Well worth not quite 7 minutes of your time, even if a lot of them are new to you...
Pyan Morituri nolumus mori... Staff member Supporter Joined Jul 29, 2005 Messages 11,812 Location Hampshire Mar 26, 2021 #1 Well worth not quite 7 minutes of your time, even if a lot of them are new to you...
Foxbat None The Wiser Supporter Joined Jul 24, 2003 Messages 10,258 Location Scotland Mar 27, 2021 #2 For some reason I always envisaged Arrakis as bigger (maybe because of the size of the worms).
Rodders |-O-| (-O-) |-O-| Supporter Joined Nov 6, 2008 Messages 6,804 Mar 27, 2021 #3 That was a pretty good video. Nice to see the great A'Tuin in there too.
Pyan Morituri nolumus mori... Staff member Supporter Joined Jul 29, 2005 Messages 11,812 Location Hampshire Mar 27, 2021 #4 Rodders said: That was a pretty good video. Nice to see the great A'Tuin in there too. Click to expand... Yes - I laughed out loud when the Great Turtle popped up in the middle or a procession of globes...
Rodders said: That was a pretty good video. Nice to see the great A'Tuin in there too. Click to expand... Yes - I laughed out loud when the Great Turtle popped up in the middle or a procession of globes...
Vince W Towel Champion Supporter Joined Sep 9, 2011 Messages 5,192 Mar 27, 2021 #5 They got Arrakis wrong. It's described as having nearly a full G of gravity so its size would be comparable to Earth's.
They got Arrakis wrong. It's described as having nearly a full G of gravity so its size would be comparable to Earth's.
Pyan Morituri nolumus mori... Staff member Supporter Joined Jul 29, 2005 Messages 11,812 Location Hampshire Mar 27, 2021 #6 I believe it's not the size, it's the mass. A large planet with a tiny core would have a lower gravity than a small planet with a large, heavy core.
I believe it's not the size, it's the mass. A large planet with a tiny core would have a lower gravity than a small planet with a large, heavy core.
Vince W Towel Champion Supporter Joined Sep 9, 2011 Messages 5,192 Mar 27, 2021 #7 True, but it still seems gravely undersized.
paranoid marvin Run VT Erroll! Supporter Joined Mar 9, 2007 Messages 5,460 Mar 28, 2021 #8 I've heard that Planet Spaceball is pretty dense.