TF Language
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tf_bunny_farmThis bunny was spurned by this debate: http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showthread.php?t=23120
The thread brought up a good question - Transformers deal with physics that's beyond quantum and picto representations of their language is pretty simple for how complex a society they are.
Think of it this way. They have different senses than we do. We have audio, visual and when blind, the sense to touch to help us communicate language. We could also throw in body language in the case of ASL. However Transformers have seven senses, at least according to the G1 comics, that includes various forms of electromagnetic sensitivity. What if humans who tried to speak Cybertronian couldn't because they couldn't produce or pick up on subtle things like the electromagnetic stressors placed on certain syllables? TFs also can hear and see things in the ultraviolet/infrared/ultrasonic ranges. It's possible they speak using tones humans could never hope to reproduce, even with our technology. Dolphins, when clicking, are said to receive so much detail in one tenth of a second that humans can only dream of mimicking it with modern technology. They pick up so information so fast that we can't even decipher the information even when slowed down. What if that's why Transformers have a hard time understanding humans?
I'm specifically thinking Bayverse, but it could work for any aspect of fandom.
The thread brought up a good question - Transformers deal with physics that's beyond quantum and picto representations of their language is pretty simple for how complex a society they are.
Think of it this way. They have different senses than we do. We have audio, visual and when blind, the sense to touch to help us communicate language. We could also throw in body language in the case of ASL. However Transformers have seven senses, at least according to the G1 comics, that includes various forms of electromagnetic sensitivity. What if humans who tried to speak Cybertronian couldn't because they couldn't produce or pick up on subtle things like the electromagnetic stressors placed on certain syllables? TFs also can hear and see things in the ultraviolet/infrared/ultrasonic ranges. It's possible they speak using tones humans could never hope to reproduce, even with our technology. Dolphins, when clicking, are said to receive so much detail in one tenth of a second that humans can only dream of mimicking it with modern technology. They pick up so information so fast that we can't even decipher the information even when slowed down. What if that's why Transformers have a hard time understanding humans?
I'm specifically thinking Bayverse, but it could work for any aspect of fandom.
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Date: 2010-03-10 11:24 am (UTC)