It also seems unlikely the gate would be built on the dark side. The demarcation line must move over long periods of time, revealing the Stargate to the daylight.
I'm stumped as to how the demarcation could stay in one place for any length of time, tho.
It could be like our Moon, which rotates in such a way that it faces Earth with mostly the same side.
I'm thinking the theory that it's an eclipsed planet is more likely, and that the bright side does get night, even though it was not shown. Maybe even the days are longer.
I'm stumped as to how the demarcation could stay in one place for any length of time, tho.
The day being the same length as the year, as discussed above, and with no axial tilt. Accomplishes this perfectly.
Oops, missed that one.
Does anyone remember if they ever mentioned Daniel's apparent loss of his allergies?
I've just been fanwanking that his time in saracophagi did it.
No mention beyond the antihistamines referenced in "Broca Divide," I don't think.
Mercury is kinda like that -- the day and year are similar lengths, but it's close to the sun and has no atmosphere anyway, so dramatically unlivable.
Except IIRC Mercury's does rotate slowly. Hmmm. Yup.
Except IIRC Mercury's does rotate slowly
Which I'd hoped to cover with the "kinda" and the "similar lengths" -- the similarity (as opposed to equality) of the day and year's lengths is responsible for the rotation.
I'm not sure if I got any feedback on my screencaps for the last Stargate ep. I gues I'll have to read back.
I was kind of disapointed when they proved that Mercury wasn't tidally locked with one face always toward the sun. Still, with almost no atmosphere to conduct heat the effects are quite similar, just not as extreme as they would be with even intervals.
I remain amazed that the Greenhouse Effect actually makes Venus hotter than Mercury at noon.
This all brings to mind one of my random "So, what would happen if _______?" questions. Which is, what would happen if the earth suddenly stopped spinning on its axis? (Note: my random so what if questions are rarely based on the liklihood of the thing actually happening. My mind just wanders to odd places at times.)
Did I miss screen caps? Must scroll back.
Which is, what would happen if the earth suddenly stopped spinning on its axis?
Hell of a case of whiplash, for starters.
