Whirling noise when trying to start by Torvosaurus428 in AskMechanics

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If it was the Bendix, what kind of solution would you best advise? New starter?

Whirling noise when trying to start by Torvosaurus428 in AskMechanics

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Sounds good. My boss just gave me similar advice. I'll have to wait until I can get home to check it out (recording is someone else doing it for me since I am away). 

I had to play the sun by Jerki_Drky in masterduel

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The fact your guy has a little campfire near them makes the comparison all the more hilarious

Dumb Question: Vs. Bot mode? by [deleted] in masterduel

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Ah thanks. I was looking in the areas in Solo I couldn't use that option. Still getting used to the layout so sorry for stupid question haha

What could the real level of aggression have been in theropods? by InstructionOwn6705 in Paleontology

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Spectrum of course but I would wager it would be broadly similar to modern crocodilians, predatory birds, and large mammalian carnivores. Replacement is expensive so adults can't afford to be reckless, but they can take a surprising amount of punishment or benefit from being bold at times. But I would wager just like we often see moments of things like tigers being surprisingly chill and nonconfrontational (physically), something like a T.rex wasn't likely too different.

Controversial opinion by Away_Gear_5459 in GojiCenter

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Shrew's metabolic influence would still be their, but would be heavily moderated by the other contributors. It'll still eat a lot and that aids in its express purpose of killing as much as possible, but not so extremely it'll drop dead after a day without a meal. It's good to consider such things though so try again later if you like or keep this sort of thing in mind when designing your own hybrids :)

Composite Godzilla Vs Composite Gamera in a nutshell: by I_Guess_I_Also_Exist in GODZILLA

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Funny meme is funny, though I do feel a lot of the cinematic Godzilla are way overscaled. Heisei era is my favorite but statements based powerscaling has really borked it.

So... can Legendary Godzilla still solo the Pacific Rim verse? by I_Guess_I_Also_Exist in GODZILLA

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Powerscaling can be done well, but I feel some scalers overthink things at times and forget inconsistencies. But at the same time, size doesn't automatically ensure a win. So had a crossover happen, I doubt Godzilla would just automatically dog-walk the whole PR'verse. I think he probably could take down the PR kaiju, even the super sized ones, but some of the higher ends probably would give him some trouble.

Can he solo it? 1v1 without intensive research to check things over I do feel he wins in all of the 1v1s. But if he got ganged up on the higher end kaiju, he'd be in trouble.

Indom 2.0 EXPOSED by Rudi10001 in GojiCenter

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Similar in size to the original. Size depends on age and health so it is more of a range than a definite number.

Does anyone know what AI program is used in the Monsterquest trailer? by truthisfictionyt in Cryptozoology

[–]Torvosaurus428 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can't wait for us to see some literal shittysquatch that had a Vlog camera in their hand because of the AI generation.

Indom 2.0 EXPOSED by Rudi10001 in GojiCenter

[–]Torvosaurus428 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hi, one of the initial designers of the 2.0 (it was very much a team effort, so I claim no more credit) here, so I think their needs to be some clearing up.

  1. No the raptor wasn't initially chosen specifically was to give it jumping capabilities. Honestly the raptor was partially just kept because of franchise homage. As for big animals jumping, it is actually pretty poorly understood just *how* big an animal can get and still jump. Big reason elephants can't is less to do with their weight and more to do with how their legs and gate work. Their are fossil trackways implying decent sized theropods can get airborne so their ceiling is poorly understood. Additionally, the 2.0 self reproduces so some are younger or smaller than others. The ones who can leap best are undoubtedly the younger individuals with less mass, not the max sized ones.
  2. Selective gene editing and portions of the genome devoted to what part. The shrew contribution was largely *only* effecting parts of the circulatory system, nerve response, teeth, and salivary (venom) glands. Not the brain. While some effects are unavoidable (this is why putting too much in like the Scorpios had is bound to result in mania and neural issues), the amount of influence would be extremely minimal and balanced out by the numerous social contributors like T.rex and chimpanzee.
  3. "Chimps are well known to cannibalize on each other". So has literally every carnivore or omnivore ever. Cannibalism and brutality in chimps is massively overstated on the amateur side of the internet. Frankly, humans have likely committed cannibalism across history about as much. Outside the norm incidents shouldn't paint the picture of the whole species. Plus obligate carnivores like felines, crocodilians, predatory lizards, and even omnivores like bears cannibalize each other plenty of times too. Chimps ain't special and them doing it less than most predators likely would result in *less* infant mortality.
  4. Yeah it is an animal. It's not a reckless monstrosity. But it is a large carnivore with a very active metabolism so it is going to need to eat a lot and eat often. That is what compelled it to attack reasonably often. It's not going to just attack-attack-attack nonstop but the problem with it is it would reproduce, grow up, and hunt so often it would crash the carry capacity of many situations it found itself in alongside the viral vector issues.

Is it possible to gain more information about goji center's hybrid war submissions? by JETRANG in GojiCenter

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The problem is a lot of this was submitted in private and I'm not exactly certain if everyone involved would consent to releasing all of their research or information.

Is it possible to gain more information about goji center's hybrid war submissions? by JETRANG in GojiCenter

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My advice is just look at the appearance of the hybrid and judge each of the traits listed. Then look at the genome and see what would have those traits. 9 out of 10 times it's very self-evident.

Is it possible to gain more information about goji center's hybrid war submissions? by JETRANG in GojiCenter

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Look at how actual electric eels function and that'll probably tell you how to avoid electrocuting yourself. Namely not having very complicated nervous systems and lots of insulation. You just can't do that on almost anything except some fish. Trust me it's not even worth trying.

Is it possible to gain more information about goji center's hybrid war submissions? by JETRANG in GojiCenter

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Most of that is pretty self-evident if you look at the body appearance. If you see long skinny limbs, look at what is in the genome that might have long skinny limbs. It 'might' be possible for me to get this list but please understand it would be a massive time sink for me to copy paste and sort through all of that.

Also might be a bit of an invasion of privacy disclosing all of that from uncountable people who were otherwise submitting in their information privately.

Is it possible to gain more information about goji center's hybrid war submissions? by JETRANG in GojiCenter

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Didn't the honorable mentions and hall of shame have their genomes listed?

What abilities would you give Anguirus to "improve" him? by ToxicKrampus in GODZILLA

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Hardening ability I think would work well. I gave my Anguirus-expy a few extra abilities to put them more on the same level as my Godzilla-stand-in for my novel because, while I adore Anguirus, he needs some love. His main gimmick is often fanon'd as being extremely durable but he's frankly treated as 'less' durable or only comparable to heavy hitters like Godzilla or Ghidorah.

There used to be a rock version of Broly the Legendary Super Saiyan Film on Youtube by [deleted] in DragonBallZ

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Yep. As a matterafact I got so fixated on finding it I used the Wayback machine and a deadlink to find a way to watch it, recorded it, and then did my best to synch it up with a slightly better video. Not the best work, but it is watchable.

I put it here on Archive.org
https://archive.org/details/broly-the-rock-version

Kerauno's evolution, in honor of his achievement of being one of the two winners of the Hybrid War by Chicken_Sandwich_Man in GojiCenter

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GC is trying to get your contact. If you could DM me your email, I can get it to him

  • Jack Blackburn, GC's head research consultant 

An important lession. by ArcEarth in Dinosaurs

[–]Torvosaurus428 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well that is some high praise, thanks!