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Link's ULTIMATE Weapon is....Wind? | The SCIENCE... of Zelda: The Wind Waker

May 01, 2020
Dear Nintendo, Ugh... AAAAAAAAH!!! Where do I begin? I really have no idea where to start with you guys. Where do I begin? I really have no idea where to start with you guys. I mean, I knew it would be bad. But I didn't expect it to be so bad. This really is much worse than I imagined. I knew it was possibly a bad idea to give a ten-year-old boy a magic wand with power over the weather. But little did I know that this would be the most disastrous video game topic I would ever talk about in my life.
link s ultimate weapon is wind the science of zelda the wind waker
But little did I know that this would be the most disastrous video game topic I would ever talk about in my life. OMG this is freaking scary!!! Okay... Take a deep breath. We can do this. Get it out of your mind, Austin. We will get out of this, step by step. Hello! It's me! Austin! And I'm talking about the weather in one of the Zelda games again, because apparently something is wrong with me. But please give me a moment. What else should I talk about in a Wind Waker video? The

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behind the fish, which are also professional cartographers, and the ethical implications for a coastal city whose existence depends on the capture and consumption of this totally sensitive species?
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The

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behind the fish, which are also professional cartographers, and the ethical implications for a coastal city whose existence depends on the capture and consumption of this totally sensitive species? God, this game is horrible. Seriously, I think they should have won an award for most accessible horror game for GameCube. I don't know why people were complaining on MySpace in 2002 that it wasn't the dark, mature Zelda game they wanted. This game is horrible. I don't know why people were complaining on MySpace in 2002 that it wasn't the dark, mature Zelda game they wanted. This game is horrible. It doesn't matter how you look at it.
link s ultimate weapon is wind the science of zelda the wind waker
From the beginning you are chased by that damn kid who chases you with a snot hanging from his nose. Get away from me!!! I don't want you picking my nose!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH It scares me so much because I am a father of a small child. And I have a very intense relationship with experiences with human nasal mucus and similar things. It really seems too close to me. But you're not here to listen to my philosophical ramblings about the natural strength of snot. You're here to listen as I tear the beloved Zelda franchise to shreds with the incredible powers of science!
link s ultimate weapon is wind the science of zelda the wind waker
Then let's get started. How exactly does the Wind Waker work, and to be more specific, how incredibly MASSIVE is it? A brief summary for the ignorant or a review for those who have forgotten. After all, this game is now, oh my god, sixteen years old! People born on the day of its release can now drive legally in the United States. Really great. People who were born when Final Fantasy VII came out are now 18 years old and now this again. I really feel so old now. By now you know that there are three different parallel Zelda timelines.
They arise from various consequences of the events of Ocarina of Time. By now you know that there are three different parallel Zelda timelines. They arise from various consequences of the events of Ocarina of Time. One where the player didn't want to finish the game, so Ganon won and Link was killed like a fish. And then two more where Link defeated Ganondorf in Ocarina of Time and Link became a child again and one where he continued living as an adult. And then two more where Link defeated Ganondorf in Ocarina of Time and Link became a child again and one where he continued living as an adult.
Wind Waker is set in this third timeline, the Adult Era. In fact, in this timeline, it's the game that takes place right after Ocarina... Sort of. Ganon returns and there is no hero to stop him. Then the King of Hyrule floods the entire land with it, turning it into a sea. And in about a year, a gigantillion... Or maybe a hundred or so, Ganon starts doing nasty things in this newly created sea. And in about a year, a gigantillion... Or maybe a hundred or so, Ganon starts doing nasty things in this newly created sea. So our reincarnated Link, a ten-year-old boy, is given the Wind Waker as a tool on his journey to kill Ganon once again.
So our reincarnated Link, a ten-year-old boy, is given the Wind Waker as a tool on his journey to kill Ganon once again. So our reincarnated Link, a ten-year-old boy, is given the Wind Waker as a tool on his journey to kill Ganon once again. The Wind Waker really can do anything. Some things are actually quite boring, like communicating with the wise. But it can also do very violent things, like changing the direction of the

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. Create whirl

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s. And, curiously, day turns into night. The last one may seem like the most disastrous of those three things. After all, it affects ecosystems around the world, not just locally.
The last one may seem like the most disastrous of those three things. After all, it affects ecosystems around the world, not just locally. Not to mention the possibility of all the planet's inhabitants being swept off the surface and bouncing back again due to angular momentum. But the scene for this skill actually begins and ends with a fade-out. So we have no idea how long this process will take. Neither from the perspective of the left nor from that of everyone else in the world. It could very well be that he just stands there like a slow tumbler.
Staring into the distance as if I were in a Bethesda RPG. He could be standing there as a slow tumbler. Staring into the distance like he's in a Bethesda RPG while people try not to push him. For hours. Or maybe the thing is full of the same opiates as Big Boss's cigarette and Link just gets super high while a high-pitched female voice blares from behind him. Or maybe the thing is full of the same opiates as Big Boss's cigarette and Link just gets super high while a high-pitched female voice blares from behind him. So that time seems to go by faster.
Anyway, this isn't really important because it's absolutely the least harmful thing this glorified

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of mass destruction can do. Worst of all, it has the ability to change the direction of the wind. Worst of all, it has the ability to change the direction of the wind. To understand why this is so dangerous, let's talk about how wind works. To understand why this is so dangerous, let's talk about how wind works. I talked about it before in my Breath of the Wild video. Wind exists essentially because of heat. Specifically the difference in the amount of thermal energy across the planet.
This is due to many different factors, but the main cause of wind is actually the sun. The sun only heats about 50% of the planet at any time. This heat difference due to one side of the Earth receiving more sun creates differences in air pressure. The sun only heats about 50% of the planet at any time. This heat difference due to one side of the Earth receiving more sun creates differences in air pressure. After all, hot air rises and expands while cold air sinks and condenses. When the gases in the same container (in this case the Earth is the container) have temperature differences and pressure differences, they want to mix until they both have the same pressure and temperature.
When the gases in the same container (in this case the Earth is the container) have temperature differences and pressure differences, they want to mix until they both have the same pressure and temperature. In thermodynamics they call it equilibrium. And because cold air is much denser and under greater pressure, in practice this almost always means that regions of cold air move towards regions of warm air. And because cold air is much denser and under greater pressure, in practice this almost always means that regions of cold air move towards regions of warm air. Gravity and the Earth's rotation make this a little more complex.
But it's a good rule of thumb for meteorology 101 students. Gravity and the Earth's rotation make this a little more complex. But it's a good rule of thumb for meteorology 101 students. We'll come back to how these things affect you later, so keep this in mind: Air moves from high-pressure areas to low-pressure areas. So before we can draw conclusions about Hyrule's weather, we first need to determine how fast the wind really moves. So before we can draw conclusions about Hyrule's weather, we first need to determine how fast the wind really moves. If we can't figure that out, we're pretty much abandoned.
It wasn't on purpose... Anyone who's seen one of my shows before knows that measuring things in video games comes down to pixel measurements. And for pixel measurements we need a ruler and you can imagine that we will have some problems with that. And for pixel measurements we need a ruler and you can imagine that we will have some problems with that. A) Each version of Link is a reincarnation of a previous Link and can have a wide variety of lengths. A) Each version of Link is a reincarnation of a previous Link and can have a wide variety of lengths.
B) The proportions in Wind Waker are really crazy, man! I really love this style. But I can't make assumptions about what may be standard, because this game is incredibly cartoony. Then I realized that there is one thing that appears in all Zelda games. An immutable object that is resistant to change. Because it is not a reincarnation of something, but it is always the same. Because it is not a reincarnation of something, but it is always the same. The Master Sword. This is a relic that Linken has used since Skyward Sword. And off the top of my head there are not one, but two games we can use to figure out his height.
Breath of the Wild and Ocarina of Time. But as much as I want to dive back into Breath of the Wild, I have to realize that Wind Waker is closer to Ocarina of Time. Both in the Zelda timeline and the release date in our real world. Therefore, there will be much less room for error due to changes in the taste of 3D model artists over time. So I'm going to use this to calculate the length of the Master Sword and to do that... Should we take a deep breath? Should we take a deep breath? We will use the pool at Lakeside.
Laboratory and the iron boots that allow us to sink to the bottom so we can use the markings to discover Link's height. That works out to be approximately 1.61 meters, or approximately 5'4". We can use this along with the Pythagorean Theorem to reduce mathematical inaccuracies using pixel stretching and Photoshop. This way we can determine that the Master Sword is approximately 0 .99 meters, so about 3 1/4 ft. Now that we know the length of the Master Sword, we can return to Wind Waker where we can determine the height of ten-year-old Link, because measuring with the Master Sword alone would be very inefficient.
That gives us Link who is only 43 inches tall. Congratulations on being in the 1/10th percentile for ten year olds. You'll grow up on your own, little buddy. We can use this to measure his running speed at 4.35 meters per second. Over 9.5 miles per hour. So we have a way to measure the length of a piece of land and how long it takes the wind to travel that distance. That gives us a basic wind speed in Wind Waker. And is 30 meters per second, so 59 knots, or 110 kilometers per hour. We're not done yet. Because to know everything we need about pressure gradients, we also need to know the size of the map.
We can do this by measuring the speed of the King of the Red Lions. And that's 13 knots. Or 15 miles per hour or 15 miles per hour. Measuring how long it takes to cover the distance of one side of a square on the map grid gives us a length of 434 meters. Multiply that by seven to get a full side of the card and square that number. That gives us a total area of ​​9.27 square kilometers. Phew! Well. Nothing bad. Well. Nothing bad. I just squeezed a week's worth of math into less than a minute. While you're here: If you were impressed by epic math demonstrations and breathlessness, why not join the Game Theorist channel for more information?
While you're here: If you were impressed by epic math demonstrations and breathlessness, why not join the Game Theorist channel for more information? Good? GOOD?! Hold on tight, because that's still not enough information for us. Because to really know how dangerous this is, we need one more thing. The latitude of Hyrule. The latitude, for those who haven't been yet... Have you been? Good job, Austin. Latitude, for those who remember, is the number of degrees north of north... Oh my god, I can't even hear normal words. Latitude, for those who remember, is the number of degrees north south of the equator.
Latitude, for those who remember, is the number of degrees north south of the equator. The further north or south you go, the more rotation there is in wind systems. The more extreme the seasons are and the colder and darker the winters become. You would think it would be impossible to know what the latitude ofHyrule. But you are wrong. Because the constellation Ursa Minor, or Ursa Minor, is found in Wind Waker. And we can use the Little Dipper, or more specifically the star Polaris, to discover our latitude. This allows us to calculate our pressure gradients and how they relate to wind speed.
Polaris, also called the North Star, is a galaxy about 433 light years from Earth and approximately aligned with the North Pole. As a result, it has been a consistent sailing star for centuries. It is only visible from the northern hemisphere. So we already know that Hyrule is in the northern hemisphere. To know our latitude, we only need to measure how many degrees Polaris is above the horizon. To know our latitude, we only need to measure how many degrees Polaris is above the horizon. That's difficult without an astrolabe, but you can get pretty close with a combination of the game's compass and telescope.
That gives us a latitude of 25.29 degrees. That places Hyrule on the border between tropical and subtropical regions. That gives us a latitude of 25.29 degrees. That places Hyrule on the border between tropical and subtropical regions. Anyway, we have all the information we need to create our own geostrophic wind map for Hyrule. Those are those cool maps with lines showing the pressure gradients in different areas. To maintain a speed of 60 knots in the subtropics of latitude 25, air pressure must drop one millibar for every 21 nautical miles. To maintain a speed of 60 knots in the subtropics of latitude 25, air pressure must drop one millibar for every 21 nautical miles.
Millibar one thousandth of a bar. That is the standard atmospheric pressure at sea level in most areas. Actually, that's not that different, all things considered. It is more or less the pressure that a coin exerts on the ground due to gravity. Actually, that's not that different, all things considered. It is more or less the pressure that a coin exerts on the ground due to gravity. That's how much air pressure changes over 21 nautical miles to stay at 60 knots. It's not so bad, right? INCORRECT Interestingly, air moves like a front from the high pressure area to the low pressure area.
But the wind moves perpendicularly along this movement of pressure fronts. This is due to the Coriolis effect. That's how fluid dynamics are affected because you're in a rotating vehicle. Thus, in the northern hemisphere, the wind blows clockwise around air pressure systems. This means that when the wind goes from west to east, there is low pressure in the north and high pressure in the south. This means that when the wind goes from west to east, there is low pressure in the north and high pressure in the south. This is very important, because once you understand how the wind works, you will know that the Wind Waker is the most dangerous relic in the entire world.
This is very important, because once you understand how the wind works, you will know that the Wind Waker is the most dangerous relic in the entire world. This is very important, because once you understand how the wind works, you will know that the Wind Waker is the most dangerous relic in the entire world. Air, like all non-photonic matter, has mass. That's where the air pressure comes from. The weight of the air presses on you due to gravity. If it had no mass, then there would be no air pressure. Furthermore, and you already know this because I already told you and you are a smartass, air moves due to differences in air pressure.
Furthermore, and you already know this because I already told you and you are a smartass, air moves due to differences in air pressure. Even more specific: the wind blows perpendicular to the pressure fronts. Clockwise around high pressure areas and parallel to the pressure gradient. Even more specific: the wind blows perpendicular to the pressure fronts. Clockwise around high pressure areas and parallel to the pressure gradient. This means that for the wind to change direction, the air pressure must move. And in Wind Waker the wind direction changes to... And in Wind Waker the wind direction changes to... THREE SECONDS!!!
I timed it. Three seconds! So, if the wind direction is changed from northeast to southwest, a gigantic mass of air weighing 136 billion kilograms passes through Hyrule. At a terrifying speed of 1,435 meters per second, it rushes to change places with the low pressure zone. At a terrifying speed of 1,435 meters per second, it rushes to change places with the low pressure zone. At a terrifying speed of 1,435 meters per second, it rushes to change places with the low pressure zone. This is more than four times faster than the speed of sound. So instead of a gentle breeze, it's more like hitting a brick wall with a fighter jet.
This is more than four times faster than the speed of sound. So instead of a gentle breeze, it's more like hitting a brick wall with a fighter jet. This is more than four times faster than the speed of sound. So instead of a gentle breeze, it's more like hitting a brick wall with a fighter jet. Seriously, just the impact of the air hitting Link is equal to the force of a speeding train locomotive. This shockwave would not travel smoothly, it would crush everything it encountered. "But Austin," I hear you say, "the high pressure system doesn't have to travel over Hyrule at all." "You can prevent it and spare the residents a gruesome death." MISTAKEN!
Regardless of the fact that this is horribly disrespectful to anyone unfortunate enough to live around Hyrule instead of in it. This longer travel distance to change wind direction would cause pressure systems to move at Mach 6, instead of Mach 4. And the surrounding lands would be reduced to smoking craters and Hyrule would still be the bag because of this one thing. . And that the surrounding lands would be reduced to smoking craters and Hyrule would continue to be ransacked by this one thing. Vortices... Vortices are not affected by fluid dynamics when the flow rotates. Like, I don't know, sudden changes in wind direction with more than 120 knots at a time.
This sudden change in wind direction and speed would almost instantly create thousands of F1 to F2 tornadoes across the entire surface of Hyrule. Tearing everyone to shreds because someone was too lame to wait for the wind to change direction on its own! Tearing everyone to shreds because someone was too lame to wait for the wind to change direction on its own! This thing, this stupid thing is tremendously dangerous. Not to mention, the pressure system needed to maintain these maximum wind speeds would be classified as a Category 1 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Not to mention, the pressure system needed to maintain these maximum wind speeds would be classified as a Category 1 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
Not to mention, the pressure system needed to maintain these maximum wind speeds would be classified as a Category 1 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Hyrule shouldn't be so quiet. One swing of this stupid wand reduces the entire country to a storm-ravaged Ground Zero, similar to Jupiter's red spot. Hyrule shouldn't be so quiet. One swing of this stupid wand reduces the entire country to a storm-ravaged Ground Zero, similar to Jupiter's red spot. But no, we give it to a ten year old child. No problem. Hello Link! Do you want to be the great hero? Then smash that stupid thing into pieces and make a sandwich.
Best regards, Austin

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