... Hydraulics for the clanks is one possible breakthrough. That way you'd only need something to keep the pressure up and the valves operational. I can...
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Rose Marie
r2mm
Sep 7, 2012 4:58 pm
Hello and welcome to the Girl Genius spoiler space which has been specially commissioned in order to help retain at least some sanity around here. If you...
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Steven Paul Rewa, M.S.
rewastev
Sep 7, 2012 3:24 pm
... There's probably some busted part of the castle that's drawing off all the extra energy and letting it go to waste. That would explain why everything is...
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falyeril
Sep 7, 2012 1:48 pm
... Look up fluidics. That could work with steam. Stickmaker...
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Donald Brown
gadgetdon
Sep 6, 2012 10:12 pm
... I'm not a scientist, mad or otherwise, but pulling on my science classes from long long ago - it's not the steam that provides the lift, it's the heated...
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jsheikg
Sep 6, 2012 8:58 pm
... There are four and a half practical (for mad science anyway) options for lift gas as I see it. 1)Hydrogen 2)Helium 3)Vacuum (granted, technically it's not...
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William Ansley
wa_gg_fan
Sep 6, 2012 2:53 am
... [snip] I'm afraid your lack of precision in your references to the comic doesn't give me any confidence in your scientific conclusions. The page I ...
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DARRELLSTEPHANIE
darrellsteph...
Sep 5, 2012 8:24 pm
... Speaking as a scientist, which I am... 1) In the first strip referenced above, the comment about the air feeling odd is coming from an airship officer....
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Rose Marie Mack
r2mm
Sep 5, 2012 1:57 pm
... ... wasn't going to Castle, and no one reported an outbreak of Jaegerducks. Could the spark be >connected to the that power supply? Or maybe a spark...
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William Ansley
wa_gg_fan
Sep 4, 2012 6:17 pm
... Yes, that's a question I have wondered about for quite some time. I have been assuming the Professors either didn't think of or have ignored this ...
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William Ansley
wa_gg_fan
Sep 4, 2012 6:13 pm
... You are remembering this, "Does the air feel *odd* to you?" http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20071116 However, that atmospheric charge was...
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One Brow
One_Brow
Sep 4, 2012 5:36 pm
... What happened to all the power from the Dyne these past 20 years? It wasn't going to Castle, and no one reported an outbreak of Jaegerducks. Could...
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Mary Lumsden
Horsewhisper...
Sep 4, 2012 4:03 pm
... No.. that came from the atomsphere - remember the comments of how the air felt different? Dr. Teran Humor *who is sleep deprived after returning from...
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Elliott Olson
amigadragon1962
Sep 4, 2012 7:48 am
Monday, September 3, 2012, 12:14:29 AM, ravyng wrote: ... r> And here I thought I was clever for thinking the same thing. :) ... r> Or a zap from Gil's...
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raph
raphfrk
Sep 3, 2012 3:32 pm
... Could be the equivalent of a blue screen of death, except instead of requiring a reboot, it just repeats that it needs a spark over and over....
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William Ansley
wa_gg_fan
Sep 3, 2012 1:45 pm
On today's page, Monday, September 3, 2012, the Castle seems to be in a bad way: http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20120903 All it seems able to...
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William Ansley
wa_gg_fan
Sep 3, 2012 1:27 pm
... [snip] It was an error. It's fixed now; today's page is number 130 and Friday's is now 129. -- William Ansley [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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ravyng
Sep 3, 2012 5:14 am
... And here I thought I was clever for thinking the same thing. :) ... Or a zap from Gil's lightning stick thing. Yngvar...
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tom_brosz
Sep 3, 2012 4:34 am
Maybe the Castle is speaking literally? Is it time to start flying kites with wires on them?...
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William Ansley
wa_gg_fan
Sep 3, 2012 2:48 am
... [snip] Occasionally the professors accidentally skip a page. It's happened two or ... Sorry, I accidentally posted a reply to this message with no content...
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William Ansley
wa_gg_fan
Sep 2, 2012 11:01 pm
... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Ron
cougron
Sep 2, 2012 4:51 pm
... Occasionally the professors accidentally skip a page. It's happened two or three times. Not sure if that happened here since the dialog at the end of the...
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mrobinson52
Sep 2, 2012 12:25 pm
... Franz actually played a part other than jokes. Remember http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20111223 and...
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tom_brosz
Sep 1, 2012 10:08 pm
... Well, when you consider this story has about two thousand Chekov's Guns in it, they have to start shooting them off sooner or later. :)...
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ravyng
Sep 1, 2012 7:14 pm
... I wouldn't say that, exactly. Franz has still only been used for jokes. We have yet to see him have any significant role to play in the actual plot. Yngvar...
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yumitori
yumitor1
Sep 1, 2012 6:17 pm
It's Friday! Friday's comic!! -- Ron/yumitori Science is not a democratic process....
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Donald Brown
gadgetdon
Sep 1, 2012 5:00 pm
... So basically, one of those Chekov's guns finally fired ;)...
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Joy Beeson
joyalbeeson
Sep 1, 2012 4:48 pm
... What I meant (and was too lazy to state clearly) is that the surprise was composed entirely from elements that were already established. By contrast with...
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William Ansley
wa_gg_fan
Sep 1, 2012 1:32 pm
... Joy: If you are saying that the Foglio's have had this exact scene written out from the very beginning, that's not necessarily the case. While they have ...
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William Ansley
wa_gg_fan
Sep 1, 2012 1:20 pm
There is a pagination error on the Girl Genius page on Friday, August 31, 2012. http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20120831 The page from...