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Chesire Cat:
Still the other ones were lowered from a similar height by cables. And Im willing to bet those exo-skeleton things weigh considerably more than a car. In either case, that scene broke my suspension of disbelief for a couple of seconds which was easily maintained throughout the rest of the movie
Nodaisho:
Ozy, the na'vi's movement did seem somewhat floaty, but I wasn't sure if that was low grav, muscle, or a flaw in CG.
The armor looked to be about 12 feet tall, I would say it weighs less than a pickup, assuming they are using light-weight alloy armor, and not some by then more than a century old hardened steel plating. I doubt reactive armor (makes a small explosion to divert shaped charges) would be used on something that size, especially something so inherently unstable as a bipedal walking robot. Maybe with payload (30mm ammo is pretty heavy) it would weigh over 3 short tons, but they would have to design it to be light enough to not sink knee-deep into most land types they would need to deal with, it would be heavy, but it would be built with superior materials to what roll-cages are made of, I'm thinking that if it were a body-on-frame design (makes it easier to replace damaged armor or make changes as needed), it would be a triangular frame for the arms and legs, lots of redundant electronics contained inside that (you don't want one bullet penetrating to cut the only connection that allows the armor's trigger finger to pull), with armor plating bolted on top. Monobody, I don't know, those things confuse the hell out of me, even though they are more common these days. You wouldn't have crumple zones, anyway.
Alex C:
NEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerds!
JD:
Says the WoW addict
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--- Quote from: Alex C on 01 Jan 2010, 12:08 ---NEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerds!
--- End quote ---
Pot, I'd like to introduce you to the Kettle. You'll find that you have something in common.
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