If this has been posted before, tell me. Why is it that when large ships enter the atmosphere of a planet in all of the stargate they show significant burn up on their shields (if active), and yet you don't see this with the Puddle jumpers? It can't be because it's too small because anything on atmospheric entry has burn up. It's why the shuttle is black on the bottom, it has heat tiles to protect it. So why don't you see it with Puddle Jumpers?
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An Axe age, A Sword age, Shields are sundered,
A Wind age, A Wolf age, Ere the World falls,
And no Man shall spare Another.
Driving fast has never killed anyone. Suddenly coming to a halt, that has killed many, many people
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It could have something to do with the Jumpers cloaking system. Visible reentry is a result of heat and friction. -
They reenter the atmosphere at lower velocities, hence not enough friction for a heat wake.
The wizardly wonders of anti gravity floaty tech and arbitrary thrust direction engine "brakes".Comment
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but a shuttle enters at low velocities, and still has burn-up.An Axe age, A Sword age, Shields are sundered,
A Wind age, A Wolf age, Ere the World falls,
And no Man shall spare Another.
Driving fast has never killed anyone. Suddenly coming to a halt, that has killed many, many people
The Pope, an Irishman and an Italian are walking down a street, when one of them says "Hey look guys! A bar!"Comment
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as well as what the Puddle Jumpers are made of?Originally posted by AlexanderD View PostsigpicComment
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I don't see material composition of the Jumper's outer hull playing in role.Comment
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If it was some kind of ultra Teflon (Though admittedly there is little evidence or this) it might work. Maybe the patterns are also a part of this?An Axe age, A Sword age, Shields are sundered,
A Wind age, A Wolf age, Ere the World falls,
And no Man shall spare Another.
Driving fast has never killed anyone. Suddenly coming to a halt, that has killed many, many people
The Pope, an Irishman and an Italian are walking down a street, when one of them says "Hey look guys! A bar!"Comment
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No, it wouldn't. Material composition of an object reentering the atmosphere would have precisely zero effect. The viscosity of said material would also have zero effect.Comment
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so what would be the cause of the absence of burn-up?An Axe age, A Sword age, Shields are sundered,
A Wind age, A Wolf age, Ere the World falls,
And no Man shall spare Another.
Driving fast has never killed anyone. Suddenly coming to a halt, that has killed many, many people
The Pope, an Irishman and an Italian are walking down a street, when one of them says "Hey look guys! A bar!"Comment
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Either something to do with the cloaking system, some type of energy field, an amazingly slow descent speed, or a visual effects team directed to leave said effect out.Comment
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i'd say probably the last. the cloaking system idea wouldn't work if it wasn't on. an energy field might be it, but then why not put it on other ships? it is explicitly stated in season 1 (can't remember which ep) that they are going balls crushingly fast. all of which combine to make the last the most likely but least interesting.An Axe age, A Sword age, Shields are sundered,
A Wind age, A Wolf age, Ere the World falls,
And no Man shall spare Another.
Driving fast has never killed anyone. Suddenly coming to a halt, that has killed many, many people
The Pope, an Irishman and an Italian are walking down a street, when one of them says "Hey look guys! A bar!"Comment
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A dash of Ancient pixie dust makes everything possibleComment
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ahh yes, the infamous pixie dust. One of the rarest but most encountered things in the gateverse.An Axe age, A Sword age, Shields are sundered,
A Wind age, A Wolf age, Ere the World falls,
And no Man shall spare Another.
Driving fast has never killed anyone. Suddenly coming to a halt, that has killed many, many people
The Pope, an Irishman and an Italian are walking down a street, when one of them says "Hey look guys! A bar!"Comment
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It's wondrous, like bubble wrap.Comment
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or a banana phoneAn Axe age, A Sword age, Shields are sundered,
A Wind age, A Wolf age, Ere the World falls,
And no Man shall spare Another.
Driving fast has never killed anyone. Suddenly coming to a halt, that has killed many, many people
The Pope, an Irishman and an Italian are walking down a street, when one of them says "Hey look guys! A bar!"Comment
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