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Ancient History
First, after measuring, it appears to take 8.92 seconds to travel around the Final Fantasy VI globe at full speed. This only applies in the north-south and east-west directions. The map is flat, which means that this planet is most certainly not a sphere. It could be a torus, but experimental data proves that is unlikely unless the game world speed engine automatically compensates for the fact that a torus has a maximum radius, a minimum radius, and an infinite number of them in between. This is unimportant for this discussion, however.
Given the fact that it takes 8.92 seconds to travel around the globe, we can determine that one of the two following ideas is true (or somewhere in between. These are the extremes.)
1) The circumference of the earth is 24,901.5 miles. If we assume the planet is the same size as earth, we come up with the following. 24,901.5 miles divided by 8.92 seconds gives 2791.65 miles per second. Calculating onward, we determine that the airship must be traveling at 10.05 million miles per hour for this to be true. Since this is a simple airship propelled by propellers, I highly doubt this conclusion. It does not matter that these are supposed to be fast airships. 10.05 million miles per hour is just plain ridiculous.
2) 2) Ok, assume the planet is a different size, and that the airship is normal. Today’s modern airships are not very fast. 20 mph seems to be a common number. However, these were fast airships, so lets assume they were able to miraculously achieve 50 miles per hour. 50 miles per hour is equal to .0138 miles per second. Multiplying this by 8.92 seconds yields a total distance of .1238 miles. Converted to a more recognizable unit, this is equal to 654 feet, 1.6 inches. Apparently, this planet is quite small. With further in-game measurements, I am sure I could extrapolate even more information, such as approximate size of people, and buildings.
streme Wheelie
Physics of the World of Ruin
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