Pontifex (G/O Fuck yourself, Spanfe||er)'s discussions

I’m still somewhat surprised that toaster didn’t explode.

Another good point.  The angled nose thrusters would probably more it forward a bit, but I doubt it would go far enough to cause a serious problem.

Even at 50 Gs (which would be really bad for the people inside, particularly Martians), the area in the middle of the ship (where the people are) is unlikely to be hit with anything as fast as a musket ball.  Could still cause problems, but the G forces are much more likely to hurt someone.

In an alternate timeline, Cap goes back to reunite with Peggy after the war. Would he just lie low after that, knowing what he knows? Of course not. Cap would immediately begin work to free Bucky from Hydra, remove the infiltrators in SHIELD/the SSR, and generally make the world a better place. He’s read most of… Read more

I don’t think the tossed bullet would be that big a deal.

Assuming the bullet started off at rest, you could estimate its velocity after a burn as v = sqrt(2 * a * D), where D is the distance moved and a is the acceleration. The Expanse wiki estimates the razorback as 20.14 m long, so to calculate maximum velocity… Read more

Great analysis.  I always liked Holden’s growing maturity in the books, and I appreciate they’re following it in the show. 

Heads up, the “Dr Emilio Lizardo” is a recurring troll who is impersonating the long-time commenter with the same name; he also clearly has no idea what he’s talking about here.  The best move is not to engage with him. 

Heads up, the “Dr Emilio Lizardo” is a recurring troll who is impersonating the long-time commenter with the same name; he also clearly has no idea what he’s talking about here.  The best move is not to engage with him. 

Yeah, retracting them also protects them from micrometeors; it’s probably also a lot easier for Amos to maintain them when they’re pulled inside the hull. 

The classic “explosive decompression” or snap-freezing you see in a lot of fiction is just that: fiction. The show’s presentation of this was fairly accurate: Naomi prepped for the jump by hyperventilating (to get more oxygen in her blood) then exhaling (to prevent a rapid pressure change in her lungs.  While space is… Read more

The Torment of Tantalusssssssss.

Yep (forgot to mention that, haha).

Sozie?  I’m not familiar with the term.

He’s almost surely not going to be there in seasons 5/6, but the authors have suggested that there may be more to come after the 6 season show wraps.  I’d imagine they’re keeping some possibilities open for that. 

If you’re playing on PC, you can modify some of the config files to vastly improve scanning efficiency. It’s technically a cheat, but it can vastly speed up the game’s only real grind work.

That CSI meme was hot right when ME2 came out.  Brings me back.

The other guy’s name appeared on a datapad in the S4 finale, FWIW.

I think they’re keeping the big bad guy from the books offscreen so that casting will be easier if they find a way to adapt the last three books. 

There’s a pretty damn good reason for why that’s happening in the books, and all indications are that the show is doing the same.  It just hasn’t been revealed yet.

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