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Old December 5th, 2002, 05:13 AM

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Default Re: Mod Idea: Simulating surfaces -> Borg Technology -> Twinkie Physics -> Worldviews

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This discussion is TOO scientific for me.
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Old December 5th, 2002, 05:26 AM
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Default Re: Mod Idea: Simulating surfaces -> Borg Technology -> Twinkie Physics -> Worldviews

I like twinkies, really.... But what does not have to do with this Surface Mod?!?!?!?

Can we talk about the mod, please?

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Default Re: Mod Idea: Simulating surfaces -> Borg Technology -> Twinkie Physics -> Worldviews

Well, okay,

So the larger the object, hypothetically the more twinkies it should be able to contain. However the actual surface area of the object can have a huge effect on the internal volume (with the maximal volume to surface ratio being appreciated by a sphere). As such, Borg ships should, on average, be able to carry more twinkies per kT of hull plating than can the Enterprise. Star Destroyers should have a reasonable ratio, whereas mon Calamari cruisers should have a slight edge over them. X-wing fighters and Tie-fighters are not so good for Twinkie transport, but of the two, I'd give the prize to the X-wing (removal of the R2 helps in this regard). In the end, you can count on the pilot eating the lions' share of the twinkies anyway, unless it's a Wookie pilot - then you're guaranteed that there will be none delivered to the destination.

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Default Re: Mod Idea: Simulating surfaces -> Borg Technology -> Twinkie Physics -> Worldviews

Theoretically, injecting twinkies directly into the warp core should allow a ship to surpass light speed, given that twinkies in their matter state contain more energy than any energy known to man/woman/person/humanoid/sentient lifeform.
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Old December 6th, 2002, 05:19 AM
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If Twinkies are fired at a wookie's surface, it will tend to make a sticky mess, but I'm not sure if troops are affected by the energy dampener effect, so there might be no way to mod it in the current game.

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The future looks bright for the Hostess company! The galaxy will soon be powered by Twinkie energy! Now is our chance to buy some Hostess stock and become billionaires!

And I'm going to the store right now to buy a crate full of Twinkies, I'm sure they're about to skyrocket in value! Yes! We're going to be rich...
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We are All going to become Twinkie Billionaires! Oh, Yeah! I've got Highhhhhhhhhhh hope, yes I've got Highhhhhhhhhhh hope. I've got Twinkie in the sky hopes. Sorry, just got a little carried away!

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