I find out a lot of things while I'm deep-diving into the ol' Interweb. Some incredibly niche information. All to the good of my books.
Having said that...ya girl hit a new high (low?) yesterday.
There are three points on a map that I need LA to visit. In a little over four days. But two of the points are closer together whilst the last point is farther away.
Thus, I needed mileage between the first point and second. Then mileage between second and third. And, of course, third to LA's home.
Rough terrain. Communities. Water. You name it, I'm having this heifer burst through everything with her mythological companion.
You will literally NEVER guess which one.
Antyway, I have my stats for that. Then, I need to know how quickly they must travel to be able to pull this off.
Answer: 200 mph, with a few snacks and bathroom breaks.
For those who need to know:
At the speed of light: 0.027 seconds
At Pegasus's hypothetical top speed? You would be in the air for about 50 hours.
THEN...I wanted to know how fast something would need to move to keep the surface tension of the water beneath them and not fall into it.
And ONLY THEN...did I hop into the rabbit holes of the Ekranoplan, hydroplanes, and the Basilisk concept.
My brain promptly exploded, and I sought my rocker recliner for the rest of the evening.
But fucking hell...what a ride!
What. A. Ride.
Now, I only need to write it.
