Discussion History Film / PacificRim

Regarding the artistic licence - biology entry, I did some back-of-the envelope calculations (just out of curiosity) to see what the density of a kaiju would be like, based on the height/weight they\'re given.

I wasn\'t sure if by \"height\" of the kaiju who were mostly horizontal/quadrupedal (standing like an alligator, essentially) they meant it\'s height on all fours or standing upright, so I decided to take a look at Knifehead, since it\'s a more bipedal one. It\'s overall body plan somewhat resembles a T-Rex-like dinosaur (at least, in the old fashioned stance they used to be associated with), so I decided to just compare it to a T-Rex.

A T-Rex (standing in the classic, albeit incorrect upright position) is about 8 meters tall, and is estimated to have weighed 9 tons (8200 kg). Since volume is proportional to height cubed, I took the ratio of height cubed in m³ to mass in kg, and got 0.063 m³/kg, or about 16 kilograms for every meter of height.

Knifehead is listed 315 ft (96 m) tall and to weigh 2700 tons (2,500,000 kg). This gives a ratio of 0.36 m³/kg, which is about 3 kilograms per meter of height.

If these stats are correct, then it\'s possible that the kaiju are made to be relatively lightweight for their size, which could help to explain their ability to move so quickly.

However, I do wonder what this means as far as their density goes. Does anyone have one of the Knifehead models that they could measure the height and volume of (Archimedes-style)? I\'m curious to see if it is less dense than water... :^)

* LostAesop: A common complaint made about the show is that while racism is brought up, most of the conflict is still black-on-black. For example, \"Black Lives Matter\" and police brutality get mentioned, but white supremacy has nothing to do with the incidents shown on-screen and these issues are brought up by \'\'villains\'\' hoping to smokescreen other agendas. Also, Rackham is stated after death to have mistreated Carl due to racism, but there\'s no indication Carl was treated any worse than prisoners of other ethnic origins. Also, in the aforementioned cases, Diamondback (a black man) is revealed as the underlying cause of both the increased police violence \'\'and\'\' Carl\'s prison abuse. Also, despite WordOfGod stating that show has the message of \"a black man in a hoodie isn\'t a threat\", Luke Cage is the ONLY person that applies to; many other black characters \'\'are\'\' mooks or criminals wearing hoodies. Thus, the issues of police brutality and prison corruption have nothing to do with an accused system of white supremacy, which is the primary complaint of their detractors in RealLife, and a person could easily warp the show\'s aesop into \"Yes, \'\'every\'\' black man in a hoodie isn\'t dangerous, but why take a chance?\"

* LostAesop: A common complaint made about the show is that while racism is brought up, most of the conflict is still black-on-black. For example, \"Black Lives Matter\" and police brutality get mentioned, but white supremacy has nothing to do with the incidents shown on-screen. Also, Rackham is stated after death to have mistreated Carl due to racism, but there\'s no indication Carl was treated any worse than prisoners of other ethnic origins. Also, in the aforementioned cases, Diamondback (a black man) is revealed as the underlying cause of both the increased police violence \'\'and\'\' Carl\'s prison abuse. Also, despite WordOfGod stating that show has the message of \"a black man in a hoodie isn\'t a threat\", Luke Cage is the ONLY person that applies to; many other black characters \'\'are\'\' mooks or criminals wearing hoodies. Thus, the issues of police brutality and prison corruption have nothing to do with an accused system of white supremacy, which is the primary complaint of their detractors in RealLife, and a person could easily warp the show\'s aesop into \"Yes, \'\'every\'\' black man in a hoodie isn\'t dangerous, but why take a chance?\"

* LostAesop: A common complaint made about the show is that while racism is brought up, most of the conflict is still black-on-black. For example, \"Black Lives Matter\" and police brutality get mentioned, but white supremacy has nothing to do with the incidents shown on-screen. Also, Rackham is stated after death to have mistreated Carl due to racism, but there\'s no indication Carl was treated any worse than prisoners of other ethnic origins. Also, in the aforementioned cases, Diamondback is revealed as the underlying cause of both the increased police violence \'\'and\'\' Carl\'s prison abuse. Also, despite WordOfGod stating that show has the message of \"a black man in a hoodie isn\'t a threat\", Luke Cage is the ONLY person that applies to; many other black characters \'\'are\'\' mooks or criminals wearing hoodies. Thus, the issues of police brutality and prison corruption have nothing to do with an accused system of white supremacy, which is the primary complaint of their detractors in RealLife, and a person could easily warp the show\'s aesop into \"Yes, \'\'every\'\' black man in a hoodie isn\'t dangerous, but why take a chance?\"

* LostAesop: A common complaint made about the show is that while racism is brought up, most of the conflict is still black-on-black. For example, \"Black Lives Matter\" and police brutality get mentioned, but white supremacy has nothing to do with the incidents shown on-screen. Also, Rackham is stated after death to have mistreated Carl due to racism, but there\'s no indication Carl was treated any worse than prisoners of other ethnic origins. Also, in the aforementioned cases, Diamondback is revealed as the underlying cause of both the increased police violence \'\'and\'\' Carl\'s prison abuse. Also, despite WordOfGod stating that show has the message of \"a black man in a hoodie isn\'t a threat\", Luke Cage is the ONLY person that applies to; most other black characters \'\'are\'\' criminals or gangsters wearing hoodies. Thus, the issues of police brutality and prison corruption have nothing to do with an accused system of white supremacy, which is the primary complaint of their detractors in RealLife, and a person could easily warp the show\'s aesop into \"Yes, \'\'every\'\' black man in a hoodie isn\'t dangerous, but why take a chance?\"

* LostAesop: A common complaint made about the show is that while racism is brought up, most of the conflict is still black-on-black. For example, \"Black Lives Matter\" and police brutality get mentioned, but white supremacy has nothing to do with the incidents shown on-screen. Also, Rackham is stated after death to have mistreated Carl due to racism, but there\'s no indication Carl was treated any worse than prisoners of other ethnic origins. Also, in the aforementioned cases, Diamondback is revealed as the underlying cause of both the increased police violence \'\'and\'\' Carl\'s prison abuse. Also, despite WordOfGod stating that show has the message of \"a black man in a hoody isn\'t a threat\", Luke Cage is the ONLY person that applies to; most other black characters \'\'are\'\' criminals or gangsters wearing hoodies. Thus, the issues of police brutality and prison corruption have nothing to do with an accused system of white supremacy, which is the primary complaint of their detractors in RealLife, and a person could easily warp the show\'s aesop into \"Yes, \'\'every\'\' black man in a hoodie isn\'t dangerous, but why take a chance?\"

* LostAesop: A common complaint made about the show is that while racism is brought up, most of the conflict is still black-on-black. For example, \"Black Lives Matter\" and police brutality get mentioned, but white supremacy has nothing to do with the incidents shown on-screen. Also, Rackham is stated after death to have mistreated Carl due to racism, but there\'s no indication Carl was treated any worse than prisoners of other ethnic origins. Also, in the aforementioned cases, Diamondback is revealed as the cause of both the increased police violence \'\'and\'\' Carl\'s prison abuse. Thus, the issues of police brutality and prison corruption have nothing to do with an accused system of white supremacy, which is the primary complaint of their detractors in RealLife.

* LostAesop: A common complaint made about the show is that while racism is brought up, most of the conflict is still black-on-black. For example, \"Black Lives Matter\" and police brutality get mentioned, but white supremacy has nothing to do with the incidents shown on-screen. Also, Rackham is stated after death to have mistreated Carl due to racism, but there\'s no indication Carl was treated any worse than prisoners of other ethnic origins. Also, in the aforementioned cases, Diamondback is revealed as the cause of both the increased police violence \'\'and\'\' Carl\'s treatment. Thus, the issues of police brutality and prison corruption have nothing to do with an accused system of white supremacy, which is the primary complaint of their detractors in RealLife.