Vulcan Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Re: "Uh ... you can *do* that?" Doing calisthenics in a mech could be a valid way of getting the operator more experience in controlling them. I believe that was the point of it in Patlabor: familiarizing the recruits with the capabilities of the Ingrams which were much more flexible and capable than the older models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Re: "Uh ... you can *do* that?" It was indeed the point to familiarize the pilots - it was just that they were doing jumping jacks on a tarmac. I had to pause the tape to laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshairCollie Posted December 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Re: "Uh ... you can *do* that?" It was indeed the point to familiarize the pilots - it was just that they were doing jumping jacks on a tarmac. I had to pause the tape to laugh. Did the tarmac fracture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Re: "Uh ... you can *do* that?" Did the tarmac fracture? No. Apparently all concrete in the Patlabor universe can take a few tons of concentrated pressure. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexus Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Re: "Uh ... you can *do* that?" It's reinforced with embedded handwavium fibers like most materials in comic books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerdnumber1 Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Re: "Uh ... you can *do* that?" It's reinforced with embedded handwavium fibers like most materials in comic books. Except tank armor and brick walls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkwleisemann Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 Re: "Uh ... you can *do* that?" Are you kidding? Those have more handwavium than most things, it's just an inferior grade that only stands up to real-world physics. (C'mon! How the hell *else* can somebody pick up a tank by the cannon, or a building at all?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silbeg Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 Re: "Uh ... you can *do* that?" No plotline survives contact with the Player-Characters. Very few' date=' anyhow.[/quote'] I would rephrase... "No plot line survives contact with the PCs intact." Subtle difference... I have rarely seen a plot completely destroyed... but heavily modified, that happens a lot! I still remember a Con game I ran a few years back. The PCs were "sidekicks", and were attacked when training. Their leader was taken prisoner by the villains, who were escaping in their hover-plane. One of the PCs was as shrinker, with flight, who decided to fly up and grab the wing of the plane, and just be taken along for the ride. There went the investigation to find the villains!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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