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[sodacat]

Originally Posted by cpt soban

(yes unobtanium is a real element).

You mind backing that one up cap'n?

EDIT: oh also

Chrono trigger had floating islands too, its a concept thats been around.

Zeal was powered by black magic extracted from an immortal planet eating turtle living in the center of the planet. I think Cameron was shooting for slightly more realism than that.

[Seabass-Man]

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[blackshirtboy]

Originally Posted by cpt soban

I find it weird that the planet wasn't ridiculously radioactive though, as unobtanium breaks down pretty quick, so that's a lot of protons and neutrons flying around (yes unobtanium is a real element).

OMG! Unobtanium does exist!

"In engineering, fiction, or thought experiments, unobtainium is a humorous concept for any extremely rare, costly, or physically impossible material needed to fulfill a given design for a given application. The properties of any particular unobtainium depend on the intended use. For example, a pulley made of unobtainium might be massless and frictionless. However, if used in a nuclear rocket, unobtainium would be light, strong at high temperatures, and resistant to radiation damage."

-Wikipedia
Wow, totally a real element.

Also: WOO! Sequels!

[supermikeman]

Why couldn't the humans breathe the atmosphere on pandora. Was that ever explained? Or is it in the avatar encyclopedia?

[supermikeman]

Originally Posted by supermikeman

Why couldn't the humans breathe the atmosphere on pandora. Was that ever explained? Or is it in the avatar encyclopedia?

Never mind.

http://james-camerons-avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Exopack