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World / Why airships?
« on: May 18, 2013, 04:16:07 am »
I'm probably going to get banned for this...
So, why did Gabriel choose to make airships? Going by developments since WWII, we’ve got bombers, VTOL jets, GOI has planes after all. Even aircraft carriers. With treads. Why not tanks? It could have been “Guns of Leonidas.” I know, I know, the he dug through Patrius for 20 years, learning and scavenging things to make the Icarus, but where did the ancients get their inspiration?
Many inventions have been inspired by nature. Stinging creatures gave people the inspiration for hypodermic needles. Birds’ wings are the basis of every airplane’s lift. Who’s to say that the ancients didn’t look to the Skywhales and think “Damn, I’d like to try that.”
In all seriousness, this thread is dedicated to the speculation of Skywhales, and their impact on world. How do they fly? What did they use for lift? For thrust? What do they eat? What caused them to evolve (Potentially) lighter than air flight? Are there multiple species? What is their niche? Are they extinct?
PS; don’t think we didn’t see that whale in your videos, devs.
So, why did Gabriel choose to make airships? Going by developments since WWII, we’ve got bombers, VTOL jets, GOI has planes after all. Even aircraft carriers. With treads. Why not tanks? It could have been “Guns of Leonidas.” I know, I know, the he dug through Patrius for 20 years, learning and scavenging things to make the Icarus, but where did the ancients get their inspiration?
Many inventions have been inspired by nature. Stinging creatures gave people the inspiration for hypodermic needles. Birds’ wings are the basis of every airplane’s lift. Who’s to say that the ancients didn’t look to the Skywhales and think “Damn, I’d like to try that.”
In all seriousness, this thread is dedicated to the speculation of Skywhales, and their impact on world. How do they fly? What did they use for lift? For thrust? What do they eat? What caused them to evolve (Potentially) lighter than air flight? Are there multiple species? What is their niche? Are they extinct?
PS; don’t think we didn’t see that whale in your videos, devs.