has stopped the special senshado rounds.
SInce Tank-kun already has that feature (meaning the senshado tanks can safelyfire at him), and since it DOES have simulation gear (that /could/ be configured to interact with the judging devices so he can "fire" at the senshado tanks AND mutually register their shots), yes. That means that a GuP/SnW friendly match could be possible following both series internal logics.
Now, about HWO to do it with EXTERNAL logics...
>>143157738
>Haibane Renmei
Adding to backlog. Which subs do you advice, ANon?
>>143164512
>They write in French
and can't read Japanese, too
and all the city names are French numbers
>>143165829
>HWO
Never fails. The embarrassing typo is in always the word you've epmhasized.
>>143165922
>epmhasized
or in emphasized itself
commiting sudoku now
>>143165883
Not sure about subs, but the BD release is a horrible upscale. Go with a DVD release.
>>143164836
I want to hug her andtickle her so she loses control of her bladder.
>>143113676
bad bait
>>143157738
>>143155749
I can confirm, Haibane Renmei and SnW are probably my top 2 anime.
>>143164836
The piss scene is literally what made me decide to watch SnW. I didn't even know about anything else in it. I'm really glad I did though cause it's an amazing anime.
>>143164836
To be honest the piss scene was awesome.
>>143167009
Why is it so arousing to watch a little girl try to hold in her urine?
>>143167157
I don't really think it's little girls in general, for me it's just Kanata. Her voice in the scene is pure sex, as both her face and moans turn silly in desperation. Not to mention it's obviously intended as a turn on, as Kanata is wearing a short dress and most of the images are of her perfect thighs rubbing together.
I understand it's kind of a silly scene and doesn't maybe fit the rest of the series, but how can I hate something like this.
>>143167262
Now you've made me want to watch it again.
>>143167497
I'll modify my earlier statement, maybe it's the little girls in general that make me diamonds after all.
>>143153194
I tried to recreate it on AutoCAD to no avail
I just wanted to 3D print it
Kanata's cute squeaky voice turns me on in more than one way
>>143167637
Little girls are the best.
>>143167497
I shouldn't be saving this at my age.
>>143167497
Are those potties common? This is the second time I see a swan motif one.
>select all waterfalls
>>143113626
I really liked this show! I wish we could get more story, either 2nd season or light novel. And I want a DX Chogkin of the spider tank so bad!
I cant find thsi shit on nyaa at all. What sort of magical code word do i search for? Sora no woto gets me nothing. The english name gets me a psp game
>>143169137
It's under "Maidens of Piss".
>>143169137
>Sora no woto gets me nothing.
>>143169276
>using the shitty white theme
okay, pleb
>>143169385
>using nyaa at all
Sure thing, filthy cur.
>>143169385
You just had to find something to complain about to cover own shortcomings, didn't you?
>>143169276
It didn't. Maybe my laptop is fucky but i looked up "Sora no Oto" instead and it showed those results
>>143169476
Weird.
Anyway, I hope you like it.
>>143113626
Kana and Rio journey S2 when?
>>143168815
None of us really should, but where do you think you are?
>>143167768
You have the half finished model?
I think I have saved a more complete replication from someone somewhere, I remember it's in mtl format, could try finding it but gonna take a few hours
>>143170276
What the fuck are you on about?
>>143169625
>>143149332
>near pissing scene
Where? I've got to watch that now.
>>143151695
>piss episode
>flaw
Pick one.
>>143171074
private trackers
>>143170781
I don't even remember if it's on this PC at all, still it was amateur work and at a certain point i figured that it would be better to design and print the small parts and then combine everything, which is beyond my capacities for now, maybe I'll try in a few years
>>143171421
It's not remotely hard to get an AB account
>>143167157
>>143167637
It's because omorashi is a god tier fetish. That's all.
>>143172015
>it has a name
Thank you, anon. A world of research awaits me.
>>143172015
>>143172167
>Googled "omorashi"
>There's a western forum dedicated to topic
>With topics such as "best way to have a bed wetting"
>"peeing while excersising"
>"Interactive stories"
T-Thanks everyone
>>143172298
>Omorashi roleplaying topic alone has 912,109 post
Wew
>>143149106
pretty sure most people in this thread would like it
>>143172298
I was hoping for things like >>143167497 b-but I think I could get into some of that stuff too.
>in the future all germans are brown
Problematic anime.
>>143174170
The fuck you talking about
SnW aired beyond it's time.
Imagine had it aired in the middle of the military otaku boom, very long after K-ON, instead of around the same time as it.
Imagine had they actually gone with Mel Kishida's designs instead of going for the K-ON with guns look which made people dismiss it.
>>143174280
Proofs, tovarisch, for that last assertion from the Nips?
That they didn't use his designs was because it was pretty hard to animate, and the 'keion design' wasn't that much different from A-1's previous shows since they're all a bunch of freelancers anyway
>>143174236
The Brown people talked German
>>143172298
>>143173102
If it's what I think it is its a pretty good 0lace for a quick fap if you are looking for a pretty specific thing. Don't stick around too long though, the userbase is your usual fair of attention whores and skeevy creepers. Polite sage for off topic.
>>143174640
I'm less interested in the forum and more in the content.Found a Twitter of a nip girl who posts vids of herself pissing her panties and all over the bed, collecting her piss in beakers and so on. It's pretty lewd.
>>143175111
Absolutely degenerate
>>143175111
>collecting it in beakers
L-lewd
>>143174425
The German wasn't even that terrible. At least a lot better than most Engrish.
>>143175431
There's alsopissing while wearing lots of different outfits, like jeans or a school uniform, socks and shoes
>>143175111
Post it!!
>>143117321
HEXEN
So, who were the angels again?
>>143178040
Aliens
>>143127363
This would be correct if the world wasn't already taking large steps towards greater use of "clean" energies ad moving away from oil, and its less for a shortage end-scenario and more due to the fact that the largest reservoirs of "good" oil are located within the clusterfuck that is the Middle East.
>>143178040
Ayy lmao's
>>143178646
It would be nice if what you are saying is true but unfortunately it isn't. I used to be like you; full of optimism about "sustainable"energy and the ability of technology to solve humanities problems.
But after extensively studying fields like energy, economics, wealth creation, ecology, etc I have realized that there is no future for industrial society. I truly wish that green energy sources could succeed but they can't power industrial society. Many are hardy breaking even in terms of energy returned on energy invested (EROEI) and thats without taking into account the huge energy subsidies they receive from the current fossil fuel powered industrial system.
Green energy can better be described as fossil fuel extenders not as a standalone power-source that could replace fossil fuels. Consider also that 90% of people alive today are living of food-calories directly subsidized by fossil fuels. It's not for nothing that oil is called the lifeblood of the economy.
If you're not familiar with any of this, this video is a good initiation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfYCrLq1DJU
>>143177336https://twitter.com/peeingpeeing/media
Sorry for the delay.
>>143179258
I would believe this if last month, Portugal hadn't run its entire power network on renewable sources alone for 107 hours (essentially, four days and a half). "But Portugal isn't a industrial super power!". Nearly a quarter of their GDP (23%) comes from their industry, not to speak of Germany, having them announce they were close to doing it as well. That is, discounting the facts that there are several large cities in Europe running on solar power alone, even during the night and poor luminosity days.
The oil lobby is only really powerful in the US, mainly because, unlike Europe, the US had a good supply of oil, whereas Europe had to colonize. When the colonization process started to end, they started to import, and if that becoming hard thanks to the instabilities in oil producing countries, they will have to find other energy sources.
>Consider also that 90% of people alive today are living of food-calories directly subsidized by fossil fuels
That's not because clean energy isn't good, but rather because fossil energy is cheaper.
That's the main issue I see with yours and the videos arguments. It seems to start from the assumption that the efficiency of renewable sources will stay as is instead of increasing, like the fossil fuels did over time. Fossil fuel energy at its inception, was also hard to process and to harvest. Those are inherent technological problems with every single new technology.
The only inherent downside renewable energy truly has over fossil fuel is that, at its current state, it is hard to harvest, but that will change with time, as it did for oil and coal.
Servant of Fire is such a beautiful song.
>>143117321
Has any anime had a better epilogue than Sora no Woto? I was grinning the whole time. It was like the perfect resolution of the series. In fact I think it might be one of the most thoroughly satisfying endings to any anime series I've seen.
>>143180520
You know it! I listen to it all the time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0YKo8tx4x0
Why is this show so praised on /a/ but it's considered mediocre everywhere else?
>>143181029
I always cry hearing it. SnW really overwhelmed me with emotions.
>>143181066
For the same reason the opposite is true for Hyouka. People elsewhere can't go past the surface in SnW and see the jewel that it hides due to their inherent biases and ideologies. Same thing for Hyouka here.
>>143113676
I kind of agree. The series would have been better without the moe uguu art style. A-1 can do great character designs when they have a good art director, but it's the only thing I dislike about Sora no Woto.
>>143181066
Because fans elsewhere are more likely to hold opinions marred by inexperience and ignorance.
In other words, shit taste.
Rio > Kureha > Noel = Kanata = Filicia
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>>143113704
>anime about Civil War but really never see real "war"
>just are 12-years-old female soldiers
>She cant pee in a bucket because honor
>>143113626
She have a giant bladder?
>>143149106
Oh wow, I feel like you just explained a whole lot of what I like about Sora no Woto. For some reason I never considered how much it reminds me of YKK but it definitely does.
>>143181368
Bump Kanata to second and replace evey = with > and we have an agreement.
But all Woto's are best girls anyway so it's not like it matters.
>>143179258
>Many are hardy breaking even in terms of energy returned on energy invested (EROEI) and thats without taking into account the huge energy subsidies they receive from the current fossil fuel powered industrial system.
u w0t m8.
Most modern windmills pay back their entire lifetime energy need (construction, maintenance, destruction) within a year while they last for at least two decades, making for more than a 2000% return on investment. This is not experimental technology, unfortunately it's currently just slightly more expensive than fossil fuels still. Either way, it's completely possible to supply our power demand from renewable sources.
Also that youtube vid is complete bull as it is counting the entire economy as a cost on the system while then in the end stating that after subtracting this cost there's not enough left to power the economy. That's just silly. Furthermore for a "good initiation" I would expect more than some paint graphs and handwaving without any actual numbers mentioned. It is also extremely overdramatic. Looking at any other material he produced keeps showing the same pattern, endless talking about how he does something but never showing the actual thing. Just a lot of handwaving that it "may not be enough". It's also confusing monetary costs and energy costs continuously. And of course it ends with some sad music.
I'm sorry, but I find no reason to trust this rambling. Especially when recent studies from respected universities show we could sustainably produce all our energy needs from just wind alone several times over if we tried.
>>143174280
Choosing a better art style would have complimented the character designs more. It looked way too much like they were aping KyoAni with the super-cuddly designs. Imagine if Sora no Woto looked more like Hanasaku Iroha.
>>143180026
News like Portugal running on renewable energy seems promising but is very deceiving. Portugal is not a standalone entity, it's plugged in into a globalized industrial system. Could Portugal pay (in terms of energy) for the mining, fabrication, construction, maintenance, repair, dismantling and eventually replacement of its renewable energy infrastructure without fossil fuels or the foreign industries powered by fossil fuels? Not in a long shot. Not even by sacrificing their standard of living to abominable levels could they do it.
What actually happens is that Portugal has powered itself for 107 hours off renewable infrastructure that was "paid" for (in terms of energy) by fossil fuels. This infrastructure has a limited life-time before it all has to be replaced, but during its useful lifetime it produces useful energy. Now is all the energy it produces during its lifetime enough to replace all the infrastructure AND run the rest of society off? Like seriously everything from transportation to manufacturing, mining, waste disposal, heating, etc, in effect all the things that determine our standard of living.
The answer is NO. It takes vast amounts of energy to build sustainable energy infrastructure and the energy it gives back is not only little in relative comparison but also of low energy density, intermittent, and hard to store.
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>>143182249
Renewables have abysmally low EROEI that cannot run an industrial society. While true that efficiency can improve this, the kind of improvements necessary are absolutely humongous and in the order of magnitudes. Don't forget that technological innovation is also subject to the laws of diminishing returns and that the proverbial low-hanging fruit has long been picked.
Fossil fuels in comparison are absolutely packed with energy and take little effort in terms of energy to obtain, their EROEI is phenomenal, no other energy source even compares. Fossil fuels are NET energy, free energy available for productive use. The high EROEI of fossil fuels is directly responsible for the high standard of living we enjoy today. Net energy is by definition the ability to do work. Work, when used in productive purposes is what creates wealth. The net energy a society has at its disposal is directly proportional to the amount of wealth it can create.
Also yes, Europe is poor in natural energy sources. When import of energy products becomes harder we will look for alternatives but that doesn't guarantee we will actually find any, let alone anything that can rival oil. Nature owes us nothing. It's not because humans feel entitled to cheap abundant energy that nature has to provide us with it. The natural world just exists, it doesn't care. Nowhere in nature is there a rule that Human progress is ever upward and irreversible.
About the food calories again; look up the Haber-Bosh process. Fossil fuels are literally the fertilizer we use to grow the majority of the world's crops.
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>>143182303
I see that you (knowingly or not) adhere to the techno-utopist view. Almost everybody today does because for the last 200 years of gouging on fossil fuels we have known nothing else than progress and rising standards of living. The idea has taken a solid hold all over society.
I don't deny efficiency improvements, but these also come at a cost (in various ways) and have limits themselves. Technology is not magic, it's not infinite. Ultimately there are real limits on what is physically possible in this universe and the laws of nature enforce this absolutely. Technology is simply the application of the laws of nature and the possibilities ARE limited.
Thinking about reality also has to happen in a holistic way by incorporating all relevant knowledge from a wide range of fields. This is the only way you can even start to make sense of the hugely complex reality around you. I wouldn't even dare to claim that I can grasp the full truth of our subject at hand but I do have a good grasp on it and all evidence points to the unsustainability of industrial society.
Any other militarybros love this show?
>>143182212
But I like the cute and sometimes horribly deformed monstrosities we got.
>>143182408
Depends really on what you count as "militarybro".
>>143182196
By all means trust your own judgement If you feel like your have studied the subject deeply and in its entirety. I however feel like you have not even scratched the surface of knowledge about energyflows, dissipative systems, entropy and the organization of complex systems ontop of energy gradients.
Wind turbines are absolutely nothing like your description. These studies disregard whole swathes of externalities. Wind turbines are however indeed relatively good for renewables although hydro is much better.
You may or may not comprehend this but a deep truth is that money is indeed related to energy. First of all, money is a claim on wealth, NOT wealth itself. As wealth is impossible to create without (net) energy, the deepest of realizations is that money is a claim on energy.
And remember that claims only exert influence in the real world when they are used.
Can you guys take it to /pol/ or /sci/ or something? I just want to discuss cute platoon girls doing cute things during peacetime
>>143182353
>peacetime
Pisstime.
>>143182928
Like trying their best to hold in their piss?
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>>143182303
>>143182353
>>143182868
Guy, get off your high horse, all your replies are literally just handwaving with fancy language. You sound just like the guy making those videos, never finishing an argument, always continuing on tangent to tangent to tangent.
Also evidence or gtfo.
>>143183051
You make a fair point, but then again, piss is super interesting.
