Cruise Missile?

[ReelScience]

I did not research this, so I could be wrong. I am pretty sure a 'cruise missle' as described in Under the Dome is powered by a jet engine and could not reach speeds of 3500 to 3800 miles per hour as described. It also would not create a blast wave or ignite the countryside as it passed an area. They are also subsonic, so no sonic boom. The description sounds more like a rocket-propelled missile which would not have the terrain-following capabilities of the missile as described in the book. Just sayin'. I suppose if Mr. King can invent the Dome, he's free to invent a new kind of weapon too.

[Moderator]

Exactly--it's fiction! Part of reading fiction is being able to suspend your disbelief. It might matter more if he was writing a technical manual. Just sayin'. :smile2:

[JohnDalglish]

I did not research this, so I could be wrong..

Hi,

AWMMS.

Your humility is only equalled by your hubris.

Long days and pleasant nights

[Bryan James]

I really wish he had instead opted for one of those pumpkin launcher catapult thingys.

I'd believe it. Because I'm crazy.

~BJS

[Moderator]

Nothing like some good ole punkin chunkin. :biggrin2:

[boogerb53]

I really wish he had instead opted for one of those pumpkin launcher catapult thingys.

I'd believe it. Because I'm crazy.

~BJS

:laugh: That would have pissed people off!!! Talk about suspending belief!

Personally, I think the PLCT'ys would be perfect!

[rjt65]

PS cruise missiles can be subsonic or supersonic and reach mach speeds...

Focus on the story dude! ;-)

but hey if you get enjoyment of finding details that are or maybe wrong

to each their own!

Welcome to the board

[Roseasharn]

Um....

A story with Leatherhead aliens who stick a forcefield dome over a town like a glass bowl over an anthill and the unrealistic thing that bothered you was the impossible speed of a cruise missile?
:)
Welcome to the board and enjoy!

[~Ally~]

I really wish he had instead opted for one of those pumpkin launcher catapult thingys.

I'd believe it. Because I'm crazy.

~BJS

Ahh Ms Mod, I really wish you would give us a laughter button...that tickled my fancy and now my belly hurts!

I concur you are a whole bag of cockadoodie crazy.
Takes one to know one. :laugh:

[wally wonder]

if only marvin was around, the space modulator thingy he has, what was it, the pu-36 space modulator. too bad bugs kicked his arse on mars. what a friend we have in marvin!

[Sundrop]

Quite frankly, I don't give a happy rat's rump about having very much reality mingled in with my fiction.....

[GNTLGNT]

I'm thinkin' maybe the dynamic duo from "Mythbusters" could have been launched at this alien construct/plaything and their pointy little melons would have pierced it!:biggrin2:

[randallFlaggfan1]

I think some of you spend way too much time dissecting and analyzing King's work. I simply sit back, relax, and quickly become enthralled.

[Ins4n3]

You know certain things sort of point to this being set in futuristic times not far maybe just a year or two from now, no certainty that it is but possible and the military in the near future may have these capabilities.

OR maybe Mr.King has some military information that the general public does not... :tongue:

Either way good find, you gave us something to ponder.

[wally wonder]

You know certain things sort of point to this being set in futuristic times not far maybe just a year or two from now, no certainty that it is but possible and the military in the near future may have these capabilities.

OR maybe Mr.King has some military information that the general public does not... :tongue:

Either way good find, you gave us something to ponder.

hi again! there is a point in udt where someone is looking at a magazine. something to do w/a comparison of cars, a 2011 model and a 2012...so is that the time frame i wonder?

[JohnDalglish]

Quite frankly, I don't give a happy rat's rump

Hio,

ROFFLMFAO !!!

'Rat's rump', I'll be stealing that!

Long days and pleasant nights

[jchanic]

I think the basic problem with these sort of "errors" is that they tend to drop the reader's "suspension of belief" that is usually required by any work of fiction. You place yourself into the story, and when something occurs that brings you out of it, it's annoying. I had that happen to me a couple times during Under the Dome, but overall it's still a great book.

John

[PatInTheHat]

I did not research this, so I could be wrong. I am pretty sure a 'cruise missle' as described in Under the Dome is powered by a jet engine and could not reach speeds of 3500 to 3800 miles per hour as described. It also would not create a blast wave or ignite the countryside as it passed an area. They are also subsonic, so no sonic boom. The description sounds more like a rocket-propelled missile which would not have the terrain-following capabilities of the missile as described in the book. Just sayin'. I suppose if Mr. King can invent the Dome, he's free to invent a new kind of weapon too.

Crap!
So your sayin' I should cancel my order:eyebrow:?
Gee whiz, can you even do that..bet I lose my deposit:down:

[teejay17]

Exactly--it's fiction! Part of reading fiction is being able to suspend your disbelief. It might matter more if he was writing a technical manual. Just sayin'. :smile2:
Pretty sure it's set in an alternate universe, with very similar and yet different specifications to our world. There are some textual references here and there that may lead one to believe this...