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Re: more misc. blue beam speculation *SP*
Posted By: Trey Ikon <flxible289@netzero.net>	Date: 2/14/02 11:47 a.m.
In Response To: Re: more misc. blue beam speculation *SP* (Knight Premier) : Just thought I'd put my own 2c into this discussion. there is at least 50 cents worth of stuff here. : First off, Halo being remarkably like earth is nothing spectacular. All the : worlds colonized by SolCore are remarkably similar to earth. Perhaps all : livable worlds were created by the Forrunner, and therefore, all are : nearly identical. Or perhaps the Forrunner modeled Halo after the worlds : they saw most suitable for life. it had occurred to me that the Forerunner(s) may have had a hand in the formation of Planet Earth. Perhaps they contracted the Magratheans to build it. I will look for a signature in HALO's beautiful fjords. It may not be spectacular, but is at least consistant. HALO (the level) was like taking a trip to Yosemite, but with aliens and guns. Something our national park system is sorely lacking. : Secondly, Seasons on the earth are not due to distance from the sun. Absolutely correct. This is my fault for doing two things at once and not paying attention to what I was writing. Instead of saying "further away from the sun" I should have said something to the effect of " closer to the poles" The Earths 23 degree tilt is what accounts for seasonal change as well as the southern hemisphere's summer corresponding to the north's winter. Just to emphasize the fact that distance palys no part, the height of summer in the north occurs at the point earth is farthest from the sun in it's orbit. (I think I have that right) : You moving a few thousand miles further from the sun will produce no noticable : change in relative tempature nor ambient radiation. Climate changes due to : your relative position on the sphere towards the sun. If the sphere is : tilted, as the earth is, it will have different radiation entry angles : relative to the sun. Therefore, seasons are caused by a change in the : legnth of the day due to a change in the relative position of your area as : to the apogee of the sun, and a decrease in the angle of light entering : the earths atmosphere caused by the same reasons. So its not that the : earth gets futher from the sun in its orbit, nor that you move a few : hundred miles northward arcoss it's surface; it's because part of the : earth simply isn't receiving as much light and heat from the sun as it was : previously. Other things, such as ocean currents and air flow also affect : climate, although they are normally stable and follow the normal pattern : of seasons. All true, which illustrates the point that climate mechanics would be completly different on the inside of a ring as opposed to the surface of a sphere. HALO's orbit and angle relative to that plane are unknown making it difficult at best to speculate. : Another thing to point out, if those blue pulses are plasma (they certainly : appear to be) then the effect may be something realtively obvious to : anyone who has completed the game. C'mon, give us a hint. :In order to control the diretion and dispersion of a plasma, you must have :control over a field which affects it. Although gravitational, nuclear, and :quantum fields all affect matter, : magnetic fields are much easier to generate; and much easier to control. : Magnetic fields also have the strange effect of creating electrons in : certain situations. Rotating magnetic fields, as well as occilating : magnetic fields have the effect known as EMP. If there is an EMP every time the thing fires would you not expect an area effect? Anything electical nearby oner of those structures when it went off would be affected unless the mechanism is very heavily sheilded. : The MJOLNIR Mk.V armored suit uses a reactive cyrstaline metal for : locamotion, it is likely that this is controled by electrical means. The : M12 Warthog LRV also seems to use electrical servo-driven wheels; servos : are especially vunerable to EMP because they become an induction coil, and : would amplify electrical discharge of the EMP. : What this means is that, if the blue energy beam is plasma, the : electro-magnetic field used to control its trajectory may interfere with : the systems of your suit and you vehical. Notice that you do not die, and : the vehical seems to restart shortly after the incident. I came to this : conjecture after remembering the "Two beterayals" mission, in : which a pulse generator is disrupted using an EMP. I don't want to be too literal. The above would be true if the generators in "Two Betrayals" and the structures in "HALO" are working on the same principle. Perhaps the former powers the later. The conclusion of all your conjecture is what exactly? The blue beams are plasma, controlled by magnetic fields producing an electo-magnetic pulse. I think you are suggesting that the HALO as weapon is a giant EMP generator. I may be way off base but how does that serve the purpose of destroying sentient life? : Another thing to note, Halo was origionally to have slightly lower gravity : than that of Earth. Due to some physics problems as well as game play : issues, this feature was removed long long ago. Source? : Anyone notice the strange, wyrthering fish on the "The Silent : Cartographer" level? Just go under water and stare out to sea for a : sec. Too bad we never got to see the animals =( Is this where all the dolphins came from and returned to? When I get to SC again I will go fishing but this is the first I heard of it. : So long, and thanks for all the fish! Perhaps we could meet at the Milliways to discuss this further.

Message Index

more misc. blue beam speculation *SP*	Trey Ikon	2/12/02 1:17 p.m.
Re: more misc. blue beam speculation *SP*	protexts	2/12/02 3:37 p.m.
Re: more misc. blue beam speculation *SP*	Trey Ikon	2/12/02 4:18 p.m.
*ahem*	poena.dare #CP#g	2/12/02 4:42 p.m.
Re: *ahem*	DaNewb	2/12/02 5:47 p.m.
Re: *ahem*	Trey Ikon	2/12/02 6:39 p.m.
Re: *ahem*	poena.dare #CP#g	2/12/02 7:20 p.m.
Re: *ahem*	Trey Ikon	2/12/02 7:56 p.m.
Re: *ahem*	MattM	2/12/02 9:48 p.m.
Improved Ring Config Graphic	poena.dare #CP#g	2/13/02 12:17 a.m.
Re: Improved Ring Config Graphic	Protexts	2/13/02 12:28 a.m.
Gas Giant	poena.dare #CP#g	2/13/02 12:56 a.m.
Re: Gas Giant	Trey Ikon	2/13/02 12:03 p.m.
Re: Gas Giant	poena.dare #CP#g	2/13/02 12:38 p.m.
Re: Gas Giant	Trey Ikon	2/13/02 2:37 p.m.
Re: Gas Giant	rosignol	2/13/02 3:32 p.m.
Re: Gas Giant	Trey Ikon	2/13/02 5:33 p.m.
Coriolis Force Explained	poena.dare #CP#g	2/13/02 11:11 p.m.
Re: more misc. blue beam speculation *SP*	Knight Premier	2/13/02 5:39 p.m.
Re: more misc. blue beam speculation *SP*	Trey Ikon	2/14/02 11:47 a.m.
Re: more misc. blue beam speculation *SP*	FrogBlast	2/14/02 11:57 a.m.