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:This would make sense if a slug was actually said to be traveling at 30 km/s and failed to act like a hypervelocity impactor. However, that never happens. The note is not pointing out how an aspect of the game/novel isn't consistent with the laws of physics. It's simply noting that, while the MAC is capable of propelling the slug to 30 kilometers per second by taking several minutes to charge, it almost never does. The note than notes why this is by citing the lore within the same book. By this logic, this page shouldn't list the TNT-equivalent yield of any of the MACs, because "maybe the formula for kinetic energy is different in this universe".--[[Special:Contributions/68.107.65.53|68.107.65.53]] 03:42, 20 December 2015 (EST) | :This would make sense if a slug was actually said to be traveling at 30 km/s and failed to act like a hypervelocity impactor. However, that never happens. The note is not pointing out how an aspect of the game/novel isn't consistent with the laws of physics. It's simply noting that, while the MAC is capable of propelling the slug to 30 kilometers per second by taking several minutes to charge, it almost never does. The note than notes why this is by citing the lore within the same book. By this logic, this page shouldn't list the TNT-equivalent yield of any of the MACs, because "maybe the formula for kinetic energy is different in this universe".--[[Special:Contributions/68.107.65.53|68.107.65.53]] 03:42, 20 December 2015 (EST) | ||
::I'm not slighting Mr. Nylund's credentials. And I conceded that your scenario is ''entirely plausible.'' But my major point was that unless we can get it confirmed by a reliable source, tt amounts to us making assertions that, however likely, may not be true. There are other Halopedia members who have accounts on Halo Waypoint, and I know for a fact that Grim peruses the HBO forums, so I'm sure we can raise the issue in time for a cannon fodder - though given how busy the season is going to be in the coming weeks, I wouldn't hold my breath for an answer until the new year. -- [[User:Morhek|<b><font color=indigo>Qura 'Morhek</font></b>]] [[w:c:halofanon:user:Specops306|<u><i><font color=blue><sup>The Autocrat</sup></font></i></u>]] [[User talk:Specops306|<u><i><font color=purple><sup>of Morheka</sup></font></i></u>]] 06:36, 20 December 2015 (EST) | ::I'm not slighting Mr. Nylund's credentials. And I conceded that your scenario is ''entirely plausible.'' But my major point was that unless we can get it confirmed by a reliable source, tt amounts to us making assertions that, however likely, may not be true. There are other Halopedia members who have accounts on Halo Waypoint, and I know for a fact that Grim peruses the HBO forums, so I'm sure we can raise the issue in time for a cannon fodder - though given how busy the season is going to be in the coming weeks, I wouldn't hold my breath for an answer until the new year. | ||
::Edit: [http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1211174 I posted on the HBO forum], asking for some clarification. It just remains to be seen if Grim will decide to answer it. -- [[User:Morhek|<b><font color=indigo>Qura 'Morhek</font></b>]] [[w:c:halofanon:user:Specops306|<u><i><font color=blue><sup>The Autocrat</sup></font></i></u>]] [[User talk:Specops306|<u><i><font color=purple><sup>of Morheka</sup></font></i></u>]] 06:36, 20 December 2015 (EST) | |||