| paul1290 | 02-11-2006 10:36 AM |
Any new members who haven't seen my theories about how Dorothy functions can find a link to them at these threads:
Dorothy's Brain
Electric Motors
That "whirring" sound
Power Supply
Sense of Touch
R-D = R. Dorothy Prototype
Hard Drives and Artificial Skin
Needless to say, they are much better than the ones shown here because I spent more time on them.
It has been a long while since I've written one of these. I know I've already posted the first theory listed here on a thread already, but it's somewhere in the back of the forum and I can't find it right now. (That's why I put "Paul's thoughts" in front of almost all my theory threads, so I can search for them later. Unfortunatly I forgot to do that with the last one and "Big-O theories" brings up hundreds of threads)
Section 1: Materials
Internal Structure:
It is very likely that the internal structure is made of some sort of amorphous metal alloy. Amorphous alloys are metal alloys that have no crystal structure and their particles are scattered randomly instead of an ordinary pattern. This lack of crystal structure makes them several times stronger then normal. Many amorphous metals are more then twice as strong as titanium, which is the strongest pure metal in existence. They are also very lightweight so they would allow Big-O to move around easier. They are generally a very shiny silver color so they would match the color of the structure and arm pistons.
Armor:
The armor is probably made of titanium. Amorphous alloys are probably too expensive to use on armor because the armor gets damaged often and is frequently replaced. Titanium is already naturally black so it would match Big-O’s color without having to be painted. Titanium also forms a thin but tough protective layer of titanium oxide when it is exposed to the oxygen in the air. When this protective coating is scratched, more titanium is exposed to the air, which makes the coating self-healing.
Orange Glass Stuff:
I really don’t know what to make of it. I think it might be colored glass, some sort of crystal, or a form of polycarbonate. It may be possible that it’s just colored glass, but glass is probably not strong enough. I’ve never seen polycarbonate shatter like it did in Act 26, so that’s also questionable. If it’s some sort of crystal then it has to be very durable and easy to shape. It might be something similar to quartz, but quartz is rather heavy and I’m not quite sure if it comes in orange.
Section 2: Cockpit Entry and Exit Methods
There are a lot of people who are confused by the many ways Roger Smith enters and exits the cockpit of Big-O. There are 3 methods:
1. The red panel slides open.
2. The front portion of the neck is raised.
3. The entrance at the foot.
4. The entire neck and head portion is raised.
Each of these methods are useful in different situations. The usual method of entry is the red panel sliding open, which is rather quick and easy. The second is when the front portion of the neck is raised. This method is particularly useful because Big-O is often rises out of the ground and sometimes ends up going right up through a building or structure. If Big-O ends up rising straight through a building, the front of the neck is raised in order to shield Roger from falling objects as he enters the cockpit. The last method is the entrance at the foot. This is used if Roger is at ground level and Big-O is already standing above ground. It’s also useful is Roger has to exit Big-O without returning it back underground.
Section 3: The Prairie Dog
I was going to give this a whole different set of theories but the Prairie Dog just isn’t that interesting. For those of you who don’t know, the Prairie Dog is that train looking subway thingy that carries Big-O around the city. It appears to be two locomotives modified to carry the mechanism that deploys Big-O into the city. It probably blasts a hole in the ground for Big-O to rise/fall through by explosive decompression (a lot like Big-O’s Sudden Impact Pistons). It also is able to travel without tracks so it probably has a set of retractable tires behind the train wheels to keep it from getting stuck when there aren’t any subway tracks or in areas of the subway where the tracks are far too damaged to use. Well like I said, there’s not much to say here because the Prairie Dog isn’t seen very often in the show and there’s not much to make a theory out of.
Any suggestions or comments are welcome. I didn't put nearly as much time into these as I did with my theories about R. Dorothy so I probably missed a few key points.
Dorothy's Brain
Electric Motors
That "whirring" sound
Power Supply
Sense of Touch
R-D = R. Dorothy Prototype
Hard Drives and Artificial Skin
Needless to say, they are much better than the ones shown here because I spent more time on them.
It has been a long while since I've written one of these. I know I've already posted the first theory listed here on a thread already, but it's somewhere in the back of the forum and I can't find it right now. (That's why I put "Paul's thoughts" in front of almost all my theory threads, so I can search for them later. Unfortunatly I forgot to do that with the last one and "Big-O theories" brings up hundreds of threads)
Section 1: Materials
Internal Structure:
It is very likely that the internal structure is made of some sort of amorphous metal alloy. Amorphous alloys are metal alloys that have no crystal structure and their particles are scattered randomly instead of an ordinary pattern. This lack of crystal structure makes them several times stronger then normal. Many amorphous metals are more then twice as strong as titanium, which is the strongest pure metal in existence. They are also very lightweight so they would allow Big-O to move around easier. They are generally a very shiny silver color so they would match the color of the structure and arm pistons.
Armor:
The armor is probably made of titanium. Amorphous alloys are probably too expensive to use on armor because the armor gets damaged often and is frequently replaced. Titanium is already naturally black so it would match Big-O’s color without having to be painted. Titanium also forms a thin but tough protective layer of titanium oxide when it is exposed to the oxygen in the air. When this protective coating is scratched, more titanium is exposed to the air, which makes the coating self-healing.
Orange Glass Stuff:
I really don’t know what to make of it. I think it might be colored glass, some sort of crystal, or a form of polycarbonate. It may be possible that it’s just colored glass, but glass is probably not strong enough. I’ve never seen polycarbonate shatter like it did in Act 26, so that’s also questionable. If it’s some sort of crystal then it has to be very durable and easy to shape. It might be something similar to quartz, but quartz is rather heavy and I’m not quite sure if it comes in orange.
Section 2: Cockpit Entry and Exit Methods
There are a lot of people who are confused by the many ways Roger Smith enters and exits the cockpit of Big-O. There are 3 methods:
1. The red panel slides open.
2. The front portion of the neck is raised.
3. The entrance at the foot.
4. The entire neck and head portion is raised.
Each of these methods are useful in different situations. The usual method of entry is the red panel sliding open, which is rather quick and easy. The second is when the front portion of the neck is raised. This method is particularly useful because Big-O is often rises out of the ground and sometimes ends up going right up through a building or structure. If Big-O ends up rising straight through a building, the front of the neck is raised in order to shield Roger from falling objects as he enters the cockpit. The last method is the entrance at the foot. This is used if Roger is at ground level and Big-O is already standing above ground. It’s also useful is Roger has to exit Big-O without returning it back underground.
Section 3: The Prairie Dog
I was going to give this a whole different set of theories but the Prairie Dog just isn’t that interesting. For those of you who don’t know, the Prairie Dog is that train looking subway thingy that carries Big-O around the city. It appears to be two locomotives modified to carry the mechanism that deploys Big-O into the city. It probably blasts a hole in the ground for Big-O to rise/fall through by explosive decompression (a lot like Big-O’s Sudden Impact Pistons). It also is able to travel without tracks so it probably has a set of retractable tires behind the train wheels to keep it from getting stuck when there aren’t any subway tracks or in areas of the subway where the tracks are far too damaged to use. Well like I said, there’s not much to say here because the Prairie Dog isn’t seen very often in the show and there’s not much to make a theory out of.
Any suggestions or comments are welcome. I didn't put nearly as much time into these as I did with my theories about R. Dorothy so I probably missed a few key points.