The true science of movie monsters
Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 12:05 pm
David
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The true science of movie monsters
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 12:05 pmPosted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 1:33 pmthat is fun, but why bother? smart people know that these are movies, done for "what if" and fun, not science. well, the good ones are, anyway!
David
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 4:54 pmPosted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 6:30 pmHow Big is to big for Animals? I mean I don't know if it would be possible for monsters to get Godzilla Size but taking how big a saurapod is I'm sure it could be pretty huge? Oh and to that article now my head hurts. LOL
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 6:39 pmPosted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 8:43 pmPosted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 9:07 pmPosted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 10:04 pmPosted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 10:33 pmPosted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 10:58 pmPosted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 11:10 pmPosted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:22 amPosted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 8:31 amSometimes it can be fun to speculate about these things, but too much of it can lead into Star Trek fan territory. 
Y'know, all that technobabble and stuff.
To be honest, I've never cared how a lightsabre works, where Gamera's legs go when he flies, the inner workings of warp drives, transporters and whatnot. I just want to watch some cool scif-fi and monster movies.
That said, I love those monster anatomy books with the cross-sections of their innards and that. They look really cool. (did you know Ultraman is a cyborg? I thought that was pretty nifty )
Speaking of which, does anyone here have that book showing where Godzilla's fire originates? And if so, can someone let us know what it actually says? Last I checked, that little factoid was first mentioned over at the Twisted Kaiju Theater boards. The folks there can be a pretty ribald bunch at times.
Somehow, I really doubt Honda, Tsuburaya and Tanaka had atomic genitallia in mind when they thought up the concept of Godzilla's radioactive fire.
I mean, c'mon - it's just filthy!
Oh, and apologies to Cousin for dredging up this thread. Until I can find some sort of official confirmation, that info is one piece of kaiju lore I will refuse to accept.
Y'know, all that technobabble and stuff.
To be honest, I've never cared how a lightsabre works, where Gamera's legs go when he flies, the inner workings of warp drives, transporters and whatnot. I just want to watch some cool scif-fi and monster movies.
That said, I love those monster anatomy books with the cross-sections of their innards and that. They look really cool.
(did you know Ultraman is a cyborg? I thought that was pretty nifty )
Speaking of which, does anyone here have that book showing where Godzilla's fire originates? And if so, can someone let us know what it actually says? Last I checked, that little factoid was first mentioned over at the Twisted Kaiju Theater boards. The folks there can be a pretty ribald bunch at times.
Somehow, I really doubt Honda, Tsuburaya and Tanaka had atomic genitallia in mind when they thought up the concept of Godzilla's radioactive fire.
I mean, c'mon - it's just filthy!
Oh, and apologies to Cousin for dredging up this thread. Until I can find some sort of official confirmation, that info is one piece of kaiju lore I will refuse to accept.
Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 2:44 pmPosted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 5:42 pmPosted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:18 pmPosted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 1:49 pmPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:40 pmMazer cannon's are now reality!
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:54 amPosted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:32 pmPosted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 6:55 pmRe: The true science of movie monsters
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:33 amPosted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 2:53 pmFrom io9.com:
[quote]An article published in Science today has the details. According to the :
[quote]Scientists attribute dead zones to a process that begins when nitrogen from agricultural runoff and sewage stimulates the growth of photosynthetic plankton on the surface of coastal waters. As the organisms decay and sink to the bottom, they are decomposed by microbes that consume large amounts of oxygen. As oxygen levels drop, most animals that live at the bottom cannot survive. “The overwhelming response of the organisms in our coastal areas is to migrate or to die,â€
[quote]An article published in Science today has the details. According to the :
[quote]Scientists attribute dead zones to a process that begins when nitrogen from agricultural runoff and sewage stimulates the growth of photosynthetic plankton on the surface of coastal waters. As the organisms decay and sink to the bottom, they are decomposed by microbes that consume large amounts of oxygen. As oxygen levels drop, most animals that live at the bottom cannot survive. “The overwhelming response of the organisms in our coastal areas is to migrate or to die,â€
Re: The true science of movie monsters
Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 12:41 amPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:16 pm