Forum    Search    FAQ

Board index » Sluggy Related Forums » Reactions




Post new topic  Reply to topic  [ 21 posts ] 
 
Author Message
 Post Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 10:09 pm 
Admin of Slight Inconvenience
User avatar
Offline
Joined: Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:07 pm
Posts: 6058
Location: Someplace other than where I am.
Thursday is (badly) singing...

On the fourth day of Sluggmas my suspicious eyes did see
Four sorting houses
Three to find the nuts
Two sandwiches
And one who has no last name

----
Vote for Sluggy Freelance at Top Web Comics. Remember to vote EACH day.

Top 
   
 Post Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 12:07 am 
User avatar
Offline
Joined: Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:57 pm
Posts: 4102
Location: Currently on expedition.
Heh. Looks like those two crazy lovebirds survived.

This makes me happy.

Top 
   
 Post Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 12:24 am 
User avatar
Offline
Joined: Wed Feb 12, 2003 12:00 am
Posts: 58
Website: http://www.ale.lim.com.au
WLM: [email protected]
Yahoo Messenger: alecatmew
AOL: alecatmew
Location: Adelaide
balthazar wrote:
Heh. Looks like those two crazy lovebirds survived.

This makes me happy.

Oh, this is a surprise!

Top 
   
 Post Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 4:21 am 
Offline
Joined: Thu Apr 21, 2011 6:43 am
Posts: 739
Wicked burn from Dr. Daiyu

Also: I like the three proper orbital mechanics parameters (semimajor axis, eccentricity, inclination) followed by the self-invented parameter ultracrepidarian spool, at 99.9% no less.

Top 
   
 Post Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 4:36 am 
Offline
Joined: Sun Aug 26, 2007 6:38 am
Posts: 52
Location: Australia
But... but... :O

Don't get me wrong, I love Daiyu and Shankraft!!!

*goes back to reread Kusari's "cleaning house"*

Top 
   
 Post Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 5:11 am 
User avatar
Offline
Joined: Fri Jan 27, 2017 8:29 pm
Posts: 167
Comic make impression that Torg is opening that compartment and asking 'What is all this?'. Transition could have been better.

Top 
   
 Post Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 9:25 am 
User avatar
Offline
Joined: Mon Aug 15, 2016 9:51 pm
Posts: 221
Location: Timeless Space
Let's see… semi-major axis, eccentricity, inclination… ultracrepidarian spool!? What's that mean? Pete, I respect that you as a comic strip author probably don't know what eccentricity, inclination, and semi-major axis are, but… all you were missing was AN longitude and argument of periapsis, and you decided to switch to jargon instead.

As for the left side… SRB in rocket science stands for Solid Rocket Booster. So you just portmanteau'd Solid Rocket Booster with… Booster.

By the way Shankraft, I believe most of that stuff Riff made in the early years of the strip. So, hC is probably familiar with that stuff.

Top 
   
 Post Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 9:48 am 
User avatar
Offline
Joined: Mon Aug 22, 2016 9:02 pm
Posts: 197
Location: The Dimension of Ziti
The only orbital parameter there that makes sense as a percentage is eccentricity, and that's a stretch. And I would think they would wait to circularize until they're a little closer to the station. Or at least in space.[/nitpick]


Last edited by RamenChef on Thu Dec 14, 2017 10:35 am, edited 1 time in total.
Top 
   
 Post Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 10:29 am 
User avatar
Offline
Joined: Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:47 am
Posts: 1856
Ultracrepidarian... boy howdy, now that is a $64 word.

Did anybody look it up to see what it means? :-)

Top 
   
 Post Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 10:34 am 
User avatar
Offline
Joined: Mon Aug 22, 2016 9:02 pm
Posts: 197
Location: The Dimension of Ziti
garyfritz wrote:
Ultracrepidarian... boy howdy, now that is a $64 word.

Did anybody look it up to see what it means? :-)

The NOAD says it means "expressing opinions on matters outside the scope of one's knowledge or expertise"

Top 
   
 Post Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 10:42 am 
Offline
Joined: Wed Feb 09, 2011 8:58 am
Posts: 142
How'd they survive?

...or did they? (ominous 4U City theme music plays)

Top 
   
 Post Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 10:44 am 
User avatar
Offline
Joined: Mon Aug 15, 2016 9:51 pm
Posts: 221
Location: Timeless Space
RamenChef wrote:
The only orbital parameter there that makes sense as a percentage is eccentricity, and that's a stretch. And I would think they would wait to circularize until they're a little closer to the station.[/nitpick]

Remember, intercept maneuvers are easiest with circular orbits. An altitude of 80km, eccentricity .32, and boosters only now detaching would suggest that the shuttle is currently burning into a stable orbit.

Top 
   
 Post Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 12:38 pm 
Offline
Joined: Mon Mar 18, 2013 9:22 am
Posts: 130
VcSaJen wrote:
Comic make impression that Torg is opening that compartment and asking 'What is all this?'. Transition could have been better.


Yes, Torg and Riff are in the first panel, so I thought it was them throughout the strip, but that didn't make sense. There is a thicker border around some panels, is that supposed to show that we are changing locations or characters or something?

Top 
   
 Post Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 1:02 pm 
User avatar
Offline
Joined: Tue Oct 08, 2002 12:00 am
Posts: 323
"Ultracrepidarian(noun, adjective. beyond one's knowledge or province) Spool" is me acknowledging i don't know what I'm talking about with the other terms, and i know you are all too smart to let me get away with it! It was a pre-nod! ;)

You guys are right the transition was terrible. I might try to fix that, working on the next comic now. Once that's done I'll look into clarifying.

Top 
   
 Post Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 3:51 pm 
User avatar
Offline
Joined: Mon Aug 15, 2016 9:51 pm
Posts: 221
Location: Timeless Space
Pete wrote:
"Ultracrepidarian(noun, adjective. beyond one's knowledge or province) Spool" is me acknowledging i don't know what I'm talking about with the other terms, and i know you are all too smart to let me get away with it! It was a pre-nod! ;)

I see! Nice. Though they're easy to explain.

As long as the possibility of this being revised is on the table:
  • Semi-major axis is the average altitudes at the highest and lowest points in the orbit, taken from the center of the planet. A low orbit would be 6,700 km to 7,000 km, geosynchronous orbit (where the orbital period is 24 hours) would be ~42,000 km, and the Moon's semi-major axis is ~385,000 km.
  • Eccentricity is a quanitification of how circular the orbit is, where 0 is a perfect circle, 1 or more is an escape trajectory, and between 0 and 1 are increasingly elongated ellipses/egg shapes. This is usually 0 for stations in long-term orbits, and (usually) somewhere between .2 to .6 for intercept orbits.
  • Inclination is the angle between the orbital plane and the reference plane (usually either the equator or the Earth's orbital plane).
  • The Ascending Node (AN) and Descending Node (DN) are the points where the orbital plane intersects the reference plane.
  • The Argument of Periapsis is the angle between the AN, the center of the planet, and the lowest point in the orbit (called the Periapsis).

Top 
   
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
 
Post new topic  Reply to topic  [ 21 posts ] 

Board index » Sluggy Related Forums » Reactions


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest

 
 

 
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to: