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Aktungbby · 11-16-21, 10:49 AM

Scene from Kubric's 2001 A Space Odyssey based on Clark's short story: The Sentinal?

Catfish · 11-16-21, 12:08 PM

No.

edit: There is a similarity to 'Space odissey' as far as centripetal force is being used for artificial "gravity", in the outer ring.

mapuc · 11-16-21, 01:18 PM

As I understand it, we need to find the title or the name of the author and thereby get what Catfish want us to guess what's in the picture.

Could be wrong though

Markus

Jimbuna · 11-16-21, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Catfish

Ok the next is a bit mean(?), but .. what's the name of the thing in the middle?

Aktungbby · 11-16-21, 01:47 PM

[img]https://videos.pond5.com/space-ship-...2_main_xxl.mp4[/img] From a game?

Catfish · 11-16-21, 02:15 PM

^ hm can you tell me where this clip is from? I have no idea which game this is.
The scene depicted in the riddle has never been turned into a game, or a film as far as i know. Which is a pity, but maybe someone now did?

The ship in your clip looks a bit like that in the riddle (though some differences), so.. where is this from?

Quote:

Originally Posted by mapuc

As I understand it, we need to find the title or the name of the author and thereby get what Catfish want us to guess what's in the picture. Could be wrong though
Markus

You are perfectly right. Knowing the author and even better the story will help you find the name asked for, as Jim also wrote.

Catfish · 11-17-21, 09:17 AM

small hint: some authors lend their stories to film makers, one of this author's story ideas (not the one depicted here) was used for Star Trek.

Buddahaid · 11-18-21, 02:56 PM

Larry Niven's Ringworld?

Catfish · 11-18-21, 03:56 PM

Two questions..
Larry Niven is correct.

edit: okok. The author is correct, but the scene does not take place in 'Ringworld'. For the initiated, the scene *does* take place in Niven's "Known space" universe.

Buddahaid · 11-18-21, 04:32 PM

A Slaver ship?

Catfish · 11-18-21, 04:37 PM

No.
The slavers play no part in this story, but one of Niven's stories about the slavers made it to Star Trek: 'The soft weapon'.

Buddahaid · 11-18-21, 05:18 PM

Yes, I jumped too far. The answer is Angel's Pencil ship.

Catfish · 11-19-21, 02:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

Yes, I jumped too far. The answer is Angel's Pencil ship.

This is it, the »Angel's Pencil« from Larry Niven's short story "The Warriors".

Earth is trying to spread out colonies in the early years of space flight, with sub-lightspeed ships like the 'Pencil'; Niven describes it "like a pencil with a turning bracelet", and this is how it looks like, almost as in the video posted by Aktung further north.
Here is a demo depiction of the ship itself (only two spokes though, wrong..):

It is a turning away from the probably naive thinking that alien contact will be necessarily peaceful, after any civilisation having reached a certain level of education and technology.

So Niven is introducing the "Kzin", an aggressive feline-like alien race, and making first contact with them mankind is up to a rude awakening. The Pencil has no weapons of any kind aboard, indeed the sheer thinking of fighting has been tried to be eradicated from human thought on earth, with wars and history being concocted.

When the Kzin find out the Pencil is defenseless they try to kill the humans without damaging the ship too much by overheating it; and the human crew trying to make contact all the time via radio, becomes aware of the attack.
The Kzin ship is far more advanced than the human's, and using telepathy they know the Pencil has no weapons aboard. So they think it is easy prey.

Violating his peaceful education, one of the crew turns the ship around, starts the drive and directs it (also used as the ship's laser communication device) against the Kzin's »Tracker« ship, splitting them in half – which can be seen on the picture:

What i found hilarious is that the crew has a nervous breakdown afterwards, because they just had killed someone, which violates all they knew, their education and their psychological conditioning. And they smoke still cigarettes in approximately 2355 C.E.. well why not.
When they transmit the news home (taking years due to light speed restraints) no one on earth believes them.

Full story is online and can be read here:
https://www.baen.com/Chapters/978145...639001___5.htm

I find Niven's stories always well thought out and intriguing

Sorry for being so late! Over to Buddahaid

Jimbuna · 11-19-21, 07:55 AM

Well, I'll readily admit I was absolutely clueless

Buddahaid · 11-19-21, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Well, I'll readily admit I was absolutely clueless

I've read everything he wrote plus the Star Trek reference shortened the list of choices.

What does this belong to?

11-16-21, 10:49 AM	#19186
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,963 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Scene from Kubric's 2001 A Space Odyssey based on Clark's short story: The Sentinal? __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

11-16-21, 12:08 PM	#19187
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,904 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	No. edit: There is a similarity to 'Space odissey' as far as centripetal force is being used for artificial "gravity", in the outer ring. __________________ >^..^<)))>{ All generalizations are wrong. Last edited by Catfish; 11-16-21 at 12:50 PM.*

11-16-21, 01:18 PM	#19188
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 18,101 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	As I understand it, we need to find the title or the name of the author and thereby get what Catfish want us to guess what's in the picture. Could be wrong though Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

11-16-21, 01:47 PM	#19190
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,963 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	[img]https://videos.pond5.com/space-ship-...2_main_xxl.mp4[/img] From a game? __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

11-17-21, 09:17 AM	#19192
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,904 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	small hint: some authors lend their stories to film makers, one of this author's story ideas (not the one depicted here) was used for Star Trek. __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

11-18-21, 02:56 PM	#19193
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,572 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 0	Larry Niven's Ringworld? __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

11-18-21, 03:56 PM	#19194
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,904 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Two questions.. Larry Niven is correct. edit: okok. The author is correct, but the scene does not take place in 'Ringworld'. For the initiated, the scene does take place in Niven's "Known space" universe. __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

11-18-21, 04:32 PM	#19195
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,572 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 0	A Slaver ship? __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

11-18-21, 04:37 PM	#19196
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,904 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	No. The slavers play no part in this story, but one of Niven's stories about the slavers made it to Star Trek: 'The soft weapon'. __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

11-18-21, 05:18 PM	#19197
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,572 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 0	Yes, I jumped too far. The answer is Angel's Pencil ship. __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

11-19-21, 07:55 AM	#19199
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Well, I'll readily admit I was absolutely clueless __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)