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Smaug vs Drogon
Movies vs show. Okay, this is a more even fight. Let's dive right in. Size: Smaug's size Smaug was called "twice as big as a 747" by a...
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Apr 27, 20223 min read
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What Would Happen If Toothless Scored a Direct Hit On Smaug's Weak Spot?
Spoiler: I don't know. In a previous essay, I argued that Smaug could destroy Toothless. I don't think he'd ever get off a shot to...
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Mar 9, 20222 min read
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Calc: Yield of Boba Fett's Wrist Blasters
Feat (Boba blasts a stormtrooper about twenty feet) Whatever he used to send that poor bloke flying had to output a minimum of about:...
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Feb 11, 20221 min read
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The Sardaukar's Arsenal: An Overview
(2021 film version.) Modern armies have four main types of weapons, and have so for centuries and centuries:, Melee weapons (knives,...
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Jan 8, 20222 min read
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"Dune" Lasgun Power Output Calc
(Spoilers for the new movie.)
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Jan 5, 20222 min read
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Dune Shields, Analyzed
This is a scientific analysis of the shields in Dune (2021). It's more in-depth than the ones in the databases. Shield Characteristics...
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Dec 9, 20212 min read
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Red Death Density
Please note that these figures are very, very rough (due to the volume of the Red Death being rather difficult to figure out with...
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Dec 7, 20212 min read
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Smaug vs Toothless Analysis
I'm literally agonizing over who would win between a multi-hundred-ton demon who shrugged off molten gold and a car-sized flying lizard with
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Dec 3, 202110 min read
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Telekinesis Overview
Just some interesting data. A Sith uses the Force. Darth Vader (Star Wars) Vader used the Force to stop an AT-AT from crushing him, then...
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Nov 30, 20211 min read
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Science Quiz
Here's a quick science quiz to help you know if you understand basic scientific principles. I'll use some questions from a similar quiz...
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Nov 24, 20212 min read
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Calc: Toothless Blasts Away Monstrous Nightmare
Here's the feat. All right, I'll run the numbers. Sadly, Imgur does not give precise second decimal numbers on their gifs, so I have to...
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Nov 16, 20211 min read
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Does Movie Smaug Truly Have Kiloton-Level Fire?
Smaug blasts Lake-Town. This post is gonna be short. it's just an explanation of why we can know Smaug really does emit...
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Nov 15, 20211 min read
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Beta Hammer KE Calc
In this fight (at about the 0:51 mark) Chris Rose mentions that Beta's hammer "swings nine feet in point two seconds". I think that gives...
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Aug 16, 20211 min read
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Tactical Evaluation of the Jedi
This is an exempt from a classified Gondorian report on the swordfighting skills of Star Wars characters. Report: Swordsmanship skills of...
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Apr 1, 20213 min read
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Types of Magic
Type I—first come, first serve. Any magician can put a spell on any other magician. No countering spells. If Magician A and Magician B...
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Feb 10, 20211 min read
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