Is the height of Karin Tower ever given?

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Is the height of Karin Tower ever given?

Post by Kingdom Heartless » Wed Aug 04, 2010 10:18 pm

In any guides or anything like that?

Just something I've become curious in.
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Re: Is the height of Karin Tower ever given?

Post by Herms » Wed Aug 04, 2010 10:20 pm

The Super Exciting Guide: Story Volume says that it's over 8,000 meters high.
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Re: Is the height of Karin Tower ever given?

Post by Kaboom » Wed Aug 04, 2010 10:28 pm

Herms wrote:The Super Exciting Guide: Story Volume says that it's over 8,000 meters high.
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Re: Is the height of Karin Tower ever given?

Post by Eddie » Wed Aug 04, 2010 10:31 pm

Damn. That means dub Goku must have had to climb an extra 1000 meters...

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Re: Is the height of Karin Tower ever given?

Post by LeprikanGT » Wed Aug 04, 2010 11:11 pm

How tall is 8000 meters in feet? like 24000ish?

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Post by Goku100xKamehameha » Wed Aug 04, 2010 11:26 pm

Eddie wrote:Damn. That means dub Goku must have had to climb an extra 1000 meters...
Only the old dub Goku, the new dub Goku Over 8000!
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Re: Is the height of Karin Tower ever given?

Post by Eddie » Wed Aug 04, 2010 11:27 pm

LeprikanGT wrote:How tall is 8000 meters in feet? like 24000ish?
8,000 meters = 26,246.72 feet

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Re: Is the height of Karin Tower ever given?

Post by Rocketman » Thu Aug 05, 2010 12:26 am

Eddie wrote:
LeprikanGT wrote:How tall is 8000 meters in feet? like 24000ish?
8,000 meters = 26,246.72 feet
Which is about five miles up, the "death zone" that no human being can ever acclimate to because there's just not enough oxygen in the air to support our bodies.

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Re: Is the height of Karin Tower ever given?

Post by Kingdom Heartless » Thu Aug 05, 2010 12:28 am

Does the guide also state how much further it is to Kami's realm?
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Re: Is the height of Karin Tower ever given?

Post by hleV » Thu Aug 05, 2010 4:47 am

- Vegeta, what does the scouter say about the height of this tower?
- IT'S OVER 9000!

Yes, 9000. Goku must have had a hard time.
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Re: Is the height of Karin Tower ever given?

Post by Savage68 » Thu Aug 05, 2010 4:49 am

hleV wrote:IT'S OVER 9000!
Kilometers?

Wow.

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Post by Goku100xKamehameha » Thu Aug 05, 2010 4:52 am

hleV wrote:- Vegeta, what does the scouter say about the height of this tower?
- IT'S OVER 9000!

Yes, 9000. Goku must have had a hard time.
Well, old dub Goku anyways

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Post by Herms » Thu Aug 05, 2010 3:15 pm

Kingdom Heartless wrote:Does the guide also state how much further it is to Kami's realm?
Nope.
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Post by Kingdom Heartless » Thu Aug 05, 2010 4:02 pm

Which is about five miles up, the "death zone" that no human being can ever acclimate to because there's just not enough oxygen in the air to support our bodies.
Which begs the question how Bulma and co. were able to breath fine even higher than that.
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Re: Is the height of Karin Tower ever given?

Post by TripleRach » Thu Aug 05, 2010 4:53 pm

Kingdom Heartless wrote:
Which is about five miles up, the "death zone" that no human being can ever acclimate to because there's just not enough oxygen in the air to support our bodies.
Which begs the question how Bulma and co. were able to breath fine even higher than that.
I seem to recall Karin stating that the air was thinner up there, and that Gokuu had trouble breathing the first time, but yeah. Some easy excuses are "it's not our Earth" or "divine magic."
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Re: Is the height of Karin Tower ever given?

Post by Eddie » Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:01 pm

TripleRach wrote:
Kingdom Heartless wrote:
Which is about five miles up, the "death zone" that no human being can ever acclimate to because there's just not enough oxygen in the air to support our bodies.
Which begs the question how Bulma and co. were able to breath fine even higher than that.
I seem to recall Karin stating that the air was thinner up there, and that Gokuu had trouble breathing the first time, but yeah. Some easy excuses are "it's not our Earth" or "divine magic."
My vote goes to "divine magic" for this one. On at least one occasion (in the Viz translation at least) Kami's palace is called Heaven. Heaven doesn't have to follow the rules of Earth.

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Re: Is the height of Karin Tower ever given?

Post by Godo » Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:13 pm

Rocketman wrote:
Eddie wrote:
LeprikanGT wrote:How tall is 8000 meters in feet? like 24000ish?
8,000 meters = 26,246.72 feet
Which is about five miles up, the "death zone" that no human being can ever acclimate to because there's just not enough oxygen in the air to support our bodies.
You mean the same people that get thrown into mountains with only scratches, and can withstand bullets?
Or are you speaking about our world, and not a fictional one?
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Re: Is the height of Karin Tower ever given?

Post by Kingdom Heartless » Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:27 pm

My vote goes to "divine magic" for this one. On at least one occasion (in the Viz translation at least) Kami's palace is called Heaven. Heaven doesn't have to follow the rules of Earth.
But the lack of air was what made Goku's training there so worthwhile, wasn't it? He had to learn to not waste movements, since up there, there wasn't enough air for it.
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Re: Is the height of Karin Tower ever given?

Post by Dayspring » Thu Aug 05, 2010 10:17 pm

Kingdom Heartless wrote:
My vote goes to "divine magic" for this one. On at least one occasion (in the Viz translation at least) Kami's palace is called Heaven. Heaven doesn't have to follow the rules of Earth.
But the lack of air was what made Goku's training there so worthwhile, wasn't it? He had to learn to not waste movements, since up there, there wasn't enough air for it.
Yes and no. The point being made is that, on our Earth, there's nowhere near enough Earth to survive, let alone train harder. In other words, here, it would be completely anaerobic, followed by death, whereas there it was just intensively aerobic to the point where it was as close to anaerobic as one could get without dying. He then went even higher than that air thinness.

This is why I say the "not our Earth" factors in. The moon is as or less strenuous than Korin and Kami's to survive under, as well as has very little rock before reaching cream cheese. Our moon? Little bit different.
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Re: Is the height of Karin Tower ever given?

Post by SonEric84 » Fri Aug 06, 2010 11:40 am

Eddie wrote:Damn. That means dub Goku must have had to climb an extra 1000 meters...

hahaha That was awesome.


I would say it's Dragon World...real world logic does not apply.
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