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carlosos · Veteran Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 75

[SPEC] A 450 mph monster

**Posted:** Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:47 am

unclear · Decorated Joined: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 189

I'm a little confused. How do you derive its movement speed from its pitching speed, so to speak. Or is that what you were referring to?

**Posted:** Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:50 am

Caerwiden · Unfettered Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 651

Re: A 450 mph monster

**Posted:** Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:55 am

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Caerwiden · Unfettered Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 651

**Posted:** Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:57 am

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carlosos · Veteran Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 75

It's easy, you have an starting point (Liberty Island, where the monster through the head) an ending point (Empire State Building) and the time it took for the monster to make that distance.

Otherways he'd have to made it across the Hudson carrying it somehow.

**Posted:** Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:01 am

carlosos · Veteran Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 75

So we have 2 assumptions:

-It's really fast.

-It can carry big objects while swimming.

You choose your favourite.

There's even a third, there's not just one big.

**Posted:** Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:03 am

Caerwiden · Unfettered Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 651

**Posted:** Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:07 am

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unclear · Decorated Joined: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 189

Oh, I getcha... I didn't realize that in the widget it is all one scene where the head comes flying then you see the leg. I guess that means he's hauling ass. Or there's more than one large monster? Or perhaps the creators didn't even take this into consideration? Anyway, I suppose it is possible for something that big to move pretty damn fast, especially in the water.

Slusho Addict · Entrenched Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 920

Re: A 450 mph monster

**Posted:** Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:08 am

Caerwiden · Unfettered Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 651

Re: A 450 mph monster

**Posted:** Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:11 am

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unclear · Decorated Joined: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 189

Just for comparison:

The fastest land animal, the cheetah, runs at a maximum of about 75 mph.

The fastest bird (in normal flight) is a species of the swift, that tops out at around 100 mph.

The fastest bird overall, however, is the peregrine falcon, hitting upwards of 200 mph in a dive.

Looks like our Grumpypants is pretty damn fast.
Oh, and these statistics might not be perfect, feel free to correct me.

carlosos · Veteran Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 75

Oh, I think I had red that somewhere here. If it definitely is Woolworth it's still a great loss for New York.

**Posted:** Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:15 am

Slusho Addict · Entrenched Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 920

**Posted:** Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:22 am

carlosos · Veteran Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 75

Yup, I recall to have studied it in my history lessons.

**Posted:** Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:24 am

opencws · Boot Joined: 15 Nov 2007 Posts: 65

You have to account for it's size as well when accounting for distance traveled. 2.5 miles might just be a couple of steps for something as tall as a skyscraper.

**Posted:** Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:26 am