tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post2578747130322565817..comments2024-03-29T14:49:20.560+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: FiredrakeKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-11676054292662430622023-02-21T02:45:31.024+00:002023-02-21T02:45:31.024+00:00Kaor, Jim!
A glass cannon would be very fragile! ...Kaor, Jim!<br /><br />A glass cannon would be very fragile! Never thought of it like that before.<br /><br />I'm reminded of poor mad Charles VII of France (r. 1380-1422). One of his delusions during his truly pathetic bouts of insanity was being convinced he was made of glass. And hence of being terrified of getting smashed.<br /><br />Ad astra! SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-8981156415176378512023-02-20T19:55:34.690+00:002023-02-20T19:55:34.690+00:00We are making dragons sound like 'glass cannon...We are making dragons sound like 'glass cannons'.<br />https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GlassCannonJim Baerghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03182949391365921637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-1916920320023630042023-02-19T19:58:29.087+00:002023-02-19T19:58:29.087+00:00Kaor, Jim!
It might be easy to end up feeling sor...Kaor, Jim!<br /><br />It might be easy to end up feeling sorry for dragons! They seem to be so vulnerable! (Laughs)<br /><br />Ad astra! SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-44067326982306192582023-02-19T19:25:05.697+00:002023-02-19T19:25:05.697+00:00So, is a dragon more like a cast iron stove with f...So, is a dragon more like a cast iron stove with fire always in it, or like an oil lamp with fuel in it & fire only at the mouth?<br />If the first you fight it by putting the fire out, if the second you fight it by setting fire to the fuel inside.Jim Baerghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03182949391365921637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-84950649123854911422016-09-02T15:55:20.867+01:002016-09-02T15:55:20.867+01:00Kaor, Paul!
I think the most difficult bit to swa...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />I think the most difficult bit to swallow (ahem!) about a dragon is that it can fly! How can its wings propel so massive a body thru the air?<br /><br />And I remember Holger's cleverness about how to handle a dragon breathing fire--throw water into its gullet! Metabolism is a kind of slow burning by the body? Then a dragon breathing fire must have a VERY fast metabolism. That would also imply it needs to eat large amounts of food at frequent intervals.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com