The Antipodes Thread

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 4:40 pm

Have you visited both locations in a pair of terrestrial antipodes?

I am certain I have not, as my life on Earth has thus far been restricted to the Northern Hemisphere.

Given that the infinite set of land-land antipodes is a much smaller infinite set than the infinite set of non-land-land antipodes, air or sea travel that conceivably passed through the antipode of another location you've visited is an acceptable talking point.

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UPDATE: Topics that have been deemed suitable for The Antipodes Thread:
- Terrestrial antipodes
- Chrono Trigger
- Whether a certain topic is suitable for The Antipodes Thread

RDM · Post by **RDM** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 5:02 pm

No. They are too far away.

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 5:09 pm

I have not. I have, however, cast Antipode 3 on Lavos many, many times.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 6:04 pm

Please explain the relationship between the spell Antipode 3 and terrestrial antipodes in as much detail as you know or are able to convincingly invent.

RDM · Post by **RDM** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 6:37 pm

The RDM never got much use out of team techs in Chrono Trigger.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 6:41 pm

Team techs are a fun mechanic. I like Chrono Trigger. Chrono Trigger is a good game, and worthy of discussion in The Antipodes Thread.

RDM · Post by **RDM** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 6:44 pm

Chrono Trigger is on the list.

The RDM can't believe he sold his CT cart to the Minion. Terrible mistake.

At the same time, he later found a new CT cart for 1/9th of the price he sold his for...so wonderful mistake?

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 6:54 pm

Chrono Trigger must be one of the most expensive used SNES games in general? I think I still have the box and manual and everything.

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 6:56 pm

smeared ink wrote:Please explain the relationship between the spell Antipode 3 and terrestrial antipodes in as much detail as you know or are able to convincingly invent.

The water element and fire element from which Marle and Lucca draw their powers sit at antipodal points on the sphere of magic from which all magic is sourced.

Chrono Trigger was even expensive when it was released. I seem to remember it being something like $70 or $80.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 6:58 pm

Interesting. I'm interested in this sphere of magic. Can you tell us more about it? First we should decide whether this is an appropriate topic for The Antipodes Thread. What do you think?

RDM · Post by **RDM** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 7:09 pm

Well, the world being an oblate spheroid, it's pretty close to on-topic.

Earthbound is possibly the most expensive of all SNES games these days.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 7:12 pm

Are things bound to antipodal points on Earth in Earthbound?

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 8:01 pm

That's bound to be true.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 8:14 pm

smeared ink wrote:Have you visited both locations in a pair of terrestrial antipodes?

No

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 3:24 am

Thank you for your feedback.

Calbrena · Post by **Calbrena** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 3:58 am

smeared ink wrote:Have you visited both locations in a pair of terrestrial antipodes?

I am certain I have not, as my life on Earth has thus far been restricted to the Northern Hemisphere.

Given that the infinite set of land-land antipodes is a much smaller infinite set than the infinite set of non-land-land antipodes, air or sea travel that conceivably passed through the antipode of another location you've visited is an acceptable talking point.

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UPDATE: Topics that have been deemed suitable for The Antipodes Thread:
- Terrestrial antipodes
- Chrono Trigger
- Whether a certain topic is suitable for The Antipodes Thread

I don't think I have actually, because I've been to very few places located south of the equator. I guess I will have to double check though. Anyway, I highly doubt it.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 7:23 am

I presumed if anybody here had, it would be you.

Calbrena · Post by **Calbrena** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 1:12 pm

Well, it still seems pretty difficult to achieve. The southern emisphere is far away.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 3:27 pm

Stupid Earth, blocking all those southern stars I've never seen.

Calbrena · Post by **Calbrena** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 5:20 pm

Also making it harder by having too much water here. For people who can't swim, it's much harder to go stargazing in the south.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Sun May 21, 2017 8:29 pm

I just want to bring the Antipodes Thread to Asaroth's attention. Perhaps he has been to a pair of terrestrial antipodes.

EDIT: As a reminder, you can also discuss Chrono Trigger here.

Asaroth Larot · Post by **Asaroth Larot** » Mon May 22, 2017 4:07 am

I love Chrono Trigger. I even own this silly thing.

I look forward to someday running two Squaresoft newbies through it.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Mon May 22, 2017 12:23 pm

Haha what in the hell is that book? Lavos is so scary looking!

Asaroth Larot · Post by **Asaroth Larot** » Mon May 22, 2017 12:28 pm

I dont quite remember where I was pointed to that book from. Possibly HG101...

It's basically a guy just waxing nostalgic about Chrono Trigger

Calbrena · Post by **Calbrena** » Thu Aug 10, 2017 12:39 am

Does Guam count as the antipodes?

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Thu Aug 10, 2017 3:23 am

It's an antipode of something. Ocean?

WaWard · Post by **WaWard** » Thu Aug 10, 2017 9:31 pm

Antipodes are a lie because the earth is flat. Source: I read it on the internet.

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Fri Aug 11, 2017 1:02 am

You can still combine fire and ice magic though, right?

RDM · Post by **RDM** » Fri Aug 11, 2017 1:43 pm

No. Those are a lie because Lucca is secretly a spy.

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Fri Aug 11, 2017 2:51 pm

A North Korean spy?

RDM · Post by **RDM** » Fri Aug 11, 2017 6:55 pm

Probably. Or from it's antipode, Montevideo, Uruguay.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Fri Aug 11, 2017 8:48 pm

Whoa North Korea has a land-based antipode? That alone makes them (and Montevideo) special!

RDM · Post by **RDM** » Sun Aug 13, 2017 1:04 am

Pyongyang, specifically. It's not perfect, but it's pretty close.

Calbrena · Post by **Calbrena** » Fri Aug 18, 2017 3:27 pm

Do they also like to play the accordion in Montevideo?

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Wed Mar 07, 2018 6:51 pm

I was thinking about Mecca today, as one does, and it occurred to me that, at the antipode of Mecca, a Muslim could pray in any old direction! Naturally, this should make the antipode of Mecca a mecca for Muslims.

Unfortunately, as is so often the case with antipodes, the antipode of Mecca is open ocean. It is only a few tens of kilometres from Tematagi Atoll in French Polynesia, though! I was pleased to see that this is addressed on the Tematagi Wikipedia entry, where they point out that the correct direction of Muslim prayer varies widely between Tematagi and its archipelago neighbours.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Thu Mar 08, 2018 10:24 am

I think if I ever went to Brazil, I could do one of Japan's antipodes

gintanto · Post by **gintanto** » Fri Mar 09, 2018 8:19 am

Speaking of antipodes and mecca, I'm headed to Otaku Mecca in two weeks! If anyone wants a souvnir picture, or knows somewhere I should be sure to go, let me know.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Fri Mar 09, 2018 9:13 am

gintanto wrote:Speaking of antipodes and mecca, I'm headed to Otaku Mecca in two weeks! If anyone wants a souvnir picture, or knows somewhere I should be sure to go, let me know.

To where?

gintanto · Post by **gintanto** » Mon Mar 12, 2018 6:13 am

Damien wrote:
gintanto wrote:Speaking of antipodes and mecca, I'm headed to Otaku Mecca in two weeks! If anyone wants a souvnir picture, or knows somewhere I should be sure to go, let me know.
To where?

Akihabara. Also Nipponbashi

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Mon Mar 12, 2018 7:56 am

I'll be close enough to there in 6 days!

Asaroth Larot · Post by **Asaroth Larot** » Mon Mar 12, 2018 10:09 am

I wish I could take a trip to Japan. Lucky bastards.

WaWard · Post by **WaWard** » Mon Mar 12, 2018 10:34 am

Asaroth Larot wrote:I wish I could take a trip to Japan. Lucky bastards.

Me too

Though I’m more interested in Ramen Mecca than anything else.

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Mon Mar 12, 2018 10:52 am

What's the antipode of ramen? Soba? Spaghetti?

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Mon Mar 12, 2018 12:17 pm

Minestrone.

WaWard · Post by **WaWard** » Mon Mar 12, 2018 12:30 pm

Well I don’t know but it’s likely the opposite of delicious!

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Mon Mar 12, 2018 12:41 pm

Maybe it's the opposite type of delicious. Like, they're antipodes on the Delicious Sphere.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Mon Mar 12, 2018 12:43 pm

So now I think the answer is ice cream.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Mon Mar 12, 2018 5:03 pm

Asaroth Larot wrote:I wish I could take a trip to Japan. Lucky bastards.

It'll probably be my last in a long while, if not ever

Flying direct from London to Tokyo on Sunday, staying in a 5 star hotel in Odaiba from Monday to Friday, and then have a week long Japan rail pass to take us to Hiroshima, Kobe, Osaka and back to Tokyo for the last 3 days.

gintanto · Post by **gintanto** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 3:46 am

We're doing Tokyo for an evening, osaka/nara/kyoto for a week, Mt. Koya for 2 days, then Sendai for 3, and Tokyo for 3. We actually wanted to fly into osaka and out of Tokyo, but we planned late and all the flights were full or expensive.

So yeah, sounds like our vacations overlap. Ours is 22->09

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 3:54 am

I guess we should ascertain: are trips to Japan a suitable topic for the Antipodes Thread?

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