Comrade Jenkens Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Ok I'm guessing that this has been stated at some point but I can't find it. Just how big are Kerbals? I've seen varying estimates but no definitive answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal_vager Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 (edited) About half a metre, one (plus overlarge helmet) can fit in the 1.25 metre capsule Edit:It's more like 81cm. Edited January 4, 2014 by sal_vager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade Jenkens Posted January 4, 2014 Author Share Posted January 4, 2014 Cheers. Curiosity satisfied! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nine_iron Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Are kerbal meters the same as the ones invented in france? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal_vager Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 The Kerbal metre is defined by taking the average length of rocket debris after an unplanned energetic disassembly.For years Kerbal engineers needed to standardize their rocket parts, as trying to launch pods, tanks and engines of slightly different sizes was putting a huge strain not only on the engineers sanity and Kerbal lives, but also on the Kerbal duct tape industry which struggled to keep up with demand.Eventually a consensus was reached, the decision was made to take many common metal objects and find an average size, the most common objects available being the smouldering remains of the aforementioned mismatched rocket parts.This became the new standard, and since that time rocket parts at least fit properly, even if they still don't always fly true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Tash Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I like how your story tells that they got rocketry before having the "meter". That's why the R&D in KSP makes no sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horn Brain Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 There is no way to tell if a kerbal meter is the same as a human meter that I know of. If the units in the game with real names (meters, seconds, tons) are equivalent to their real life counterparts, then the value of G (gravitational constant) is way too high in KSP, or else all the planets are made of ridiculously dense material. It may be possible to work out the true scale if you assume all the constants (G, mostly) are the same, but that would be luck. My guess is there would be too many or too few constraints to figure it out without arbitrarily making up some of the scales or ignoring some information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyHook Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I like how your story tells that they got rocketry before having the "meter". That's why the R&D in KSP makes no sense. Your avatar is perfect for that comment! I thought they were one meter tall though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadshot462 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I believe the official size is 1 meter because it made things easier to code when all other parts and the KSC buildings were resided in 0.16.I'll see if I can find that dev blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xacktar Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 The Kerbal metre is defined by taking the average length of rocket debris after an unplanned energetic disassembly.For years Kerbal engineers needed to standardize their rocket parts, as trying to launch pods, tanks and engines of slightly different sizes was putting a huge strain not only on the engineers sanity and Kerbal lives, but also on the Kerbal duct tape industry which struggled to keep up with demand.Eventually a consensus was reached, the decision was made to take many common metal objects and find an average size, the most common objects available being the smouldering remains of the aforementioned mismatched rocket parts.This became the new standard, and since that time rocket parts at least fit properly, even if they still don't always fly true This is a deliciously Kerbal history lesson. I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retread Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Google found this on an old thread: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayoo Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Google found this on an old thread:http://spaceflightonline.net/images/kerbal_spacecraft_scale.pngThis was a chart I made years ago before the kerbal size was changed, so this is obsolete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade Jenkens Posted January 4, 2014 Author Share Posted January 4, 2014 That was back when 3 kerbals could fit in the 1.25m pod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissioner Tadpole Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I like how your story tells that they got rocketry before having the "meter". That's why the R&D in KSP makes no sense. Kerbals are very ambitious regarding space travel. They began a space company before inventing cities, vehicles and even weapons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seret Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 They're bitesize, and choco-mint flavoured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal_vager Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Actually, I may have the 0.5 metre (Meter for you Americans) figure incorrect, time to define Kerbal height using Science!Javascript is disabled. View full album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade Jenkens Posted January 4, 2014 Author Share Posted January 4, 2014 Such cute little things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floppster Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Sal's got his stuff right, I got curious just now and checked with my ever so helpful measuring twig Javascript is disabled. View full albumEach mark is 10 cm and each notch is 1 m. Last picture is to verify and convert non-believers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PizzaMore Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 actually this is pretty good thing to know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softweir Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 A while back, HarvesteR was discussing the ragdoll animation of Kerbals, and mentioned that at the scale being used at the time (they a=were about 0.5m so far as PhysX was aware) they moved too much like insects, but that at about 1m they moved more like humans. Hence the need to scale them up and scale up all the other parts to match.I can't remember where he posted this, the post was probably lost in last year's Great Forum Crash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
problemecium Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Sooo just to check, the Command Pod Mk1 (and by extension all Size 1 parts) is 1.25m in DIAMETER, not in RADIUS? I keep getting mixed up on this issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomerang Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Sooo just to check, the Command Pod Mk1 (and by extension all Size 1 parts) is 1.25m in DIAMETER, not in RADIUS? I keep getting mixed up on this issue.That's right. The small parts are .625m in diametre, 1.25m in diametre, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManaaniWanderer Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 There is no way to tell if a kerbal meter is the same as a human meter that I know of. If the units in the game with real names (meters, seconds, tons) are equivalent to their real life counterparts, then the value of G (gravitational constant) is way too high in KSP, or else all the planets are made of ridiculously dense material. It may be possible to work out the true scale if you assume all the constants (G, mostly) are the same, but that would be luck. My guess is there would be too many or too few constraints to figure it out without arbitrarily making up some of the scales or ignoring some information.All constants are the same IIRC, they've just made the planet REALLY dense, along with everything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSEP Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 On 4-1-2014 at 4:20 PM, sal_vager said: 0.5 metre (Meter for you Americans) Just a little thing but, not only Americans say meter. The Dutch too, and deffinitly some other people from different nationalites. Just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal_vager Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Well, I won't say you're wrong but it's immaterial for the purposes of the test here, and it's a thread from 2014, so I'm closing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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