tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post286434230483635061..comments2024-01-25T13:46:11.967-06:00Comments on The Bronze Blog: Pointless Question #24Ryan Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14750814560493466382noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-47421137176785311502008-07-15T14:35:00.000-05:002008-07-15T14:35:00.000-05:00Well, looks like no one got one of the answers I w...Well, looks like no one got one of the answers I was thinking of: "<A HREF="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy" REL="nofollow">How do you expect the heroes to fight through your armies of mooks if they actually have good depth perception?</A>"Bronze Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938257296504189967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-49778150622641130362008-07-02T20:31:00.000-05:002008-07-02T20:31:00.000-05:00Of course the first robots that come to mind for m...Of course the first robots that come to mind for me are the "reaverbots" in Megaman Legends. There most of the robots aren't really built for combat, they just sort of had mental breakdowns due to being activated for thousands of years after their builders left the planet behind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-81226926670546407672008-07-01T22:25:00.000-05:002008-07-01T22:25:00.000-05:00The reason shooting the decoy makes the robot "die...The reason shooting the decoy makes the robot "die" is because you're a mad scientist: you aren't thinking about the consequences of sticking the robot's "brain" in the decoy.King of Ferretshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07893294460892136598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-80205376048030044232008-07-01T15:17:00.000-05:002008-07-01T15:17:00.000-05:00But if it's just a decoy, then how come shooting a...But if it's just a decoy, then how come shooting and shattering it burns out the robot?Aaron Golashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536919751920715342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-79214951149102515842008-07-01T14:45:00.000-05:002008-07-01T14:45:00.000-05:00I'm with Dark Jaguar - the big glowy target thingy...I'm with Dark Jaguar - the big glowy target thingy's not an eye, it's a decoy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-85741693837725151852008-07-01T11:30:00.000-05:002008-07-01T11:30:00.000-05:00Oh, there are monocular cues to depth perception: ...Oh, there are monocular cues to depth perception: motion parallax and relative size, to name two. But sure, you could go with retinal disparity if you wanted to take the <EM>easy</EM> way...Aaron Golashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536919751920715342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-54106650028248352832008-07-01T03:47:00.000-05:002008-07-01T03:47:00.000-05:00Those aren't eyes, they are LEDs. The ACTUAL dete...Those aren't eyes, they are LEDs. The ACTUAL detectors you're too distracted to notice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-390601743311295992008-07-01T01:01:00.000-05:002008-07-01T01:01:00.000-05:00My bet is on a radar/sonar type affair. Particular...My bet is on a radar/sonar type affair. Particularly, since they're mostly red, an infra-red beam that doesn't reveal itself to puny human eyes and has the added bonus of working as a targeting laser.<BR/><BR/>Plus, you get to save money on hardware this way!Jonathan Hepburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04333749909468762319noreply@blogger.com