Dragaera

Speculative Planetary Statistics for Dragaera (Math help?)

Jon_Lincicum at stream.com Jon_Lincicum at stream.com
Thu Apr 13 08:52:53 PDT 2006

Joy Nicholson <jjnichol at MIT.EDU> 
04/13/06 08:45 AM

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Re: Speculative Planetary Statistics for Dragaera (Math help?)




>> At a guess, I would say the effects of the atmosphere on our heroes 
maybe 
>> less due to a lack of oxygen (which I think would tend to inspire 
deeper 
>> breathing), than to the presence of some other contaminant (CO2?) 
>> introducing a mild poisoning effect (which would encourage shallow 
>> breathing). 
>> 
>
>I imagined the opposite.  The atmosphere is more oxygen-rich,
>therefore taking normal/deep breaths results in hyperventlating. 

Here's another clue, Issola Pg 51:

[cite]

The air smelled funny, sort of sweet with a queer kind of tang in it.

[/cite]

This may, indeed, indicate an abundance of Oxygen, rather than a lack, but 
to me this actually sounds very similar to what they think happened at the 
ancient greek oracle at Delphi. 

Recent evidence has suggested that the visions of the preisteses at Delphi 
were due to a peculiar concentration of a complex hydrocarbon similar to 
ether that would act as a mild sedative and send them into a trance-like 
state. These fumes were produced from underground fissures (which explains 
why the Oracle stopped being used shortly after an Earthquake that is 
presumed to have shut off the underground vents).

The documentary I saw on this described the smell of the ether as a "sweet 
perfume-like odor".

Or maybe this is reading too much into a single line of text. 

Majikjon