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Grunts' methane biology | |
Posted By: scarab | Date: 10/25/07 5:08 p.m. |
In Response To: Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers (angrymob) : Yeah, what's with that? The first time I did that I was like, "Haha, : take that, you little bastard! Now die!" But the little midget : continued driving around, unfazed! WTF? I just shot a high-powered round : through a tank full of METHANE, which you NEED TO BREATHE, and you're : still alive?! WHY? Do you remember the cutscene at the beginning of AORCR? We see a Grunt sniff the air. A Grunt sniffing a nitrogen oxygen mix, what's that all about? What I propose is that the Grunt is not using methane the same way that we use oxygen. Have a look at this: http://biology.about.com/library/weekly/aa090601a.htm Or better still, this: http://biology.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.sp.uconn.edu/%7Eterry/images/anim/ETS.html According to the Beastarium, their home world has significant quantities of methane and has naturally occurring pilars of fire. This means that their natural atmosphere also has oxygen. Maybe they breathe both gases but use them for different purposes. They use O2 like we use it. They have amazing enzymes that convert methane in solution into, I dunno, gas hydrates? This happens in the lungs. Their blood is a thin white slush of gas hydrates and other fluid. Their cells can metabolize the methane by combining it with O2 to give their metabolims an extra kick. Think of it as a nitrous oxide injection to super-boost their metabolisms. Ok, gas hydrates usually only form at high pressures but lets just believe that Grunts have amazing enzymes in their blood that make carbonic anhydrase look tame. Another term for gas hydrates is 'the ice that burns'. That's right, it burns! I suspect that more than one Grunt has found this out when scored by a plasma weapon. : Anyway, what always works for me here is this: get the sniper rifle from the
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My views on Halo 3 | Rockslider | 10/23/07 9:37 a.m. |
Good read! *NM* | gunluva | 10/23/07 10:32 a.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | Cody Miller | 10/23/07 10:44 a.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | Rockslider | 10/23/07 12:59 p.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 *sp* | chargeorge | 10/23/07 10:47 a.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 *sp* | Rockslider | 10/23/07 2:10 p.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 *sp* | chargeorge | 10/23/07 5:05 p.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | Ducain | 10/23/07 10:51 a.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | gunluva | 10/23/07 10:54 a.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | XLNC | 10/23/07 11:31 a.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | Buttskunk | 10/23/07 10:57 a.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | Buttskunk | 10/23/07 11:03 a.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | Cody Miller | 10/23/07 11:28 a.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | Buttskunk | 10/23/07 11:37 a.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | Rox | 10/23/07 12:15 p.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | Rockslider | 10/23/07 2:17 p.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | Halodiction | 10/23/07 2:41 p.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | SquirrelOnFire | 10/23/07 3:44 p.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | Rockslider | 10/23/07 2:15 p.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | Leviathan | 10/23/07 2:30 p.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | XLNC | 10/23/07 4:21 p.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | Leviathan | 10/23/07 5:21 p.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | wolfman | 10/23/07 6:22 p.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | XLNC | 10/24/07 6:22 a.m. |
Halo 2 going cheap | Red_Breast | 10/23/07 4:12 p.m. |
Re: Halo 2 going cheap | Rockslider | 10/23/07 4:54 p.m. |
Halo 2 is already cheap | chargeorge | 10/23/07 6:53 p.m. |
I was waiting to see what you thought... | Mister Froggy | 10/23/07 5:49 p.m. |
Re: I was waiting to see what you thought... | Rockslider | 10/24/07 12:11 p.m. |
Agreed *NM* | Fires7orm | 10/23/07 7:22 p.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | P_40E | 10/24/07 1:41 a.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | Rockslider | 10/24/07 12:14 p.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | scarab | 10/24/07 2:52 p.m. |
Re: My views on Halo 3 | Narcogen | 10/25/07 9:11 a.m. |
What about the Brute shot then? | Rockslider | 10/24/07 12:17 p.m. |
Re: What about the Brute shot then? | Captain Spark | 10/24/07 2:08 p.m. |
Re: What about the Brute shot then? | scarab | 10/24/07 3:05 p.m. |
Feature creep | Rockslider | 10/25/07 7:44 a.m. |
Re: Feature creep | Narcogen | 10/25/07 9:30 a.m. |
Against the enemy... | Louis Wu | 10/25/07 10:42 a.m. |
Re: Against the enemy... | Narcogen | 10/25/07 9:10 p.m. |
Re: Feature creep | wolfman | 10/26/07 11:04 a.m. |
Re: Feature creep | scarab | 10/26/07 11:27 a.m. |
Re: Feature creep | wolfman | 10/26/07 12:01 p.m. |
Re: Feature creep | Rockslider | 10/27/07 12:13 p.m. |
Re: Feature creep | wolfman | 10/29/07 12:07 p.m. |
Re: What about the Brute shot then? | SinisterSamurai | 10/24/07 3:13 p.m. |
Re: What about the Brute shot then? | Narcogen | 10/25/07 9:15 a.m. |
Halo 1, then 3....then....umm...errr... | DavidLG1971 | 10/24/07 2:41 p.m. |
Dumbass boss battle? *sp* | Rockslider | 10/25/07 7:46 a.m. |
Re: Dumbass boss battle? *sp* | Narcogen | 10/25/07 9:36 a.m. |
Re: Dumbass boss battle? *sp* | Captain Spark | 10/25/07 11:08 a.m. |
Re: Dumbass boss battle? *sp* | The Cancers | 10/25/07 1:35 p.m. |
Re: Dumbass boss battle? *sp* | scarab | 10/25/07 4:43 p.m. |
Re: Dumbass boss battle? *sp* | Captain Spark | 10/25/07 5:13 p.m. |
Re: Dumbass boss battle? *sp* | scarab | 10/26/07 1:21 a.m. |
Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | Rockslider | 10/25/07 12:29 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | The Cancers | 10/25/07 12:34 p.m. |
Solution. | Phoenix_9286 | 10/25/07 12:52 p.m. |
Re: Solution. | Rockslider | 10/25/07 5:33 p.m. |
Re: Solution. | The Cancers | 10/25/07 5:42 p.m. |
Jackal down, we have Jackal down... | Rockslider | 10/26/07 12:30 p.m. |
Re: Jackal down, we have Jackal down... | Louis Wu | 10/26/07 12:42 p.m. |
Re: Jackal down, we have Jackal down... | Phoenix_9286 | 10/26/07 12:44 p.m. |
Re: Jackal down, we have Jackal down... | wolfman | 10/26/07 1:16 p.m. |
No *NM* | MasterChief2829 | 10/25/07 12:36 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | wolfman | 10/25/07 12:40 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | Rockslider | 10/25/07 5:35 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | wolfman | 10/26/07 10:46 a.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | angrymob | 10/25/07 12:41 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | angrymob | 10/25/07 12:43 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | wolfman | 10/25/07 12:44 p.m. |
damned grunt ghosts! | The Cancers | 10/25/07 12:51 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | Cthulhu117 | 10/25/07 4:15 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | angrymob | 10/25/07 4:32 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | The Cancers | 10/25/07 4:34 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | Phoenix_9286 | 10/25/07 4:48 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | angrymob | 10/26/07 6:59 a.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | scarab | 10/26/07 11:33 a.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | Phoenix_9286 | 10/26/07 12:47 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | scarab | 10/27/07 11:32 a.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | Phoenix_9286 | 10/27/07 1:22 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | scarab | 10/28/07 6:15 a.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | Phoenix_9286 | 10/28/07 12:47 p.m. |
Maulers aren't really cake mix | Kamandren | 10/27/07 2:52 a.m. |
Re: Maulers aren't really cake mix | Kamandren | 10/27/07 2:55 a.m. |
Grunts' methane biology | scarab | 10/25/07 5:08 p.m. |
Are we done fault-finding yet? *NM* | Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) | 10/25/07 12:49 p.m. |
Steve's a dreamer, isn't he? *NM* | wolfman | 10/25/07 12:58 p.m. |
Wow, just...wow. | Phlux | 10/25/07 1:35 p.m. |
Re: Wow, just...wow. | BirDMaN | 10/25/07 2:06 p.m. |
Re: Wow, just...wow. | Phoenix_9286 | 10/25/07 2:53 p.m. |
Re: Wow, just...wow. | Ross Mills | 10/25/07 2:49 p.m. |
Re: Wow, just...wow. | Phoenix_9286 | 10/25/07 2:59 p.m. |
Bingo. *NM* | Louis Wu | 10/25/07 3:09 p.m. |
Agreed *NM* | gunluva | 10/25/07 3:10 p.m. |
Seconded. Er.. Thirded. *NM* | Dustysquareback | 10/25/07 3:18 p.m. |
Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not Halo | Ross Mills | 10/25/07 3:45 p.m. |
Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not H | Dojorkan | 10/25/07 3:52 p.m. |
Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not H | Ross Mills | 10/26/07 9:51 p.m. |
Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not H | Endbringer | 10/26/07 11:32 p.m. |
Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not H | Ross Mills | 10/27/07 6:06 a.m. |
Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not H | Endbringer | 10/27/07 1:00 p.m. |
Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not H | Rockslider | 10/27/07 12:05 p.m. |
Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not H | Endbringer | 10/27/07 12:47 p.m. |
Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not H | Louis Wu | 10/25/07 4:04 p.m. |
I actually enjoyed them! | scarab | 10/25/07 5:13 p.m. |
Wahhhh. Halo3 isnt a exact replica of Halo1 in HD. *NM* | Dojorkan | 10/25/07 4:08 p.m. |
Amen to that. | Cthulhu117 | 10/25/07 4:28 p.m. |
Crikey... touched a nerve | Rockslider | 10/25/07 5:38 p.m. |
Re: Crikey... touched a nerve | Phlux | 10/25/07 7:05 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | Cody Miller | 10/25/07 2:19 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | Ragashingo | 10/25/07 3:03 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | Rockslider | 10/25/07 5:43 p.m. |
Here is a BR trick to hit the snipers. | Captain Spark | 10/25/07 4:24 p.m. |
Re: Here is a BR trick to hit the snipers. | The Cancers | 10/25/07 4:43 p.m. |
works everywhere | Miguel Chavez | 10/25/07 10:00 p.m. |
Re: works everywhere | Captain Spark | 10/25/07 11:06 p.m. |
Re: works everywhere | Rockslider | 10/26/07 2:48 p.m. |
Re: works everywhere | Captain Spark | 10/26/07 3:53 p.m. |
Re: Here is a BR trick to hit the snipers. | Warbow | 10/26/07 8:18 a.m. |
Re: Here is a BR trick to hit the snipers. | Captain Spark | 10/26/07 10:07 a.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | Narcogen | 10/25/07 8:54 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | scarab | 10/26/07 1:56 a.m. |
Not noticing stuff | Rockslider | 10/26/07 2:59 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | Rockslider | 10/26/07 2:54 p.m. |
Third method | Rockslider | 10/26/07 7:18 p.m. |
Re: Third method | mr2noshoes | 10/26/07 11:05 p.m. |
Re: Third method | Phoenix_9286 | 10/27/07 12:45 a.m. |
Re: Third method | Rockslider | 10/27/07 11:57 a.m. |
Re: Third method | Rox | 10/27/07 3:26 p.m. |
Re: Third method | mr2noshoes | 10/27/07 9:22 p.m. |
Re: Third method | Rockslider | 10/28/07 8:27 a.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | Sir J3lunt | 10/26/07 1:11 p.m. |
Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipers | Rockslider | 10/26/07 5:26 p.m. |
Hmp. Bunch a crybabies. *NM* | Dustysquareback | 10/25/07 1:37 p.m. |
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