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[SPEC]A combined theory of Server 2

**Posted:** Thu Jul 12, 2007 12:34 pm

Phyltre · Decorated Joined: 17 Jun 2007 Posts: 161

First we would need a working rationale as to why it would be useful to us to know where the Forerunner homeworld is. Obviously none of us have spaceships, and the Ark is right here on Earth. Wouldn't it be fairly useless knowledge? I'm just curious why you think it's their homeworld they're highlighting.

**Posted:** Thu Jul 12, 2007 12:52 pm

Daggra · Guest

In the E3 2007 Halo 3 Trailer, at 1:22 - 1:29, on the WMV one, it shows MC and a couple of Pelicans dropping into a planet that is definitely not Earth. I think that this is the Forerunner homeworld. Coupled with the fact that there are definite Forerunner Halo-like structures around the planet, it seems likely. Maybe the whole point is to give a little insight into what will happen in Halo 3. So far, it seems like everything that happened in the Iris ARG is information of what happened to the Forerunners in the past with the Flood to help us "save the world now." Which of course, we also can't really do. It would seem logical for either AR or the Forerunners themselves to tell us where their homeworld is, even if we can't get there. Sort of like asking someone you know where they live or where they came from, even though you might never go there, it gives you information on them.

**Posted:** Thu Jul 12, 2007 1:00 pm

camshaft · Boot Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 66

I'm not convinced of the forerunner homeworld thing -- it could be useless information as noted above -- but you may be on to something on the start charts. Any astronomers here?

I believe Pulsars are detected with radio waves, not visual ID. So I don't think the star charts are helpful for that. But star charts can be used for other things, like calculating redshift. Has anyone identified a particular star in the 2 images that appears to have changed?

**Posted:** Thu Jul 12, 2007 1:34 pm

Daggra · Guest

Hmm, just saying, but wouldn't redshift be a little complicated for us to analyze? Redshift and blueshift are to determine expansion and contraction of the universe(if I remember from my science classes correctly). Though if we did have an astronomer, we could find out something about the star charts that doesn't have to do with redshift.

**Posted:** Thu Jul 12, 2007 1:37 pm

camshaft · Boot Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 66

**Posted:** Thu Jul 12, 2007 1:40 pm

FauxHammer · Veteran Joined: 08 Sep 2004 Posts: 141 Location: Arizona

red and blue shift are basically the doppler effect for light instead of sound.

so it could be used to guesstimate the movement speed of any light emitting or light reflecting object, though we don't have enough information to make a guess when all we have is an image since we don't know what the object's "native" color is.

**Posted:** Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:18 pm

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DeepThroat · Kilroy Joined: 12 Jul 2007 Posts: 2

**Posted:** Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:43 pm

oraclle

FYI the fastest spinning pulsar is PSR J1748-2446ad. It rotates at 716Hz AFAIK. It has been reported as such in numerous scientific journals(and on Jodrell Bank's website, I think they'd know) - though I have seen it noted as spinning at 719Hz in other sources.

It was discovered around January 2006 so unless a new one has been found or the calculations have been re-done I think we can leave this here IMO.

Also pulsars are generally thought to be bad for life(depending on the spectrum of the radiation they emit). I know we're dealing with aliens here but even so...

**Posted:** Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:47 pm

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DeepThroat · Kilroy Joined: 12 Jul 2007 Posts: 2

**Posted:** Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:54 pm

oraclle

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**Posted:** Thu Jul 12, 2007 3:14 pm

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Daggra · Guest

Hmm, on the whole pulsar and life thing. Everything about life that we know now is only based on our planet. Who can say that "all life needs water, air, etc."? There could be different lifeforms out there that defy our established laws of life. Anyway, I also agree that the redshift/blueshift thing is not really what we're looking for. Oh, and the spectrogram has already come up before, which seems to me like a full lunar cycle thing, or maybe even a different type of glyph.

**Posted:** Thu Jul 12, 2007 3:24 pm

Phyltre · Decorated Joined: 17 Jun 2007 Posts: 161

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**Posted:** Thu Jul 12, 2007 3:33 pm

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**Posted:** Thu Jul 12, 2007 4:08 pm

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**Posted:** Thu Jul 12, 2007 4:19 pm