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Sunday, September 19, 2004 3:06 PM
AGEHN
Sunday, September 19, 2004 3:10 PM
ARAWAEN
Sunday, September 19, 2004 4:14 PM
SPDRPARKER
Sunday, September 19, 2004 4:25 PM
CB
Sunday, September 19, 2004 4:28 PM
GOJIRO
Monday, September 20, 2004 2:50 AM
Quote: I don't actually remember any sci-fi noises when they were cocked....however I hear a kind of sci-fi sound when most of them are shot...
Monday, September 20, 2004 3:17 AM
BROWNCOAT1
May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.
Monday, September 20, 2004 9:45 AM
SHEPHERDQ
Monday, September 20, 2004 10:29 AM
WILDHEAVENFARM
Quote:Originally posted by Agehn: Okay, the Lassiter is the first laser gun, like the one whats-his-name had in Heart of Gold. So the rest of the guns, the ones we see everyday, are normal explosion-forces-out-lead guns -- they make big sounds and we see Simon take what appear to be lead chunks out of people who're shot. So why is there a faint sci-fi noise like the flash on a camera powering up when these guns are cocked? Are they somehow futuristically enhanced to be more accurate or powerful? What makes that noise?
Monday, September 20, 2004 3:34 PM
MICHIZURE
Quote:The whine is a charge build up in a capacitor.
Monday, September 20, 2004 6:26 PM
YT
the movie is not the Series. Only the facts have been changed, to irritate the innocent; the names of the actors and characters remain the same
Quote:Originally posted by Michizure: An all-electric firing "pin" A more exotic possibility is a gauss weapon: My favorite, though, is liquid propellant:
Tuesday, September 21, 2004 1:29 AM
Quote:Originally posted by YT: ShepherdQ earlier made a suggestion that makes sense to me in this context: they might use a technology that would reduce their dependence on another technology...
Tuesday, September 21, 2004 6:10 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Michizure: Cartridges for conventional slug-throwers require a fair amount of manufacturing (shells, powder, primer, etc.), and are specific to one size and type of firearm. I can see some minimum production on the frontier -- shotgun shells, perhaps, or reloading supplies -- but I suspect that most weapons and ammunition are manufactured on the core worlds and exported to the fringe.
Quote:Both gauss weapons and liquid propellant guns have the advantage that their "propellant" is generic (electrical power and liquid explosive, respectively), leaving only the bullet itself (which could be a simple slug) specific to the weapon.
Quote:They also have fewer moving parts than a conventional slug-thrower and at least potentially a sealed action, and may therefore last longer in use.
Quote:If you want to assume that the sound effect is a mistake (which is fine), you still have to account for why Mal's pistol (for example) has no visible action -- no cylinder or slide.
Friday, September 24, 2004 1:09 AM
Friday, September 24, 2004 2:54 AM
Quote:Originally posted by ShepherdQ: It seemed odd we would have to dress up Vera but I figured, ok artistic license.
Friday, September 24, 2004 3:01 AM
GLICO
Friday, September 24, 2004 9:05 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Michizure: Quote:Originally posted by ShepherdQ: It seemed odd we would have to dress up Vera but I figured, ok artistic license. This is a topic that has been Done to Death (tm) in other fora.
Quote:"Artistic license" is still the only explanation that makes any sense. I suppose it's possible to imagine a "carburetor" which uses outside air as an oxidant, but why bother?
Quote:Mr. Whedon has proven to be a very smart man in general, but that particular business was just silly.
Friday, September 24, 2004 3:54 PM
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