"Fuck the bitch, we have warheads, as human nature dictates, we are a greedy bunch of bastards, greedy for freedom, our land, and our way of life, and if we can't have it...then no one can". *presses launch button* count down timer at 30:00. "God be with us"...29:59....29:58...
...And then I read the rest.....Not Bad.....Ich Mag
2852284 I assume you are talking about any one of these "proofs" that used the "Mach cone" Dash produced while accelerating. Now, normally I wouldn't have a problem with using this method to approximate the speed of a supersonic object, but given the fact that this series isn't especially known for following the logical boundaries of physical laws(quite the opposite, it seems, especially if you take into account things like the sun and the moon not following any known astronomical laws), measurement of the shock cone vertex ("Mach cone") to calculate Dash's speed seems to be of particularly suspect reliability. As a matter of fact, I'm rather certain that the "Mach cone" Dash produces was only added because someone in the design process looked up images of supersonic flight, saw a vapor cone, thought it "looked neat," and no further thought was given to the actual physics of the phenomenon; which is evidenced by the fact that Dash's vapor cone doesn't even follow the laws of aerodynamics in the first place.
Since "velocity" is literally the measure of "distance traveled over time elapsed," the act of literally measuring the distance traveled over a specific interval of time will ALWAYS be the most reliable method of calculation, and shall trump any other method, such as "Mach cone angle" calculation every single time. So, with this in mind, let's look at Dash's speed. i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb209/valhallen-7/Mathboom3.gif That's one method.
If you stop this Youtube clip of the first Sonic Rainboom at almost exactly 1:26, just before you can see Dash enter the frame we can clearly see the the four falling ponies in about the middle of the screen. In the very next frame, we see Dash come flying in from the top of the screen. Now, at 1:28-1:29, we see something similar to that scene, only from a perspective that is low to the ground (about ~1 meter) and at a Dutch angle; in the time it takes the four ponies to fall almost all the way to the ground, Dash covers a distance of roughly two and a fourth that much. Ergo, it's quite clear that Rainbow Dash is only flying slightly over twice as fast as ponies falling due to gravity. Assuming they have Earth-like gravity (although it doesn't really matter), the ponies' terminal velocity should only be between 145–165 km/h (90–103 mph), meaning that Rainbow Dash would actually be flying at 325–370 km/h (202–230 mph). which translates to Mach 0.265–0.3. Additionally, this conclusion is within the range of numbers seen in the calculation from the animated gif above, which heavily contradicts all claims that Rainbow Dash is even supersonic, much less hypersonic.
By the way, before you shout "hypocrisy", this is a logical technique called reducto ad absurdum, where I point out the flaws in your conclusion by showing that a false, untenable, or absurd result follows from its acceptance. Namely, that using the mach cone to calculate her speed directly contradicts physical measurements of her distance over time (which is actually a more reliable method in general!), meaning that neither of them are wholly reliable in this case, and that we should default to the authors' intent: she broke the sound barrier, so she's around Mach 1+. Therefore, I think it is best to say that since the creators intended for her to be capable of reaching velocities close to and slightly exceeding the speed of sound, we should leave it at that.
"We are not content with negative obedience, nor even with the most abject submission. When finally you surrender to us, it must be of your own free will. We do not destroy the heretic because he resists us; so long as he resists us we never destroy him. We convert him, we capture his inner mind, we reshape him. We burn all evil and all illusion out of him; we bring him over to our side, not in appearance, but genuinely, heart and soul. We make him one of ourselves before we kill him. It is intolerable to us that an erroneous thought should exist anywhere in the world, however secret and powerless it may be. Even in the instance of death we cannot permit any deviation . . ." -1984
Traitor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow, he got Winston'd a bit quick, didn't he?
"Fuck the bitch, we have warheads, as human nature dictates, we are a greedy bunch of bastards, greedy for freedom, our land, and our way of life, and if we can't have it...then no one can". *presses launch button* count down timer at 30:00. "God be with us"...29:59....29:58...
...And then I read the rest.....Not Bad.....Ich Mag
458436 Lol yeah, no way an alicorn can defend against an estimated 300 Nukes
Uhhmm... a couple questions.
Why am I still reading this? Why the hell am I enjoying reading this?! DAFUUUUQQQ
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i concur, so much Dafuq-ery is going on here
To anyone who thinks this is funny: You are sick.
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USE THE OSTERHAGEN KEY!
Yeah my last comment was a little censored. I would be a human rape train if ponies tried taking over cruely like this.
Just so you know, rainbow dash~ mach 1, modern fighters ~mach3, higher altitude to. Also, the reaction times necessary to dodge bullets aren't there.
Very Nice
2556492 Rainbow Dash- Mach5
2852284
I assume you are talking about any one of these "proofs" that used the "Mach cone" Dash produced while accelerating. Now, normally I wouldn't have a problem with using this method to approximate the speed of a supersonic object, but given the fact that this series isn't especially known for following the logical boundaries of physical laws (quite the opposite, it seems, especially if you take into account things like the sun and the moon not following any known astronomical laws), measurement of the shock cone vertex ("Mach cone") to calculate Dash's speed seems to be of particularly suspect reliability. As a matter of fact, I'm rather certain that the "Mach cone" Dash produces was only added because someone in the design process looked up images of supersonic flight, saw a vapor cone, thought it "looked neat," and no further thought was given to the actual physics of the phenomenon; which is evidenced by the fact that Dash's vapor cone doesn't even follow the laws of aerodynamics in the first place.
Since "velocity" is literally the measure of "distance traveled over time elapsed," the act of literally measuring the distance traveled over a specific interval of time will ALWAYS be the most reliable method of calculation, and shall trump any other method, such as "Mach cone angle" calculation every single time. So, with this in mind, let's look at Dash's speed.
i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb209/valhallen-7/Mathboom3.gif
That's one method.
If you stop this Youtube clip of the first Sonic Rainboom at almost exactly 1:26, just before you can see Dash enter the frame we can clearly see the the four falling ponies in about the middle of the screen. In the very next frame, we see Dash come flying in from the top of the screen. Now, at 1:28-1:29, we see something similar to that scene, only from a perspective that is low to the ground (about ~1 meter) and at a Dutch angle; in the time it takes the four ponies to fall almost all the way to the ground, Dash covers a distance of roughly two and a fourth that much. Ergo, it's quite clear that Rainbow Dash is only flying slightly over twice as fast as ponies falling due to gravity. Assuming they have Earth-like gravity (although it doesn't really matter), the ponies' terminal velocity should only be between 145–165 km/h (90–103 mph), meaning that Rainbow Dash would actually be flying at 325–370 km/h (202–230 mph). which translates to Mach 0.265–0.3. Additionally, this conclusion is within the range of numbers seen in the calculation from the animated gif above, which heavily contradicts all claims that Rainbow Dash is even supersonic, much less hypersonic.
By the way, before you shout "hypocrisy", this is a logical technique called reducto ad absurdum, where I point out the flaws in your conclusion by showing that a false, untenable, or absurd result follows from its acceptance. Namely, that using the mach cone to calculate her speed directly contradicts physical measurements of her distance over time (which is actually a more reliable method in general!), meaning that neither of them are wholly reliable in this case, and that we should default to the authors' intent: she broke the sound barrier, so she's around Mach 1+. Therefore, I think it is best to say that since the creators intended for her to be capable of reaching velocities close to and slightly exceeding the speed of sound, we should leave it at that.
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Holy crap. Brainwashing uh stuff that's uh the first I heard of that..... urmthe blush of + a half length of that mouth+ these eyes= my face
452074 SUFFER NOT THE HERETIC TO LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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"We are not content with negative obedience, nor even with the most abject submission. When finally you surrender to us, it must be of your own free will. We do not destroy the heretic because he resists us; so long as he resists us we never destroy him. We convert him, we capture his inner mind, we reshape him. We burn all evil and all illusion out of him; we bring him over to our side, not in appearance, but genuinely, heart and soul. We make him one of ourselves before we kill him. It is intolerable to us that an erroneous thought should exist anywhere in the world, however secret and powerless it may be. Even in the instance of death we cannot permit any deviation . . ." -1984
wow celeastia is a kind super bxxxh in this, isn't she
Bullcrap boy, you've been destroyed
wtf im so disturbed
Just PUNCH her already!!!!!
i have a old house and emergency stockpile up in Alaska, anyone want to join?
Grinder brony yo just let me bring my shotguns and handguns and I'm in to ALASKA!!!!
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Wait what about Russia and North Korea! Would the us nuke the ponies? Still we could go to Russia.