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Inokuma Yawara
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.07.06 00:32:00 -
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S Byerley wrote:New race should use ultrasound weapons; can't decide if they should shield or hull tank.
Hmmm..... "Sound" weepons, or "Sonic" weapons.... In space, no less.... Hmmmm..... Sound weapons in an environment where sound cannot exist..... Hmmm.....
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Inokuma Yawara
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.07.06 01:57:00 -
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S Byerley wrote:Inokuma Yawara wrote:S Byerley wrote:New race should use ultrasound weapons; can't decide if they should shield or hull tank. Hmmm..... "Sound" weepons, or "Sonic" weapons.... In space no less.... Hmmmm..... Sound weapons in an environment where sound cannot exist..... Hmmm..... Fail? Eve space generates drag; it should presumably carry a high-energy wave.
Sound, even high energy "ultrasound", require that gas atoms or molecules be in very close proximity to one another. Sound propagates through the vibrations of gas atoms or molecules to bump into each other, thus transmitting the "sound energy" from the source to - wherever the sound wave radiates to.
While there are gas atoms and molecules in space, they are too far apart from one another for this propagation to occur. |
Inokuma Yawara
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.07.06 02:48:00 -
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S Byerley wrote:Inokuma Yawara wrote:Sound, even high energy "ultrasound", require that gas atoms or molecules be in very close proximity to one another. Sound propagates through the vibrations of gas atoms or molecules to bump into each other, thus transmitting the "sound energy" from the source to - wherever the sound wave radiates to.
While there are gas atoms and molecules in space, they are too far apart from one another for this propagation to occur.
(I said gas atoms or molecules, but the same propagation of sound can occur in liquids and solids, but it's still the same process. The atoms or molecules bump into one another to transmit the sound energy.) Not exactly my field, but my understanding is that sound still travels at extremely low pressures (not sure how well). I also haven't read most of the Eve lore, but my impression is that the medium is pretty close to a fluid. If it was extremely diffuse, travelling fast would damage your hull.
This is true, so long as some atoms or molecules can bump into each other. Of course, the sound would be "attenuated", but as long as the atoms or molecules can bump, sound will propagate.
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Inokuma Yawara
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.07.06 22:16:00 -
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Kitty Bear wrote:shouldn't it really be a 2nd race ...
well 3rd if you count rogue drones as already occupying the race #2 spot
#1 Human (5 political & socioeconomic factions thereof)
#2 Rogue Drones
#3 ??
#4 TheMittani
You're thinking "species." Humans is a species. Whereas race is an ethnic division within the Human species.... My to hundredths of an isk.
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