AnimeSuki Forums

Register Forum Rules FAQ Members List Social Groups Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Go Back   AnimeSuki Forum > Anime Related Topics > General Anime

Notices

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 2018-05-16, 20:23   Link #41
crazyidiot78
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Pennsylvania
I've had several requests to review and delve into the science of A Centaur's Life, and I've finally gotten around to watching it so let the fun begin. These are just my thoughts on the series before I have fun looking into the science.

http://www.animescience101.com/a-centaurs-life/
crazyidiot78 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2018-05-19, 12:32   Link #42
crazyidiot78
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Pennsylvania
A Centaur's Life has a unique take on evolution in that it tries to play it straight for the most part, only changing it enough to allow for six limbs. In the process what does it get right, and wrong about evolution? Can humans really have 6 limbs?

http://www.animescience101.com/six-limbs/
crazyidiot78 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2018-05-21, 10:35   Link #43
Fireminer
Lumine Passio
*Author
 
 
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
Age: 17
Quote:
Originally Posted by crazyidiot78 View Post
A Centaur's Life has a unique take on evolution in that it tries to play it straight for the most part, only changing it enough to allow for six limbs. In the process what does it get right, and wrong about evolution? Can humans really have 6 limbs?

http://www.animescience101.com/six-limbs/
The article is great! I really enjoy it! Please keep up the good work!

But, say, I did learnt once in Physics class back in high school about how the skeleton and muscle structure of the limbs (analogue to mechanical levers) of human and many animals actually sacrified energy efficientcy for freedom of movement. So, hypothetically, if the centaurs, angels, etc. in the show had their inner structures changed, would the energy requirements became actually resonable?
Fireminer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2018-05-30, 21:48   Link #44
crazyidiot78
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Pennsylvania
Quote:
Originally Posted by Fireminer View Post
The article is great! I really enjoy it! Please keep up the good work!

But, say, I did learnt once in Physics class back in high school about how the skeleton and muscle structure of the limbs (analogue to mechanical levers) of human and many animals actually sacrified energy efficientcy for freedom of movement. So, hypothetically, if the centaurs, angels, etc. in the show had their inner structures changed, would the energy requirements became actually resonable?
You are correct that the skeleton and muscles act like levers and pulleys. Also there are changes trading energy, range of movement, and stability. Also it is true that birds have changes to make their bodies lighter than expected enabiling them to fly. This doesn't matter in the comparison I made because a 6 limbed bird would still need more calories over a 4 limbed bird. You need to keep the limb comparisons in the same species in able to make the comparision.

If the 6 limbed versions had cellular and other anatomical changes to increase efficiency that's really beyond my ability to speculate on as the show doesn't hint at what those changes could possibly be. Then there is the real posibility that a change to increase efficiency could also cause a negative effect. Case in point, a study just showed that a small population in Malaysia that basically lives on boats their whole lives has a larger spleen that allows them to stay underwater longer. The spleen stores extra red blood cells and helps the blood hold more oxygen. However a larger spleen is more likely to be damaged and a bleeding spleen is very bad for the body.
crazyidiot78 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2018-06-02, 20:03   Link #45
crazyidiot78
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Pennsylvania
http://www.animescience101.com/natsu-dragneel/
crazyidiot78 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2018-06-04, 11:51   Link #46
False Prophet
Suffer in Lake of Fire
 
Join Date: Jun 2014
Quote:
Originally Posted by crazyidiot78 View Post
That is a well-thought article. You must have spent a lot of effort into it. Great job!

I do remember that episode quite well, because it was around the time I finally giving up on Fairy Tail. The burning of the stone coliseum reminded me of the video that ISIS posted years ago about a pilot being burned alive in the iron cage. I still have nightmares imagining the poor sap's fat being melted and poured down his black skin.

So maybe Hiro did make the better choice. I don't think I could stomach the aftermath scene had it been potrayed realistically.
False Prophet is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2018-06-04, 19:18   Link #47
crazyidiot78
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Pennsylvania
Quote:
Originally Posted by False Prophet View Post
That is a well-thought article. You must have spent a lot of effort into it. Great job!

I do remember that episode quite well, because it was around the time I finally giving up on Fairy Tail. The burning of the stone coliseum reminded me of the video that ISIS posted years ago about a pilot being burned alive in the iron cage. I still have nightmares imagining the poor sap's fat being melted and poured down his black skin.

So maybe Hiro did make the better choice. I don't think I could stomach the aftermath scene had it been potrayed realistically.
Thanks I'm glad you liked the article, and I never saw the video in question but I am glad Hiro didn't go the realistic route.
crazyidiot78 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2018-06-16, 09:20   Link #48
crazyidiot78
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Pennsylvania
http://www.animescience101.com/manami/
crazyidiot78 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2018-06-16, 11:55   Link #49
Fireminer
Lumine Passio
*Author
 
 
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
Age: 17
Quote:
Originally Posted by crazyidiot78 View Post
That is a good topic to cover, though I would had liked to see you touch on the topic of personal hygiene - these wings with so many feathers to them must have been a nightmare to clean. The angels must have had cleaning products specifically made for them.

And don't forget about the uropygial glands!
Fireminer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2018-06-16, 12:48   Link #50
crazyidiot78
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Pennsylvania
Quote:
Originally Posted by Fireminer View Post
That is a good topic to cover, though I would had liked to see you touch on the topic of personal hygiene - these wings with so many feathers to them must have been a nightmare to clean. The angels must have had cleaning products specifically made for them.

And don't forget about the uropygial glands!
Thanks I am glad you enjoyed it. I didn't do anything with bird hygiene or the uropygial gland because I didn't think if it, and/or thye aren't shown in A Centaur's Life. If you know of an anime that highlights this then I will be glad to check it out.
crazyidiot78 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2018-06-23, 08:59   Link #51
crazyidiot78
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Pennsylvania
http://www.animescience101.com/mermaids/
crazyidiot78 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2018-06-30, 11:05   Link #52
crazyidiot78
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Pennsylvania
http://www.animescience101.com/sarada-uchiha/
crazyidiot78 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2018-07-03, 18:34   Link #53
judasmartel
Senior Member
*Author
 
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Cainta, Rizal, Philippines
One of the greatest mysteries for Boruto viewers to this date is...

Why does Sarada still wear glasses even though she has the Sharingan?
judasmartel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2018-07-03, 22:12   Link #54
crazyidiot78
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Pennsylvania
Quote:
Originally Posted by judasmartel View Post
One of the greatest mysteries for Boruto viewers to this date is...

Why does Sarada still wear glasses even though she has the Sharingan?
Sadly I have no answer for that one
crazyidiot78 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2018-07-07, 11:01   Link #55
crazyidiot78
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Pennsylvania
http://www.animescience101.com/vajra/
crazyidiot78 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2018-07-09, 21:39   Link #56
Fireminer
Lumine Passio
*Author
 
 
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
Age: 17
Quote:
Originally Posted by crazyidiot78 View Post
Well, your article is good, but I want to point out that the Vajra did have a brain - one of the character (a general, I think) stated so very early in the show. It was just that their brains were too small for such an aggressive predator, which opened the possibility (later confirmed) that they were being controlled from somewhere else.
Fireminer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2018-07-09, 21:50   Link #57
crazyidiot78
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Pennsylvania
Quote:
Originally Posted by Fireminer View Post
Well, your article is good, but I want to point out that the Vajra did have a brain - one of the character (a general, I think) stated so very early in the show. It was just that their brains were too small for such an aggressive predator, which opened the possibility (later confirmed) that they were being controlled from somewhere else.
Thanks and it's been a while since I saw Macross Fronteir that I either forgot or missed that part sorry. I'll make a note to add some edits to the article.
crazyidiot78 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2018-07-14, 21:24   Link #58
crazyidiot78
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Pennsylvania
http://www.animescience101.com/panel/
crazyidiot78 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2018-07-28, 17:53   Link #59
crazyidiot78
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Pennsylvania
Sorry I missed last weeks post but I was moving across the country. I'm back with the Centaur's of A Centaur's Life. Enjoy some monster girl biology.

http://www.animescience101.com/centaur/
crazyidiot78 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2018-08-01, 13:34   Link #60
SeijiSensei
AS Oji-kun
 
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Age: 74
At first, I thought you might have been the author for this:

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/int...e-more/.134883
SeijiSensei is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
anime, anime science, science

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:38.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
We use Silk.