Posted by SpaceKase
- Aug 26, 2020, 07:03:39 PMYou watched it, you can't Un-watch it! Stay tuned for more... "Tales of Interest"!
Posted by Local Trouble
- Aug 26, 2020, 04:31:30 PMQuote from: Kradan on Aug 26, 2020, 06:52:16 AMQuote from: Local Trouble on Aug 25, 2020, 09:15:44 PMQuote from: SM on Feb 02, 2018, 06:30:00 AM
SM > CMTM
Wait, what
You read it. I thought it was clear.
Posted by Kradan
- Aug 26, 2020, 06:52:16 AMPosted by SpaceKase
- Aug 26, 2020, 04:13:18 AMHey man, I'm just glad that there are enough nerds out here to passionately debate the hypothetical top speeds of a fictional ship from a movie sequel made over a third of a century ago. I say ooh-f**kin'-rah. Sorry for hijacking the thread, RipleyC8!
Posted by Local Trouble
- Aug 26, 2020, 12:33:43 AM
Posted by SiL
- Aug 26, 2020, 12:08:47 AMI thiiiink this is 1st ed.
Posted by Local Trouble
- Aug 25, 2020, 11:58:10 PMQuote from: SpaceKase on Aug 25, 2020, 11:45:16 PM
Much of the CMTM is reprinted from the original Dark Horse UK magazine articles, right? Was it from there?
Beats me. Maybe it was from a wiki or someone else "cited" it in an old forum post somewhere else and I took it at face value, but I'm usually more careful than that. Just look at all the Google results that say the same thing, essentially word for word:
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=sulaco+%22maximum+speed+of+0.74%22
Posted by SiL
- Aug 25, 2020, 11:56:10 PMQuote from: SpaceKase on Aug 25, 2020, 11:45:16 PMThe car manufacturer does, though.
My car mechanic will never give me a straight answer either.
Posted by SpaceKase
- Aug 25, 2020, 11:45:16 PMQuote from: SiL on Aug 25, 2020, 11:40:50 PM
It mentions it can go faster, but says it's not sustainable and doesn't say by how much.
My car mechanic will never give me a straight answer either.
Quote from: Local Trouble on Aug 25, 2020, 11:44:52 PMQuote from: SM on Aug 25, 2020, 11:30:50 PM
Yeah I do. Unless there's another contradictory mention of the 0.74 as max speed I just have "high cruising speed".
Great. Now I'm going to be tearing my hair out trying to find the source of that quote.
Much of the CMTM is reprinted from the original Dark Horse UK magazine articles, right? Was it from there?
Posted by Local Trouble
- Aug 25, 2020, 11:44:52 PMQuote from: SM on Aug 25, 2020, 11:30:50 PM
Yeah I do. Unless there's another contradictory mention of the 0.74 as max speed I just have "high cruising speed".
Great. Now I'm going to be tearing my hair out trying to find the source of that quote.
Posted by SiL
- Aug 25, 2020, 11:40:50 PMIt mentions it can go faster, but says it's not sustainable and doesn't say by how much.
Posted by SpaceKase
- Aug 25, 2020, 11:37:36 PMQuote from: SM on Aug 25, 2020, 11:30:50 PM
Yeah I do. Unless there's another contradictory mention of the 0.74 as max speed I just have "high cruising speed".
Bingo! There you go. Sorry about the tension, friend. I think you're great, no sarcasm implied.
Quote from: Local Trouble on Aug 25, 2020, 11:17:22 PM
Anyone have a first edition printing of the CMTM handy? If LBW fixed* it in a revision, then great. I just want to know I'm not entirely insane.QuoteIt was first published on March 1, 1995, and has been reissued twice — by HarperPrism in 1996 and Titan Books in 2012.
Xenopedia - The Alien vs. Predator Wiki
* - the "high cruising speed" still seems too slow, but at least it's not "maximum" anymore...
Oh, trust me, we're all mad here. But I totally agree, I think the high cruising speed of 55mph here in the States is waaaaay too slow, *sigh* the cops, they feel otherwise.
Posted by SM
- Aug 25, 2020, 11:30:50 PMYeah I do. Unless there's another contradictory mention of the 0.74 as max speed I just have "high cruising speed".
Posted by Local Trouble
- Aug 25, 2020, 11:17:22 PMAnyone have a first edition printing of the CMTM handy? If LBW fixed* it in a revision, then great. I just want to know I'm not entirely insane.
Xenopedia - The Alien vs. Predator Wiki
* - the "high cruising speed" still seems too slow, but at least it's not "maximum" anymore...
QuoteIt was first published on March 1, 1995, and has been reissued twice — by HarperPrism in 1996 and Titan Books in 2012.
Xenopedia - The Alien vs. Predator Wiki
* - the "high cruising speed" still seems too slow, but at least it's not "maximum" anymore...
Posted by SpaceKase
- Aug 25, 2020, 11:12:28 PMQuote from: Local Trouble on Aug 25, 2020, 11:10:08 PM
Maybe it was from an earlier edition of the book. I know I didn't just invent that quote out of thin air.
No man, you're totally barking up the right tree, I know precisely what you're referring to, you're close, just slightly inaccurate. It's just the Mandela effect.
Quote from: SM on Aug 25, 2020, 11:11:22 PMQuoteI absolutely believe mistakes can be made in any medium, I make them all the time and I have no difficulty admitting so. 0.74 light years per sidereal day is indeed a high cruising speed for Conestoga's, and the film indeed does show the Sulaco traveling much faster, precisely as I stated above. Can you explain where the conflict is here?
It's pretty obvious that would be a waste of time.
That feels pretty rude. It's okay to be incorrect about something, I'm incorrect about stuff all the time, it's human. I can demonstrate where the confusion is, but I've got a feeling this may have turned into a personal thing, and my mere suggestion has caused offense. My apologies, I respect the hell out you regardless, and I'd like you to know that. I assure you, any perceived rudeness or disrespect on my part is entirely unintentional.
