max_creative Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 How is the for nerd? Or does it just count as over poster? Spoiler And there is more, I just couldn't get it all in one photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 When you know the positions of the planets in daytime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted April 24, 2016 Author Share Posted April 24, 2016 I did a really nerdy thing today. Context: I'm working on a career game, I'm using KER. I got a contract to rescue a Kerbal, she's in a circular orbit out past the Mun. I made a ship to rescue her, launched it, and then realized I'd forgotten the KER part. My tracking station is only level 1, so I couldn't make a maneuver node to intercept her. I could either go back to vehicle assembly and stick the part on, or I could figure out how to calculate the phase angle for an intercept. Guess which one I chose. I managed to find a good explanation for it, in a paper helpfully titled "Maneuvering in Space". After maybe an hour total of googling, figuring out equations, calculating, googling some more, and calculating some more, I got an answer for my phase angle. I did the burn, crossed my fingers, and timewarped. It was pretty close! I managed to get the two ships close enough that they were within physics range, but not very slowly. Fortunately Kerbal jetpacks pack a lot of delta-V, so she got to the rescue craft just fine. So, now I know about calculating orbital rendezvous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max_creative Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 When you manage to post within about 2 min of the last post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted April 24, 2016 Author Share Posted April 24, 2016 Just now, max_creative said: When you manage to post within about 2 min of the last post. You hardly post in the other forums... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max_creative Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 5 minutes ago, cubinator said: You hardly post in the other forums... Except challenges and mission ideas, and mission reports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 You know you're a nerd when you never leave home without a twisty puzzle of some kind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainDreamer Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Does it count if I just instantly google and research almost anything that caught my attention through my phone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted May 2, 2016 Author Share Posted May 2, 2016 4 hours ago, RainDreamer said: Does it count if I just instantly google and research almost anything that caught my attention through my phone? I do this too. All the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wissx Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 You know when you are a nerd when you order 50 mission stickers and are hyped when they arived You know when you are a nerd when you decide to start remembering things about shuttle missions. You know you are a nerd when you can say that Sts -27 was flown by Atlantis carrying a DOD classified mission and was the most damaged shuttle to land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted May 6, 2016 Author Share Posted May 6, 2016 You know you're a nerd when you find trigonometry fascinating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andem Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 33 minutes ago, cubinator said: You know you're a nerd when you find trigonometry fascinating. When you find long division downright fun... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsii1970 Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Or when you're watching a documentary on the History Channel and think, "hey, I think I might be able to build that in KSP...!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted May 8, 2016 Author Share Posted May 8, 2016 (edited) When you feel self-conscious about using metric for some measurements and imperial for others. I never see weights in kilograms around here... Edited May 8, 2016 by cubinator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wissx Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 When you find aviation games fun When you want simplerockets in order to perfect your orbit skills in ksp cause they are non existent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted May 11, 2016 Author Share Posted May 11, 2016 When you suddenly run towards your friends and yell "GET BLUE-SHIFTED!" then run away and yell 'GET RED-SHIFTED!' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Servo Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 I memorized the Minecraft item code list, rather than have a cheat sheet. I can recognize ~1,000 magic: the gathering cards on sight and quote text, plus prices for a good portion of them. I can recreate 75% of the periodic table from memory (names/numbers, plus the first ~25 atomic masses). I play dungeons and dragons on Friday evenings, and have translated the rulebook into German so I can play during German class. Come at me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 On 5/6/2016 at 9:10 PM, adsii1970 said: Or when you're watching a documentary on the History Channel and think, "hey, I think I might be able to build that in KSP...!" The Universe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsii1970 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 When you look at old science fiction novel covers from the 1940s and 1950s for inspiration... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinkAllKerb'' Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 (edited) when ... whut does than mean "when" Edited May 12, 2016 by WinkAllKerb'' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey29399 Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 When you have to wear double lensed, thick glasses, and have done a transfer to Duna without maneuver nodes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrofox Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 When you can do some calculus using only your mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wissx Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 When you plan your life and have 4 variations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andem Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 On 5/12/2016 at 7:44 PM, adsii1970 said: When you look at old science fiction novel covers from the 1940s and 1950s for inspiration... I swear you have cameras in my house... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p1t1o Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 When you acquire a pair of polarised sunglasses and keep rotating your head side to side at various things to try and detect optical effects, muttering "...hidden worlds...." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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