(C&C) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

[Creyeditor]

Howabout ells, cubits, perches, fathoms, arpents, and day/hourwalks?

Ells/cubits, I am already using for smaller units. I'll have a look at the others.

What are good English names for con-units of length that measure approx. 15 m and 150 m, respectively?

I believe we call them a "yonder" and "theresabouts." (wait, i may be misunderstanding the question - are you asking what the English names are, or are you asking for invented names using English?)

This is actually a very helpful answer. Some idiomatic expressions are easy to understand like 'a stone's throw' or in German 'ein Katzensprung' (lit. a cat's jump).

I know of furlongs/stades and chains but they are not as commonly understood as miles and bodypart-based units, I guess.

so, does that mean you know how tall something that is four hands high is?

Well, very roughly. It's probably more than a sheet of paper and less than a person's height.

[Visions1]

I'd highly recommend arpents. The term is so unknown that you can put it between 50-100m and nobody will notice unless they speak French.

[Creyeditor]

Semantically, that's actually close to what I evwntually decided to go for: (stone's throw and) acre's length. These are transparent and work in English and German.

[Keenir]

I know of furlongs/stades and chains but they are not as commonly understood as miles and bodypart-based units, I guess.

so, does that mean you know how tall something that is four hands high is?

Well, very roughly. It's probably more than a sheet of paper and less than a person's height.

16 inches total.
per hand is 4 inches. nowadays, its typically used for measuring how high a horse is.

[Creyeditor]

Btw, I always have to look up how long an inch is.

[eldin raigmore]

Btw, I always have to look up how long an inch is.

2.54 cm

10 cm is about a sixth of a cm shorter than 4”.

[TBPO]

I have an idea that instead of the traditional gods of fantasy there will be so-called sacred mountains. They are powerful, ancient beings, of which there are only a dozen in the whole world. Each sacred mountain will be responsible for one type of magic, and each has the ability to heal not only living beings, but also inanimate objects and rocks. Do you like the idea? Do you have any objections or tips?

[WeepingElf]

I have an idea that instead of the traditional gods of fantasy there will be so-called sacred mountains. They are powerful, ancient beings, of which there are only a dozen in the whole world. Each sacred mountain will be responsible for one type of magic, and each has the ability to heal not only living beings, but also inanimate objects and rocks. Do you like the idea? Do you have any objections or tips?

An interesting idea, go for it!

[eldin raigmore]

@TBPO : What WeepingElf just said! Go for it!
+1

[Visions1]

I saw an idea for that once. I really like it!
I imagine whole cultures and religions will for around them, with taboos and varying customs.

Also, here's another place I've seen the idea. Neat game, though a bit unbalanced.
https://ohoodie.itch.io/do-not-climb-the-mountain

[Creyeditor]

I have been thinking about flat earth theory a lot. Conworlding-wise there is usually a way to make weird stuff work. So, would a space colony on a proto-planetary disc be possible at all? This would be the closest 'realistic' thing that I could think of.

[Keenir]

I have been thinking about flat earth theory a lot. Conworlding-wise there is usually a way to make weird stuff work. So, would a space colony on a proto-planetary disc be possible at all? This would be the closest 'realistic' thing that I could think of.

I would imagine it'd be pretty possible...lots of resources to mine, or filter-feed. :D

Not sure if heat (from the spinning disc) would be an issue...bear in mind i've only seen very simplified images of such discs.

[lsd]

on a human scale,
as long as you don't leave the ground
more than 20km away,
the world IS flat...

[Arayaz]

on a human scale,
as long as you don't leave the ground
more than 20km away,
the world IS flat...

That's clearly irrelevant to the question.

[TBPO]

I have been thinking about flat earth theory a lot. Conworlding-wise there is usually a way to make weird stuff work. So, would a space colony on a proto-planetary disc be possible at all? This would be the closest 'realistic' thing that I could think of.

I think it's possible, but I need more data. Is it soft or hard science fiction? What is the level of the cillivization? Also this isn't very similar to a fantasy flat world, but I can't think of better but still 100% realistic idea.

[lsd]

I have been thinking about flat earth theory a lot. Conworlding-wise there is usually a way to make weird stuff work. So, would a space colony on a proto-planetary disc be possible at all? This would be the closest 'realistic' thing that I could think of.

on a human scale,
as long as you don't leave the ground
more than 20km away,
the world IS flat...

That's clearly irrelevant to the question.

why, for a flat earth, anything in our world is relevant...

[Keenir]

That's clearly irrelevant to the question.

why, for a flat earth, anything in our world is relevant...

did you even bother to read the remainder of the post beyond the words "flat earth"?

[lsd]

and if you read me well above,
that implies that a sufficiently large-planetary disc
wouldn't be particularly exotic for an earthling...

[sangi39]

Just going to step in here quickly and suggest that this (lsd/Arayaz/Keenir) not carry on past this point. It's pretty clear, immediately, that people are just going to talk past each other

Actual discussion of the implications/realism of a space colony on a proto-planetary disc (or any other variant of "flat earth"-like set-ups), absolutely fine, that's what this thread is for, but this sort of tangent leads to derailment and heated tempers very quickly

[Keenir]

sorry.

Actual discussion of the implications/realism of a space colony on a proto-planetary disc (or any other variant of "flat earth"-like set-ups), absolutely fine, that's what this thread is for, but this sort of tangent leads to derailment and heated tempers very quickly

I do hope I one day see someone have a project which uses - however peripherally - a gassy protoplanetary disc with all the usual heated gasses and careeeening globs of rock. (to me, thats what a protoplanetary disc is)