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WCDT 2126-2130 (20-24 Feburary 2012) QC in SPAAAAAAACE! Week 5
pwhodges:
But it's hard, and he needs to do it before he dies, right? Hence the hurry.
jmucchiello:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 23 Feb 2012, 15:59 ---But it's hard, and he needs to do it before he dies, right? Hence the hurry.
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But with his track record, conquering death should not take him more than a year, two tops.
cesariojpn:
--- Quote from: Skewbrow on 23 Feb 2012, 00:53 ---
--- Quote from: jmucchiello on 22 Feb 2012, 22:57 ---Does Hannerdad know something about his life expectancy most folks don't know?
Jeph used the wrong window background for panel 2. Or the station is orbiting REALLY fast.
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That change would not result from orbiting. Remember that the station is spinning to great artificial gravity. The rate of spin is about 1RPM (or 2RPM, if the residents have adjusted to slightly higher Coriolis). At this instant the axis (and hence also the windows on this side of the station) is pointing towards Earth. If we assume 1RPM and 15 seconds between panels 1 and 2, then the scene would have rotated 90 degrees, which looks about right. If we assume 2RPM, then 7.5 seconds is enough. Agree that panels 3 and 4 don't match this.
The direction of the axis goes a full circle once per orbit. Notice how in the previous strip (presumably 10-15 minutes earlier) you could see the Earth's edge from the window indicating that the axis of the spin was not pointing straight down at that time.
Of course, there is no reason for Jeph's drawings to follow the laws of physics :-)
Is this horse dead, yet?
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So Babylon 5 lied to me?
jwhouk:
So.
We pretty much all know what's gonna happen tomorrow, right?
Birthday party with a lot of awkward looks - but no Hannerdad.
And Marigold mowing down on Space Cake! (with the station security director)
westrim:
For some reason I had the impression that Hannelore was the result of a youthful mishap, perhaps in college (fanfic idea: Hannerdad and Hannermom, the college years), but he was 32-33 or so when she was conceived, well into her parents careers.
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