@Michiganstatepolicethe2nd Holy crackers
@Boeing727200F Approximately 2000 tonnes per car.
Yeah, a lot. Like, 10x normal North American axle load. I'm surprised the cars don't have more axels, but I suppose that would've inhibited turning.
@Boeing727200F Just ran some calculations for the fun of it.
So, I didn't check the company resource (for some reason) but it seems that the 2m-gauge railway can support an axial load of over 300 tonnes. 300 tonnes.
That is under the assumption of a 4m wide, 30m long 6-axel ore car with an effective depth of approximately 3.25m carrying ore with a density of 5 tonnes per cubic metre.
And that's not even counting the mass of the car itself, which must surely be substantial to not buckle under the load.
I've never seen the 2m line myself, but now I know I have to. Those rails must be thick like tree trunks, goodness.
@Boeing727200F Wonderful. Majority shareholder, eh? Always found the name a tad derivative, but I digress.
If a partnership is in the books (probably distribution, if anything), it'll be much easier to get you entry.
Can the shit be dealt with within the week?
@Boeing727200F Try opening your eyes before looking around.
Is that a yes or a no to a prospective Universe-1 visit? The Nunavut plant is a pretty nice place in spite of the climate. It's in slow decline, but it's far from run down.
Do you have an employer? It may be easier for me to justify having you if it can be done under the pretense of having an ambassador from a potential partner.
@YishFish42 It's a matter of perspective.
@Boeing727200F Oh goddamnit. I'll alert them. Could be someone else of the same species, or could be a skinwalker. You never know.
Where are you, then?
I could probably send a request to get you access for real. Of course, it'll be my ass and yours on the line if you fuck up, so you'd better not, but I should be able to arrange it.
@LunarEclipseSP The average British woman is apparently 162cm.
Average Chinese woman is supposedly around 159cm.
I will split the difference and say 160cm, which is exactly one Khrushchev.
@Boeing727200F I know you're telling tall tales because if you did that a member of the security team would be having your hide right now.
The rail workers might be lenient with fluffy aliens, but the security team doesn't fuck around.
Honestly, if one of them was ordered to grab me they probably would. Some of them are... more loyal than they are smart. They say the line that separates men from electrical sockets is geobrains, after all.
I need remind, stress to, you: you're not in the Tumour anymore.
The Tumour may be eighty flavours of chaos, but in Universe-1 you'd better be on your best behaviour. I'm not endless in my power; if you get into hot water with the Brass or, all forbid, Soia, I can't bail you out. I only have so much pull in the company (and even less with Soia), and even then there's only so far I'm willing to go to protect you from consequences. Someone (probably a Soian unit) let you in, presumably because they thought you'd enjoy having a look around Graingy's rail infrastructure. Don't betray that trust, or you may find the consequences... difficult to live with.
One final thing to note, but that number was most definitely the Scheduling Number, not a road number. Graingy 2m locomotives are outwardly marked by the SN, which contains information about the vehicle's capabilities (so, what it can be used for suitably), normal duty (e.g. hauling iron ore), and maintenance schedule (e.g. major inspections every October). Two engines can have the same SN, often (but not always) when they're of the same model, were built close to each other, and were subsequently sent to the same line.
It's a bit of an odd system, but since the 2m lines are operated exclusively by Graingy it works out well enough.
If you want to identify an induvial unit's number you'll have to look closer. I think it can always be found under the front shield (the grey part with the angled hood), though don't quote me on that.
@Boeing727200F I never said it was moving fast, just that it was moving.
I meant "turned around" in the sense of getting lost. The one you damaged (which I again remind you, don't) is different to the display unit.
@Boeing727200F There's no way they'd let you break a window in a display locomotive (trust me, if you did you'd be paying for it, and those things ain't cheap - to say nothing of how much trouble you'd be in). You most likely got turned around and ended up in the scrap yard. In that case, please don't break windows on scrapped vehicles. Many panes can still be salvaged and broken glass creates an additional hazard for the workers there.
If you broke it in view of personnel and they didn't apprehend you afterwards, chances are they saw a 4'4" fox thing and momentarily forgot it's a being with a social security number and tax record.
@Boeing727200F The yard workers are clearly entertaining your attempts to drag it home with you because they find it entertaining. Goodness knows I would, if I were there. Keep at it, you almost moved it there. Just a few dozen more kilonewtons and you might just have it!
It's not 1 foot, it's 300mm. 1 foot would be 304.8mm.
It's mostly used for small but highly regular transport. Think like a conveyor belt or personnel shuttle.
@TheLoadingGorilla Oof. Sorry to hear that.
@Boeing727200F This site is a joke sometimes.
I even tagged SupremeDorian, but nope! No indication if it's been missed or if it's somehow not VR-compatible.
@TheLoadingGorilla I can't see how I would. I'm a stone. There's no nutrients for a biological disease to use, not am I porous enough to get infected.
That said, it IS possible for a geobrain to get temporarily disrupted, which is quite annoying and unpleasant.
@TheLoadingGorilla Hm. Seeing as it's the tumour, and we don't usually do branded merchandise deliveries there...
I reckon around, eh, $15-20 USD approximately.
@LunarEclipseSP I don't get it. I assume it's a play on a Japanese greeting?
+1You will explode for that name
+1@LunarEclipseSP what
+1@greasytortle oh I don't have a system.
+1@Michiganstatepolicethe2nd Holy crackers
@Boeing727200F Approximately 2000 tonnes per car.
Yeah, a lot. Like, 10x normal North American axle load. I'm surprised the cars don't have more axels, but I suppose that would've inhibited turning.
Good god the 2m train is already over 100,000 metric tonnes
@Monarchii Not listening would have brought the consequences I warned them about.
Dude you probably sounded like you were doing a random uwu voice for some reason lmfao
@YishFish42 Yes?
Have you never spoken English to a native English speaker before?
@Boeing727200F Just ran some calculations for the fun of it.
+1So, I didn't check the company resource (for some reason) but it seems that the 2m-gauge railway can support an axial load of over 300 tonnes.
300 tonnes.
That is under the assumption of a 4m wide, 30m long 6-axel ore car with an effective depth of approximately 3.25m carrying ore with a density of 5 tonnes per cubic metre.
And that's not even counting the mass of the car itself, which must surely be substantial to not buckle under the load.
I've never seen the 2m line myself, but now I know I have to. Those rails must be thick like tree trunks, goodness.
@YishFish42 Oh hell no.
@Monarchii I told them exactly that.
@Randomplayer Ah. Never occurred to me that it wouldn't count if you turned off day-night cycle.
The missile does not know where it is because it doesn't know the point in going on any longer
@Randomplayer How much playtime, you reckon? The HUD says 0 days.
@Boeing727200F Wonderful. Majority shareholder, eh?
+1Always found the name a tad derivative, but I digress.
If a partnership is in the books (probably distribution, if anything), it'll be much easier to get you entry.
Can the shit be dealt with within the week?
@Boeing727200F Try opening your eyes before looking around.
+1Is that a yes or a no to a prospective Universe-1 visit? The Nunavut plant is a pretty nice place in spite of the climate. It's in slow decline, but it's far from run down.
Do you have an employer? It may be easier for me to justify having you if it can be done under the pretense of having an ambassador from a potential partner.
The unholy child of a VR Twin Prop and a VR Seaplane.
@YishFish42 It's a matter of perspective.
+1@Boeing727200F Oh goddamnit. I'll alert them. Could be someone else of the same species, or could be a skinwalker. You never know.
Where are you, then?
I could probably send a request to get you access for real. Of course, it'll be my ass and yours on the line if you fuck up, so you'd better not, but I should be able to arrange it.
@YishFish42 ... You're not supposed to be pronouncing the W?
It's silent.
@YishFish42 French has an R sound though?
I mean it's a bit different but it's still an R, no?
@YishFish42 Oh no now there's two of them
@Randomplayer I see. I've never used it before, but I imagine it's handy. How long did it take?
ok
+1also is that your drip
Looks nice, though the tail seems a bit odd in its shape and spacing relative to the main wing.
Cool!
Did you use commands to copy parts or did you build it manually?
@LunarEclipseSP @Boeing727200F I plugged some numbers into a website because stats are fun.
+2Y'all are SHORT (ignore the tiny orange dot on the left please)
@LunarEclipseSP The average British woman is apparently 162cm.
+1Average Chinese woman is supposedly around 159cm.
I will split the difference and say 160cm, which is exactly one Khrushchev.
@TheLoadingGorilla This vexes me.
@TheLoadingGorilla Does it not show for you? That or you saw it before I fixed it.
@TheLoadingGorilla More mouse bites.
@TheLoadingGorilla On it.
@TheMouse The patient needs mouse bites to live.
@Boeing727200F It's a recreational trip, not playing pirate.
Enjoy yourself, but don't start fires if you're not prepared to get burned.
@Boeing727200F I know you're telling tall tales because if you did that a member of the security team would be having your hide right now.
The rail workers might be lenient with fluffy aliens, but the security team doesn't fuck around.
Honestly, if one of them was ordered to grab me they probably would. Some of them are... more loyal than they are smart. They say the line that separates men from electrical sockets is geobrains, after all.
I need remind, stress to, you: you're not in the Tumour anymore.
The Tumour may be eighty flavours of chaos, but in Universe-1 you'd better be on your best behaviour. I'm not endless in my power; if you get into hot water with the Brass or, all forbid, Soia, I can't bail you out. I only have so much pull in the company (and even less with Soia), and even then there's only so far I'm willing to go to protect you from consequences.
Someone (probably a Soian unit) let you in, presumably because they thought you'd enjoy having a look around Graingy's rail infrastructure. Don't betray that trust, or you may find the consequences... difficult to live with.
One final thing to note, but that number was most definitely the Scheduling Number, not a road number. Graingy 2m locomotives are outwardly marked by the SN, which contains information about the vehicle's capabilities (so, what it can be used for suitably), normal duty (e.g. hauling iron ore), and maintenance schedule (e.g. major inspections every October). Two engines can have the same SN, often (but not always) when they're of the same model, were built close to each other, and were subsequently sent to the same line.
+1It's a bit of an odd system, but since the 2m lines are operated exclusively by Graingy it works out well enough.
If you want to identify an induvial unit's number you'll have to look closer. I think it can always be found under the front shield (the grey part with the angled hood), though don't quote me on that.
@Boeing727200F I never said it was moving fast, just that it was moving.
I meant "turned around" in the sense of getting lost. The one you damaged (which I again remind you, don't) is different to the display unit.
Can I eat?
+1@Boeing727200F There's no way they'd let you break a window in a display locomotive (trust me, if you did you'd be paying for it, and those things ain't cheap - to say nothing of how much trouble you'd be in). You most likely got turned around and ended up in the scrap yard. In that case, please don't break windows on scrapped vehicles. Many panes can still be salvaged and broken glass creates an additional hazard for the workers there.
+1If you broke it in view of personnel and they didn't apprehend you afterwards, chances are they saw a 4'4" fox thing and momentarily forgot it's a being with a social security number and tax record.
@Boeing727200F Did you think to look in the cab to see if there was someone at the controls? Because I guarantee that's what was happening.
+1@Boeing727200F The yard workers are clearly entertaining your attempts to drag it home with you because they find it entertaining. Goodness knows I would, if I were there. Keep at it, you almost moved it there. Just a few dozen more kilonewtons and you might just have it!
+2It's not 1 foot, it's 300mm. 1 foot would be 304.8mm.
It's mostly used for small but highly regular transport. Think like a conveyor belt or personnel shuttle.
@TheLoadingGorilla Oof. Sorry to hear that.
@Boeing727200F This site is a joke sometimes.
I even tagged SupremeDorian, but nope! No indication if it's been missed or if it's somehow not VR-compatible.
@TheLoadingGorilla I can't see how I would. I'm a stone. There's no nutrients for a biological disease to use, not am I porous enough to get infected.
That said, it IS possible for a geobrain to get temporarily disrupted, which is quite annoying and unpleasant.
The last one before this was the Name Change announcement. Also known as the point which I became the account manager.
@Boeing727200F Apparently this is the ONLY public post on this account without an upvote.
+1And it remains relevant. The freighter still isn't curated!
sharp plane
+1@32 Except it doesn't work, because it's a terribly thought-out system.
+1@TheLoadingGorilla I'll pass your request to sales.
@TheLoadingGorilla No. It includes delivery, but does not include anything that the US government may demand. You have to pay that.
@TheLoadingGorilla Hm. Seeing as it's the tumour, and we don't usually do branded merchandise deliveries there...
I reckon around, eh, $15-20 USD approximately.
@Monarchii It was nearly a major interplanetary diplomatic incident.
@TheLoadingGorilla correct