Oh yeah. I think they have that kind of thing going down in the anime for a couple gyms where you see people get destroyed before Ash rocks up.

Still, I believe we're going for the sensibilities of real life coupled with Pokémon's laws. Like I'm pretty sure it would be sensible for officially sanctioned gyms to have a healing machine for instance.

Besides, again. The healing machine isn't some normal piece of hardware either. As for the manual being within reach. Remember we just escaped from a really bad fire. Chances are it would have burned.

as for the wires... You yanked it out from the wall so those need replaced. I highly doubt it has its own power supply. Reference the episode when Team Rocket cut the power to a Pokemon center and they needed Pikachu's electric to get it remotely back on. The machine itself was also down.

that said even after repairing the wires... Still need a power source.

I think different regions means different levels of tech, so we can handwave this event I think.

But I don't think we should be hauling around healing machines like it was everyday hardware again, because it isn't. It's specialized equipment, so before doing something like this @Tangletail, you should probably check in with Abysmal... Or the Co-GMs once he's assigned them.

Oh that said @AbysmalDemon, mess around with the "Edit Topic" option at the top of the page. I suggest figuring that out as GM.

Besides, again. The healing machine isn't some normal piece of hardware either. As for the manual being within reach. Remember we just escaped from a really bad fire. Chances are it would have burned.

as for the wires... You yanked it out from the wall so those need replaced. I highly doubt it has its own power supply. Reference the episode when Team Rocket cut the power to a Pokemon center and they needed Pikachu's electric to get it remotely back on. The machine itself was also down.

that said even after repairing the wires... Still need a power source.

Then the concepts of how it works would be documented somewhere in plenty of text books or research papers. The The majority of it though... basically -is- a machine.

He mentioned that it needs a power source, specifically enough power for an AC unit, which has a strong enough draw you need a very heavy cables, and a larger breaker tolerance. He's basically saying that you can't plug it into a normal outlet. A power supply is actually what transforms AC current (the electricity from the wall) to DC current. Those are -always- part of the machines. For larger machines, it's a replaceable box bolted into the machine, as it also doubles as a breaker for power surges. For smaller devices it's embedded. You know that box in the back of your computer where the power cable goes? The box inside of an xbox if you ever opened it up. The box for a monitor. This massive box that will kill you in a projector, and a box in the base of those robotic arms used for construction lines.

Also I wouldn't use that pokemon episode as a reference, especially as a source of reason. Pikachu can generate a lot of volts... but that's not what powers a machine. It's both volts and Amps. Yes, Pikachu can match a lightning's strike, but you can easily assume that it's far less than an AMP in current as it doesn't kill anything. This means the most he could really power is a few very weak lights... assuming he didn't blow the bulb.

But if you broke a 120volt lamp's light bulb, which is 80watts of power, you'd commit suicide by touching the diode.

A volt is the force used to move energy. Amp is the flow of that energy. If the energy doesn't flow, it's not doing much work, thus very little power. If the current is high, it's doing a lot of work, which gives it a lot of power.

Can we just move on? This is already spanning two pages >.<

@Tangletail I agree about moving on, but one more thing. In that ep, the Pikachus were using a combination of their thundershock and a treadmill thing to generate the power. It's kind of hard to apply real world logic to creatures that essentially use magic.

@Tangletail I agree about moving on, but one more thing. In that ep, the Pikachus were using a combination of their thundershock and a treadmill thing to generate the power. It's kind of hard to apply real world logic to creatures that essentially use magic.

Good ole emergency generators XD. Not good enough to run a high end desktop, but it will keep a select few lights on. That does remind me...

There are such things as UPS (Universal Power Supplies) Which are giant batteries meant for emergency lights. These are also used for server rooms and such. But they are not meant to keep them on, as they drain fast (10 minutes for one that was about five feet tall, hooked up only to the projectors and servers at the theater I worked at). They are only meant to give you enough time to safely save your work, and turn them off.

@Tangletail OK. Three seconds of that video made my ears burn

@Tangletail OK. Three seconds of that video made my ears burn

I'd be so ready to kill those things in a minute....
so we all good to move on and roll with it?

I guess we'll move onto the next day soon as @AbysmalDemon has sorted out gym battles. How was that going to go?

I'm gonna end this and say there are healing machines in the gym.

I will get up a post today but it will have to be after school.

Welp, then that makes my last two posts utterly pointless. >.o

Nah not really, I'm pretty sure once you hand that machine in, people in the town would be grateful.

Or they will come after me with pitch forks and torches! D:

Pokemon has a history of nonsensical lynching.

But if it turns out well...



Which reminds me that I actually planned on having Maple wanting to get involved in the pokemon contest.

Any cities with it?

If anyone's interested in going a round in showdown, I finished my ideal Deneb team.

@OtomostheCrazy If I had my ideal Micky team ready and the time I would but I'm busy doing stuff atm. Will you still be on in a few hours?

@alexfangtalon

In about 2 1/2 hours, I'll be busy doing something.

By the way, who was challenging the gyms again? I want to make sure everyone's counted for, so we know how the assignments for the titanpad is going to go.

Orion is challenging the gym.

Should we do a randomizer to determine the order?

By the way, who was challenging the gyms again? I want to make sure everyone's counted for, so we know how the assignments for the titanpad is going to go.

Hotaru wants to challenge the gym too. Going to have to do her session tonight though. So whoever wants to go first can.