New Level - Sandpit II
New Level - Sandpit II
I'm so behind with playing guys - will catch up soon
Here's another '14x14' for your enjoyment.
Have fun
Here's another '14x14' for your enjoyment.
Have fun
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Alrighty...lets have the reflector/deflector discussion....
I know it is listed as a reflector, but it is not, it is a deflector....
What say you all.....or do you even care....


I know it is listed as a reflector, but it is not, it is a deflector....
I ran past the UFO and used the boulder to kill it.re·flec·tor (r-flktr)
n.
A surface that reflects light, heat, or sound.
de·flector intr. & tr.v. de·flect·ed, de·flect·ing, de·flects
n
n : a device intended to turn aside the flow of something
To turn aside or cause to turn aside; bend or deviate.
What say you all.....or do you even care....




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Okay, OG - your definition is correct - & it SHOULD be called a deflector. However, Midnight Synery calls it a reflector in the Editor Manual, so that's what I call it.

Maybe MS needs to edit their Editor Manual.Reflector
Come in two orientations. Sink in water (need two to build bridge). Are destroyed by Spikes, Electro-Tiles, exploding Kaboom!s. Incoming fireballs are reflected.





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O/G:
I have always called them reflectors.....they do reflect the heat of the fireballs/cannonballs/ufoblasts, whatever you call THEM.
re·flec·tor
noun: one that reflects; especially : a polished surface for reflecting light or other radiation
reflect
verb
Definition: give back
Synonyms: be resonant, cast, catch, copy, echo, emulate, flash, follow, give forth, imitate, match, mirror, rebound, repeat, repercuss, reply, reproduce, resonate, resound, return, reverberate, reverse, revert, shine, take after, throw back
Deflector ( as per your definition) makes more sense to me.....but...
maybe it's a Canadian thing?
jg
I have always called them reflectors.....they do reflect the heat of the fireballs/cannonballs/ufoblasts, whatever you call THEM.
re·flec·tor
noun: one that reflects; especially : a polished surface for reflecting light or other radiation
reflect
verb
Definition: give back
Synonyms: be resonant, cast, catch, copy, echo, emulate, flash, follow, give forth, imitate, match, mirror, rebound, repeat, repercuss, reply, reproduce, resonate, resound, return, reverberate, reverse, revert, shine, take after, throw back
Deflector ( as per your definition) makes more sense to me.....but...
maybe it's a Canadian thing?

jg
I'm putting my 2 unneeded cents into the reflector/deflector discussion.
I would have to say that it is a reflector. I teach science (biology & earth/space), but do not specifically teach physics so I am definitely not an expert. After thinking about it for awhile and doing a little research (yes, I constantly waste my time doing research on unimportant things) this is what I have come up with:
Reflection of light (and other forms of electromagnetic radiation- in this case a fireball) occurs when the waves encounter a surface or other boundary that does not absorb the energy of the radiation and bounces the waves away from the surface. (Exactly what our Wonderland reflectors do.) The direction of the fireball is changed because of the slant of the reflector but reflection can happen in many different directions. For instance, the calm water of a pool reflects light but if one were to toss a rock into the water the waves would cause the light to be reflected in many different directions.
As for deflection, that occurs when a prism is used. A prism or beamsplitter can deflect or deviate a light beam, rotate or invert an image, separate polarization states, or disperse light into its component wavelengths. The "light" or fireball is bent and the flow is changed to other directions because of the specific shape and the exact angles cut into the prism.
If I'm not sure of the answer to something I will kill myself trying to find out. So, as I said, it's my unneeded 2 cents, but I thought I'd share!
I would have to say that it is a reflector. I teach science (biology & earth/space), but do not specifically teach physics so I am definitely not an expert. After thinking about it for awhile and doing a little research (yes, I constantly waste my time doing research on unimportant things) this is what I have come up with:
Reflection of light (and other forms of electromagnetic radiation- in this case a fireball) occurs when the waves encounter a surface or other boundary that does not absorb the energy of the radiation and bounces the waves away from the surface. (Exactly what our Wonderland reflectors do.) The direction of the fireball is changed because of the slant of the reflector but reflection can happen in many different directions. For instance, the calm water of a pool reflects light but if one were to toss a rock into the water the waves would cause the light to be reflected in many different directions.
As for deflection, that occurs when a prism is used. A prism or beamsplitter can deflect or deviate a light beam, rotate or invert an image, separate polarization states, or disperse light into its component wavelengths. The "light" or fireball is bent and the flow is changed to other directions because of the specific shape and the exact angles cut into the prism.
If I'm not sure of the answer to something I will kill myself trying to find out. So, as I said, it's my unneeded 2 cents, but I thought I'd share!

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