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Josiah_Is_Back 07/06/21 12:49:44 AM #1:	I know nukes are bonkers powerful, but the mothership was a quarter the mass of the moon and the entire thing got obliterated <cite>Josiah_Is_Back posted [p:955787320] in Was nuking... [t:79550477]...</cite> <quote>I know nukes are bonkers powerful, but the mothership was a quarter the mass of the moon and the entire thing got obliterated </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dj1200 07/06/21 12:50:20 AM #2:	yeah, it was a little unbelievable. --- "It was so ridiculous and I have so many feelings about it." -Virtual Energies <cite>dj1200 posted [p:955787328] in Was nuking... [t:79550477]...</cite> <quote>yeah, it was a little unbelievable. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dj1200 07/06/21 12:50:41 AM #3:	obligatory 'Welcome to Earth.' --- "It was so ridiculous and I have so many feelings about it." -Virtual Energies <cite>dj1200 posted [p:955787335] in Was nuking... [t:79550477]...</cite> <quote>obligatory 'Welcome to Earth.' </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarthDemented 07/06/21 12:51:14 AM #4:	From the inside maybe. That's just a guess on my part. At best it would've fucked shit up inside and made the ship crash into the city fucking that shit up. --- Paula Wood. My love, my life. 1980-2021 https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/profiles/76561198210788964/#sort=order <cite>DarthDemented posted [p:955787348] in Was nuking... [t:79550477]...</cite> <quote>From the inside maybe. That's just a guess on my part. At best it would've fucked shit up inside and made the ship crash into the city fucking that shit up. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dj1200 07/06/21 12:51:29 AM #5:	But I just watched the movie again and it holds up pretty well after 25 years. --- "It was so ridiculous and I have so many feelings about it." -Virtual Energies <cite>dj1200 posted [p:955787357] in Was nuking... [t:79550477]...</cite> <quote>But I just watched the movie again and it holds up pretty well after 25 years. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Popo 07/06/21 12:51:34 AM #6:	Josiah_Is_Back posted... the mothership was a quarter the mass of the moon Did they actually say this in the movie? I dont remember it at all. --- Live action Hungry Hungry Hippos though, now that was a sport. ~Aeon Azuran <cite>The Popo posted [p:955787359] in Was nuking... [t:79550477]...</cite> <quote>Josiah_Is_Back posted... </cite> <quote>the mothership was a quarter the mass of the moon</quote> Did they actually say this in the movie? I dont remember it at all. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 07/06/21 12:54:45 AM #7:	Pretty sure the nuke itself wasn't what did it, but it caused a chain reaction. Like when Luke blew up the Deathstar --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. <cite>Irony posted [p:955787431] in Was nuking... [t:79550477]...</cite> <quote>Pretty sure the nuke itself wasn't what did it, but it caused a chain reaction. Like when Luke blew up the Deathstar </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Josiah_Is_Back 07/06/21 12:58:48 AM #9:	The Popo posted... Did they actually say this in the movie? I dont remember it at all. Yup <cite>Josiah_Is_Back posted [p:955787523] in Was nuking... [t:79550477]...</cite> <quote>The Popo posted... </cite> <quote>Did they actually say this in the movie? I dont remember it at all.</quote> Yup </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PoundGarden 07/06/21 1:00:15 AM #10:	ID4 is an entertaining movie, it is not a good movie. World of difference. --- "You go. I'm just going to stare at the lake and think about how I almost just killed a baby." <cite>PoundGarden posted [p:955787554] in Was nuking... [t:79550477]...</cite> <quote>ID4 is an entertaining movie, it is not a good movie. World of difference. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 07/06/21 1:08:56 AM #11:	Josiah_Is_Back posted... I know nukes are bonkers powerful, but the mothership was a quarter the mass of the moon and the entire thing got obliterated It definitely wasn't a quarter mass of the moon. If the movie said it was then it was wrong. They likely meant quarter diameter of the moon but even that was wrong since that would mean the ship by itself could cover half of the east coast of the USA and it obviously wasn't that big. Edit: also blowing it up would result in more human death than the weapon it fired. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:955787728] in Was nuking... [t:79550477]...</cite> <quote>Josiah_Is_Back posted... </cite> <quote>I know nukes are bonkers powerful, but the mothership was a quarter the mass of the moon and the entire thing got obliterated</quote>It definitely wasn't a quarter mass of the moon. If the movie said it was then it was wrong. They likely meant quarter diameter of the moon but even that was wrong since that would mean the ship by itself could cover half of the east coast of the USA and it obviously wasn't that big. Edit: also blowing it up would result in more human death than the weapon it fired. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
viewmaster_pi 07/06/21 1:09:01 AM #12:	all that volatile alien tech went up with it --- You got what you asked for Did it fix what was wrong with you? <cite>viewmaster_pi posted [p:955787730] in Was nuking... [t:79550477]...</cite> <quote>all that volatile alien tech went up with it </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Ratchetrockon 07/06/21 1:21:01 AM #14:	pretty realistic to me --- i9 9900k \| RTX 2080ti FE \|Aorus Master Z390 \| 2 TB 850 EVO + 1tb 970 EVO\| DDR4 32 gig 3200 RAM \| EVGA T2 1000W https://valid.x86.fr/w0rvt0 <cite>Ratchetrockon posted [p:955787969] in Was nuking... [t:79550477]...</cite> <quote>pretty realistic to me </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Popo 07/06/21 1:29:50 AM #15:	Tyranthraxus posted... It definitely wasn't a quarter mass of the moon. If the movie said it was then it was wrong. They likely meant quarter diameter of the moon but even that was wrong since that would mean the ship by itself could cover half of the east coast of the USA and it obviously wasn't that big. Edit: also blowing it up would result in more human death than the weapon it fired. The mothership would be the thing that Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum go to and blow up in space, not any of the ships that destroy landmarks on earth. --- Live action Hungry Hungry Hippos though, now that was a sport. ~Aeon Azuran <cite>The Popo posted [p:955788122] in Was nuking... [t:79550477]...</cite> <quote>Tyranthraxus posted... </cite> <quote>It definitely wasn't a quarter mass of the moon. If the movie said it was then it was wrong. They likely meant quarter diameter of the moon but even that was wrong since that would mean the ship by itself could cover half of the east coast of the USA and it obviously wasn't that big. Edit: also blowing it up would result in more human death than the weapon it fired.</quote> The mothership would be the thing that Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum go to and blow up in space, not any of the ships that destroy landmarks on earth. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 07/06/21 1:31:16 AM #16:	The Popo posted... The mothership would be the thing that Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum go to and blow up in space, not any of the ships that destroy landmarks on earth. I thought they nuked the one in the atmosphere. Otherwise why would Jeff Goldblum's character be upset about it afterwards? --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:955788147] in Was nuking... [t:79550477]...</cite> <quote>The Popo posted... </cite> <quote>The mothership would be the thing that Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum go to and blow up in space, not any of the ships that destroy landmarks on earth.</quote>I thought they nuked the one in the atmosphere. Otherwise why would Jeff Goldblum's character be upset about it afterwards? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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dj1200 07/06/21 1:36:04 AM #18:	I want to know what happened to all the aliens. There had to be a huge number of them that were still alive. --- "It was so ridiculous and I have so many feelings about it." -Virtual Energies <cite>dj1200 posted [p:955788226] in Was nuking... [t:79550477]...</cite> <quote>I want to know what happened to all the aliens. There had to be a huge number of them that were still alive. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 07/06/21 1:39:45 AM #19:	dj1200 posted... I want to know what happened to all the aliens. There had to be a huge number of them that were still alive. They come back eventually --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:955788299] in Was nuking... [t:79550477]...</cite> <quote>dj1200 posted... </cite> <quote>I want to know what happened to all the aliens. There had to be a huge number of them that were still alive.</quote> They come back eventually </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Guerrilla Soldier 07/06/21 1:46:20 AM #20:	i'm now remembering there was a sequel why did i remember that --- Disclaimer: There's a good chance the above post could be sarcasm. Die-hard Oakland A's fan --- Keep the A's in Oakland! <cite>Guerrilla Soldier posted [p:955788392] in Was nuking... [t:79550477]...</cite> <quote>i'm now remembering there was a sequel why did i remember that </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnholyMudcrab 07/06/21 1:57:06 AM #21:	Tyranthraxus posted... Edit: also blowing it up would result in more human death than the weapon it fired. The mere existence of something that big in Earth's orbit would have caused earthquakes and huge waves. The actual destruction of the ship would have been an extinction-level event. --- https://imgur.com/VeNBg https://imgur.com/gd5jC8q https://imgur.com/PKIy7 https://imgur.com/3p29JqP <cite>UnholyMudcrab posted [p:955788552] in Was nuking... [t:79550477]...</cite> <quote>Tyranthraxus posted...</cite> <quote>Edit: also blowing it up would result in more human death than the weapon it fired. </quote> The mere existence of something that big in Earth's orbit would have caused earthquakes and huge waves. The actual destruction of the ship would have been an extinction-level event.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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