Game Theory: Is Link's Quest in Majora's Mask Pointless?

[Drathnoxis]

Well, sort of. The reason it's such a great horror story is because we never know for sure. The voice was supposed to be beelzebub, the lord of the flies, basically Satan. The whole story seems to take place in the real world, so having something supernatural happen that late in the novel adds a sort of terror to it. It means that there's possibly something else happening on that island, below the surface. But we never know for sure, because the author hints that Simon may just be crazy. The thing is, Simon is the only thing standing in the way of Beelzebub's plans, and he's the only one who realizes what's happening. When he tries to warn the other children, he's killed. That's the moment when things finally got out of control, and there's no turning back. Golding raises a lot of questions, but he never offers any answers. It's kind of like Jacobs ladder, or other horror stories, where you're questioning the characters sanity. Are we alone in the universe, or are there dark forces working behind the scenes? In Lord of the Flies both possibilities are terrifying. Either way, literally or figuratively, Beelzebub won.

It reminds me of Berserk, where the author hints at supernatural things existing, but we never see them until the end. Or Game of Thrones, where supernatural things exist in the shadows, but aren't seen by normal people.

Huh, I never knew that Satan was supposed to be working shenanigans on the island. I guess not being raised religiously that stuff went clean over my head.

 

[The Deadpool]

The Force and Energy of the impact also depends on the mass of the planet itself. Is Hyrule its own planet?
I like these science based episodes better than the political ones, because those quickly go into tin-foil hat territory for me.

The speed is also TOO low for a planet with 1G. Majora's Mask's world must be a LOT smaller...

That would be a matter of density. The lower the density of the moon the more air friction would be a factor. It would be possible to calculate the density of the moon, knowing it's size, speed, assuming 1G and sea level air density.

Of course that would lower the impact force of the moon, meaning the explosion on impact was a magical or chemical reaction.

What? No. Air friction is a function of size and shape.

Density would only matter if it was REALLY high... Then its own gravitational field would make it faster.

 

[Hero of Lime]

Even if the moon wasn't much of a threat, Majora's Mask and Skull Kid were still destroying Termina. The swamp was poisoned to the point where everything was dying. The mountains were going to covered in perpetual winter which would kill all the Gorons and possibly freeze Termina entirely. The ocean was getting too warm, causing the fish to leave which would cause the Zoras to starve. Ikana canyon was overrun with ghosts and vengeful spirits who may have eventually proceeded to kill all living things in Termina. The list goes on.

Basically, the moon crashing was far from the only thing that needed to be stopped in Link's adventure. Not to mention, Skull Kid could have found his way back to Hyrule to create even more widespread havoc.

 

[Ukomba]

The Force and Energy of the impact also depends on the mass of the planet itself. Is Hyrule its own planet?
I like these science based episodes better than the political ones, because those quickly go into tin-foil hat territory for me.

The speed is also TOO low for a planet with 1G. Majora's Mask's world must be a LOT smaller...

That would be a matter of density. The lower the density of the moon the more air friction would be a factor. It would be possible to calculate the density of the moon, knowing it's size, speed, assuming 1G and sea level air density.

Of course that would lower the impact force of the moon, meaning the explosion on impact was a magical or chemical reaction.

What? No. Air friction is a function of size and shape.

Density would only matter if it was REALLY high... Then its own gravitational field would make it faster.

There's two sides the the equation. At terminal velocity, thrust=drag. So yes the drag portion doesn't depend on density, but thrust does. Forget the moons gravitational field it's too small to mater. So thrust = force = mass x acceleration. Mass would depend on density

 

[The Deadpool]

The Force and Energy of the impact also depends on the mass of the planet itself. Is Hyrule its own planet?
I like these science based episodes better than the political ones, because those quickly go into tin-foil hat territory for me.

The speed is also TOO low for a planet with 1G. Majora's Mask's world must be a LOT smaller...

That would be a matter of density. The lower the density of the moon the more air friction would be a factor. It would be possible to calculate the density of the moon, knowing it's size, speed, assuming 1G and sea level air density.

Of course that would lower the impact force of the moon, meaning the explosion on impact was a magical or chemical reaction.

What? No. Air friction is a function of size and shape.

Density would only matter if it was REALLY high... Then its own gravitational field would make it faster.

There's two sides the the equation. At terminal velocity, thrust=drag. So yes the drag portion doesn't depend on density, but thrust does. Forget the moons gravitational field it's too small to mater. So thrust = force = mass x acceleration. Mass would depend on density

Its speed is based on acceleration and drag. That's it.

The planet provides the acceleration (were this Earth, 9.8 m/s^2). The moon's shape and size provide its deceleration (air drag). THERE ARE NO OTHER FACTORS.

Its mass technically provides another acceleration (everything has gravity) but it is so low as to be negligible. If mass does not matter, then density does not matter.

 

[Spyre2k]

Just more proof that Majoras Mask really takes place in the after life and Link is already dead.

 

[Ukomba]

The Force and Energy of the impact also depends on the mass of the planet itself. Is Hyrule its own planet?
I like these science based episodes better than the political ones, because those quickly go into tin-foil hat territory for me.

The speed is also TOO low for a planet with 1G. Majora's Mask's world must be a LOT smaller...

That would be a matter of density. The lower the density of the moon the more air friction would be a factor. It would be possible to calculate the density of the moon, knowing it's size, speed, assuming 1G and sea level air density.

Of course that would lower the impact force of the moon, meaning the explosion on impact was a magical or chemical reaction.

What? No. Air friction is a function of size and shape.

Density would only matter if it was REALLY high... Then its own gravitational field would make it faster.

There's two sides the the equation. At terminal velocity, thrust=drag. So yes the drag portion doesn't depend on density, but thrust does. Forget the moons gravitational field it's too small to mater. So thrust = force = mass x acceleration. Mass would depend on density

Its speed is based on acceleration and drag. That's it.

The planet provides the acceleration (were this Earth, 9.8 m/s^2). The moon's shape and size provide its deceleration (air drag). THERE ARE NO OTHER FACTORS.

Its mass technically provides another acceleration (everything has gravity) but it is so low as to be negligible. If mass does not matter, then density does not matter.

You might want to retake high school math. Here, I'll help:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_velocity

Notice the 'm' in the terminal velocity equation?