Homesuck: Vriska Rising - Page 930

Locke cole · 12-12-2011, 12:41 AM

Wow. Someone else thought of the "~~3ns~~ 3Y" joke.

So, if 3 meters has become 3 lightyears from their perspective, that's... a lot of shrinkage.

rpgdemon · 12-12-2011, 12:42 AM

Couldn't Jade speed up their journey by, ironically, slowing down?

Like, 100 MPH would get them across easily, and not have any time dilation.

Edit: Like, even if they're shrunk down, speed of light should be constant. I think the physics here are wonky/wrong.

Locke cole · 12-12-2011, 12:44 AM

Time dialation wouldn't happen if they slowed down, true, but I think that what she's saying is that the distance is effectively 3 lightyears.

Hussie physics sure are weird?

POS Industries · 12-12-2011, 12:47 AM

Yeah, I think this is kind of an awkward means of progressing all the characters to the same age, if that's what's going on here. Suspension of disbelief just ain't working for me on this one.

Locke cole · 12-12-2011, 12:50 AM

Having said that, the idea that Hussie is supposed to be from a universe outside the Green Sun's influence may explain the "reverse Calvin And Hobbes" thing.

Aldurin · 12-12-2011, 01:39 AM

This is just way too confusing. I will continue to agree with John's last expression until we get more info.

Ecks · 12-12-2011, 02:30 AM

Ugh, I think I'm gonna stay the fuck off 4chan for the duration.

I was in an HSG when the update dropped and they collectively flipped their shit. Something about ships capsizing and whatnot. Or not wanting characters aged up? I dunno.

As far as the 3 year nonsense is concerned... that's an awfully long time to be stuck on a ship with jack flipping shit to do.

Not even gonna speculate on what's going on with Rose, Dave, or the Trolls in the meantime until we get to their shenanigans.

Locke cole · 12-12-2011, 02:49 AM

Actually, they do potentially have stuff to do. Assuming Jade can multitask and still keep the ship going, she could potentially send John, Davesprite, and possibly herself to the five planets she still has with her. They could play the LOHACSE for kicks, hang out in a mushroom farm on LOWAS, or... well, there's not too much to do on the other three planets, unless you're really into rainbow-water, frogs, or craters.

Arcanum · 12-12-2011, 02:57 AM

Assuming everything so far makes sense (I'm not saying it does, but in this case let's just assume it does), and that at their current size the distance to the window is about 3 light years. Couldn't Jade just make their ship bigger to speed up the journey?

Like, an ant travelling a yard would take a while, but a human or a cat or a mouse could travel that same distance much faster. So wouldn't that also apply in this case?

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Originally Posted by Locke cole

Actually, they do potentially have stuff to do. Assuming Jade can multitask and still keep the ship going, she could potentially send John, Davesprite, and possibly herself to the five planets she still has with her. They could play the LOHACSE for kicks, hang out in a mushroom farm on LOWAS, or... well, there's not too much to do on the other three planets, unless you're really into rainbow-water, frogs, or craters.

Well they could save B-Slick from the volcano and help him grow big and strong.

Locke cole · 12-12-2011, 03:04 AM

See, a human would go faster because, well, they can move faster. The issue here is that Jade is apparently moving them at lightspeed, which is the universal speed limit. Literally can't go faster than that, no matter your size.

The only way this could work is if Hussie, and by extension everything in his parlor, is freaking HUGE. As in, what appears to be foot to him is a lightyear to us. Of course, for that to work, he'd have to break the light barrier just to bang out his recaps on the typewriter as fast as he appears to.

So, physics breaks down either way.

12-12-2011, 12:42 AM	#9292
rpgdemon Not a Taco Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3,313	Couldn't Jade speed up their journey by, ironically, slowing down? Like, 100 MPH would get them across easily, and not have any time dilation. Edit: Like, even if they're shrunk down, speed of light should be constant. I think the physics here are wonky/wrong. __________________ I did a lot of posting on here as a teenager, and I was pretty awful. Even after I learned, grew up, and came to be on the right side of a lot of important issues, I was still angry, abrasive, and generally increased the amount of hate in the world, in pretty unacceptable ways. On the off chance that someone is taking a trip down memory lane looking through those old threads, I wanted to devote my signature to say directly to you, I'm sorry. Thank you for letting me be better, NPF.

12-12-2011, 12:47 AM	#9294
POS Industries Argus Agony Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gotta go fishing! Posts: 10,483	Yeah, I think this is kind of an awkward means of progressing all the characters to the same age, if that's what's going on here. Suspension of disbelief just ain't working for me on this one. __________________ Either you're dead or my watch has stopped.

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12-12-2011, 01:39 AM	#9296
Aldurin Lakitu Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 4,648	This is just way too confusing. I will continue to agree with John's last expression until we get more info.