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That's what I have always presumed. With all the complicated sensors that could analyze chemicals present on the ground, in the air and inside the cabin, then how easy would it be for this network to break down what the MBS consisted of? Whatever the reasons, it is certainly known that the sensors could identify when the complete MBS compound had been destabilized and rendered inept.Knight2000 wrote:I'd rather KITT be unable to identify the compound because of some programming, similar to his primary function, which would render him unable to analyse it.
In fact, I remember that in the final episode of TKR, Kyle's vehicle, Dante, was almost completely destroyed.Knight Racer wrote:The MBS system wasn't mentioned in TKR,KR2000, or this series.
very well said.necrophilissimo wrote:Even as fan of TOS, I actually like the Nano-consept better. In real world cars are designed so that in a crash the car body intentionally crushes, taking most of the impact energy, thus saving the people inside.
KI2T's body, however, was indestructible. In practice this means that all the energy of the collision would've been transferred into the driver. In layman's terms; With real physics, the first crash in KR would've turned Michael Knight into mangled, bloody mess.
In this light, KI3T makes a little more sense; It does crush and buckle, but it repairs instantly. The car body does take the impact energy, but recovers from it.
I would say yes and no. It depends on what he was going through. Often times tanks and other armoured vehicles ram through walls and such without hurting the occupants inside. I don't recall KITT going through anything that was too solid that it was either impenetrable or too big for KITT to push out of the way. Your physics is right, but you'd have to consider the situation. Not to mention KITT knew his limitations and had passive laser restraing =). I believe his indestructibility was well played for the most part, he simply crashed through gates and doors and such, nothing that was too unbelievable. I don't recall any crash on the show that would have left Michael a mangled bloody mess. Other than say Goliath, where obviously both KITT and Michael got hurt which was realisticcally portrayed. I never thought KITT's MBS was completely indestructible it obviously had it's limits. KITT was more defensive and evasive than offensive and remember his main programing? I think if he knew the force of an impact was going to be too strong for Michael to survive he wouldn't go through with it, I'm sure he's able to computate the physics involved.necrophilissimo wrote:Even as fan of TOS, I actually like the Nano-consept better. In real world cars are designed so that in a crash the car body intentionally crushes, taking most of the impact energy, thus saving the people inside.
KI2T's body, however, was indestructible. In practice this means that all the energy of the collision would've been transferred into the driver. In layman's terms; With real physics, the first crash in KR would've turned Michael Knight into mangled, bloody mess.
In this light, KI3T makes a little more sense; It does crush and buckle, but it repairs instantly. The car body does take the impact energy, but recovers from it.
http://asia.cnet.com/crave/2009/02/17/i ... atent-wow/About the only bullet dodging we know of is the kind some people engage in to get out of sticky office situations. Now, thanks to a computer company, it's gone and filed a patent (US 7484451) for a bionic body armor that can dodge the real stuff. And it does all this in a most interesting manner--by delivering a shock to the wearer's appropriate muscles to cause a superfast reflexive move away from the bullet's trajectory. Can technology ever calculate faster than a speeding bullet? Who cares? Imagine mere mortals like us able to do a Neo a la Matrix, with the bionic body armor dictating our moves. Just in case, we'd recommend slapping on the new Knight Rider's special bullet-resistant coating as backup. Even better if this can dodge paintballs. Though there'll be no dodging the expected sticker shock if this bionic armor ever rolls off the assembly line.
Damn, I need to get me some of that!, do they make a similar product that stops you getting face palmed or your butt chewed off from disagreeing with your partners way of doing things? hhmmmmmmSue wrote:This article is off topic just a tad, but it was so interesting I thought I'd share.http://asia.cnet.com/crave/2009/02/17/i ... atent-wow/About the only bullet dodging we know of is the kind some people engage in to get out of sticky office situations. Now, thanks to a computer company, it's gone and filed a patent (US 7484451) for a bionic body armor that can dodge the real stuff. And it does all this in a most interesting manner--by delivering a shock to the wearer's appropriate muscles to cause a superfast reflexive move away from the bullet's trajectory. Can technology ever calculate faster than a speeding bullet? Who cares? Imagine mere mortals like us able to do a Neo a la Matrix, with the bionic body armor dictating our moves. Just in case, we'd recommend slapping on the new Knight Rider's special bullet-resistant coating as backup. Even better if this can dodge paintballs. Though there'll be no dodging the expected sticker shock if this bionic armor ever rolls off the assembly line.
That's all true, but the original show never really broke physics in that regard. It would only kill Michael if they hit something that KITT couldn't penetrate, stopping him dead. AS long as went through whatever they were hitting Michael would be fine. In 'A Plush Ride', when they're rolling to a cliff, KITT even says "I will survive the fall, you will not."necrophilissimo wrote:Even as fan of TOS, I actually like the Nano-consept better. In real world cars are designed so that in a crash the car body intentionally crushes, taking most of the impact energy, thus saving the people inside.
KI2T's body, however, was indestructible. In practice this means that all the energy of the collision would've been transferred into the driver. In layman's terms; With real physics, the first crash in KR would've turned Michael Knight into mangled, bloody mess.
In this light, KI3T makes a little more sense; It does crush and buckle, but it repairs instantly. The car body does take the impact energy, but recovers from it.
Most definitely.cloudkitt wrote:KI3T definitely doesn't have it as the vulnerability with the computer off proves. In practicality, I guess they just imagined people would have a harder time believing in the MBS today, although Michael's explanation actually makes perfect sense. A molecular bonded shell would probably completely prevent nanomachines from altering the structure.
