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Re: Is there a Limit?
« Reply #15 on: July 06, 2009, 03:38:10 PM »
Quote from: Cerulean on July 06, 2009, 02:21:13 PM
Actually the fact that they took SOOOO long to acquire long distance flyers (ducks) after going on and on about how their bird of prey morphs can't do long distance flying made me want to slap each and every one of them.

I know, right? I'm like, so go acquire some ducks or geese, already! And Tobias, if you're having problems seeing in the dark, go morph and Owl. I know you people are young, but my willing suspension of disbelief only goes so far.
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Re: Is there a Limit?
« Reply #16 on: July 06, 2009, 08:01:32 PM »
well the bird of prey thing was necessary to keep the potential for action. Like if they had been ducks in book 2 when they got shot at by those idiots, they'd be dead. So practically yea they should have gotten the morphs, but storywise it would limit the potential for using their much more manueverable and formidable bird of prey morphs in all the exciting ways they did.

Good point with the allergy estelore forgot about that one

and Cassie did frequently acquire morphs she didnt need just in case
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Re: Is there a Limit?
« Reply #17 on: July 09, 2009, 11:35:15 AM »
Just throwing this out there, I don't necessarily believe there was a limit either, but in #1 it's implied that there were numerous problems/limitations of the morphing tech, the two-hour timeframe being the only one he had time to impart knowledge of.  That one obviously being a necessity.

But it's kind of hinted that ol' Al Fangor was like "feck it, this is all I can tell you for now, go figure it out on your own, lazy whippersnappers".  Only in cool serious grim Andalite "I'm awesome and have four eyes and a tail" fashion.
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Re: Is there a Limit?
« Reply #18 on: July 09, 2009, 11:47:48 AM »
Well we find out some of the other problems as the series goes on.

Morphing allergies, mixing morphs under stress, etc.

Since the morphing technology IS technology, after all, the Andalites could have imposed a limit that has nothing to do with the biology behind morphing. I imagine it has the potential to be limitless (and it is in the case of V3 and the Ani's), but I also imagine that, if the Andalites so choose, it COULD be limited.
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Re: Is there a Limit?
« Reply #19 on: July 09, 2009, 01:10:01 PM »
If they thought that taking in too much DNA could be a health risk, or something like that, they might limit the technology. I mean, those strands of DNA have to take up some space. If there was limited space, then breaking that limit could be deadly.

But since no limit is evident, then taking in dozens and dozens of DNA strands might not be a risk.

Then again, it may just be an extremely unlikely risk that, even though it's possible, they don't do anything about. Like having your consciousness be catapulted to Z-Space when in a small morph. Like what happened with the mosquitos.
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Re: Is there a Limit?
« Reply #20 on: July 09, 2009, 01:10:40 PM »
How much space could a strand of DNA take up?
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Re: Is there a Limit?
« Reply #21 on: July 09, 2009, 01:14:36 PM »
I don't know. How much do 50 strands take up? Or 100? Or 1000? It's hard to say if there would be a problem or not, since it's fantasy tech afterall.
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Re: Is there a Limit?
« Reply #22 on: July 09, 2009, 01:14:49 PM »
I think a strand of DNA is a few centimeters in length, but it's coiled up on certain proteins so that it's packed in too only a few micrometers, I think

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Re: Is there a Limit?
« Reply #23 on: July 09, 2009, 01:17:43 PM »
How long is a micrometer? mrawakeingenetics :P
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Re: Is there a Limit?
« Reply #24 on: July 09, 2009, 01:20:17 PM »
One millinth (sp) of a meter
Takes one million micrometers to equal one meter. (Meters a little over three feet)
So pretty dang small
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Re: Is there a Limit?
« Reply #25 on: July 09, 2009, 01:21:48 PM »
So, you could potentially have thousands of morphs and be ok?
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Re: Is there a Limit?
« Reply #26 on: July 09, 2009, 01:24:57 PM »
Now that I do not know,
I think that would depend on how the DNA is contained.
Obviously it's not just floating in the blood other wise it would react with the body and either make you sick or be ejected, so I don't know.
Space wise it shouldn't be an issue big, but I've not the slightest how it's keep out of the way until it's called on.
Those method may but a limit on the number, but I'm not sure
Personally I see know reason for a limit, but who knows
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Re: Is there a Limit?
« Reply #27 on: July 09, 2009, 01:39:40 PM »
I remember reading about it but I cant quote it directly or remember the book : |

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escafil_device

wiki says its unlimited :P
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Re: Is there a Limit?
« Reply #28 on: July 09, 2009, 04:15:09 PM »
Quote from: Esplin 9466 on July 09, 2009, 01:39:40 PM
I remember reading about it but I cant quote it directly or remember the book : |

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escafil_device

wiki says its unlimited :P

apparently then a few people agree that it is.
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RAF should totally add to animorph wiki pages.
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Re: Is there a Limit?
« Reply #29 on: July 13, 2009, 09:44:02 PM »
Quote from: RYTX on July 09, 2009, 01:14:49 PM
I think a strand of DNA is a few centimeters in length, but it's coiled up on certain proteins so that it's packed in too only a few micrometers, I think

uh.
I was awake in genetics ::)

I wasn't paying attention that day, there was this cute girl in front of me...
oh animorphs joke, whos got me up top?

yea we have millions of strands of dna i think a few hundred or thousand would be fine
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