Strange Things You've Had to Research for Your Writing

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Definitely! :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

I love! XD

Yes, bring me more people! :eyes:

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I’m not surprised :joy:.

And that Vox article, again, proves that everything is on the internet lol.

New one: I did research of Jeffery Dahmer and “real life clown murderer” (John Wayne Gacy, who’s name I couldn’t remember).

Long story short I wanted to make a joke like “Why did you agree to visit a total stranger?! He could be the 2010’s John Wayne Gacy for all you know!” and was trying to see if he would be accurate in that statement.

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Fact checking jokes is muy importante xD.

balance in latin
brigand in latin
wing in latin
lion in latin
lion on wiki
thunderbird
lightning bird
fight with sword and dagger (YouTube)

This was the past few days :stuck_out_tongue: I look like I’m trying to learn to speak latin by looking up random words. Latin still confuses me.

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I used a cheat code for my main speaking character… just googled popular Latin phrases and book, done xD.

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  • How many volts does it take to kill a human.
  • How many volts does a tazer give.
  • Symtoms of electrocution/electrical burns
  • Flashbangs
  • How long does it take to recover sight after a flashbang.
  • Bleeding from the eyes/ears/nose/mouth
  • Cloacas
  • Various types of drugs, usually rx but also including a lot on heroin.
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I’ve been researching how currents flow through human bodies and like it’s been frying my brain :eyes:… ooo that makes a bad joke xD.

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  • how long does it take to die from impalement
  • how long does it take to burn to death
  • river in Latin
  • Latin city names
  • what colors can the sky be
  • what do Spanish people call their dads
  • is “foutaise” a swear word
  • is “connerie” a swear word
  • French curse words
  • Lingvist Spanish curse words

if anyone’s wondering about the last four, I’m trying to write mild cursing for my characters (as in “shoot” instead of “s–t”) but the curse words I know are more vulgar :sweat_smile:

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I’m someone who would just be vulgar :joy: like hey here’s a cool cuss word! XD

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Yeah, I did similar searches a few months ago. How fencing was organized, kind of clothing, organisation, competition, and if there was any overlap between modern fencing and sword fighting (and except for sticking pointy ends in your opponents there’s little). Still, it helped me to work out a few chapters.

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I googled the history of sandpaper and the history of couches. Both are quite a bit older than I’d expected xD

(I’m not writing anything historical, though)

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Why’d you need to know the history xD

What is the safest way to pull someone off a cliff if they are dangling off the side?

Quora didn’t want to show me the entire answer so I was forced to make an account :confused:
Do you guys use Quora?

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I don’t, sorry :confused:. Maybe a random YouTube video or something says it?

I made the account and found out the best way :stuck_out_tongue: I figured it might be useful to have Quora. I do end up there a lot.

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:sweat_smile: or that lol

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