I swear one day I'll take a Physics course.

[stunt_muppet]

I also swear that I'll complain about it the entire way. Physics is a fascinating field, don't get me wrong, but not when someone's actually testing me on it.

Anyway, the reason I bring up physics and my need to take a class therein is because I have a bit of Who fanon I want to bounce off you all (who may know more of the intricacies of Fiziks

Comments

[happydalek]

I always figured it was a matter of perception. They need TARDISes and other technology to actually change anything, but their limited telepathic abilities, combined with other extrasensory hints like being able to feel the rotation of a planet and their mad multi-tasking skillz suggests to me that they may be a bit like Jedi, but with time instead of the Force. I don't think they exist OUTSIDE time so much as they are just hyper-aware of time and are quite adept at fine-tuning their - and others' - perceptions. They were then able to manufacture technology that matched, then exceeded their own time sensing abilities.

*shrug*

That's my view of it, anyway.

[stunt_muppet]

I kind of like that view better, and it does explain why the whole old series didn't unhappen when Gallifrey went kaboom, but it still raises the question of why the younger Doctors aren't aware of the War if it didn't happen sort of...outside the normal spacetime continuum. Otherwise they'd be able to see (and potentially feel) that it wasn't there every time they went past a certain point.

But trying to understand how the Time War works is yet another thing that makes my brain bake a little, so...yeah.

[primsong]

I don't really have anything of depth to add, but wanted to let you know I thoroughly enjoyed reading your ramble, and I rather like the improbable idea of the planet sort of bumbling its way around its system, not unlike the Doctor really.

[stunt_muppet]

I'm glad someone enjoyed it, given that it was more or less thinking out loud. And I'd have to do some research into how planetary orbitals actually work, but I really quite like the idea of Gallifrey having nothing by way of a standard orbit. I feel like it explains a lot, and I hadn't even realized the lovely parallels to the Doctor until you mentioned them.

[eyesmadeofjade]

I took physics in high school, but I was too immature to even care about it, ugh, but I remember my favorite part of class was learning inertia and our teacher would demonstrate by showing off his handmade model roller coaster.. O Fun

[stunt_muppet]

I took it in high school as well, and...well, parts of it were enjoyable, but there were also a lot of equations I couldn't memorize for the life of me. I wish our teacher had brought in a handmade model roller coaster!

Did you still want to meet up sometime this weekend or next week?

[eyesmadeofjade]

Yeah, we were allowed to make a cheat sheet, or something like that..

Yes, when do you want to get together and what time?