Dwarf Fortress это такой симулятор, в котором примитивнейшая графика, но при этом в мире игры обсчитывается чуть ли не масса каждой травинки, и это влияет на всё происходящее. Был такой научпоп-факт, что если из мира убрать муравьёв, то всё погибнет. Вот в Dwarf Fortress вполне возможны такие случаи. В сети есть история, как в одной крепости стали погибать коты, потому что они вылизывали свою шерсть, а она была пропитана пивом из-за того, что они ходили по пивным лужам.
Я сам не играю из-за слишком уж абстрактной графики и высокого порога вхождения. Но сама идея крутая и увлекает тысячи игроков на сотни часов.
Так вот, разработчики 20 лет делают мега-задротную игру для мега-задротов. Иронично, что они сами выглядят при этом как супер стереотипные задроты. И я уверен, что они совершенно счастливы, и тот факт, что они заработали миллионы баксов, лишь совсем небольшая составляющая этого счастья.
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🌎 In the Namib Desert, the welwitschia plant survives for centuries with just two leaves that grow continuously, curling and splitting but never falling off—a marvel of resilience in extreme heat. ✨
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🌍 The desert climate zone covers about one-fifth of Earth's land, yet some deserts get colder than snowy regions—Antarctica is classified as the world's largest desert by climate. ✨
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🌎 Antarctica is the coldest extreme climate zone, with an average winter temperature of about -60°C. The hottest zone is the Lut Desert in Iran, where ground temperatures have reached 80.8°C, the highest ever recorded on Earth. ✨
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🌍 The Gobi Desert experiences freezing winters with temperatures dropping below –40°C, making it one of the few deserts known for both scorching heat and extreme cold. ✨
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🌍 Earth holds the record for the highest known surface temperatures for a rocky planet in our Solar System, with some desert spots topping 56°C—hotter than the ground on Venus or Mars. ✨
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🌍 Desert varnish is a thin, dark coating that forms on rocks in arid landscapes over thousands of years. It’s made from wind-blown clay and minerals, creating natural stone “paintings.” ✨
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🌍 In the world’s subtropical climate zones, some deserts like the Sahara and Arabian receive less than 2 centimeters of rain a year—making them among the driest places on Earth. ✨
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🌍 In the Taklamakan Desert of China, some sand dunes reach up to 300 meters tall. Shifting winds keep these giant dunes moving, constantly reshaping the landscape year after year. ✨
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🌍 In Australia’s Simpson Desert, certain red sand dunes can “move” up to a meter each year as winds slowly push millions of grains, gradually shifting entire hills across the arid landscape. ✨
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🌍 The Lut Desert in Iran holds the record for Earth’s hottest land temperature ever measured from space—an astonishing 80.8°C, far exceeding typical desert heat. ✨
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In Death Valley’s Racetrack Playa, large rocks, some weighing hundreds of kilograms, move across the dry lake bed, leaving long tracks behind. This happens when a rare set of conditions align. First, rain fills the lake bed with a shallow layer of water. At night, the water freezes into thin sheets of ice. As the sun warms the ground, the ice breaks into large, floating panels. Light winds then push the ice, slowly moving the rocks across the playa. The tracks left behind can last for decades, creating unique patterns. This natural process has been understood by scientists and is one of the most fascinating geological phenomena.
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🌍 In some deserts, rare rain triggers bursts of wildflowers that cover the landscape in color for just a few days. Seeds can lie dormant for years, waiting for the right moisture to bloom. ✨
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