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💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🏜️🌊 Founded by #Mormon settlers in 1865, St. Thomas, #Nevada sat in the path of #HooverDam’s new #reservoir.

Floodwaters from #LakeMead gradually submerged the town, and its last resident rowed away in July of 1938. Now, after a #megadrought dating to the early #2000s, the #ruins of its school, hotel, post office, and ice cream parlor have re-emerged, and low #water levels allow visitors to walk the site.

👉 https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a73524700/st-thomas-town-lake-mead/

#ghosttown #drought #coloradoriver #climatechange #climate #history #science #archaeology #landscape #nature #stthomas #20thcentury

A Look Back at X-Men 2099 #2 (1993)

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Welcome back, superhero enthusiasts, 1990s culture enthusiasts, X-Men fans and comic book collectors! Today we revisit the Marvel Comics shared universe to examine one of the many tales of the X-Men 2099 monthly series.  

Way back in 1993, I had a fun reading X-Men 2099 #1 as soon as it was released in the local comic book specialty store here in the Philippines. Back then, I was already into the 30th anniversary celebration of the X-Men while also reading more comic books about Marvel’s science fiction 2099 franchise of comic books. I love the way X-Men 2099 #1 ended as it was a powerful way of building up the tension and excitement that comes with waiting another 30 days for issue #2 to come out.

With those details laid down, here is a look back at X-Men 2099 #2, published by Marvel Comics in 1993 with a story written by John Francis Moore and drawn by Ron Lim.

Early story

The story begins with the X-Men desperately trying to escape as the arcology has been invaded by enforcers (also referred to as the Greater Nevada Syndicate) of the Synge casino. Their leader Xi’an is in critical condition after getting shot during an assassination attempt that happened moments earlier. The X-Men are inside their van speeding away and Meanstreak (Henri Huang) uses his super speed to run ahead of them to quickly check what awaits them all. During the ride, Krystalin learned of the news that Noah Synge has died and Xi’an has been blamed for murder. Cerebra confirmed that Xi’an expressed hatred towards Synge.

When the van finally reaches the outdoor area, the X-Men find themselves facing a large tank and a helicopter of the syndicate which anticipated their arrival. The syndicate tells them to surrender Xi’an…

Quality

As a follow-up to the impressive first issue, this one remains a very good read after all these decades. It is clear to me that John Francis Moore had carefully planned an engaging tale of the futuristic X-Men with Tim Fitzgerald (who will later be called Skullfire) as the symbolic reflection of the readers who get to discover more about the team, the situation they are in and why they exist in the first place.

As expected, the creative stuff that started in issue #1 progressed naturally as the story went on in this comic book. The X-Men of 2099 got away to find safety and get themselves organized as their leader remains in critical condition. Along the way, the syndicate itself gets adjusted as it has the son and daughter of Noah Synge taking over their evil empire suddenly. The syndicate is responsible for seven deaths, the wounding of nineteen people and the capture of over forty people as a result of their sudden invasion of the arcology and their attempt to assassinate Xi’an in retaliation of the death of Noah Synge. This was the creative duo’s way of telling readers who the bad guys are and why the X-Men are at a great disadvantage.

What I find engaging here is how the Moore-Lim duo emphasized Xi’an’s significance through flashbacks and background details (which further revealed more of the founding of the futuristic X-Men). This creative gamble worked wonders and clearly more than made up for the lack of dialogue and interactions from the X-Men’s leader. At the same time, the narrative has this flavor of conspiracy when the Synge empire was emphasized.

Conclusion

X-Men 2099 #2 (1993) is clearly a very good read. As a follow-up to the very solid issue #1, it added to the build-up emphasizing the futuristic X-Men a lot more while still having enough room to develop the Synge empire and its syndicate. Along the way there were some nice pay-offs to certain build-ups in issue #1 and there was a fine balance between action scenes and the plot/character development scenes. That said, this comic book is a solid bridge between issue #1 and the conclusion in issue #3.

Overall, X-Men 2099 #2 (1993) is highly recommended.

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People are finding out firsthand why you ‘can’t’ pour water down the Hoover Dam

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/people-are-testing-the-viral-hoover-dam-water-trick-ex1/

People are finding out firsthand why you ‘can’t’ pour water down the Hoover Dam

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/people-are-testing-the-viral-hoover-dam-water-trick/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=people-are-testing-the-viral-hoover-dam-water-trick

🏗️🌊 This animated introduction breaks down the massive #engineering feat of the Hoover Dam. Engineers and historians explain how the structure was built to withstand immense pressure while providing power to the Southwest.

👉 https://www.openculture.com/2026/03/how-the-hoover-dam-works-a-3d-animated-introduction.html

💁🏻‍♀️✨ How do beavers build dams? https://seethis.tv/post/beavers-ecosystem-engineers

#hooverdam #history #physics #water #energy #infrastructure #animation #education #technology #tech #science

Oh wow, the Hoover Dam is now a 26,000-year-old space clock? 🕰️🔭 That's right folks, forget Stonehenge, we've got terrazzo tiles pointing to the cosmos! Who knew the Bureau of Reclamation was basically NASA with concrete? 🚀🧱
https://longnow.org/ideas/the-26000-year-astronomical-monument-hidden-in-plain-sight/ #HooverDam #SpaceClock #TerrazzoTiles #BureauOfReclamation #NASAConcrete #HackerNews #ngated

@Karstan We need another trip to Valley of Fire State Park (stayed in Moapa, but would be doable from Vegas) and the tours available at Hoover Dam are fantastic (December 1 through February 27, Monday through Friday, Hoover Dam will close to public access at night from 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM to complete scheduled night time maintenance work requiring road closures.) #HooverDam #ValleyofFireSP

Concrete curves, steel towers, and a ribbon of deep blue water.
#HooverDam cuts the #canyon like a clean signature, with the intake towers standing watch.
What hits you harder here, the scale or the silence?
#Nevada #Arizona #USA #ArchitecturePhotography #Infrastructure #Engineering #CanyonViews #DesertLandscape #Amir2000NLStory #CanonR5MarkII #AMIR2000NLPhotography 3/3

Concrete curves, steel towers, and a ribbon of deep blue water.
#HooverDam cuts the #canyon like a clean signature, with the intake towers standing watch.
What hits you harder here, the scale or the silence?
#Nevada #Arizona #USA #ArchitecturePhotography #Infrastructure #Engineering #CanyonViews #DesertLandscape #Amir2000NLStory #CanonR5MarkII #AMIR2000NLPhotography 2/3

Concrete curves, steel towers, and a ribbon of deep blue water.
#HooverDam cuts the #canyon like a clean signature, with the intake towers standing watch.
What hits you harder here, the scale or the silence?
#Nevada #Arizona #USA #ArchitecturePhotography #Infrastructure #Engineering #CanyonViews #DesertLandscape #Amir2000NLStory #CanonR5MarkII #AMIR2000NLPhotography 1/3

Stories of bodies encased in concrete of the Hoover Dam persist despite engineering evidence refuting them. #hooverdam #ghosts #haunted https://youtu.be/FqxUysFg_C0?si=LndveEz0dgVDXtdz

The Hoover Dam, finished in 1935, has become a site of haunting legends linked to the deaths of at least 96 workers during its construction. Stories of bodies encased in concrete persist despite engineering evidence refuting them. #hooverdam #ghosts https://connectparanormal.net/2025/11/02/hoover-dams-haunted-history-mob-connections-and-ghostly-legends/

Hackaday Links: April 27, 2025 - Looks like the Simpsons had it right again, now that an Australian radio station h... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/27/hackaday-links-april-27-2025/ #anti-submarinewarfare #nitrogen-vacancy #hackadaycolumns #tecxt-to-speech #hackadaylinks #magnetomoter #radiostation #dexterity #hooverdam #deepfake #humanoid #quantum #robot #llm #ai #dj

Hackaday Links: April 27, 2025 https://hackaday.com/2025/04/27/hackaday-links-april-27-2025/ #anti-submarinewarfare #nitrogen-vacancy #HackadayColumns #tecxt-to-speech #Hackadaylinks #hackadaylinks #magnetomoter #radiostation #dexterity #HooverDam #Deepfake #humanoid #quantum #robot #LLM #ai #dj

Episode 9 of 9,000-mile trans-#usa & #mexico #overland #roadtrip: From the great #MoabMagic #desert of #Utah into the great #mojave desert of #nevada and #extraterrestrial (ET) #area51 #aliens territory: https://thevagabondcouple.blogspot.com/2024/07/trans-america-overland-road-trip-part-9-zion-utah-las-vegas-hoover-dam-lake-mead-extraterrestrial-et-highway-nevada.html
#Zion - #LasVegas - #HooverDam - #LakeMead - start of #extraterrestrialhighway

#VagabondCouple #overlanding #travel #travelblogger #travelphotography #roadtripusa #wanderlust #WanderlustUSA

hoover dam
1957

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part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf

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#photography #film #blackandwhite #bw #hooverdam #arizona #nevada #lakemead #dam #powerlines #hydroelectric #mountains #1950s

1959 Bonanza Air Lines F-27 over the Hoover Dam Postcard
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#BonanzaAirLines #F27 #HooverDam #Postcard #Travel #Aviation #Avgeek #Airplanes #Planes #ephemera

hoover dam
1957

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/3233885363/

part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf

© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com

#photography #film #blackandwhite #bw #hooverdam #dam #hydroelectric #coloradoriver #arizona #nevada #1950s

Dam!

If memory serves, this was shot from the new-ish highway bridge that carries the interstate above the canyon. I love the complexity of how everything is all jammed down into the canyon.

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