@cheesewhisk3rs

Battle for Google Sheets (B4GS), the original (I think) spreadsheet-based strategy game for Wasteof, is launching on May 12th.

In this Much Epic game for Big Brain Gamers, fight for control over a seemingly normal spreadsheet to become the biggest Society by acquiring resources, building structures, expanding your territory and conquering other civilizations. Don’t like fighting? Form alliances or build impenetrable defences. Want to gain an edge? Use Research Points and your wealth of materials to level up your buildings or Society. I’ll be continuously improving the game over time, and if all goes well, things will last a long time. Anyone can drop in at any time, and if your Society gets conquered, you can join right back in.

Please spread the word and promote B4GS. Follow the official @b4gs account for more updates. Enjoy the rest of your day.

Contrail Shadow X

What created this giant X in the clouds? It was the shadow of contrails illuminated from below. When airplanes fly, humid engine exhaust may form water droplets that might freeze in Earth's cold upper atmosphere. These persistent streams of water and ice scatter light from the Sun above and so appear bright from below. On rare occasions, though, when the Sun is near the horizon, contrails can be lit from below. These contrails cast long shadows upwards, shadows that usually go unseen unless there is a high cloud deck. But that was just the case over Istanbul, Türkiye, earlier this month. Contrails occur all over planet Earth and, generally, warm the Earth when the trap infrared light but cool the Earth when they efficiently reflect sunlight. The image was taken by a surprised photographer in the morning on the way to work.