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Yeah probably, love any sci fi I can get but I feel ashamed now for letting my inner autist out
No my friend, let it flow. This is a safe space. (Until Chuk decides to check the show out anyway)
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Yeah probably, love any sci fi I can get but I feel ashamed now for letting my inner autist out
Maybe this knowledge is not as common place as I thought since I need to explain it. The ISS makes an entire orbit in 90 mins. So even if you didn’t have any relay and the planet was massive you would never have an orbit so large you would be out of communication for that long. Instead we have a show writer who determined that around 12 hrs would be half the length of the day in earth like planet, and therefor it must take the ship a half day to return to communication . It’s silly levels of dumb.
I don’t really mind other than it amazes me that not a single person involved with the show knows enough to just simply correct it when producing the show. I am now officially over it , however.
Instead we have a show writer who determined that around 12 hrs would be half the length of the day in earth like planet, and therefor it must take the ship a half day to return to communication . It’s silly levels of dumb.
Except they showed the ship multiple times in very low orbit
You're overthinking this. The guy on the ship was probably BSing because the guy was being a piece of shit. The scene comes across more as a "Uh sorry, what's that, you're breaking up Bzzzt Bzzzttttt" way of getting off the line.
Except they showed the ship multiple times in very low orbit
Yes they stated they thought if they could get past the ring of moons they probably would be able to work their reactors again. Which makes sense as it looked like a defense mechanism activated so once you are beyond threat range it should stop.By the way, when fusion suddenly stopped working -- did anyone else theorize that this was only possible because they were actually still inside the ring? Reason being is the only other time physics magically changed was from inside the ring, not in external space.
They show the belter ship in very low orbit it was basically touching the atmosphere because it was the least fuel distance for the shuttles to bring the ore to the ship. Both the roci and the other ship were in higher orbits and the ship the guy who mentioned the 12 hour window was one of the earthers in higher orbit.Except they showed the ship multiple times in very low orbit
Well with these types of shows you have to suspend disbelief here and there. Its a fiction story which cannot make everything 100% true to physics and maths and shit.
Right, I got that. But I initially thought, oh shit they are in sort of virtual universe these aren't "real" systems. I suppose that would've been lame, though.Yes they stated they thought if they could get past the ring of moons they probably would be able to work their reactors again
Nah once they exit ring space they can see stars and constellations and could detect evidence that they were definitely in real space. I think it was mentioned that they were still in the Milky Way at some point in the novel.By the way, when fusion suddenly stopped working -- did anyone else theorize that this was only possible because they were actually still inside the ring? Reason being is the only other time physics magically changed was from inside the ring, not in external space.
Nah once they exit ring space they can see stars and constellations and could detect evidence that they were definitely in real space. I think it was mentioned that they were still in the Milky Way at some point in the novel.
The reactors stopping was definitely an effect produced by something from the planet.
By the way, when fusion suddenly stopped working -- did anyone else theorize that this was only possible because they were actually still inside the ring? Reason being is the only other time physics magically changed was from inside the ring, not in external space.
Right, I got that. But I initially thought, oh shit they are in sort of virtual universe these aren't "real" systems. I suppose that would've been lame, though.