http://www.merzo.net/index.html [merzo.net]

This is incredibly awesome and dorky. And if you've ever wondered if you got the proprtions correct in that dream where King Kong was attacking the Executor, well, wonder no more.

Um, hasn't someone posted that site before? Does this mean that I have to look at it again? Cuz, the first time was entertaining but the second might be.......redundant.

In Response to Yoshi (#7733):

Perhaps... I didn't start reading the non-members forums until the site revamp.

Even if it was posted before... now they have Farscape ships! That's worth revisiting, right?

...right?

...

Don't make me question your dedication to Sparkle Motion.

I discovered this site early this week (Monday, I think it was). The URL was published in a gaming mag somebody at work had picked up. What I find most cool about it, other than the sheer volume of examples included, is how the pick-up-and-drag feature works in Internet Explorer. Sadly, it does not work on Netscape or Safari, but still... it's a cool feature that I have not seen used for anything even remotely beneficial on other websites.

Of course, that implies that this website has beneficial value... I just think it's cool... OK? So I'm a geek -- aren't we all? Isn't that why we're here?

In Response to Clan_Hanna (#7765):

So I'm a geek -- aren't we all? Isn't that why we're here?

Not me. I'm only here 'cos the parole officer said so.

In Response to evilaltor (#7768):

I'm here because the fishing report said this'd be a good spot for mangrove jack this time of year.

In Response to Clan_Hanna (#7765):

I'm here because of the low flame-to-content ratio, the high useful-tips-to-useless-trivia ratio, the sense of geekish conviviality, and the funny pictures [goats.com].

Imperial Death Star II/ Mobile Command Base Star Wars 800km diameter

This is TOTALLY wrong. The death star was aprox. the size of a moon, our moon (a small one even in our own solar system) is about 2162 miles (3479 km). Yeah, stupid nerds.

In Response to kornz (#9004):

i.e.
the diameter of TITAN is 3200 miles (5150 km)
and the diameter of HYPERION is 224 miles x 140 miles (360 km x 226 km)

that website is pretty fucking sweet

In Response to kornz (#9005):

Yes, our moon is not the largest in the solar system, but it is believed to be a large moon, and its size ratio with earth is quite unusual.

For an example of a small moon, check out Phobos.

In Response to Dynedain (#9135):

but the majority of the moons in our solar system are our moon's size or bigger....

In Response to kornz (#9137):

Jupiter says you're wrong.

So does Uranus.

In Response to zamphir (#9140):

jupiter has more than one moon...

In Response to kornz (#9148):

That's right! Good for you!

Now how many of them does Jupiter have, and how many of those moons are as large or larger than ours?

In Response to kornz (#9137):

Jupiter or Saturn are a good place to look to compare relative size of planet to related moon. But for how small moons can be, look not at Phobos, but at Charon, the satellite revolving around Pluto. Pluto is itself only about two-thirds the diameter of our own Luna, but Charon is just about half of that.

And besides, the direct quote from the movie says "that small moon."

In Response to Clan_Hanna (#9156):

I still say they are wrong.

In Response to kornz (#9160):

From Moons of the Solar System [spacetoday.org]: "Earth's Moon. The Moon is one of the larger natural satellites with a diameter of 2,160 miles...The largest moon is Ganymede with a diameter of 3,280 miles...The smallest moon is Deimos, only seven miles in diameter."

In Response to Dynedain (#9165):

a. that is our solar system
b. both of those moons (and many many others in our solar system, off of that same link) show larger moons than "that small moon"
c. we are arguing about the death star; a fictional space station...

In Response to kornz (#9171):

a. Our solar system is the only one we have any knowledge of moons in.
b. At 800km, the Death Star II is well within the range of a "small moon" compared to bodies in our solar system.
c. Unless you have some stunning proof that 800 km is somehow less than 7 miles, I suggest admitting defeat...

Cheers,
Graham

NERDS

In Response to jon (#9174):

Yeah.

But all Jocks think about is football and sports.

In Response to jon (#9174):

I prefer the term "dork"

In Response to albionsoft (#9173):

the "small moons" in our own solar system range to less than 7 miles, so, does that mean that the death star should have been 2-4 miles in diameter?

In Response to kornz (#9185):

I kinda figured that.

In Response to zamphir (#9177):

To add to the list... my geek friends and I had a Jock roommate for a summer during college. He also thought about "chicks", and the song "Holy Diver". We never figured out how that last one made the list.