Timeline for Why is the T-1000 humanoid?
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| Sep 12, 2019 at 11:32 | comment | added | Stephen Kitt | @Separatrix and that’s not really even “human v. horse”, but “human v. horse carrying human”! | |
| Sep 11, 2019 at 12:05 | comment | added | David Tonhofer | "Too much attention and the government would try to end it." Yeah. Try to find it in the office of John Bolton. | |
| Sep 11, 2019 at 8:58 | comment | added | Nelson | The advantages of humans vs animals have very little to do with shape. It has to do with heat dissipation and processing of lactic acid. Animals can die of exhaustion if you make them move around non-stop for couple hours. Humans, on the other hand, has unique feet and can "switch gears" between fast and slow speed, can maintain walking times of many hours at top form, and can easily dissipate heat with no significant consequence. | |
| Sep 11, 2019 at 8:51 | comment | added | Luaan | @Separatrix "The fastest" is a bit too strong, but we're definitely extraordinary. It's not surprising we tamed (and were tamed by) wolves and horses, which are two animals that are very similar in endurance. It's also not surprising the human runners won in hot conditions - that's where we have the biggest advantage. Cats don't stand a chance - their main strategy is stalking and pouncing; if a cat can't catch you in a few seconds, you win. Of course, they're usually very good at stalking, and capable of short bursts of extreme speed. For T-1000, a 3-4m tall human shape would work great. | |
| Sep 10, 2019 at 17:43 | comment | added | Darrel Hoffman | I don't know about physical contact, but it seems to at least have to see something in order to transform into it. Since it didn't spawn in a zoo or the Serengeti etc., it would've have had the chance to see a cheetah in order to become one. It might've had a chance to see maybe a housecat, but it seems to maintain a relatively constant volume (notice how widespread it becomes when disguised as a floor), and a Siamese is considerably smaller than a human, as is a falcon or any other speedy creature. A horse is considerably larger, etc. | |
| Sep 10, 2019 at 14:41 | comment | added | Jack B Nimble | 4 legs are better than 2. And he could invert the direction of his knees for more efficient mobility. | |
| Sep 10, 2019 at 14:39 | comment | added | Separatrix | @KeithLoughnane, man v horse suggests otherwise | |
| Sep 10, 2019 at 14:00 | history | edited | Jack B Nimble | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 10, 2019 at 13:12 | comment | added | DBS | @KeithLoughnane Humans are only faster over (long) distance due to endurance, assuming that a killer robot doesn't get tired, other forms would definitely be faster when travelling on foot. | |
| Sep 10, 2019 at 12:56 | comment | added | user120357 | I'm not sure becoming a big cat would make it faster. Humans are the fastest land animals over distance. | |
| Sep 10, 2019 at 11:41 | comment | added | Todd Wilcox | Also notice that its primary method for finding John is conducting interviews/interrogations and also posing as his adoptive and later actual mother. | |
| Sep 10, 2019 at 6:20 | comment | added | SpacePhoenix | It's also more practical for it to be in human form for controlling/driving vehicles | |
| Sep 10, 2019 at 5:03 | history | edited | Stormblessed | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 10, 2019 at 4:58 | history | answered | Jack B Nimble | CC BY-SA 4.0 |