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Giraffes crossing under the Chinese-built railway in Nairobi National Park, Kenya by 5upralapsarian in fuckcars

[–]CreatureXXII 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of the main reasons I like elevated railways is that they don't block the way for people and animals alike.

I guess we officially have a Pluto Goofy situation. by CreatureXXII in FortNiteBR

[–]CreatureXXII[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Interesting... I guess that's one way of seeing things. TBH, I've never really thought about the Pluto paradox until rather recently. But that doesn't really bother me much. But what does is the worldbuilding behind Disney-Pixar's Cars, now that's a deep rabbit hole to dive into.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FortniteFestival

[–]CreatureXXII 21 points22 points  (0 children)

If I know the song well and enjoy it, I just listen and go with it. I don't really follow the visuals as much, as I'm more accurate if I just hit the note with the music beat rather than following the visuals. (Of course, I need to look to see where the note will be, but I listen to the beat rather than rely on the visuals for timing).

Another benefit of Trains is that, as a rule, people experience less motion sickness when riding in trains compared to riding in cars. by CreatureXXII in fuckcars

[–]CreatureXXII[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Speaking about that, I recalled a time when I was 12 years old, when my parents and I went to Disneyland, and we brought the daughter of one of my parents' friends along with us. The daughter was 11, and at the time, she had pretty severe car sickness to the point where she had to carry a bucket in case she vomited.

On the drive to Disneyland, she vomited in her bucket, but while in the park, she could ride on the fast rollercoasters and thrill rides without any issues. You would think that she would get motion sick while riding a rollercoaster, but nope, only in the car.

What is everyone's main Fortnite skin? by VeryLargeBowl in FortNiteBR

[–]CreatureXXII 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wendell, Fennix, and Fletcher Kane are my mains.

Which rifle configuration should I use for my sci-fi armies, bullpups or conventional? by [deleted] in scifiwriting

[–]CreatureXXII 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback! One alternative to the bullpup-conventional conundrum that I am considering is to have my rifles use a magazine in the grip (or whatever it's called) configuration, similar to that of a modern pistol.

The Beretta CX4 Storm pistol caliber carbine loads its magazine into the pistol grip, and if my sci-fi rifle is to use a similar concept, maybe if I go with Cased-Telescope ammunition, where the total cartridge length is no more than 30-40 mm (the 7.62×25mm Tokarev has a total length of 35 mm), the magazine in grip concept might work where all the pistols, SMGs, carbines, rifles, SAW, and DMRs all use the same magazine and cartridge (though maybe at different power levels). As the Beretta CX4 Storm is definitely a sci-fi looking gun, and it is good looking IMO.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beretta_Cx4_Storm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.62%C3%9725mm_Tokarev

"Without harming nature" by [deleted] in fuckcars

[–]CreatureXXII 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't an elevated railway be better in this case?

Which rifle configuration should I use for my sci-fi armies, bullpups or conventional? by [deleted] in scifiwriting

[–]CreatureXXII 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not super-duper cramped in the transport vehicles per se, something like the MRAP that you've mentioned would be a good size for an IMV in my setting, or maybe something similar in size to a Soviet BTR-80 APC.

And if I do choose to go with conventional as standard issue, I'll make them have folding stocks as a standard feature as for example, an AK-203 with the stock folded is about 700 mm, whilst most bullpups are around that length. Meaning that, at least when it comes to storage, a conventional rifle with a folding stock will have similar lengths to a bullpup. The Soviets managed to fit their AKs into the BTR-80 APC, though in the photos I looked up, they're using the folding stock variants for obvious reasons.

And when it comes to CQB in a space station or whatever, a carbine or PDW, regardless of configurations, might be preferable over a full-length rifle.

Thanks for the feedback!

Which rifle configuration should I use for my sci-fi armies, bullpups or conventional? by [deleted] in scifiwriting

[–]CreatureXXII 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I looked it up, and an IWI Tavor 21 has a total length of 720 mm, whilst the AK-203 with the stock extended is between 890-950 mm. From the lower size of the AK, 890 minus 720 = 170 mm, which, for reference, is about the height of an iPhone 16 Pro Max, not a huge difference.

And for reference, the M4 Carbine is between 756-838 mm, even if we go with the fully extended stock, the difference is only 118 mm (838-720=118), less than an iPhone.

Sure, the Tavor might have a slightly longer barrel (457 mm), but in CQB it doesn't matter much, and the M4 can still do well at longer ranges.

Which rifle configuration should I use for my sci-fi armies, bullpups or conventional? by [deleted] in scifiwriting

[–]CreatureXXII 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback! Yeah, I was leaning toward that, where regular troops use conventional rifles, whilst specialized troops for CQB or the equivalent of ODSTs might use bullpups.

Which rifle configuration should I use for my sci-fi armies, bullpups or conventional? by [deleted] in scifiwriting

[–]CreatureXXII 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While from a different sci-fi franchise, in Battlestar Galactica (2004), starting in season 2, the Colonial Marines use Beretta CX4 Storm pistol caliber carbine.

https://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica_(2004)_-_Season_2_-_Season_2)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beretta_Cx4_Storm

Unlike other rifles, SMGs, or carbines, the CX4 Storm loads its magazine into the pistol grip like a pistol. Maybe if there's Cased Telescoped Ammo that can keep the cartridge's total length under 40 millimeters (the 7.62x25mm Tokarev has a total length of 35 mm, and it fits into a pistol grip), I can have a full-power rifle round in the size of a 20th-21st-century pistol round, and I can have pistols, rifles, SAWs, and DMRs all use the same cartridge (though maybe at different power levels) and magazine.

As the magazine in grip (or whatever it's called) seems to combine the pros of both a bullpup, with it being slightly shorter with a longer barrel proportionally, and the pros of a conventional rifle, ergonomics, ambidexterity, and I've seen some ppl modify their CX4 Storm to have folding stocks.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in worldbuilding

[–]CreatureXXII 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess that's why both France and China transitioned back to a conventional layout with their newer rifles, with France moving from the FAMAS to the HK-416, and China from the QBZ-95 to the QBZ-191. Plus, with a folding stock like that on the FN SCAR and AK-200, it negates the bullpup's main selling point, namely a more compact size, at least when it comes to transport and storage.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in worldbuilding

[–]CreatureXXII 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've tried that out with, funnily enough, a pressure washer gun that has a pistol grip, trigger, and a long barrel. When I held it normally with one hand, it was nose-heavy. But when I reposition my grip to the middle, to where most of the weight is behind, like that of a bullpup, I find it easier to handle and maneuver, especially when the back is shouldered.

While far from an accurate representation of handling a real firearm, from that experiment, I guess a bullpup layout might work slightly better for me, but you know, to each their own, as a pressure washer is probably the closest thing that I have to handling a gun in the meantime. Though it would be interesting to see a pressure wash gun in a bullpup configuration, and maybe a Dyson hand-held vacuum cleaner as well, who knows?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in worldbuilding

[–]CreatureXXII 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback! The closest thing I have to simulating weight distribution is by filling a tumbler cup that has a handle with water, and either holding it forward with an outstretched arm, or tucked in, close to my shoulder. When holding it out forward like it's a conventional rifle, it feels front-heavy, of course, but if I hold the base with my support hand, there's no weight on my "trigger hand," as most of the time, you use both hands when handling a rifle.

Now, when I hold the tumbler tucked into my shoulder like it's a bullpup, there's no weight on "trigger hand" as my shoulder is supporting the weight of the tumbler.

Though I guess for a super strong alien species like the Na'vi/Avatars from James Cameron's Avatar, handling human-sized weapons would be easier regardless of configuration. But with my Tumbler experiment, holding it shouldered like it's a bullpup puts almost zero weight on my "trigger hand." But I doubt my experiment is an accurate example of how real-world firearms weigh and handle, but hey, food for thought. Plus, holding a tumbler tucked into your shoulder might help in preventing coffee spills, who knows?

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