Too bad the one on the Empires State Building was never used: I wonder if this universe will figure out how to do it with all the shifting wind up there?
You know, this makes sense… in a mad sciencey way. To build those zeppelin docks they are going to need new skyscrapers. Because skyscrapers look silly standing alone in the middle of nowhere they will have to build cities to house them. But in order to build those cities they will need to rebuild industry and infrastructure. To do that they will need to increase the population. That larger population will have to eat, so restoring agricultural production to pre-apocalypse levels will be their first task. And to do this they will need airships. To transport crops to market, obviously.
My favourite take on this is in the Long Earth books: after discovering thousands of alternate universes, we invent universe-hopping zeppelins as the best way of travelling through them.
Great reference. There’s also The Two Georges, by Richard Dreyfus and Harry Turtledove, where George Washington and George III made peace, and America has zeppelins because, well, in a very British world, nobody’s in a hurry.
Technically, no. They’re designing zeppelin docks for skyscrapers. You’d need a skyscraper to actually install one, and you’d need a zeppelin to make it useful, but they don’t need either one to design and build the docks.
Quick, Sweetheart!
Through the portal, before they tell you just what the Zeppelins will be transporting!
Lead?
And the Zeppelins will be the Stairway to Heaven.
Sorry,it was too easy,couldn’t resist.
I don’t think that they’d stop being sure that all that glitters is gold
No, the Stairway to Heaven will be in the skyscraper, duh!
It goes over like a lead zeppelin.
Ooooh; It makes me wonder…….
Now they can only check out, but never leave.
So I shifted to an Eagles point of view.
It’s worse than that. They didn’t say they were going to build Zeppelins, only the docks. We assume too much.
Too bad the one on the Empires State Building was never used: I wonder if this universe will figure out how to do it with all the shifting wind up there?
Build giant counter-wind-generating fans?
But is this one of the apocalypses that left buildings standing? If not first they need to find an intact skyscraper to put the dock on, or build one.
I doubt humans under the influence of rage virus are capable of operating any kind of explosive.
Isn’t the problem that they would be all to capable?
Not them, their victims
You know, this makes sense… in a mad sciencey way. To build those zeppelin docks they are going to need new skyscrapers. Because skyscrapers look silly standing alone in the middle of nowhere they will have to build cities to house them. But in order to build those cities they will need to rebuild industry and infrastructure. To do that they will need to increase the population. That larger population will have to eat, so restoring agricultural production to pre-apocalypse levels will be their first task. And to do this they will need airships. To transport crops to market, obviously.
Reminds me ablot of Fringe, what with the alternate realities and zeppelins
All alternate realities have zeppelins. It’s the law.
If you have several hours spare, there’s a TVTropes page on the subject:
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ZeppelinsFromAnotherWorld
My favourite take on this is in the Long Earth books: after discovering thousands of alternate universes, we invent universe-hopping zeppelins as the best way of travelling through them.
Great reference. There’s also The Two Georges, by Richard Dreyfus and Harry Turtledove, where George Washington and George III made peace, and America has zeppelins because, well, in a very British world, nobody’s in a hurry.
I liked so many ideas in the Long Earth books, the zeppelins being one of them, and yet hated the books themselves. It’s irksome.
There’s also The Golden Compass series, which is fraught with zeppelins.
Get out of there guys, you’re starting to acclimate.
Now all they have to do is step through and, maybe, they’ll wind up back in *their* universe. *Maybe.*
Now, I’m wondering which would be preferable for the viewing audience.
They finally agree on something!
*** BREAKING ***
ASTRONAUT ICE CREAM IS A LIE
“Our years of creative effort were completely wasted,” say webcomics duo.
Astronaut ice cream is a thing that exists, it just has nothing to do with actual astronauts.
I think the real problem is that Unity expected it to be ice cream MADE from astronauts and was mildly disappointed that it wasn’t.
Wouldn’t that first necessitate zeppelins? And skyscrapers?
Technically, no. They’re designing zeppelin docks for skyscrapers. You’d need a skyscraper to actually install one, and you’d need a zeppelin to make it useful, but they don’t need either one to design and build the docks.