Hi everyone; I lurk, but rarely post. I came into these fan sites late, so a lot of what I want/need to know has already been answered.
But...
I'm trying out to figure the size of Atlantis. Common fanon has it 'the size of Manhattan', but as a former Manhattanite, I find it confusing that such a large cityship only has smallish transporters to move people around her rather than (to me at least) a decent 'public transportation system' - aka: the subway that could support such a populatin. And in one particular episode (the one where Kolya shot Rodney during a storm; not even close to a favorite so I binge-watch around it), John is able to run to all the lighting rod things. Hard to do if the cityship is over 20 miles long.
Anyway, I read through many, many threads with all kinds of math and many rational points about Atlantis' size, and part of me wonders if the fanon sticks with the Manhattan-sized ship or, according to some sources, the ship is only between 1.5-3.0 miles long.
Perhaps I look too little into it, but was Atlantis actually created as a warship, or more along the lines of a research ship/flying lab with armaments more as defensive than to be used as a weapon of war? In which case, it really didn't need to be huge enough to house potentially millions of people and be self-sufficient (with more than just a hydroponics lab or two to provide food, plus, were the Ancients vegans or did they eat meat/fish, in which case where would they store them?)
Sorry folks, have been majorly distracted lately and these weird questions just popped up. I've been struggling with some of my own (admittedly novice) fanfic and I'm trying to figure out how many people Atlantis could hold if she had a full complement of charged ZPMs.
But...
I'm trying out to figure the size of Atlantis. Common fanon has it 'the size of Manhattan', but as a former Manhattanite, I find it confusing that such a large cityship only has smallish transporters to move people around her rather than (to me at least) a decent 'public transportation system' - aka: the subway that could support such a populatin. And in one particular episode (the one where Kolya shot Rodney during a storm; not even close to a favorite so I binge-watch around it), John is able to run to all the lighting rod things. Hard to do if the cityship is over 20 miles long.
Anyway, I read through many, many threads with all kinds of math and many rational points about Atlantis' size, and part of me wonders if the fanon sticks with the Manhattan-sized ship or, according to some sources, the ship is only between 1.5-3.0 miles long.
Perhaps I look too little into it, but was Atlantis actually created as a warship, or more along the lines of a research ship/flying lab with armaments more as defensive than to be used as a weapon of war? In which case, it really didn't need to be huge enough to house potentially millions of people and be self-sufficient (with more than just a hydroponics lab or two to provide food, plus, were the Ancients vegans or did they eat meat/fish, in which case where would they store them?)
Sorry folks, have been majorly distracted lately and these weird questions just popped up. I've been struggling with some of my own (admittedly novice) fanfic and I'm trying to figure out how many people Atlantis could hold if she had a full complement of charged ZPMs.
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