I think Fi has found gravity at the most inconvenient time. :[ But at least Dan managed to do something that looked really badass! :>
A badass moment indeed. Curse you Fi for ruining it!
A "productive and hopefully awesome" week? Good luck, Amber!
Quote from: Jairus on September 28, 2008, 09:52:17 PM
A badass moment indeed. Curse you Fi for ruining it!
I wouldn't go as far as to say that Fi ruined the badass moment, since Dan went back to his normal, non-badass mode
before Fi landed on him. :P
You know what they say about cats landing on their feet. at least when they're conscious, that is
but if we spread butter over Dan's back?
True, panels 1-4 were badass, it went back to normal at 5, then back to basics at 6 and 7.
Fi moving at 9.8 m/s, sounds like fun.
If I knew the mass we could see how much force he applied to Dan's cranium/neck. Actually we could do it from weight, get mass by extrapolation and then get force. Or use a direct conversion formula.
Include friction variables and we could even see how much force Dan's wings resisted while descending. :)
Huh, I wonder if Furrae uses Standard or Metric? :tmyk
Er, don't you mean that Fi was accelerating at 9.8 meters per second per second
Before you say I'm too picky, I have seen worse from engineering students in college. I especially liked the one who got the wrong answer using the wrong method, and wanted to know if he could get partial credit. (Even if he had been using the right method, he would have gotten the wrong answer since his math was wrong.) I just hope that he isn't now designing the planes that we fly.
XD that was perfection. I was especially happy to see Dan really flying (or at least really using his wings) in the comic. And the lighting was great too!
Good luck with whatever awesome you're preparing Amber.
Apologies. It has been sometime since I've actually applied the terminology and equations. I could do the basic math, but nothing like calculus.
I actually was thinking acceleration but I misspoke. Common when I'm in a slight rush.
Quote from: Gamma on September 28, 2008, 10:12:11 PM
Fi moving at 9.8 m/s, sounds like fun.
If I knew the mass we could see how much force he applied to Dan's cranium/neck. Actually we could do it from weight, get mass by extrapolation and then get force. Or use a direct conversion formula.
Include friction variables and we could even see how much force Dan's wings resisted while descending. :)
Quote from: Naldru on September 28, 2008, 10:25:12 PM
Er, don't you mean that Fi was accelerating at 9.8 meters per second per second
I'm curios to know how you know how fast Fi was accelerating? And about How Dan fells about losing those few feathers when Fi landed on him.
Quote from: King Of Hearts on September 28, 2008, 10:10:58 PM
but if we spread butter over Dan's back?
Why? Are we gonna eat him...? I don't wanna hear it, you know who you are. I know "over his back" was said, but I know how people are, they never miss a chance. And "over his back" could very well mean something completely different than what was meant.
Quote from: Dagardo on September 28, 2008, 10:45:47 PM
Quote from: King Of Hearts on September 28, 2008, 10:10:58 PM
but if we spread butter over Dan's back?
Why? Are we gonna eat him...? I don't wanna hear it, you know who you are. I know "over his back" was said, but I know how people are, they never miss a chance. And "over his back" could very well mean something completely different than what was meant.
Does he land butter side up or butter side down.
Quote from: AndersW on September 28, 2008, 10:47:47 PM
Quote from: Dagardo on September 28, 2008, 10:45:47 PM
Quote from: King Of Hearts on September 28, 2008, 10:10:58 PM
but if we spread butter over Dan's back?
Why? Are we gonna eat him...? I don't wanna hear it, you know who you are. I know "over his back" was said, but I know how people are, they never miss a chance. And "over his back" could very well mean something completely different than what was meant.
Does he land butter side up or butter side down.
Depends, which do you prefer?
I guess the problem is that we really don't know how strong the gravity is in Furrae. We can assume that's within an order of magnitude of Earth since larger variations would cause differences in the anatomy of the various inhabitants.
Calculation of acceleration and velocity would require time references, and we really don't know how long a span of time is covered by the images.
Quote from: Jack McSlay on September 28, 2008, 10:08:17 PM
You know what they say about cats landing on their feet. at least when they're conscious, that is
Actually, I saw an article that they did best for a range of heights starting at about two or three foot. At lower elevations, they don't have time to turn around.
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By the way, if forewarned is forearmed, does that mean that four armed is forewarned. If so, we should check with the four armed dancer to see what will happen.
In an Ideal word, all objects fall at the same rate. That's how they knew how fast Fi should have been accelerating. Friction with the Air (Wind resistance) is only thing that would have slowed him down.
Yeah, but I wouldn't exactly call anything in this world "ideal"
:giggle Bweeheeheeheehee... I needed a giggle fit. I hadn't had one in a while. Thanks.
Also, the shadows in this comic make everything look really pretty.
Quote from: Naldru on September 28, 2008, 10:25:12 PM
Er, don't you mean that Fi was accelerating at 9.8 meters per second per second
Before you say I'm too picky, I have seen worse from engineering students in college. I especially liked the one who got the wrong answer using the wrong method, and wanted to know if he could get partial credit. (Even if he had been using the right method, he would have gotten the wrong answer since his math was wrong.) I just hope that he isn't now designing the planes that we fly.
Well half the 'laws of aerodynamics' aren't actually right anyway, and the other half are just right enough to tell us that we don't actually know why aeroplanes fly, so i wouldn't worry too much if he's designing aircraft.
It's also reasonable to assume that Furrae would have the same gravity (in the natural parts at any rate) as Earth, hence why we know that Fi would have been accelerating at approximately 9.8 meters per second per second, we don't know what his terminal velocity is though.
Dan got to show off his skills and look all badassey while doing it only to have it ruined by his new tag-along.
Could be worse... Mab could have decided to come along and landed on his head with her head. I doubt his opinion of being burried under girls would apply then.
Quote from: Dagardo on September 28, 2008, 10:49:01 PM
Quote from: AndersW on September 28, 2008, 10:47:47 PM
Quote from: Dagardo on September 28, 2008, 10:45:47 PM
Quote from: King Of Hearts on September 28, 2008, 10:10:58 PM
but if we spread butter over Dan's back?
Why? Are we gonna eat him...? I don't wanna hear it, you know who you are. I know "over his back" was said, but I know how people are, they never miss a chance. And "over his back" could very well mean something completely different than what was meant.
Does he land butter side up or butter side down.
Depends, which do you prefer?
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Quote from: Gamma on September 28, 2008, 10:12:11 PM
Huh, I wonder if Furrae uses Standard or Metric? :tmyk
so, Metric or Metric? :U
I guess having wings and all kinda helps with air manoeuvrability. :B
A moment of grace followed by a bannana peel , gotta love the classics.
Sooo, Dan lands all Batman style and Fi land all sack-of-potatoes style, nope, noting wrong with the laws of physics there. Just classic comedy at its best. So all of you rocket scientist put away the calculators and just have a laugh ~_^
You've got to wonder...
... is Fi using the same gravity Dan is using? ;-]
Quote from: Kipiru on September 29, 2008, 02:39:00 AM
Sooo, Dan lands all Batman style and Fi land all sack-of-potatoes style, nope, noting wrong with the laws of physics there. Just classic comedy at its best. So all of you rocket scientist put away the calculators and just have a laugh ~_^
The only time they've laughed is when they figured out how to make 8008 on said calculators.
*is a math nerd and thus going to hell for that one.*
Quote from: Valynth on September 29, 2008, 02:49:01 AM
Quote from: Kipiru on September 29, 2008, 02:39:00 AM
Sooo, Dan lands all Batman style and Fi land all sack-of-potatoes style, nope, noting wrong with the laws of physics there. Just classic comedy at its best. So all of you rocket scientist put away the calculators and just have a laugh ~_^
The only time they've laughed is when they figured out how to make 8008 on said calculators.
*is a math nerd and thus going to hell for that one.*
Yes. Yes you are. Unless I am greatly mistaken.
I just cannot emphasize how amazingly cool Dan looks for that one moment.
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on September 29, 2008, 02:48:19 AM
You've got to wonder...
... is Fi using the same gravity Dan is using? ;-]
Probably not.
Dan is using Heroic physics, and Fi, as the designated sidekick/comedy relief, is basically using the Rule of Funny.
Quote from: Jairus on September 29, 2008, 02:51:20 AM
I just cannot emphasize how amazingly cool Dan looks for that one moment.
The whole Angle of Wrath look really suits him! But so does the whole crushed-by-a-flying-squirel-thingy look! That's why Dan is the Man!
Quote from: Lorien on September 28, 2008, 10:40:45 PM
I was especially happy to see Dan really flying (or at least really using his wings) in the comic.
Nope, not flying, if anything, they were spread enough to slow his descent. And most of his manoeuvring (flips) probably had little to do with the wings.
Damn you Newton, I told you not to make that law so painful!
Quote from: Zedd on September 29, 2008, 03:00:35 AM
Damn you Newton, I told you not to make that law so painful!
Well it wouldn't hurt such much if you didn't keep getting thrown down.
Anyway, I have to wonder, why is there nothing dangerous at the bottom? There should be some sort of spikes/dangerous creatures/lava at the bottom of all trap doors! But, I guess that's what you get for settling for the lowest contractor.
Quote from: Valynth on September 29, 2008, 03:05:52 AM
Anyway, I have to wonder, why is there nothing dangerous at the bottom? There should be some sort of spikes/dangerous creatures/lava at the bottom of all trap doors! But, I guess that's what you get for settling for the lowest contractor.
Maybe Dark Pegasus doesn't think he needs such cliche traps, remember how he felt about the dark rooms. Besides what could be more cruel than landing and breaking your feet and dying out of thirst and hunger in a dark damp hole(though in a world where most creatures can fly that kinda looses its usefullness)
Quote from: Kipiru on September 29, 2008, 03:11:22 AM
Maybe Dark Pegasus doesn't think he needs such cliche traps, remember how he felt about the dark rooms. Besides what could be more cruel than landing and breaking your feet and dying out of thirst and hunger in a dark damp hole(though in a world where most creatures can fly that kinda looses its usefullness)
Well, I'm sure there are SOME dangerous things that could've been at the bottom that haven't been cliched too badly yet.... Like below-freezing sea water. Or acid goo. Or poisonous gas. Or electrified flooring. The possibilities are endless.
Proving, once again, that cat's ALWAYS land on their feet! Too bad the same can't be said for Warp-Aci! XD Nice job, Amber!
Quote from: Valynth on September 29, 2008, 03:17:36 AM
Well, I'm sure there are SOME dangerous things that could've been at the bottom that haven't been cliched too badly yet.... Like below-freezing sea water. Or acid goo. Or poisonous gas. Or electrified flooring. The possibilities are endless.
I guess you're right, but don't forget the major idea behind each such peril in this comic strip- DAN MUST SURVIVE! Which would have been made difficult by your suggested traps :) (this isn't a Martin novel)
Quote from: Kipiru on September 29, 2008, 03:24:59 AM
Quote from: Valynth on September 29, 2008, 03:17:36 AM
Well, I'm sure there are SOME dangerous things that could've been at the bottom that haven't been cliched too badly yet.... Like below-freezing sea water. Or acid goo. Or poisonous gas. Or electrified flooring. The possibilities are endless.
I guess you're right, but don't forget the major idea behind each such peril in this comic strip- DAN MUST SURVIVE! Which would have been made difficult by your suggested traps :) (this isn't a Martin novel)
Well, the below-freezing sea water could make Dan into a dan-sicle for DP to thaw later.... Perferably when his plan is over.
Quote from: Valynth on September 29, 2008, 02:49:01 AM
The only time they've laughed is when they figured out how to make 8008 on said calculators.
*is a math nerd and thus going to hell for that one.*
58008, surely?
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on September 29, 2008, 03:44:29 AM
Quote from: Valynth on September 29, 2008, 02:49:01 AM
The only time they've laughed is when they figured out how to make 8008 on said calculators.
*is a math nerd and thus going to hell for that one.*
58008, surely?
Or possibly 5318008.
Ah, yes. That's what I was thinking of. Thanks, Jay.
That was absolutely awesome. Pity the little floaty idiot ruined it.
Perhaps Furrae uses furlongs :)
Panels 1-4 look awesome. Somebody needs to make a signature out of bad-ass number four.
It also look like, when gravity applied to, Fi is made out of iron.
Quote from: Tapewolf on September 29, 2008, 04:03:01 AM
Pity the little floaty idiot ruined it.
It's part of their job description, I think. See the Furrae edition of the Bible; Book of Genesis:
Amber said, "Let us make Creatures similar to Demons and Angels, but with extra wings for kicks, and let them rule over the fandom because they are quite awesome and have a truckload of advantages." And Amber created the Cubi race and gave us Dan, Abel and Fa'Lina. And Amber saw that it was good.
Then Amber said, "The Cubi race is slightly overpowered, so they shall have silly sidekicks." And Amber created the Warp-Aci; floating, glowing entities of chaos and confusion with a short attention span and comedic timing. And Amber saw that it was good.
Exactly. As I said, Fi is the Designated Sidekick and Comedy Relief.
Quote from: Lucheek on September 29, 2008, 07:24:03 AM
Panels 1-4 look awesome. Somebody needs to make a signature out of bad-ass number four.
Actually, Amber... is there any chance you could arrange the high-res version of the first four panels into a wallpaper? It would take about 5 minutes and by the looks of it, it would make a lot of people very happy :3
The problem with that is the high-res versions will never look nearly as nice as the compressed versions. Part of the reason the art looks smooth is because when I resize everything, it smooths out all the rough edges. A full sized version would look pixelly and mediocre at best.
Quote from: Amber Williams on September 29, 2008, 12:16:34 PM
The problem with that is the high-res versions will never look nearly as nice as the compressed versions. Part of the reason the art looks smooth is because when I resize everything, it smooths out all the rough edges. A full sized version would look pixelly and mediocre at best.
Ah, pity. I assumed the original was 4x the size or more... if it's only 2x or something, then no, it's not going to work as well.
Nothing like having one's internet restored to find an awesome update to DMFA. I remember going through the panels thinking 'it can't last.. it can't last.. it can't <warp-aci supplied POW!> Yup, knew it.' XD
Sorry Dan, but you can only be so bad-ass for so long. Beautiful work, Mrs. Williams. ^_^
Quote from: Amber Williams on September 29, 2008, 12:16:34 PM
The problem with that is the high-res versions will never look nearly as nice as the compressed versions. Part of the reason the art looks smooth is because when I resize everything, it smooths out all the rough edges. A full sized version would look pixelly and mediocre at best.
Guess we'll have to wait for the next wallpaper war :) And wait we will!
Quote from: Kipiru on September 29, 2008, 03:14:23 PM
Quote from: Amber Williams on September 29, 2008, 12:16:34 PM
The problem with that is the high-res versions will never look nearly as nice as the compressed versions. Part of the reason the art looks smooth is because when I resize everything, it smooths out all the rough edges. A full sized version would look pixelly and mediocre at best.
Guess we'll have to wait for the next wallpaper war :) And wait we will!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/Tr-e_e-/DMFAPanel4Paper.png
I was bored. :B
Quote from: Slowtini on September 29, 2008, 03:49:24 PM
Quote from: Kipiru on September 29, 2008, 03:14:23 PM
Quote from: Amber Williams on September 29, 2008, 12:16:34 PM
The problem with that is the high-res versions will never look nearly as nice as the compressed versions. Part of the reason the art looks smooth is because when I resize everything, it smooths out all the rough edges. A full sized version would look pixelly and mediocre at best.
Guess we'll have to wait for the next wallpaper war :) And wait we will!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/Tr-e_e-/DMFAPanel4Paper.png
I was bored. :B
It's still something :)
Quote from: Slowtini on September 29, 2008, 03:49:24 PM
Quote from: Kipiru on September 29, 2008, 03:14:23 PM
Quote from: Amber Williams on September 29, 2008, 12:16:34 PM
The problem with that is the high-res versions will never look nearly as nice as the compressed versions. Part of the reason the art looks smooth is because when I resize everything, it smooths out all the rough edges. A full sized version would look pixelly and mediocre at best.
Guess we'll have to wait for the next wallpaper war :) And wait we will!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/Tr-e_e-/DMFAPanel4Paper.png
I was bored. :B
Something, indeed. =3 It's a little dark, though. Hey..if Amber doesn't mind..I could re-draw the scene in a wallpaper size. >_>
Quote from: AmigaDragon on September 29, 2008, 02:58:45 AM
Quote from: Lorien on September 28, 2008, 10:40:45 PM
I was especially happy to see Dan really flying (or at least really using his wings) in the comic.
Nope, not flying, if anything, they were spread enough to slow his descent. And most of his manoeuvring (flips) probably had little to do with the wings.
Even flightless birds will use their wings for balance and aiding maneuvering. So I would imagine that he would use his wings to control his attitude when falling without even thinking about it.
It's a weight thing.
The weight of the wings is enough to flip the rest of his body around them.
The surface area, and hence wind resistance, is merely a bonus to that...
At times I can't help but compare Fi to a burnt version of Gir from the best cartoon ever Invader Zim.
ANTICLIMAX! NUUUU!
Quote from: Slowtini on September 29, 2008, 03:49:24 PM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/Tr-e_e-/DMFAPanel4Paper.png
I was bored. :B
But why so much darker than the original?
Because shadows are teh awwsum.
Made a quick Wallpaper Sized (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v95/madmann135/comic%20related/Dan_Land.jpg?t=1222804870) image from this comic.
Yes it is a little edgy but that can be fixed with some time and an immage modifyer program
Me likes! Although it does seem a tad fuzzy to me? Please tell me my eyesight isn't going. ><
Enlarging images does one of two things without additional image processing, either shows jaggies as the pixels are enlarged or smooths them, making it look fuzzy.
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Quote from: AmigaDragon on September 30, 2008, 09:22:29 PM
Enlarging images does one of two things without additional image processing, either shows jaggies as the pixels are enlarged or smooths them, making it look fuzzy.
Also, it makes the JPEG artifacts really come out. Especially Madmann's version, since he saved it as a JPEG too, so you've got two generations of distortion.
If I have time tonight - which is unlikely - I'll see if I can do a cleanup job on it. This will be more difficult than with
Disasters etc, since the improved shading means more colour levels to take into account.
Quote from: Tapewolf on October 01, 2008, 04:16:03 AM
Quote from: AmigaDragon on September 30, 2008, 09:22:29 PM
Enlarging images does one of two things without additional image processing, either shows jaggies as the pixels are enlarged or smooths them, making it look fuzzy.
Also, it makes the JPEG artifacts really come out. Especially Madmann's version, since he saved it as a JPEG too, so you've got two generations of distortion.
If I have time tonight - which is unlikely - I'll see if I can do a cleanup job on it. This will be more difficult than with Disasters etc, since the improved shading means more colour levels to take into account.
I said it was a quick enlargement.
in fact I jumped it from 72dpi to 300dpi.