Okay, let's talk real science in Animorphs. I am by no means a science buff, but I do watch a lot of documentaries and history shows, so I know some, if not the kind scientists know. I have a few questions that I need answered. Sure, Animorphs is a child's book series and a sci-fi one at that, so we must suspend a little disbelief, but there's suspending disbelief and then there's straining all credulity — not that I'm accusing Animorphs of doing that, I'm just listing an example. So, let's waste no time and dive right in.
1. Why do their shredders and Dracon beams disintegrate instead of just shooting? Aside from the fact that K.A. needed a convenient way to explain away Elfangor's body in the first book. It would be easier just to build a gun that can shoot lasers or plasma beams instead of just creating something that would require harder physics and be harder to operate. And how do they work, anyway? Something hot enough to disintegrate an organic body MUST be several million degrees hot, and something THAT intense would blast the entire surrounding area with hot smoke and the like. I saw in an interview a lightsaber would need to be
ten million degrees in order to just cut through someone's hand, let alone
completely wiping out any trace of them. Ideas?
2. How can there be so much life in the universe? They make life look like a commonplace thing when in fact the conditions for life on OUR planet needed to be
juuuuust right. We needed to be the exact distance from the sun, we needed water, we needed our moon, which was formed in a collision with Morpheus, and this is only to name a few. The Andalite homeworld is reported to have several moons. How big is the planet? And how big are the moons in relation to their planet? Do they help keep their world stable? Can anyone shed any light on this strange phenomenon?
3. Why are creatures from other planets able to so easily stand on Earth? This is not the part I am most familiar with, so forgive me if I am wrong (which I admit is too much to count), but shouldn't beings from planets with lesser or more gravity have a hard time walking, since they're adapted to THAT particular planet? Why aren't Hork-Bajir lumbering around like stone statues or Andalites practically leaping, just to name an example? Theories, ideas, or explanations, please?
4. Why are humans portrayed as so weak? I mean, yeah, compared to aliens with BLADES they might be at a disadvantage, but humans seem to be plain and weak in the Animorphs series. Aliens can quite easily decapitate them or remove limbs without batting an eye. In real life, that's quite difficult and requires a VERY sharp blade. Humans are not made of plasticine, despite what the trope suggests. While some aliens are impressive, have regenerative capabilities, and look so radically different, humans are dull, boring, unimpressive, the only thing impressive about us being our breeding ability. We haven't pioneered any new technologies and we are found lacking. Can anyone explain this?
5. Why are nuclear bombs seen as primitive? I've read up on them, and from what I've seen, they don't seem all that primitive to me. How much force would be required to take chunks off a planet? According to Ax, that's how much a Dracon Cannon can fire and what a Dome ship can do. And if those blasts can take chunks off a planet, what about the potential radiation aspects? Do they used microwaves, or focused gamma emissions? Is it alpha radiation or beta radiation?
P.S.: I recently came to realize I sound like I'm ranting. Please forgive me. It's not my INTENTION to sound that way. Is it because I put a lot of words in CAPITAL, LIKE THIS? I've also been going through some tough times in my life recently, so maybe that's bleeding off into my hobbies online. All I ask for is try to tolerate me as best you can, and if I cross any lines, let me know and I will do my best to rectify them. Thanks.