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| Topic Started: Mar 13 2010, 10:32 AM (420 Views) | |
| sam999 | Mar 13 2010, 10:32 AM Post #1 |
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What do you think of the creatures? Samlon/grendels mostly, would it work in RL? |
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| Margaret Pye | Mar 14 2010, 06:35 AM Post #2 |
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Well, the concept of male samlon being the larvae of female grendels makes perfect sense, but the "supercharger" sounds highly unlikely from a physics/biochemistry perspective. |
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| Dorylus | Mar 14 2010, 08:14 AM Post #3 |
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If it did succeed in allowing the grendels more athleticism, it is not just heat that is the Grendel's problem. The sheer amount of energy used would be a problem, and there is a mentioning somewhere of lack of food for such an energetic attack to be fueled. |
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| Pando | Mar 15 2010, 02:24 AM Post #4 |
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If it could work I would never go to another world. Now for their chemical composition. If they have similar composition to us I doubt of a super oxygen carrier, but if it is different then it is possible. |
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| sam999 | Mar 21 2010, 06:57 AM Post #5 |
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Not sure. How would a grendel react to AK fire? Not well... |
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