New Sci Fi Setting Seeds - Page 64

Astromancer · 09-13-2018, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Flyndaran

That sounds like an episode of Doctor Who where time "breaks". It's only a bit part before things get fixed. But it has weird anachronisms like Winston Churchill and futuristic features along with the ultra weird like clocks all saying the exact same time for as long as anyone can remember.

It is an influence. The chaos and detritus of a time war.

PTTG · 09-14-2018, 11:18 AM

"Seriously? You don't think the time war is real? How do you explain how Americans went from landing on the moon to building the first flying machine in 66 years?"

Astromancer · 09-14-2018, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by PTTG

"Seriously? You don't think the time war is real? How do you explain how Americans went from landing on the moon to building the first flying machine to in 66 years?"

Stubbornness!

Flyndaran · 09-14-2018, 03:20 PM

Suddenly realizing that we can go faster than cheetahs with machines caught the public's imagination. MUST GO FASTER! is a very human urge.

Flyndaran · 09-14-2018, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by PTTG

"Seriously? You don't think the time war is real? How do you explain how Americans went from landing on the moon to building the first flying machine to in 66 years?"

I feel your post is especially appropriate seeing as how you have humanity first going to the moon, THEN inventing flying machines. ;)

Astromancer · 09-14-2018, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Flyndaran

I feel your post is especially appropriate seeing as how you have humanity first going to the moon, THEN inventing flying machines. ;)

Time Wars, they mess you up. ;-)

PTTG · 09-14-2018, 04:31 PM

It doesn't really count as a powered flying machine if you use antimatter bombs to launch you out of giant cannon.

awarnock · 09-14-2018, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by PTTG

It doesn't really count as a powered flying machine if you use antimatter bombs to launch you out of giant cannon.

Use Antimatter for puree and nukes for chunky salsa. :P

The thing is I don't think there's anything that could lead to a rockets before planes scenario except maybe figuring out how to make a nuclear bomb shortly after Curie's work, then figuring out how to make an Orion drive. Or you could go the Jules Verne method, but then you run into the chunky salsa to puree problem. :)

AlexanderHowl · 09-14-2018, 10:33 PM

It does not make much sense, does it? Rockets are really a lot more complex than airplanes and, quite frankly, there is no realistic way that rockets could come before planes.

David Johnston2 · 09-14-2018, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by AlexanderHowl

It does not make much sense, does it? Rockets are really a lot more complex than airplanes .

No they aren't.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ese_rocket.png

09-14-2018, 11:18 AM	#632
PTTG Join Date: Feb 2011	Re: New Sci Fi Setting Seeds "Seriously? You don't think the time war is real? How do you explain how Americans went from landing on the moon to building the first flying machine in 66 years?" Last edited by PTTG; 09-14-2018 at 04:29 PM.

09-14-2018, 03:20 PM	#634
Flyndaran Untagged Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Forest Grove, Beaverton, Oregon	Re: New Sci Fi Setting Seeds Suddenly realizing that we can go faster than cheetahs with machines caught the public's imagination. MUST GO FASTER! is a very human urge. __________________ Beware, poor communication skills. No offense intended. If offended, it just means that I failed my writing skill check.

09-14-2018, 04:31 PM	#637
PTTG Join Date: Feb 2011	Re: New Sci Fi Setting Seeds It doesn't really count as a powered flying machine if you use antimatter bombs to launch you out of giant cannon.

09-14-2018, 10:33 PM	#639
AlexanderHowl Join Date: Feb 2016	Re: New Sci Fi Setting Seeds It does not make much sense, does it? Rockets are really a lot more complex than airplanes and, quite frankly, there is no realistic way that rockets could come before planes.