I'd actually prefer it if the Cascade were still out of sync
I keep thinking about that aspect and wouldn't the planets still be visible -- just time-delayed? They're not out of phase with regards to matter (which would make more sense), but time, which is dynamic anyway. If anything not in time-sync with the rest of the universe isn't visible, then why are the Doctor and the TARDIS visible?
I am thinking about this too much and it is your fault.
Rewatching parts of JE tonight and seeing the Earth travel through space, without the Moon, with perfectly fine gravity, kind of broke my head a little bit.
Someone (I think Ten II) mentioned the atmospheric shell, so that explains the planet still having air. As for gravity, that shouldn't be affected per se -- the Earth still has the same mass. Now, should the entire planet feel the acceleration, and wouldn't that have the same end effect as gravity? Yep. Maybe if the TARDIS can tow, it can manage that effect, too. (If my brain accepts that first premise, the second is easier.)
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on 2008-07-24 02:56 am (UTC)I keep thinking about that aspect and wouldn't the planets still be visible -- just time-delayed? They're not out of phase with regards to matter (which would make more sense), but time, which is dynamic anyway. If anything not in time-sync with the rest of the universe isn't visible, then why are the Doctor and the TARDIS visible?
I am thinking about this too much and it is your fault.
Rewatching parts of JE tonight and seeing the Earth travel through space, without the Moon, with perfectly fine gravity, kind of broke my head a little bit.
Someone (I think Ten II) mentioned the atmospheric shell, so that explains the planet still having air. As for gravity, that shouldn't be affected per se -- the Earth still has the same mass. Now, should the entire planet feel the acceleration, and wouldn't that have the same end effect as gravity? Yep. Maybe if the TARDIS can tow, it can manage that effect, too. (If my brain accepts that first premise, the second is easier.)