Question Impossibilities in SnK?

[Hectorpops]

Would 3DMG be possible?

I find the hook, in no possible way would be able to penetrate a surface deep enough to withstand the tension created by kids my age whipping around at 30 kph
What do you guys think?

 

[epictoads]

Re: Would 3DMG be possible?

I find the hook, in no possible way would be able to penetrate a surface deep enough to withstand the tension created by kids my age whipping around at 30 kph
What do you guys think?

Probably not (though Titans would be a lot harder to make). The harpoons could probably penetrate a tree or brick if they were sharp/tough enough looking at the speed they fire out (though retrieving the hooks would be very hard). Being able to fire/retrieve hooks fast enough to spider man around a city? When you will probably die if you crash or misplace a single wire (no matter how much armor you wore). Not gonna happen in real life unfortunately. If it could you would still struggle to go full Sonic like Levi can and just be able to spin around.

Eren/Mikasa at 0:54 have a lot of talent, but one hook hitting a window could kill them so it would take extraordinary skill to actually pilot the gear if the physics were sorted out. That doesn't stop it looking amazing though

 

[kkck]

Re: Would 3DMG be possible?

Nah, the technology is impossible from all aspects. Its not possible for the hook thing to ever work. You could never throw it hard enough for it to significantly penetrate a surface and even if you could the penetrated surface could never actually sustain the weight of a person at high speeds (or any speed at all). Of course the bit about using bas to maneuver around is insane and plainly impossible and would add to the weight issue to begin with. Then you have the fact that a human body could not possibly sustain the damage from actually landing when using one of this as done in the manga. Even if you did work your way around the issues with the hook, how would your retract it? Its technically stuck on the wall with enough force to sustain a human body... I think the internet has dealt with this issue a number of times. Its pretty much the same as why the bathook is impossible.

 

[PIXISSUUU]

So, I've been consistently bothered by some things in SnK which are never really explained. Yes, I know its a manga and not everything needs a 100% explanation, but still, some things bother me and I wanted other people's opinions.

- There's not enough "gas."

Those small cylinders of gas Soldiers wear wouldn't do much to help propel humans. The only way I can see them being useful is if there was some internal combustion in the 3DMG. There's no mention of this to date.

- How do the sword handle triggers operate?

Clearly, the action of pulling a trigger leads to reeling of 3DMG, and shooting of it as well, but to do so without fancy electronics, the triggers would have to operate manual pulleys or hydraulics. Either way, it would be hard to maintain flexible lines from sword to 3DMG unless they were electrical wires (imo).

- Basically impossible to shoot 3DMG from hip and be accurate.

The phrase "shooting from the hip" refers to a practice of taking an unaimed, reckless shot. I see characters shooting thier 3DMG all sorts of directions without aiming it. In truth, aiming it would be a total bitch.

- Impossible to ride so fast with horse drawn carriage

Mentioned this in another post. If both carriage wheels were to hit a bump at the speeds they are traveling, the whole cart should be flipping over.

- People regularly fall 30-40 feet and don't break anything.

- No way to fit 50 feet of cable in 3DMG.

This is my biggest gripe. With 3DMG axles that small, there's a zero percent chance you could carry more than 10 feet of cable. Shooting out 30-50 feet during combat is ridiculous.

 

[220kz]

Well duh it's still a fantasy story
In Berserk the main character uses a huge sword (like three Greatswords worth) and
a handcannon and in Shingeki's world they have gas to propell themselves and the like
even in shows that like to be scientific like Star Trek the have convinient energy sources like Dilithium...
So really no point in discussing those points most of these things aren't even worth
setting up a Mythbuster episode; btw. I recomment the Breaking Bad one which shows that the series doesn't really have the best chemistry...