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kudzuhaiku


She's looking at you. Yes you. And she is judging you with her eyes. There is no escape.

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Celestium is a miraculous gas. Two neutrons. Two protons. Two electrons. And at least one thaumaton. With it, airships fly.

And so does one clever unicorn colt.

Flying is a cinch.

Landing? Not so much.

An entry in the Weedverse.

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Wonderful, magic helium. What can go wrong?

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Holy shit, that chapter title, tho.

This was a fun story to watch being put together!

Next time Sumy, take a parachute too.

Damn it Kudz... I'm gonna have to stop reading your stories at work. Face palming randomly in front of others whenever I read a chapter title is not a great career move.

Back on story this was a fun slice of life tale and I'm glad Sumack didn't give up in his dream to fly.

7982957 What did someone needs to research or study airships more at least he wasn't using hydrogen.
Wondering if we are going to see those earlier attempts. Probably a toss up between wanting to strangle him and cuddle him for hurting himself

Now that I've had time to think about it, I'm amazed that he managed to get past Twilight and all of her wards.

Either that, or they knew what would happen, and let him do it.

7982970 If he isn't high enough a parachute won;t have the time to open

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Twinkleshine: Come here, Sumac, it's time for a struddle. Or would you prefer a crangle?

7983004
I think hearing those words might help Sumac keep it up

Wait so this is what makes airships go? I need to revise my Skyreach flowcharts

7983043

If you have flowcharts, you must share them!

7983016 Its a simple fact they all want to hug him cuddle Sumac after getting hurt and yet at the same time strangle him for doing it again. Think of all the times everyone rushed to help and worry about the CMC

Quoting Gosling before diving off? Brilliant. :rainbowlaugh:

A fun sojourn into Sumac's misadventures with science. And also pointing out that thaumatons can alter matter, which is intriguing.

7983053
Yes, I understand that, I was making a joke.
I thought I was aiming low, but it clearly went over your head, so you must be about as tall as your namesake :derpytongue2:

7982984 the two are not incompatible. :trollestia:

7983050 Unfortunately, all mental. I think visually. It's worked so far, though. I might have to draw them out, but my theories change so quickly that it's difficult to justify putting in the time

7983082

I have a thing for flowcharts and Venn diagrams.

I do like the idea of tree dragons.

7983002 Maybe a magic bounce spell...like a rubber ball?:rainbowderp:

7983067 Of course you aimed low, you're a pegasus tied up in rope, pretty tricky aiming at all!:rainbowlaugh:

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What if he cast a spell that let him breathe in water and then floated around a large amount of water with him in it. Or would that have the same problems as the carpet?
You know what, the best thing he could do is have Starlight fly around him alot while he is on the tincture so that he absorbs some of her knowledge of her spell, then he willeventually be able to do it to.
Would that work 7983092 ?

7983132 I was mainly thinking of emergency landing safety procedure, in case of future calamity, adventure?!:rainbowderp:

7983002 Or there's this? Always take a friend (wheres Boomer again?)
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Rarity will add what is missing on his gear, something that will futher his aerodynamic
a giant hat, her signature apparel

If Celestium is Helium-4 with at least one thaumaton, then what do you call the thaumotope of Selenium? Lunarium? Cavorite? Cheese? :pinkiecrazy:

7983132 We know he's going to have great difficulty learning Starlight's spell, he asks her about it in PTSSFF and she suggests he try a different method because his magic doesn't work that way. This may well be a result of an attempt to follow that advice, using electromagnetism and magic (which is magic he apparently has an affinity for).

7983147
Seconded!

Whats a weedverse

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I vote for cavorite.

Really, this was a great success, the prototype worked for as long as he had enough gas. Now it's just a question of refining the suit.

Huh, would you look at that? Sumac actually found a situation where it's advantageous and even desirable to have gas while in the company of mares, and successfully exploited it!

Sumac Apple, you're the salt lick of the earth.

7983147

Read the Weedverse. Especially The Weed.

You'll find what you need to know.

7983337

Well, there is a link provided.

7983329

The thaumaton is a thaumaturgic particle. Yes, it is one of the forms of magic.

When bonded with atmospheric gasses, it becomes the aether.

This verse is heavy with its own science.

7983132

Learning the spell and being able to cast it are two different things.

Perhaps the charging of the gas with electricity converts it to a different type of helium and he simply converted all the celestium he had stored rather than having a leak. Larger reserves in this case might get him farther but even if this is the case I don't see this method as a workable solution for flying still. It is an interesting suit though that could have other applications. I could see a modified version of this suit more finely tuned being a "slow fall" device which could have several practical applications. Lots of successful inventions are failed attempts to do something else.

I always imagined you could use cloud-stuff as filling for a floatjacket, the airship version of a life jacket, as long as you impregnated the retaining fabric with a cloudwalking spell. If would provide just enough support to turn a fall into a slow drift downwards.

Good to know Sumac is still up to his normal antics.

Speaking of trying to fly.........

Its only a matter of time from the looks of it before sumac pulls a magic rocket/jetpack stunt.

This was very, very entertaining, as well as inspiring.

7983644 It's Shrexy, I know.

:rainbowlaugh: I can't, I just can't

Love it. This was a fun little foray!

Ha. Sumac's best attempt yet with a quote from the damn Peacock. Nice to see he is figuring it out, although, considering he is magnetic based, couldn't he do a shit ton of altering to the air around him, lifting him up?
Oh and, is around quesadilla conquest or later?

7983565 I love that movie!
7983337 a wonderful verse of stories you need to check out because they are very good. Yes.

7983759

If you paid attention, you'd notice that there was a mention of time passing. Look carefully and be rewarded.

7983761 it said five years since his first attempt, which is in PTSSFFF, and that would lean towards close to quesadillas. However Boomer seems much older here. Kinda conflicts a bit.

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Sumac is 10.

How old is he in the Quesadilla Conquest?

Boomer was under the effects of Super-Serious-Time. Flight is SERIOUS BUSINESS to a baby dragon that doesn't have real wings.

7983504 Entirely possible but considering we are talking something very close to helium leaks are equally possible. The lighter than air gases are notorious for leaking

7983772

How old is he in the Quesadilla Conquest?

... 10?
*one search later*
Crap! 11.
Okay, danke. Lo siento.

Oh and i been wondering, out of all the ponies to say "get yo head outta the gutter" for the chapter, why did you picked Dash?

7983780

It just felt right? :rainbowderp:

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