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"So, yes, Neither.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/5093/Gorchestopher H", "score": 20 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "To some degree, both.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Harry was a talented wizard, though not a particularly good student.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He excelled specifically at Defense Against the Dark Arts, managing to summon a corporeal patronus in his third year (a feat that many adult wizards aren't capable of).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He didn't excel in the classroom in the way that Hermione did, but I think that is due more to personality than ability.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "And, of course, focusing on stopping Voldemort, or his supporters, during the course of every school year no doubt didn't help with his studies.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "His magical ability certainly helped him through some of the situations he found himself in.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Where his knowledge or ability failed him, he was fortunate enough to either have more knowledgeable people there to assist him or to simply get lucky.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/5833/Anthony Grist", "score": 16 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Harry was both lucky and good at magic.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Harry as a child had a lot of magical power being able to use magic in a state of extreme emotion.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Luck:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 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read), he does not dabble or experiment, making him really just average, too average.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Frankly there were many instances of Deus Ex Machina, some of which were foreshadowed like in the first book Voldemort's Killing Curse rebounded on Harry and we learn why because of the his mother's love protection charm.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "And this in turn allowed him to defeat Quirrell and Voldemort very quickly.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In the second book Harry gets help from Fawkes, thanks to some information Dumbledore provided, even though its not clear whether or not phoenixes have very good hearing.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In the third book he uses the Time Turner (which gave Hermione the mysterious ability to appear at more than one places) to save 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"scifi.stackexchange.com/users/71122/Nameless", "score": 3 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "He is a great wizard, but it is mostly luck.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Volume 1", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": ": Harry gets lucky that his mom's enchantment is still intact, and Voldemort can't touch him.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Volume 2", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": ": Harry gets lucky that Fawkes shows up and saves him from the venom.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Volume 3:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Harry doesn't get lucky, and lets the only antagonist of the movie, Peter Pettigrew, escape.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Volume 4: Harry gets lucky that the 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], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/75210/Terry", "score": 1 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Harry found at least once that he used magic he didn't know or intend to use when his life was threatened, when he was flying with Hagrid away from the Dursley's - there may have been other times as well.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It seems the horcrux was protecting itself.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I don't think everything he did or was capable of, including destroying Voldemort, can be chalked up to luck and skill - the horcrux Voldemort unintentionally placed within Harry played a significant role.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/406/Adam Davis", "score": 0 } } ]

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[ [ "Harry is neither particularly \"good\" or \"lucky\". His magical ability certainly helped him through some of the situations he found himself in. Where his knowledge or ability failed him, he was fortunate enough to either have more knowledgeable people there to assist him or to simply get lucky. However, as a child had a lot of magical power being able to use magic in a state of extreme emotion and he was also abnormally talented at flying.", "A combination of the two: Harry is both lucky and abnormally talented. " ] ]

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[ [ "A combination of the two: Harry is both lucky and abnormally talented. " ] ]

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Four -breasted characters are seen in; Earth Girls are Easy (1989)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Warrior and the Sorceress (1984) Six -breasted character are seen in Necropolis (1987)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Star Wars : Return of the Jedi (1984)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "However, he first appearance of a three -breasted character seems to be Star Trek 5:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Final Frontier", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "from 1989, released over a year before Total Recall.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "A cat-like alien woman with three breasts is seen in the cantina scene on Nimbus III.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "There's an even earlier match for a three-breasted character in the Sci-horror film \" Vicious Lips \" from 1986.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "A band finally gets the opportunity for that breakthrough gig if they can make it to an \"in\" club on another planet.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "They encounter a variety of strange aliens .... 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{ "question": "I am trying to figure out who implemented the first three-breasted character, as seen in Total Recall (1990). I know someone who says there was such a character in the original Battlestar Galactica series but he has no proof to back up his claim. Does anyone know anything about that, or of any other instances where it might have first happened?", "title": "Who first implemented the three-breasted character?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<history-of><characters><total-recall>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/17770", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/6694/kcwebz" }

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[ [ "The concept was first introduced in a film by Protazanov as early as 1978. There has been several instances of mutiple-breasted characters." ] ]

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[ [ " Treebeard is trying to convey that going against Saruman is the Ent's destined role, or their purpose, in the War of the Ring. Since Tolkien sometimes uses doom in the old sense of fate or judgement or legal sentence, perhaps Treebeard partially meant that the Ents might be judged for reward or punishment when they died, however soon or late that might be, based on how they reacted to the threat of Saruman and if they helped the other free peoples in their time of need. Treebeard may have genuinely believed that he and the other Ents were going to be killed in the battle.", "Treebeard suspects the Ents are going to die in battle." ] ]

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{ "question": "I wonder if Tolkien ever explained why Gandalf insisted that Bilbo should go with the dwarves on their journey to reclaim Erebor. Gandalf didn't know about the One Ring and Gollum at that time. Did Gandalf foresee something or was he just thinking that Bilbo would be crucial for defeating Smaug (which Bilbo in the end of course was)?", "title": "The Hobbit: Why did Gandalf insist that Bilbo go with the dwarves?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<tolkiens-legendarium><the-hobbit><gandalf>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/19188", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/7048/mort" }

[ [ "Gandalf needed an adventurer and instinctively knew that Bilbo was one since he was young. Also, Gandalf was under the impression that Bilbo asked him to go.", "Gandalf believes it is Bilbo’s wish and as an adventurer Bilbo is a good choice." ] ]

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[ [ "Gandalf believes it is Bilbo’s wish. Bilbo is an adventurer and fit the build." ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "In the episode \"A Big Piece of Garbage\" Fry finds a pile of Bart Simpson dolls and he comments about them as if he is aware that \"The Simpsons\" is a TV show.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Also in the episode \"Mars University\" you can see Simpson dolls hanging in one of the booths when Fry has his flashback to the carnival.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "These seem to indicate that The Simpsons is a show in the Futurama universe, and not a real place.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In the crossover books w/ the Simpsons the Futurama cast gets projected into Simpsons merchandise and the creator states in the foreword that The Simpsons is a fictional TV show in the Futurama universe.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Oddly enough, Futurama merchandise shows up in The 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"scifi.stackexchange.com/users/5374/Dave Cousineau", "score": 6 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Actually, in the audio commentary for I believe Mars University (it has been a long time since I've watched early eps)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Matt Groening explains alongside David Cohen that the Simpsons is technically \"fake\" while Futurama is \"real\" as in multiple episodes, you see Simpsons characters as stuffed dolls.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Originally, the character designs for all humans for Futurama were also going to have 5 fingers, but in the end, it was harder to animate, and looked strange.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "So no, in the world of Futurama (read: our world) the Simpsons, and the town of Springfield are fictitious.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/7444/Drew", "score": 6 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Note that Springfield is referenced in The Simpsons as being in all the states that there is actually a Springfield (as a running gag).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "So, if The Simpsons is just a show in Futurama, then it is likely that there are just as many Springfields as there are in our time.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "But there hasn't been any reference to any of them in Futurama so far.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/1109/OghmaOsiris", "score": 2 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "I don't think the Springfield from the Simpsons TV show exists in Futurama's future at all.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Why?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 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{ "question": "Does Springfield still exist in the Futurama future? I don't expect to see the characters travel to the future, but if Fry's descendant could survive, so could the Simpsons.", "title": "Does Springfield still exist in the Futurama future?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<futurama><the-simpsons>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/19662", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/7437/Robert" }

[ [ "Springfield from the Simpsons TV show is not though to exist in Futurama's future at all. ", "Springfield does not exist in the Futurama future. " ] ]

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[ [ "Springfield does not exist in the Futurama future. " ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "Most Klingons would rather be armed than eat.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "You can't get into Stovokor wielding a bowl of Gagh.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I would consider this a possibility for most species in the Alpha Quadrant who are using Federation-level technology.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Building modular holdout weapons does not seem to be a stretch for Klingons, covert agent Romulans, or Federation-space mercenaries such as the Breen.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It would also make sense since Klingons are always wearing armor and their honor sashes, which could under the right circumstances, double as bandoliers and ammunition harnesses.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "It certainly seems plausible given the 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"sents": [ { "text": "The Enterprise and Voyager crews have also fashioned phasers out of random raw materials laying around when the situation (and/or plot) requires it, it's just them doing what they need to survive.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "As for being able to use armor for such a purpose, Memory Alpha doesn't have anything to say about that.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It's possible, but I suspect from the nature of Klingons they'd be more likely to have hidden melee weapon pieces than disruptor parts in their armor.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/3267/Kevin", "score": 4 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Even Spock (in Patterns of Force ) used the crystals from his and Kirk's subcutaneous transponders to create a crude laser beam to cut the bars from their holding cell.", "label": [ 0 ], 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[ [ "This certainly seems plausible given the nature of Klingons and their desire to have a weapon available. However, they may be more likely to have hidden melee weapon pieces than disruptor parts in their armor. It would also make sense since Klingons are always wearing armor and their honor sashes, which could under the right circumstances double as bandoliers and ammunition harnesses. For example, Worf told JLP the number of hidden weapons he has stacked in his Federation uniform.", "It is likely they have piece-meal disrupters but it is more likely that they have hidden melee weapon pieces. " ] ]

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the movie shows the staff always touching close to the physical heart of the victim, the only time Loki explains its workings is in regard to Hawkeye, speaking of a metaphorical 'heart' vs a physical one.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "We can confirm this through the reasoning that the arc reactor is in the center of Stark's chest where the physical heart lies to the left, Loki would have the sense to tap the second time on the left of Stark's chest if near physical contact with the heart is required.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/9008/Gorden", "score": 9 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "I believe it was because of the energy field produced by the arc reactor in Tony's chest.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "The metal had nothing to do with it.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 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{ "question": "In the Avengers movie, why didn't Loki's staff work on Tony Stark? My theory is that it had something to do with the Arc Reactor, given the 'clink' sound it made when Loki tapped Tony on the chest.", "title": "Why didn't Loki's staff work on Tony Stark?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<marvel><marvel-cinematic-universe><avengers><the-avengers-2012>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/20276", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/4650/Wayne Werner" }

[ [ "In all previous \"conversions\", Loki touched his victims on the chest, as it seems that he has to poke very close to the skin near the heart with his staff. From the metallic clack, Loki could assume Tony has something there (the arc reactor). However, some people feel that this may be due to the energy from the arc reactor in Tony's chest, or even due to the core element of the 4th generation reactor, Vibranium.", "Skin contact close to the heart is needed for the staff to work." ] ]

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[ [ "Skin contact close to the heart is needed for the staff to work." ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "It pulls elements from multiple Batman arcs, like the other Nolan Batman films have.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "The obvious one is Knightfall .", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "This storyline introduced Bane to the comics, who proceeds to wear down Batman by freeing all the occupants of Arkham Asylum and eventually confronting him personally.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "During that confrontation, Bane famously breaks the Bat.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This leaves Bruce a paraplegic, who spends a chunk of the storyline recovering, while having someone else take the mantle of Batman.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The next storyline that it pulls from is", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Dark Knight Returns , which has an elderly Batman return after a decade of being retired.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The last one is No Man's Land .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Following a devastating earthquake in the storyline leading in to No Man's Land , the government evacuates Gotham and abandons those who choose to remain.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It's sealed off, and all bridges into the city are blown up.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "People are then forbidden from entering or leaving the city.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Inside the city, Jim Gordon and some cops remain, and they struggle to maintain order.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Batman and allies fight the gangs who are battling for control over Gotham.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/None/", "score": 22 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "The obvious influence is the Knightfall story arc.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "This introduces Bane and includes the part where Bane injures Batman's back.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "A link could be drawn between the prison breaks in both movie and comic, but that is tenuous given the standard of prisoners released.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Batman has a romance with Talia Al-Ghul in the Son of the Demon story arc but with a significant difference - 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{ "question": "The Dark Knight Rises sees Batman fight Bane and Talia al Ghoul, who are part of a plan to finally complete R'as al Ghoul's mission of burning Gotham to the ground. What, if any, storylines in the comicbooks did The Dark Knight Rises borrow from?", "title": "What, if any, storylines did The Dark Knight Rises borrow from?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<dc><batman><nolan-batman-trilogy><the-dark-knight-rises>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/20799", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/4720/stevvve" }

[ [ "The Dark Knight Rises takes elements from multiple Batman stories. The obvious one is Knightfall, however, it may also be influenced by story arcs from No Man's Land, Legacy, Batman: The Cult, Dark Victory, The Dark Knight Returns and Death of Batman.", "The Dark Knight Rises is borrowed from Knightfall, among other possibiliies." ] ]

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[ [ "The Dark Knight Rises is borrowed from Knightfall, among other possibiliies." ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "I've always taken from the relevant passages that she was not human.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Specifically, that she was some form of water or river nymph, as both she described herself as the daughter of the River: '", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Come dear folk!'", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "she said, taking Frodo by the hand. '", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Laugh and be merry!", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I am Goldberry,daughter of the River. 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{ "question": "Having read the Lord of the Rings a number of times I was always curious about the significance of Goldberry. I have not managed to find any reference to her origins within the other Middle-earth books that I have read. Is she was just a mortal woman, or is there was some deeper significance to why she ends up living with Bombadil, or is she just a token female character designed to add a little balance to the overwhelmingly male character count?", "title": "Is Goldberry a regular mortal woman?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<the-lord-of-the-rings><tolkiens-legendarium>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/20972", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/7910/bazz" }

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[ { "sents": [ { "text": "The Istari essay in Unfinished Tales answers this: But the last-comer was named among the Elves Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgrim, for he dwelt in no place , and gathered to himself neither wealth nor followers, but ever went to and fro in the Westlands from Gondor to Angmar, and from Lindon to Lórien, befriending all folk in times of need.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Also the headnote to the Tale of Years for the Third Age in RotK: Mithrandir was closest in friendship with the Eldar, and wandered mostly in the West, and never made for himself any lasting abode .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In so much as Gandalf could be said to have a home, it is the Gardens of Lórien in Aman, where he lived as Olórin; see the Valaquenta:", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Wisest of the Maiar was Olórin.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He too dwelt in Lórien, but his ways took him often to the house of Nienna, and of her he learned pity and patience.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Even then he did journey about somewhat, as the quote given above shows, and also further from Unfinished Tales:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Then Manwë asked, where was Olórin?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "And Olórin, who was clad in grey, and having just entered from a journey had seated himself at the edge of the council...", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Lórien in Aman, which should not be confused with Lórien in Middle-earth, is presumably where Gandalf eventually returns to at the end of Lord of the Rings.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/None/", "score": 52 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "It's an interesting question.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "His home would definitely be considered Aman, where he returns at the end of the Lord of the Rings.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "However I assume you mean within Middle Earth.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "We know Saruman had set himself up in Isengard and Radagast has a home called Rhosgobel, so it's already more common for Wizards to have a home than not.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "However Gandalf is a special case, and I don't think he had a home beyond residing for a time in places like Rivendell or Lorien.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He's travelling for over a year solid in the course of the Hobbit: March 15, 2941", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "- Thorin Oakenshield meets with Gandalf the Grey at the Prancing Pony in Bree, the Quest of Erebor begins July, 2941 - 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{ "question": "Does Gandalf have his own home or does he just live where he goes? Is there a place that he prefers to live and calls home most of all?", "title": "Where does Gandalf Live?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<the-lord-of-the-rings><tolkiens-legendarium><gandalf>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/22334", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/7450/202" }

[ [ " In so much as Gandalf could be said to have a home, it is the Gardens of Lórien in Aman, where he lived as Olórin. However, there is a hint that he has no home in \"The Grey Pilgrim\" and in the Istari essay in Unfinished Tales.", "Gandalf lives wherever he goes; he has no fixed abode." ] ]

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[ [ "Gandalf lives wherever he goes; he has no fixed abode." ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "Well, it depends on the level of canon you are looking for..", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "and, yes.. I know, with", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Doctor Who, that's a tricky issue.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "But, still.. If you are willing to accept one of the comic books , then we have an example of an adult:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Nothing is said about it's weight, but it's appearance", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ -1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "is basically just a larger version of the baby ones we saw in the episodes.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "The size is even questionable, since there really isn't anything to compare to to, to get a good idea of the scale.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "But in appearance, it's very similar to the baby version.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/2292/K-H-W", "score": 13 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "I don't believe this was every mentioned so far.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "However something to consider, when the 10th doctor was dying he visited Jack at a bar.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "There was an adipose creature there; your first reaction would be to think 'oh and adipose baby' -", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "but why would a baby be in a bar?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Maybe the adults look exactly the same.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/8409/Julene", "score": 6 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Doctor", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Who screenwriter Russell T. Davis drew a rough concept art sketch of the ' Shadow Proclamation debating chamber ' for the two-part episode", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Stolen Earth/Journey's End .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Although it was ultimately filmed differently, to the right you can see an adult Adipose, basically identical to the child Adipose, but roughly twelve feet tall and presumably weighing a metric ton.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "\" The Shadow Proclamation, as Russell imagined it\".", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Illustration by Russell T Davies - From Doctor", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Who: The Writer's Tale", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/20774/Valorum", "score": 4 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "On the wikia page it says that the adult adipose look the same as the children but are twice the size of adult humans", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/13471/Madison", "score": 3 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "I personally think they would stay the same.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "They are made of human fat so to speak, but once they \"become\" adipose, they wouldn't consume any more of the humans fat so would probably not develop any more.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I suppose if they stayed inside the human for longer they could grow and become larger, but it makes sense that they stay the same once no longer a part of that human - unless they were able to \"feast\" on more human fat which we never really find out", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/13642/Lucy Melling", "score": 2 } } ]

{ "question": "In the episode Partners in Crime we see numerous \"baby\" adipose: It's made clear these are infant adipose and are all about 1kilo in weight and are about 6-8inches tall. But we never see what an adult adipose looks like (at-least in that episode), so what do they look like, how big are they, how much would one weigh?", "title": "What does an adult Adipose look like?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<doctor-who>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/22628", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/7126/onewho" }

[ [ "Nothing is said about it's weight, but it is basically just a larger version of the baby ones we saw in the episodes.", "An adult adipose is a larger version of a baby one; there is no exact information available on its weight." ] ]

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[ [ "An adult adipose is a larger version of a baby one; there is no exact information available on its weight." ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "There were plenty of R2 type droids .", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "However, R2-D2 was a unique instance of that designation in existing canon .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Googling for \"other R2D2 units|droids\" returns nothing; as an extra proof.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "However, conceptually, there COULD have been other R2D2 units.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "As I noted in my answer here , according to canon (Pablo Hidalgo - Internet Content Provider for starwars.com - Q&A in Star Wars Insider #58 (Page 97); as well as Disney canon \"Rogue One novelization) , the 4-letter designation is merely an owner extracting easy to use name from a much longer serial number.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/976/DVK-on-Ahch-To", "score": 30 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "From the various uses in canon, the \"R2\" part is normally the model number, and the \"D2\" portion is the serial number.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Other R2 units are seen on screen, as well as plenty of R5 units.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "R5-D4 is the unit that blows its motivator in Ep IV, for example.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Other R2 units from starwars.fandom.com's R2-series_astromech_droid and R2 Category page includeR2-0,R2-4B,R2-5,R2-A3,R2-A5,R2-A6,R2-B1,R2-B3,R2-B4,R2-BDE,R2-C2,R2-C3,R2-C4,R2-C9,R2-D0,R2-D2,R2-D5,R2-D6,R2-D609,R2-D7,R2-D9,R2-E7,R2-F2,R2-F7,R2-J8,R2-K7,R2-KT,R2-L1,R2-L3,R2-M3,R2-M5,R2-MK,R2-N3,R2-P3,R2-PU,R2-Q2,R2-Q5,R2-Q5,R2-Q8,R2-QU,R2-R7,R2-R9,R2-RC,R2-RD,", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "R2-S4,R2-T0,R2-T7,R2-V0,R2-V6,R2-W3,R2-X0,R2-X2,R2-X3,R2-X9,R2-Y9,R2-Z1,R2-Z13,R2-Z4.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Of these named R2's, R2-D2, Both R2-Q5's and R2-KT are on film (KT is in clone wars, Q5 #1 in Ep V, #6 in Ep VI).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "A very few Extended Universe materials have R2 units with non-conforming names, such as B3-TA in The Clone Wars Adventures video game.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "A Similar list of R5-units is seen as well; 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the missing numeral glyphs are replaced with letter glyphs.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The second half of the designation is probably a numeric serial number in base 36, starting at R2-0.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "That gives us serial numbers in sequence:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "R2-0, R2-1, [...]", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "R2-9, R2-A, R2-B, R2-C,", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "[...] R2-Z,", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "R2-10, R2-11, and so on and so forth.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "If my math is right, that would make R2-D2 the 470th droid produced, and the highest droid number on @aramis' list (D609) is the 614,313th droid of that type.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The millionth R2 unit would be R2-LFLS, still pronounceable by humans in a hurry.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Bumping up to five digits would get you 60 million droids.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Considering that doesn't count alternate lines like the QT, R2-AG, or R2-R, (and considering that sci-fi writers have no sense of scale ),", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I think that's more than enough serial numbers to be plausible.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/4237/Yamikuronue", "score": 1 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "There are dozens of R2-D2 units in the galaxy, otherwise 2-1B would not have his 'own' sw wiki page and 2-1B Medical Droid having its own.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "If R2-D2 is a unique number then logic would say 2-1B is unique as well, but the medical droid in SW3 is apparently not the same one from SW5.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "If there are several 2-1Bs in the SW Universe, there's probably a few dozen R2-D2s running around.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/11710/Ryan", "score": 0 } } ]

{ "question": "I know there are different versions of R2 droids but are there multiples of each version of those droids? In other words were there any other R2-D2 droids manufactured in the galaxy or is there only one? For instance I can have the same model cellphone as someone else but my phone will have a serial number making it unique. Is this true for R2-D2 or is it the \"D2\" after the \"R2\" that makes the droid unique?", "title": "Is there only one R2-D2 droid in the galaxy or were other R2-D2 droids made?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<star-wars><r2-d2>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/22658", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/8514/Amanda" }

[ [ "There were many R2 type droids. Assuming that the names of R2 units follow the pattern R2-XX, there would not be enough variations available to make them unique across thousands of star systems. Also, if there are several 2-1Bs in the SW Universe, there are probably a other R2-D2s. The \"R2\" part is normally the model number, and the \"D2\" portion is the serial number.", "There are many R2-D2 droids that exist — into the dozens." ] ]

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[ [ "There are many R2-D2 droids that exist — into the dozens." ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "Taking Harry never crossed his mind.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "The possibility of taking Harry Horcrux-hunting only occurred to Dumbledore when Harry himself suggested it.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Up until that point Dumbledore was acting solo.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The idea of taking someone else with him simply never occurred to him.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "\"I think...", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "perhaps...I may be close to finding another one.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "There are hopeful signs.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "\" \"And if you do,\" said Harry quickly, \"can I come with you and help get rid of it?\"", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Dumbledore looked at Harry very intently for a moment before saying, \"Yes, I think so.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "\" \"I can?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "\" said Harry, thoroughly taken aback.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "\"Oh yes,\" said Dumbledore, smiling slightly.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "\"I think you have earned that right.\"", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Harry felt his heart lift.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It was very good not to hear words of caution and protection for once.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "(Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 23, Horcruxes) .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Note that Dumbledore had to think about it when Harry asked him whether he could come the next time.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He looked intently at Harry, judging whether he was ready or not.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "That suggests to me that he had never considered taking Harry on a Horcrux mission before that point.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "If Harry hadn't asked him then Dumbledore would probably have gone into the cave alone as well.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "When Harry did ask him he was happy to take him.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "But he needed a prompt for the thought of working with somebody else to even cross his mind.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This is very in-character for Dumbledore.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He's at his most comfortable acting alone.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He also likes keeping his secrets close to his chest.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He only told Harry about the prophecy because he was forced to after it became clear that Voldemort was using Harry's ignorance against him.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He only began teaching Harry about Voldemort and the Horcruxes because he was forced to after he realised he had only a year to live.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "There are some supplementary points:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Harry didn't know what a Horcrux was at this point.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Harry would've been thoroughly confused if he'd gone to the Gaunt shack.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "What is this place?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "What are we doing here?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "And so on.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It was far better to explain Voldemort's past to Harry gradually so that Harry understood the significance of the Horcruxes and how to hunt for them rather than just taking him on a mission he didn't understand.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Harry was an emotional wreck who wouldn't have been able to help much.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Harry was cut up over the death of Sirius.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He wasn't in much of a position to help Dumbledore.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Harry was supposed to be at the Dursleys anyway.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Maybe a day-trip wouldn't have broken the Privet Drive charm.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "But Dumbledore wouldn't have wanted to take that risk.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "If that happened then Dumbledore would have to, like, look after Harry himself.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Ariana affair shows he would've seen that as a waste of his time.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/64888/The Dark Lord", "score": 7 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Maybe he only decided to bring along a wingman after he semi-failed with Marvolo Gaunt's ring and realized he wasn't invincible?", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/8530/Canadian Girl Scout", "score": 5 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Flip your question around.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Dumbledore knew he was seriously powerful.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Remember when talking about the boat he told Harry that it measured magic and with him in it Harry would barely register.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He was also prepared to go toe to toe with V, there is no doubting his ... lack of doubting his ability.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Therefore why would he feel the need to take a 15 year old along with him?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It would just be someone else he would need to look after and handle.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Also, Dumbledore tended to not tell people things unless he had to (remember his brother saying of Dumbledore's expertise in lies and secrecy - he was not an 'open' person).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "After getting his finger burned ( snigger ) with the ring he seemed to realise that he had underestimated V's cunning and allowed his emotion to cloud his judgement, therefore he took along someone he trusted whom he could rely on to keep him straight.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/6581/Stefan", "score": 3 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "He had seen the ring in the Pensive, so he might have been wondering if it was the Resurrection Stone.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "If he was correct, then he would no doubt want to be alone to use it.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Another thing is that, at that time, he had not explained everything to Harry and nor did he need as much help to retrieve the ring.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/8972/Izzy", "score": 2 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "I can think of a few good reasons in this case.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He wanted Harry to figure out the stuff about the Horcruxes on his own.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Harry had no idea what Horcruxes were at the time, and Dumbledore wanted to take him through all the backstory before introducing Horcruxes to Harry.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "It might be dangerous for Harry.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Who knows what kinds of traps and curses Voldemort might have put on the ring.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This shrewd idea turned out to be a good one, as the ring was in fact cursed.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He doesn't want to introduce Harry to the hallows.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He's trying to save Harry from what happened to him as a child.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Here's a quote to back me up: \"", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "And if you do,\" said Harry quickly, \"can I come with you and help get rid of it?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "\"", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Dumbledore looked at Harry very intently for a moment before saying, \"Yes, I think so.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "\" \"I can?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "\" said Harry, thoroughly taken aback.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "\"Oh yes,\" said Dumbledore, smiling slightly.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "\"I think you have earned that right.\"", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/51142/CHEESE", "score": 1 } } ]

{ "question": "Leaving aside the plot convenience of Dumbledore being near death for the entire Sixth Year, is there any good reason shown (or inferred from) canon as to why Dumbledore went alone - as opposed to taking Harry with him to retrieve Horcrux #2 (the Gaunts' ring, which turned out to be a Hallow as well) from the Gaunt shack?", "title": "Why didn't Dumbledore take Harry with him to the Gaunt shack to retrieve the Ring Horcrux?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<harry-potter><albus-dumbledore>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/22804", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/976/DVK-on-Ahch-To" }

[ [ "Harry didn't know what a Horcrux was at this point and Dumbledore wanted Harry to figure out the Horcruxes on his own. ", "It never crosses his mind to take Harry and he wants Harry to work out what the Horcruxes are on his own." ] ]

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[ [ "It never crosses his mind to take Harry and he wants Harry to work out what the Horcruxes are on his own." ] ]

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Abrams movie created a new timeline, so many of the events we've seen in the original timeline will no longer occur.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "But we've also seen plenty of events that were set in motion by things that happened before the timelines split, and that would not be affected by the events of the movie, either the destruction of the USS Kelvin or the later events.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Here are some examples of threats that should still be approaching Federation space, and that Spock could warn about: The Doomsday Machine .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Space Amoeba .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Nomad V'Ger", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Borg (though the initial encounter, forced by Q, might be affected by the changed timeline)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Whale Probe The \"butterfly effect\" might prevent some of these, but it hardly seems realistic that it would prevent all of them.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "(Then again, realism isn't necessarily the deciding factor.)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Temporal Prime Directive , as mentioned in Keen's answer, might theoretically prevent Spock from revealing this information.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "On the other hand, I personally hope that he'd adopt the same attitude as Doc Brown in Back to the Future :", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Marty McFly: What about all that talk about screwing up future events?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The space-time continuum?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Dr. Emmett Brown:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Well, I figured, what the hell? UPDATE :", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In the sequel movie, \"Star Trek Into Darkness\" , young Spock did consult with \"Spock Prime\" regarding the situation they found themselves in (avoiding spoilers):", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "As you know, I have made a vow never to give you information thatcould potentially alter your destiny.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Your path is yours to walk, andyours alone.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "That being said, ...", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "followed by advice based on his knowledge of the original timeline.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He didn't literally say \"Well, I figured, what the hell?\", but it seems to be the same general idea.", "label": [ 0 ], 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"label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Later, nuSpock advises that he's discussed whether Spock-Classic is willing to give the Federation of info about impending threats.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The answer is a definitive \"no\".", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "We can reasonably assume that this also applies to the threats you've mentioned above.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/20774/Valorum", "score": 9 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "He can't do so.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Temporal Prime Directive prevents him from interfering in events in the past, as he's technically a time traveler.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I guess he showed me, given his warning the Enterprise about Khan in Star Trek: Into Darkness .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "However, given Leonard Nimoy's death, it's exceedingly unlikely for him to appear again.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/None/", "score": 7 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "No, because it's a new timeline (destruction of Vulcan, etc) so those events will not necessarily occur.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "They may , but they will probably not.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/4056/dlanod", "score": 6 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Keeping in mind the apparent time logic, the events that occured in the early movies will not occur again.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "First, like Spock said in the movie, because the destruction of Vulcan and the explosion of the USS Kelvin created a new course in time.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This change would prevent the director from repeating the story that was told before and give freedom to be creative.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/8520/Charlie", "score": 3 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "You have to remember that the events leading to V'ger , the Whale probe and the Borg Threat start out way before Nero changed the timeline and will still happen.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "V'ger is still on", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "it's way", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "and so are the Whale Probe and the Borg (since there was a signal sent from the 22nd century to the Delta quadrant).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "No matter what Nero did by coming back at the time he did ( 2233 ), it won't affect those events.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Even if a new timeline was created, it's mostly a change to events immediately around Nero's arrival; it doesn't effect events happening before that.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/69960/Bobby1701", "score": 1 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Spock Prime logically might believe it is a moral obligation to prevent disasters that can be avoided, such as the future destruction of Romulus, the Klingon moon Praxis exploding, the whale probe, etc.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Billions of lives could be at stake, and the needs of the many...", "label": [ 0 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{ "question": "Did Spock Classic (in the new timeline universe) warn NuSpock of upcoming natural disasters? i.e. V'ger, the whale probe, Praxis and explosion, the Borg, violent first contacts, the wave from Generations, etc?", "title": "Did Spock warn of disasters in the new Star Trek universe?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<star-trek><history><timeline><spock><star-trek-reboot>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/23283", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/8729/Joe" }

[ [ " Keeping in mind the apparent time logic, the events that occured in the early movies will not occur again. Even if a new timeline was created, it's mostly a change to events immediately around Nero's arrival - it doesn't effect events happening before that.", "Spock didn’t warn of disasters because the new universe deals with a new timeline." ] ]

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[ [ "Spock didn’t warn of disasters because the new universe deals with a new timeline." ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "I believe it's implied that it wasn't a logical or conscious realization; it's a 'link' issue; being her family, she had a bond of some sort with them, and was able to realize that none of the proffered pigs were them.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Kind of consistent with a lot of moral stuff both in the movie and in the genre in general; if you notice, she didn't solve many problems in the movie with brainpower, so much as with 'heart', courage, or determination.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "She was able to identify (or fail to, in this case) her parents because they were her parents, and there was a significant bond; had there not been one, she would have failed, and deserved to fail, as they weren't significantly a family.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "(Slightly heavy-handed for a moral point, but it was a kids movie :) )", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/2292/K-H-W", "score": 21 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "According to Rocket News 24 , this is what Miyazaki himself answered a few years ago: “I’ve never explained why Chihiro knows that her parents are not among the group of pigs towards the end of the film.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Those people who are constantly seeking explanations often say that it’s illogical.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "However, I don’t think those kinds of things are important.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "After all the things she’s experienced up to that point, Chihiro simply knows that her parents aren’t there.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "You ask why she knows, but knowing is human life.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "That’s all it is.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "If you can point out that something is lacking here or there, then the audience should fill in the gaps for themselves.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I don’t want to waste time thinking about those kinds of things.”", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "More recently, again from Rocket News 24 , a Studio Ghibli employeesaid that Chihiro could tell because she had obtained special abilities in the spirit world:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "“Chihiro, as a 10-year-old girl, could understand the difference because she had overcome difficulties and had managed to acquire the ‘energy to live’ – which is something everyone can do naturally”.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/30638/Oriol", "score": 10 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "methroach wrote : In fact, Haku told her to remember what they looked like.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "She later dreamed that she would not be able to distinguish them from the other pigs.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "But at the end, she was able to tell that they weren't part of the group she was shown because she grew up and gained confidence in herself during her adventures.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/8573/Littm", "score": 2 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "She got told by Haku that if she forgot she wouldn't be able to help her parents and would get stuck in the world of spirits, so she always tried to remember what happened.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "That's how she could tell.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/17877/loui", "score": 1 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "I think in the earlier scene when Chihiro's parents first eat much at the restaurant, they have some kind of hairs left on their head.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Meanwhile, the pigs were chosen by Yubaba seem had no hair on their head.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "But of course it's also a family bond I think", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/51551/Luksi", "score": 1 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "For me, Since haku told her to not forget who she is so she may include how her parents looked like ... 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{ "question": "In Spirited Away, Chihiro is tested to identify her parents from a group of pigs. Chihiro answers that none of them are. Good. But how did she come to that conclusion? Surely it made sense to say that none of them were her parents (they're pigs, after all ;D), but is there not a clue or any other hint about Chihiro's answer?", "title": "How could Chihiro tell that none of the pigs were her parents?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<spirited-away>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/24163", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/1660/Voldemort" }

[ [ "She was able to identify (or fail to, in this case) her parents as there was a significant bond - this is a \"link\" issue. Had there not been one, she would have failed, and deserved to fail, as they weren't significantly a family.", "There is a significant bond with her parents which means she could innately tell." ] ]

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[ [ "There is a significant bond with her parents which means she could innately tell." ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "2 options here: Food (and not \"nourishment\" as you phrased it) does not include water.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Hermione says: Food is the first of the five Principal Exceptions to Gamp’s Law of Elemental Transfigura—\".", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In common English, water is usually NOT referred to as \"food\".", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Since water - unlike non-water food - is super-plentiful and super-fungible, clearly it's easy for it to just be transported from somewhere, anywhere else, even if we don't assume that \"food\" excludes water.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/976/DVK-on-Ahch-To", "score": 16 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "It actually specified that \"Food\" cannot be created out of thin air, it doesn't specify water.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Additionally, the \"air\" itself contains quite a bit of water.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Put a cold glass down during hot weather and you can \"Aguamenti\" some water for yourself.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "As far as what it actually does; it conjures up water from the tip of the wand in varying amounts (seemingly depending on the user's intentions and concentration).", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/4383/NominSim", "score": 11 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "These answers have pegged it pretty much, but this is something to add that may apply - at least, I've found no evidence that it cannot apply: You can't drink it.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The water produced by the Aguamenti charm may not actually be drinkable.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Never, as far as I can see, does somebody drink water made by that spell; and in addition, in Half Blood Prince, Harry cannot get the conjured water to Dumbledore's lips - likely this is Voldemort's doing to force people to go for the lake water, but then, it might be because Aguamenti water vanishes if it is to be drank.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "A long shot, but a possibility.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "edit: As @ibid pointed out, Wonderbook disagrees.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "For some reason JK's canon is higher than mine (I don't get it either)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "but there we are.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Augmenti is fully drinkable!", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "That doesn't technically mean Voldemort didn't put a spell on the cave to make summoned water undrinkable (seems weird to me anyway that it is drinkable considering food, and I would assume drink, cannot be produced magically, but that's another question entirely 《and one I could probably answer if I wasn't taking the opposite point of view here!", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "》)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "but that's clutching at straws here and isn't really even hinted at in canon so ... 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Eliezer Yudkowsky in \"Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality\" deals very thoroughly with laws relating to, and dangers of turning inanimate objects into food.)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/67647/tsuchan", "score": 2 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "There is this thing called water vapour in the air.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "There is also hydrogen and oxygen in the air.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Maybe the aquamenti charm just condenses water vapour, or it somehow combines the hydrogen and oxygen to form water (sorry, not at the level in chem where I know how this happens)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/19387/user19387", "score": 1 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "In my estimation, if the water is summoned from some other place, it would summon only the H2O molecules, not any substances dissolved in the water.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This would have the same net effect as distilling the water.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It would be completely pure on a molecular level.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It's not advisable to drink more than a small amount of distilled water by itself as it can upset the balance of electrolytes in the body.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It can still be used for cooking, of course, but beverage water should contain some degree of dissolved minerals as all natural sources of water do.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This could be why wizards don't typically drink the water produced by the spell.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Distilled (pure) water also has a taste that many people find unpleasant, due to the complete lack of dissolved substances.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "At least, that's how I will approach the subject in any fanfics I write that discuss aguamenti.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/21368/pleurocoelus", "score": 1 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "As far as I remember, Gamp's Five Laws of Elemental Transfiguration state food, money and life cannot be created from thin air.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I suspect love is one of the other things (though this one is not a tangible, material thing) and I don't know the fifth one.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/14382/Francisco", "score": 0 } } ]

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[ [ "It conjures up water from the tip of the wand in varying amounts (seemingly depending on the user's intentions and concentration).", "It conjures up water from the tip of the wand." ] ]

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[ [ "It conjures up water from the tip of the wand." ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "I suspect this has more to do with the original historic images of Superman from the early covers of Action Comics and the Fleischer Superman animated films.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "YouTube keeps a nice collection of the Fleischer films on hand with decent video quality.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In the early radio programs and even from the very first Fleischer film Superman (aka The Mad Scientist ) Superman was supposedly \"leaping\" from place to place.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "But artistically having to show our hero jumping around was stylistically difficult given the film lengths and effort required to make them.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "So his leaps would transition from a jumping movement where he would use his running momentum to jump and his 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"cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He would also do this if he were carrying someone to protect them as well.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This ultimately lead to the later flying scenes where he would be shown flying and artists treated his flying as if it were a form of anti-gravity swimming where he would alter his direction by twisting his body and changing his leading pointing hand.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Today, I would consider it a matter of artistic style, not necessity as to why he might keep his hands out or at his side while flying since the character is so far removed from his origins, artists are likely to assume such poses for appearance sake, not even remembering how or why they came to be.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/2765/Thaddeus Howze", "score": 28 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "In universe: Just looking at his shape in the two illustrations you posted, I'd guess it is to reduce air resistance.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "This is similar to why swimmers dive into a pool with their hands extended, so they can slice into the water with less resistance.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Out of universe", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": ": It looks much more heroic to be drawn that way.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/63/Bill the Lizard", "score": 8 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "I always suspected it was to steer and maintain his balance.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "It would be undignified to be sideways.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/3576/Adele C", "score": 4 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "I read a theory that he was using the hand out front to keep a sightline with the horizon.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "This is the same as glancing at the corner of the car hood to make sure you're not weaving.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Maybe he just wants to keep his flight level.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Getting pulled over for weaving is bad enough.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Having the Air Force think you're flying drunk would be worse.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/20599/user20599", "score": 4 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "To protect his face He may be indestructible, but there are other indestructible things and beings in the DC universe.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "On top of that, invisibility is a thing.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "If he's going to crash against Wonder Woman's invisible airplane midflight, it'll hurt less if he hits with his fist than if he hits with his face.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It's pleasant", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Ever got your arms out of the window of a moving car?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I feel the windy senstion is really pleasant.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Maybe Kal-El just likes the way the air moves around his arms as he flies.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He's mimicking a swimmer When athletes jump in the water, and in at least one swimming style athletes will keep their arms in front of them like that.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Not only that, the whole body position is similar.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The difference is that Kal El looks head instead of downwards and sometimes he makes fists rather than having his palms open.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Maybe he saw people swimming before and he originally thought flying was like swimming in the air.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "That stuck with him and he never had any reasons to change how he flies.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Compare with Marvel's doctor strange, which flies purely by magic, and also Marvel's Thor and the 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[ [ "Having his arms raised helps steer and maintain balance. In this way he can protect his face. Aerodynamics do appear to play a part." ] ]

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the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Vol. 1 #10) Peter's major in college was Biophysics .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Latterly, the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Vol. 4 #2) indicates that his Doctoral studies are in Biochemistry", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/20774/Valorum", "score": 4 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "From everywhere I've seen, It doesn't mention what his major is.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "I would assume it was photo journalism based on his career with the Bugle, but he also showed an aptitude for biomechanics, engineering and biology.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "He might have double majored.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": 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Behrens", "score": 1 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "I think his major was science because in the amazing Spider-Man, Peter Parker was the 2nd in class in Science, the 1st one was Gwen Stacy.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "And when he came to oscorp, dr curt Connors was delighted by his science knowledge.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "But creating the web shooters has something with engineering", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/73785/Daniel", "score": 0 } } ]

{ "question": "In which area did Peter Parker major in at university? Did he ever show any computer hacking skills or other computer-related interests (computer science)?", "title": "What was Peter Parker’s college major?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<spider-man><marvel><the-amazing-spider-man>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/27163", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/7902/delta_omega" }

[ [ "Peter Parker was a science student. In Amazing Spider-Man #28, Peter graduated from Midtown High School with a science scholarship to Empire State University, where he was the 2nd in his class in Science. In Amazing Spider-Man #243, he received a letter from Empire State University informing him that he'd been approved for second-year studies in the graduate program of the department of bio-physics.", "His major is science; specifically biophysics." ] ]

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[ [ "His major is science; specifically biophysics." ] ]

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{ "question": "I have been looking all over the internet to answer this question and I can't find anything. There's plenty of Air Force superheroes, but I can't find any Navy. This is the start of a gift idea for a friend of mine who is more into comics than I am. He recently joined the Navy and I thought it would be neat to get him some HeroClix characters that served in the Navy.", "title": "Are there any comic book heroes (DC or Marvel preferably) that served in the US Navy (not marines)?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<comics><marvel><dc>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/27897", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/11283/DaMavster" }

[ [ "Johnny Thunder joined the Navy. Also consider Alpha One: A metahuman from a non-aligned DC Universe continuum, who gained his powers from a radiation accident while he was a sailor exposed to radioactive water. It is also worth mentioning Superman: Red Son, in which Hal Jordan is a US Navy Commander.", "Hal Jordan and Johnny Thunder are part of the Navy. Moreover, Alpha One also discloses a hero who serves in the Navy." ] ]

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[ [ "Hal Jordan is part of the Navy. Alpha One also discloses a hero who serves in the Navy. Johnny Thunder is also in the Navy." ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "She stung him in the neck.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "From \"The Choices of Master Samwise\" She's got more than one poison.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "When she's hunting, she just gives 'em a stab in the neck", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "and they go as limp as a boned fish,", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "and then she has her way with them.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "So the mail would not have protected him.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/3180/DQdlM", "score": 63 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "In support of DQdlM's answer , Shelob doesn't pierce Frodo's mithril chainmail at all.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "While in the book she stings him in his unprotected neck, it's clear that this doesn't happen in the movie !", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "We see Shelob stinging Frodo from the front (since he turns to face her just before getting stung) and we can clearly see his neck is unhurt, so that's not the place.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "(As a bonus, we can see Shelob has a stinger, unlike real-world spiders.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "But that's neither here nor there).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "However, I can still provide evidence that Frodo doesn't get stung through his chainmail.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In this scene just minutes before his encounter with Shelob, we can see the mithril coat is actually way below his neck.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Frodo's upper chest is unprotected!", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Later we can clearly see at least two of his wounds: the wound from the Nazgul, and the other must be Shelob's attack, within his exposed upper chest. and Which makes us wonder why Frodo didn't wear his chainmail in a more practical fashion.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Disclaimer : evidence gathered from the forums of TheOneRing.net", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/770/Andres F.", "score": 14 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Chainmail is composed of small rings, interlinked together.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Against some piercing weapons it was ineffective.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Arrows in particular could still injure the wearer.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "And since the monster would only need to penetrate it enough to inject poison (unlike an arrow that causes more injury the further it goes through), it doesn't seem that this would be much of an impediment to Shelob.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/7603/John O", "score": 10 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Shelob was no ordinary foe.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It was of a \"higher\" (or lower) lineage than your average dragon.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Recall that Shelob was the \"last child of Ungoliant to trouble the unhappy world\", where Ungoliant destroyed more or less everything that's fair in Valar (together with Melkor).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Plus, a chainmail is not particularly effective against piercing weapons.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/324/Francesco", "score": 5 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "The Mithril only covers his torso, not his whole body, so unless it's explicitly mentioned where Shelob stings Frodo", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "we have to assume that she gets an uncovered area.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/None/", "score": 5 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "The final draft of the script was much closer to the book than the final film; 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[ [ "In this scene, just minutes before Frodo's encounter with Shelob, we can see the mithril coat is not worn properly and is actually below his neck, leaving his upper chest unprotected. Therefore, we can assume she stung him in an unprotected area, or in the neck. One may also assume that the spiders stinger has a point just fine enough to pierce Frodo's mail and puncture his skin.", "While it is said Frodo was stung in the neck, it is more likely the mithril coat was not protecting his chest." ] ]

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[ [ "Frodo may have been stung in the neck. His mithril coat was likely not covering his chest. It is likely Frodo is stung in an uncovered area." ] ]

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[ [ "While it is true the only power they displayed was the ability to transport the wearer anywhere they wish, Gaylette the Good Witch of the North alludes to the fact that they are much more. In the movie the Wicked witch says that with the ruby slippers her power would be the greatest in Oz. However, the witch said that she would not be able to remove the slippers from Dorothy as long as she was alive, as her attempt to do so caused sparks to come from the shoes.", "The Ruby Shoes give the wearer the ability to travel anywhere they wish. " ] ]

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[ [ "The Ruby Shoes give the wearer the ability to travel anywhere they wish. " ] ]

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.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "So we know that some time after Annika Hansen's family was assimilated in the Delta quadrant, the Borg had at least basic knowledge of Alpha quadrant species and powers such as the Romulans, Klingons, Vulcans, Naussicans, etc.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "They then set out towards the Alpha quadrant, and encountered the outposts of the Romulan Neutral zone, assimilating them.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/32086/Derek", "score": 1 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Here is a non-canon answer.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "One of the main antagonists in the William Shatner novel", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Return is a assimilated Romulan named Vox .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He was depicted as a Romulan version of Locutus.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Vox was a 24th century Romulan individual who had been assimilated by the Borg to serve as a Speaker to the Romulan Empire.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Never thought the story made much sense for the Borg but it does exist.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/42171/Boelabaal", "score": 1 } } ]

{ "question": "As far as I remember, when Borg cubes attack the alpha quadrant, they always engage the Federation and Earth is their primary target. Have there been any mention of any encounter between the Borg and the Romulans, Klingons, Cardassians, Ferengi or Dominion? Why target Earth when they could target Vulcan and weaken the federation?", "title": "Was there any mention in Star Trek canon or non-canon novels of any encounter between the Borg and Klingons or Romulans?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<star-trek><star-trek-tng><borg><star-trek-eu>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/28442", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/9382/The Byzantine" }

[ [ "The Borg Invasion of 2381 was the historic attempt by the Borg Collective to completely exterminate the United Federation of Planets, Klingon Empire, and other allied worlds in the Alpha and Beta Quadrants and to subjugate the remaining worlds in local space. The Borg also attacked the outposts on the Federation-Romulan border during Season 1 of TNG. However, no Dominion species have been shown as part of the Borg Collective and it is not certain that any have actually been assimilated. They may not have been considered worthwhile material to add to the Collective.", "The Borg invasion of 2381 is significant in that the Klingon Empire, the Romulan Star Empire and other planets were attacked." ] ]

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[ [ "The Borg invasion of 2381 is significant in that the Klingon Empire, the Romulan Star Empire and other planets were attacked." ] ]

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[ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "And there's a whole lot more , in every era prior to TNG.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/2242/Izkata", "score": 71 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "It is my understanding that the symbol is a stylized version of the NASA emblem of our time.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Memory Alpha also leans towards a connection between Star Trek and the NASA badge:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In a form of fact emulating fiction (and vice-versa), the US Air Force Space Command badges have a delta arrowhead very similar to the 1960s-designed Enterprise insignia, while the 22nd century Starfleet insignia seems to be a deliberate synthesis between the TOS era pennant and the NASA logo.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/4356/Major Stackings", "score": 31 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "I vaguely remember a Star Trek novel named \"Federation\" where both the TOS and TNG Enterprises are involved with Zephram Cochrane and in that novel a decsription of the insignia was given based on the physics of the warp drive.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In that book, the insignia represents how warp drive sidesteps relativistic mass dilation.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The top curve represents the energy required to continue accelerating at near-light speeds, which approaches infinity.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "IF you could somehow exceed the speed of light, that would then work backwards", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "(higher energy would result in you moving 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{ "question": "A consistent part of the Starfleet uniforms in the Star Trek shows and movies has been some version of this insignia: I originally thought this was a stylized letter \"A\", but that doesn't really make sense. What is this symbol supposed to represent?", "title": "What does the Starfleet insignia represent?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<star-trek><star-trek-insignias>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/28859", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/4096/Kyle Jones" }

[ [ "The symbol is a stylized version of the NASA insignia of our time. ", "This is a stylised version of the NASA insignia." ] ]

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[ { "sents": [ { "text": "Data, being a pedantic sort, as artificial lifeforms often are, has actually answered Picard's question literally.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "PICARD :", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "A missile complex? ...", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The date?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Mister Data, I need to know the exact date .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Note that Picard asks for the date and not the stardate .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Data is simply answering the question with the information that he thinks Picard wants according to his internal logic/programming.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "In addition it has been mentioned 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explanatory, as it uses your very question as its reference point, but from Memory Alpha : Stardates ... do not apply retroactively instead of Gregorian or Julian calendars either: for example, the first contact with Vulcans still took place on April 5, 2063, not on a stardate.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/2912/Flimzy", "score": 37 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "In-universe, TOS/TNG versions of Stardates can't be applied that far in the past , and they were the only two versions of Stardates that existed at the time that movie was created.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "TNG/DS9/VOY-style Stardate 0 is the year 2323", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "TOS-style Stardates ran from 1312.4 through 4731.3, so Stardate 0 can be roughly estimated to be somewhere around 2263", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 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{ "question": "In the movie Star Trek: First Contact the Enterprise enters the past through a temporal vortex created by the Borg. Upon arriving there is the following exchange: PICARD : A missile complex? ...The date? Mister Data, I need to know the exact date. DATA : April fourth, two thousand sixty-three. Surely when the Earth converted to using stardates they converted all past dates into stardates as well. It isn't as if we refer to things in the Olympiad dating system.", "title": "Why didn't Data give Picard the stardate instead of the Gregorian date?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<star-trek><movie><star-trek-tng><star-trek-first-contact>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/28865", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/1148/Jack B Nimble" }

[ [ "Data is simply answering the question with the information that he thinks Picard wants according to his internal logic/programming. Stardates involve a complicated mathematical formula that requires computation. Even if stardates are used on Earth, it might be more useful to use the Gregorian date. Similarly, stardates might be more useful for ships in transit than on planets, or on Earth specifically.", "Data is simply answering the question without overthinking complex dating systems. Stardates could be more useful for ships than planets. " ] ]

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[ [ "Data is simply answering the question without overthinking complex dating systems. Stardates could be more useful for ships than planets. " ] ]

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"author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/12662/user12662", "score": 9 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "The doctor is over a thousand years old, he also married queen elizabeth the first in the fiftieth", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "so we have astablished he is some form of polygamist, did he marry anyone else?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "And just to make it clear", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "the doctor is probably most in love with the tardis out of everyone, seriously", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/20744/user20744", "score": 2 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "in a sense they are married, the problem was stated by river that they were two time travelers going in opposite directions, their cases were", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "the married river meets the doctor before he married her, and a married doctor meeting river who is yet to marry the doctor.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The sad thing is that they probably remember the one day that they were married and that their wedding day, and the days before they leave to do their own work, which means that their married selves ended meeting their unmarried younger selves.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "it's sad when you think about it.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The only other day, i would believe River and Doctor lived as man and wife, was when he finally took her to the singing towers, he knew that day was coming, and realized how much he loved her, that he gave her his sonic as a subtle message to 10 to save her in the end by uploading her into the CAL, and preserve the timeline.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/20117/George", "score": 1 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "The Doctor is married to River, but the first time he ever met her is when she died.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "So to him, she's dead.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Therefore, not cheating.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He was, in some way, married to Queen Elizabeth, but she's dead too now.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Same thing with Marilyn Monroe.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He dated (kinda) Rose before he was married and kissed Amy when he still wasn't married.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Kissing anyone else now still wouldn't count as cheating.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/40873/weepingxangel", "score": 1 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Just a thought guys, but has anyone else realised that the Doctor and River aren't really married?", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "In the weding the Doctor was suposed to tell her his name but he didnt.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He told her to look in his eye!", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "DOESN'T", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "THIS MEAN THEY", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "ARENT MARRIED?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/14496/rachel", 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{ "question": "In “The Snowmen” the Doctor kisses his new-found companion-to-be... but isn't he still married to River Song? Is he essentially cheating, was there another purpose to it, or is there something else I've missed? I did wonder if it was something to do with the timelines getting mixed, but from memory it's her timeline that's going back while his goes forward, not the other way around.", "title": "Is the Doctor still married?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<doctor-who>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/28947", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/9066/berry120" }

[ [ "The Doctor is married to River Song, but the first time he ever met her is when she died. River is dead in the timeline. He was, in some way, married to Queen Elizabeth, but she is now dead, too.", "The Doctor is still married to River but she was dead when they first met. He also married Queen Elizabeth but she too is dead." ] ]

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[ [ "The Doctor is still married to River but she was dead when they first met. He also married Queen Elizabeth but she too is dead." ] ]

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HOLO-CHAKOTAY", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": ": I'll take that as a compliment.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "(they kiss) SEVEN:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I require more practice.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "HOLO-CHAKOTAY : You're doing just fine.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "(Seven hears an electric zizzing sound)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "What's wrong?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "SEVEN : Nothing. [Cut to Seven's dream] <snip", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": ">", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "[Cut to Holodeck - Seven's Virtual quarters] (Seven wakes up with the holographic Chakotay draped over her on the couch.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The real Chakotay is hailing her over the com-system)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "CHAKOTAY [OC] :", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Chakotay to Seven of Nine.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Chakotay to Seven, respond.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "SEVEN:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Go ahead.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "CHAKOTAY", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "[OC] :", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Report to Astrometrics.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "We've found something.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "SEVEN :", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Yes, Commander.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "HOLO-CHAKOTAY :", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Good morning.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Another example would be the Vulcans on-board Voyager, having to deal with Pon-far.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Both Tuvok and another Vulcan are shown trying to deal with the symptoms using the holodeck.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It works for Tuvok, but not for the other Vulcan.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Potential Psychological problems/ Unhealthy attachments to holographic characters :", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In Star Trek: Voyager, Reginald Barklay (Main contact character of Earth to Voyager) struggled with \"Holodeck Addiction\" in his past (and suffers a bit of a relapse at one point).", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "It is a prescribed mental illness, complete with the whole she-bang: drugs, counselling, removal from sources of stress, de-tox etc.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Whilst in Reg's case", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "it wasn't a relationship in a sexual way to any of the characters, he had re-created virtual embodiments of the entire Voyager crew, and he mentioned that he didn't get a good night's sleep unless he slept in his (virtual) quarters on Voyager.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Some examples are: The Doctor woos a virtual partner (in a 60's style car on an overlook, no less).", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Albeit the virtual partner was just a holographic representation of a living being at the time, so she could be considered 'real'", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "but the doctor isn't- although I don't think anyone would object to him finding a virtual mate.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Harry Kim believes he's fallen for a virtual character (it turns out to be a hoax).", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "But Tom Paris warns him about holodeck addiction before they figure that out.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Needless to say the holodeck programs are definitely used for this sort of thing - I can see them replacing (or supplementing) real... ahem, 'Ladies of the Night' in a non-military setting.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "But anything further than 'stress relief' would be frowned upon, and in extreme cases treated as an illness.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/11061/Robotnik", "score": 24 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Yes.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "There were many references to sexual programs available in Quark's holosuites on DS9, featuring slave girls of various species.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Probably the most infamous one (featured in the episode \"Meridian\") was a custom order from a rich alien named Tiron, who wanted a holosuite program from Quark based on the physical specifications of Major Kira.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/4096/Kyle Jones", "score": 18 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "This clip from the TNG episode \" The Perfect Mate \" depicts Riker heading to the holodeck immediately following a sexually charged encounter.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "It is implied that he is headed to the holodeck to resolve the tensions brought about by the encounter - similar to a \"cold shower\". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lobo3c0NFg", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "In the TNG episode \" Booby Trap \", Geordi develops feelings for a holographic representation of Leah Brahms, one of the engineers who built the Enterprise.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "In the later episode \" Galaxy's Child \", the real Brahms discovers that Geordi had created a hologram of her and assumes that Geordi used the hologram for sex, though there is no indication that he did so.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "The TNG episode \" Hollow Pursuits \" explores Reginald Barclay's holo-addiction.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Barclay creates a hologram program that includes an embarrassing depiction of Riker as well as sexually-suggestive depictions of Troi and Dr. Crusher.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "When Riker discovers the program, he attempts to delete it citing \"protocol\", but it is not made clear what the exact protocol in question is.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The program could be violating protocol for depicting a senior officer in an unfavorable light or for depicting crew members in overtly sexualized positions.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It is obviously not against protocol to recreate members of the crew on the holodeck, since holographic crews are used during training simulations regularly.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/11847/Bobwise", "score": 13 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "To add to the above answers, I believe Riker attempted to re-visit \"Minuet\" in the episode with the Binars.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The first time he met her, he was with Picard.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He returned without the captain at the end of the episode, only to find her diminished without the Binars extra programming.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "And even Geordi created a copy of Leah Brahms.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "When discovered by the real Leah Brahms, his reasons are questioned.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/9309/Jim Green", "score": 6 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "From the Voyager episode \"Fair Haven\" , referring to Janeway's holodeck boyfriend Michael Sullivan: Janeway: too bad", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "he's only photons and force fields.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Chakotay:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I've never let that stop me before.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Translation, \"", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "oh yeah Katherine, I get wild in the holodeck all the time.\"", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/43882/Katie O'Claire", "score": 4 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "I think there is a Pon Farr program in Voyager for carnal stress relief.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Seen in Body and soul (for Tuvok) and Blood Fever (for Vorik)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/29217/user29217", "score": 3 } } ]

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[ [ "Holodecks have been known to be used for the purposes of physical intimacy and ‘stress relief’ in various episodes of Star Trek. There is the risk holograms will replace human interactions. " ] ]

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Diane Carey published in 1988.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The ship was experimental and they were to secretly take her out to test her systems.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/11979/Adam Reyes-Thomas", "score": 6 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Often time the name Enterprise is given to the first or second vessel of a line, or a vessel involved in exploration.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "As such they are often the most advanced vessel in a fleet technologically or design wise.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Even the word Enterprise has connotations of difficult undertakings, taking on new ventures, initiative, leading the way.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Also Flagship does not only refer to the best or most important ship in a fleet, but the ship that carries the commander of a fleet or subdivision of a fleet.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "As such the Defiant served as the flagship of the second fleet on occasion.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In the movie First Contact, the Entrprise-E is not the flagship, but the unnamed vessel of Admiral Hayes.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Once it is destroyed Picard takes command of the fleet.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Also, as far as I can find searching the transcripts the only time the Enterprise is referred to as a \"flagship\" in The original series era is the reboot.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The word flagship is mentioned in TOS in the Balance of Terror and Enterprise Incident referencing 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Echo class survey ship Space Shuttle Enterprise", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "1972 - Prototype orbitermodule HMS Enterprise", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "H88 2002 -", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Multi role survey vessel of the Royal navy.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "VSS Enterprise 2009 -", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "First Virgin Galactic commercialspacecraft", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/4751/Tyson of the Northwest", "score": 4 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "According to a primary source - the United States Navy - \"the first ship of the new Continental Navy was named Alfred in honor of Alfred the Great, the king of Wessex.\"", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "( http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq63-1.htm ) All eight ships of the United States Navy named Enterprise, and their stories, are on the United States Navy site for Enterprise (CVN-65) at http://www.public.navy.mil/airfor/enterprise/Documents/Enterprise/the_legend.html", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/36055/steward", "score": 3 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "The Enterprise was the first US ship ever created.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "There is therefore a tradition that at all times in the US fleet a ship named Enterprise.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I'd surmise that the original ship was named after this tradition, and then Starfleet made a tradition like the US's tradition.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/11987/PixelArtDragon", "score": 2 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "The Enterprise (NCC-1701) was a Constitution-class heavy cruiser.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "By naval tradition, the class shares its name with the first ship of that class.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "For example, the first Nimitz-class carrier was the USS Nimitz, the first Kitty Hawk-class carrier was the USS Kitty Hawk, etc.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "So, the Enterprise was actually the SECOND ship of its class.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The first ship of its class was...", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "the NCC-1700 Constitution, of course.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The NCC-1701-A was actually the NCC-1798 Ti-Ho, a refitted Constitution-class starship which was a testbed for transwarp technology alongside the USS Excelsior.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "After Kirk was exonerated, it was given a new name and number.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The NCC-1701-B, NCC-1701-C, NCC-1701-D, and NCC-1701-E were Excelsior-class, Ambassador-class, Galaxy-class, and Sovereign-class.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "So, in every case (except for the NX-01), the Enterprise was NOT the first ship of its class.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Thought", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I'd better point that out, for anyone who thought that the Enterprise had some sort of special importance from being the \"first of its class\" or any such nonsense.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/79427/AhrounDragon", "score": 0 } } ]

{ "question": "All of the flagship starships of humanity/the Federation get the name Enterprise: Enterprise NX-01, USS Enterprise NCC-1701, USS Enterprise NCC-1701 D, etc. Flagships of the United Federation of Planets could be named under a naming convention following from the first Warp 5 starship of humanity, the Enterprise NX-01 (humans were the dominant race in the Federation after all). But, how did Enterprise NX-01 get its name? And how did this naming convention arise? What's the in-universe history behind this naming?", "title": "Why did flagship starships all get the name Enterprise?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<star-trek><spaceship>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/30594", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/931/Umbrella Corporation" }

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he had trouble seeing, the use of the glasses throughout shows the light hurt his eyes.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "But if you watch again with the sole purpose to see if he is completely blind, the movie fails to show this.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/19980/h2oman", "score": 1 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Eli is blind throughout the whole movie.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "How he became blind is up for debate.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He is not the last living blind person; Solara's mother tells him that she was born blind.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He asks her whether it happened after or during the war, which may give the reason for his blindness.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 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{ "question": "In the Movie \" The Book of Eli \" we discover at the end that the Bible Eli has been carrying the entire movie is written in Braille. Does this imply that he is blind (and has been living completely \"by faith\" his entire life) or is the punchline of the movie that he is the simply the last living man on Earth who can read Braille?", "title": "Is Eli blind, or can he just read braille?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<the-book-of-eli>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/30799", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/2378/Timothy Baldridge" }

[ [ "Eli is considered to be blind, although it is not always obvious. There are hints that Eli had trouble seeing, the use of the glasses throughout shows the light hurt his eyes. It seems that he is not totally blind, as when they go to the old cannibal couple's house and ask for weapons, Eli looks at the window to check the surroundings. Also, throughout the movie, he uses his senses a lot except for the sense of sight.", "Eli was blind before the war but after finding the Bible he regained his sight upon hearing God’s voice. This is why Eli could read Braille because he had had to learn it before regaining his sight." ] ]

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[ [ "Eli was blind, or partially blind, before the war but after finding the Bible he regained his sight upon hearing God’s voice. Eli could read Braille because he had had to learn it before regaining his sight." ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "Lumiya used a Lightwhip , which was same technology.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "\"Related\" links section on Wookieepedia includes: Crossguard lightsaber · Curved-hilt lightsaber · Darksaber · Dual-phase lightsaber · Double-bladed lightsaber · Lightclub · Lightfoil · Lightwhip · Long-handle lightsaber · Lightsaber pike · Paired lightsabers · Protosaber · Sabercane · Lightsaber shoto / Guard shoto", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/976/DVK-on-Ahch-To", "score": 19 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "The unfinished, but canon, Star Wars: The Clone Wars arc Crystal Crisis on Utapau features a giant green kyber crystal.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Yoda mentions how giant kyber crystals were used in ancient super-weapons: Long ago in forgotten times when the Sith and Jedi fought for control of the galaxy, weapons there were of unimaginable power.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Always at their heart a kyber crystal was.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It's also heavily implied that a similar crystal was later used in the Death Star.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "The canon novel Tarkin confirms this.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The designers are also debating the optimum configuration for the Kyber crystal assembly.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Additionally, The First Order Star Destroyer Finalizer , and possibly other First Order Star Destroyers used kyber crystals in their turbolasers.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Her turbolasers are more powerful and faster to recharge than Imperial-era weapons, a product of kyber crystals harvested in the Unknown Regions.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/51226/Rogue Jedi", "score": 9 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Yes, there is.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Darksaber.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Currently, it is owned by Darth Maul who won it from Pre Vizsla ( Star Wars: The Clone Wars ).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/931/Umbrella Corporation", "score": 6 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "The Death Star's super laser was developed with Lightsaber technology, along with an ancient array of weapons of mass destruction.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "According to legend, the ancient Sith used massive kyber crystals to create superweapons; during the Clone Wars, the Geonosians revived the superlaser design.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "starwars.com", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This is a new addition to Disney Canon, though.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/54954/dunraven", "score": 4 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "In Star Wars Battlefront 2 there is a downloadable character that wields lightsaber nunchucks.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Video .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/15735/dimytri", "score": 1 } } ]

{ "question": "I know Darth Maul used a lightsaber staff which was basically two lightsabers end to end. I had thought that lightsaber nunchaku would be amazing, but the fact that you'd rather quickly lose your own hand during a change over would be problematic!! So are there any other weapons designed using this technology?", "title": "Are there any other weapons designed using lightsaber technology?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<star-wars><weapon>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/31429", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/3731/AidanO" }

[ [ "The Lightwhip and the Darksaber used the same technology. Yoda mentions how giant kyber crystals were used in ancient super-weapons. It is also strongly implied that a similar crystal was later used in the Death Star and in the turbolasers on First Order Star Destroyers.", "The other weapons used include: Lightwhips, Kyber Crystals, Super Lasers, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Darksabers and Turbolasers" ] ]

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[ [ "The other weapons used include: Lightwhips, Kyber Crystals, Super Lasers, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Darksabers and Turbolasers" ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "I have a theory regarding this.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "My theory is that the Observers are originally from the alternate universe.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0, 0 ] ] }, { "text": "The reason we don't see them invade the alternate universe in the show is because invading your own past is silly and could cause all kinds of trouble.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "See below for a more detailed answer with reasonings and even a picture: I think that the observers in Fringe that take over the past in the last season are all from the alternate universe.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Something that really bothered me in the final episodes is that the alternate universe appears to be completely untouched by the observers.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Perhaps they just didn't know about the universe?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "That seems implausible.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "They are masters of time and space, surely they would would have rediscovered the alternate universe.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Even if they didn't, they would know about it from the reports of the research team which September was part of.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "They can even travel there with apparent ease, we see them teleport there much in the same way they teleport through regular space.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This leads me to conclude one thing.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "My theory is that the Observers are originally from the alternate 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and take over 2015?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Why not earlier?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "2015 is only a few years after the bridge is closed.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It is possible that it would be the last time the two universes would have any major interaction.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "If the observers were to go back pre-bridge closing then they would have an effect on their own timeline.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This theory leaves some questions however.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "First, what becomes of humanity in the non-alternate universe and why couldn't the observers take over there?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It's 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"If the observers were from the alternate universe, how would sending the child observer and Walter into the future (in their universe) change the plan that occurred in the late 22nd century (suppressing emotion to benefit intelligence)?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "To me, it does not make sense that the observers are from the other universe.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Obviously observers can enter the alternate universe, as evidenced by September interrupting Walternate's successful attempt at finding a cure for Peter, but generally, the observers interference in the alternate universe seems to be minimal.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Further, in the show, the observers seem to be more involved with time travel than with travelling between universes.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Is this 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{ "question": "In all of Fringe, we only see observers from our universe. Why aren't there any observers from the other universe? (If there are no observers in other universes, that means our observers are the only humans from the future who have issues with their environment. The humans in the futures of other universes must have no issues like that and never want to invade their \"past\".)", "title": "Why are observers only from our universe and not from other universes?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<fringe>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/31556", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/12134/Digerkam" }

[ [ "There is a theory is that the Observers are originally from the alternate universe, although not everyone agrees with this. In the timeline that the observers are in, the observers could have already taken over the non-alt universe (they would know the outcome of their actions instantly since they are in the future). One of the observers states that they chose the time period they did because there was a 99.999% chance of success. Perhaps it is simply that this universe at this time is where they concentrated their efforts based on probability.", "The universe and the time period chosen by the Observers was based on probability of success rate. There is some belief that the Observers are from the alternate universe and not our universe, or may have already taken over the other universe since they are in the future already. " ] ]

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[ [ "The universe and the time period chosen by the Observers was based on probability of success rate. However, there is some belief that the Observers are from the alternate universe and not our universe, or may have already taken over the other universe since they are in the future already. " ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "From the Bruce Banner Wiki entry \"Bruce Banner Banner is considered one of the greatest scientific minds on Earth, possessing \"a mind so brilliant it cannot be measured on any known intelligence test.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "\"[68]", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He holds expertise in biology, chemistry, engineering, physiology, and nuclear physics.\"", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "So basically he has one degree mentioned on the marvel site", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "but he actually has studied beyond that but apparently didn't receive a doctorate in any other field.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/4355/Kevin Howell", "score": 10 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "The TV 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undergraduates at Desert State University in Navapo New Mexico he went to medical school.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0, 1 ] ] }, { "text": "He started dating Angela Lipscombe while he was there.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In their final semester Angela got a research grant for her neuro-psychiatric research but Bruce could find no one interested in his medical applications of gamma rays.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He left abruptly presumably without officially graduating.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He also studied at Harvard and Pennsylvania State University.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It was after this, that Bruce went to the California Institute of technology and gained his doctorate in physics and applied his interest in Gamma to weapons tech.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "most of Bruce's medical training is revealed as back story when He encounters Angela in later comics.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Incredible Hulk Vol.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "2 Issues 12 through 20 are good examples.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "So in cannon he has MD level medical training.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/60185/Xander", "score": 5 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "He was a polymath so it is quite possible that he had medical knowledge without having a formal MD.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "He was not necessarily conning anyone, merely helping out where he could.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], 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effectively.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "So it just follows the story line for most marvel superheros.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "A lot of them do have to hide their true identity making them seem that much more \"human\" than the \"white knight\" type hero's of other stories.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/12609/VBT", "score": 3 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "He isn't called Dr. Banner by accident.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "http://marvel.com/universe/Hulk_%28Bruce_Banner%29", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "As a child Bruce was withdrawn, possibly developing a split personality to help deal with his pain and rage.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "His 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{ "question": "In the Avengers movie, Dr. Banner is discovered treating patients for some unspecified, possibly unknown, disease in what looks to be the slums of India. From my recollection, Banner is a gamma physicist and not a medical doctor (Ph. D not M.D.). While it can be argued that the Indians may or may not know the difference, Banner hardly seems the type to con people for a quick buck.", "title": "Does Banner have a medical degree?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<marvel><marvel-cinematic-universe><avengers><the-incredible-hulk><the-avengers-2012>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/31797", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/7171/Steam" }

[ [ "Despite conflicting opinions, it is said that Dr Bruce Banner's medical training is revealed as back story when he encounters Angela in later comics. However, Banner is a genius physicist and has worked with biologists specializing in human gamma ray exposure. After completing his undergraduates at Desert State University in Navapo New Mexico, he went to medical school.", "Banner doesn’t appear to have a medical degree per se, though de did attend medical school for a brief period. It is possible he acquired knledge of medicine through other disciplines. " ] ]

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[ [ "Banner doesn’t appear to have a medical degree per se, though de did attend medical school for a brief period. It is possible he acquired knledge of medicine through other disciplines. " ] ]

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[ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The comics and show are dramatically different, so they certainly have distinct canon.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The games, though, may be canon (possibly of a 'lower level', a la Star Wars) with either the TV show or the comics.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "My guess is that they would be tied to the show if anything at all - the appearances of the few crossover characters seem to match the show better than the comics.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "According to Wikipedia, Survival Instinct is tied closely to the show, while TellTale Games", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Walking Dead is tied to the comics.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Whether these are actual canon for their respective tie-ins, however, is unclear.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/656/Jeff", "score": 22 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "In the video game Survival Instinct where you play as Daryl Dixon you see Merle spray paint it and then lock the door up.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "It is the same hospital where Rick was in a coma.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In the webisode", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Oath , you can see that it is actually sprayed by Paul.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This is based on October 2013.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/14884/Blake", "score": 20 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "The answer is; I did, along with Robbie Martin, the on-set Scenic.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "This is a production photo of the turn around shot, the second set of doors I did for the hospital set.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Notice", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "the font is different?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This version came from the Comic, that we used mostly as story boards.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "At the last moment, someone decided that, whoever it was that painted it?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Wouldn't have taken the time to find a brush, so the spray-painted version was done to camera.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It was a bit of a running joke on 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Land", "score": 9 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "This can be seen in", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Walking Dead Webisodes: The Oath .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The character Paul sprays \"Don't Open, Dead inside\" on the doors to the kitchen.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He sprayed this after recovering from near death and escaping walkers (or decays lol), to find his friend Katrina dead, killed by lethal injection from a nurse.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The real crazy thing is that this would make that before Rick wakes up, possibly making Rick there still in a coma while all this took place.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/17751/Brandon", "score": 5 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "The military could have been keeping them in there prior to shooting them.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "There are bodies lined up outside the hospital and evidence that the military was there.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It seems like the military was shooting the walkers and placing the bodies there.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It's right after Rick uses the matches to find his way out of the hospital using a stairwell.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Also, in a later episode it shows how Shane went to check on Rick.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The military can be seen in the hospital as I recall.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/13382/charles sutton", "score": 2 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "There's no reason to guess, AMC explained this ages ago in", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Walking Dead: The Oath .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Walking Dead: The Oath is a three-part web series based on the television series", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Walking Dead.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It aired in its entirety on October 1, 2013, on AMC's official website.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This series tells the origin of the \"Don't Open, Dead Inside\" paint on the cafeteria doors of the hospital Rick Grimes awakes in, post-apocalypse.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It follows Paul and Karina as they escape their zombie-overrun camp in search of a medical station.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The central theme of the series examines the will to persevere in the face of inevitable death.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/89053/Michael Fontaine", "score": 2 } } ]

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[ [ "The words were written there by the Walking Dead, presumably before the hospital was abandoned, possibly after a large number of patients had been moved into that one area (to better concentrate care) and one or more passed, raising as walkers, and began turning the others. They must have left the hospital when it was abandoned by the living (or were killed there when it was overrun by the dead). ", "Though this was never explicitly shown in the comics, the understanding is it was the walking dead. However, in the video game, Merle is seen spray painting it." ] ]

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[ [ "Though this was never explicitly shown in the comics, the understanding is it was the walking dead. The on-set scenics painted it on. In the video game, Merle is seen spray painting it." ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "Until someone comes along with a better answer based explicitly on Tolkien's writing, I will simply suggest the link to the Norse Midgard .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Remember that Tolkien drew a lot of inspiration from Nordic sagas and myths, and Midgard is the Nordic name for the world of men, the one that stands in the middle of Yggdrasil the world tree.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "There are worlds below it and above it, ones inhabited by gods or giants, but this is the middle one, mainly because it was myths by humans and for humans.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/4516/Avner Shahar-Kashtan", "score": 36 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "No.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Middle-earth is a continent on Arda .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In J. 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Tolkien's legendarium, Arda is the name given to the Earth in a period of prehistory, wherein the places mentioned in The Lord of the Rings and related material once existed.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It included several seas and oceans, and the continents of Middle-earth, the Dark Lands, and Aman (The Undying Lands), as well as the island of Númenor and other lands, left largely unnamed by Tolkien.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/12839/PapaCharlie9", "score": 23 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Middle-Earth is generally regarded as a continent If I remember correctly.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Besides Middle-Earth there is also Aman, where the elves (specifically the Noldor) came from, and Numenor, where Aragorn's ancestors came from.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0, 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/9235/Josiah Hester", "score": 7 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "No, but there is a Left and Right Earth.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "More specifically, there is an Eastern continent and a Western continent; Middle-earth is the one between the two (i.e in the middle ), separated from them by sea on either side.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "The 1930's Ambarkanta contains a number of world-diagrams, including the following one, illustrating the concept:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Also refer to Letter 165 : 'Middle-earth', by the way, is not a name of a never-never land without relation to the world we live in (like the Mercury of Eddison).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It is just a use of Middle English middel-erde (or erthe ), altered from Old English Middangeard : the name for the inhabited lands of Men ' between the seas '.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/None/", "score": 7 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Middle-Earth is a continent within the larger domain of Arda, which is described as \"Earth at some point in its prehistory\" or something along those lines.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Arda was originally flat, until it was made round after the destruction of Numenor.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "If memory serves, the continent Middle-Earth lay roughly in the center of the primordial, flat Arda (Arda Unmarred), although it is obviously impossible for it to be in the center of the spherical Arda Marred.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The other continents of Arda did not follow this naming scheme (Aman and so on), so no, there is no \"East Earth\" of \"Left Earth\" or anything like that.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/12857/ApproachingDarknessFish", "score": 3 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Yes, all of Arda at creation was \"flat\".", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Middle-Earth was Beleriand to (roughly) the Mountains of Shadow.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This Middle-Earth was the land bathed in the light streaming from The Undying Lands (a.k.a. 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Atalantia in the Adûnaic language) was later destroyed by the Valar as punishment of the rebellion of the Númenorians.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/21682/user23715", "score": 0 } } ]

{ "question": "I have always wondered are there more types of earths besides Middle. Is there an Upper and Lower?", "title": "Is there an Upper- and a Lower-earth along with Middle-earth?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<tolkiens-legendarium><middle-earth>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/32385", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/12836/codegeek511" }

[ [ "There are worlds below it and above it, ones inhabited by gods or giants, but this is the middle one, mainly because it was myths by humans and for humans. Besides Middle-Earth there is also Aman, where the elves (specifically the Noldor) came from, and Numenor, where Aragorn's ancestors came from.", "Middle Earth is a continent within Arda also comprising Aman and Numenor. As such, there is an Eastern continent and a Western continent besides Middle Earth or a Left and Right Earth. " ] ]

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[ [ "Middle Earth is a continent within Arda also comprising Aman and Numenor. There is an Eastern continent and a Western continent besides Middle Earth or a Left and Right Earth. " ] ]

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[ [ "There is a strong suggestion that this is \"Shadow of the Minotaur\". However, other suggestions include the \"Otherland\" series by Tad Williams, \"Caverns of Socrates\" by Dennis L. McKiernan or \"Dream Park\".", "The title is either: Shadow of the Minotaur; Otherland; Caverns of Socrates; or Dream Park." ] ]

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[ [ "The title is either: Shadow of the Minotaur; Otherland; Caverns of Socrates; or Dream Park." ] ]

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other than space-jumping Airborne-style (hinted at in the book, absent in the movie)", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "I can't think of another viable way to get boots on the ground.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In space, there would be no significant distinction between air and sea as there is with the modern military, and so being ferried into combat via space landing craft is roughly analagous to being delivered either by C-130 or by LCAC.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "The modern Marine Corps is a semi-self-sufficient \"first response\" force that can field comprehensive military power quickly, and as such are composed of land, air and sea vehicles, designed and chosen with an eye for portability and versatility.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The amphibious assault ships they commonly use, of the Tarawa, Wasp and brand-new America classes, are technically under the control of the Navy, but their sole purpose is to get Marine Expeditionary Forces into the theater.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In terms of manpower, though, the USMC is the smallest of the US Armed Forces branches, roughly one-fifth the total size of the U.S. Army (not counting the Army's civilian manpower component, which is about the size of the USMC just by itself).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The modern Army is well-used to being carried into battle however they can get there; in WWII, Army troops and their materiel were delivered by troopship, Duck landing craft, C-47 paratroop plane, and even glider.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Once they land, they're pretty much walking, much like we saw in ST.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "However, why does it have to be one or the other?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "There may be one \"Mobile Infantry\", but there are various units within it, some of which may be better suited for \"hopping\" from place to place instead of maintaining a more static \"front line\" like an army is normally thought to do.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "All the branches have elite special forces, and traditional units of same: Army Rangers, Navy Seals, Marine Force Recon, etc.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "All of the branches now contribute complements to SOCOM, which, taken as a single unit of \"Special Operations\", could very readily be replicated within MI.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/2834/KeithS", "score": 7 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "The Mobile Infantry concept is based on Heinlein's own experience as a Naval officer and contemporary military doctrine.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "At that time, military leaders were experimenting with the 'pentomic' army.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "They were concerned with survivability on the nuclear battlefield.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The most notable aspect of the pentomic system was the five part manning and C2 system vs the more flexible and successful three part system, five squads per platoon, five platoons per company, etc.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Combine this with his interest in space travel and a good imagination", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "he came up with the Mobile Infantry.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Rocket ships replace Dakota's; atomic rockets replace bazookas; flamethrowers are still useful.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The infantry still dies.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Interestingly, the US DoD is actively pursuing many MI concepts, most notably, the mobility suits used by the infantryman in the 23rd Century.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "\"Starship Troopers\" is an excellent book on leadership as much as it is a future history.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It is required reading in many military schools.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/77085/Trajan Aurelius", "score": 1 } } ]

{ "question": "A comment on this question got me thinking - was Heinlein explicitly modeling Mobile Infantry on US Marines? Or More the Army? I'll accept either a word-of-god answer (e.g. sourced from Heinlein himself), or a good analysis showing how specific details of MI are patterned more on the Army or the Marines of the time. The question specifically pertains to the Heinlein book, not the movie that accidentally shares the same name with it.", "title": "Was Mobile Infantry in Starship Troopers modeled on the Marines or the Army?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<robert-a-heinlein><starship-troopers>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/32843", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/976/DVK-on-Ahch-To" }

[ [ "Heinlein never said if the Mobile Infantry is based on any specific branch. However, the portrayal seemed Marine Corps biased.", "Although it is impossible to draw a form conclusion, the Starship Troopers is modelled more on the Marines." ] ]

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[ [ "Although it is impossible to draw a form conclusion, the Starship Troopers is modelled more on the Marines." ] ]

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{ "text": "While solo weapons by design, it's not unheard of for such to be used in groups.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Take the B-52 which was in its current form designed as a solo penetration bomber to strike deep in the USSR with nuclear weapons, is now used almost exclusively in groups for conventional bombing missions.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "As to the aircraft being more visible in groups than alone on radar, it doesn't really matter.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "One B-2 looks like a small bird at any distance where detection could mean interception before it can launch its weapons, in a group they'd look like a flock of small birds, not something radar operators are trained to be alarmed about (and I'd not be surprised if many radar installations are set up to filter out such small size targets to avoid cluttering the displays, 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"text": "The bombers took off in formation.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "they then split off to there individual targets.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "the bomber who launched its nuke on the L.A. ship was the first to reach its target.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "when the recon unit on the ground reported that the ship was intact the president recalled the other planes.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "he knew that they would have no effect on there targets.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/89568/Jaime Albiter", "score": 2 } } ]

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[ [ " Based on what we see in the script , we can assume that they simply returned to base. One might assume that all aircraft executed the required maneuver to avoid getting blasted, although only the two had to execute a very sharp maneuver. After seeing that the first bomb didn't work, the president had the others turn back.", "The test was to see if one weapon would be enough instead of putting all four bombers on the firing line. The likelihood is the others returned to base" ] ]

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[ [ "The test was to see if one weapon would be enough instead of putting all four bombers on the firing line. The likelihood is the others returned to base" ] ]

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[ [ "There is no reference to how the wandmakers get the core into the actual wood of the wand, however, one would need to drill carefully in the end of the wand, hollowing it out.", "The wand would be drilled using specialised tools and put together in the same way as lead pencils, though there is very little available information on the process." ] ]

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[ [ "The wand would be drilled using specialised tools and put together in the same way as lead pencils, though there is very little available information on the process." ] ]

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[ [ "It means that the Space Jockey and ship had been on LV-426 for a great deal of time since death. The space jockey was infected by a Facehugger, so an Alien chest-buster had made his way out of his torso and bio suit. This may have been the reason for the crash landing on LV-426.", "The Space Jockey is infected by a Facehugger and outwardly explodes. The Space Jockey’s suit fossilises to show the amount of time that has passed since his death." ] ]

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[ [ "The following wear eyeglasses: Noa Briqualon, Nuevo Vindi, Shaun Dann; and Kel Dor." ] ]

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{ "question": "In TNG, Beverly Crusher has the rank of Commander. Since she is a high-ranking officer, it got me thinking about doctors in general. Is there a rank for doctors that is higher than Commander? Could a doctor make it to Captain, even if they are not in command of a starship? Of course, a doctor with a rank higher than Commander couldn't be on a ship because of command conflict, but I don't see why a doctor with the rank of Captain couldn't serve on a starbase.", "title": "Can Starfleet doctors make Captain rank?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<star-trek><star-trek-tng><starfleet-rank>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/34116", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/6974/Sponge Bob" }

[ [ "If Starfleet patterns its ranks after the US Navy, or Navies of the world, then having physician with the rank of Captain (Colonel), or even Admiral would not be too far. It is also not unheard of for someone in command of a large ship, such as a carrier, to be of the rank of Admiral.", "A doctor can indeed make it to a rank higher than Commander (Admiral): Dr McCoy being the number one example. Also, Phillipa Louvois is a Captain who does not yet command a starship. " ] ]

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[ [ "A doctor can indeed make it to a rank higher than Commander (Admiral): Dr McCoy being the number one example. Phillips Louvois is a Captain who does not yet command a starship. " ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "I don't have the book handy to specifically check this, but...", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Enderverse lists Rackham as Half-Maori while Wikipedia says Mazer Rackham is described in the book as a half-Maori New Zealander", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This article confirms that the tattoos are meant to be Maori.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "So while the book does not seem to ever actually specifically say that he has such tattoos, they DO make sense in terms of his character.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/5184/phantom42", "score": 38 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Yes, it seems to be added just for the movie.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "I just searched a digital version of the novel.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Although the name \"Rackham\" appears 40 times, the word \"tattoo\" appears zero times.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Here's how Rackham is described the first time Ender meets him:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He looked to be about sixty, by far", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "the oldest man Ender had seen on Eros.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He had a day's growth of white whiskers that grizzled his face only slightly less than his close-cut hair.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "His face sagged a little and his eyes were surrounded by creases and lines.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He looked at Ender with an expression that bespoke only apathy.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "There's nothing about tattoos on his face, and that would be the moment to mention it.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/1271/Pixel", "score": 30 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "SECOND UPDATE :", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Found what could be considered canonical answer in a Marvel Comic ( Formic Wars: Burning Earth 01 ).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "There, Mazer has no tattoos at all .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This should be considered canonical since Marvel's \"Ender's Game\" comics - including \"Formic Wars\" series - were done with Card's full cooperation and", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "were his idea, he clearly had some say in the way characters looked", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "We know that the comics were strongly affiliated with Card from first prequel book's Afterword, as well as the fact that they were directed by Card: To add to Pixel's excellent answer,", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "the prequel book ( Earth Unaware ) showed Lieutenant Mazer Rackham, and didn't mention any tattoos (UPDATE: checked against soft copy).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "UPDATE:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Just read the second book in the prequel series (\"Earth Aflame\").", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The books heavily centers on Rackham.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He was NOT described as having any tattoos.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "However, the book goes into great detail of his background, which CAN be compatible with the tattoo theory:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "His mother was Maori, his father English", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "His mother had to separate from the tribe because they objected to her marriage", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "As a result, until her death, she", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "**raised him fully immersed in Maori culture - language, legends, songs, warrior ethos, and all. After her death, his father raised him \"full-on-Enhlish\".", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "#3 means that it is quite possible that Rakham would have gotten Maori tattoos upon reaching adulthood, the age when Tā moko (maori tattoos) typically apply, out of respect for his mother's memory; but #4 means that it wasn't a certainty.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Again, the book doesn't describe any outward features (tattoos OR lack of thereof), the only physical description was weight and lack of fat (duh).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/976/DVK-on-Ahch-To", "score": 14 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "The tattoos may be consistent with Mazer Rackham's Mom's ethnicity, but NOT with his character's preferences or work as represented in the books (though maybe he had meaningful tattoos somewhere discreet and invisible to the other characters?).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Mazer does extensive undercover work in Shadow of the Giant .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Hardly anyone who sees him suspects what a badass he is (including Ender, at their first meeting).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He seems to cultivate this stealthiness, which makes sense considering that at first his existence and then his continued presence on Earth remain classified.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "His appearance needs to support that premise in order for that premise to work.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The facial tattoos are therefore IMHO not only not appropriate for Mazer's internal character but also actively take away his powers to do undercover work as well as being inconsistent with his storyline.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "So basically they seem to be an arbitrary way for Hollywood to emphasize the \"Mystic Native Life Coach\" trope more than it was emphasized anywhere in any of the books, at the expense of the character's other dimensions.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I'm personally not so happy with the decision.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/16046/Reader", "score": 13 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "While not truly authoritative, I found it interesting that official artwork for Card's short Mazer in Prison explicitly shows him without facial tattoos.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The art was apparently featured in Card's emagazine Intergalactic Medicine Show .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/1359/Beofett", "score": 4 } } ]

{ "question": "The first image of Ben Kingsley as Mazer Rackham has surfaced recently : I did not remember him described has having a tattooed face in the book. Is this an addition made to the character especially for the movie?", "title": "Did Mazer Rackham have a tattooed face in the Ender's Game book?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<movie><enders-game>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/35024", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/45/DavRob60" }

[ [ "This seems to be added just for the movie. ", "The tattoos were added to the character solely for the movie." ] ]

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[ [ "The tattoos were added to the character solely for the movie." ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "Spoilers: None of the new armors being developed used the internal power supply from Tony's internal arc reactor.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "All of his more recent suits (the ones he made AFTER New York) ran on their own independent power supplies.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Note the fact they flew, used repulsors and fought Extremis soldiers whether Stark was in them or not.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The complex design of the Mark 42 made for some unique properties: Each piece of independent armor had to have its own power supply to utilize the repulsor/anti-grav flight capacity.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Each piece of armor had to be able to independently and cooperatively know where it needed to be and in what order it needed to arrive to make the suit 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{ "question": "In Iron Man 3, it shows Tony Stark having trouble charging his MK42 armour. At one point he even had a car battery connected to it. Why couldn't he use the arc reactor in his chest to charge his armour?", "title": "In Iron Man 3, why couldn't Tony Stark use the arc reactor in his chest to charge his armour?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<marvel><marvel-cinematic-universe><iron-man><iron-man-3>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/35090", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/14284/Mike" }

[ [ "Charging his suit from his chest reactor would cause a power drain that might threaten his life. All of his more recent suits (the ones he made AFTER New York) ran on their own independent power supplies. Since the suit was designed to fit more people than Stark it makes sense to have the suit function without a direct link to the Arc reactor in Tony's chest. Each unit is capable of functioning independent of any other pieces and it had to have its own power supply to utilize the repulsor/anti-grav flight capacity.", "Tony’s MK42 armour has its own independent power supply. Also, the suit is designed to be worn by people other than Tony so it is not controlled by the arc reactor for this reason and it is deemed safer to plug it in to a conventional power source." ] ]

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[ [ "Tony’s MK42 armour has its own independent power supply. The suit is designed to be worn by people other than Tony so it is not controlled by the arc reactor for this reason. It is safer to plug the suit in to a conventional power source." ] ]

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the Ringwraiths are not a tool that Sauron uses lightly; they are his mightiest servants that he uses only for the gravest tasks.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Next:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Yet this weakness they had for Sauron's present purpose: so great was the terror that went with them (even invisible and unclad) that their coming forth might soon be perceived and their mission be guessed by the Wise.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "So, if the Ringwraiths did run around Middle Earth creating little wraiths, their presence would very soon become known.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "That would hugely impair their ability to act in secret:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "his (Sauron's) chief purpose was that the coming forth of the Nazgûl should appear only as part of his policy of war against Gondor...", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "the Nazgûl were commanded to act as secretly as they could.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It's clear that running around Middle Earth creating little wraiths would be quite contrary to Sauron's purpose.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "So in conclusion we have two reasons against running around creating lots of little wraiths: there's no additional purpose to doing so, and doing so would risk comprimising the Nazgul's secrecy, and thereby go against Sauron's plans.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/None/", "score": 30 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "As I understood it the reason that Frodo was in danger was because a fragment of the morgul blade snapped off and remained in his body , working its way towards his heart.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In the books it is mentioned that at that point he would have become a wraith and was only saved because Elrond removed the fragment.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This would not necessarily happen in all cases though, so I have never inferred that simply being stabbed by such a blade could cause this to happen - only if it fragmented in the wound.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "As Gandalf explains to Frodo in Rivendell: They tried to pierce your heart with a Morgul-knife which remains in the wound.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "If they had succeeded you would have become like they are, only weaker and under their command", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/7910/bazz", "score": 12 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "My understanding of it is that if the person stabbed does not have a ring of power, he will die, however if he/she does, then the blade has a sort of corrupting and enhancing power on the ring.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/14346/Jardyn", "score": 4 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Sauron gave 9 rings to 9 powerful leaders of Men.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "These 9 all became Ring Wraiths upon their deaths because of the Rings.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Frodo being the Ringbearer, if he would have died while holding the ring would have become a Wraith as well.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Further if Frodo would have died due to to wound inflicted by the Nazgul, he would have been subservient to the Nazgul as a Wraith.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/14358/Jim", "score": 3 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "My understanding is that there were wraiths... and then there were wraiths.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Nazgul were powerful and feared as wraiths because of the rings they possessed.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "But a typical person who became a wraith would exist only as spirit, with little ability to influence the physical world.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/2530/Joel Coehoorn", "score": 2 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Note that fragment of the Morgul-blade snapped off and remained in his body.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The remaining part of blade \"seemed to melt and vanished like a smoke in the air\".", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This weapon almost certainly may be used only once and probably is troublesome in storage (destroyed by light) and hard to produce.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Therefore producing new wraiths, probably far less powerful than Nazgûl using this method is inefficient use of available resources (both Ringwraiths and materials necessary to produce blades).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/14808/Bulwersator", "score": 2 } } ]

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[ [ "Nazgul are sinister, not psychopaths. It's clear that running around Middle Earth creating little wraiths would be quite contrary to Sauron's purpose. In addition, this weapon may be used only once and probably is troublesome in storage (destroyed by light) and hard to produce.", "The reason more people are not being stabbed and turned into wraiths is because the Morgul blade may only work once and may not be effective. Nazgul might be sinister but they didn’t necessarily want to turn everyone into a wraith and this would not have been in line with Sauron’s purpose. " ] ]

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[ [ "The reason more people are not being stabbed and turned into wraiths is because the Morgul blade may only work once. The person being stabbed also needs to be holding a ring to avoid dying. Nazgul might be sinister but they didn’t necessarily want to turn everyone into a wraith and this would not have been in line with Sauron’s purpose. " ] ]

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given to their movement, their continued existence or how they retard the destruction of their now barely-living flesh", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "but if we were to consider them viable, if undead, organisms, the reasons we don't see more children becomes more apparent.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "If the lives of the undead are sustained through the consumption of flesh, child zombies are at a disadvantage.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Smaller, slower, and weaker simply by being children, they get less flesh to eat, have to work harder to get it and will be pushed aside by larger adult zombies with greater strength/mass (such as it is) to work with.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "With that in mind, they will eat less often and thus have less fuel to work with.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 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the living, parents might opt to put their sick children down upon death (chopping off heads, impaling brains, or shooting them in the head) to prevent them from rising up.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This act of kindness/self-preservation, may be the simplest and most effective reasoning for the lack of child zombies from an in-world prospective.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Other answers have tapped the production rationales for not seeing as many child zombies.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Workload, scheduling, parents, school schedules and the like.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/2765/Thaddeus Howze", "score": 37 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Single-serving children don't leave enough corpse to become zombies.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "In the Walking Dead universe the primary way one becomes a zombie is to be bitten by a zombie and expire from the ensuing infection.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The thing is, it was the intent of the zombie that inflicted the bite to eat said individual.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "One must possess the wherewithal to end one's encounter with a zombie in few enough pieces to become a viable zombie oneself.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Defenseless, bite-sized children are unlikely to escape said encounter alive and unlikely to be enough of a meal to satiate a zombie before becoming an unreanimateable collection of bones.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/14435/nwellcome", "score": 30 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "So far I think they've had 1 zombie kid per season...", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Season 1- the little girl Rick killed in the 1st scene, Season 2- Sophia and Season 3- Penny.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Season 4, they are pretty much implying \"all bets are off\" & there's a lot more people at the prison now", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "that came from Woodbury, mainly Women & kids, because The Governor took all the others with him to attack the prison & ended up killing the ones who ran, so with the population at the prison", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": ", you might see more of it this season...", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/17916/Kim", "score": 4 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "I think it is mainly an production decision.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "People (especially parents) are likely to respond negatively at seeing children's corpses walking around eating people before being shot in the head.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "As an example I can cite my wife.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "She was never a big WD fan", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "but once she saw the Governer's daughter she was unable to watch the show again and does not even like me talking about it", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "(we have two young children ourselves) -", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "luckily she missed the one about Sophie", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "and I was able to lie to her about what happened.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/6581/Stefan", "score": 2 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "When zombies bite children, they do not just bite, they eat it all!", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/8218/scythargon", "score": 2 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "It's probably mostly a production thing.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "As a mother myself, it tore me apart to see what happened to Sophia, whom we were given time to bond with as a character.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It shocked me to see what Rick had to do to the little girl in season 1.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Over time, maybe, I've become a bit 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{ "question": "In The Walking Dead, why aren't there more children zombies?", "title": "In The Walking Dead....why aren't there more children zombies?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<the-walking-dead>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/35370", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/14430/Seneca" }

[ [ "Although they are reasonably dehumanized, the show having zombie children walking around and being killed by the survivors in every episode is likely to put some viewers off. Also, child zombies would decay or freeze faster due to their lower mass.", "The audience is not likely to respond well to more children as zombies due to the killing of zombie children that has occurred in the past. Also, from a production perspective, adults are easier to cast. It is also a consideration that children are eaten whole and decay faster than adults so we see fewer of them — they are also shorter and less visible than adults. " ] ]

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[ [ "The audience is not likely to respond well to more children as zombies due to the killing of zombie children that has occurred in the past. From a production perspective, adults are easier to cast. Children are eaten whole and decay faster than adults so we see fewer of them — they are also shorter and less visible than adults. " ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "The short answer : Yes he does To answer your question properly, we would have to know what Superman you are talking about.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "See As of 2012, how many different canon versions of the Superman character exist? for more details.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "If you are talking specifically about that Superman/Batman Apocalypse, then the question should be why does he keep his power, because he obviously does.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Anyway, I'm going to give you a few possibilities as to why Superman does keep his powers outside of our solar system.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "If you want more details, there are a lot of questions on this site about Superman’s powers.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "First possibilities that come to my mind", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": ": Superman's powers come from a yellow star.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Not particularly our sun, just a yellow one.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "And the range of a star is pretty good...", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The more bright is the star, the further its range would be.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "So even outside our solar system, either it is the Sun or another yellow star that gives him his power, Superman does keep them.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Second possibility :", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Superman's skin allow him to store energy.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 1 ] ] }, { "text": "His skin stores the Sun's energy when it is exposed to its beams, and this energy can be used later.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 1 ] ] }, { "text": "When there is no more energy, Superman loses his power.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This is one of the answers to How did Doomsday killed Superman?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/13418/Kalissar", "score": 11 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Superman gets his powers from a \"yellow sun\" not necessarily our sun ( Sol ).", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "He absorbs the solar radiation to power his abilities, and stores it for later use.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 1 ] ] }, { "text": "So as long as he's either near a \"yellow sun\" or doesn't expend his solar reserves he will be able to access his abilities.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This is how he retains his abilities indoors, or at night time.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/8226/Monty129", "score": 3 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "The only thing I would add to all the above, is that in some earlier stories, he either wasn't near a suitable sun or our sun became red and he used his Supermobile which provided him with all the power he needed.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "in the comics it duplicated his powers and in the cartoon it provided him with power", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "IIRC", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Here's a link supermobile", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], 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environment being more like Captain America or a Wolverine than a human, but nothing near the God-like potential they have now.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "3]", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It's been stated that different stars can affect his power levels differently.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Most commonly, stars run from Red to Orange to Yellow to Green to Blue to White to Blue White.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "A chart for simplification follows here:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This basically relates to how much energy the star puts out.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "And Superman has been shown, in canon, to be empowered by those up to an Orange star, if only half as powerful as a yellow star makes him.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Blue Stars have been shown to actually increase his powers, as shown here....", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "So it is not inconceivable that yes, he would have some form of abilities depending on where the environment is, but its most likely once there isn't a Red Star or or significantly heavier gravity present.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In the 2003 comic Birthright , they updated the origin story and gave a combination of the Gravity/Sunlight explanation, saying his cellular structure, which was essentially designed to absorb and draw some form of energy from an older, less powerful star, would essentially \"drink in the radiation of a star so young.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "\" That, combined with his molecular density due to it being formed 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{ "question": "As far as I know, Superman has super powers because of Sun in our solar system.In Superman/Batman: Apocalypse he goes out of the solar system to fight Darkseid. I don't know if this happened before. So, if he gets power from our Sun, how was he able to go outside of solar system? EDIT: I am not suggesting that Superman need a direct sun rays on his skin, but just to be \"near\" our Sun, i.e. in Solar System.", "title": "Does Superman have super powers outside of our solar system?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<dc><superman>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/35677", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/3992/Andrija" }

[ [ "Superman's powers come from a yellow star, or sun. However, different stars can affect his power levels differently. His skin stores the Sun's energy when it is exposed to its beams, and this energy can be used later.", "Superman’s powers come from various sources including different yellow stars/suns and he can leave the solar system as his skin allows him to store the radiation to power his abilities." ] ]

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[ [ "Superman’s powers come from various sources including different yellow stars/suns. He can leave the solar system as his skin allows him to store the radiation to power his abilities." ] ]

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Behrens", "score": 8 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "The ARC reactors shown are low-radiation source fusion reactors.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "This implies strongly LENR (low energy nuclear reactor), as does the use of palladium.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The lack of high powered magnetic fields rules out traditional tokomak reactors.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "That said, the brilliant glow in operation is counter to LENR, so it's some form of mid-energy nuclear reactor.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "According to the Marvel Wikia , it's a repulsor based fusion system.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "That said, it's comic book physics.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It works because the story needs it to.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Note, however, that while repulsor fields are as yet fantasy, the use of repulsors to cause fusion should work; magnetic tokomaks work by magnetic compression of hydrogen plasma.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "(At present, sustained fusion is an energy losing phenomenon - 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there's no room for secondary energy-conversion processes here.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Fourthly, the reactor (is covered in coils that look like magnets and) appears to be controlling a glowing substance of some sort - could this be plasma?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Fifth, if it is plasma, and does resemble a Tokamak, this could be a reaction that relies off of energized collisions.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "That would also explain the poisoning partially (radiation and trace elemental bi-products).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Also, why else would it glow like that?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "But the question then becomes, what type of fuel/energy source is it using?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The answer is, Palladium isotopes.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The reactor ionizes and accelerates palladium isotope 103, and uses other Pd isotopes to facilitate electron release and/or capture.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 1 ] ] }, { "text": "The resulting radiation that is released is usually used to aid in catalyzing the reaction further, producing more energy.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This process changes somewhat, however, when he does his famous \"Unibeam\".", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Instead, the resulting energies from the reactor (mainly gamma and electricity) are sent outward in a focused beam.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The verdict: Tony Stark used (comic book) physics to create a Pd Decay Plasma Nuclear Reactor .", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "But wait - there's more!", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Tony then created his own element to stave off the harmful effects of the old Pd reactor.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This synthesis of a new element is not as fictional as it may seem -", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "many elements and isotopes have been created in colliders before: http://www.techtimes.com/articles/6435/20140503/super-heavy-element-117-confirmed-heres-how-scientists-made-it.htm", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "And that is the simplistic version of how the Arc Reactor (theoretically would) work.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Please see this article for more details: https://www.quora.com/What-is-theory-concept-behind-the-Miniature-Arc-Reactor-built-by-Tony-Stark", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/None/", "score": 3 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "There are good answers been provided already, but maybe you are interested in a youtube video of a phsicisist talking about Iron Man and also about the Arc Reactor (starting at about 2:00 min)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Reality of Iron Man", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/12977/Xylol", "score": 2 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "It is a mini muon-catalyzed fusion reactor.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "As things are mentioned that it totally doesn't create any waste and it is known that the muon-catalyzed fusion reactor produces very little waste and releases almost no radiation.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/15926/Apekshik Panigrahi", "score": 2 } } ]

{ "question": "In the film we can see him making a miniature simplified Arc Reactor with palladium and so on. I know it is like a mini nuclear reactor, but what exactly are its inner workings or principles?", "title": "How does Iron Man's Arc Reactor work?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<iron-man><marvel>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/36098", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/14316/Xaltar" }

[ [ "Tony Stark used (comic book) physics to create a Pd Decay Plasma Nuclear Reactor . According to the Marvel Wikia , it's a repulsor based fusion system. The reactor ionizes and accelerates palladium isotope 103, and uses other Pd isotopes to facilitate electron release and/or capture.", "While the ARC reactors are said to be fusion reactors, the simplified Arc Reactor Stark creates is made using comic book physics and is a mini muon-catalysed fusion reactor. Since the reactor doesn’t have high powered magnetic fields, it is not modelled on a tokamak-type fusion redactor but rather is said to be modelled on a repulsion based fusion system. " ] ]

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[ [ "While the ARC reactors are said to be fusion reactors, the simplified Arc Reactor Stark creates is made using comic book physics and is a mini muon-catalysed fusion reactor. The reactor doesn’t have high powered magnetic fields so it is not modelled on a tokamak-type fusion redactor. It is said instead to be modelled on a repulsion based fusion system. " ] ]

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"text": "It should be at the far right of the translight backdrop.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "(Unless the building lights at the shoreline are on Angel Island, which would be odd since Angel Island is a state park.)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Lights from several cities are missing.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "There are no lights along Richardson Bay even though that currently has the cities of Sausalito, Marin City, Belvedere, Tiburon, and Strawberry.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Golden Gate Bridge is missing.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It should be visible on the far left side of the translight backdrop.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "We know from subsequent movies, TNG episodes, and Deep Space 9 episodes that the iconic bridge survives until it was destroyed by surprise Breen attack during the Dominion War sometime around stardate 52,600.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/63201/RichS", "score": 4 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "I think it's on the Mare Island golf course looking inland.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/105020/steve", "score": 2 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "I'm not sure there's anything within either The Wrath of Khan or The Search for Spock that explicitly says where Kirk's apartment is.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The existence of both fast atmospheric shuttlecraft and transporters mean that it could actually be anywhere at all!", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The 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], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Does the ridge behind the bay look familiar to anyone?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "That could help pinpoint where in the Bay Area Kirk's home is located.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/17566/RobertF", "score": 1 } } ]

{ "question": "This would also have been his home in \"Wrath of Khan\"; because it seems to havethe same view out the window. I assume it is in the SF Bay Area but it kind of looks like it is looking back towards Sausalito and I want to know if I'm right. However I can imagine that his home in the movies is somewhere other than it was in the original series since he is semi-retired.", "title": "Where is Kirk's home on Earth in \"Search for Spock\"?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<star-trek><the-wrath-of-khan><the-search-for-spock>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/36419", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/5943/Jennifer Davis" }

[ [ "It was in a tall skyscraper in San Francisco with sweeping views of the city, the bay, Alcatraz, the Golden Gate Bridge and at least two other prominent 23rd century skyscrapers. The view is from between Russian Hill and Marin County, looking towards Richardson Bay, since we can see the Marina and Presidio on the left, the Golden Gate Bridge next, and then Mount Tamalpais in the distance on the right.", "Kirk’s apartment is in Russian Hill or between Russian Hill and Marin County looking northward towards Richardson Bay and the Marin County lights are coming from Fort Baker and Sausalito. " ] ]

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[ [ "Kirk’s apartment is in Russian Hill or between Russian Hill and Marin County looking northward towards Richardson Bay. The Marin County lights are coming from Fort Baker and Sausalito. " ] ]

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"label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "it remained, content and infinite now as the white hole itself \"", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It's therefore likely that the final vision in the film (of Reinhardt's eyes within Maximillian's exoskeleton) is that they've also joined their consciousnesses to form a single thought-based entity rather than the more literal interpretation of him using Max's outer shell as a makeshift spacesuit.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/20774/Valorum", "score": 6 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "As the movie earlier mentions that Reinhardt had murdered Kate's father, and he had used the crew to create his zombie crew, I alway got the idea that he had used Kate's father to create Maximillian, and he eyes", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "you see inside Max's 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"score": 2 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "My impression from the end of the film was more that Reinhardt encountered Maximillian beyond the Black Hole, and put himself inside the robotic suit more for the purposes of an environmental suit.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ -1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This is why we see Reinhardt's eyes through the visor of Maximillian's helmet.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/373/HorusKol", "score": 1 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "The Dr. had asked Kate to protect him from Maximillian earlier in the movie, which I think was because he feared that it would eventually kill him.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "However, he wasn't afraid of the black hole which was deadly.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "So by merging with it, he was trapped with the object 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[ [ "Reinhardt and Maximilian are both evil forces. They merge together to join their consciousness to form a single consciousness and become a single thought-based entity. " ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "Published in 1952 , Isaac Asimov's David Starr, Space Ranger , the first novel of the Lucky Starr series, has aliens that have shed their material bodies and became beings made of pure energy.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/4918/b_jonas", "score": 8 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Out of the Silent Planet (1938) has beings without material bodies, although they don't evolve that way.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/456/DJClayworth", "score": 4 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "The classic 1956 film Forbidden Planet likely gave the energy being thing a good boost when it turned out that the Krell's attempt at peaceful discorporation was disrupted by \"Monsters from the Id!\"Energy beings, and beings of light have been around for a long time, but it looks like usage of 'being of light', got a big and sustained boost around 1974:", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/4118/Wayfaring Stranger", "score": 3 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Whether this answer is acceptable to you will depend on how you define \"advanced race,\" \"fantasy,\" and \"beings of light,\" but here goes...", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "As most modern stories which talk about \"beings of light\" tend to do so with some sort of religious or spiritual overtone, it is probably no surprise that the concept would have originated in the realm of religion and spirituality.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Stories of people turning into angels, demons, ghosts, gods, or other spirtual beings have been around for millennia, and in many cases these types of spirit-beings (especially angels and gods) are portrayed as \"beings of light\".", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "A few examples I could find, in roughly reverse chronological order: 1843 - A Christmas Carol ~500 AD - Christian artwork begins to show the ressurected Jesus as a \"being of light\" 61-115 AD - An Ancient Ghost Story by Pliny", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "the Younger ~500 BC - Greek mythology has the myth of the phoenix , which dies, to be regenerated as the sun ???", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "-", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "By some accounts ( 1 ) at least some segments of Hindusm hold that god-like or angelic devas may have been humans in past lives 2494 BC -", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Egyptian god Ra was the sun, or represented by the sun, although he was not, to my knowledge, believed to have been a lesser person/being previously 2780 BC -", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Egyptian god Atum , also represented by the sun 3000?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "BC - Egyptians believed the deceased Pharoahs would become gods after death and \"ascend to the sky and dwell among the stars", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "\" I think this last one is both the oldest I can find, and the closest match to your description, leaving only the question of how you define an \"advanced race.\"", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/2912/Flimzy", "score": 3 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "I think a very important, fitting term that's still missing in this Q&A is Transcendence .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This article discusses that sci-fi trope in detail and names", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "a bunch of early stories that qualify.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "For example, Arthur C. 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[ [ "Beings of light can be found in Arthur C. Clarke's \"Childhood's End\" (1950 orig.), Theodore Sturgeon's \"The Cosmic Rape\" (1958), Alfred Besters' \"Tiger!\", \"Trilogy\" by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson, Asimov's \"David Starr, Space Ranger\", the 1956 film \"Forbidden Planet\" and \"The Illuminatus\".", "Beings first evolved into light in Childhood’s End in 1950, though Tiger by Besters and Trilogy by Shea and Anton Wilson may have been earlier. " ] ]

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[ [ "Beings evolving into light occurred in the following: Space Rangers (1952); Forbidden Planet (1956); Childhood’s End (1950); the Cosmic Rape (1958); and the Illuminatus (1975). Tiger by Alfred Besters and Trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson are also possibilities. " ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "Joffrey considers himself a Lannister, as much so, if not more than a Baratheon.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "This is probably due in large part to Cersei's influence, and Robert's seeming indifference towards him.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It is commented on as unusual by several characters throughout the books.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/14483/Sconibulus", "score": 20 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "It's actually common heraldic practice and it would be called marshalled arms.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "The simplest is a division per pale, then inserting the different charges on either side, as Joffrey's is divided with the lion and stag.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "This is usually done to show a union of two groups or to join your arms to a symbol of office.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "It could be either in this case, as Joffrey's a product of both houses, or he's not really a Baratheon, and he's joining his true arms to those of the current royal family which has been functioning as the royal device to further his claim.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "While there may be deeper symbolism behind it, I expect the fact that is traditional heraldic practice to be the main cause.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "While reading the books, I have noticed Martin paid particular attention to description of devices and followed other common themes such as canting.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This is basically putting puns in your device, such as house Waxley having 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"The reason why is because Joffrey is of House Baratheon of King's Landing.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Stannis flies the banner of House Baratheon of Dragonstone because Robert installed him there and made him Lord of Dragonstone, thus creating a cadet branch of House Baratheon.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "His banner and sigil is a stag surrounded by a heart of fire, appropriate for a follower of R'hllor.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Renly thus becomes the Lord of Storm's End, which has also been relegated to being a cadet house, and continues to fly the traditional banner and sigil of House Baratheon of Storm's End.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Thus the reason why Joffrey changes his banner and sigil is to distinguish his house, House Baratheon of King's Landing, which represents the union 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well as to remind the kingdom of his Lannister ties.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/7948/ardent", "score": 5 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Expanding my comment: Splitted coats of arms usually created by inheritance of a realm by maternal side, which traditionally by heraldics placed on the right side of the shield next to the paternal side.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "For Joffrey if fulfills this rule, the Stag goes to the left side facing right, and the lion goes to the right side facing left.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Also express the claim the rightful rule on the Lannister house, unlike his father who had nothing to do with Lannister realm, since he had a wife from there without direct right of rule over it.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Furthermore it is clear that Joeffry is the next in succession in the Lannister house, since his uncle (Jaime) is in the order and Tyrion won't inherit Lannister's realms because of his conflict with his father.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Therefore he rightfully has claim on Lannister realms as well as Baratheon realms.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/17731/CsBalazsHungary", "score": 2 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Joffrey, although a Baratheon heir by lineage, does not enjoy any actual, meaningful support from the Stormlands.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "This is split between Renly and Stannis intially.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Beyond birth names and symbolism, the true dynamics of power in A Song of Ice and Fire are that Joffrey is a 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[ [ "Joffrey considers himself to be a Lannister and a Baratheon. Joffrey feels the need to remind the kingdom he is also a Lannister which is common heraldic practice. He is a Baratheon by lineage but a Lannister by wealth and resources. " ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "The Batman encountered in the Flashpoint universe, the lead-up to the New 52 reboot is actually Thomas Wayne , Bruce having been killed on that fateful night instead of Thomas, which explains his motivation for fixing whatever created the Flashpoint universe.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/7171/Steam", "score": 14 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "In Flashpoint.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Spoilers (but you already know that)!", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Basically, Flash changed the timeline to save his mama.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "So instead of Thomas and Martha Wayne getting shot, Bruce got shot.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "So Thomas, out of veagneance, became Batman.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The difference is that Thomas is not afraid to kill, and is darker.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Extra: the Joker here is Martha.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/19308/Batfacefan", "score": 5 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "If you are interested in seeing this Thomas Wayne on screen in action as Batman, I suggest you check out the animated film called Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Flashpoint is the comic event that birthed the New 52-niverse (or killed the original DC universe, if you're being negative about it).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Here's the official synopsis, if you're not worried about spoilers: When time travel allows a past wrong to be righted for Flash and his family,", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "the event’s", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "temporal ripples prove disastrous, creating a fractured, alternate reality where the Justice League never formed, and even Superman is nowhere to be found.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Amidst a new world being ravaged by a fierce war between Wonder Woman’s Amazons and Aquaman’s Atlanteans, Flash must team with a grittier, more violent Batman and government agent Cyborg to restore the continuity of Flash’s original timeline.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I love that Thomas Wayne is Batman, mostly because I love the idea that all members of the Wayne family are genetically predisposed to fighting crime while dressing like bats.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Anyways, Flashpoint does have a pretty epic voice cast:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Primetime television stars Justin Chambers (Grey’s Anatomy) and Kevin McKidd (Grey’s Anatomy), the voices of Barry Allen/Flash and Thomas Wayne/Batman, respectively, unite with numerous greats of television and film to fashion the famed animated roles.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Adding to the celebrity-laden voice cast and providing thrilling additions to the Justice League series are Michael B. Jordan (Fruitvale, Friday Night Lights, Chronicle) as Cyborg, C. Thomas Howell (Southland, The Outsiders) as Thawne/Professor Zoom, Nathan Fillion (Castle) as Hal Jordan/Green Lantern, Ron Perlman (Hellboy) as Slade and Deathstroke, Dana Delany (Body of Proof) as Lois Lane, Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride) as Aquaman, Danny Huston (Magic City) as General Lane, Sam Daly (The Office, The Daly Show) as Superman, and Kevin Conroy (Batman: The Animated Series) as Batman.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/20124/ShowHerTheStars", "score": 3 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Way back in Detective Comics #235 (September, 1956) in a story entitled", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The First Batman Thomas Wayne wears a bat-like costume to a costume-party (complete with mask but with large wings instead of a cape and no Bat-emblem on the chest).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Whilst wearing this he fights off some thugs who abduct him.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Years later as an adult Bruce discovers", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "old home film-footage of the incident and realises this may actually have led to his father's later murder.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He also reasons that a subconscious memory of the incident may have played a part in his decision to adopt a bat as his symbol and crime-fighting persona.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I read this story as a child - I wish I still had it.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/79372/Gray", "score": 3 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "To see Thomas Wayne in all his glory as The Batman, there are two essentials you should get.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I've provided Amazon links to both here for your convenience.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The first is the trade paperback version of Flashpoint, the event leading up to DC's New 52 universe launch.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The second is the animated film version of the event.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Flashpoint Justice League:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Flashpoint Paradox", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Here's the spoiler(ish", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": ") summary of what happens in both: Barry Allen (aka The Flash) uses the Speed Force to go back in time and prevent his mother from being murdered.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This single change causes ripples throughout time, such that when Barry returns to the present, he never became The Flash and there is no Justice League.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The world is being ravaged by a war between Atlantis & Themyscira, and it appears that humanity may be destroyed regardless of the victor.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Barry sets out to gather his former colleagues, beginning with Batman (now Thomas Wayne instead of Bruce), in an attempt to fix the timeline before the world is destroyed.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "And even if Barry DOES manage to fix his mistake, things may never be the same again.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Suffice to say, there's much more to the story - including who's ultimately behind it all, how the war really started, etc., but I don't want to give it ALL away here.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/20557/Omegacron", "score": 2 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "It seems everyone knows Thomas Wayne was Batman in Flashpoint, but he was also Batman in the New 52 series Earth 2.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "In this universe the attack on the Waynes was a mob hit.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Thomas survived but faked his death went into hiding.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Bruce, not knowing his father was alive, became the Batman, but he died when the forces of Darkseid invaded.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Thomas Wayne then took up the mantle of the Batman to honor his son and atone for his own misdeeds.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/42171/Boelabaal", "score": 2 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Flashpoint is not the only arc where this happens.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "It happens somewhere in the eighties, maybe in a one off alternate timeline story.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Edit Looks like Thomas Wayne wore a bat costume to a party in the main timeline, and it's referenced a few times over the course of the comics.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/45330/No Way", "score": 1 } } ]

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[ [ "Thomas Wayne was Batman in Flashpoint, but he was also Batman in the New 52 series, Earth 2. ", "The series in which Thomas Wayne is Batman is called Flashpoint. However, there is also another series in which Batman is Thomas Wayne in Earth 2." ] ]

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[ [ "The series in which Thomas Wayne is Batman is called Flashpoint. There is also another series in which Batman is Thomas Wayne in Earth 2." ] ]

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[ [ "Suggestions include \"The Girl, The Gold Watch, and Everything \", an episode of the Twilight Zone, \"A Kind of a Stopwatch\", \"Friday the 13th\", \"O'Clock\", \"Bernard's Watch\", \"Greatest American Hero\", and \"Clock Stoppers\".", "The movie or TV show may be the Girl, the Gold Watch, and Everything; the Twilight Zone; A kind of a Stopwatch; Friday the 13th; O’ Clock; Bernard’s Watch; Clock Stoppers; or Greatest America Hero. " ] ]

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{ "question": "The oath of the Indigo Tribe is: Tor lorek san, bor nakka mur, Natromo faan tornek wot ur. Ter Lantern ker lo Abin Sur, Taan lek lek nok--Formorrow Sur! Has it ever been translated? If so, what does it mean in English?", "title": "What does the Indigo Tribe oath mean?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<dc><green-lantern>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/39374", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/15899/David Starkey" }

[ [ "This is unknown, and there is no translation of the Indigo Tribe's oath. However, the word \"nok\" is said to mean \"may compassion be with you\".", "There is no translation available though the meaning of \"Nok\" means may compassion be with you." ] ]

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[ [ "There is no full translation available. The meaning of \"Nok\" is \"may compassion be with you\"." ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "It may be explored in Minions (film) which may act as a prequel or spin off to the Despicable Me franchise coming in 2015, as per the movie description in Wikipedia it states - Minions are yellow henchmen who have existed since the beginning of time, serving history's most ambitious villains.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Update:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "As per then Minions (film)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Minions are small, yellow creatures who have existed since the beginning of time, evolving from single-celled organisms into beings who exist only to serve history's most despicable masters.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Note:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Copied from my own answer from Movies & TV Stackexchnage.", 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by a ray that turns humans into minions as seen in the Minions Mayhem ride at Universal Studios.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "This is generally considered as non-canon (or just something Gru invented for the express purpose of the ride).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "However, one of the short films (in Orientation Day) suggests they are made from a single strand of mutated DNA Reference: Despicable Me Wiki", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/16528/Ganesh Babu", "score": 4 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "No, they evolved naturally.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "A description of the film explained that they arose through evolution, but is scant on the details: Minions have existed since the beginning of time.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "They have evolved from single (yellow) cell organisms into the familiar beings we know.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "The film’s title include small, yellow cells that gradually mutate into familiar Minion shapes.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "These cells are depicted following a series of larger organisms (as they evolve), presumably assisting and abetting them in whatever it is they do.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "At the end of the film, it is made clear that they were not created by Gru, because They meet and follow Gru when he steals the Queen’s crown, but have been active long before they met him.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/3567/alexwlchan", "score": 4 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "As we see in the 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[ [ "The minions have existed since the beginning of time from a single strand of mutated DNA. They came about as small, yellow cells from the ocean. The minions evolved naturally." ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "neilfein (a user here) directed me to this diagram for a reading order.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It can be regarded as the absolute minimum of the books that need to be read for the series to be coherent and make sense.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Note that it leaves out a lot of short stories as it's trying to be concise.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Also this isn't chronological - it just tries to give you an overall understanding of the series when you so you can understand the back-story.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/14317/Ender Delat", "score": 37 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Most of Asimov's books are actually inter-related, but many of them weren't written with the intention of being related.", "label": [ 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"text": "Apart from the Foundation and Robot series, Asimov's works aren't interrelated very strongly.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "So apart from the Robots quadrilogy ( Caves of Steel , Naked Sun , Robots of Dawn and Robots and Empire ) and the Foundation series (original trilogy, two sequels, and two prequels) which should be read in order, there is little in the way of spoilers.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Though chronologically the Empire books do fit in nicely between Robots and Foundation.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Nemesis has also been retconned into the main continuity.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "A rough timeline would be something like this: Susan Calvin Robot short stories (collected for the most in I Robot ).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Nemesis (Standalone book for the most part, but briefly mentioned in Forward the Foundation ) Caves of Steel (Robots quadrilogy) Naked Sun (Robots quadrilogy) Robots of Dawn (Robots quadrilogy) Robots and Empire (Robots quadrilogy)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Stars Like Dust (Standalone Galactic Empire book)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Currents of Space (Standalone Galactic Empire book) Pebble in the Sky", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "(Standalone Galactic Empire book)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Prelude to Foundation (Foundation prequel)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Forward", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "the Foundation (Foundation prequel) Foundation (Foundation trilogy) Foundation and Empire (Foundation trilogy) Second Foundation (Foundation trilogy) Foundation's Edge (Foundation sequel) Foundation and Earth (Foundation sequel)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Then there are the standalone Asimov science fiction stories that haven't been worked in any way into the Foundation continuity, chiefly The Gods", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Themselves and the Lucky Starr books", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "(although the latter do mention the three laws of robotics and has off-Earth colonies that are hostile to the their mother planet).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/887/System Down", "score": 5 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "I think you're pretty much safe regarding spoilers as long as you keep the order for specific series, like Foundation: you should not read \"Second Foundation\" before the first book, and so on.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "But regarding the whole spectrum of him work (from the Robot series, going through the Galactic Empire and finishing on Foundation)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "you're safe reading whatever order you want...", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "sometimes that might be fun, because you might find references to the same world but with thousands of years apart.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "At least, that's been my experience.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/3875/Deleteman", "score": 2 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Years ago, okay, decades ago I read the books in the original three trilogies before the connecting books came out.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I recommend starting with the Elijah Bailey series (you can throw in I, Robot if you desire, but it's not necessary), followed by the Galactic Empire series, followed by the original Foundation trilogy.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The thought process behind this is that the Foundation was never even imagined to exist by the (fictional) humans through the first two trilogies.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "After that, read the additional prequels and sequels in the order they were published.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It maximizes the \"ah-ha\" moments", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "and you're not reading a story that, in the fictional history sense, you already know some of the answers to.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/43032/John", "score": 2 } } ]

{ "question": "This question has been asked for the Foundation and the Robot series.. but I wanted to know if there are other works of Asimov that should be read in a particular order, so that I don't read the spoilers before reading the actual material.", "title": "What is the correct order for reading material of Isaac Asimov?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<suggested-order><isaac-asimov>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/39669", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/16795/Daud" }

[ [ " The best way to read Asimov stories is to read them in the chronological order of when he published them. However, apart from the Foundation and Robot series, Asimov's works are not particularly interrelated. Therefore, apart from the Robots quadrilogy (Caves of Steel, Naked Sun, Robots of Dawn and Robots and Empire ) and the Foundation series (original trilogy, two sequels, and two prequels) which should be read in order, there is little in the way of spoilers.", "Most of the writer’s books are not strongly inter-related. However, it is recommended the books be read in chronological order." ] ]

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[ [ "Most of the writer’s books are not strongly inter-related. It is recommended the books be read in chronological order." ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "The word for Eagle in Czech is Orel, in Slovak it is Orol.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "I think it can be assumed that this did inspire the naming of Orell, even though there are no quotes from GRRM to confirm this (as System Down wrote).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/539/Zottek", "score": 5 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "The name also sounds like oriole, as in the birds .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The connection of Orell to birds has a variety of connection points.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "But, as mentioned, there is no confirmation from GRRM.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Without a confirmation from GRRM, it's possible that the name comes from the Orrell surname and the eagle part is a coincidence.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This unusual name is of early Medieval English origin, and is a locational surname deriving from either of the places called \"Orrell\" in Lancashire, one of which is situated in the parish of Wigan, and the other in the parish of Sefton.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Both places share the same meaning and derivation, which is from the Old English pre 7th Century word \"ora\", ore, and \"hyll\", hill; http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Orrell", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I think it's best to avoid assumption and admire the synchronicity.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/14950/mawcsco", "score": 3 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "GRRM definently gets inspiration from real life words and names.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Some wildlings have nordic/norse names, like Tormund or Magnar.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I also know that Bran is welsh, meaning raven.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I'm sure there are plenty other cases of this that speakers of other languages notice.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/16373/Mathias Ose", "score": 3 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "My family name is 'Orrell' originally spelt 'Orell'.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The early medieval sheild that they used displayed a double headed eagle.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Maybe this is all just a coincidence?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "They derived their name from Orrell-in-Makerfield in Lancashire of which manor, they were the Lords.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/115813/Terry Orrell", "score": 1 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "The shield comes from a stained glass window (now lost) from Wigan parish church which is thought to commemorate the marriage of Margaret, daughter and heir of William de Orell of Newton-in-Makerfield, with Sir Robert Langton of Hindley circa 1340.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "An earlier seal of a different William de Orell of Haydock (a distant cousin of the first William) circa 1315 showed an image of a double headed eagle.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/119294/Terry Orrell", "score": 1 } } ]

{ "question": "In the A Song of Ice and Fire , there is a character named Orell, who is a skinchanger in control of an eagle. Орёл (oryol) happens to be the Russian word for \"eagle\". Is there any other evidence that the name Orell derives from Russian or some other Slavic language?", "title": "Is the name \"Orell\" related to the Russian word for \"eagle\"?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<a-song-of-ice-and-fire>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/40555", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/638/Dima" }

[ [ "The word for Eagle in Czech is Orel, and in Slovak it is Orol.", "Orwell is derived from Orel in Czech and Orol in Slovak." ] ]

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[ [ "Orwell is derived from Orel in Czech and Orol in Slovak." ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "Sounds like", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Dead Past by Asimov, where there is a very rare device like a television called the Chronoscope that can look at events that in the very distant history.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The story goes on to reveal that the chronoscope can in fact: Only view up to a little over one hundred years in the past, but importantly it can view up to the immediate past, essentially the 'living present', making it a device that could destroy privacy for anyone on the planet.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "As a result, in an attempt to keep this fact secret, and to prevent smaller and cheaper chronoscope's being invented, scientific freedom is rigidly controlled by the government, research outside your field being banned and with the techniques required to develop a Chronoscope being mysteriously unfunded.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "You can see an adaptation of the story on YouTube .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/3569/iandotkelly", "score": 10 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "There's also Damon Knight's \"I See You\" about an inventor who, as anonymously as possible, creates and distributes a machine which allows people to view anything that happened at any time, completely eliminating crime and also privacy.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/4804/James McLeod", "score": 5 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "It's not presented so much as a television, but Orson Scott Card's \"Pastwatch: The redemption of Christopher Columbus\" (one of Card's better books even if it is preachy", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "and I completely disagree with its premise) has a device that lets the past be viewed.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/17655/thwarted", "score": 2 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "E for Effort by T. L. Sherred comes to mind.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/9013/Kreiri", "score": 1 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "This is unlikely to be the story you were thinking of as it is a full novel, but The Light of Other Days by Stephen Baxter, based on a synopsis by Arthur C Clarke, deals with the same premise.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "I remember reading it and thinking it was overly similar to Asimov's The Dead Past , which was suggested above.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/17815/curiousdannii", "score": 1 } } ]

{ "question": "I read a story a long time ago, I think in a short story collection. The main idea was that a TV had been invented that could be set to any place and time in the past, and you could see what happened there and then. Anybody know what it was?", "title": "Sci-fi story about a TV that works across time", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<story-identification><time-travel>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/41256", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/2576/TimK" }

[ [ "This may be \"E for Effort\" by T. L. Sherred, or posisbly \"The Light of Other Days\" by Stephen Baxter.", "The story may be E for Effort by T.L. Sherred or the Light of Other Days by Stephen Baxter, though less likely so. " ] ]

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[ [ "The story may be E for Effort by T.L. Sherred. The story may be the Light of Other Days by Stephen Baxter, though less likely so. " ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "No.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "The Hulk is not a mutant.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "He is a mutate .", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "The distinction is subtle and for all intents and purposes more a matter of how a metahuman acquired their abilities, not necessarily a marker of power, puissance or capacity.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "The Hulk, a mutate, is one of the most powerful beings on the planet.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Magneto, a mutant, has a vastly different power, but no less powerful or dangerous than the Hulk, whose abilities are almost entirely physical.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "There are mutates whose powers are similar to known mutants and whose 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psionic potential the ability to alter the fabric of space-time, for feats like teleportation and space-flight and even alter the fabric of reality, changing both the past and the future in multiple universes.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "These powers are inconsistently scattered among the human populace and has on more than one occasion been potentially capable of destroying the entire species.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/2765/Thaddeus Howze", "score": 66 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "This is a question of terminology.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In the Marvel universe \"mutant\" means something very specific.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It is the casual term for Homo superior , people whose latent X-gene has become active.", "label": [ 0 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Anderson", "score": 0 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Agreeing with the other writers, mutants are born not made.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Their powers manifest usually around puberty.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In the case of most X-Men, they were born with the mutation in their genes.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Hulk, according to the Marvel Universe, would be classified as a mutate, powers were bestowed upon him by external forces.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "As indicated in Deadpool , Wade was not born a mutant, so technically he is a mutate as well, not a mutant.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "However, the movie also suggested people are born with the gene, it just never manifested as powers or abilities.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 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{ "question": "Hulk has extraordinary powers, well above that of a normal human being. Can we say that Hulk is a mutant?", "title": "Is the Hulk technically a mutant?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<marvel><the-incredible-hulk>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/42960", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/18957/user18957" }

[ [ "According to the comic book definition, Hulk would be classified as a mutate, not a mutant, as his powers were bestowed upon him by a freak accident.", "The Hulk is a mutate; not a mutant." ] ]

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[ [ "The Hulk is a mutate; not a mutant." ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "Per the third act of the film, the breach is normally a one-way doorway.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "It only allows kaiju to go back through it.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Given that at the end of the film, the jaeger was able to tag along with the kaiju when it went back through the breach, it's safe to assume that some water would also go through with them.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "But it wouldn't be a constant flow into the breach, water would only go through when a kaiju did.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/None/", "score": 18 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "The Breach appeared, at least to me, to be a one way barrier preventing anything not from the Anteverse to pass backward through to the alien universe.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "But we are also forgetting that the Kaiju appear to swim from their universe to ours and appear perfectly adapted for living on Earth.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Breach (also known as the Portal), is a fissure located off the coastline of China near Guam on the floor of the Challenger Deep of the Pacific Ocean.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It connects the Earth to the Anteverse; the homeworld of the Precursors and the Kaiju.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Kaiju facility in the Anteverse appears to be underwater, as Gipsy Danger \"floats\" down after entering the Breach.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "However, it is not; the facility simply has an artificially generated gravity column to allow access to the breach 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"scifi.stackexchange.com/users/2765/Thaddeus Howze", "score": 13 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "How are all these aquatic kaiju coming through if there is no water on the other side?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I think the answer is simply that: the water doesn't rush in because there is already water on the other side.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/85/Satanicpuppy", "score": 4 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "There most definitely is water on both sides....", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Kaiju are aquatic, they swim up to and through the breach.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Escape pods clearly rise due to the flotations devices attached to them when ejected from the Jaeger, which would indicate the presence of water.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Jaeger clearly drifted down through the water when it was sinking into the Anteverse, as opposed to its fall from 50,000ft. & the icing on the cake....", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "when the reactor is going to explode, in the last scenes before the escape, you can clearly see water rushing into the mech from damage to the exterior.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Will one of the above posters, claiming that there isn't water on the other side of the breach, please explain why there would be water filling the mech and spraying around inside the Jaeger if it was not submerged?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "(Don't tell me its left over from the ocean, it is clearly under pressure when sinking to the bottom of the Anteverse.)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "That's a wrap!", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "P.s.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I just watched the movie again, when Mako's escape pod is released, a bunch of bubbles can clearly be seen escaping the Jaeger with the pod.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/62396/Steve Just Watched the Movie", "score": 3 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Maybe the \"portal\" mechanism of the Precursors in the Anteverse have a way of floating the huge kaiju to exit their \"portal\" mechanism into our world & if the kaiju were to return to Anteverse, wouldn't the Precursors want their kaiju to float back down gently to their facility instead of free falling & the kaiju die with a huge 'PLOP!'", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": ".... that would explain why Gipsy Danger floats down slowly in the ending scene before it explode.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "As with the escape pod... the momentum from ejecting from the robot's head plus the \"floating gravity\" effect allows it to exit from the portal mechanism back into our world with quick pace and able to outrun the explosion.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/20232/user20232", "score": 1 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "You could say the same thing about whatever surrounds the other side of the portal.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Water would only go into the portal if there was a space to fill i.e. the other universe has a gas atmosphere or is a vacuum.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "So the other universe is either filled with (near the portal) a liquid with a 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{ "question": "In the movie Pacific Rim, the breach is located at the bottom of the ocean. This breach is a wormhole/portal/gateway to some other universe that giant monsters freely move though back and forth. What keeps our ocean from just emptying itself into this breach or their atmosphere rushing out?", "title": "In Pacific Rim what is keeping the ocean from rushing into the breach", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<pacific-rim>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/43018", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/16220/Keo" }

[ [ "The breach can be seen as a one-way barrier. Another theory is that there is already water or a liquid with a similar density on the other side, and the resulting equal pressure prevents movement from one side to the other.", "The breach is a one-way barrier supported by water on the other side which means the pressures are balanced and the breach is a one-way doorway. " ] ]

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[ [ "The breach is a one-way barrier supported by water on the other side. This means the pressures are balanced and the breach is a one-way doorway. " ] ]

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[ [ "Teaching Parseltongue may not be considered enough of a valuable skill to dedicate school time to this subject. Ignoring Harry's unique situation as The Boy Who Lived and his relationship to Voldemort, there's really no need to be able to speak Parseltongue. It may also be a strange ability passed down through the Slytherin blood line. Prejudice may also be a factor in the decision not to teach it as well as the difficulty in finding a Dark Arts teacher able to teach it.", "Parseltongue is a language that cannot be taught since it is passed down through the Slytherin blood line. " ] ]

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"cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/16653/oakad", "score": 9 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "With Jules Verne and Stanislav Lem the best known non-english SF writers of the 19th and 20th century respectively, some earlier notable SF writers who were eventually widely circulated in English include: 18th century: Ludvig Holberg Danish/Norwegian author publishing Niels Klim's underground travels in 1741.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Describes a solar system inside the earth with several inhabited planets.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Widely published in several european languages Voltaire French writer and philosopher who wrote the 1792 short-story Micromégas where Earth is visted by two aliens from Saturn and Sirius.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "17th century: Johannes Kepler German astronomer writing Somnium between 1620 and 1630.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Contains detailed descriptions of how the earth would look like from the moon.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Cyrano de Bergerac French dramatist who wrote Comical history of the states and empires of the moon , published posthumously in 1657.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Arthur C. 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{ "question": "I'm trying to understand how big the influence of translated SF is in the English speaking world. Part of the question is which is the single most influential work from outside. So, which story or novel that was not originally published in English has been most often cited in other works, as measured by number of citations in Google Scholar?", "title": "Which originally non-English novel or story has had the widest reception in English-language SF as measured in number of citations?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<short-stories><novel><languages><influences>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/43169", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/16636/mart" }

[ [ "A number of originally non-English SF authors and works are considered to be influential. These include Jules Verne, Stanislaw Lem, Pierre Boulle, Karel Čapek, Ludvig Holberg, Lucian of Samosata and Yevgeney Zamyatin. Voltaire wrote 1792 short-story Micromégas; Johannes Kepler wrote Somnium between 1620 and 1630; Stanislaw Lem wrote Cyberiad and Solaris; and Cyrano de Bergerac wrote Comical History of the States and Empires of the Moon (1657).", "Though there are many possibilities, Jules Verne is the most likely English novel or story with the widest reception in the English speaking world. " ] ]

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[ [ "Though there are many possibilities, Jules Verne is the most likely English novel or story with the widest reception in the English speaking world. " ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "I am a medieval sword fighting instructor and have won a couple of tournaments so have a different insight than people who probably know the films better but in case you are interested: Sword (or lightsaber) fights rarely feature aiming at your opponent's sword.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "If someone aims a shot at your sword you just attack with your sword, their sword flies harmlessly through the air where your sword was as your sword hits them.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It is like if you have your fists up and I swing a punch at your fists,", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "just by punching me back you have made me miss whilst I get whacked on the nose.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "However, when you are fighting cinematically there are various ways you can fake the 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"label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/6581/Stefan", "score": 58 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Actually, in the extended universe this technique has seen some use, see Tràkata .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Regarding the movies there is also some variation how long it takes for the lightsaber to fully ignite.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Sometimes it took quite some time and one might imagine that this delay would be a serious drawback since it gives the opponent quite some time to react.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/8279/Erik", "score": 42 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Because you'd then at the same time get hit by your opponent's blade that you just let past your defenses?", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": 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such as the EU novels and comics: Members of the New Jedi Order known to employ this technique includeJedi Master Mara Jade Skywalker.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Jedi Master Corran Horn used avariant of this technique during the Yuuzhan Vong War, one notableoccurrence being while he was battling Shedao Shai on Ithor.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Duringthe battle, Horn and Shai were locked in combat, and Horn deactivatedhis lightsaber, then reignited it into Shedao Shai, killing thetemporary Supreme Commander.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "During her duel with Ben Skywalker,Sith apprentice Tahiri Veila used this technique to great effect.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Skywalker forced her lightsaber aside, so Tahiri switched herlightsaber off and on", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "so fast Skywalker barely had time to react,allowing her to extend the blade to where his throat had been justmoments before", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/20774/Valorum", "score": 14 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Don't forget that it clearly says (in Phantom Menace if I remember rightly) that the Jedi reflexes come from being able to predict their opponent and react ahead of time.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "If you tried a trick like this against another Jedi then they would know in advance that it is coming and be able to use it to either still parry/dodge or to kill you while you were yourself unable to block.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/21613/Tim B", "score": 4 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "There are 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"text": "He starts with having both blades on the double-bladed saber active in addition to the single blade in his other hand, but later switches one of the two blades off on the double saber.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Then while an opponent was behind him he pointed the deactivated end at his enemy and activated it, which impaled the sith.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Also remember lightsabers have no weight in the blade, so unlike a heavy sword, swinging the blade and expecting contact but only hitting air might not have the effect you describe.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/45549/Hatandboots", "score": 3 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "If you lock sabers with your opponent and then switch yours off, where do you think your opponent's blade is going to go?", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "The answer is \"into you\".", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "You can dodge, parry, or be struck.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/65637/Kyle", "score": 1 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Lightsabers have considerable gyroscopic effect, this makes them hard to handle and requires considerable force experience.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Switching them on and off would exacerbate the gyroscopic twist and make it extremely difficult to handle.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/26522/RoboKaren", "score": 0 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Reference : https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Tr%C3%A0kata", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": 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{ "question": "Since my early childhood I've been wondering about the answer to one question about Star Wars: Why, when fighting with lightsabers, do they use them to parry attacks rather than turning the lightsaber off momentarily? It seems like they would be able to use this to unbalance their opponent (who is expecting to make contact) then re-activate their lightsaber when their opponent's head is above the handle.", "title": "Why don't lightsaber duelists ever use the technique of turning off their lightsaber during a fight?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<star-wars><lightsaber>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/45328", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/19835/jayarjo" }

[ [ "If they were fighting 'for real' the tactic you describe would probably be quite effective, although there may be a lapse in ability to block, a delay in turning the saber back on or problems with gyroscopic control. However, Sith don't use this technique because it breaks their momentum, since most of their power/strength comes from anger, and Jedi dislike this because it is deemed dishonorable.", "Turning off the lightsaber is considered to be an act of dishonour and it would also exacerbate the gyroscopic twist making it tougher to handle the weapon. Moreover, the risk of being struck is much higher when the lightsaber is turned off. Finally, the Sith do not like to rely on deception and instead rely on the momentum of their anger which would mean the lightsabers would need to remain switched n." ] ]

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[ [ "It is dishonourable and would exacerbate the gyroscopic twist. The risk of being struck is much higher when the lightsaber is turned off. The Sith do not like to rely on deception and instead rely on the momentum of their anger which would mean the lightsabers would need to remain switched n." ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "I know of two possible answers (other than Jayce given by another user).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "First Answer", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "That could be Captain Harlock (also called \"Captain Herlock\" in UK or \"Albator\" in France).", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "He is a space Pirate or Privateer.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The series was created by Leiji Matsumoto.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Added after 2 comments His ship called Arcadia (sometimes Atlantis) came in several different version , but essentially a green or blue type.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It always had the stern of an ancient galleon, probably early 18th century.", "label": [ 0 ], 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"label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The date is 1982.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "But the available information seems scarce.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/15592/babou", "score": 8 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors had a spaceship that, while not really looking like a sailing ship, had solar panels that looked like sails, that gave it a similar outline.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/8415/Alan", "score": 6 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "I think you might be looking for Odin Created in the mid-80s, all the ships look like sailing ships. :)", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/25840/Minka Stoyanova", "score": 4 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "If it's a movie instead of a TV series it may be Treasure Planet.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "I hope this was helpful.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/20637/Ashleydrew", "score": 3 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "The Bobobobs Set in the distant past, the plot revolves around a group of nomadic miniature humanoids known as the Bobobobs, who live in a part of the universe far away from the Earth.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "One crew of these Bobobobs, led by Bob Wouter, the captain, sets sail in the Bobular Quest, their spaceship, described as a \"galleon with a protective dome\".[2] They head towards Earth where they plan to save the humans from being terrorised by dinosaurs.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Along 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{ "question": "I remember an animated series back in the early 80s that included a space ship that looked like an old sailing ship. Thought it was Starfleet but none of the clips I can find include this ship. Ideas?", "title": "Looking for space series with sailing ship", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<story-identification>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/46015", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/20266/Neil Imrie" }

[ [ "Suggestions include Captain Harlock, Odin, Treasure Planet or Star Fleet. The ship may be called The Skull, captained by Captain Halley.", "The following space series are possible: Captain Harlech; Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors; Odin; Treasure Planet; the Bobobobs; Star Fleet/X Bomber; or Star Blazers." ] ]

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[ [ "The following space series are possible: Captain Harlech; Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors; Odin; Treasure Planet; the Bobobobs; Star Fleet/X Bomber; or Star Blazers." ] ]

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"label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "So anyone not already known to be a witch or a wizard, must be muggle born.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Also, as indicated in this answer , Hermione made no effort to hide it either.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/19561/SQB", "score": 8 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "I don't have the books to hand at the moment.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I am however relatively certain that in the diagon alley scenes Hermione's parents are around.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Something along the line of Arthur Weasley talking to them, after some research i found this on the wikia.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Arthur_Weasley", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "A few days later, the family, as well as Harry, went to Diagon Alley to purchase school supplies for the upcoming year.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "While there, they visited Flourish and Blotts where Gilderoy Lockhart was having a book signing event, during which, Arthur got into a fist fight with Lucius Malfoy over Arthur's fascination with Muggles.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He was very excited to meet Hermione Granger's parents, both Muggle dentists, insisting on taking them out for a drink.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "By this confrontation draco could easily recognise Hermiones parents as muggles.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": 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Diagon Alley.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/79083/Doctor Two", "score": 3 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "As other answers have pointed out she makes no point of hiding it.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Also the wizarding world is really a small tight-knit community and Hogwarts isn't really a huge school (okay the building's huge but the student population isn't....its probably less than 300 students).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Information (gossip) probably travels quite quickly through the whole of the community.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "And given \"pure-bloods\" are all related they likely all know each-other and probably most \"half-bloods\" at least by reputation.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/36147/Brouellette", "score": 1 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Quite simply, she doesn't have a last name associated with any (living) wizarding lineages.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "There are a few known Granger wizards, but not for at least a couple of centuries.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Potter and Weasley were, no matter their reputation, magical at the root.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "That said, it is likely her association with Harry that caused him to single her out for this insult.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/70850/Weckar E.", "score": 0 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "I don't have anything in the text to support this, but I didn't want to leave it as a comment", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": ": I think it's as simple as Malfoy not recognizing Hermione's last name.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "If she were not Muggle-born, Malfoy surely would be familiar with the Granger family (or her mother's family, if only her mother were magical).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The entire Malfoy family is obsessed with bloodlines, so I've always assumed they just know, from memory, which families are Muggle-born and which are not.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/100030/user91988", "score": 0 } } ]

{ "question": "In Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets , Draco calls Hermione 'a filthy little mudblood'. She never let slip she was muggleborn in the Philosopher's Stone book or film, so how does he know Hermione was muggleborn? My theory is that Lucius Malfoy (who was a governor at the time) would have told Draco who all the muggleborns are.", "title": "How does Draco Malfoy know Hermione is Muggle-born?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<harry-potter><hermione-granger>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/47735", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/None/" }

[ [ " Draco may not have done much research because he would have grown up in that environment who the pure-blood and worthy were. The Malfoy family is also obsessed with bloodlines. As \"pure-bloods\" are all related they are likely to all know each-other and probably most \"half-bloods\", at least by reputation. However, he was excited to meet Hermione's parents.", "By meeting Granger’s parents, he could easily recognise her parents as muggles." ] ]

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[ [ "By meeting Granger’s parents, he could easily recognise her parents as muggles and Hermione made no secret of the fact she is a muggle. Malfoy will also know from growing up in an environment full of muggles that she is a muggle." ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "I hope someone can find a better answer, however until Winds of Winter is published", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I believe the answer is simply that George RR Martin intentionally left the reason vague.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Possible explanations include: Physiological", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The persistent cold found The Wall impaired his movement Someone drugged him Side effect of the burn he received while saving Mormont's life.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Jon's chapters mentioned the burn regularly Magical", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "A spell of Melisandre Interference by the Old God's Skinchanging into his direwolf", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Psychological (John's shock at the events) However", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "unless someone can find more supporting evidence I believe it's pure speculation until we get more of the story.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/3088/Memnoch", "score": 19 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "This is being way over-analysed.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Swords stick in scabbards when cold.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "This is true even in the real world.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In fact, it is mentioned in another part of ASOIAF where, whomever it was (maybe Jaime).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "loosened their sword in the scabbard", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "so it would not stick - in case they needed it.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/21914/xXGrizZ", "score": 14 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "From the text: Men were screaming.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Jon reached for Longclaw, but his fingers had grown stiff and clumsy .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Somehow he could not seem to get the sword free of its scabbard.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "-A Song of Ice and Fire: A Dance With Dragons, Chapter Sixty-One (Jon).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This is unfortunately all we have, since the explanation is not out yet.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Stiff and Clumsy", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It is brought up many times in the books that Jon has to \"flex his sword hand\" to keep it active, and as brought up by Memnoch , his fingers must have gone stiff.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Somehow", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "And then GRRM throws in a little bit of a spanner in the works.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The phrase ' somehow ' alludes to something else holding Jon back.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Suspects/Explanations: Melisandre : could have cursed his hand, but it would defeat the purpose of her warning him of \"daggers in the dark\" Warging : into Ghost is a possibility; his mind was already half gone, so it couldn't control his body very well Poisoning / Intoxication : could have stiffened his reflexes, although Jon did not have anything to drink that night Someone : holds the sword in the scabbard.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Remember, there were multiple attackers Not just a scratch : Jon is injured, severely so.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Most people believe that the first couple of blows were really light/weak because Jon puts up a strong fight # ; but he could easily have been more injured than we think We will not know the true answer until Winds of Winter or beyond.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "# I for one subscribe to the \" Jon the Berserker \" theory, which outlines that for some reason (Wolf Blood or Dragon blood) he has moments of near super-human strength.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/21267/Möoz", "score": 11 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "I think Jon froze up because they took him by surprise.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "I don't remember finding anything unusual about his reaction (or lack thereof).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He was being betrayed, it was clearly an ambush, and coming from people he basically trusted.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I think the point is that, in some way, Jon's still a kid.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He can fight well, and he can lead well, but he hasn't yet dealt with something like what was happening to him at that moment.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I think most people would freak out a little if they were in his place.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "No poison or Melisandre magic necessary.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In fact, I think if in that scene Jon just sorta went \"hayia!!\" and started expertly hacking away at the people who were his friends a second ago, it would have been bad writing on GRR Martin's part.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/31275/Misha R", "score": 3 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "If Jon carried Longclaw on his back, then it would be physically impossible for him to draw Longclaw from his back.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Else it could be the sword got stuck in the scabbard (maybe he didn't clean any blood off it?)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/21318/DDFirst Name Dd", "score": 1 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "He was taken by surprise at close range by men with weapons better suited for fighting at close range.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Even if he had drawn it it would not change much.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Maybe he'd take a few with him, but GOT fight's are pretty realistic as far as such things go.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He'd still be stabbed to death.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This isn't an action movie where one guy can take 20 with no problem.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Also, swords can stick in their scabbards from cold Anyone who has watched Gladiator has seen Maximus take out two soldiers thanks to this.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/77851/Mr. C", "score": 0 } } ]

{ "question": "In A Dance with Dragons : Jon dodged the first attack with only a minor wound. The second attack succeeded only because Jon's fingers were like stones and he couldn't get Longclaw out and then the kid got him in the belly. Was there a reason for this?", "title": "Why couldn't Jon Snow pull out Longclaw?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<a-song-of-ice-and-fire><jon-snow>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/48199", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/4398/Joe C" }

[ [ "Most people believe that the first couple of blows were really light because Jon puts up a strong fight; but he could easily have been more injured than we think. Other factors could be that swords can get stuck in scabbards when cold, or the element of surprise.", "There is as possibility John was shocked at the events which prevent him from pulling out Longclaw. Also, his movement might have been impaired, he might have been drugged or the burn he suffered might have impaired him. Perhaps Melisandre even cast a spell on him. Furthermore, it is possible the Old Gods interfered and impaired his ability or that he skinchanged into his direwolf." ] ]

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[ [ "John was shocked at the events which prevent him from pulling out Longclaw. His movement might have been impaired. He might have been drugged. The burn he suffered might have impaired him. Perhaps Melisandre cast a spell on him. It is possible the Old Gods interfered and impaired his ability. It is possible he skinchanged into his direwolf." ] ]

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link last time, but it didn't work.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/36212/Kahir Sohar", "score": 4 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "The toy actually exists, but it looks like what they used for Toby", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "the Targ was a warthog plush.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "I doubt they still make the exact toy that was filmed, but this is close .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It is an ebay link.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/20333/severa", "score": 2 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "I have one....", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "just like the screen used one....bought it in ther 90's at a convention in D.C.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "a fan had a booth and she made them supposedly.......", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "she had two at the time", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "and I bought 1", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "remember it was 50 dollars.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I will post a picture of it on Thursday when I return to work!", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/29206/scott", "score": 0 } } ]

{ "question": "Have you ever seen a stuffed Toby the Targ toy? It was a toy on star trek DS9 and voyager. If one does exist, where could I find one?", "title": "Does a stuffed 'Toby the Targ' toy exist?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<star-trek><star-trek-voyager><star-trek-ds9>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/48697", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/21863/joshua" }

[ [ "The targ was modified from a warthog plush toy.", "The Toby the Targ toy actually does exist in the form of a warthog plush." ] ]

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[ [ "The Toby the Targ toy actually does exist. It exists in the form of a warthog plush." ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "I've redacted the transcript to just highlight the important bits.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The short answer is that neither Amy or River are especially keen on the idea of leaving Rory on his own in the past.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Both of them are (rightly) convinced that if she lets the Angel touch her, she'll rejoin her husband.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Although the Doctor is sad about this (as well as worried about her personal safety since he's unsure", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "where/when she'll turn up), he has no intention of physically stopping her from making her own decision.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Angel standing behind RORY touches him and he disappears.", "label": [ 0 ], 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step closer)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "But it's my best shot, yeah?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "AMY:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It'll be fine.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I know it will.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I'll -- I'll be with him, like I should be.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Me and Rory, together.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Melody.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "(holds her hand out behind her) ...", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "AMY: (sobs) Raggedy man, (turns to the DOCTOR) goodbye.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "(disappears)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/20774/Valorum", "score": 17 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Why didn't The Doctor just stare at the Angel and tell River to get Amy inside the TARDIS to save her?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Good question.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "While I personally consider the curmudgeon's answer (i.e., \"the writers messed up\") to be the best one to cover that entire episode, there are a few intriguing possibilities.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "After time suffering so many pardoxes, the Doctor was becoming essentially \"allergic\" to the ponds.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Similar to how he cannot bear to look at Captain Jack Harkness, the repeated \"wrongness\" that Amy carries with her was, by this point, more than he could stand and still think clearly.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "(This also neatly answers \"why didn't he just walk to New York\".", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It's not impossible for, say, River to do so -- it's something that the Doctor simply cannot physiologically endure.)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Doctor knows that Amy loves Rory, and that he cannot stand in the way of his friend's last chance to spend her life with her one true love.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "(See @Richard's answer for more on this.)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Clara distracted him, as part of her appearing throughout his timeline to help steer him towards her continuity.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "(If the Doctor doesn't lose Amy, he doesn't sulk.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "If he doesn't sulk, he doesn't meet the GI and Clara.)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "And without Clara, he doesn't save Galifrey.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Doctor is lying, and has known for some time that this is where he leaves Amy and Rory.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He's not crying out of fear; he's crying because, once she goes to NY without him, she's no longer his companion.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/16726/DougM", "score": 14 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "It's easier than that - Amy stepped between the angel and the doctor.", 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[ [ "Amy stepped in the way of the angel and the doctor. The doctor couldn’t break the fixed point in time and had to play out the reality of what he already knew which meant he couldn’t save her." ] ]

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in fact, if the wizarding world is anything like the real world, many of the smartest and brightest may well have shunned teaching for other pursuits.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Secondly, the idea that intelligence is inherently a bookish thing, and that it is the most important trait of a teacher (really it's just one of a number that teachers need).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "And thirdly, the idea that the Houses and their students are all so obviously not alike.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The beauty of the different House traits is that they are all so broad as to mean that any one individual could show characteristics of all 4 of them.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "ç", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Yet he was also \"the bravest wizard I have ever known\" (according to Harry) due to his working as a spy against Voldemort (Gryffindor's primary trait).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "His brilliance at school in potions (as demonstrated by the Half-blood prince book he left) show he had the ingenuity characteristic of a Ravenclaw.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "And his loyalty to Dumbledore and to his affections for Lily, a loyalty and dedication that lasted right to the end, show he had a bit of Hufflepuff in him too.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "And let's not forget the very real possibility that people change, with time.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Snape again, may be a good example of this.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "What House would he have been sorted in, if he was Sorted around the time of the 7th book, instead of as a child?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/13951/The Giant of Lannister", "score": 3 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "This question begins with an incorrect assumption \" Presumably, anyone who ended up as a Professor must have been pretty smart .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "\" This is easily dismissed by reviewing Professor of Divination, Sybill Trelawney , She clearly does not fit in the category \" pretty smart \".", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Another large character/professor may also be identified, as a tough fit for \" pretty smart \", who I will leave unnamed for those who have not progressed through the entire series.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "As \" pretty smart \" is not a requirement for professorship, a house has little to do with becoming a professor.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Not to mention the facts presented in other answers concerning the distribution of Intelligence across houses.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/13442/James Jenkins", "score": 2 } } ]

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[ [ "A person might be incredibly intelligent but demonstrate something else that ultimately means they would be better suited in another of the four Houses. The different House traits are all so broad that any individual could show characteristics of all 4 of them. For example, Hermione was the smartest student in her year at Hogwarts, but was sorted into Gryffindor because of her potential for bravery.", "The Hogwarts houses were allotted based on values and being a Ravenclaw doesn’t automatically mean you are intelligent since intelligence exists in various forms depending on values." ] ]

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[ [ "The Hogwarts houses were allotted based on values. Intelligence isn’t limited to those solely in Ravenclaw. Being a Ravenclaw doesn’t automatically mean you are intelligent since intelligence exists in various forms depending on values." ] ]

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the Whoverse is a little fuzzy about the whole notion of why most aliens are bipeds who speak English, though many of them are simply humans who have ventured into space.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Adric and Nyssa may or may not be on that list.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I intentionally left out Leela , as a member of the Sevateem", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "she's almost certainly got ancestry here.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Also Jack Harkness, as he is from Boeshan Peninsula , a future human colony.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "For non-humanoids entirely, the list is whittled down to K9 and (depending on her shape), Kamelion.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/22987/joshbirk", "score": 10 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "K9 (both versions) and Kamelion count as companions, of the Fourth and Fifth Doctors respectively.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "The K9s were of course robot dogs, and Kamelion was an android.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/969/Daniel Roseman", "score": 7 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Captain Jack isn't British and", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "being immortal isn't all that human because as Tennant stated 'dying is part of being human' so by the tenth Doctor's definition the inability to die is non-human.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Also to counter act the humanoid concept", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "yes jackis humanoid but his future self (the face of bo) is not.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/21674/giacomo casanova", "score": 6 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "The BBC, and television and movies generally, has/have a very strong preference for humanoid aliens, or larger aliens in lieu thereof: It's a heck of a lot easier to do a creature if you can put a human in the suit.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "There have been exceptions involving puppetry or robotics (\"animatronics\") , but given that", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Dr. Who originated so long ago and was a low-budget effort for many years, it shouldn't surprise anyone that there's a bias in this direction.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It's also easier for the most of the viewing audience to identify with humanoids.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "\"US Television features cardboard-cutout characters in front of three-dimensional scenery.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The BBC does it the other way around.\"", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/22175/keshlam", "score": 3 } } ]

{ "question": "The Doctor has traveled Universes and still seems to end up with an English / UK companion and befriends mostly humanoid--class entities. Are there any instances that deviate from this scenario?", "title": "Does The Doctor ever have a non-British companion or non-humanoid friend?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<doctor-who>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/51380", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/16974/Meat Trademark" }

[ [ "For non-humanoids, the list of companions only features K9 and Kamelion.", "The Doctor has had non-British companions including Susan and Romana and Captain Jack. Moreover, K9 and Kamelion are both non-humanoid and companions of the Doctor. " ] ]

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[ [ "The Doctor has had non-British companions. These companions include: Susan and Romana and Captain Jack. K9 and Kamelion are both non-humanoid and companions of the Doctor. " ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "Heinlein's Number of the Beast features a vehicle that can travel through space and time and to fictional worlds such as Oz and Barsoom.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/14111/user14111", "score": 23 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Depending on when in his career you're thinking of, and how complete an \"all\" you're insisting on, \" Time Enough For Love \" references many/most of his other books and embeds at least two sequences that are novella-to-novel-length in their own right.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/22175/keshlam", "score": 6 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "For the sake of completeness (although I think accepted answer The Number of the Beast is the most all-encompassing of Heinlein's \"multiverse\" novels), I'll throw in The Cat Who Walks Through Walls .", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "It weaves together characters and storylines from a variety of other Heinlein novels, most prominently The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress and Time Enough For Love .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In spirit and tone, though, it functions as a sort of sequel to The Number of the Beast .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Not for reasons of any narrative continuity between the two, but because each is a freewheeling parodic adventure within the conventions of a particular genre.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Where Beast was primarily a romp through the conventions of pulp sci-fi.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Cat is Heinlein at play with the tropes of hard-boiled detective fiction.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Flawed tough-guy hero, mysterious femme fatale, inexplicable murder to open the action", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "- it's all swiped from the noir playbook.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Finally, the spacetime-travelling fictional-world-visiting Gay Deceiver from Beast also makes a reappearance in To Sail Beyond The Sunset , but there it's more of a walk-on cameo at the end.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/3768/Jonathan Van Matre", "score": 6 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "I’m not sure whether this is what you’re looking for, but Wikipedia says, For Us, the Living contains many foreshadowings of Heinlein's later writings.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The 2086 of the book has a significant resemblance to both Beyond This Horizon and the Earth of Methuselah’s Children .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Other familiar elements include the \"Covenant\" from \" Coventry \",a variation on Starship Troopers ’ suffrage only through federal service, rolling roads and a cat as a minor character. … (and more) … and there are similar remarks in the introduction to the book.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/30482/Peregrine Rook", "score": 2 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "It sounds like they were talking about his collection The Past Through Tomororow .", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "It's not all the books he's ever written, but it's a really good overview of his future history.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The stories are presented in chronological order relative to one another.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/30552/cockroachbill", "score": 1 } } ]

{ "question": "I remember a thread here in the SciFi Stack Exchange about the longest sci-fi series. Someone mention a standalone Heinlein book that seemed to somehow include all other books ever written in its story. Does anybody know which book is that?", "title": "What's the book by Heinlein that contains all other books?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<story-identification><books><robert-a-heinlein>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/51772", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/55/pupeno" }

[ [ "This may refer to Heinlein's collection - The Past through tomorrow. However, this may also refer to The Number of the Beast, The Cat Who Walks Through Walls or Time Enough For Love.", "The book of Heinlein’s containing all other books may be: The Past Through Tomorrow; The Number of the Beats; or Time Enough for Love." ] ]

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[ [ "The book of Heinlein’s containing all other books may be: The Past Through Tomorrow; The Number of the Beats; or Time Enough for Love. " ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "Per the Wookieepedia page on Darth Sidious (AKA Chancellor Palpatine), his Entire life was the culmination of a thousand-year plan to overthrow the Republic and the Jedi Order from within. and that he headed both the Galactic Republic and, secretly, the Confederacy of Independent Systems.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "so that As billions perished in the war, the vast majority of Republic citizens rallied behind Chancellor Palpatine, giving him enough support to amend the Galactic Constitution in the name of security and transfer most of the Senate's executive authority to his own office leading to Order 66 :", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Wherein all members of the Jedi Order were accused of treason and betrayed by their clone troopers to the point of virtual extermination. with the ultimate result being Without the Jedi to oppose him, Palpatine declared himself Emperor of the first Galactic Empire, bringing an end to the Republic that had stood for over 25,000 years Simple really.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/20774/Valorum", "score": 20 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "The whole story was just a political scheme to overthrow Republic and become it's leader (thus leading to a Sith Galactic Empire).", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Sticking only to movies: In \"The Phantom Menace\", Palpatine needed the Federation of Commerce to attack Naboo in order to get a chance to become Chancellor.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The whole plot was meant to replace Finis Valorum as a head of Republic; In \"Attack of the Clones\", Palpatine use the breakout of the civil war to force the Senate to give him extra-powers (eventually leading to the formation of the Galactic Empire).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Without an ongoing war, he would have not been suitable to obtain such powers;", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Moreover, as seen in \"The Revenge of the Sith\", the clone army would have been a decisive pawn in the incoming Jedi purge.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "So, from his point of view, reaching the position of Chancellor of the Republic was just the first step to gain absolute dominion as a Sith lord over the galaxy.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/49302/Andrea Jens", "score": 5 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Another way to explain it even more simply: No matter which side won the conflict, Separatists or Republic, Palpatine would have come out supreme leader.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Want to see a real world example of playing both sides.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Look at the USA foreign policy back in the 1980s.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The USA was OPENLY selling arms to Iraq and COVERTLY selling arms to Iran while Iran and Iraq were at war with each other.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/50655/Wikkyd", "score": 3 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "he started the clone wars so he would get voted as the Supreme chancellor or leader of the entire Republic, as well as having an army with which answered directly to him so as to keep the galaxy under his control, and to later on kill the jedi.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "He knew how to multi-task like non other.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "=)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/24005/dxVxb", "score": 2 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Palpatine needed an army to control an empire: He could have used the droids, why not?", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Droids are cheap and can be deployed in great numbers, but they are not good at fighting without their numbers, They are designed to overwhelm.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Second, droids were not made for advanced or complex thinking processes, as the separatists feared it would cause rebellion (imagine taking R2-D2's processing unit or OS into a B1 Battle droid - 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which combinations of vehicles worked the best.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Which tactics worked.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Which didn't.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I can go on, but you get the idea.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In order for the chancellor to ensure he won all future wars, he must first ensure his potential army could win the current one.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Similarly, he also needed Anakin on his side, as well as the right time and reason to eliminate not only the jedi, but the jedi council.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The jedi council trying to eliminate him was the perfect excuse.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "As you can see, had he not have waited, his empire would have been built on shaky and unsure ground, which would have been pointed out by the general public, who may have taken the advantage of the situation, and attempted to overthrow the new government.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Likewise, he would need the senates help to raise his empire, along with the public.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "At the stage it was at, where most of the planets knew the republics power because the republic had enough time to get most planets involved in the war", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "the inhabitants of those planets would have known that to rebel against the republic would be a bad mistake.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "So through those three years, he would be able to turn the sure knowledge that the republic would always win into fear that they knew the republic would always win - making the option to rebel out of the question.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Again, this is all speculation, however I felt that it should be adequately explained so that you can properly see just how meticulous Palpatine was in planning the whole charade.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/60423/StarWarsClone", "score": 2 } } ]

{ "question": "I'd like to know why did Chancellor Palpatine created the Clone Wars? It doesn't make sense to me that the Chancellor was both head of the Republic and the Sith.", "title": "Why did Chancellor Palpatine create the Clone Wars?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<star-wars><the-clone-wars><darth-sidious><character-motivation><clones>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/51919", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/23907/Cory Schlee" }

[ [ "He started the clone wars so he would get voted as the Supreme chancellor or leader of the entire Republic, as well as having an army with which answered directly to him so as to keep the galaxy under his control, and to later on kill the jedi. The whole story was just a political scheme to overthrow the Republic and become leader (thus leading to a Sith Galactic Empire). The entire Jedi Order was accused of treason and betrayed by their clone troopers. The end result was that without the Jedi to oppose him, Palpatine declared himself Emperor of the first Galactic Empire, bringing an end to the Republic.", "He starts the clone wars to get voted as the Supreme chancellor or leader of the entire Republic and he wants an army answering directly to him to stay in control of the galaxy and kill the Jedi." ] ]

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[ [ "He starts the clone wars to get voted as the Supreme chancellor or leader of the entire Republic. He wants an army answering directly to him to stay in control of the galaxy and kill the Jedi." ] ]

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as both are Maiar.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/23863/undefined", "score": 12 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Short answer:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Neither yes or no but kinda.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Adding to Avner Shahar-Kashtan's answer.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This is all off the top of my head", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "so I can't cite book/page", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "but Gandalf makes several comments and/or the narrative implies he has relied on the knowledge of others.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Though Gandalf is indeed Maiar and as such has a great deal of innate talent.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "However it is clear that he learned much from Cirdan, Elrond and Galadriel aside from his own research and discussions with many human loremasters over the centuries.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Including specifically the casting of spells - cf.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "his comment to Frodo before the Gates of Moria where he's trying to recall the password... that he once knew all the spells of elves, orcs, etc.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He speaks highly of Denethor's learning in LotR and seeks the council of Saruman, Elrond and Galadriel at numerous points in The Hobbit, LotR and The Silmarillion.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "And even Saruman took centuries and expended great effort to learn what he 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"cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He too dwelt in Lórien, but his ways took him often to the house of Nienna, and of her he learned pity and patience.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Dwelt in Lorien above means that Olorin was a Maiar OF Irmo, the \"Lord and Master of Dreams, Visions, and Desires, and Creator of the Oloré Mallé, or Path of Dreams,\"", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "BUT he ALSO learned pity and patience from Nienna.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "There is also this about Olorin, clearly resembling Irmo: For though he loved the Elves, he walked among them unseen, or in form as one of them, and they did not know whence came the fair visions or the promptings of wisdom that he put into their hearts.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "So, IF you accept that Nienna was a mentor to Olorin, as 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[ [ "Gandalf is a divine being, one of the Maiar, whose very essence is wisdom. However, while Gandalf continued to learn in Middle Earth, he did not have a mentor.", "Gandalf is partially taught by Vala Nienna but has no mentor as such as his very essence is wisdom." ] ]

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[ [ "Gandalf is partially taught by Vala Nienna but has no mentor as such as his very essence is wisdom." ] ]

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that would more than account for the changes and improvements in technology (think of a laptop from 20 years ago compared to a modern one with a touch screen).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "So, as I said earlier the change in computer tech started before the Narada arrived, it's cause is unknown at this time, and the cause is likely to stay unknown for the foreseeable future.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/1234/Xantec", "score": 13 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "It changed because they had a bigger budget, and contemporary expectations from high tech design has changed.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Looking any more into it is really nitpicking beyond realistic expectations of canon.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I doubt the reboot producers/writers intended for updates to the design to be viewed as an in-universe event", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "(you may as well ask what's the in-universe significance of Khan now being white).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "But you're also comparing the wrong bridges.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Enterprise and Enterprise-A bridge has evolved throughout the franchise, even in the prime universe.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Abrams clearly modeled his Enterprise on its most modern-looking incarnation from Star Trek IV :", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It's somewhat similar to the Enterprise refit bridge style we begin seeing in ST:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "TMP : —especially in this TMP toy set, which 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switches, keypads, dials and gauges and instead replaces them with an all-touchscreen interface, foreshadowing the introduction of LCARS/iOS/Windows 8 (apparently, Nicholas Meyer decided this looked too fake and reintroduced physical switches and gauges in ST VI ).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Anyway, the shiny black touch screens and white paint job are a dead ringer for the reboot Enterprise.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Notice the gently curved helm console just like the one in the reboot.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Enterprise-D, Enterprise-E, Voyager, and the Defiant all share this trait as well.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "So, just like the Klingons, the tricorders, the uniforms, and the ship's exterior, the reboot designers took inspiration from the old but updated them to look 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[ [ "The exact reason for the change is unknown, but it may be due to bigger budgets, contemporary expectations of high-tech design and art direction.", "There is no concrete evidence as to what drove the change. It is suggested that high tech design and art direction played a part in the change. " ] ]

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[ [ "There is no concrete evidence as to what drove the change but is suggested that high tech design and art direction played a part in the change. " ] ]

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(beat) But I can see", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/20774/Valorum", "score": 19 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "To add further evidence to support the contention that Geordi's vision is better than Data's, in the episode Hide and Q , both Geordi and data are looking for Worf and Geordi is describing the scene: RIKER:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Geordi, can you see Worf? LAFORGE: I'd see the freckles on hisnose if he had them, sir.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He's at the third ridge.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "DATA:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The third ridge? LAFORGE:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Moving well too.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Oh,", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "oh.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Good, he sees them.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "(Source)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "emphasis mine", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The fact that Data is asking Geordi about the situation, as emphasised, suggests Geordi's distance vision is also superior to Data's.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/22917/Often Right", "score": 9 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "I have some experience working with industrial assembly line cameras; those cameras can make amazing calculations on very little visible data.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Similarly, I think that Data's better-than-human vision does not come from better recording equipment (eyes), but better processing.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "The human brain is adept at picking out patterns and differences; when Geordi found the hidden door (as mentioned by Richard), his human brain was able to quickly isolate and process the relevant visual information.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Data, on the other hand, has an advanced information processor; just like industrial cameras, Data may not be great at spotting tiny details on the first pass, but he can add post-processing filters and do side-by-side comparisons that no human could ever handle.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "That is how he can accurately measure distances or sizes with only his eyes; he could measure a heartbeat by comparing the difference in pixels between frames in a heavily post-processed video of someone's wrist.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Thus, I believe that while Geordi may have a much wider vision spectrum, Data would easily be the fastest at a \"spot the differences\" puzzle.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/30635/ArmanX", "score": 7 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "While it isn't necessarily a canonical source, the ST:TNG video game for the SNES, Genesis, and Game Gear provides an idea of how well Geordi and Data see in the dark.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In the game, Geordi sees better than Data in the dark, and both of them see better than the other crew members - which sounds like it meshes pretty well with what others have mentioned from the series.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/15980/Matt LaFave", "score": 2 } } ]

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[ [ "Data's vision may be artificially limited to make him appear more human. However, he does seem to have better vision than Geordi. However, Geordi sees better than Data in the dark, and both of them see better than the other crew members and there is some suggestion that suggests Geordi's distance vision is also superior to Data's.", "In terms of seeing better by the human eye, it is clear Data’s vision is artificially limited, which renders him more human. However, Geordi, on the whole, has superior vision to Data. " ] ]

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[ [ "In terms of seeing better by the human eye, Data has the advantage. Data’s vision is artificially limited, to render him more human. The fact Data asks Geordi suggests Geordi has superior vision. " ] ]

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a direct act of espionage that Picard and Data uncover in that very episode.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "And more indirectly, in Devil's Due , Ardra uses transporter technology, along with many other space-faring technological tricks, to run a con on a devil-fearing planet and the Enterprise, which definitely counts as a crime.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/20533/Zibbobz", "score": 5 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "In The Undiscovered Country ( The Final Frontier ) film the transporter is used to perform a murder on the Klingon ship by going there.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "The transport is not the arm, but it is used for a crime, which is what you asked.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/21161/Envite", "score": 4 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Captain Kirk uses the transporter in the course of committing most of his many violations of the Prime Directive.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/23/Mike Scott", "score": 3 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "I'll add another, TOS 'The Menagerie'.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Spock apparently uses the transporter to take Captain Pike to the Enterprise.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I say apparently since there's no scene showing the actual transport.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "However, it appears likely since the female office depicted below is monitoring Pike in his room.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "We see her viewing him in the room, she briefly turns away and when she turns back to the viewer, Pike is gone.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Almost immediately after that, Mendez gets a communication that the Enterprise is warping out of orbit (implying Pike & Spock are now aboard).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "While some time compression for sake of TV time is understandable, this all happens quickly and appears to make use of the transporter the only viable explanation.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Pike consistently told Spock 'No' (using the light on his chair) to the escapade.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Although Pike decided in the end to stay on Talos IV, the initial act of taking him to the Enterprise would constitute kidnapping since Pike was not willing to go.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/2933/Stan", "score": 1 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "This is a direct example.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In one episode, Dr Beverly Crusher is helping treat illness in a remote lab, and becomes irreversibly sick due to damage caused by the pro-active immune systems of the experimental humans.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The transporter is used to reproduce her in the pre-ill state, based on the data held in the transporter memory from her last trip - 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[ [ "Transporter technology has been used in crimes including murder, execution, espionage and violations of the Prime Directive.", "There is proof a Transporter can be used to commit criminal acts in the following: S05E11, VOY: Maneuvers, Gambit Part q, Data’s Day and the Undiscovered Country. Moreover, Captain Kirk uses the Transporter to commit crimes against the Prime Detective. " ] ]

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[ [ "There is proof a Transporter can be used to commit criminal acts in the following: S05E11, VOY: Maneuvers, Gambit Part q, Data’s Day and the Undiscovered Country. Captain Kirk uses the Transporter to commit crimes against the Prime Detective. " ] ]

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[ [ "During the donut shop scene it was very subtly revealed that Tony Stark allowed Rhodey to take the suit because it was his legacy. Therefore, the suit wasn't stolen. Even if Stark was able to sue the government and won, the most he could have received is reasonable compensation for his costs and/or damages.", "The fact is Stark allowed Rhodey to take the suit so the suit technically wasn’t stolen. Moreover, the US Government cannot be sued unless they grant the person suing them consent to sue them. " ] ]

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[ [ "The fact is Stark allowed Rhodey to take the suit so the suit technically wasn’t stolen. The US Government cannot be sued unless they grant the person suing them consent to sue them. " ] ]

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Tommen, she once again continues to be Queen Regent.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/22254/Moogle", "score": 9 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Yes, Cersei was (probably) still Queen Regent.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "The \"Regent\" part of her title means she is ruling on behalf of a King who is underaged.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "She would not stop being Queen Regent unless Joffrey became an adult, or someone else replaced her in the job.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "This would seem to be in contradiction with Oberyn's remark that Cersei is the \"former Queen Regent\", mentioned in Moogle's answer.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "There are a few possibilities: Under the laws of the Seven Kingdoms, Joffrey was considered to be an adult as soon as he was married, so the regency came to an end.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This seems unlikely -- if he isn't considered old enough to rule, then being married should make no difference.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Joffrey was still underage, and Cersei was still Queen Regent, but Oberyn either misunderstood her position, or deliberately pretended to misunderstand, and took the opportunity to insult Cersei.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "[Edit:]", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Joffrey had already come of age before", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "he was married.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "So in principle, Cersei had not been Queen Regent for some time.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "However, given Joffrey's youth and mental instability, and Cersei's greed for power and disregard for the letter of the law, she might have held onto her authority as Regent and perhaps even continued to use the title.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/21600/Royal Canadian Bandit", "score": 9 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "tl;dr:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Cersei's position as regent ended when Joffrey turned 16, but exactly when that happened in the show isn't clear.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It certainly had nothing to do with Joffrey getting married.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In the novels, Cersei is still Queen Regent at this point in the story.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Joffrey won't be considered an adult until he is 16, and in the novels he's only 14 when he gets married and dies, at which point she is Tommen's regent.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In the show, the question is a lot more complex.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Most of the underage characters in the show are several years older than their book counterparts (largely because of Danaerys being only 12 when she marries Drogo and gets pregnant).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Thus, by this point in the show, Joffrey should already be 16, which means, he shouldn't have a regent, he is King in his own right.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I'm not exactly sure of the time scales in the show, but it possible that Cersei had no right to name herself regent in the first place.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Out of universe, I'd have to chalk this up to a continuity goof on the writer's part, stemming from their age advancement of Joffrey.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In universe, there's no real explanation for Cersei's title, or why Oberyn thinks she \"lost\" it, in any official capacity.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "However, I can make a guess, based on the political maneuvering at King's Landing, that something like this is happening:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Cersei desperately wants to be Queen, so when her husband dies, she takes the opportunity to name herself regent for Joffrey, deserved or otherwise.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Given her connections both inside and outside King's Landing, no one argues with her.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Joffrey's behavior clearly indicates that he's not mentally mature enough to be King, regardless of his physical age, so when Cersei, and later Tywin, act on his behalf as Queen Regent and Hand to undo some of Joffrey's screw ups, people just listen to them.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Now, however, there is another powerful woman in Joffrey's life -- Margaery -- whom he is starting to listen to more than his mother.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This diminishes Cersei's control over Joffrey, which was probably never official to begin with.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "As soon as Margaery marries Joffrey, she becomes Queen, and gains some official authority.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This, plus Joffrey's obvious support for her, basically pushes Cersei into the background.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Oberyn was basically making a dig at Cersei, letter", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "her know that he understands the dynamics going on in the King's court, and how much power she is losing there.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/2816/KutuluMike", "score": 8 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "The line of succession falls to the other recognized children of Robert and Cersei:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Prince Tommen and Princess Myrcella Baratheon.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Tommen is the younger, but I believe he gets precedence for being born with a Y chromosome.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Myrcella may not officially be in the line, I forget if/when George Martin explains the role gender plays in Westeros Succession.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I know it's different among other lands.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "At any rate, Cersei is mother to them both, so she would still be the Queen Regent, and you can bet that she wants to remain in power.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "However, as Shevliaskovic points out, the line of succession is muddied by the events immediately prior to your question.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I'm not sure they get around to answering the exact situation before the end of A Storm of Swords , other than to overtly indicate some tensions between Baratheon/Lannister and Highgarden.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/19814/Dacio", "score": 4 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Cersei was not Queen Regent because the King's Wife, Margaery, was an adult (16 years old).", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "That means that she would be queen Regent.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The whole point of Cersei as Queen Regent was to rule the Kingdom (with Joffrey) until he comes of age.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Since he got married to a girl that was already of age, Cersei 'was no longer needed'.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/19374/Shevliaskovic", "score": 2 } } ]

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[ [ "In the novels, Cersei is still Queen Regent at this point in the story. She would not stop being Queen Regent unless Joffrey became an adult, or someone else replaced her in the job. However, some claim that Cersei was not Queen Regent because the King's wife, Margaery, was an adult.", "Queen Regent is replaced by Margaery during this period because he married Margaery when she was of age at 16 years’ old. " ] ]

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[ [ "Queen Regent is replaced by Margaery during this period because he married Margaery when she was of age at 16 years’ old. " ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "Well we can rule out it being a temporary throne room, as it is described in immense detail in the following article (also referenced by Max's answer): \"Emperor's Throne Room\", Wikia", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Considering the following excerpt: Surrounding the throne room and its neighboring rooms was the abyss, an open shaft surrounding the turbolifts, which led directly to the Death Star's power core, 400 km (250 miles) below.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The receiving area, or inner sanctum, was separated by a retractable walkway.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Receiving area was used for meetings with local system governors and/or the Emperor's advisors.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "From this I would surmise that, being a Sith Emperor who rules the galaxy through fear, the Emperor intentionally constructed his throne room with an \"abyss\" in it in order to intimidate the governors and other people who would enter that room.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "The fact that he could so easily be thrown into it served as even more of a \"fuck you\" to those people as it showed that he considered them to be of utterly no threat to him at all.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/25368/Wayzgoose", "score": 52 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Numerous areas throughout the Death Star consisted of vast air shafts.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "These shafts helped circulate air, pressurise the battle station's habitable sections, and also channeled heat that expended from generators located within the shafts.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Imperial Death Star Owners Workshop Manual, p.82", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/186/PhilPursglove", "score": 19 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "If I remember correctly, the Emperor's chamber was at the top of a tall spire on Death Star II.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The \"pit\" was simply the tower shaft.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "See: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Imperial_throne_room_(Death_Star_II)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/19587/Max", "score": 7 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Echoing WayzGoose's excellent answer, the Emperor had the pit in his throne room because, well, it's very impressive.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "And if you're the evil Emperor of a Empire consisting of several trillion inhabitants, it certainly helps if your visitors are suitable cowed before they've even gotten to speak to you.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "THE EMPEROR has called for his servant, and Darth Vader has come to the Death Star’s immense throne room to receive his orders.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "To approach the Emperor’s throne, visitors must cross a narrow bridge over a vast chasm.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "If they dare peer over the edge they will see, a mile below, the terrible glow of the space station’s main reactor.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Then they must climb several sets of stairs placed there for no reason other than their own inconvenience.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "There is no luxury in this throne room.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It is all girders and catwalks and strange machinery that hums, buzzes, and sometimes growls.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Even the throne is menacing, more like a chunk of black rock than a chair.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It doesn’t even have a cushion.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This whole throne room was designed for just one purpose: to intimidate.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - 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[ [ "One might surmise that, as a Sith Emperor who rules the galaxy through fear, the Emperor intentionally constructed his throne room with an \"abyss\" in it in order to intimidate anyone who would enter that room. ", "The pit is very impressive hence why the Emperor has it in his throne room which he uses to communicate his orders." ] ]

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[ [ "The pit is very impressive hence why the Emperor has it in his throne room which he uses to communicate his orders." ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "I found this source", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "but i don't know whether it is what you are after.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Thranduil’s sudden scars reflect a little emphasized of Tolkien’s lore: elves’ “Fëar” (a metaphysical concept analogous translatable as “soul”)", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "occasionally influences the “Hröa” (the fleshly, physical body), particularly under moments of extreme stress.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This can manifest as extreme physical changes that reflect the mind’s state, in this case deep war scars.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Source Edit : I have also found this reference which seems to state that Tolkien made no reference to the Scars on Thranduil's face in the books.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Thranduil's scars are decidedly non-canon.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "According to Tolkien's texts, the last battle Thranduil saw (up to setting in", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Hobbit) was that of the last alliance at the end of The Second Age.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "However, in the 1900's of the Third Age, according to text, the \"serpents of the north\" were fought and mostly slain.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In all likelihood, Peter Jackson is taking creative liberty with the story.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "On a more symbolic note, the scars could represent the pain Thranduil has endured in war (he watched his father die in the battle of the last alliance).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Source", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/25406/GeoffWilson", "score": 29 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "This is discussed in the Director's commentary.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Thranduil's prior encounter with dragons (which the Director happily admits is not from the books) was included to explain his deep isolationism and the reason why he wouldn't help the dwarves.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "There's also the suggestion that a firedrake killed his wife, explaining her absence from the film.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "As to the sudden appearance of his scars, the implication is that he normally uses Elven magic to disguise them.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "To emphasise his little speech, he allows this 'glamour' to drop momentarily.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Peter Jackson:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "What's interesting is that Thranduil's had this encounter with dragons before ... and his wife was ... 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[ [ "Thranduil’s sudden scars reflect elves’ “Fëar”. The implication is that he normally uses Elven magic to disguise the scars. In the film, this may have been to add some common ground between Thranduil and the Dwarves.", "Thranduil shows Thorin his scars to prove his point during the argument and to show he has common ground with the Dwarves. " ] ]

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[ [ "Thranduil shows Thorin his scars to prove his point during the argument and to show he has common ground with the Dwarves. " ] ]

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[ [ "Hermione holds the values of Gryffindor – courage and bravery – higher than those of Ravenclaw – raw intelligence and knowledge. She has all the identifying marks of Gryffindor in addition to her intelligence and may benefit more from being in Gryffindor House.", "Hermione is not in Ravenclaw because she displays Gryffindor traits and lacks the creativity of thought of the Ravenclaws. Moreover, she is fearless and has strong convictions about right and wrong making her a Gryffindor and not a Ravenclaw." ] ]

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[ [ "Hermione is not in Ravenclaw because she displays Gryffindor traits and lacks the creativity of thought of the Ravenclaws. She is fearless and has strong convictions about right and wrong making her a Gryffindor and not a Ravenclaw." ] ]

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"scifi.stackexchange.com/users/1223/Rigas", "score": 13 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "The Transformers were created by a race called the Quintessons.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "They originally created Autobots as general worker consumer bots and Decepticons as military weapons.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "The Transformers eventually became sentient and rebelled.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This is far back in their past though.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The more recent factions are more political centric.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It is not uncommon for an Autobot/Decepticon to switch sides.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/12262/Simon O'Doherty", "score": 8 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "I think the Japanese naming is an interesting contrast (especially as TF started as a rebrand of two completely separate line of Japanese toys).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Japanese name for the Autobots is (literally) Seibertron (or Cyberton) -", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "so Cybertronion is seen as synonymous with the \"good guys\".", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Decepticons on the other hand are known as Destron (from destroy/destruct) - an obvious anti-faction there.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/16661/sHtev", "score": 1 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Autobots have blue eyes or optics; Decepticons have red.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "(At least, that's what I noticed in the 80's cartoon series - apart from their insignias)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Therefore, blue is good, while red is rude", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/59630/Nelson Josef T. 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{ "question": "The title 'Autobot' is explained to be the short version of 'Autonomous Robotic Organisms'. Wouldn't that mean all Cybertronions are Autobots? Why then do the good \"Heroic Bots\" lead by Optimus Prime call themselves Autobots while the bad \"Evil Bots\" lead by Megatron call themselves Decepticons? Aren't they all the same race?", "title": "What is the difference between an Autobot and a Decepticon", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<transformers>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/55374", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/13090/Morgan" }

[ [ "In the Marvel comics continuity the Autobots (car robots) were created by Primus and lived more or less peacefully on Cybertron. Autobots were created as general worker consumer bots and Decepticons were created as military weapons.", "The Autobots become civilian vehicles and equipment while the Decepticons, for the most part, take the form of military vehicles." ] ]

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[ [ "The Autobots become civilian vehicles and equipment while the Decepticons, for the most part, take the form of military vehicles." ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "In the American version published by Scholastic Press in chapter eleven there is the text: Ron and Hermione joined Neville, Seamus, and Dean the West Ham fan up in the top row.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "As a surprise for Harry, they had painted a large banner on one of the sheets Scabbers had ruined.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It said Potter for President, and Dean, who was good at drawing, had done a large Gryffindor lion underneath.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Then Hermione had performed a tricky little charm so that the paint flashed different colors.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "and a few lines later:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Out of the corner of his eye he (i.e. Harry) saw the fluttering banner high above, flashing Potter for President over the crowd.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "His heart skipped.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He felt braver.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Annoyingly my niece has my UK edition so I can't check that - can anyone else check to see what text it has?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Anyhow, I don't think there is any great significance to the phrase \"Potter for President\".", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It's just meant as encouragement for Harry, and indeed it worked.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/4144/John Rennie", "score": 11 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Are you referring to the movie or the book.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I can not quite recall reading about this poster.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "But I think they would have written \"Potter for President\" because of the reoccurring \"P\", as opposed by \"Potter for Minister\", which would maybe have made more sense in the british context.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Generally, \"Someone for President\" is a common cheer to promote a special person and it jokingly refers to the person becoming the President of the United States of America.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/23802/Lars Ebert", "score": 8 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "It's nothing related to Quidditch or even the Harry Potter Universe", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 1 ] ] }, { "text": "I imagine you read the 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"scifi.stackexchange.com/users/13951/The Giant of Lannister", "score": 5 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "It's a generic term of support.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "The phrase, 'x for President' is neither inherently political nor inherently American, despite what the other answers claim.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "'Potter for President' is not an idiom that was created for the American editions.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It features in the original British Bloomsbury edition.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "As a surprise for Harry, they had painted a large banner on one of the sheets Scabbers had ruined.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It said Potter for President and Dean, who was good at drawing, had done a large Gryffindor lion underneath.", 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[ [ "Potter for President was simply intended as support and encouragement for Harry and wasn’t intended to be used to show any support for him actually becoming President." ] ]

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{ "question": "There are guesstimates of their numbers ranging from as little as 3 all the way up to hundreds. Still other accounts say there were actually a thousand strong. We know five were 'killed' by Tuor, three by Ecthelion, and two score (40) by the warriors of the king's house. Combine those with the one disturbed in Moria in the TA, that makes at least 49 Balrogs. Is there any other indication in Tolkien's works of a total number or mentions of any others?", "title": "How many Balrogs were there?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<tolkiens-legendarium><the-silmarillion>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/55899", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/13090/Morgan" }

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[ [ "In total, there were seven Balrogs, though this is only speculative." ] ]

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[ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In an ensuing struggle over a cane-like device used to open the portal, Data's head is severed from his body and Guinan is injured .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "As Picard tends to Guinan , the rest of the away team, carrying Data's body which continues to grasp the cane device, follow one of the aliens to the future, with Clemens also following them.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The events described above come from Wikipedia and were alluded to by Guinan sometime before in \" Booby Trap \"", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "[Season 3", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Episode 6]", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "when Guinan says, \"A bald man was kind to me once, when I was hurting.\"", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": 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been intentional to help develop Guinan's character later in the series.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/62118/user62118", "score": 3 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "I suggest that anyone wanting an answer to this question reads the recently published \"The Autobiography of Jean-Luc Picard\", edited by David Goodman.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In this book, although it may not be canonical Star Trek, their friendship begins when, as a member of the crew of USS Stargazer, Picard saves Guinan from bounty hunters", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/16738/Mr Morgan", "score": 3 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "The closest we get to a description of what events actually made them close is in \"Engisn Ro\", where Guinan tells Ro that when she was in trouble, 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{ "question": "In the show they often allude to the history between Guinan and Picard but, to my knowledge, there has never been anything more than allusions. What exactly happened that created this bond between the two?", "title": "What is Guinan and Picard’s history?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<star-trek><star-trek-tng><jean-luc-picard>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/56237", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/21914/xXGrizZ" }

[ [ "In \"Time's Arrow\", Picard insists that they really will be super close in the future. In \"Best of Both Worlds\" they are beyond friends, beyond family. Picard said that he had helped her when she was in trouble.", "Guinean and Picard had a relationship that went beyond friends and was either romantic or familial." ] ]

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[ [ "Guinean and Picard had a relationship that went beyond friends and was either romantic or familial." ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "It might help to recall how and why transporting water (and food) has a very low cost–benefit ratio on earth¹:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Most humans, animals or plants consume their body weight’s equivalent in a rather short time.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "On Arrakis, the benefit of water is arguably higher than on earth (and the art of recycling moisture has been brought to perfection) but so are the transportation costs – you cannot just build a pipeline from Caladan to Dune and there are several passages in the books indicating that space travel is expensive and its costs are a relevant factor when considering troup movements.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "This alone might explain why importing water on ecologically relevant scales does not happen.²", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "As for importing water for individual purposes, I would expect it to be cheaper to acquire it locally.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "If water were that expensive on Arrakis, everybody would use stillsuits except the very rich.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Still, there seems to be no effective ban on importing water as this would require a thorough inspection of the cargo of each ship transported by a heighliner, which I cannot remember to have read about.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "So after all, we cannot exclude small amounts of water being imported to Arrakis and, for the books to make sense, we do not have to, as there is still reason as to why water is expensive.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "One could argue that every traveller coming from a water-rich planet and staying on Arrakis for a while leaves the planet with some litres of water less in his body than when he arrived and thus effectively is a small water import.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "A similar thing goes for food imports (which we read about once or twice in the books), which not only bring nutrients to Arrakis, as most food consists of water to a relevant percentage.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Admittedly, this is all very vague, but when reading the books, it never struck me as unrealistic that water imports are not mentioned. ¹", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "If it hadn’t, droughts and famines would be much easier to fight.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "²", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In addition, the Spacing Guild would almost certainly notice such water imports on conventional ways (as you cannot transport such huge volumes and weights unnoticed) as well as via prescience and prevent them.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/20840/Wrzlprmft", "score": 14 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "I think part of the point of the book is that no one until Kynes understands the biology of the sandworms well enough to see how intimately spice production and the climate are related, so no one is keeping the planet dry for that reason.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "I think the more relevant question is, who would be willing to spend money on that?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "We're talking about a planet; 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{ "question": "Why is water not imported in guild highliners to Arrakis? I can understand a reluctance to import water because it would upset the ecology, and endanger the spice production somehow, but surely they can import water for survival purposes?", "title": "Why is water not imported to Arrakis?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<dune>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/58592", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/27924/Bertus van Zyl" }

[ [ "Any imported water would need sealing away to protect it from the sand trout. Water could be imported must this might be inefficient compared to investment in harvesting locally.", "Water is imported to Arrakis in small quantities but not in large quantities because the worms need to be dry conditions. Also, importing large quantities of water would devalue the Fremen’s water holdings and the sand trout would lock up the water again so the importation of large quantities would be futile." ] ]

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[ [ "Water is imported to Arrakis in small quantities. It is not imported in significant quantities because the worms need dry conditions. Importing large quantities of water would devalue the Fremen’s water holdings. Importing water would not make a difference as the sand trout would lock up the water again." ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "In the Return of Bruce Wayne , there are time travel elements.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/28248/Pwarky", "score": 5 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Batman also time-travelled a couple of times in The Brave and the Bold in order to team up with Kamandi in the future, for example in The Brave and the Bold #120 .", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "But then Brave & Bold was always in its own (lack of) continuity.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/27805/sigber", "score": 5 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "As other answers have pointed out, The Return of Bruce Wayne is probably the \"biggest\" example of a Batman time travel story, in terms of continuity.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "It covers Bruce jumping through various different time periods, slowly returning to the future after having been apparently killed (but actually sent back in time) during the events of Final Crisis .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Since you asked for any serial, I'll also mention \"The Once and Future Thing\", a two-part episode of the Justice League animated series, which features members of the League (Batman, Green Lantern, and Wonder Woman) tracking down a time-travelling villain.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The first episode features various DC Western-era heroes such as Jonah Hex and the second is set in the future of the Batman Beyond cartoon (albeit with the timeline altered by the villain), which leads to the wonderful team-up between modern Batman and elderly Bruce Wayne .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "A recent arc in the Batman '66 comic (starting in digital issue #22) also had King Tut travelling back in time to ancient Egypt, with Batman and Robin following him.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "That's a handful of examples", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "but I've no doubt there are plenty more, even if Batman isn't as involved with time travel as the Flash (who has it as an inherent part of his powers, with the assistance of his Cosmic Treadmill, and who has several time-travelling enemies) or Superman (with his long-standing association with casual time travellers, the Legion of Superheroes).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Time travel stories and the alternate universes they create are a remarkably common occurrence in comics and Batman has been in a lot of comics over the years.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/25746/Withad", "score": 4 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Batman time travels in both Justice League episode", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "The Once and Future Thing and the Batman the Brave and the Bold episode Menace of the Madniks!", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The sheer volume of Batman fiction in print and video means that it will be difficult to give a complete answer to this question.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/3814/C. Ross", "score": 4 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "In the \"Batman: The Animated Series\" Episode \"Time Out of Joint\" Batman and Robin battle", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "The Clock King who has a device which can stop time allowing him to move through time quickly as if teleporting.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Later in the episode Batman and Robin meet up with the scientist who created the time device which The Clock King stole from him and have to end up using the same kind of time device to quickly get to their location in time to foil The Clock King's plan to kill Mayor Hamilton Hill with a bomb.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The episode can be seen here: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x48qyye", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/73496/Time Travel", "score": 1 } } ]

{ "question": "Some of the main DC characters have time-traveled such as the Flash and Superman, has Batman in any serial ever traveled through time?", "title": "Has Batman ever time-traveled in any form?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<time-travel><batman><dc>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/59290", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/21674/giacomo casanova" }

[ [ "Time travel stories and the alternate universes they create are a common occurrence in comics. Batman time travels in both Justice League episodes and in The Brave and the Bold, but The Return of Bruce Wayne is probably the biggest example of a Batman time travel story.", "Batman time-travels a couple of times in the Brave and the Bold." ] ]

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[ [ "Batman time-travels a couple of times in the Brave and the Bold." ] ]

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"text": "Though if an enemy were so rash as to try to enter that land secretly, then it was also a last unsleeping guard against any that might pass the vigilance of Morgul and of Shelob.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In order to actually do anything useful at Mount Doom, you obviously have to get into Mordor first, which is something that one does not simply do.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/None/", "score": 21 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Recall that that was why the host of men challenged Sauron in open battle, knowing full well that Sauron is too greedy to not want to commit his forces to defeating Isildur's heir.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This led Sauron to take the bait by emptying his land to fight Aragorn and the armies of men.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ 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{ "question": "This fact had always bugged me. When Frodo finally goes to the Cracks of Doom he is met with practically no resistance. This seems uncharacteristic of Sauron which in my humble opinion makes it a tiny flaw in the plot. Just to be safe, Sauron could have heavily guarded Mount Doom to prevent the destruction of the Ring: why didn't he do so?", "title": "Why didn't Sauron guard Mount Doom?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<the-lord-of-the-rings><tolkiens-legendarium><sauron>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/59650", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/28152/Ram G Athreya" }

[ [ "Sauron did not expect that anyone would try to destroy the Ring instead of claiming it for themselves. He also believed that no one could destroy it.", "Simply put, Sauron believes that nobody would want to or would be capable of destroying the ring and so does not feel compelled to guard Mount Doom." ] ]

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[ [ "Sauron believes that nobody would want to or would be capable of destroying the ring." ] ]

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"label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "There may be more to it, but reasons she gives at the time are She never forgave him for killing Mycah, or for hitting her with an axe instead of trying to save her mother at the Red Wedding.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/5798/Justin Ethier", "score": 19 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "I have only watched the show, but to me it is clear that she is conflicted in many ways about killing the hound at this point.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Firstly, she wants him to suffer, he killed the butcher's boy as well as the farmer (who he nicked the silver coins from) and therefore she hates him.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "However, he has also been her protector to a degree and she likely knows that she owes him her life to some degree while at 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him from it.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Whether she feels he doesn't deserve her mercy or whether she simply can't bring herself to kill someone to whom she has grown close is far less evident.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "I personally believe she posses the strength of character to deliver mercy, therefore I suspect that, while she has developed an affinity for the Hound, she still harbors resentment about his past cruelty and is unwilling to intervene.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/31156/user31156", "score": 4 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Arya developed a conflicted relationship with Sandor.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He taught her how to survive on her own.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He 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and the Hound would have felt shame by doing it.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/42736/jack", "score": 0 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "In the TV show, she takes his silver.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I think this parallels what the Hound did with the farmer, the Hound said \"Dead men don't need silver\".", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Someone mentioned above the farmer was still alive.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I don't remember that, but it would make sense if these scenes were meant to be related.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/44511/mark", "score": 0 } } ]

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[ [ "She may feel he doesn't deserve her mercy or she may not be able to bring herself to kill someone to whom she has grown close. Also, she won't kill The Hound because he's no longer on her list and she is showing forgiveness. This also may have been the easiest option for her, letting him die in the wilderness.", "Arya did not kill the Hound since she works off her list with all the names of the people she intends to kill and struggles to reconcile the act since he is no longer on her list which is her moral code." ] ]

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[ [ "Arya did not kill the Hound since she works off her list with all the names of the people she intends to kill. Arya can’t kill the Hound because she struggles to reconcile the act since he is no longer on her list which is her moral code." ] ]

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if accurate, this seems to more heavily imply that Syrio Forel is dead.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Source: http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/FAQ/Entry/Is_Syrio_dead", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It's quite possible that he is neither alive nor dead, i.e. perhaps GRRM never concluded in his notes or otherwise the true fate of Syrio.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/35558/b1nary.atr0phy", "score": 3 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "We don't really have any evidence, but I believe that he has died.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "The Lannisters killed all Stark partisans out of hand; they even killed Septa Mordane, who was completely harmless.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Syrio was a friend of the Starks and he even fought back, so it is not really hard to imagine that the guards killed him.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/19374/Shevliaskovic", "score": 2 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "In the scene where Arya runs away and looks back you can hear metal swords falling down which hints that syrio could have made it out.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/42939/Jon", "score": 2 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "We finally have conformation.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Syrio Forel is dead and is not Jaqen H'ghar", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "I was really diapointed to hear this, but we finally have confirmation that he is neither Jaqen H'ghar or still alive.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Showrunners David Benioff and D.B. 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{ "question": "In the episode 'The Pointy End' (Season 1 Episode 8) when Arya runs from the Lannister guards you hear the sound of a sword being dropped (around 4:56): After that neither Syrio or Ser Meryn Trant is never mentioned or seen in the show again, except when Arya mentions to the Hound that Ser Meryn Trant killed Syrio. Is there any mention in the books that Syrio actually dies?", "title": "Is Syrio Forel dead?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<game-of-thrones><a-song-of-ice-and-fire>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/60354", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/28832/user78655" }

[ [ "The general consensus seems that he is dead. It has not been confirmed one way or the other in the books or show. ", "Syria Forel is dead and is killed by Ser Merton Trant and the Lannister soldiers sent by Cersei to capture Arya though there is a minute chance he might be alive if he managed to grab a sword from the bested guards." ] ]

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[ [ "Syria Forel is dead. Syria Forel is killed by Ser Merton Trant and the Lannister soldiers sent by Cersei to capture Arya. Syria Forel, though unlikely, perhaps managed to grab a sword from the bested guards and is still alive today." ] ]

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added for the movie.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "They may have seen or even met him, but he was never mentioned in the books, let alone by name.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "If you search", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Hobbit for Legolas (which is easily done on Google Books ), you will not find that word.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/19561/SQB", "score": 16 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Legolas is never specifically mentioned in the book.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "However, he may very likely have been present in Mirkwood at the time that Thorin's company was imprisoned there.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Many of the answers here say that there was no familiar interaction between Gloin and Legolas at the Council of Elrond, but, respectfully disagreeing, there actually is in fact an instance of familiar interaction between Gloin and Legolas at the Council of Elrond.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Legolas explains to the council that Gollum has escaped from the elves in Mirkwood where he was being held because they were perhaps too kind to him by allowing him special privelages (specifically allowing him to go outside to climb a tree while under watch of an elvish guard.)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "To this Gloin makes a reply:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "\"You were less tender to me,\" said Gloin with a flash of his eyes, as old memories were stirred of his imprisonment in the deep places of the Elven-king's halls.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "\"", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "(This is page 249 in my copy of The Fellowship.)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Whether or not \"You\" referred to Legolas specifically or to the Mirkwood Elves in general is unclear, but given the context in which Gloin replies, I believe that Gloin does in fact remember Legolas personally from his imprisonment with Thorin's company in Mirkwood.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/51147/Ryan Luetters", "score": 6 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "No, Legolas does not make an appearance in the novel, though Thorin and company are captured by Wood-Elves.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "None of the elves are named explicitly in the novel; even the king is simply referred to as \"The King\" or like variations.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Much of the movies deviate from the original story line.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "For example, in An Unexpected Journey , the rock giants were added in simply for more action.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "They never appear in the book.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Nor do the orcs; there are goblins, briefly, but they don't chase the dwarves and hobbit like in the movie.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/17270/Dragona13", "score": 2 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "This subject causes alot of confusion between the bookies and the filmies.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Seeing as the books were written by Tolkien himself", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "we should use only the books for reference.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "There is no mention of Legolas in the Hobbit.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "The Elf Legolas Greenleaf is actually first mentioned in The Fall of Gondolin although we can't be too sure if this is actually the same Legolas.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "When Legolas first realizes he is about to face Durin's Bane in Moria he clearly loses his cool.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "While all elves hated balrogs if Legolas was at Gondolin he would have witnessed the deaths of Ecthelion and Glorfindel not to mention the general devastation wreaked by the balrogs.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This example of 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[ [ "Legolas does not appear anywhere in the novel the Hobbit." ] ]

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{ "text": "‘R–r–riddikulus!’", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Mrs Weasley sobbed, pointing her shaking wand at Ron’s body. Crack.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Ron’s body turned into Bill’s, spread-eagled on his back, his eyes wide open and empty.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Mrs Weasley sobbed harder than ever.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "‘R–riddikulus!’", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "she sobbed again.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Crack.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Mr Weasley’s body replaced Bill’s, his glasses askew, a trickle of blood running down his face.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "‘No!’", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Mrs Weasley moaned.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "‘No ... riddikulus!", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Riddikulus! 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[ [ "A Boggart will not change shape at all if the observer has no fears since it takes on the form of the observer’s worst fear or fears. There is a chance a Boggart would switch to all sorts of forms since the observer’s fear would take on the form of everything. " ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "Yes.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "In Chapter 33 of AFFC , Jaime discusses the matter with his cousin Ser Daven, who mentions: His wife's with child, did you know?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He also says that she is \"fond of Edmure\", which Daven finds odd.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "In any case, this confirms both of them are still consider married and (oddly enough) still wish to be married.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/5798/Justin Ethier", "score": 15 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Yes, the wedding is presumably still valid... if it was actually consummated (i.e. Edmure and Roslin had sex).", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "As far as I can recall (and the Wiki of Ice and 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"scifi.stackexchange.com/users/22803/Theik", "score": 5 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Yes, they have consummated the marriage, Chapter 33, AFFC: \" ...", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "The Blackfish pays his mummer's show no mind, so come evenfall Lord Edbure is taken down again.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "His wife's with child, did you know?\"", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He hadn't.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "\"Edmure bedded her, after the Red Wedding?\" \"He was bedding her during the Red Wedding.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Roslin's a pretty little thing, hardly stoatish at all.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "And fond of Edmure, queerly.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 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{ "question": "Given that... The Freys slaughtered Edmure's sister and nephew, and many men and women loyal to the Starks and the Tullys, and given that the Red Wedding was a hideous farce of a wedding created not for political ties but for the purposes of regicide and mass slaughter... Do we still consider Edmure's marriage to Roslin valid? After all, I'm not sure a man in his right mind would want to be married to the granddaughter of the architect of the Red Wedding.", "title": "Are Edmure and Roslin still considered married?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<game-of-thrones><a-song-of-ice-and-fire>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/63361", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/25915/Lou" }

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[ { "sents": [ { "text": "As usual, Tolkien Gateway has the best compilation of info: There were 4 named ones: Glaurung — Father of Dragons, slain by Túrin Turambar.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "First of the Uruloki, the Fire-drakes of Angband.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He had four legs and could breathe fire, but didn't have wings.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Ancalagon the Black — first and mightiest of the Winged-dragons, slain by Eärendil in the War of Wrath.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Scatha - Slain by Fram of the Éothéod.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Apparently a cold-drake.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Described as a \"long-worm\", although this imprecise term seems to be more of an expression rather than a separate taxonomic group.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Smaug — the last great dragon (but possibly not the last dragon based on Gandalf's words) of Middle-earth.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "A winged Urulokë.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "2 more were mentioned but unnamed An unnamed dragon, with red eyes, black wings and teeth like knives.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "( src: The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, \"The Hoard\" ) Beast of Gondolin — A Fire-Drake at the Fall of Gondolin.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Total numbers aren't given but there were many: At the Fall of Gondolin, Morgoth's foul host included dragons, \" many and terrible \" ( src:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Silmarillion, \"Quenta Silmarillion:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin\" )", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/976/DVK-on-Ahch-To", "score": 28 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Dragons were \"created\" by Melkor/Morgoth during the early part of the First Age of the Sun, and for a long time the only dragon mentioned by name was Glaurung, the father of dragons.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "We may assume that more dragons were being bred in the Pits of Angband during this time.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The first occurrance of more than one dragon was at the Battle of Unnumbered Tears, where we read: Morgoth loosed his last strength, and Angband was emptied.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "There came wolves, and wolfriders, and there came Balrogs, and dragons , and Glaurung father of dragons.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "( Silmarillion ) Following this battle, and until the Fall of Gondolin, Glaurung is again the only dragon mentioned as being active in Middle-earth, but at the Fall of Gondolin they come out again", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "(Glaurung had been killed by Turin by this time): At last, in the year when Earendil was seven years old, Morgoth was ready, and he loosed upon Gondolin his Balrogs, and his Orcs, and his wolves; 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and he fell upon the towers of Thangorodrim, and they were broken in his ruin.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "There's also a handy (but completely non-canon) size-chart :-)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/20774/Valorum", "score": 5 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "There is no canon reference for the total number of dragons.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Dragons referenced by name: Ancalagon the Black Fire-drake of Gondolin Glaurung , the first dragon bred by Morgoth, know as the father of dragons, though it is unclear if he is literally the ancestor of all dragons.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He was killed by Túrin Turambar.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Gostir", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Smaug - from the Hobbit Scatha", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "the Worm - took a Dwarven hoard (like Smaug)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Great Cold Drake - attacked the Dwaves of the Grey Mountains and killed Dáin", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It's also of worth noting that dragons first appeared in FA 260 and continued to exist at the time of Lord of the Rings.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "When discussing destorying the Ring, Gandalf said \"there is not now any dragon left on earth in which the old fire is hot enough\", implying that some dragons still existed.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/24067/Paul Draper", "score": 4 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "In Appendix A \"Durins folk it says in the far north there were dragons in the wastes & after many years they became strong & multiplied.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/30895/turinsbane", "score": 1 } } ]

{ "question": "How numerous were dragons in the time before 'Lord of the Rings' and 'The Hobbit'? How many dragons did Tolkien ever mention by name?", "title": "How many dragons ever existed on Middle Earth?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<the-lord-of-the-rings><tolkiens-legendarium><dragons>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/63391", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/8640/theJollySin" }

[ [ "There were 4 named dragons.", "Tolkien names four dragons in his Middle-earth writings." ] ]

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[ [ "Tolkien names four dragons in his Middle-earth writings." ] ]

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[ [ "Iron Man has defeated Hulk before. Hulk generally outperforms Iron Man and defeats him." ] ]

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"cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Again I wish I had a quote for this", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "but I don’t feel like digging for one.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/94236/Mary", "score": 7 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "I agree with this answer that Legilimency isn't imperceptible, that the 'victim' knows what information is being extracted and that the example with Snape and Harry proves this.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "We do have one hint that Dumbledore used Legilimency on Harry, however.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Since it's the only instance in canon that suggests", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "this explicitly", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I thought I'd add an answer to the pile.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Boiling with anger at Snape, his desire to do something desperate and risky had increased tenfold in the last few minutes.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This seemed to show on Harry's face, for Dumbledore moved away from the window, and looked more closely at Harry , a slight crease between his silver eyebrows.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "\"What has happened to you?\"", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "\"Nothing,\" lied Harry promptly.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "\"What has upset you?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "\"", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "\"I'm not upset.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "\"", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "\" Harry, you were never a good Occlumens -\" (Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 25, The Seer Overheard) .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Dumbledore's behaviour here is consistent with the use of Legilimency.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "He maintains eye contact and focuses intently on Harry.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Ultimately, he's able to work out that Harry's lying to him.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Arguably, Dumbledore wouldn't have needed to use Legilimency to work out that Harry was lying to him.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Harry was not in control of his emotions and was pretty easy to read once Dumbledore started observing him closely.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Moreover, Dumbledore doesn't find out exactly what Harry is angry about, which he probably would have done if he were using Legilimency.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "On balance, I don't think that Dumbledore was using Legilimency here.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Nevertheless, Dumbledore brings up Harry not being good at Occlumency, which could indicate that he had used it.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "I don't think he did", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "but it's possible to make an argument that he did based on Dumbledore's wording.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/64888/The Dark Lord", "score": 7 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "No. Harry would know if legilimency was being used on him, as when Snape used legilimency on Harry (all emphasis added) :", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "“Liar,” said Snape.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Harry’s throat went dry.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He knew what Snape was going to do and he had never been able to prevent it. …", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The bathroom seemed to shimmer before his eyes; he struggled to block out all thought, but try as he might, the Half-Blood Prince's copy of Advanced Potion-Making swam hazily to the forefront of his mind.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "And then he was staring at Snape again, in the midst of this wrecked, soaked bathroom.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He stared into Snape's black eyes, hoping against hope that Snape had not seen what he feared, but – Here, what Snape was trying to see \"swam [...] to the forefront of his [Harry's] mind\", so Harry was an observer as well as Snape.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "This did not happen when Dumbledore gave Harry a piercing look; I guess he was just looking sharply at Harry.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Remember, Dumbledore was extremely smart and had a lot of information that Harry didn't.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Chances are that he could guess anything he was a bit uncertain about simply by observing Harry closely and his reactions to what Dumbledore was saying.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/None/", "score": 3 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "I doubt it.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "If Dumbledore wouldn't use Legilimency on Slughorn to learn what he had told Riddle all those years ago, instead relying on Slughorn being honest, why would he read Harry's mind instead of just asking him?", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "What ZenLogic said about Harry's free will is extremely important.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "You have to remember that Dumbledore had taught literally hundreds of students, so Dumbledore's \"piercing look\" would have been something he had used for decades.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I believe it is simply reading the non-verbal cues of a child that is not yet in control of their emotions.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": 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{ "question": "At many points in the story, when Dumbledore asks Harry something, he gives him a piercing look. It makes me wonder if that is Dumbledore using Legilemency against him. Is he?", "title": "Is Dumbledore using Legilimency when he gives Harry a \"piercing look\"?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<harry-potter><albus-dumbledore>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/64315", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/24697/Hashir Omer" }

[ [ "There is some confusion on this topic. Dumbledore may be using legilmency, although he may also be making educated guesses as to what Harry is thinking. However, Dumbledore mentions that Harry is not good at Occlumency, which could indicate that he had used it.", "It is likely Dumbledore would simply ask Harry what is on his mind or take a guess at what is on his mind instead of practising Legilimency on him. However, Dumbledore mentions Harry is not very good at Occlumency which might suggest he is using Legilimency on him at this point." ] ]

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[ [ "It is likely Dumbledore would simply ask Harry what is on his mind or take a guess at what is on his mind instead of practising Legilimency on him. Dumbledore mentions Harry is not very good at Occlumency which might suggest he is using Legilimency on him at this point." ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "The only rule when it comes to time spent in Narnia is that there is no rule about time spent in Narnia.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Lewis intentionally made things inconstant, arbitrary, and dare I say, magical .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "That said, Lucy enters the wardrobe to visit Mr. Tumnus at one point, and then Edmund comes in a few moments later.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "They leave the wardrobe together, and end up at some point after Edmund comes in.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "So in your example, they'd probably exit in the second person's time.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/30859/TenthJustice", "score": 19 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "The comparison between Narnian time and time in our world isn't consistent, except in one respect: time flows in the same direction in both worlds .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "A year into the future in our world might be three years or three thousand years into the future in Narnia, but it won't be a year into the past.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "So if person A enters Narnia from our world at one point (1920, say), and then person B enters ten years later (in 1930), then a certain amount of time will have passed in Narnia during those ten years in our world.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "If that time is less than a human lifespan - say, twenty years or so - then A will still be alive, albeit older, when B enters, so it will be possible for them to return together.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "The point at which they do so, in our world, will be after B left this world for Narnia , but we can't say more than that.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The fact that all journeys into Narnia seem to last only moments in our world seems to be a fluke - or, more likely, the will of Aslan.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It's clearly impossible that both A and B could re-enter our world only moments after they left, but it would be possible for B to do so.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "The most likely answer for their time of return is probably moments after B left .", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "To put it another way, Peter entered Narnia in Prince Caspian approximately a year before Eustace entered it in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader .", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "If Peter had stayed there all that time (three years, by Narnian time), then he would still be there, perhaps together with Caspian to greet Eustace, and the two of them could then have gone back to our world together as Edmund, Lucy, and Eustace did at the end of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader .", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/31394/Rand al'Thor", "score": 12 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "At the end of Prince Caspian (the book, that is), Aslan creates a door in the air.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Peter, Susan, Edmund, Lucy and the Telmarines who are going to our world go through the door in single file, each successive one's hands on the previous one's shoulders (presumably the first Telmarine had to stoop to rest his/her hands on Lucy's shoulders unless he/she was quite young or very short!).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "As the Pevensies pass through, they see three things at once: a glade in Narnia, a South Sea island in our world and a railway station in England.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "So the portal has two simultaneous exit points in our world, and each person is directed to the right one for him or her.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "While it may be assumed that both points exist at the same point in our world's time, we don't know that for certain.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Suppose the pirates who became the Telmarines' ancestors left our world in 1750 (long before Digory and Polly in The Magician's Nephew were born, so predating the creation of the Narnian world apparently, but possible if the arrow of time in the Narnian world is allowed to go backwards with respect to ours on occasion).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Then, when Aslan tells them that the original race of pirates has died out, it could be 1850, while the Pevensies arrive back in 1942 or whenever.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Since Aslan says that the island hasn't been discovered by the rest of our world yet, that's far less likely in the mid-20th Century when we have air travel and satellites are only 20 years away.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "So my view is that, as the whole point of arriving back just moments after leaving is not to have anyone missing from our world for any noticeable length of time, person A would arrive back 10 years before person B.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/63357/Wallnut", "score": 4 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "As Aslan is God among beasts and man, the answer is simple: Whatever time he wants them to go back to.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Whether it be both the earlier time, both the later time, both their own time, or any darn time imaginable.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He is a wild lion, unrestrained by your puny sense of logic.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It can be read that the Telmarine (the people Prince Caspian leads and is from), came to Narnia after the Pevensies but are possibly from a time before them.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "So linear consistency may not be a factor in travelling to and fro from Narnia.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/19067/Lan", "score": 3 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Elaborating on the previous answers...", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Towards the end of his life, Lewis had started a work that would tie his Narnia and Space Trilogy sets together called \"The Dark Tower\" (no relation to the Stephen King set by the same name).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Unfortunately, the work was never completed.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "It starts with the premise", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "that time is three dimensional, that there are ways to measure it in all dimensions, that travel between timelines is possible, and that the relationships between timelines (worlds in the parlance of Narnia) are quite variable.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "@Lan has the right of it with this additonal information on the nature of time in Lewis' universe.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/76960/pojo-guy", "score": 2 } } ]

{ "question": "I call it \"the Wardrobe Paradox.\" Would they arrive independently at their respective time of entry, or would one of them arrive at the other's time?", "title": "If two humans enter Narnia through the Wardrobe with 10 years between them and come back to our world together, at what point in time do they arrive?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<cs-lewis><the-chronicles-of-narnia>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/64511", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/30708/Guybrush Threepwood" }

[ [ "Opinions differ. Some say that i this example, they'd probably exit in the second person's time. Others claim that as the whole point of arriving back just moments after leaving is not to have anyone missing from our world for any noticeable length of time, person A would arrive back 10 years before person B. However, others maintain that the most likely answer for their time of return is probably moments after B left .", "Person A would likely arrive back 10 years before Person B though it is possible Person B could return immediately upon leaving. If Person B can return immediately upon leaving, then Person A and Person B will be able to return together." ] ]

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[ [ "Person A would likely arrive back 10 years before Person B though it is possible Person B could return immediately upon leaving. If Person B can return immediately upon leaving, then Person A and Person B will be able to return together." ] ]

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(2019):", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The movie reintroduces the problem Shazam has when introducing himself.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "During the scene where he explains himself to Darla, he mentions how the wizard made him say \"Shazam\".", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "As soon as he said it, he transformed, and it was clear from the scene that he didn't mean to transform.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/113945/DavidDH", "score": 4 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "It was a problem that Captain Marvel Jr. had as HE transformed by saying \"Captain Marvel\".", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "However , it appears that, as of Shazam! #1 (January 2019), Shazam has the same problem.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "SHAZAM: You're going to have to guess.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I've been having a bit of trouble saying my name recently.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "As you can see from the picture, Billy is saying that he no longer has control of the lightning when he says the Word.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/95922/Malaggar", "score": 3 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "The characters of the name SHAZAM!", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "all represent a powerful champion, even the exclamation point.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "\"It took the combined might of Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, Mercury and ! to stop and contain Mister Mind.\" Shazam, current run, issue 2 tells us there was another champion, represented by \"!\" that is part of Billy's transformation.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Therefore, the exclamation point is part of the name, and if only \"Shazam\" and not \"Shazam!\" is spoken, the transformation is not triggered.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/90377/LemonFire", "score": 1 } } ]

{ "question": "Shazam turns into a superhero and back by saying his name. So how does he introduce himself?", "title": "How does Shazam tell people his name?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<dc><shazam>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/64521", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/24680/PointlessSpike" }

[ [ "He introduces himself by saying \"Hello, I'm Shazam\". \"Shazam!\" with an exclamation point is needed to transform.", "He introduces himself by saying \"Hello, I’m Shazam\" or, most importantly, by saying \"Shazam!\" with an exclamation mark to trigger his transformation. " ] ]

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[ [ "He introduces himself by saying \"Hello, I’m Shazam\" or, most importantly, by saying \"Shazam!\" with an exclamation mark to trigger his transformation. " ] ]

[ { "sents": [ { "text": "The only indication that Sauron had anything to do with the Balrog is given in a footnote to Appendix A in Return of the King : Or released from prison; it may well be that it had already been awakened by the malice of Sauron.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "However, this doesn't imply any service or even awareness (and as both were Maiar in origin it's hard to imagine either serving the other), and it's difficult to reconcile with the Balrog's inactivity during the destruction of Eregion in the Second Age, when surely it would have been more useful: The power of Moria endured throughout the Dark Years and the dominion of Sauron, for though Eregion was destroyed and the gates of Moria were shut, the halls of Khazad-dûm were too deep and strong and filled with a people too numerous and valiant for Sauron to conquer from without.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "A Balrog would certainly have been useful during the battles at the end of the Third Age, but you're forgetting that Sauron's policy was one of secrecy for a long time, and it was only quite late that he went to open war: by which time the Balrog had already been destroyed.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/None/", "score": 26 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "I was browsing through Appendix B in", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "The Return of the King", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "and I came across some interesting points from the Third Age calendar: 1980:", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "A balrog appears in Moria and slays Durin VI.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "2480: Orcs begin to make secret strongholds in the Misty Mountains.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Sauron begins to people Moria with his creatures.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "There's no doubt in my mind that Sauron knew of Durin's Bane's existence by (and probably far earlier than)", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "the time the War of the Ring started.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/30895/turinsbane", "score": 4 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Some servant, hiding underground doing nothing.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Nah, he was Melkor's servant, just as Sauron was.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "That's why he ended up in Moria.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "With Melkor gone, that whole army kind of crept off and hid away.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Smaug pillaged a bit and fell asleep inside a mountain.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Balrogs crept underground and stayed there.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Shelob too, found some cave and led pretty much a normal spider lifestyle (well, people instead of flies, but hey, she's big).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Sauron's army, on the other hand - orcs, trolls, nazgul - was pretty active, since it had its commander.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Although when Sauron bit the dust they basically did what Mekor's gang did.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Seems the standard operation for these dark guys is lose it and scatter when their leader goes.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/31275/Misha R", "score": 4 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "No, the balrog was unrelated to Sauron.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Sauron no doubt knew about balrogs, having been a servant of Melkor, who created them.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "But from all that's shown in the LOTR there's no evidence he controlled the one in Moria, or even was in communication with it (the orcs seemed to hold the balrog as some sort of demi-god more than another asset of Sauron", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": ", it's not even sure whether the orcs of Moria were under control of Sauron or an independent group, left over from the distant past).", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "From the books, Moria was a dark and evil place all of its own, its hatred for the company the result of an ingrained hatred of everything else (and probably especially of dwarves), rather than aimed specifically at them.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/1032/jwenting", "score": 2 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Gandalf the Grey defeated Durin's Bane although he did die", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "but Gandalf the White was easily overpowered by the Witch King who is not really as strong as Sauron", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "so the possibility that Durin's Bane could be a servant of Sauron is there in terms of power but", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "in the story there was no clear evidence that Durin's Bane was a servant of Sauron.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 1 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/41062/Anonymous", "score": 1 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "No The Balrog may have been an ally though because like Sauron Durins Bane once served Morgoth so undoubtedly they knew each other as Sauron was Morgoths top lieutenant & in The Silmarillion, Sauron once lead a group of Balrogs in an attack against the Noldor in Bereiland during the first age", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/71704/Timmy O'toole", "score": 1 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "No .", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] }, { "text": "Durin's Bane and Sauron are both servants of Morgoth, but Durin's Bane doesn't serve Sauron.", "label": [ 1 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ 0 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/31903/Ofek Aman", "score": 0 } }, { "sents": [ { "text": "Not so much an answer, than to highlight a possible tactic in Sauron placing the Balrog in Moria.. and thus supporting the hypothesis of Sauron having influence over the Balrog..", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Sauron certainly didn't rush his rebuilding after any defeats in the first two ages.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I propose that, in a long calculated stratagem for victory in the Third Age, he would seek all potential retreats and strongholds for his enemies, be eradicated or controlled.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "He warped Saruman to his service via the palantir, having him build an army and, amongst other things, destroy Helm's Deep.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "What other stronghold, (ignoring Gondor) would have remained, but for the Balrog and the Goblins?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Moria would have clearly been capable of hosting an extremely large number of refugees and retreated armies.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Tens of thousands easily.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Sauron would surely have considered this.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "I discount the Realms of the Elves as realistic similar retreats for various reasons, chiefly the difficulty of accepting Dwarves.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "With regard to why the Balrog got there after the War Of Wrath, and so long before the Third Age, is probably the main issue with this theory.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Issued there by a clever and far sighted Sauron, guessing the future inevitability of Moria and the dwarves?", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Anyway, yea.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "There you go.", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Conjecture I know, but from the strategic mind of Sauron the Great?!", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] }, { "text": "Surely a certainty... or not..", "label": [ 0 ], "label_summ": [ 0 ], "cluster_id": [ [ -1 ] ] } ], "answer_details": { "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/38872/David Whyte", "score": 0 } } ]

{ "question": "Just wondering if Durin's Bane was under orders from Sauron when he fought Gandalf and if Sauron would have the power to control a Balrog? Sauron did have servants in Moria but if the Balrog served him why keep such a powerful force in there? Wouldn't it make more sense to have him leading his armies?", "title": "Was Durin's Bane a servant of Sauron?", "forum": "scifi.stackexchange.com", "question_tags": "<the-lord-of-the-rings><tolkiens-legendarium>", "link": "scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/64812", "author": "scifi.stackexchange.com/users/30895/turinsbane" }

[ [ "There was no clear evidencein the story that Durin's Bane was a servant of Sauron.", "Durin’s Bane is not controlled by Sauron nor is there any clear evidence he is a servant of Sauron. In fact, the pair might even be allies." ] ]

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[ [ "Durin’s Bane is not controlled by Sauron nor is there any clear evidence he is a servant of Sauron. There is a chance Sauron and Durin’s Bane are allies." ] ]