User talk:Elembis

Good job adding that gallery section on the Minmus page, we should probably do that for every celestial. --Craigmt1 (talk) 19:57, 28 September 2012 (UTC)

Imagination Cookie for you!

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planetboxrow

hi, do you know how to add the planetboxrow to Planetbox 2.0? I've been trying to do that but it has been screwing up. It just ends up removing half the page. I am not really fluent in programming, so it is probably me just making a stupid mistake. But if you could help me, i would be forever thankful!--Azivegu (talk) 14:30, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

I made a change to Planetbox 2.0 showing an example of how to use PlanetBoxRow. Note that the table syntax for a row occurs within that template, so using the template means you can get rid of "|-", etc. for the row it appears on. Take a look at http://kspwiki.nexisonline.net/w/index.php?title=Template%3APlanetbox_2.0&diff=6605&oldid=6598 and let me know if that helps. =) — Elembis (talk) 15:29, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

Units of measure

Hi Elembis,

I am trying to be very careful only to post accurate information so any input is welcome.

I am trying to find where mass is referred to as kg in-game but I can't seem to.

My logic for converting kg to metric tons is as follows

While units are not specifically labeled in-game, a bit of logic can quickly determine that thrust is measured in kilonewtons (kN) and mass in metric tons (t). For example, if measured in kilograms(kg), a "9 kg" Rockomax X200-16 Fuel Tank on Kerbin, having a surface gravity of 9.81 m/s2 (According to the wiki page), would be roughly the size of a 48 oz coffee tin and only hold about 1.5 L of fuel. If measured in metric tons, a 9 t Rockomax X200-16 Fuel Tank under the same gravity would be about 0.67 m tall and 2 m in diameter, easily capable of holding the advertised 1600 L of fuel. Only a rocket engine with a thrust around 100 kN, let alone 100 N, could have any chance to lift a 9 t fuel tank. Also, on a side note, Kerbals appear to be about 0.75 m tall :)

Please let me know if this seems reasonable as my calculations may be incorrect. A good number of forum pages and even MechJeb agree that kN and tons are more inline with the scale (meters) of the rockets.

Thanks!

--Jlmr (talk) 01:51, 18 October 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for bringing this up! And yeah, now that I think about it, I don't know if kg is actually specified in-game. I did see your explanation for using metric tons and kN instead of kilograms and N. In any case, we need to use the same mass units everywhere, for parts as well as for planets... — Elembis (talk) 02:20, 18 October 2012 (UTC)