It's explained in Game of Thrones Season 5:

Inside the Episode #10 .

Start watching from 4:50 to get your answer.

In short: The ring is "bread crumb" to point the direction that she's been taken.

Why the tv-script writers thought she should drop her ring, who knows.

It does sound like Nika's answer is the official story.

I would like to add some things, and a few thoughts.

It does seem like this is an homage to Lord of the Rings, when Merry and Pippin are abducted by orcs, and leave a piece of jewellery behind as a way to signal their friends.

GRRM is fond of homages, and his books are full of them.

Not idly do the leaves of Lorien fall.

If this is the case, it is rather weak, in my opinion.

Aragorn and Legolas had extraordinary abilities, and followed a given track.

This was in the middle of nowhere.

If she expects anyone to find it, she is optimistic on the verge of delusional.

If this is an actual plot line that is going to happen, it is rather far fetched.

Another explanation might be that she would get rid of evidence of her new marriage to Hizdahr, or her old marriage to Khal Drogo.

However, seeing as she was discovered because she was flying a dragon, the chance of any such ruse to work would be microscopic indeed.

Say, perhaps she is some other girl riding a dragon.

No.

However...

SPOILER Season 6, and/or

ADWD/TWOW -- Mystery spoiler, be warned! as the script writers are not unaware, this is when Mirri Maaz Duur's prophecy starts to come true: "When the sun rises in the west and sets in the east," said Mirri Maz Duur.

"When the seas go dry and mountains blow in the wind like leaves.

When your womb quickens again, and you bear a living child.

Then he [Drogo] will return, and not before."

As described here , the following things have happened in the books: - Dorne has "risen" in Westeros, and Quentyn died in Mereen, "The Suns Son" -

The Dothraki sea -- the vast grasslands around Mereen -- have gone dry with the coming winter - Rhaegal and Viserion broke free and destroyed pyramids (mountains) in Mereen - Daenerys' womb quickened when she had her "moon blood" (menstruation)

Not idly do the leaves of Lorien

fall

she was leaving something for jorah and daario to track.

No... she dropped the ring because this is the original army she was with when she was married to drogo... and according to their tradition... she couldn't get married again.

hence why she dropped the ring

So who was this army that immediately surrounded our new favorite dynamic duo?

If the books are any indication, they are none other than a khalasar Dothraki army, led by Khal Jhaqo, who was a former lieutenant of Drogo’s before his untimely death.

So, naturally, this is bound to make things a little awkward for all parties involved, given that a Khaleesi is traditionally supposed to live with the crones of the Dosh Khaleen shortly after her Khal dies.

Since Dany failed to do so, they may be a little curious (and more than a little upset) if they catch wind of what she’s been up to instead.

Like the fact that she got married again to a nobleman of Meereen, Hizdahr zo Loraq.

Hence why she dropped her ring out of sight as the army approached her.

Question: In the episode of Game of Thrones "Mother's Mercy" (S5 E10) when    Daenerys is surrounded by a Khalasar,    she drops a ring into the dirt.  Do we know the significance of this ring? Is it meaningful that she dropped that particular piece of jewelry into the dirt?

Why did Daenerys drop her ring?

The ring may be an indicator of the direction that she has been taken.  Another explanation might be that she is getting rid of evidence of her new marriage to Hizdahr, or her old marriage to Khal Drogo.

The reason Daenerys drops the ring is either to help anyone searching for her, including her friends, to find her or to get rid of any evidence she is or was married. However, the fact she drops the ring into dirt is not significant.

Daenerys drops the ring so that anyone looking for her, including her friends, knows where to find her. Daenerys drops the ring to erase any evidence of her last marriage to Drogo and/or her current marriage to Hizdahr. It is not meaningful that Daenerys drops her ring into dirt per se.


Using cover designs as a reference, I rarely found the Dragonriders of Pern to show males and fire lizards (tiny shoulder sitting dragons) on the same cover.

But if we're talking about an old series which showed a male, in a science fiction setting, with a dragon-like pet, Flinx and Pip have more covers depicting the requested elements.

Pip and Flinx have been around since the early 1970s.

It's a pretty common idea.....

If it were Fantasy, I'd guess the Earthsea novels; they are called harekki , and an image that sticks with many people is of one of the side character's little sister with one that curls around her wrist.

And, of course, recently, people have become familiar with Daenerys Targaryen's little ones.

Since you say science fiction, tho, could it be from one of the Pern books?

The well known dragons started as little Fire-lizards and were genetically engineered for greater size, eventually becoming the dragons everyone is familiar with.

Take a look (at your own risk; it's TvTropes, and you can lose hours of otherwise productive time there) at the TvTropes page on Shoulder Sized Dragons .

One of them might be what you are looking for.

Dragonrider's of Pern Series by Anne McCaffrey.

The small ones that sit on the shoulder are called Fire Lizards

Pip & Flinx by Alan Dean Foster?

Dragon Drums has some versions of the cover where a young man has a dragon (fire lizard) on his shoulder.

If you don't remember space ships I'd go with this one.

If there are ships it may be the Pip and Flinx series by Alan Dean Foster.

It has a young man with a flying snake on most of the covers that can be miss remembered as a small dragon.

Most of Andre Norton's protagonists have animal sidekicks.

Forerunner, one of her books I read recently-enough to remember a bit, has ones more bat-like than dragon-like.

She wrote more than sixty books, so I think there's a good chance of a shoulder-dragon in there somewhere! ...

But, OTOH, a quick look at all the covers of her books that I could find on Bing, showed no such shoulder-dragons.

Question: An old series that had a young man with a small dragon that sat on his shoulder. Not a magic type book, more science fiction. I can't believe I can't remember the author.  Thanks.

Science fiction book where the protagonist has a tiny shoulder-sitting dragon

Suggestions include Pip & Flinx, the Earthsea novels, one of the Pern books (possibly Dragonriders), or Dragon Drums.

The Pip and Flint series by Alan Dean Foster or the Pern series by Anne McCaffrey are the most likely choices in the genre of science fiction. However, in the genre of fantasy, the Earthsea novels are a frontrunner. Finally, a young man with a dragon — or a fire lizard — on his shoulder is depicted on some of the front covers of Dragon Drums.

It is thought that the book may be from the Pip and Flint series by Alan Dean Foster or the Pern series by Anne McCaffrey. The genre of science fiction encompasses both the Pip and Flint series and the Pern series. In the genre of fantasy, one possibility is the Earthsea novels. Some versions of Dragon Drums depicts a young man with a dragon — or a fire lizard — on his shoulder.


This was the magic system in Changeling , by Roger Zelazny, and its sequel Madwand .

From the Wikipedia article: The strands he can use to perform magic are everywhere around him

In Knights of Dark Renown by David Gemmell (1989), magic is tapped from "threads" of different colours accessible, with training, only by the "gifted".

The main character spies on a craftman-magician and eventually becomes his apprentice.

Green thread is nature-related and used for healing, black for Earth and for example used to make a sort of "boots of speed", and so on.

I was googling the same terms looking for a specific book, which I eventually found!

The Homecoming Saga by Orson Scott Card.

I highly recommend this book.

Quote from Wikipedia: Hushidh Luet's older sister, she is a raveler: able to see the relationships between people manifested as threads in her vision.

This gives her remarkable insight into what people are thinking, as well as the ability to know what well-chosen words will break weak threads.

That sounds like the magic system in the Chapel Hollow series by Nina Kiriki Hoffman.

The Thread That Binds the Bones is probably the one in question, it was published in 1993 and had a male protagonist.

He can shift his vision to see colored threads that he can manipulate and pull or weave to perform the equivalent of magic in the setting.

Could this be Bad Magic by Stephan Zielinski (2004)?

Magic is real.

Strange forces and uncanny creatures abound.

Cosmic evil is loose in the world--especially around San Diego--along with transcendent evil, primordial evil, simmering evil, objective evil, and specific evil.

The main character created a cloak of invisibility by pulling threads of invisibility from the homeless.

(Not so much being invisible but, unnoticeable like people couldn't focus on you.)

Also, he would go to the hospital burn wards and pull out red threads of pain from the patients.

One to help ease their pain but

, He would also use them for offensive means.

I think he ran a shop and ended up getting pulled into some war between light and dark forces.

Question: I read this book between 1989 and 1998, I can't remember its title, book cover, or author. The only thing I can remember is a loose idea on how the magic system worked.  In this book the main character could see strands/threads of various lengths and colors in the environment. The character could pull on one of these threads to tap into the power. The color represented a specific element while the length represented the amount of power that could be pulled from the thread.

Fantasy book where character can see visible magic elemental threads of different colors and lengths

This may have been the magic system in Cageling or Madwand by Roger Zelazny; Knights of Dark Renown  by David Gemmell; The Homecoming Saga  by Orson Scott Card; the Chapel Hollow series by Nina Kiriki Hoffman; or Could this be  Bad Magic  by Stephan Zielinski.

The book may be from the Chapel Hollow series by Kiriki Hoffman or is potentially one of the following: Changeling by Zelazny; Knights of Dark Renown by Gemmell; The Homecoming Saga by Scott Card; or Bad Magic by Zielinski.

The book is potentially one of the following: Changeling by Zelazny; Knights of Dark Renown by Gemmell; The Homecoming Saga by Scott Card; or Bad Magic by Zielinski. It may also be a book from the Chapel Hollow series by Kiriki Hoffman.


A few years ago, considerable research was done into Khan, the development of his character, and the making of "Space Seed" by sociologists Maria Jose and John Tenuto, leading to a six-part interview with them by the official Star Trek web site.

From

The Evolution of "Space Seed"

, Part 5 , we have the following notes regarding the costuming for the episode: The costumes of the original Star Trek were largely the result of the talents of William Ware Theiss...

He had served for four years in the United States Navy before turning his attention to costume design.

Like all artists on Star Trek , Theiss had to regularly deal with many limitations, including budget, time and network rules, and

"Space Seed" was a unique challenge.

The costumes had to demonstrate the regality of Khan that was familiar to the audience, yet also be futuristic in their design.

Despite these limitations, Theiss’ output on "Space Seed" is remarkable for its iconic nature and its interesting symbolism...

Theiss’ three original designs all have a common element: ovals.

Khan's cryogenic outfit is entirely constructed of these ovals, interlocking together symbolically to mimic perhaps DNA helix strands...

The interconnecting ovals again appear on Khan’s dress dinner jacket, a design that showcases Montalban’s physique and Khan’s superiority.

The tunic / dinner jacket is an original construction by Theiss, designed to display royalty and futuristic notes at the same time, as mentioned above.

That is to say, it is not exactly an existing Earth garment.

But given Khan's ethnic origins in the Indian subcontinent, Theiss likely took some inspiration from traditional dress of that region, namely the achkan , Nehru jacket , and sherwani , as others have noted.

There also exist action figures of Khan wearing the tunic:

Unfortunately, the packaging for the figures doesn't have anything to say about the tunic.

Finally, as for purchasing a (life-size) version of the tunic, it doesn't seem to be a particularly popular item.

I cannot find a vendor that has made exact replicas of it.

Furthermore, the current location of the actual tunic worn on set by Ricardo Montalbán is unknown.

(This is in contrast to his cryogenic-sleeper suit, which has been auctioned several times —

see the Star Trek Prop & Costume Authority .)

I think it's called a Sherwani, a "long coat-like garment worn in South Asia, very similar to an Achkan or Polish żupan."

Here's an image from the link above:

I'm Indian.

Singh is a Sikh name.

This looks very similar to what the groom wears at a Sikh wedding.

You can definitely buy one, just be aware that Indians are going to look at you funny.

While it's not a religious garment per se, I've never seen one outside the actual wedding ceremony.

The bride & groom usually change into something else for the wedding reception.

I don't know the name of the type of jacket, not being fashion conscious.

But it does sort of resemble a Nehru Jacket, named after the prime minister of India.

I think that a Nehru jacket would have had a bigger collar worn straight up.

In an attempt to recreate this jacket for the Star Trek Cruise, with the help of answers on this page, I found out a little more about this outfit.

The pattern is based on the Nehru jacket, but with the Sherwani length and collar.

I obtained a vintage pattern on Etsy.

The fabric is Luna Camel Gold Chenille Oval Texture Upholstery Fabric.

No longer manufactured or sold online (as far as I could tell).

[ The trim is unknown and after searching through thousands of samples, I have not found anything that comes close.

In my costume, I replaces the oval fabric with a hex pattern and a trim from India my seamstress found.

Question: Star Trek TOS "Space Seed":   What is the above garment Khan is wearing called? Is it a jacket? Is it a shirt? Does it have a more specific name?   I thought maybe it might be European, but I've never seen anything like it in the USA. Since we have people from all over the world on the site I thought somebody else might have a more specific description of what it is.   Is there a way to procure one now in our universe?

Can anyone identify the upper body garment Khan Noonien Singh is wearing in the Star Trek episode "Space Seed"?

This garment is an original construction but it appears to be very similar to a Nehru jacket or a Sherwani, which might be very similar to what a groom would wear at a Sikh wedding. It does not seem to be a very popular garment but it is certainly possible to buy one, although probably not an exact replica of the one in question.

The jacket resembles traditional garments such as the Sherwani in India and it has many decorative features aimed at communicating the character of Khan.

The jacket and its decorative elements were designed as part of a complex exercise to develop and portray the character of Khan.

The jacket is based on a garment known as a Sherwani or Nehru jacket in India or a zupan in Poland.

The jacket is very similar to what the groom wears in a Sikh wedding.


The special material which makes vibroblades resistant to lightsabers is cortosis .

However, cortosis was scarce and the Jedi restricted its use: Close at hand sat a stubby treddroid tasked with monitoring the progress of a mining probe that was sampling a rich vein of cortosis ore at the bottom of a deep shaft.

A fabled ore, some called it -- owing to its scarcity , but even more for its intrinsic ability to diminish the effectiveness of the Jedi lightsaber.

For that reason, the Jedi Order had gone to great lengths to restrict mining and refinement of the ore .

If not the bane of the Order’s existence, cortosis was a kind of irritant, a challenge to their weapon’s reputation for fearsome invincibility.

Legends

novel Darth Plagueis , p. 10

(emphasis added) Since cortosis was mostly unavailable, vibroblades were unsuitable as a weapon against a Jedi.

Blasters aren't much better since Jedi can deflect blaster bolts, but at least they put some distance between the user and the Jedi's lightsaber (Jango Fett, for example, proved how effective blasters could be against a Jedi, and how important it was to maintain one's distance from a Jedi).

Finally, clone troopers and stormtroopers weren't intended to fight Jedi in most situations (especially clone troopers, who until Order 66 were allied with the Jedi).

Consequently, there was little reason to equip them with vibroblades (especially since it would be far too expensive to equip an entire army with cortosis-weave vibroblades, given the scarcity of cortosis).

Well an out of universe reason is that the idea was not yet developed when the movies came out, but I hate out of universe answers.

In universe: Well the primary weapons of all clones is blasters, as they are fighting droids who are also using blasters mostly.

A vibro blade would not be an effective weapon in that situation.

If anyone should be using one it would be droids, but it was not really in the movies, with some exceptions: -In

the cartoon Clone Wars they added agile droids that used bladed sword like weapons which I assume are vibro blades. -In

episode two and three(possibly)

there were droids wielding bowstaffs that were electrified on both ends.

These were made of a material that could have been used for vibro blades. -In

some video games

you could carry a small combat knife/vibro blade type weapon.

But then they attacked the Jedi, and in that situation vibro blades could perhaps be useful.

Consider though troopers were not generally trained for vibro blade use so any 1v1 attack on a Jedi would fail.

Blasters were fairly effective it seemed though, so vibro blades were not really necessary.

During the old republic vibro blades were very common.

Due to the number of force users and lightsabers being used, a counter to lightsabers was produced.

As the sith were defeated and the number of forcer users slowly diminished, weapons to counter force users were less in demand, leading to the disappearance of such weapons.

I am not saying vibro blade type weapons are not at all used around the time of movies, they are just uncommon and not shown in the movies.

In the Star Wars: The Clone Wars novel by Karen Traviss, vibroblades are used by the troopers of the 501st Legion during the Battle of Teth, though this is not shown during any of the TV show episodes or the movie.

Coric snatched the rifle from the crippled droid as it tottered backward; Nax grabbed a lump of masonry and battered another droid until its head caved in.

Rex ejected the vibroblade from his forearm plate and jumped onto a droid, tipping it off balance and gouging out its photoreceptors.

As it flailed blindly, he severed all the control cables to its head.

Perhaps other Clone Trooper units made use of these weapons.

According to Wookieepedia, Vibroblades continued to be of use from the Old Republic on.

I can personally remember the lead miniatures, such as of the Gamorreans in front of Jabba's Palace, being called out as having vibroblades on their halberds, and the RPG sourcebooks include vibroblades as standard.

What had changed by the time of the first two trilogies is that "the cortosis-weave became less common when the probability of fighting a lightsaber-wielding opponent decreased.

By the time of the Galactic Civil War, knowledge of the cortosis-weave had faded, and the cortosis mineral itself had become exceedingly rare."

As to why the clone troopers didn't use any, presumably it was because they were primarily trained to use energy weapons as a formation rather than to engage in individual melee.

As the fighting force moved to Stormtroopers, melee weapons would be further discouraged because, just as with our history, it's easier to teach someone to fire a gun than it is to teach them to be a competent melee fighter.

To give a real-world comparison, think about how many soldiers you see running around with swords.

Not only do they have little practical use,but the effectiveness of the clone troopers would also be drastically reduced by the split time between swordplay training and conventional training.

Overall, equipping the standard infantryman with vibroblades would not be worth the effort.

Specialty units such as ARC troopers or assassins, on the other hand, would be worth the time.

Although I can't answer the question regarding Clone equipment, I can say that vibroblades existed in some quantity until at least 20 years after the destruction of the second Death Star. From the new canon novel Bloodline , set ~20 years after Return of the Jedi , and just before the rise of the First Order:

In the stark-white training chamber, he remained stock-still, poised with the quarterstaff in his hand.

His formfitting gray workout gear had been drenched with sweat for a long time now, but Ransolm remained determined to press on.

Most people neglected training with non-powered weapons; these were the same people who got themselves killed because their blasters ran out of charge.

He intended to be able to fight with whatever was at hand, whether as sophisticated as the latest model of vibroblade or as brutish as a long stick.

- Star Wars: Bloodline

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Question: It is known in the  Knights of the Old Republic  series that vibroblades were made from a special material that couldn't be cut by lightsabers. Then, why aren't the clone troopers using any?

Why didn't the Clones use vibroblades to fight against lightsabers?

The most likely reason why clone troopers do not use vibroblades is probably because they weren't intended to have 1-on-1 battles with Jedi. As a result, there was no need to train or equip them with more expensive weapons that would not provide them with much of an advantage in normal situations. It's also the case that the ore used to make vibroblades was extremely restricted and scarce. There are examples of clone troopers using vibroblades in the Star Wars books, however, this does not appear in any film or TV release.

A number of reasons, including the restricted availability of cortiosis for making them and their limited usefulness compared to gun type weapons.

The material is cortiosis and it is very rare and access to it is limited.

Stormtroopers were not intended to fight Jedi and therefore were not given lightsabres

Either because the idea was not developed in the early movies or because stormtroopers used blasters, which were more effective.

Stormtroopers were not trained for blades - they used blasters.

Viboblades are used in The Clone Wars novel but not in TV episodes or movies.

Over time, the blades became obsolete and people forgot the technology and it was easier to fire a gun than use a blade, as is the case in real world battles


BB-8 woke him up, but like his typical snarky self, he took a while to get out of bed.

There's an article by Entertainment Weekly which recounts a post-screening Q&A with Abrams and co-writers Lawrence Kasdan and Michael Arndt.

It explains how R2-D2 came to have part of the star map: “BB-8 comes up and says something to him, which is basically, ‘I’ve got this piece of a map, do you happen to have the rest?’”

Abrams said.

“The idea was, R2 who has been all over the galaxy, is still in his coma, but he hears this.

And it triggers something that would ultimately wake him up.”

The director acknowledges that R2’s sudden “awakening” at the end was designed to be an emotional storytelling utility: “While it may seem, you know, completely lucky and an easy way out, at that point in the movie, when you’ve lost a person, desperately, and somebody you hopefully care about is unconscious, you want someone to return.”

So for those let wondering:

BB-8’s earlier question rattles around inside R2’s dome for a while.

Those old astromechs must just take a while to boot up again.

That's a far less satisfying explanation than anything involving the Force, or R2-D2 detecting the Force in Rey – but that's the answer from the filmmakers.

It seems like a coincidence to us because it occurs straight after the main events of the film end.

We don’t know how much time surpasses between the destruction of Starkiller Base and R2-D2’s awakening.

If he really was in low power mode, he might have sat there for days before finally realising what BB-8 was trying to say.

(PS

When I read this the first time, I expected the paragraph starting “The director acknowledges” to continue “that R2-D2’s awakening is a huge deus ex machina”, but apparently not.)

I think, and this is just a guess, that R2 was activated by Luke using the Force.

It has been shown before that in some ways the Force is used over great distances, like feeling when a planet is exploded.

My theory is that Luke deliberately put the map in R2 and that he was going to activate it when he wanted to be found.

It was very clear that Luke didn't want to be found

and I think that if he still didn't want to be found now he could hide easily.

But Luke now either sensed the Starkiller station being destroyed, Han dying or Rey becoming more Force-sensitive and in need of training or maybe a combination of both and therefore decided that he didn't want to hide anymore

My guess is Rey is

Luke Skywalker’s child and R2-D2 sensed “the Force” in her.

Or at least somehow recognized her visually or by sound when she was nearby.

C-3PO makes it very clear that R2-D2 has been in self-imposed “low power mode” (aka: deep droid depression) since Luke went into hiding.

Heck, R2-D2 is covered with a sheet when BB-8 first finds him.

Then R2-D2 suddenly “snaps out of it” when who arrives?

Rey!

She’s

Luke’s daughter.

’s choice to go into “low power mode” and cover himself with a sheet all day was his choice.

And when Rey shows up he senses something familiar and snaps back to life!

Hooray!

And past that… Lo and behold…

The darn droid has a HUGE map of the galaxy (?) including areas that are apparently uncharted?

Or perhaps BB-8’s missing piece was the only uncharted part the galaxy?

Where did R2-D2 get those chunks from?

It would have made more sense if Rey salvaged some data storage device from the wreckage on Jakku and then Rebellion analysts were able to recover data from that.

Which is also all to say

… You are kidding me that data such as maps—or plans to the Death Star—can’t be copied as easily as we copy data today.

Unless the devices that contain that data in the Star Wars universe have some kind of encryption or biometrics or something?

We can only guess.

Here is what I think happened.

Kylo Ren said that they had the missing part of the map to find Luke.

That they found it on some information from the Empire.

So when the planet that housed Starkiller base started to explode, maybe they started transferring all their data to other place and R2-D2 was able to intercept the map data from them.

Then since R2-D2 had found some way to get to his master, he activated.

They did mention that he was in Low Power Mode or something like that.

It's just a guess.

It was not explained how R2-D2 got that info in the movie.

Another possibility Earlier in the movie BB-8 mentions that the remainder of the map might be in R2-D2s memory banks.

It seemed to imply that the map had been erased or deleted somehow.

Is it at all possible that his low power mode was not just because of droid depression, but instead he was trying to recover that map from his memory and it required all his attention.

Low power mode meant he wasn't receiving any new information to overwrite any part of his memory.

It fits in with the loyal droid idea, that he would devote all his time and energy to finding his master.

Question: During  The Force Awakens , BB-8 tries to wake up R2-D2, but is unsuccessful.  At the end of the movie, R2-D2 wakes up.  I didn't catch anything really explaining why he would activate just at that time. So, what did happen to make him wake up?

What made R2-D2 reactivate in “The Force Awakens?”

It's not exactly clear what caused R2-D2 to wake up at this particular moment and any answer would be speculative. It could be that the force awakened him or it could be that he was in a self-controlled low-power mode and would have awoken at some point in any case. The director has acknowledge that this was put at the end of the story for emotional storytelling purposes.

The most compelling explanation is from the film's writers who said it was a plot device with no real explanation to back it up, but fans have nonetheless come up with a number of possible explanations.

The film's writers themselves say that the idea was to have a slow wakening up for R2-D2 for emotional storytelling reasons.

R2 may have been activated by Luke using the Force.

R2 was possibly in a low power mode and activated once he saw a way of getting the vital map data to his master

Perhaps R2 was non-responsive for so long because he needed all of his power to recover the important map data needed by his master.


The "west that is forgotten" is the Undying Lands.

I imagine that over the years, the idea of a place where the Elves rest for eternity would retreat into legend since Elves became more introverted among mortal Men and the knowledge of their existence and fate was less known.

Especially to men who aren't necessarily of Numenorean descent.

I think you're parsing that wrong.

It's not the West that is forgotten, but Gandalf's youth there.

Taking it as written, it is the West that is forgotten.

It's a similar construction to "blade that was broken."

I took it to mean the majority of regular folk, hobbits, non-noble dwarves, and men of Gondor and Rohan, and all those who live beyond the edges of Tolkein's map, do not know about the Undying Lands.

(Although most of the characters we become intimate with: wizards, kings, elves, and more-sophisticated hobbits, have not forgotten the West and know its importance, it "is forgotton" by most folk living at the end of the Third Age.)

To me it also hints at Gandalf's understanding that such knowledge will eventually be completely forgotten by all who remain in Middle Earth.

The decline and fall that is a strong theme of Tolkien's work.

And if you take the tales of Middle Earth at their stated (by the author) purpose, as millennia-old tales of a mythic Britain, he's talking about our days, long after all the Elves left, and dwarves and hobbits faded or merged with Men.

No doubt I'm reading too much into such a brief expression.

The only people who care about Valinor ("the West") in The Two Towers are the remnants of the Noldorin exiles in Rivendell, Loth-Lorien and the Grey Havens.

We know from Frodo's accounts that some of these elves have been traveling through the Shire on their way to the Grey Havens to catch the last ships into the West, and we know that their leaders leave soon after the events of the Lord of the Rings.

The remaining elves -- the Moriquendi -- have no first-hand knowledge of the West, and no desire to travel there (unless, like Legolas, they glimpse the sea and are overcome by sea-longing ).

Thus, except for the very few Noldorin exiles left after the last ship sails into the West, Valinor will be completely forgotten --

as indeed it would have been, if the Red Book of Westmarch had not been written cataloging these stories.

I always interpreted it as Gandalf's youth (in the West) that was forgotten, since all Elves and Dunedain remembered Valinor.

Any elf who had not definitely refused the call to go to Valinor - planning to say in Middle-earth and fade away instead - intended to go to Valinor someday in the near or very distant future.

The elves had been told time and time again that it was their destiny to go to Valinor or else fade, and they could see the world becoming less and less hospitable to them over the millennia.

Galadriel was the only exile who was still forbidden to return to Valinor at the time of LOTR, and she certainly had not forgotten Valinor.

She sang about wondering if a ship could ever now come to carry her back across so wide a sea.

And the Dunedain could not forget about Valinor without forgetting the reason for the downfall of Numenor, the most important part of their origin myths and legends.

In Gondor they still stood in silence and gazed at the west before meals, looking toward Numenor that was, Elvenhome that is, and Valinor that ever shall be.

The west was not forgotten but was a vital part of the intellectual and spiritual lives of millions of elves and Dunedain and non Dunedain Gordorians -

the population of Gondor should have been a few million.

But certainly even Elven and Dunedain lore masters would seldom have mentioned or thought about the deeds of Olorin in Valinor, since he mostly worked unseen by elves.

Gandalf's (relative) youth as Olorin in the West was largely forgotten and at most barely a footnote in Middle-earth.

Added 08-14-2019.

See also here:

When did Bilbo and Frodo learn that Gandalf was a Maia? 1

And here: Who in Middle-earth knows the Istari's origin?

And here: Why does Gandalf say "the West that is forgotten"?

Why does Gandalf say "the West that is forgotten"?

There are also remarks in "Unfinished Tales" and "The Silmarillion" concerning the Istari (Wizards) and specifically, but briefly, Olorin (Gandalf).

In the Undying Lands he was of the race of beings that were worshiped by the Elves.

I had always assumed that as Gandalf in Middle-earth

he was "clothed" in a human form, and that that necessitated a lessening of his power and knowledge.

Note his curious lack of memory when he first returns from death and meets with Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli in the eaves of Fangorn.

Question: Inspired by this  question  and namely by this passage (emphasis mine):   “Many are my names in many countries: Mithrandir among the Elves, Tharkûn to the Dwarves; Olórin I was in my youth in the  West that is forgotten , in the South Incánus, in the North Gandalf; to the East I go not.”   Why does Gandalf say that West is forgotten? What does he mean?

Why does Gandalf say "the West that is forgotten"?

Gandalf speaks of "the West that is forgotten" to refer to the Undying Lands. It appears to be that other characters, mainly the elves, have no first-hand knowledge of "the West" or aren't aware of them at all. However, it is also possible that Gandalf refers to the west as "forgotten" because he himself cannot recall his memories of it.

The "West that is forgotten" most likely means the lands in the West where the elves now live which have been forgotten by many of the other creatures in Middle Earth.

The west was not forgotten but was a vital part of the intellectual and spiritual lives of millions of elves and Dunedain and non Dunedain Gordorians -

the population of Gondor should have been a few million.

It means the undying lands where the elves now live but which men and other creatures have forgotten.

It refers not to tge forgotten West but to Gandalf's forgotten youth in the West.


Wonder Man From the X-Men continuity

, Wonder Man is a talented TV actor.

His invulnerability allows him to portray his own stunts.

Here we see him in 'House of M' #02 being interviewed on daytime television.

Dazzler

Although she's more famous as a singer, Dazzler was briefly rebooted as a wannabe actress, culminating in the one-shot comic " Dazzler: The Movie ".

Silk Spectre

Within the world of the Watchmen , Sally Jupiter (AKA Silk Spectre)

parlays her popularity as a vigilante into a series of low budget films including a heavily fictionalised version of her life story and a number of deeply 'kitsch' films masquerading as superhero films but in reality, little more than bondage porn.

Captain Avenger

From the hit film, 'Hero at Large', actor Steve Nichols takes on the role of Captain Avenger .

While doing publicity for the film, Steve foils a robbery and gets hired by the mayor to help him gain support for an upcoming election.

At the end of the film, Steve becomes a true hero by rescuing a young child from a burning building.

Quite how this film missed the Oscar nomination is beyond me.

Captain America

For much of his early career, Captain America was an actor working on behalf of the US govt to help sell war bonds.

He evidently also made some Hollywood productions.

Johnny Cage Mortal Kombat was an actor before defending earth realm from invasion by Outworld forces.

Depends on whether or not you'd call him a superhero.

And technically he wasn't an actor anymore after he became a hero but kept with the whole "defending the world" thing.

In Gaiman's reboot of The Eternals, Sprite has become an actor with the legal name of Colin and the stage name of Sprite and star of

"It's Just

So Sprite".

"Colin" Being interviewed on the set of "It's Just

So Sprite":

Blue Devil was a stuntman and special effects specialist who actually became a superhero on set (exoskeletal suit, released demon, magical attack, suit bonded permanently to him).

Animal Man /Buddy

Baker of DC comics is an actor as well as a superhero.

In the 2011-2015 New 52 series, he won an Oscar for his part in a Birdman-esque film

After Cordelia Chase graduated from high school ( Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 3)

she tried acting ( Angel season 1), but got nowhere; before long her life was consumed by supernatural struggles.

She acquired some superpowers, though not a costume or pseudonym.

Zenith https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenith_(comics) from 2000AD's stories originally used/publicised his super-human abilities to promote his pop-star career (which is close enough to being an actor for your purposes, I hope).

Eventually circumstances pushed him to act as a more traditional "superhero", but he remained neutral in outlook.

Beast Boy

/Changeling from Teen Titans.

I believe he played in a Star Trek type show.

Charlie Vicker played Green Lantern on television, and his brother Roger mistaken for a real one when he was subbing for Charlie, and killed.

Charlie Worked with the Lanterns to find the criminals, and Hal Jordan assigned him a Power Ring from a fallen Corpsman as battlefield promotion.

Vickers performed so well he was made a full corpsman.

Question: Does anybody know if there is a superhero who is a professional actor when he or she is not on superhero duty?   For instance, Clark Kent (Superman) is a newspaper reporter when he is not saving the world and Tony Stark (Iron Man) is an inventor and entrepreneur. Is there any superhero who is an actor in the same way?

Is there a superhero who is an actor when not on superhero duty?

There are a few examples of superheroes being actors when not in their superhero guise. Dazzler played an actress in the one-shot comic "Dazzler: The Movie" and in the film "Hero at Large", actor Steve Nichols takes the role of Captain Avenger. It's also the case that Captain America was an actor for much of his early career.

There are many examples of superheroes who work as actors in their normal lives, e.g. Captain America.


Per J.K. Rowling's interview, "Telling us Professor Snape's patronus and boggart would give too much away" , over at Accio

Quote :

Ernie : I wonder if you can let us know what form will Professor Snape's Boggart and Patronus take?

I am very curious.

JK Rowling :

Well, I'm not going to tell you Ernie, but that's because it would give so much away .

I wonder whether Ernie is your real name?

(It was my grandfather's).

Emphasis mine Since Snape's Patronus is a doe , as a reflection of his love for Lily, and since the Patronus would "give too much away" along with the boggart, we might suggest the latter to be several things: Dead Lily.

For obvious reasons - Snape thinks he failed her, since he pleaded with Voldemort to spare her, and the latter didn't.

Dead Harry - less likely, but still possible.

Snape sees Harry as his ways of retribution for Lily's death, and a homage to her.

Thus, Harry failing his great mission and dying would strike Snape hard.

Shampoo , as suggested by a Reddit user Neville being a Potions professor.

Oh, wait...

We don't know, but we can guess.

Ernie: I wonder if you can let us know what form will Professor Snape's Boggart and Patronus take?

I am very curious.

JK Rowling:

Well, I'm not going to tell you Ernie, but that's because it would give so much away.

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Up to the moment of her death, it was almost certainly Lily's death.

After that, it was probably everyone finding out his secret shame (e.g. that he caused Lily to be killed) or possibly Harry's death (e.g. the destruction of his last link to Lily).

As Edlothiad has already pointed out, according to Lego Harry Potter (Years 1-4)

it was Voldemort.

Although probably not a very good canonical answer, LEGO Harry Potter:

Years 1-4 had a lot of the characters

have Lord Voldemort as their boggart, including Snape.

However on another note, a very interesting essay on Quora suggests although it's likely to be Lily's corpse immediately after her death, aftr

it may have been: the faces of all of Hogwarts, the students, faculty and staff (and "...especially Potter's son...") all having discovered that James’ death had been Snape's greatest wish and it had come true at the cost of Lily Potter's life.

At this point, this is probably just a superfluous answer, but could it also have been himself?

As he was when he had been a teenager and tormented by James Potter and company.

How many of us possibly hated our formative years as a teenager, especially if we had been tortured and tormented as he had?

As he was when he realized he had caused Lily's death.

That scene seen in his memory when he comes upon Lily's body and realizes what he has done.

How many of us have mistakes for which we wished we had a time turner?

If we could only go back in time and change that one thing?

Not the mistake, but everything leading up to it.

As he was when he called Lily a mudblood.

It is , in canon, his worst memory .

Anyway, I'm just throwing the possibility out there since we don't know the canon answer, but at times, we are our own worst enemy, and in the case of Snape, this may be truer for him than it is for most .

My guess: Voldemort .

What we know about boggarts is that they are more likely to represent perceived dangers, rather than things that happened in the past.

And that they do not necessarily represent morbid phobias - in fact, judging by Lupin's moon boggart, Hermione's McGonagall, Harry's dementor, Ron Weasley's spider, etc.

, they are likely to represent specific dangers (although there are exceptions).

As for Snape, I think it's easy to see what the shape of his specific danger might be.

He is one of the few people who knew Voldemort - probably enough to have been terrified of him - and rejected him.

In fact, he considered him such a threat that he put his life on the line in a thankless attempt to stop him.

So, I think it's a fair guess that his boggart would take Voldemort's shape.

Of course, it would be kind of lame for a boggart to have the shape of the main villain.

Plus, as per Rowling's quote in a couple of the other answers, it would give so much away.

So we never see it.

Question: Is there any canonical mention of the form taken by a boggart in Snape’s presence? One would assume that Lily’s dead body would be the most likely answer, but I’m just curious if JKR has ever explicitly mentioned it.

What form would a boggart take for Snape?

There is no explicit information that would answer this question and any answer would be merely speculative. However, suggestions include Lily's death or Voldemort.

It's all guesswork as JKR provides no confirmation, but possible candidates include Lily's death, Harry's death, Snape's secret shame and Voldemort.

We do not know but we can guess that it was Lily's death - at least up to the moment of her death. After than it could have been Harry's death or Snape's own secret shame.

It could have been Snape himself, as he was so tortured and tormented in his teenage years.

It could be Voldemort - and that would explain why JKR kept it secret, as revealing it would give so much away.


The rakghoul plague.

The rakghoul plague or rakghoul disease was a disease engineered by the ancient Sith Lord Karness Muur, it could turn most nearby sentient beings into a mindless rakghoul, a Sith-spawned mutant.

The virus-like plague, carried by every rakghoul in existence at the time, could be spread to another being by a bite or a scratch from a rakghoul's claw.

The victim would then suffer through an incubation period lasting approximately six to forty-eight hours before being transformed into a rakghoul, one fully capable of spreading the Sith-made disease on to further victims.

- Wookieepedia

Like with many serious diseases in real world, there have been cases of it being cured in early stages of incubation, but once one turned into rakghoul, it was incurable.

This is in Legends.

The Blue Shadow Virus was an artificially produced virus, created by the CIS on Naboo, during The Clone Wars tv show.

I remember there being a three or four-part episode around it.

It was deadly to most organisms.

Does this count?

Hive viruses were a broad category of highly contagious viruses which would remain dormant in the host for some time before symptoms began to appear.

A hive virus in its dormant stage is still contagious, and thus the virus could spread rapidly through a group before it became obvious that anyone was sick.

In the Legends continuity, a hive virus was responsible for the loss of the Katana fleet .

By the time they realized that an epidemic was underway, the virus had spread throughout the crews of all of the 200 dreadnaughts in the fleet.

The virus drove the crews insane and eventually killed them, leaving the fleet abandoned in an unknown location.

In the X-Wing series (part of Star Wars Legends), the Imperial Director of Intelligence engineers the Krytos virus, and the New Republic has to devise a cure while using vast amounts of bacta to keep the victims alive (if I recall correctly, bacta can stave off the symptoms, but not cure the virus).

It's mostly mentioned in the third book of the X-Wing series, The Krytos Trap .

The Legends novel Legacy of the Force: Betrayal features a man named Movac Arisster who is dying of incurable cancer.

I'm a nobody

and I'm dying.

In six months, incurable cancers of the lungs and other organs, probably caused by a radiation leak I experienced on a trip many years ago, will kill me.

Another example is Jedi Master Taria Damsin , who is dying from Borotavi syndrome .

It is basically described as cancer, including terminology like 'remission'.

So,” said Taria, once they were seated in a private booth with bowlsof steaming bean soup and fresh, crusty bread.

The dining hall’s airwas warm and scented with good food.

Scattered, cheerful conversationsprovided a backdrop of sound.

“To make a long story short, Ahsoka,it’s called Borotavi syndrome.

It’s not contagious but it is terminal.

Eventually.”

Ahsoka felt her mouth suck dry.

Terminal?

But—but—She’s

so young andstrong and amazing.

So alive.

“How did you get it?”

“I ate the wrong kind of shellfish on Pamina Prime.”

With a wry smileTaria stirred a pinch of salt into her soup.

“Turns out it’s theblue-shelled mollusk with the green stripe you need to watch out for.

Blue mollusks with black stripes you can eat till you burst.”

She satback.

“Just a little tip to stand you in good stead, if ever you findyourself on Pamina Prime.” Star Wars Clone Wars Gambit: Stealth

Question: Are there any serious diseases in the Star Wars universe, like cancer or other diseases which are incurable?

Are there any serious diseases in the Star Wars universe?

There are a number of serious diseases mentioned in the Star Wars universe. These include the Rakghoul Plague, the Blue Shadow Virus, Hive viruses and Borotavi syndrome.

There are many serious diseases in the Star Wars universe, including rakghoul plague, blue shadow virus and hive virus, and there is also cancer.

The rakghoul plague is a serious disease which can transform the sufferer into a rakghoul within 48 hours.

Blue shadow virus - an artificial virus produced by CIS on Naboo in the Clone Wars TV show - it is deadly to most organisms.

The deadly hive virus which is contagious in its dormant phase and can spread through an entire population before becoming active and driving sufferers insane before killing them.

The krytos virus which has been engineered artificially and can be staved off with huge amoungs of bacta, but never cured.

In the Legends novel  Legacy of the Force: Betrayal, a man named  Movac Arisster is dying of incurable cancer.

Borotavi syndrome, which resembles cancer and is caught by blue-shelled moluscs that are found on Pamina Prime.


A good candidate is the 1913 (Published 1914) novel by H.G. Wells, The World Set Free .

Synopsis of the novel : The novel tells the prophetic story of man’s harnessing of the (at that time) newly-discovered power of the atom, and how this power nearly destroys civilization in a catastrophic war.

In a sense, however, as we note below, it ended up being a self-fulfilling prophecy!

The World Set Free is a remarkable example of how science and science fiction can interact with and build upon each other.

It goes on to detail the effects of the bombs, and how the world takes steps to prevent new outbreaks.

Wells's "atomic bombs" have no more force than ordinary high explosive and are rather primitive devices detonated by a "bomb-thrower" biting off "a little celluloid stud.

They consist of "lumps of pure Carolinum" that induce "a blazing continual explosion" whose half-life is seventeen days, so that it is "never entirely exhausted," so that " to this day the battle-fields and bomb fields of that frantic time in human history are sprinkled with radiant matter, and so centres of inconvenient rays ." "Never before in the history of warfare had there been a continuing explosive; indeed, up to the middle of the twentieth century the only explosives known were combustibles whose explosiveness was due entirely to their instantaneousness; and these atomic bombs which science burst upon the world that night were strange even to the men who used them."

His solution (A common theme for him) was a unified world government: Wells viewed war as the inevitable result of the Modern State; the introduction of atomic energy in a world divided resulted in the collapse of society.

The only possibilities remaining were "either the relapse of mankind to agricultural barbarism from which it had emerged so painfully or the acceptance of achieved science as the basis of a new social order."

Wells's theme of world government is presented as a solution to the threat of nuclear weapons.

"From the first they had to see the round globe as one problem; it was impossible any longer to deal with it piece by piece.

They had to secure it universally from any fresh outbreak of atomic destruction , and they had to ensure a permanent and universal pacification.

(All emphases mine)

Robert A. Heinlein's Solution Unsatisfactory , published in 1941, details the lead-in to nuclear war and its immediate aftermath (using radioactive dust, not bombs).

The story resulted in a government investigation into John Campbell, the editor who accepted and published the story, as well as Heinlein himself, before those doing the investigating decided it was a coincidence, based on known science, and better to let stand (as opposed to quashing the story and possibly giving enemies a clue into weapons research that was only just beginning).

"By the Waters of Babylon" was published in 1937.

It doesn't explicitly mention a nuclear war, but the description of the war and that only knowledgeable people can safely handle artifacts from the destroyed cities certainly make it sound like there was a nuclear war.

That, and that the cities themselves were "poisonous" for generations.

So, not explicitly a nuclear war but

most likely describing the aftermath of one.

The story is science fiction doing what it does best.

At the time it was writen, nuclear bombs didn't exist.

There was research into nuclear power going on, though.

The author took that idea of the current research, and mankind's tendency to make weapons out of everything, and combined them.

Then asked (and answered) the question of where it could lead.

Tomorrow Sometimes Comes by Francis G. Rayer in 1951 predates 1959.

In it, a nuclear bomber base commander (Rawson) is in a medically induced hibernation for an operation when the "atomic Holocaust" is unleashed.

He wakes decades later to find his name is a swearword, and in the wasteland mindreading mutants rule.

A new city is ruled by a (massive mechanical and valve driven) supercomputer.

The Stars, Like Dust was published in 1951, after atomic bombs had been seen in use.

It mostly takes place off earth, but opens there.

Also consider On the Beach , published a bit later (1957).

We by Yevgeny Zamyatin was published in 1921 and: The action of We is set at some time after the Two Hundred Years' War, which has wiped out all

but "0.2 of the earth's population".

The war was over a rare substance only mentioned in the book through a biblical metaphor; the substance was called "bread" as the "Christians gladiated over it" — as in countries fighting conventional wars.

The war only ended after the use of weapons of mass destruction, so that the One State is surrounded with a post-apocalyptic landscape.

However, perhaps this is my post-atomic brain equating WMDs to atomic weapons.

Question: The first one I know of is A Canticle for Leibowitz, 1959.  Are there any earlier ones?

What was the first work set in a post nuclear war earth?

One story which features a similar scenario to a post-nuclear war earth is HG Wells' "The World Set Free", published in 1914. Other potential candidates for the first book to feature this scenario include "Tomorrow Sometimes Comes" by Francis G. Rayer or "The Stars, Like Dust".

A number of pre-1959 novels depict the Earth in a period after a nuclear war. The earliest may be The World Set Free (1914) by H.G. Wells, followed by Robert A. Heinlein's  Solution Unsatisfactory (1941), Tomorrow Sometimes Comes by Francis G. Rayer (1951), The Stars, Like Dust (1951) and On The Beach (1957).

The novel by H.G. Wells, The World Set Free (1914) describes attempts to rebuild after a war fought with nuclear weapons.

Robert A. Heinlein's  Solution Unsatisfactory (1941) details the lead-in to nuclear war and its immediate aftermath.

Tomorrow Sometimes Comes by Francis G. Rayer (1951) depicts a post nuclear holocaust world with a city ruled by a supercomputer.

The Stars, Like Dust (1951) and On The Beach (1957) both depict post nuclear war Earth.


You're looking at this from an outsider perspective, with clearly signposted "Empire = Evil" (especially if you watched the Original Trilogy first)

For the people on the ground, the Galactic Empire isn't an "Evil Replacement" for the Galactic Republic - it's a rebranding.

You have Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, who not only led the Republic to victory over the Separatist Confederacy, but also persuaded several of the systems to re-join the Republic Empire after the war.

He did so under Emergency Powers - never abusing those powers (after all, he could just arrange for Count Dooku to make a targeted attack that coincidentally allows him to push his own agenda), but purely using them to cut through Red Tape to ensure that what needed to be done got done in a timely manner.

He also let the Senate run largely as it did before Emergency Powers were enacted, listening to their advice - although, as seen in The Clone Wars series, anything that is left purely to the Senate tends to take far too long to be effective.

It's for these reasons that the Senate decide it's worth making the arrangement permanent, and reward him with the position of Emperor.

(Think of any "4 more years" calls for a popular President to be given an extension on Term Limits -

then imagine that 90% of the Population were all calling for it.

Such a pity it quickly went from "noble leader with advisory senate" to "evil despot with ignored senate")

Next, you have the Rebels.

Well, the Republic Empire just finished fighting the Separatists - these are clearly (read: "not at all") just the more militant members, who refuse to surrender and were giving their peaceful brethren with legitimate grievances (who have since re-joined the Republic Empire) a bad name.

We wanted to defend our homes against them before, but the Republic Army was made of Clones to help protect the Citizens from harm.

Now that the war is over, Clone production is being ramped down for both Ethical and Economic reasons

- so there's an opportunity for all these people who were itching to protect their homes and family to sign up and do so!

The Empire also have control over a lot of the media, so they can choose to paint the Rebels as "bad" and the Empire as "good"

- there's a lot of this visible in the Star Wars:

Rebels series.

If you want an in-and-out of universe example, go play the old Star Wars: TIE Fighter games

- they did a pretty good job of making being a member of the Imperial Navy

feel like the "good guy" option, protecting loyal citizens from the terrorist acts of the so-called "Rebels".

According to Pablo Hidalgo of the Lucasfilm Story Group in this Youtube video the clone troopers were replaced with volunteers who were fervently patriotic and loyal to the Empire.

Therefore at least some recruits to the Imperial military joined out of patriotism, loyalty to the Empire, and a desire to see the Empire succeed.

Others probably joined because the pay and/or benefits were better than the pay they could have received elsewhere, for adventure (e.g. to get off their boring homeworld and travel the galaxy), etc.

-- basically, all the reasons anyone in the real world might join a military organization.

This depends on the time frame.

Post-original trilogy, a lot of the Stormtroopers were kidnapped as children and raised/brainwashed into it.

We can also get a clue from the mostly-forgettable Solo film, which depicts Han's home world as one of the trope-typical SF worlds in which everyone but the elites lives in squalor.

A lot of people in that circumstance would join up because they want to earn some kind of living in a more-or-less legal way.

For troops on Star Destroyers and the Death Star, life was actually pretty good, and most stormtroopers were greatly respected when they went back home from the their tour.

Lastly, and most importantly, they did not know that they were evil.

They were told that the rebels were terrorists, and joining would help stop the 'terrorists' from bombing their cities and villiages.

They got away with this because some of the more violent rebels actually did that.

They were not told the awful things that the Empire did.

The rebels aren't the nice guys, to the average Imperial citizen they are a terrorist group intent on destroying their way of life, upsetting the economy and killing people at random everywhere.

They're the scum of the galaxy, criminals, murderers, smugglers, and the Imperial Navy

is hard at work putting them down.

Join up NOW, do your part to defend the Empire against enemies foreign and domestic.

Decent pay, your family looked after in case you lose your life, a fancy uniform that the girls will swoon over, what's not to like about this job?

Question: Apart from the obvious fact that the  Empire  wanted to replace clone troopers with human troopers,  why would one enlist in the Imperial military? Was the pay good? Did they get good work benefits?

Why did people enlist in the Imperial military?

There is no one answer to this question, but there are number of reasons that people would enlist in the Imperial military, depending on the time frame. Firstly, a number of storm troopers were people who were fiercely patriotic and loyal to the Empire and then many storm troopers were kidnapped as children. Additionally, for storm troopers on Star Destroyers and the Death Star, life was pretty good and they received a uniform and protection for their families. Finally, storm troopers would not necessarily have seen themselves as 'evil'.

According to  Pablo Hidalgo of the Lucasfilm Story Group, the stormtroopers were fervently patriotic and loyal to the Empire, but they may also have been motivated by anti-rebel propaganda and by the status and good living conditions they enjoyed in the army.

For the people on the ground it was the Empire that was good and the rebels that were evil and so people wanted to sign up to fight the rebels and protect their homes.

According to  Pablo Hidalgo of the Lucasfilm Story Group, the stormtroopers were fervently patriotic and loyal to the Empire.

A lot of the Stormtroopers were kidnapped as children and raised/brainwashed into their roles.

The stormtroopers enjoyed a fairly good standard of living on the Death Star and were much respected when going on leave back home. Also they did not know the Empire was evil.

The rebels are seen by most Imperial citizens as a terrorist group so it is a good thing to fight against them.


My kids often do this...

Fortunately, the elevator in the place where we live allows to "cancel" floor buttons when several have been pressed.

For this particular model of elevator, we can do it by very quickly pressing a button twice.

This was not explained anywhere in the building, I just noticed a friend once trying it in some other elevator.

It just happened to work, and I consider it a bit like a "secret cheat code" of the elevator.

So, during your long ride to the floor, try different button presses combinations (twice or more, long presses, several buttons at once, etc.).

You might discover the secret commands of your elevator!

someone had clicked the buttons for nearly every floor in the building.

I've been in many elevators (only newer ones, though - say, from the last 20 years)

in which when you've pressed the buttons for all the floors, they all get reset to unpressed/unselected state.

Probably worth a shot, since they're almost all pressed anyway.

In some elevators there is a movable door sill for safety.

If someone gets stuck with his foot between the hallway and the elevator while the door is open, a ledge in the floor will act as a switch, resetting all buttons.

You can misuse this at your own risk, don't tell anyone you've heard it from me.

When the door is open, carefully put the tip of your foot in the gap of the floor between elevator and hallway and pull back the ledge.

These pictures are manipulated photos to create a simulation.

Many years ago I was living in an apartment building where I occasionally used this trick.

I don't know if elevators are still constructed this way.

Maybe it is only applied to elevator cabins that have no door of their own.

I read somewhere that some lifts (that have been programmed so), long pressing the button takes you straight to that floor.

This is done by some manufacturers to cut short delays during emergency

For example, in our scenario, if you wish to go to floor 4, you could long press 4, and the lift would take you directly to the 4th floor without stopping at any other floor regardless of any button presses inside or outside the lift.

Though I've not tried this

and so I'm not sure if it'd work for your lift.

But it's worth a try.

It depends of elevator type, but some of them are allowed to be "reset", if elevator you use has a "STOP" button (or similar), then just press it few times.

It helps in elevator I use to reset all buttons to be not-pressed. :-)

Your proposed solution of getting off and waiting for another car makes sense to me.

Of course, you may just relax and enjoy the ride --- much better for the heart and mind than anger and unhealthy thoughts about the perpetrator.

Just happen this with me a week ago,was going down As I was on 10th /F

found that no body was in lift and light was indicating up ^,

So I enter the lift and saw all button were pressed so when the lift door were opening on evey floor I try to press Close door button and it still save time because the lift are old.

Secondly In My campus elevator are new with new functions, If someone has press button so you can double press the button to remove/skip that floor.

sometime when a friendly teacher press the buttton students would double press to take teacher with them to other floor.

Laslty anyone worked as a repairman of elevator will know more about elevator tricks.

Take the stairs.

Really surprised no one has suggested this yet - get out of the elevator and hoof it!

You'll be more likely to save time if you're not going too far or if you're headed downstairs, but either way you won't have to deal with the frustration of stopping on every floor.

Question: While staying in a New York hotel, I had the unfortunate experience of entering an elevator where someone had clicked the buttons for nearly every floor in the building.  At the time I simply got out at the next floor and waited for another elevator. However, I'm not sure what I would have done if there hadn't been a second elevator.  What can I do if someone presses every button in an elevator?

Somebody pressed every button in the elevator. What now?

If someone presses every button in an elevator, there are a number of different ways you can react to the situation. Some elevators are programmed so that long button pushes may cancel the request or take you straight to that floor. Other elevators may have a "stop" or "cancel" button. Failing this, you might want to just get out of the elevator and either wait for another one or just take the stairs.

The options are to try different combinations of button pushing, use the door's safety ledge to reset all the buttons, trying holding down one of the buttons, press 'STOP' button a few times, relax and enjoy the ride or take the stairs.

You could try different button presses combinations (twice or more, long presses, several buttons at once, etc.) or when the door is open, carefully put the tip of your foot in the gap of the floor between elevator and hallway and pull back the ledge.  Also some lifts have been programmed so that by long pressing the button takes you straight to that floor and It depends of elevator type, and some of them are allowed to be "reset", if elevator you use has a "STOP" button (or similar), then just press it few times.

Some elevators have a function that allows floor buttons to be cancelled when several have been pressed. This is sometimes labelled "STOP". Some say that a long press on the desired floor takes you directly to that floor. However, you could simply enjoy the ride, or even take the stairs.

Depending on the type of elevator, there might be the option to cancel previous commands or go straight to your floor. Alternatively, you'll either have to just put up with the slow ride or get out and take the stairs.

Try different button pushing combinations such as quickly pressing twice on the same button.

Use the door ledge to reset all the buttons.

Try different button presses combinations (twice or more, long presses, several buttons at once, etc.).

When the door is open, carefully put the tip of your foot in the gap of the floor between elevator and hallway and pull back the ledge.

Some lifts have been programmed so that by long pressing the button takes you straight to that floor.

It depends of elevator type, but some of them are allowed to be "reset", if elevator you use has a "STOP" button (or similar), then just press it few times.

Your proposed solution of getting off and waiting for another car makes sense.

Depending on the type of elevator, you may be able to cancel previous commands or go straight to the floor that you need to go to.

You could just relax and put up with the slower ride to your floor.


I believe you could use suction pad with diameter smaller than size of light bulb.

GU10 lightbulbs are usually flat

so suction pad can easly adhere to this ligthbulb.

Then you could catch suction pad to unscrew lightbulb.

I think one of these could be used as they have screws attached so it might be easier to catch with some tool.

I have this exact problem with one of my light fittings.

When I bought the light, it came supplied with a special sucker for removing and refitting the bulbs.

Stupidly, I used the device when the bulb was hot - and melted the soft rubber.

What I now do is to use disposable latex gloves, pushing the front glass quite firmly with the extra grip of the thumbs is enough to turn the bulb for removal and refitting.

If you have normal household rubber gloves, this will probably work even better, but I just happen to have latex ones and none of the others.

Be aware , some (cheaper) GU10s have a very thin piece of glass with a square edge that is bonded to the front of the bulb.

This square edge is razor sharp and will slice your thumb open without the gloves.

Even with the gloves it is possible to cut yourself.

Know your enemy!

Extra tip - when you replace the bulbs next time, get really high quality LED bulbs.

Not only will you get all of the standard benefits of LED bulbs, but they will last for around 7 years so you will minimise the number of times you need to change them in the future.

A piece of flexible plastic tubing that just fits over the bulb makes a handle.

This is also helpful in changing bulbs with broken glass.

If you can't find a tube of the right size, tape some plastic sheet together to make a tube, or better, a slight cone, so that it slips over the bulb and grips tightly.

Gentle warming makes the plastic stick to the glass better.

A plastic soda bottle may also work:

I always got one of these when I bought a fixture - link to ebay GU10 tool its an answer to your stated problem however since it comes with a fixture when bought new, its not really a lifehack as such edit: this is better as you get leverage link to amazon tool with a handle

If you can put some adhesive tape in the 3-4mm space, and press it against the side of the bulb (maybe with a paper clip, tooth pick, spatula, or some other slim implement), you may be able to pull the bulb out of the socket with the tape.

I would do 2 pieces of tape, with the first one opposite the second one (180 degrees away).

What i found works is get a plastic bag and cover the light get a par of pliers or channel locks.

Brake the glass covering the bulb( wear safety goggles then grab the light with pliers or channel locks just enough to grip ( try not to break the bulb ) and twist counter clockwise should come out.

Based on pictures (not having actually seen these bulbs), I would get a small piece of wood, perhaps 3 cm on a side, then coat the top in hot glue.

I would press it up against the bulb until it bonds.

Wait ten minutes.

Then unscrew the wood.

Tips:

Standard hot glue (EVA) is mostly debonded with alcohol (IPA or ethyl).

A spray bottle of rubbing alcohol can help you get the wood block off it

it was stuck wrong.

If the bulb is inset deeper than the ceiling, use enough hot glue to fill the gap, or use a smaller piece of wood or wood shaped like the bulb (so it can stick without the ceiling blocking it).

Question: I am trying to remove GU10 lightbulbs from a light fixture.  The fixture makes it very difficult to grip the edges of each bulb (only about 3-4mm clearance).  Is there a lifehack to remove GU10 lightbulbs from such fixtures?

Lifehack to remove GU10 lightbulbs from light fixture?

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There are a number of different ways of potentially removing a GU10 lightbulb, and one simply way would be to use a suction pad or a special GU10 remover tool. Alternatively, you could wear some rubber gloves and press against the glass to get friction or cover the bulb with a plastic bag and use some pliers. Another way of remove them would be to glue a piece of wood to the glass and then simply unscrew it.

The options are to try a suction pad, rubber gloves, a piece of tubing, a GU10 tools, sticky tape, pliers or a piece of wood glued on.

You could use  suction pad  with diameter smaller than size of light bulb or  use disposable latex gloves, pushing the front glass quite firmly with the extra grip of the thumbs is enough to turn the bulb for removal and refitting. A piece of flexible plastic tubing that  just  fits over the bulb makes a good handle you could use.  If you can put some adhesive tape in the 3-4mm space, and press it against the side of the bulb (maybe with a paper clip, tooth pick, spatula, or some other slim implement), you may be able to pull the bulb out of the socket with the tape.

Disposable latex gloves provide extra grip to push the front glass firmly when removing GU10 bulbs. A small suction pad, a piece of flexible tubing or adhesive tape have also been recommended.

There are a range of options available, including using a suction pad, latex gloves, adhesive tape or flexible plastic tubing to pull the bulb out of its socket.

Fit a piece of tubing over the bulb and twist.

Break the glass cover and grip with pliers to remove.

Glue a piece of wood to the bulb and twist.

You could use  suction pad  with diameter smaller than size of light bulb.

You can use disposable latex gloves, pushing the front glass quite firmly with the extra grip of the thumbs is enough to turn the bulb for removal and refitting.

A piece of flexible plastic tubing that  just  fits over the bulb makes a handle.


A gift or a present is an item given to someone without the expectation of payment or return.

An item is not a gift, if that item, itself, is already owned by the one to whom it is given.

Key is to gift something which is in receiver's required-list or wish-list.

It is a tricky job which may or may not be easy as it sounds.

"Before that happiness, there is a storm of stress."

My strategy [has worked with my friends and family] :

Silently analyze their hobbies, lifestyle.

[ You may have to stalk. ]

Based on that, identifyitems they may likely want to have.

Get him/her in a conversation and talk very generic about the topic of that item or category.

Look into past to make it nostalgic (personal preference)

For example, I gifted "Insta Pot" to my sister.

I knew she lovescooking and has less time for herself.

I got her in a conversationsaying "

Hey, did you hear about Instapot?

", Sister responded "Yes!It's a great time-saving device for cooking.

" I ended thatconversation and jumped to another topic.

And then, it explained me to pick that as a gift

and she didn't knowthat it was coming.

She was quite surprised.

Tip

: Be unusual while gifting.

For example, if you follow same tradition/approach of gifting them, change a little bit which will increase the level of the surprise factor.

Happy Holidays!

We gave up trying to second-guess each other.

Each family member makes a list and hangs it on a board in the kitchen.

The other family members arrange among themselves who gets what

and everybody's happy.

Try and make the list nice and long, and varied by price, size and wow! effect.

The Amazon wish-list is ideal for this purpose too.

But you do have to restrain yourself for a few months and not buy those items for yourself.

The only strategy that I found, which works for me, is to observe and take note of anything that comes up in terms of interests, noticing heavily used items that could use an upgrade or replacement, or even a passing comment about something they'd like to have.

Maybe it's just a long, wistful glance through a shop window that you will notice.

It might be a bit late for this year, but the trick is to not start with this a couple of weeks before Christmas, but make it a habit all year round.

Whenever you notice something or an idea crosses your mind, write it down.

Quite a few of those ideas will have become obsolete by the time Christmas or birthdays come up, but you'll still end up with a helpful list to work off.

Two techniques I've used with success: Ask someone else who is closer to the person you're buying for - for example, if you were looking for a gift for your father, ask your mother what he would like.

Make a list - the recipient makes a list of things they would like, you then take that list and buy one (or more) things from it -

that way you can be sure of getting something they want, but still keeping at least part of the element of surprise.

What my wife does is take people shopping, well before Xmas and show them items to see their reactions (of course, she never mentions Xmas and pretends that she is looking for something for herself, mostly but not all the time so that it doesn't look too obvious).

It's a bit like manipulating people for a good cause.

I couldn't be bothered to do that though.

When I need an original gift for her, I take the kids to town and let them do the thinking (no special instruction is needed: "My, my, my, It's Mom's birthday next week, isn't it?" usually does the trick beautifully.

Question: A regular seasonal struggle of choosing the right gift for friends/family.   How can a decision be made of what to give while keeping the element of surprise intact?

Giving the right Christmas Gift without asking what they want

There are a few ways to buy the right gift for someone while keeping the element of surprise intact. One simple method is simply to observe their habits and interest and make note of any useful comments that they make. You could even take them shopping near Xmas time to see what sort of things they comment on. Alternatively, you could simply ask them to make a list for you or ask someone close to them for ideas.

The options are to choose after analysing the person's habits and lifestyle, get people to make lists and hang them up in the kitchen, take note of revealing comments, ask someone close to them or take them for a general shop and observe reactions.

One idea is for each family member to make a list and hangs it on a board in the kitchen or Or you can silently analyse their hobbies and lifestyle. Look into past to make the gift nostalgic. Or you could just observe and take note of anything that comes up in terms of interests, noticing heavily used items that could use an upgrade or replacement, or even a passing comment about something they'd like to have.

Silently analyze and observe their hobbies and lifestyle and note of  that comes up in terms of interests. Take note of passing comments about what they would like to have. Whenever you notice something or an idea crosses your mind, write it down.  You could talk to people in general terms about a topic to get ideas. Alternatively, you could ask someone else who is close to the person you are buying for.

There are many different ways of identifying a potential gift. You could simply ask someone close to them or pay close attention to their hobbies or interests. You may even want to make note of anything they mention in conversation as and when it comes up, even if you're not planning on buying a gift soon.

Try analysing the person's habits and lifestyle.

Get everyone to make a list and hang it in the kitchen.

Take the person shopping generally well in advance.

One idea is for each family member to make a list and hangs it on a board in the kitchen.

Oobserve and take note of anything that comes up in terms of interests, noticing heavily used items that could use an upgrade or replacement, or even a passing comment about something they'd like to have.

S0Ask someone else who is closer to the person you're buying for.

You could take people shopping, well before Xmas and show them items to see their reactions.

You will have to pay close attention to their hobbies or interests.

Write down any ideas that cross your mind as and when they do for the future.

You could ask someone close to them for ideas.

You could just make note of anything they mention in conversation.


My usual solution to this problem is to just twist the opening of the bag and fold it under the loaf of bread when setting it back on the shelf.

Unfortunately my wife isn't convinced that it's an effective way of keeping the bag sealed.

As far as quick and easy goes, a good quality bag clip might be what you're looking for.

I don't personally use them on bread bags currently, but I do use them on everything from produce to rice with good results.

They're very easy to release and clip back on, and close the bag when it's flat, rather than twisted, reducing your effort of getting bread out of the bag to three steps (unclip, remove the slice, reclip), as opposed to your current six steps listed.

My grandfather had a good solution to this.

At least, I think it's good.

With the bread inside, give the bag a spin or two, keeping the spun part as close to the loaf as possible.

Stand the bag/loaf on its heel.

Without unspinning, fold the opening of the bag down around the loaf, so that the opening end of the bag is inside out with the front of the loaf inside it.

It is a little neater and more secure than the "spin and tuck" mentioned in another answer, but still requires no additional "hardware."

A one-gallon food storage bag with a plastic "zipper" should do the trick.

Zip open, take out a slice, zip closed.

When you first buy the bread, it will most likely be in a plastic bag.

Remove all the bread from that bag and throw that bag away.

Get 2 one-gallon food storage bags, since a whole loaf won't fit in one bag.

Put half the loaf in each bag and zip them shut.

(You could even store one half of the loaf in the freezer to prolong its freshness.)

Try a heavy-duty clip , like a bulldog clip ( the link is to a picture on thedealsdiscount.com - see picture below).

Scrunch up the end

however you like, and clip it on.

To get your bread, just squeeze the clip to get it off.

Would it be possible to SAVE one disposable bread bag clip and REUSE it for subsequent bags of bread that come with the undesirable labour-intensive twisty tie.

What a wacky idea.

Rapid access versus shelf-life concession.

A purpose-built counter-top storage container called a bread-box is faster for storing and retrieving one or more slices of bread.

The full sliced loaf of bread is placed in the container which has a large front-opening door allowing easy, fast access to one or more slices at your soul discretion.

There is a downside in that the container allows air access greater than would a sealed, close-fitting air-tight plastic bag.

The ambient dry room air will allow the bread to become dry as it ages.

A tighter-fitting box that restricts the amount of airspace will increase the product shelf life at the expense of time and effort to replace the product without damage each time it is opened and closed.

A good stout spring style clothes pin works wonders at our home.

We use them to keep a lot of bags closed.

Give the top of the bag a twist, and clip it on!

Unclip it and the bag is as good as open.

There is a thing called a "cord lock" that you might like.

I did a search for it and found it,there are pictures of some.

Get one, tie the ends of a shoelace together.

Put a the looped shoelace through it, pull to tighten.

Store it with the shoelace in the cord lock.

Question: It feels so inefficient that when I want to just get a slice of bread I have to completely untwist the tie on the bread bag, untwist the bag, get the slice out, twist up the bag, wrap the twisty-tie around it, and twist it all back together.   The disposable bread bag clips that come on some loaves are a little better, but they're not on all bags and it seems that there should be something even quicker and easier.

Quicker alternative to twisty-tie on a bread bag?

A quicker way of sealing a bread bag is to simply use a clip or tie from another bread bag or buy a separate clip. You could also twist the end of the bag and fold it under the loaf to keep it sealed. Other potential solutions include a zip-lock bag or a bread box.

The options are to twist and tuck under, use a good quality bag clip, spin the bag and open the top over the loaf, use a food storage bag, resuse a disposable clip, use a bread box, a clothes pin or a shoe lace and cord lock.

You can just twist the opening of the bag and fold it under the loaf of bread when setting it back on the shelf.   One solution would be to save  one disposable bread bag clip and  reuse  it for subsequent bags of bread that come with the undesirable labour-intensive twisty tie.  Failing that you could  buy a good quality bag clip  or just use a clothes pin. A large food storage bag with a plastic "zipper" should do the trick or a "cord lock". Then of course you could use a purpose-built counter-top storage container called a bread-box is faster for storing and retrieving one or more slices of bread.

Suggestions include twisting the opening of the bag and tucking the end underneath, without the tie; a bag clip;  a clothes pin; a cord lock; or a large plastic "zipper" bag. Alternatively, one might save a suitable disposable bag clip and reuse it for subsequent bread bags.

You could use a clip, either by buying one or saving one from another loaf of bread. Alternatively, you could simply twist the end of the bag and tuck it under the load of bread. Other options include a cord lock or a zip-lock plastic bag.

Twist the opening and tuck under the loaf.

Spin the loaf and open the remaining bit around the bag.

You could simply twist the bag itself and then tuck the opening under the loaf of bread.

You could use a clip, either buying one or saving one from a previous loaf of bread.

Some options for this include a cord lock or a plastic zip-close bag.


Use Solar Power Get the longest hose you can find.

Connect another hose to it to make it longer if you can.

The sun can heat the water in the hose as it travels through it on its way to the pool.

Lay the hose in the sun.

Some put large loops in the hose and lay the loops on a hot place such as a rooftop or dark-coloured pavement such as a drive-way.

Turn on the water enough to fill the hose and stop.

Put the end of the hose into the pool and wait until the hose heats up.

Then, turn the water on very slowly so fresh water replaces the heated water going into the pool.

While this is happening, cover the pool with a plastic sheet and the sun will keep the water warm, help heat up the water already in the pool, conserve the heated water already in the pool, and protect the water from dirt and leaves that might be blowing around.

Use the plastic to cover the full pool after play is over for the day.

In addition, you can use the whole thing as a teachable moment on conservation, radiation, and whatever else you can work into the lesson.

Sometimes I will boil a large pot of water and add it to the water in the kiddie pool to quickly boost the temperature.

This doesn’t work for my wife though as it would be a bit heavy for her to carry all the way to the pool.

Depending on the layout of your home and garden, you can connect your garden hose not to the cold tap outside, but to an indoor faucet and select the appropriate temperature.

This will of course only work if the distance between the pool and the nearest faucet is smaller than the hose length, but many parents will want the kiddie pool rather close to the house, in order to supervise play and possibly get some work done in the mean time.

(Of course no responsible parent will leave very small kids to play alone.)

Filling the pool in the morning and letting it sit in the sun helps it warm up.

Works best if it’s not cloudy

and if you’re able to fill it up a few hours before using it.

To get warm water in the kiddie pool we have found it's the easiest to connect a hose to the hot water in our laundry room.

If your laundry area isn't close to a window or door this probably won't work.

I filled the kiddie pool with water.

I took several black trash bags and laid them flat on the surface of the water.

The bags laid nice and flat and remained on the top.

With the sun shining brightly,after about a 1/2 hour I put my hand into the water.

The top portion of the waterfelt warm while water deeper in the pool felt cold.

The bag surface also felt warm.

This seems to work.

Of course, if the children are ready to get into the pool, itmight be hard to stop them and so in that case remove the plastic bags and let them jump in.

Question: I’ve got the kiddie pool out for my toddler this summer. The water from the garden hose is freezing cold though.  I’m looking for a way to easily warm up the water a bit. The warmth doesn’t need to be maintained; I think that if the water is relatively warm when the swimming commences, that will be good enough.

How can I easily get warm water in a kiddie pool?

There are a few ways of warming up the water in a kiddie pool, but the simplest is probably to just fill the pool directly from the hot water tap. Alternatively, you could lay the hose in the sun to warm up and cover the pool with a plastic sheet once it has been filled. Also, if you fill the pool in the morning and let it sit in the sun to warm up.

The options are to place a long hose in the sun to warm up, add a pot of boiling water, fill early to warm in the sun, fill from a hot tap or place black trash bags over the surface for a while.

You can use Solar Power. A simple solution is to boil a large pot of water and add it to the water in the kiddie pool. To get warm water in the kiddie pool the easiest way is to connect a hose to the hot water in the house. Filling the pool in the morning and letting it sit in the sun helps it warm up.

Laying the hose in the sun or filling the pool in the morning and leaving it to warm in the sun is one suggestion. Alternatively you might connect the hose to an indoor hot water faucet. However, some people use a pot of boiling water to quickly boost the temperature of the water in the pool.

There are few ways of making the pool water warmer. One way will be to simply connect the hose to the warm water supply in the house, if possible. Other ways include adding a pot of boiling water to the cold pool water or just leaving the pool water to warm up in the less. You might want to leave the hose lying in the sun as well to help heat the water a little.

Place a long hose in the sun to warm up first.

Fill the pool in the morning and let the sun warm it up.

Fill the pool and place black trash bags over the water surface to heat up.

Laying the hose in the sun for a bit might help warm the water up.

You might want to just connect the hose to a warm water tap if possible.

If you fill the pool in the morning, the sun will heat it up somewhat during the day.

You could add a large pot of boiling water to the cold pool water for a warmer temperature.


This has happened to me too.

Part of the problem is that it's hard to grab the filter holder.

So find a wire coat hanger (or something similar) and straighten it.

Bend a hook into one end of it.

Lower that into the filter holder and hook the bent end around the bottom of the filter holder.

You can then pull the coat hanger up, maybe with jerking motions, to pull the filter holder out of the pitcher.

In the picture below, the red thing is the wire coat hanger.

I've made this same mistake many times myself and it always frees-up if you just wiggle it around a little.

The material of the jug and the funnel are both very strong so don't be afraid to apply a little force to them.

Maybe wash them with soap and then pull them apart as @Lefty said, because the soap will act as a lubricant.

Dip the bottom part into very hot water for some 15 seconds.

The heat will cause "slight stretching" of the outer piece.

Then wiggle the stuck part out.

This happened to me.

I took the filter out and then put a tea towel down on the counter and smacked the jug against it (so the open bit was hitting the counter)...

it ended up falling out.

Hot water worked for me - jug and cartridge holder already sitting in hot washing up water, because I was about to wash it when I realised it was stuck, so probably had longer than 15 seconds.

In as long as it had taken me to find and read the answers here, the top slipped out easily.

I did fill the jug completely to the top with hot water; after immersing it in the sink, I topped up to overflowing by ladling it in with a mug.

Try this solution first - lot less hassle and less danger of damage

/scratches to self or jug than the coat hanger option!

Question: When I clean Brita water filter jug, I accidentally placed the filter holder in the wrong orientation.  As a result, the filter holder is stuck in the water filter jug.  I tried very hard to remove it, but I did not manage to do it.  Is it possible to take the filter holder out of the jug?If yes, please advise.  I have attached an image for your reference.    Thank you.

How to remove filter holder out of Brita water filter jug?

There are a few ways to remove a stuck filter from a Brita water filter jug. You could use a wire coat hanger as a hook to pull the filter hold out, or you could lay a tea towel on the counter surface and bang the jug on it until the filter holder falls out. Other possible techniques involve using soap as a lubricant or simply wiggling it around a little.

The options are to use a coat hanger, wiggle it around, wah first with soap, dip into hot water for 15 second, smack against something hard wrapped in a towel or leave to soak a while first in warm soapy water.

There are several ways of removing it. You could use a wire coat hanger and straighten it to hook out, simply wiggle it or wash with soap and pull apart. Another way is to dip the bottom into hot water for 15 seconds.

This often frees up if you wiggle it a little, and soap might also help as a lubricant. Alternatively, you might try tapping the jug on the counter, protected with a tea towel.

There are many potential ways to loosen the filter holder. You could try simply wiggling it back and forth or banging the jug against a hard surface (covered with a tea towel). Alternatively, you could try washing it in soapy water to allow the soap to act as a lubricant.

Use a coat hanger to prise the filter holder out.

Dip the bottom part into very hot water for 15 seconds.

Place a towel on the counter and smack the jug against it.

Leave it standing for a while in hot soapy water.

Use a wire coat hanger and straighten it to hook out.

Dip the bottom into hot water for 15 seconds.

Washing using soapy water will act as a lubricant and potentially free the holder.

Banging the jug against a surface covered with a tea towel may loosen the filter holder.