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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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Mar 9, 20222 min read
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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Feb 11, 20221 min read
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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Jan 8, 20222 min read
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 5, 20222 min read
"Dune" Lasgun Power Output Calc
(Spoilers for the new movie.)
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Jan 2, 20221 min read
Was Mithril Titanium?
Short answer: No, probably not.
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Dec 9, 20212 min read
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 7, 20212 min read
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 3, 202110 min read
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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Nov 30, 20211 min read
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 24, 20212 min read
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 16, 20211 min read
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 15, 20211 min read
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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Aug 16, 20211 min read
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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Apr 1, 20213 min read
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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Feb 10, 20211 min read
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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