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#136451 ilsemmr Mon, 26th Mar '12 12:39:37 PM from Austin

I looked at it. It was fascinating. I'm waiting for somehow to analyze the tornado scene completely and give us a better idea of how 8 ponies can make a such a big difference.

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edited 26th Mar '12 12:42:17 PM by ilsemmr

#136452 Seraphem Mon, 26th Mar '12 12:41:29 PM from Delamare

ok somepony did the math, and for those that don't want to watch the clip (yeah his voice is kinda annoying) he came up with...

1 Wingpower equals a speed of 19.5 MPH and is about 40 Horsepower

so RD was pulling 315 MPH and 668 horsepower during the first test run.

and yeah I'm sure it actually represents something else inherent to pegasi abilities, but it also comes out to those numbers....ponies are bucking badasses.

edited 26th Mar '12 12:42:43 PM by Seraphem

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#136453 Purple Dalek Mon, 26th Mar '12 12:41:55 PM from the Moon

"It's magic" just isn't a good enough explanation for people anymore is it?

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#136454 ilsemmr Mon, 26th Mar '12 12:42:59 PM from Austin

No. I'm a (wo)man of science! Now inject some science into that show!

#136455 storyyeller Mon, 26th Mar '12 12:43:00 PM from Appleloosa

Hey, does anyone understand matroids? There's something that I'm confused about.

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#136456 Purple Dalek Mon, 26th Mar '12 12:44:29 PM from the Moon

Unicorns. You can't explain them with science!

Seriously though, overthinking it sucks all of the fun out like poison from a wound.

edited 26th Mar '12 12:45:33 PM by PurpleDalek

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#136457 Seraphem Mon, 26th Mar '12 12:44:35 PM from Delamare

@ Purple not when actaully doing the math makes the ponies even more badass then ever.

what's more badass, knowing RD can break the sound barrier? Or knowing not only can she do that but she can survive over 1000G's of acceleration. And hey we're still going with her being able do that is magic, were just showing how epic that magic makes her.

edited 26th Mar '12 12:44:48 PM by Seraphem

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#136458 ilsemmr Mon, 26th Mar '12 12:46:08 PM from Austin

About unicorns:

It's all on evolution and genetic engineering done by humans after their demise in nuclear warfare!

Yeah, no idea. I just like people applying math.

#136459 Purple Dalek Mon, 26th Mar '12 12:48:12 PM from the Moon

But when you get into 'how did Twilight survive being crushed by the piano' theories it's just....ugh.

edited 26th Mar '12 12:48:24 PM by PurpleDalek

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#136460 crowlover Mon, 26th Mar '12 12:48:17 PM

@ilsemmr Was that a DBZ Abridged reference? Or did DBZ Abridged reference it from something else?

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#136461 Badwolfwho Mon, 26th Mar '12 12:48:45 PM from Stardust Road

I know about Metroids.

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#136462 ilsemmr Mon, 26th Mar '12 12:49:26 PM from Austin

That was a DBZ reference, although I'm not sure if THEY got it from somewhere else. Plus, I didn't remember the actual quote, so yeah... it might not be an obvious reference ^^

edited 26th Mar '12 12:49:39 PM by ilsemmr

#136463 Cookoo Mon, 26th Mar '12 12:53:12 PM from A cuckoo clock

Metroids? Don't let then latch on to you!

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#136464 stevebat Mon, 26th Mar '12 12:54:18 PM

The only question I have is how the hell rainbow dash managed to break her wing in read it and weep.

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#136465 Kyler Thatch Mon, 26th Mar '12 12:54:54 PM from the bottom of my heart

Ugh, we're not getting into another anti-intellectualism debate, are we?

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#136466 ilsemmr Mon, 26th Mar '12 12:58:10 PM from Austin

Hmmm... we might be. But (respectful) debate is good. It's basically all I do in school now, whether in essays or discussions.

#136467 Death Cloud Mon, 26th Mar '12 12:58:53 PM from Horsehead Nebula

That new clip (they will show us entire episode in pieces), I want to see this episode now.

Nice to see DT in role what is interesting.

And that new pegasus - Spiderpony.

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#136468 Purple Dalek Mon, 26th Mar '12 12:59:12 PM from the Moon

Pony Parker.

@ils I just think overthinking things sucks all of the joy out of it. If we knew how the TARDIS works or how the toys in Toy Story came to life it would take away a lot of the mystery and fun.

edited 26th Mar '12 1:01:08 PM by PurpleDalek

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#136469 Delvarian Mon, 26th Mar '12 1:01:41 PM

Cool! I just saw that video, and the analysis was pretty sound considering the universe given. Maybe this can be used in a fanfic for good measure.

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#136470 Seraphem Mon, 26th Mar '12 1:02:13 PM from Delamare

except we all recoginize that ponies are magic, we're just trying to quantify just how badass there magic is and what rules it operates by to better figure out how to create that dimensional bridge.

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#136471 ilsemmr Mon, 26th Mar '12 1:03:11 PM from Austin

He he. It's just that once someone brings up an issue like "How can 8 missing ponies make the difference between breaking a record and being able to form a tornado to begin with?" I begin to think about the Fridge Logic of it.

But I actually accept the magic. I was being kind of sarcastic with the whole genetic engineering/evolution thing. But I do love how this fan base over-analyzes everything.

#136472 Chadaman 99 Mon, 26th Mar '12 1:03:52 PM

@stevebat She did a trick and fell to the ground.

#136473 Kyler Thatch Mon, 26th Mar '12 1:04:29 PM from the bottom of my heart

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Human Pinkie*
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Cutelestia
She did it
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She is a tree
RPS is hard with no fingers
Peewee
Burning
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#136474 Delvarian Mon, 26th Mar '12 1:06:04 PM

I can understand how missing 8 pegasi would mean them loosing the chance to break the record (seeing how that's quite a bit of wingpower lost), and how the records can be tight. Also, it seems that in the episode, the hurricane required at least 800 wingpower to carry up the water from that lake in order for it to reach Cloudsdale. Maybe the 8 missing pegasi could have decreased the drag or somehow innately benefited the others?

edited 26th Mar '12 1:07:09 PM by Delvarian

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#136475 Purple Dalek Mon, 26th Mar '12 1:08:20 PM from the Moon

Gotta love how Spitfire did nothing to help.

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