Talk:3147: Hiking - Revision history

42.book.addict at 18:30, 3 October 2025

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2600:1700:B39:3010:70EA:4D8D:1888:B6B8: Alternative slide suggestion

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Alternative slide suggestion

82.132.218.186 at 16:58, 30 September 2025

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82.132.218.186 at 16:53, 30 September 2025

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Orion205 at 21:41, 29 September 2025

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TimeLurker at 16:17, 29 September 2025

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82.13.184.33 at 15:42, 29 September 2025

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Elektrizikekswerk at 14:43, 29 September 2025

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82.13.184.33 at 09:29, 29 September 2025

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 Anyway, whether that's therefore enough water, to be practical, I'm not sure. Depends a lot on the assumptions made (and whether it's a dingy-width chute or a mere half-pipe, in cross-section). Although a little flow of water ''can'' do a lot of lubricating and object-pushing, if done right. You wouldn't have to release it for an extended time. It doesn't look like much water has made it anywhere near the bottom of the chute, with the passengers being in mid-slide.<br/>
 But, still, that tank looks ''heavy'', unless it's barely filled and just mostly pressurised and made of plastic like a Super Soaker reservoir bottle. Disproportionately heavy, compared to the chute. With the latter having several more drones supporting it, although that could just be for control purposes (and to deal with wind/aerodynamic forces, during both travel and accurate deployment) on the comparatively sail-like half-pipe structure. [[Special:Contributions/82.132.218.186|82.132.218.186]] 16:53, 30 September 2025 (UTC)
-:A simple low friction surface such as found on playground slides could be substituted for the water lubrication.  But probably less "Whee"
+:A simple low friction surface such as found on playground slides could be substituted for the water lubrication.  But probably less "Whee" {{unsigned ip|2600:1700:b39:3010:70ea:4d8d:1888:b6b8|18:24, 3 October 2025 (UTC)}}

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	Anyway, whether that's therefore enough water, to be practical, I'm not sure. Depends a lot on the assumptions made (and whether it's a dingy-width chute or a mere half-pipe, in cross-section). Although a little flow of water ''can'' do a lot of lubricating and object-pushing, if done right. You wouldn't have to release it for an extended time. It doesn't look like much water has made it anywhere near the bottom of the chute, with the passengers being in mid-slide.<br/>		Anyway, whether that's therefore enough water, to be practical, I'm not sure. Depends a lot on the assumptions made (and whether it's a dingy-width chute or a mere half-pipe, in cross-section). Although a little flow of water ''can'' do a lot of lubricating and object-pushing, if done right. You wouldn't have to release it for an extended time. It doesn't look like much water has made it anywhere near the bottom of the chute, with the passengers being in mid-slide.<br/>
	But, still, that tank looks ''heavy'', unless it's barely filled and just mostly pressurised and made of plastic like a Super Soaker reservoir bottle. Disproportionately heavy, compared to the chute. With the latter having several more drones supporting it, although that could just be for control purposes (and to deal with wind/aerodynamic forces, during both travel and accurate deployment) on the comparatively sail-like half-pipe structure. [[Special:Contributions/82.132.218.186\|82.132.218.186]] 16:53, 30 September 2025 (UTC)		But, still, that tank looks ''heavy'', unless it's barely filled and just mostly pressurised and made of plastic like a Super Soaker reservoir bottle. Disproportionately heavy, compared to the chute. With the latter having several more drones supporting it, although that could just be for control purposes (and to deal with wind/aerodynamic forces, during both travel and accurate deployment) on the comparatively sail-like half-pipe structure. [[Special:Contributions/82.132.218.186\|82.132.218.186]] 16:53, 30 September 2025 (UTC)
		+	:A simple low friction surface such as found on playground slides could be substituted for the water lubrication. But probably less "Whee"

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 Freely approximating from a reasonable assumption of Cueball's height, and the actual design of water-tank shown (looks to be cylindrical, main axis being horizontal, but leaving out the convex cap-ends), I'd say that the water supply for the slide is delivered in a 7,500-8,000 litre container. Thus 7.5-8.0 tonnes purely of contents (not including the tank and necesary integrated attachments/etc), if pre-filled. With two drones tasked to carry it, that's probably 4t SWL (or more!) per drone.<br/>
 Though the pipe from the container to the chute-top exits at the mid-height, so we'd have to assume either an integrated pump (further weight) or a pre-loaded pressurisation system. If the latter, it could mean the top half is highly compressed air, with a bottom-dangling sump-feed internally piping the forced water up and out of the exit nozzle; so perhaps ''halving'' the weight of water but now needing significantly tougher tank walls in order to be a pressure-vessel ...an increase of the still unconsidered dry-weight, whether steel or plastic or carbon-fibre overwrap...<br/>
-Otherwise,  or else only half the filled-tank contents would flow out (and underfilling would waste more of the carried weight. Though ''maybe'' you could initiate siphoning, either by a small starter pump or a smaller amount of releasable pressure.<br/>
+Otherwise, only half the filled-tank contents would flow out (and underfilling would waste more of the carried weight. Though ''maybe'' you could initiate siphoning, either by a small starter pump or a smaller amount of releasable pressure.<br/>
-Anyway, whether that's therefore enough water, to be practical, I'm not sure. Depends a lot on the assumptions made (and whether it's a dingy-width chute or a mere half-pipe, in cross-section). Aalthough a little flow of water ''can'  do a lot of lubricating and object-pushing, if done right. You wouldn't have to release it for an extended time. It doesn't look like much water has made it anywhere near the bottom of the chute, with the passengers being in mid-slide.<br/>
+Anyway, whether that's therefore enough water, to be practical, I'm not sure. Depends a lot on the assumptions made (and whether it's a dingy-width chute or a mere half-pipe, in cross-section). Although a little flow of water ''can'' do a lot of lubricating and object-pushing, if done right. You wouldn't have to release it for an extended time. It doesn't look like much water has made it anywhere near the bottom of the chute, with the passengers being in mid-slide.<br/>
-But, still, that tank looks ''heavy'', unless it's barely filled and just mostly pressurised. Disproprtionately heavy, compared to the chute. With the latter having several more drones supporting it. Although that could just be for control purposes, and to deal with wind/aerodynamic forces (during both travel and accurate deployment) on the comparatively sail-like half-pipe structure. [[Special:Contributions/82.132.218.186|82.132.218.186]] 16:53, 30 September 2025 (UTC)
+But, still, that tank looks ''heavy'', unless it's barely filled and just mostly pressurised and made of plastic like a Super Soaker reservoir bottle. Disproportionately heavy, compared to the chute. With the latter having several more drones supporting it, although that could just be for control purposes (and to deal with wind/aerodynamic forces, during both travel and accurate deployment) on the comparatively sail-like half-pipe structure. [[Special:Contributions/82.132.218.186|82.132.218.186]] 16:53, 30 September 2025 (UTC)

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	Othercomics like this have me missing the OTC/OTT more than most days. Would an on-demand-waterslide have helped in their journey? [[User:TimeLurker\|TimeLurker]]		Othercomics like this have me missing the OTC/OTT more than most days. Would an on-demand-waterslide have helped in their journey? [[User:TimeLurker\|TimeLurker]]
	: Yeah, think of how fast they could have RUN down to meet the forty if they could slide most of the way! Seeing Cueball and Megan hiking this this make me think of Time as well. [[User:Orion205\|Orion205]] ([[User talk:Orion205\|talk]]) 21:41, 29 September 2025 (UTC)		: Yeah, think of how fast they could have RUN down to meet the forty if they could slide most of the way! Seeing Cueball and Megan hiking this this make me think of Time as well. [[User:Orion205\|Orion205]] ([[User talk:Orion205\|talk]]) 21:41, 29 September 2025 (UTC)
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		+	Freely approximating from a reasonable assumption of Cueball's height, and the actual design of water-tank shown (looks to be cylindrical, main axis being horizontal, but leaving out the convex cap-ends), I'd say that the water supply for the slide is delivered in a 7,500-8,000 litre container. Thus 7.5-8.0 tonnes purely of contents (not including the tank and necesary integrated attachments/etc), if pre-filled. With two drones tasked to carry it, that's probably 4t SWL (or more!) per drone.<br/>
		+	Though the pipe from the container to the chute-top exits at the mid-height, so we'd have to assume either an integrated pump (further weight) or a pre-loaded pressurisation system. If the latter, it could mean the top half is highly compressed air, with a bottom-dangling sump-feed internally piping the forced water up and out of the exit nozzle; so perhaps ''halving'' the weight of water but now needing significantly tougher tank walls in order to be a pressure-vessel ...an increase of the still unconsidered dry-weight, whether steel or plastic or carbon-fibre overwrap...<br/>
		+	Otherwise, or else only half the filled-tank contents would flow out (and underfilling would waste more of the carried weight. Though ''maybe'' you could initiate siphoning, either by a small starter pump or a smaller amount of releasable pressure.<br/>
		+	Anyway, whether that's therefore enough water, to be practical, I'm not sure. Depends a lot on the assumptions made (and whether it's a dingy-width chute or a mere half-pipe, in cross-section). Aalthough a little flow of water ''can' do a lot of lubricating and object-pushing, if done right. You wouldn't have to release it for an extended time. It doesn't look like much water has made it anywhere near the bottom of the chute, with the passengers being in mid-slide.<br/>
		+	But, still, that tank looks ''heavy'', unless it's barely filled and just mostly pressurised. Disproprtionately heavy, compared to the chute. With the latter having several more drones supporting it. Although that could just be for control purposes, and to deal with wind/aerodynamic forces (during both travel and accurate deployment) on the comparatively sail-like half-pipe structure. [[Special:Contributions/82.132.218.186\|82.132.218.186]] 16:53, 30 September 2025 (UTC)

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	Othercomics like this have me missing the OTC/OTT more than most days. Would an on-demand-waterslide have helped in their journey? [[User:TimeLurker\|TimeLurker]]		Othercomics like this have me missing the OTC/OTT more than most days. Would an on-demand-waterslide have helped in their journey? [[User:TimeLurker\|TimeLurker]]
		+	: Yeah, think of how fast they could have RUN down to meet the forty if they could slide most of the way! Seeing Cueball and Megan hiking this this make me think of Time as well. [[User:Orion205\|Orion205]] ([[User talk:Orion205\|talk]]) 21:41, 29 September 2025 (UTC)

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	This raises the possibility of drone-delivered escalators for ascending Mount Everest. [[User:These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For\|These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For]] ([[User talk:These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For\|talk]]) 03:38, 28 September 2025 (UTC)		This raises the possibility of drone-delivered escalators for ascending Mount Everest. [[User:These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For\|These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For]] ([[User talk:These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For\|talk]]) 03:38, 28 September 2025 (UTC)
	: The location you have selected is outside of the geofenced area. [[Special:Contributions/82.13.184.33\|82.13.184.33]] 09:29, 29 September 2025 (UTC)		: The location you have selected is outside of the geofenced area. [[Special:Contributions/82.13.184.33\|82.13.184.33]] 09:29, 29 September 2025 (UTC)
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		+	Othercomics like this have me missing the OTC/OTT more than most days. Would an on-demand-waterslide have helped in their journey? [[User:TimeLurker\|TimeLurker]]

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 ::: Five - there is "Hikers walk off afterwards". [[Special:Contributions/82.13.184.33|82.13.184.33]] 08:13, 29 September 2025 (UTC)
 :::: Four - "Hikers walk off afterwards" and "Slide is removed" are happening at the same time ;) [[User:Elektrizikekswerk|Elektrizikekswerk]] ([[User talk:Elektrizikekswerk|talk]]) 14:43, 29 September 2025 (UTC)
 I'd also like an on-demand ski lift for upwards segments [[Special:Contributions/73.222.207.213|73.222.207.213]] 23:54, 26 September 2025 (UTC)

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	This raises the possibility of drone-delivered escalators for ascending Mount Everest. [[User:These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For\|These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For]] ([[User talk:These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For\|talk]]) 03:38, 28 September 2025 (UTC)		This raises the possibility of drone-delivered escalators for ascending Mount Everest. [[User:These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For\|These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For]] ([[User talk:These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For\|talk]]) 03:38, 28 September 2025 (UTC)
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 But what if the drones run out of battery? --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|<span style="color:#023020">DollarStoreBa'al</span>]]<sup>[[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al|<span style="color:#000080">converse</span>]]</sup> 18:54, 26 September 2025 (UTC)
 : "''what if the drones run out of battery?''" What If the Amazon/UPS delivery truck with the [['''What If? 2''']] book you ordered runs out of gas/diesel/juice? Maybe they attempt repeat delivery. Maybe a refund is posted in 7 to 10 business days.
 I was going to write a transcript, but I can't figure out how to describe how this is supposed to be a time series in a single panel. I'll let someone else do it. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 19:22, 26 September 2025 (UTC)
 : "''how to describe how this is supposed to be a time series in a single panel''" It is three moments in time, superimposed. "Slide is delivered", "Hikers slide", "Slide is removed". [[User:PRR|PRR]] ([[User talk:PRR|talk]]) 22:35, 26 September 2025 (UTC)
-:: "''how to describe how this is supposed to be a time series in a single panel''" It is three moments in time, superimposed. "Slide is delivered", "Hikers slide", "Slide is removed". [[User:PRR|PRR]] ([[User talk:PRR|talk]]) 22:35, 26 September 2025 (UTC)
+:: Four moments in time actually. You forgot "Hikers orders slide". [[Special:Contributions/2001:9B1:40D0:C300:102B:825:C539:3F33|2001:9B1:40D0:C300:102B:825:C539:3F33]] 01:06, 27 September 2025 (UTC)
+::: Five - there is "Hikers walk off afterwards". [[Special:Contributions/82.13.184.33|82.13.184.33]] 08:13, 29 September 2025 (UTC)
 I'd also like an on-demand ski lift for upwards segments [[Special:Contributions/73.222.207.213|73.222.207.213]] 23:54, 26 September 2025 (UTC)