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Re: Just because i'm bored
Posted By: ToddDate: 1/17/03 2:11 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Just because i'm bored (Finnigan)

: I believe someone else worked this out earlier and calculated 5 g's, BUT if
: the Marathon has a means to manipulate gravity, this point may be moot,
: AND if you consider that Tau Ceti is really only 11.9ly from Earth, then
: either they took their own sweet time getting there, OR the trip did not
: take 301 years and the dates are wrong.

: 1.Leela WAS mucking around with history.
: 2.The manual text only mentions ONE generation of Bob's (in 301 years?)

Yes - But Leela specifically tells YOU, not the Pfhor, not Durandal, that the message will take 92 years to reach earth.

And if you haven't played m2 yet, I'll spoil this little bit for you, durandal revisits earth for a short period - certainly long enough to figure out something as simple as what the bloody date is, and he still seems happy with what it is.

The manual text seems to be a generalisation - it's wise not to take bungie backplot too litterally. This is bungies universe. Just because Tau Ceti is actually closer than 92 light years doesn't mean it has to in bungies universe. They made a mistake, they've made alot of them. Bungie have hinted on numerous occasions that the plot was actually pretty carelessly written and thrown together - creating some of the beautifully confusing things we argue about 8 years later.

They also have super smart computers, 3 eyed yellow aliens, dreaming gods in the yucatan peninsula and a distinct lack of perspective on the Z axis, so I wouldn't be worrying about real life here =P

[t]

All your mome rats are belong to Todd


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The Timeline, Bob, and YouFinnigan 1/9/03 9:54 a.m.
     Re: The Timeline, Bob, and YouSteve Levinson 1/9/03 10:50 a.m.
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                 Re: The Timeline, Bob, and YouSteve Levinson 1/9/03 11:43 a.m.
                       Steve is wrong! OK, I lied - he's right. *NM*poena.dare #CP# 1/9/03 11:47 a.m.
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                                   Just because i'm boredTodd 1/17/03 2:08 a.m.
                                         Re: Just because i'm boredFinnigan 1/17/03 4:48 a.m.
                                               Re: Just because i'm boredTodd 1/17/03 2:11 p.m.
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     Re: The Timeline, Bob, and YouSteve Levinson 1/9/03 11:51 a.m.
           Re: The Timeline, Bob, and YouFinnigan 1/9/03 12:12 p.m.
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