Technical difficulties/impossibilities of Atom.

[Anime Girl]

I remember in the 80's series, on the episode The Human Faced Rock Mr. Mustachio was in some hot spring and Astro tasted the water to anaylize it and he was like "Hmm. Salt, sulfer, calcium. I dunno why Daddy Walrus likes this." LOL!

[jeffbert]

Uranium compounds? So, does that mean any bathroom he uses becomes radioactive and as to be locked down?
Astro: *comes out* K, I'm done
Boy: Uh... why is the toilet glowing green?

I do not want to know.

[adrian _68]

I think his jet boots are a technical difficulty...

I remember he was given red boots by a Circus Girl in the 1980 version.

However, whenever he flies, the boots transforms with his feet

[dannavy85]

As to Astro's rocket boots, may I remind you that the F-117 and the B-2 shouldn't be able to fly?

Astro's complex computer brain could more than compensate the thrust problems

[jeffbert]

I think his jet boots are a technical difficulty...

I remember he was given red boots by a Circus Girl in the 1980 version.

However, whenever he flies, the boots transforms with his feet

Not to mention that next to nothing ever burns when exposed to the exhaust.

Hey! Its good to see you again, adrian _68!

[avatargirl]

Please why shouldn't the B-2 and F-117 be able to fly Dannavy 85?- hi adrian_68

[fafner]

They shouldn't be able to fly as standard planes. The electronics are what keep those 2 planes above ground level

[avatargirl]

Thanks FAFNER- you mean there electronics are more advanced then on other planes- if so please in what way?

[fafner]

That's not that they are more advanced, it's that they are more essential. If electronics suddenly fail in standard planes, you have a chance to land them in a reasonable amount of pieces. If electronics fail in flight in a F-117 and B-2, you'd better eject as soon as possible, no chance to land it in less than a billions tiny pieces

[jeffbert]

I think it helps to say that without the traditional vertical tail fins, direct human control over such vehicles is a joke, because nobody can possibly respond fast enough and frequently enough to keep them in the air. I believe The Horten bros. flying wing of WWII had vertical 'tail' fins, though they were small. The flying wing featured in the 1st film version of War Of the Worlds likewise had them.

Now that I think about it, the 117 has diagonal tail fins, but obviously still need a fly by wire system.