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I'm looking for an experiential description from an astronaut, more recent launches preferred. This is for a science fiction story I'm working on, and I want to include a believable depiction of what this is like both physiologically and psychologically. Any links or sources would be much appreciated!

So even though some top players (e.g., Mew2King, Wizzrobe, Zain) use their own tags on Slippi, a lot of top players use alternates (e.g., BootyGod69 is Medz). Depending on the player, this might be done for anonymity's sake or just for shits and giggles (like with n0ne).

What alternates have you run into yourself or seen on stream? It'd be nice to know you're playing a top player even if they're not using their normal tag.

On a related note, does anyone know who King of Snails is? I just played him, and could've sworn I've seen that tag somewhere in a stream/video.

So in commentary there's this "textbook" descriptor that is often applied to either players in general or specific tactics they use. Since watching and analyzing top players is one of the best ways to improve, who is your SSBM textbook and why? For me as a Sheik, I'd say probably Faceroll and Spark because they both pursue optimization, tech-chasing, and easy/reliable reactions but still give in to impulsively creative or otherwise unconventional options on occasion (ledgeplay, combo extenders, poof shenanigans). M2K/Plup/Swedish may all be "better", but stylistically I identify more with those two. Would love to hear the community's thoughts about different mains.

I only have a handful of framed art pieces (mostly surreal/abstract), and I'm looking to purchase more. I thought this sub might be able to help me with online vendors that have a large collection of 19th-20th century art available in prints. Thank you in advance for any insight or resources!

Pretty new Melee Sheik main here - how do I wavedash off the stage and, instead of grabbing the ledge, just fall backwards into a quick double jump bair edgeguard? I've tried just wavedashing off backwards, but I always grab the ledge, even if I hold back. Google found this subreddit for me, so I'm hoping somebody here can help. Much appreciated!

Watching Save As Untitled's recent video on Cal got me thinking - who have been the most prominent child prodigies in Melee history? How old were they when they first made a mark on the national scene, and at what tournaments? I know Smash historians can provide some insight here!

During top doubles at Eden today, the commentators brought up how some players are more "light side" or "dark side". It was merely a part of the banter, but, just for fun, I wanted to pose the concept to you all. So, who do you think are the Sith lords of Melee? Any criteria can apply, though I did consider the following when writing this post:

• aggression (in person or play style)
• mercilessness
• trolling
• raw power
• miscellaneous play style factors
• public image

Now,
As I slowly approach the emerald sea,
I know much about this scene that confronts me –
Waves crashing with their foaming rhythm,
Lands lying beyond each watery schism,
Creatures I've seen in films and pictures,
Elements I've studied in diagrammed mixtures;
The forces that form the bounded ocean –
I can rattle them off with a cursory mention,
And though I yet marvel at the scope of it all,
My sense of wonder often slows to a crawl.

Oh, to see the ocean anew once more,
And no longer know what lies past the shore,
To picture the beyond with no more knowledge
Than that which fills a mind's bare cottage
(Which now is a mansion brimful with data,
Heaped h

Comfort is prized, though not superior
To a blanket that keeps one somnolent,
An eggshell from whose warm interior
One can glimpse the dimly luminescent,

But a brilliance thus partially espied
Cannot verily warm the skin or soul,
Encased by a tomb in which one may hide,
Safe but viewing sky from only a hole,

A well one digs while merely seeking shade,
Perhaps water to quench a grief-starved throat,
But from such comfort no journey is made,
While one hides behind a languishing moat.

Some inmates prefer to stay in prison,
Not knowing that to trek is life's mission.

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