Salkara Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 I just had a thought (one that's probably been put here before, but maybe not). Brandon has said part of his inspiration for the storms on Roshar was the Great Red Spot, a massive, perpetual storm on Jupiter. Is it possible that highstorms are actually one perpetual storm which is centered off the proto-continent and has "arms" that sweep across it on a regular basis? If so, the Everstorm could be similar, just placed on the opposite of the continent. It's been awhile since I looked at planetary sciences, so if anyone is more versed in them, please feel free to correct me, but I believe this would require the Roshar continent and both storms to be completely inside one hemisphere. If the storms were in separate hemispheres with Roshar in between, Coriolis forces would cause the storm "arms" to spin in opposite directions and thus cross the continent in the same direction. An easy way to disprove this would be to show that the continent is just too big. Roshar, the planet, is 0.9 cosmere standard in size which (iirc) means in relation to our Earth (or Yolen, but really Earth), but I don't know if it means 90% of Earth's radius, surface area, or volume. If it refers to: Radius, then Roshar has an approximate surface area of 413 million sq. km (or about 81% of Earth's surface area). Surface area, then Roshar has an approximate surface area of 459 million sq. km (or about 90% of Earth's surface area). Volume, then Roshar has an approximate surface area of 475 million sq. km (or about 93% of Earth's surface area). Does anyone know if any of those are big enough to fit the Roshar continent with a storm above and a storm below inside a single hemisphere? I guess it's also possible that Brandon and Peter have done another weird planet thing (like separating geographic and magnetic poles in Scadrial) which allows for two perpetual storms and a single giant continent between them. Actually, I think this is likely as it could also explain the shorter (and variable) seasons and why the Weepings occur biennially instead of annually. I just don't know enough about this subject to really work it out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainRyan he/him Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 2 hours ago, Salkara said: Does anyone know if any of those are big enough to fit the Roshar continent with a storm above and a storm below inside a single hemisphere? From what I understand of Rosharan geography, the continent of Roshar is a Pangaea-esque super continent. Roshar, the continent, in located in the southern hemisphere but I do believe the northern edge of the continent crosses over into the northern hemisphere. Sorry if that wrecks your theory. Also, off-hand, I cannot find a map of Roshar, the planet, (holy cow they need to use different names for things haha) that shows the placement of Roshar, the continent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The One Who Connects he/him Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 On 9/21/2017 at 4:11 PM, CaptainRyan said: On 9/21/2017 at 1:45 PM, Salkara said: Does anyone know if any of those are big enough to fit the Roshar continent with a storm above and a storm below inside a single hemisphere? Also, off-hand, I cannot find a map of Roshar, the planet, (holy cow they need to use different names for things haha) that shows the placement of Roshar, the continent. Have your map. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormcrown Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 (edited) Important to note is that Adonalsium designed the Rosharan continent, and Brandon based it off of a specific mathemetic projection. The Origin brings Stormlight with it, so it could've been something Adonalsium created to do something with investiture. The second letter vaguely refers to Roshar (assuming Hoid wrote the first and it's talking to Hoid when he is on Roshar) as them being children playing in a workshop. Is there anything Adonalsium could've done to make such a storm system? Also, what does Shadesmar look like during a high storm? Edited September 30, 2017 by Stormcrown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The One Who Connects he/him Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 On 9/30/2017 at 6:28 PM, Stormcrown said: Also, what does Shadesmar look like during a high storm? Brandon has been asked, and we've been RAFO'd. We'll just have to wait and see. On 9/30/2017 at 6:28 PM, Stormcrown said: The second letter vaguely refers to Roshar (assuming Hoid wrote the first and it's talking to Hoid when he is on Roshar) as them being children playing in a workshop. The workshop comment is a metaphor. Quote 9 Botanica However, it seems to me that all things have been set up for a purpose, and if we - as infants - stumble through the workshop, we risk exacerbating, not preventing, a problem.[5] What does the "workshop" mean? Is it related to the "touch and design of Adonalsium”? Peter This is just metaphorical. It’s like a scientist has set up an intricate experiment in a workshop, with all types of equipment in precise places, and the person writing her doesn’t want people bumbling through and dislodging things. Basically, the writer of the second letter is implying that they(Hoid and himself) are like children wandering around the adult world, and that they shouldn't be messing with things beyond their understanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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