I can't wait to read the new chapters, I've read 1-5 about fifteen times.
Also, why does a phaser really need a stock? There's no recoil, of course I can see it improving aim (note: i've never fired a rifle myself).
"Reign of Terror" Revisited
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Re: "Reign of Terror" Revisited
If you meet these historians I'll tell you what to say
tell them that the Nazis never really went away
They're out there burning houses down and peddling racist lies.
And we'll never rest again until every Nazi dies.
tell them that the Nazis never really went away
They're out there burning houses down and peddling racist lies.
And we'll never rest again until every Nazi dies.
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Well, the "improving aim" part is really really important. And phasers do have recoil; O'Brien even mentioned it once.Angry Dave wrote:I can't wait to read the new chapters, I've read 1-5 about fifteen times.
Also, why does a phaser really need a stock? There's no recoil, of course I can see it improving aim (note: i've never fired a rifle myself).
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Aren't phasers particle weapons according to the analysis on the main SDN site? If so, then the third law of motion would seem to apply. Particle being propelled out from the phaser -> recoil force back into the weapon and the user, no matter how well reduced (felt recoil, if reducing actual recoil would violate the third law of motion?).
And as for the stock... at least it's there, no matter how unergonomic, not-customized-for-individual-shooter and/or wobbly it may be.
And as for the stock... at least it's there, no matter how unergonomic, not-customized-for-individual-shooter and/or wobbly it may be.
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Re: "Reign of Terror" Revisited
It does not matter whether they are particle weapons or not. They are transfering energy from point A to point B so they must transfer momentum too. The real question is how large is the recoil. For low power hand-weapons (most sci-fi weapons fits into this category... phasers included) with high speed 'projectile' (near light speed particles or photons) this can be very small.Edward Yee wrote:Aren't phasers particle weapons according to the analysis on the main SDN site? If so, then the third law of motion would seem to apply. Particle being propelled out from the phaser -> recoil force back into the weapon and the user, no matter how well reduced (felt recoil, if reducing actual recoil would violate the third law of motion?).
And as for the stock... at least it's there, no matter how unergonomic, not-customized-for-individual-shooter and/or wobbly it may be.
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In the quest for further updates, I bump this thread. It should probably be a sticky, anyway, if you ask me.
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Why? Why would you do that? Now everyone will think there's been an update, and the ensuing depression when they find out otherwise will lead to at least three suicides. How do you feel about that, hmm?
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Re: "Reign of Terror" Revisited
Evil, now that you've told me the consequences.Master_Baerne wrote:Why? Why would you do that? Now everyone will think there's been an update, and the ensuing depression when they find out otherwise will lead to at least three suicides. How do you feel about that, hmm?
"This is supposed to be a happy occasion... Let's not bicker and argue about who killed who."
-- The King of Swamp Castle, Monty Python and the Holy Grail
"Nothing of consequence happened today. " -- Diary of King George III, July 4, 1776
"This is not bad; this is a conspiracy to remove happiness from existence. It seeks to wrap its hedgehog hand around the still beating heart of the personification of good and squeeze until it is stilled."
-- Chuck Sonnenburg on Voyager's "Elogium"
-- The King of Swamp Castle, Monty Python and the Holy Grail
"Nothing of consequence happened today. " -- Diary of King George III, July 4, 1776
"This is not bad; this is a conspiracy to remove happiness from existence. It seeks to wrap its hedgehog hand around the still beating heart of the personification of good and squeeze until it is stilled."
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Now I see why he chose the purple Kosh isntead of the green one :-/Ted C wrote:Evil, now that you've told me the consequences.Master_Baerne wrote:Why? Why would you do that? Now everyone will think there's been an update, and the ensuing depression when they find out otherwise will lead to at least three suicides. How do you feel about that, hmm?
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Wow, just wow this is really good.
I can't wait for an update <subscribes>
I can't wait for an update <subscribes>
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You complete and utter despicable cockbite, I thought this was an update.Ted C wrote:In the quest for further updates, I bump this thread. It should probably be a sticky, anyway, if you ask me.
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I was thinking the exact same thing, myself.Darth Nostril wrote:You complete and utter despicable cockbite, I thought this was an update.Ted C wrote:In the quest for further updates, I bump this thread. It should probably be a sticky, anyway, if you ask me.
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Re: "Reign of Terror" Revisited
This is where being pessimistic is the right thinking approach to non-regularly updated fanfics. You should come into the thread expecting it is just someone posting a question of when the next chapter is coming in. When that's proven right, you don't feel disappointed but if a new chapter does come in then hey! You're happy to be wrong. 
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I know where you're coming from but do you seriously expect me to take advice from someone who has Rimmer as an avatar?
And it takes a special kind of fuckwit to post on a long silent fanfic oblivious of the consequences, we need to be able to clearly identify these wastes of DNA.
And it takes a special kind of fuckwit to post on a long silent fanfic oblivious of the consequences, we need to be able to clearly identify these wastes of DNA.
So I stare wistfully at the Lightning for a couple of minutes. Two missiles, sharply raked razor-thin wings, a huge, pregnant belly full of fuel, and the two screamingly powerful engines that once rammed it from a cold start to a thousand miles per hour in under a minute. Life would be so much easier if our adverseries could be dealt with by supersonic death on wings - but alas, Human resources aren't so easily defeated.
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Its Ace Rimmer though. You can trust him.Darth Nostril wrote:I know where you're coming from but do you seriously expect me to take advice from someone who has Rimmer as an avatar?
What a guy.