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Finding a Wunderwaffe: The Sonic Blaster

Hey everyone!

Today we have a fascinating story about how our dear Ravess surreptitiously snipped a small chunk from Master Cyclonis’ budget and used the funds to buy new instruments for her orche… er… I mean, wunderwaffe! Of course, today we have a tech breakdown of yet another wunderwaffe! What did you think? >:D

We’ll explore why someone needed this specific device, how it can even perform its intended functions, why it needs such a long recharge time, and, of course, how Finn’s musical talent helped protect against it. Let’s go!

Why Sound?

So, as usual, we start from simple to complex. The main question that you immediately want to ask when looking at this thing is, why couldn’t they just make it an energy-based blaster? Like all self-respecting blasters. And, surprisingly, unlike other wunderwaffe, there’s a fairly obvious and, more importantly, rational explanation for this seemingly strange decision:

As we can see, Ravess is quite a clever person and foresaw that her toy is, in general, quite vulnerable, as is Polaris Pointe itself. And, it must be said, she found a rather elegant solution to this problem.

However, everything comes at a price, and, judging by all accounts, the price for this shield was that… it’s impenetrable from both sides. That is, if this cannon were energy-based, it would either be completely useless, because it would be hitting its own shield, or our favorite squadron would simply blow it up in a couple of seconds through a window, or by catching the moment when the shield is deactivated for firing. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

But for sound, it seems to be very permeable. So, we can confidently say that this choice was dictated not by Ravess’ passing whim, but by stark necessity.

Symphony of Ruin

Now, let’s figure out how you can destroy anything with sound. And, it must be said, Ravess chose a very accurate name for her symphony. You don’t have to go far for examples; just remember the Mythbusters episode where the singer Jaimie Vendera managed to break a glass with his own voice, even without an amplifier! :D

This is so-called resonant destruction. In short, it happens because all objects have their own frequency of oscillation, and if you play a loud enough sound at that frequency, it causes very strong vibrations, which eventually lead to destruction.

Most likely, the Atmosian engineers, when designing ships, didn’t expect them to be shot at with sound cannons, so it’s not that hard to imagine that Ravess found a frequency that makes ships fall apart. Well, then, as they say, it’s a matter of technique. However, Ravess seems to have her own methods.

Sound Laser

But no matter how much of a musician Ravess is, she’ll still need a very powerful amplifier to destroy a ship that way. And a sound laser, or, more intelligently, a saser, is perfect for this role. In reality, such a device doesn’t exist for some reasons, but to understand what it is, we can get by with a perfectly ordinary light laser.

Let’s start with the fact that the word “laser” itself is an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. In simple terms, it’s a source of pure light, that is, it shines only in one strictly defined color, for example, green. In the case of a sound laser, this means that it’s a device that generates pure sound of one strictly defined frequency – for example, the one needed to destroy a ship.

This purity is achieved through a phenomenon called stimulated emission. This is an effect from quantum mechanics, and I certainly won’t tell you what it is, but we just need to know that to use it, we need to pump energy into a medium that, under certain conditions, will become the source of pure sound. Then all that remains is to attach an acoustic lens to it – and voila, a sound beam generator is ready.

nd in this case, it becomes absolutely clear why this cannon needs time to recharge. Because we need energy pumping and a very powerful sound beam, this thing needs a lot of energy! :D Well, and with large amounts of energy on Atmos, as we know, things are very bad, and after all, you also need to power the shield in addition to the cannon. So, this is just another time when technical limitations play into the hands of our favorite squadron. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Can You Protect Yourself from Sound with... Sound?

Well, we’re finally moving on to the most interesting part! :D Could Finn’s music really save the Condor from this machine?

And the correct answer is… yes! :D BUT! – with some serious caveats. >:D

First, let’s listen to what Stork told Finn about this…

…and let’s just say that he’s absolutely right! This phenomenon is called interference. Let’s look at a simulation of how this happens. Follow the white color.

Between two sources of waves, so-called standing waves are formed. And this really could prevent the destruction of the Condor, BUT…

Firstly, power. In order to extinguish the cannon like that, Finn’s speakers must deliver the same power as it does. Otherwise, there will be no interference. And the point is not even whether the Condor had enough energy to match the cannon, but that… these speakers just couldn’t help but affect the Condor itself. >:D

It seems that behind the scenes, the Condor’s hangar was thoroughly insulated with something, for example, by surrounding it with a vacuum gap, otherwise the Condor would have been destroyed by its own music.

Secondly… no, no, pinch me! I can’t believe I’m praising Finn! :D

In general, I asked a musician friend if Finn could really just play in such a way as to correctly add the waves, and he replied, and I quote:

I think that if you try hard enough, you can achieve a relatively high degree of compliance. But to get straight into counter-phase – that won’t work unless you use a copy of the same recording. Because in different ones there will still be some deviations (at least because it’s impossible to perfectly tune a guitar).

And the fact that Finn COULD do it, and TWICE at that… Well, either Finn was playing to a backing track, or… my respect. :D And since I’m nice today, let it be the second option. Finn is simply an excellent musician, you can’t deny it.

And that’s all for today. As usual, I don’t claim to be the ultimate truth; I’m just writing about what the authors showed us. Thank you for your attention and see you soon!

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This thought has been swirling around in my head for about a couple of years already, but thanks for reminding me >:D

What's wrong with Master Cyclonis?

Hey everyone! No, I haven’t been hacked. :D

Today we have a completely spontaneous little observation, which I remembered completely by chance when I read that, apparently, in the episode “Five Days” Master Cyclonis ordered the Nightcrawlers to kill everyone on board the Condor.

I immediately thought: Really? She ordered everyone to be killed in “Five Days”? No way… O_o However, as it turned out, she actually did say something that could be understood that way… but that only makes things worse, and it’s impossible for me to take those words without irony, at least personally. We’ll find out why now.

So, what do we see in these frames? Master Cyclonis is looking at a hologram of Aerrow, and… Wait, where did this hologram come from? Let’s see:

Perhaps some of you still don’t realize what’s actually happening here, so I’ll say it plainly and without embellishment: Master Cyclonis has won. The Storm Hawks are screwed. Without a single chance.

Just think about it: The Nightcrawlers are on board, no one knows about them, Aerrow hasn’t recovered yet, and Stork’s traps in the ventilation either didn’t work, or he didn’t foresee this, or…

And at this moment, Master Cyclonis has a whole host of options:

Immediately take the crystal and blow up the Condor

Take the crystal and immediately eliminate Aerrow

Just take the crystal and quietly slip away

If she still wants to deal with them personally, she could just as secretly sneak aboard and do the deed, obviously with backup

Or, finally, just bring up that ship and force them to fight on extremely unfavorable terms (although that’s already questionable)

So, what opportunity did Master Cyclonis decide to take advantage of? Well, um… Maybe I’m missing something. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

And, as they say, that’s where my authority ends. The answer to this question clearly lies somewhere in the realm of her personality, and I’m not the person who should be discussing it. No, I certainly have ideas about why she led a frontal assault, but… something tells me it’s better if I keep them to myself. Just in case, you know. >:D

Therefore, I invite anyone who wants to continue this reasoning in my place.

Thank you for your attention, and see you soon!

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What's wrong with Master Cyclonis?

Hey everyone! No, I haven’t been hacked. :D

Today we have a completely spontaneous little observation, which I remembered completely by chance when I read that, apparently, in the episode “Five Days” Master Cyclonis ordered the Nightcrawlers to kill everyone on board the Condor.

I immediately thought: Really? She ordered everyone to be killed in “Five Days”? No way… O_o However, as it turned out, she actually did say something that could be understood that way… but that only makes things worse, and it’s impossible for me to take those words without irony, at least personally. We’ll find out why now.

So, what do we see in these frames? Master Cyclonis is looking at a hologram of Aerrow, and… Wait, where did this hologram come from? Let’s see:

Perhaps some of you still don’t realize what’s actually happening here, so I’ll say it plainly and without embellishment: Master Cyclonis has won. The Storm Hawks are screwed. Without a single chance.

Just think about it: The Nightcrawlers are on board, no one knows about them, Aerrow hasn’t recovered yet, and Stork’s traps in the ventilation either didn’t work, or he didn’t foresee this, or…

And at this moment, Master Cyclonis has a whole host of options:

Immediately take the crystal and blow up the Condor

Take the crystal and immediately eliminate Aerrow

Just take the crystal and quietly slip away

If she still wants to deal with them personally, she could just as secretly sneak aboard and do the deed, obviously with backup

Or, finally, just bring up that ship and force them to fight on extremely unfavorable terms (although that’s already questionable)

So, what opportunity did Master Cyclonis decide to take advantage of? Well, um… Maybe I’m missing something. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

And, as they say, that’s where my authority ends. The answer to this question clearly lies somewhere in the realm of her personality, and I’m not the person who should be discussing it. No, I certainly have ideas about why she led a frontal assault, but… something tells me it’s better if I keep them to myself. Just in case, you know. >:D

Therefore, I invite anyone who wants to continue this reasoning in my place.

Thank you for your attention, and see you soon!

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How do Stork’s X-ray Peepers Work?

Hey everyone!

Today we have another installment of engineer’s notes on wonderful technologies, and this time we’re dissecting this seemingly simple device from the "Storm Warning" episode.

We’ll explore how Stork even managed to create this device, why it doesn’t actually use real X-rays and has nothing to do with them, and why it’s a poor choice for covertly spying on Cyclonians. Let’s go!

X-Ray Radiation

So, let’s start, who would have thought, with physics. :D

X-ray radiation is just like the light we see with our eyes, only it has a little bit more energy, allowing it to literally shine through us and all our belongings. And this light is also very dangerous; never stand under X-ray lamps for more than 0.1 seconds without a lead apron! >:D

But right now, what’s important to us isn’t that this light is dangerous, but that it has a couple of very unpleasant features that would make it impossible for us to create a similar device, even if we wanted to. But before we talk about them, let’s first remember how we can see anything:

As we can see, the light falling on the leaf is reflected from it and enters our eyes. And, of course, we mustn’t forget that before it hits the leaf and then reaches our eyes, it must pass through the air.

And now we move on to those very features of X-ray radiation that won’t allow us to see using it in the same way. >:D

X-ray radiation reflects extremely poorly

Air is opaque to X-ray radiation

Let’s take a look at this frame:

It’s hard to say how far away Piper is observing Condor, but I’d guess there’s definitely 200-300 meters there. At that distance, practically all the X-ray radiation would be absorbed by the air, and even if anything were left, you still wouldn’t be able to see anything. But the difficulties don’t end there. Let’s see what X-ray inspection systems look like in real life:

Notice the frame. X-ray radiation shines through well, but practically doesn’t reflect from anything, so the X-ray lamp is located on one side of the frame, and the camera is on the other, and it essentially captures the shadows that objects cast when X-rays are shone on them, not reflected light. Simply because there’s no other way. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

However, it doesn’t seem like there’s any kind of detector behind Condor, and the air is clearly not an obstacle for the subject of our discussion today. How then are such colorful images obtained with it?

And, where did Stork get the components that allowed him to make this device? And the answer to both of these questions came from an unexpected place. :D

Invisibility Crystal (Boomer Crystal?)

So, let’s go back 7 episodes to "Best Friends Forever" and see what gift Master Cyclonis Lark prepared for Radarr.

Can you see Radarr? I can’t either. But he’s there. :D

So, what’s the main problem with invisibility? If you’re invisible, that is, light passes through you unhindered, then… it doesn’t reach your eyes. You’re completely blind. But it doesn’t seem like Radarr can’t see anything, and he himself was surprised to learn he was invisible. How did that happen? :D

To make this possible, the crystal must generate a special field that would read the light coming onto it and reproduce it on the opposite side, while allowing the user to see what’s happening outside. Apparently, Master Cyclonis’ Lark’s crystal generates just such a field around Radarr, making him invisible.

Then, Piper, it’s true, broke this crystal, but who said that no shards were left?! Then it’s a simple matter: using a shard, simply connect this reading field to a display, then adjust it so that it can be moved to some distance, and voila - our device works, exactly as we wanted! For an engineering genius like Stork, doing something like that is surely a piece of cake. :D

And of course, you shouldn’t use it to spy on Cyclonians, because… well, they probably have scanners that can detect that field. And if not the field, then that little blue crystal that’s obviously powering the device. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

And that’s all for today. Bye!

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If you have an old phone in a drawer, and you listen very carefully, you can occasionally hear the occasional tap of an emitted SIM card hitting the side of the drawer as the phone transmutes to a lower-end model.

Decay Chain [Explained]

Transcript

[A decay flowchart, starting with the iPhone 16 Pro Max. It alpha decays into the 14 Pro Max, which alpha decays into 12 Pro Max and beta minus decays into the 15 Pro. The former beta minus decays and the latter alpha decays into the iPhone 13 Pro. The 15 Pro beta minus decays into the 16 Plus. The 16 Plus alpha decays and the 13 Pro [unlabelled] decays into the 14 Plus. The 14 Plus beta minus decays into the 15. The 15 alpha decays into the 13 which alpha decays into the 11 which alpha decays into the X which alpha decays into the 7.]

[Caption below the panel:] Physicists believe that an iPhone 16 Pro Max will, if left alone long enough, eventually decay into an iPhone 7, the heaviest stable model.

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I would never have thought that someone would write poetry about her, or about hawks in general :D

«Both tenderness and strife, Entwined in her for life Patterns adorn from head to toe, A kaleidoscope aglow»

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On TV Tropes, in the theory section I saw a thesis that the cloning device is precursor technology. As in, the people who built the Forbidden City and the temple from "Shipwrecked" and had some kind of connection with the Far Side. Snipe led an expedition to the Forbidden City two episodes prior to retrieving the device on Saharr. Whatcha think about it?

Hmm… I think you’re on the right track! And I also think that if you rewatch these and some other episodes very carefully, you might notice something very important >:D

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The Cloning Crystal: Nuke, Vapos, and Everything

Hey everyone!

This is the answer to the second question from the esteemed @rin-henricov, and today we have amazing stories about how someone found a nuke on Atmos, how they started using it to hammer nails on Condor with the safety off, and how they then spent a long time explaining to Stork that they were actually just fixing the floor, and not trying to launch his ship from a cannon to the moon and beyond without stopping. >:D

You’re probably laughing there now, but it’s actually a pretty accurate description of what essentially happens in the episode “Infinnity.” Well, we’re going to figure out how this pyramid can even be a nuke, find out why it’s the most complex artifact on all of Atmos, and also how it might be responsible for the mystical connection between the Vaposians and their terra. Without further ado, let’s stick a thumb up and head to the pol… I mean, of course, to Condor.

Activation by Solar/Lunar Light

Okay, let’s go from simple to complex. Jumping ahead, there’s no sacred or hidden meaning in this; it’s just the activation conditions and a means of control. Let’s assume that if you can reverse the copying of an arbitrary object using the Lunar Crystal, it’s logical to assume that you could copy any arbitrarily selected object with the Solar Crystal, and not just yourself. It might not sound very inspiring, but considering what we’re dealing with, it’s the best we can assume. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

General Principle of Operation

Alright, let’s move on to something more complex. And this time, we’ll need a volunteer. Let’s invite Finn and ask him to demonstrate how this artifact works. Take a look:

We see that first, Finn is hit by some kind of ray, and then a duplicate of him appears from the light. Without wasting any time, let’s say that the closest real-life analogy to this is a scanner:

In a nutshell, just as this device takes a detailed picture of a sheet and then prints a copy of it, in our case the crystal photographs the position and type of every atom in Finn’s body, and then assembles his duplicate from that scan. That’s essentially what Piper told us when she was studying one of them.

So far, everything is quite simple: imagining a scanning crystal that can create a detailed map of the location of all atoms, and then assemble a duplicate from other atoms, is hardly a challenge. If we had 3D scanners, we could replicate various objects on a 3D printer in the same way.

But perhaps someone already wants to ask me a very awkward question: how do these duplicates turn out to be alive after assembly? And I’ll answer right away: I’m not a biologist, I’m not a bioengineer, I don’t know. Maybe there’s some way to do it, but those questions are not for me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

We’ll come back to the printers, but now we’re going to move on to what makes this crystal different from the familiar objects.

Connection of Duplicates and Reverse Action

So, this time we need another volunteer. Let’s invite Snipe and ask him to, um… shake hands with one of the duplicates of our dear Finn:

Hmm… this doesn’t happen in real life, and I don’t even recall seeing anything like this in other media. What is it? :D

For this to happen, the duplicates must somehow be connected to each other in order to all feel Snipe’s handshake together. And in fact, this clearly explains why the reverse action of the crystal does not affect the original: if we assume that the crystal affects the duplicates through this connection, and that the original does not have such a connection with the duplicates, then this crystal will not act on the original either - it simply has nothing to act on it through.

And unexpectedly, accepting this assumption allows us to find an explanation for something that at first glance is not at all related to this crystal.

The Connection of Vaposians with their Terra

Yes, that’s right. Now we’re going to figure out what’s happening to the Vaposians in the episode “Calling All Domos.”

As we remember, in this episode, the Vaposians ran out of the Serpergris, which gave them life energy, or something like that, which is why they needed a new one. And this suggests that this very crystal could have been responsible for this connection. No, that doesn’t mean they’re all duplicates, of course, it’s all a bit more complicated here. >:D More on that at the end, but for now, let’s note that if we assume that duplicates and Vaposians are connected in the same way, and that this connection gradually, let’s say, consumes energy, then suddenly there is an obvious meaning in all of this. Vaposians could have once “enriched themselves” at the expense of this crystal, and now they are forced to live the way they live because of it.

Fundamental Problems

So, I talked about activation, the principle of operation, and unexpectedly suggested a connection between this crystal and Vapos. And now it’s time to tell you why this seemingly harmless pyramid is actually such a powerful nuke that all our beloved humanity with its arsenals simply stands and nervously smokes in the background. As you’ve probably already guessed, we’re going to talk about where this crystal gets the matter to create duplicates from, and where it puts it afterwards. In short, there will now be a little nuclear physics and just a tiny drop of quantum mechanics.

(Pseudo)scientific Justification

Well, for several days I sat and thought about which side to approach this beast from, and who would have thought that as a result of all this, I would just… limit myself to a brief summary of how this should theoretically work. :D

And we’ll start with the fact that most likely everyone has at least heard that the sun shines because hydrogen atoms collide and turn into helium inside it, releasing energy. Now I suggest we take a look at a more detailed description of what’s happening there:

You don’t need to stare at this picture, the main thing for us is to see that in the course of all this, particles arise from somewhere that were not originally contained in hydrogen atoms. Where do they come from? The answer: from energy.

As Uncle Einstein bequeathed to us: E = mc², or in plain language: the word “mass” and the word “energy” mean the same thing to us. Now let’s calculate how much energy we need to create Finn’s duplicate. Let’s assume that Finn weighs 50 kilograms. In this case, for the synthesis of matter alone, we need how much, how much?.. 4.5 × 10¹⁸ (4500… and 15 more zeros) joules? Wow! Just comparable to the arsenal of all our beloved humanity! For “only” 1 Finn duplicate. And how many of them were there in the hangar, who can count?.. >:D

Well, and so that Stork is calm about his Condor, we’ll have to use my hypothesis and assume that the Binding consist of special particles, bindons, in reactions with which gamma rays are not released, but all excess energy is safely dissipated in the surrounding space. And how THIS is possible, I won’t describe in detail, because here science and magic have smoothly merged into one concept up to the point of complete indistinguishability, and it is unlikely that anyone but me will be interested in it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Well, it seems I haven’t forgotten anything. As usual, I don’t claim to be the ultimate truth, I’m just carefully reviewing the show and looking for answers, connecting the most insignificant details.

That’s all for today. Bye!

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What is Registration For?

So, while I'm still thinking about how to clearly answer the question about perhaps the most complex artifact on Atmos, and the entire progressive community is discussing where Lightning Strike and the modern Storm Hawks get their money for food, crystals, skimmer parts, and Condor maintenance, I might as well chime in with my two cents. Why not, as they say. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Since the “Sky Knights” on Atmos are somewhat like the Air Force in real life, I really want to say that registration isn’t just someone’s abstract “recognition,” but a very concrete entry into an organized structure and, quite likely, access to funding for all the things mentioned above. After all, the Sky Knights leadership must support the combat readiness of their squadrons somehow, right?

And since the Storm Hawks were denied registration… Well, one can probably assume they scavenge parts from downed Cyclonian skimmers to maintain their own, and buy everything else with donations from caring Atmosians. But it still makes you wonder what they could have achieved if they hadn’t been denied registration, and even who exactly dislikes them so much that after 52 episodes they haven’t received this honor. Although you’d think… >:D

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How does the Door to the Far Side Work?

Hey everyone!

The devil made me blurt out yesterday that this was a simple question, and imagine my surprise when I woke up this morning to find TWO questions from the esteemed @rin-henricov, the first of which is the question I put in the title! >:D

The answers to both of these questions, in my humble opinion, don’t fit into the usual “question - answer��� format here, and I need to think about how to best answer the second one, so…

Today we’ll figure out why Master Cyclonis needed this thing at all, what it’s for, what can be done with it, why it needs the key, what function it actually performs, and we’ll also find out how our favorite squadron can return from the far side and, SURPRISE, why none of us would want a door like that for ourselves. Let’s go!

Teleportation

So, let’s start with the fact that the subject of our discussion today is the classic portal teleporter. Below are its closest analogues from other media:

We’ll get back to the triangle later, but first, a few words about how teleporting devices generally work. That is, how they should work to at least resemble what we see on screen, of course. :D

In a nutshell, any such device, except for an Einstein-Rosen bridge, would have to destroy the object on one side and recreate it on the other. How exactly - by splitting it into atoms, transferring them to another place and reassembling them there, or by disintegrating it on one side and assembling a copy on the other - is, as you’ve already understood, completely irrelevant to us, because in any case we get a death machine. It wouldn’t be you who came out on the other side, but your double. But in order not to struggle with philosophical questions, let’s assume that what we have here is still an Einstein-Rosen bridge, in which you literally chew a hole in space itself and physically pass through it.

Those in the know will surely want to throw a bunch of VERY inconvenient questions at me and, to top it off, ask me to solve one famous paradox. But I won’t answer them or even say what those questions are, for obvious reasons, so no offense, guys, but you’ll have to figure that out yourselves. >:D

The Door and Warp Crystals

And in the meantime, we smoothly move from philosophical questions to constructional ones. As we all remember, in the episode “Number One Fan,” Master Cyclonis said that she needed a large number of these crystals, but, alas, she didn’t say what for.

I don’t think I need to say this, but it seems that these crystals are needed to generate this passage. In any case, this assumption doesn’t raise any questions and seems the most plausible.

The door-like installation itself probably works as a stabilizing device, preventing the passage from collapsing immediately (judging by how the Warp Crystals behave separately from it), and Master Cyclonis needed it, of course, to avoid worrying about logistical issues when transporting souvenirs from the far side, as the door allows an unlimited number of items to be transferred at once.

The Key

Well, it’s time to remember the triangle. :D At first glance, it may seem that the main purpose of this key is to protect against mischievous hands, but you can see some other function in it.

If we want to open a portal to the far side or anywhere else, we need to somehow lock onto the place we need. Specify the coordinates of the exit, simply put. And for that we just need… a map.

As we remember from the episode “Number One Fan” and as the Storm Hawks Wiki states in the article about Warp Crystals: “there is risk involved, however, as the crystal may teleport one to a random location unless a preference is thought of beforehand,” then if used carelessly, they can move you, let’s say, not exactly where you need to go. And in that case, this key really wants to be compared to the star chart from “Treasure Planet”, in which, in fact, this cosmic door across the entire galaxy in the form of a triangle appears.

This orb was just needed for her to turn it on, and one of the doors led, who would have thought, to the core of the planet on which this device was located. The similarity, frankly, is quite amusing.

Potential

Speaking of potential, it should be noted that, as it turned out, THIS could suddenly be done with this portal:

The first thing that may come to mind is, for example, trade or just very fast movement between terras, when huge cargo ships are teleported from one terra to another and even to the other side of the planet in the same way. Well, and now the final part.

How Will the Storm Hawks Return from the Far Side?

Most likely everyone has already figured this out without me, but oh well, it’s better to say it than not. They just need to find a few Warp Crystals, and then they can try to return home in the style of Ravess. However, since, as Master Cyclonis states, “far side technology is every bit as powerful as I expected,” then it can be safely assumed that it may even be easier than we think.

Whew, so much for “a simple question,” it’s a wall of text. >:D Traditionally, I don’t claim to be the ultimate truth, I just draw conclusions based on what was shown in the show.

And that’s all for today. Bye!

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I just realized that most Terras in Storm Hawks don’t have guard rails. Have you ever noticed that?

You know like if you pay attention they will little to no guard rails for people. You would think that a society that is adapted to flying from one place to another would be more cautious about safety at least around the air fields. Or docks.

Wow! You really caught me off guard! Hats off to you! :D

The only adaptation that would make guard rails unnecessary is, forgive me, growing wings. But since Atmosians sadly don’t have wings, and the most creative explanation – that iron guard rails are stolen and melted down – just argues against making them out of metal, then… all that’s left is the impracticality of putting them up where people don’t live. Like, why put guard rails all around the perimeter of a terra, which you’d then have to maintain, right?

As for ports and docks… I don’t remember what they look like, but if there aren’t guard rails there either, maybe it’s because they would get in the way of loading/unloading ships. Or maybe because you shouldn’t make them out of metal, and wooden ones wouldn’t protect cargo from falling, and they’d be easier to break anyway.

But, of course, all of this is inaccurate, and… um…. Anyway, next time ask how the door to the far side works. That’s a simpler question ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Hi, did you know? Wildbrain launched an official YouTube channel about Storm Hawks 🤯

Here's the link https://youtube.com/@stormhawkswildbrain?feature=shared

God finally lmao

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Finding a Wunderwaffe: The Storm Engine

Hey everyone!

Today we have a fascinating story about how to pass off sabotage as benevolence, and how to embezzle the Cyclonian budget so that Master Cyclonis doesn’t find out… wait, that’s not the right template. :D

Today we have more of an engineer’s notes on wonder-technologies, wunderwaffe, and the feasibility of their construction and use. We’ll explore how and why anyone could have conceived of building this thing, and we’ll also try to figure out how it actually works. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

As we know, the pursuit of wunderwaffe is, on the whole, not a good thing, and Master Cyclonis, by the way, had to learn this the hard way three times throughout the show. But regardless, the very existence of this device can tell us a lot about the technological state of Atmos and shed light on some other interesting details. What exactly, we’ll find out now.

How Much Energy Does it Take to Create a Storm?

So, what exactly the Storm Engine does, we unfortunately (or fortunately) weren’t shown, but judging by Master Cyclonis’s description and this frame…

…we can assume that it creates a hurricane. Or at least something similar. And to clearly demonstrate the absurdity of building this device, let’s consider an average hurricane on Earth.

A typical hurricane lasts about 9-12 days, and in one day, the wind alone consumes about 1.3 × 10¹⁷ (1300… and 14 more zeros) joules.

Most likely, these dry figures mean nothing to most people, so I will give this analogy so that everything immediately becomes clear to everyone: 1.3 × 10¹⁷ joules is half of - attention! - the most powerful nuclear explosion ever produced by humanity.

And thus a rather strange situation arises: if the Aurora Stone really possesses enough energy to cause something similar, let’s say even on a smaller scale, and Cyclonia is able to control all this energy, then this immediately raises the question: why is the Storm Engine even needed at all? Purely practically: what is the point of spending so much energy on creating, maintaining and, most importantly, controlling a hurricane?

But, as we know, such inconsistencies usually indicate that somewhere we have made a mistake in our reasoning, and in order to eliminate it, we will have to assume a rather non-obvious and unexpected principle of operation of the Storm Engine.

Is the Storm Engine a Huge Air Conditioner?

Well, well, well. It would seem that we are discussing a wunderwaffe here and, in essence, a WMD, and who would have thought that air conditioners would help us figure it out. :D

I will not, of course, describe in detail how they work, I will only say that they heat the refrigerant with heat from the room and then cool it outside, or vice versa, depending on the mode, and that, here’s the main thing, they consume energy not for actually cooling/heating, but for - attention! - pumping refrigerant from one module to another. That is, they simply move heat from one place to another, and due to this their efficiency, when converted to power consumption, can reach as much as 500%. Not bad, right? :D

And in this case, the existence of the Storm Engine unexpectedly makes at least some discernible sense. If we assume that the Aurora Stone, although one of the most powerful crystals, is still not powerful enough to cause a natural disaster, and the Storm Engine uses its relatively small, but still huge by Atmosian standards, energy to move heat from the air on the periphery to the center of the hurricane, thus creating a powerful updraft, then… calling a hurricane unexpectedly becomes economically preferable. Simply put, for a relatively small expenditure of energy, we get something that is many orders of magnitude greater than the effort expended. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Energy Crisis

And now we have smoothly approached the key idea of our entire conversation, that this machine was built far from the good life. Apparently, despite the extraction of crystals and crystal energy, Atmosians, nevertheless, cannot afford to use any significant amount of energy, which is why they are forced to invent such seemingly absurd inventions at first glance.

And, of course, this leads us to the next thought that there must be some reasons for this state… but about that some other time. That’s all for today. Bye!

[sihedwu]

Congratulations!

On the occasion of my graduation from college, I did a redesign for Hector, and now he looks exactly the way I imagined him. The changes affected only the details of outfit, and the color scheme became slightly more saturated than in the previous reference. It is difficult to say how noticeable the changes are on the laptop or phone screen, but I hope that it will still be discernible.

Hector Olathe leads a group of convicted merbs who were previously sentenced to life-long labor in the correctional labor colonies of the Empire, until he rebelled against the government. At the moment, he is at the forefront of the resistance, actively fighting against military arbitrariness and protecting the surviving tribesmen from extermination by Cyclonians. His goal is to prevent mass repression and genocide, which victims are members of his race.

Resolute in many things, Hector always stays true to his word. He perceives temporary colleagues as people close in spirit, being ready to sacrifice himself for the well-being of each fighter. Although he seems overly arrogant, which can overshadow his combat intelligence, many people consider him to be just a boastful windbag. However, Olathe really has no equal among the merbs in terms of punches.

Hector has an mutually beneficial interest in Stork, often trying to invite him to join his squadron for a short time, but without success. At the same time, Olathe and his team periodically visit Condor, addressing mainly the pilot with a specific request or question. He is sure that he was named after the Trojan heir to the throne, Hector, who killed over thirty-one thousand Greeks, and therefore feels great pride in this accident. The catchphrase - «Cyclonians have no honor, no respect, no beer». Age - 22 y.o., height - 192 cm.

[sihedwu]

Who are the Guardians?

Hey everyone!

Today we’re diving into some sudden stream-of-consciousness rambling and trying to connect the unconnected and cram the un-crammable. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ We’re going to try and figure out who these Guardians are and what they do.

Once upon a time, on a foreign website, there were some serious debates about them, like, who are these guys anyway? Why did they bail when things got serious? And, what I especially want to highlight and even quote, is this opinion:

The title of "observers" suits them better. If you call yourself a guardian, then guard.

And even though a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then, I still want to throw in my two cents and speculate about what they might actually be guarding.

Without further ado, let’s jump into the “Siren’s Song” episode. Besides the main storyline of battling Sky Siren and dealing with desires and fears, this episode showed us something that doesn’t really fit into the plot of the show. Specifically, this:

But, of course, the real point isn’t what Sky Siren showed Piper, but what Piper herself says about it. Let’s listen:

So, what does this statement tell us? The Infinity Stone definitely exists and has even been found in at least one instance. And… this immediately raises a question: if it exists, where is it? For the Aurora Stone, for example, they built a whole tower and guarded it like a hawk guarding its prey, but what happened to this one?

There seems to be a clear contradiction, but that’s when the thought might creep in: maybe these Guardians have it? Maybe that’s what they’re guarding, to keep it out of the wrong hands? Then the reason for their disappearance also becomes quite clear: they simply re-hid the Infinity Stone beforehand, right before Cyclonia went wild.

Perhaps some of you now have even more interesting questions, but… those are for another time. >:D

Until then, farewell for now!

[sihedwu]

When sci-fi writers obviously have no idea how science works.

[sihedwu]

How do you believe a calendar or a yearly schedule would work on Atmos?

Would the Cyclonian empire have different year dates and months to be considered different from the Free Atmos?

The more complex astronomy is on Atmos, the more opportunities there are to create a calendar. You could count moons, orbits around the sun, epochs of eclipses, or even the movements of other planets in the Atmos system, if there are any, of course. The canon mentions “minutes,” “hours,” “days,” “weeks,” and “years,” and… there’s a theory that half an orbit around the sun might be the basis for this, but that’s just a guess. Though personally, I really like the idea that Atmosians count years based on the precession of their orbit. As for Cyclonia… well, who knows? Maybe they count years from the birth of their empresses, and the Cyclonian calendar is currently in the 15th year of the Cyclonis Era. :D Or whatever her age is, I think she’s a bit older than the main characters.