Castle Paradox

BlastedEarth · Joined: 05 Oct 2009 Posts: 243

is it okay to say, " You need to attach a 1,000,000 carat super gem to the hyper reactor to make it work."
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Baconlabs · Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 7:42 am Post subject:

It has mathematical meaning, but lordy that is one enormous gem.
Let's look at the math.

1 carat = 200 milligrams
1,000,000 carats = 200,000,000 milligrams
200,000,000 milligrams = 200 kilograms

So you've got a 200 kg gem there. The standard gold bar is only 1 kg. To put it on a scale, it would probably be as big as 5 humans put together, but this may vary wildly depending on the density. A hyperdense object may be as small as your fist, but require the strength of 10 forklifts to carry.

Dang, I've gone on rambling again. If you want a more "realistic" figure, I'd say 1,000 carats or even 100 carats would be plenty.

EDIT: RESPONSE TO YOU CRAZIES BELOW: You're crazy.

Bob the Hamster · Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 7:45 am Post subject:

Yes, that would be correct.

1,000,000 carats = 200 kilograms.

EDIT: baconlabs is faster than me!

BlastedEarth · Joined: 05 Oct 2009 Posts: 243

haha thanks, just what i need!
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mjkrzak · Joined: 24 Nov 2009 Posts: 43

Would make for a pretty awesome plot point as to where one could find a 200 kilo gem.

Rya.Reisender · **Snippy** Joined: 18 Jan 2008 Posts: 821

mjkrzak · Joined: 24 Nov 2009 Posts: 43

I'd prefer to steal it from the center of the Sun or something equally improbable.

Then you'd have to quest to get a forklift that could do that...

Ronin Catholic · Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 6:23 pm Post subject:

My wizard needs one for the end of his staff. 200 kilograms is about 400 pounds, right?
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ShakeyAir · Joined: 27 Apr 2004 Posts: 93

more like 450, but yeah

BlastedEarth · Joined: 05 Oct 2009 Posts: 243

mjkrzak · Joined: 24 Nov 2009 Posts: 43

C'mon man, make it the still-beating heart of a flying techno whale with a city built on top swimming through the atmosphere of a gas giant planet!

Ethical problems abound with the removal!

BlastedEarth · Joined: 05 Oct 2009 Posts: 243

that's a great idea but eveyrthing in the infernal dimension is just so large that this giant gem isn't that rare of an item but thanks^^
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Rya.Reisender · **Snippy** Joined: 18 Jan 2008 Posts: 821

A world with lots of huge gems and the 1000000 carat one is the only one light enough to carry.
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mjkrzak · Joined: 24 Nov 2009 Posts: 43

Have it be an even bigger gem, then add the obligatory Indiana Jones run from the giant gem boulder sequence. Then, when you escape and the boulder smashes itself to bits, just grab a chunk that's 1e6 carats.

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Newbie_Power · Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Posts: 1762

Nothing says "huge" like taking up most of your inventory slots.
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