I've been hoping to find a way to quantify this for years, but wasn't sure how to. But no more! MEDUSA destroys the city of Panzerstadt-Bayreuth, and later self-destructs, taking London with it. When Tom and Hester are captured by Speedwell, Shrike is noted to be hundreds of miles away (by...
Mortal Engines is a world where cities wander around and eat each other for reference. First up is an easy one; Salthooks speed. 80m/h is equal to 128.7km/h, or 35.75m/s. And London is even faster than this. Now onto it's energy. The speed is 80 miles an hour (35.7632m/s), and has a height of...
Because I feel like it time for some more calcs, in this case for the total environmental effects of the 60 Minute War on the Earths surface. There's a ton of descriptions of earthquakes, volcanos, firestorms and centuries of darkness, but for the most part, it can't really be calced so far...or...
After the 60 Minute War, multiple Slow Bombs hit the Earth, one of which destroys Panama, seperating North and South America. A quick search reveals that Panama has a surface area of 75,517 km^2, or 75517000000m^2. It also has an average elevation of 360m. V = Ah = 75517000000 X 360 =...
Mortal Engines (also known as The Hungry Cities Chronicles in America) is a young adult science fiction novels written by Philip Reeve (who also wrote Larklight). It consists of two series; the original quartet set near the end of the Traction Era, and the prequel series Fever Crumb set at the...
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