ChronosDragon wrote: I know "we" (I for one welcome our metric system overlords) screw up some units pretty bad, but that one's pretty hard to obfuscate.
You'd have to screw up pretty bad to mess up the units of a unitless ratio
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ChronosDragon wrote: I know "we" (I for one welcome our metric system overlords) screw up some units pretty bad, but that one's pretty hard to obfuscate.
HES wrote:k.bookbinder wrote:Perhaps it's an issue of scale? Their small linear stick legs/feet may not leave impressions that we might observe. Perhaps only a pixel or so of material shifting with each step. A jump/slide however would leave a more sizable impression and movement of material we would recognize.
But surely the small surface area of their non-feet would exert greater pressure on the sand/soil/cancerbabies and so they would sink further. Has anyone compared leg lengths between walking and jumping?
I've heard Americans also use feet per mile4 (for railroads anyway), but I don't know if it's mile of track, or mile of horizontal distance. Feet per chain is also used... which is interesting because "chain" is itself a variable unit.ChronosDragon wrote:Nope, it's %. Rise / run. I know "we" (I for one welcome our metric system overlords) screw up some units pretty bad, but that one's pretty hard to obfuscate.edfel wrote:(do American people also measure steepiness in %? or is there a "miles a 10lb circular stone would roll during 0.78 minutes" unit?)
edfel wrote:ChronosDragon wrote:Spoiler:
This is the furthest they've ever been in that direction. Maybe they've never climbed up that steep of a grade before.
In this particular frame they go up by 4q, which makes a total of <20q since the sea, so not a lot actually.
But indeed this part is a steep slope : 27% (do American people also measure steepiness in %? or is there a "miles a 10lb circular stone would roll during 0.78 minutes" unit?)
edfel wrote:k.bookbinder wrote:And climbing up a soft material such as a dune might be made of may make it particularly arduous.
Yes, but we've never seen any indication that they're actually sliding or anything. It's only when they jump that they visibly slide and leave tracks.
ucim wrote:I've heard Americans also use feet per mile (for railroads anyway), but I don't know if it's mile of track, or mile of horizontal distance. Feet per chain is also used... which is interesting because "chain" is itself a variable unit.
All these odd units have their place, and I found a wonderful website which explained all of this, and why certain arcane units were actually far superior (in their realm) than any others, including metric. Alas, I have lost the bookmark, and have been unable to find it since.
Jose
ucim wrote:I've heard Americans also use feet per mile4 (for railroads anyway), but I don't know if it's mile of track, or mile of horizontal distance. Feet per chain is also used... which is interesting because "chain" is itself a variable unit.ChronosDragon wrote:Nope, it's %. Rise / run. I know "we" (I for one welcome our metric system overlords) screw up some units pretty bad, but that one's pretty hard to obfuscate.edfel wrote:(do American people also measure steepiness in %? or is there a "miles a 10lb circular stone would roll during 0.78 minutes" unit?)
All these odd units have their place, and I found a wonderful website which explained all of this, and why certain arcane units were actually far superior (in their realm) than any others, including metric. Alas, I have lost the bookmark, and have been unable to find it since.
Jose
4... which is rise over run2, but not quite "unitless" as there is a hidden conversion factor.
2if we aren't talking about "run of track" but rather, "run of horizontal distance"
ucim wrote:I've heard Americans also use feet per mile4 (for railroads anyway), but I don't know if it's mile of track, or mile of horizontal distance.
edfel wrote:In this particular frame they go up by 4q, which makes a total of <20q since the sea, so not a lot actually.
But indeed this part is a steep slope : 27% (do American people also measure steepiness in %? or is there a "miles a 10lb circular stone would roll during 0.78 minutes" unit?)
ChronosDragon wrote:edfel wrote:In this particular frame they go up by 4q, which makes a total of <20q since the sea, so not a lot actually.
But indeed this part is a steep slope : 27% (do American people also measure steepiness in %? or is there a "miles a 10lb circular stone would roll during 0.78 minutes" unit?)
Nope, it's %. Rise / run. I know "we" (I for one welcome our metric system overlords) screw up some units pretty bad, but that one's pretty hard to obfuscate.
HES wrote:Are they bigger, or is it just perspective?
1 Holmes actually never said this.Holmes, Sherlock wrote:"It's elementary, my dear Watson!"1
pelrigg wrote:that's some spicy OngSpoiler:
and sliding awayyyyy
edit
how many more hills till the face plant?
who will it be ?
stay tuned
cellocgw wrote:ttscp wrote:cellocgw wrote:Perhaps you missed the.... cymbalism there.
(more rimshots of the traditional kind. Thanks, folks, I'll be here all 48*7 newpix.. or something.)
Just finished reading your blog. I would vote for you for president.
On the other hand, I'm grateful that there aren't political posts here1
On the other hand, what's a cellist doing making percussion jokes?
1Please, please, please let us not get started with political posts, that way lies madness and flame wars. I had lunch yesterdip in a place where they had CNN on the TV. I was so far behind on Outside, I felt I was ketchupping, but also had no desire to, and I got really irritated at the lack of joy I've gotten used to seeing/reading/finding here.
Excellent: I'm up to two votes now (three if I can depend on the Spousal Unit).
And why not percussion jokes? At least I didn't start w/ the viola jokes.
Copernicium112 wrote:We need an ONGGGG
higgs-boson wrote:Dangerous fishes... Piranhas. In an environment with no vegetation? Unlikely. Sharks/Barracuda. In fresh water? And even then Time Lord Randall would have placed a "need a bigger boat"-phrase by now. So - no.
mscha wrote:higgs-boson wrote:Dangerous fishes... Piranhas. In an environment with no vegetation? Unlikely. Sharks/Barracuda. In fresh water? And even then Time Lord Randall would have placed a "need a bigger boat"-phrase by now. So - no.
I thought we already established that there are pirañinjas in the river? Those definitely thrive in a vegetation-less environment: they're the only predator that is able to hide from their prey.
edfel wrote:ChronosDragon wrote:mscha wrote:Megan wrote:These are bigger than they looked.Cueball wrote:Oof.
Wimps... How high have they climbed? Can't be much more than 100q or so.
This is the furthest they've ever been in that direction. Maybe they've never climbed up that steep of a grade before.
In this particular frame they go up by 4q, which makes a total of <20q since the sea, so not a lot actually.
But indeed this part is a steep slope : 27% (do American people also measure steepiness in %? or is there a "miles a 10lb circular stone would roll during 0.78 minutes" unit?)k.bookbinder wrote:And climbing up a soft material such as a dune might be made of may make it particularly arduous.
Yes, but we've never seen any indication that they're actually sliding or anything. It's only when they jump that they visibly slide and leave tracks.
HAL9000 wrote:I find it simultaneously fascinating and disturbing that the most profound things I've read in the past months I have encountered in or been led to by an internet forum thread about a webcomic.
mscha wrote:edfel wrote:ChronosDragon wrote:Spoiler:
This is the furthest they've ever been in that direction. Maybe they've never climbed up that steep of a grade before.
In this particular frame they go up by 4q, which makes a total of <20q since the sea, so not a lot actually.
But indeed this part is a steep slope : 27% (do American people also measure steepiness in %? or is there a "miles a 10lb circular stone would roll during 0.78 minutes" unit?)
I think they use furlong per fathom. But it could also be gallon⅓/acre½.
But yes, 27% is quite steep. I'd probably be oofing too.edfel wrote:k.bookbinder wrote:And climbing up a soft material such as a dune might be made of may make it particularly arduous.
Yes, but we've never seen any indication that they're actually sliding or anything. It's only when they jump that they visibly slide and leave tracks.
Indeed, it's either not loose sand, or they don't make much of an impression (in the literal sense) because they're stick figures and don't actually weigh anything. (But they do make an impression when jumping, which contradicts that theory.)
Edit: Ninja'd pretty badly, for the most part. (I didn't notice that there was a new NP before posting.)
1 Holmes actually never said this.Holmes, Sherlock wrote:"It's elementary, my dear Watson!"1
AnotherKevin wrote:She's a fallen woman! Now we'll see Cueball hanging around trying to pick her up. Tomorrow he'll check to see if she's a pushover, because all he wants is a one night sand.
HAL9000 wrote:I find it simultaneously fascinating and disturbing that the most profound things I've read in the past months I have encountered in or been led to by an internet forum thread about a webcomic.
mscha wrote:That went wrONG...Spoiler:
Edit: had to happen some time.
Sciscitor wrote:Someone (sorry, I need to coma now and can't be bothered to look it up) asked for a list of all referenced YouTube Videos in the OTT.
Here you are:Spoiler:
Unfortunately there is no way for me to automagically get the titles of those videos marked with "Sorry, can't view this video in my country!", and they are too many to look them up manually.
Sciscitor wrote:Someone (sorry, I need to coma now and can't be bothered to look it up) asked for a list of all referenced YouTube Videos in the OTT.
Unfortunately there is no way for me to automagically get the titles of those videos marked with "Sorry, can't view this video in my country!", and they are too many to look them up manually.
mittfh wrote:Anyway, assuming they're travelling over dunes, and because they're suspiciously triangular in shape, has anyone suggested "Walk like an Egyptian" to the playlist yet?
Before the dunes were revealed and they were travelling uphill (well, courtesy of Copernicum's panorama, it looks as though they're still generally heading uphill), I initially thought of mountains and three songs:
a) Climb Every Mountain (Sound of Music),
b) Climbing over rocky mountain (Pirates of Penzance),
c) A certain children's song...
# Cueball went over the mountain / Megan went over the mountain.
# They both went over the mountain / To see what they could see.
# And all that they could see / And all that they could see.
# Was the other side of the mountain / The other side of the mountain.
# The other side of the mountain / Was all that they could see.
Did I ever tell you I have a very eclectic and eccentric taste in music?
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Illud expecto, ergo sum.Magdiragdag wrote:I wait for it, therefore I am.
KarMann wrote:ALLYOURONGAREBELONGTOUS!!Spoiler:
KarMann wrote:ALLYOURONGAREBELONGTOUS!!Spoiler:
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