What is that thing that comes out of the advanced research center in SimCity 4?

[Wuzzle 1]

I want to hear what you guys think about this.
 
I think its a Half-Life style occurrence, so they got crystals from Xen and their testing them and one kind releases that thing that comes out of the building.
 
OR
 
The scientists at the advanced research center are just screwing with us and the residents.

  Edited February 26, 2014 by Cyclone Boom  
Moved to SC4 General Discussion.

[Cyclone Boom 17,033]

Ah yes, the infamous glowing lightning ball?

Nobody knows for sure what kind of "research" goes on in there. There's lots of rumours and misleading information. Though with things like this and emitting radiation, it's certainly not welcomed by local residents!

*In a Jeremy Clarkson voice* -- Some say the scientists that work here are actually employed by the arch enemy of SimCity, Dr Vu.

[RipRap 4,400]

When you have that building, it does emit a tiny blip of radioactivity, be wary of it.

[mayorgreener 37]

They research Time Travel

[A Nonny Moose 8,263]

Actually this is the ectoplasm from the guys calculating the millionth digit of pi.

[Wuzzle 1]

Another theory is that the scientists found out how to create ball lighting and it got loose.

[jmsepe 2,040]

Hahaha. Remember the movie, The Darkest Hour? It's the only logical explanation. Nyahaha.

[Richie99 159]

I guess they are researching how to make sim city better..lol

[michaeldcannaday 42]

yeah it's defitenly from the movie ' The Darkest Hour'  The movie stole the idea from SimCity since SimCity is older than the movie

[Prophet42 1,503]

It is a quantum fluctuation in the time continuum that manifests itself as a slow moving electrical discharge.  Most likely the fluctuation comes from the experiments to discover the GUT (Grand Unified Theory).

[Spinmaster 75]

It's probably just Booby Dooby Da-Da Ding-Ding seeing what happens when you put a Hot Pocket in the particle accelerator. Ain't for nothin' it's called the Advanced Research Center, after all.

[Wuzzle 1]

I'm liking these theorys so far!

 

What else could it be?

[A Nonny Moose 8,263]

How about a general failure to become when trying to reverse the chronosynclastic infundibulator?  Could simply be overflow adeledicnander.

[ussoldier2002 109]

I think they forgot to take the tin foil wrapper off the kit kat bar before they put it in the microwave. I actually knew a girl who did that once.

[JimC 159]

Let's keep it Wittgensteinian. What we cannot speak of, we must pass over in silence.

 

That thing is simply 'advanced research'

[A Nonny Moose 8,263]

What? You have something against amphigory?

[scatbin 0]

I think they forgot to take the tin foil wrapper off the kit kat bar before they put it in the microwave. I actually knew a girl who did that once.

Wait, microwaved kitkat??

[A Nonny Moose 8,263]

A greasy chocolate mess, I suppose.  Who would nuke a Kit Kat bar?

[Wuzzle 1]

A greasy chocolate mess, I suppose.  Who would nuke a Kit Kat bar?

That's a good question!

 

I think they forgot to take the tin foil wrapper off the kit kat bar before they put it in the microwave. I actually knew a girl who did that once.

And there's your answer!

[ussoldier2002 109]

A greasy chocolate mess, I suppose. Who would nuke a Kit Kat bar?

That's a good question!

I think they forgot to take the tin foil wrapper off the kit kat bar before they put it in the microwave. I actually knew a girl who did that once.

And there's your answer!

Lol no idea! I assumed she liked it a little warm so the chocolate was a little melty. I have no idea tho to be honest.

[A Nonny Moose 8,263]

Back to the main topic.

 

Maybe its a test to see who notices.

[MandelSoft 2,775]

It's SCIENCE, of course! Sciencey science stuff is what's happening there!

[A Nonny Moose 8,263]

Sure, and the tenth decimal place of pi is 5.

[47ply 1,100]

I'm not sure what it is! but it landed in someone's backyard in my city right on this guy relaxing in his lawn chair now he is floating all over the place. whats next elephants roaming the streets lol..

[Benedict 3,119]

Transmogrifier effluent.

[TekindusT 3,809]

It's SCIENCE, of course! Sciencey science stuff is what's happening there!

[A Nonny Moose 8,263]

I'm not sure what it is! but it landed in someone's backyard in my city right on this guy relaxing in his lawn chair now he is floating all over the place. whats next elephants roaming the streets lol..

You mean you've never seen Lawn Chair Larry before?  If you look in the lot editor, you'll find him as an animated prop.  I've been known to put him in a yard or two.  He is based on a real event.

[Shark7 118]

Hmm...

 

Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if they are running experiments to see just what happens to a twinkie when it is exposed to radiation.  And it probably receives 1 trillion simoleans per year in government funding from Simnation.

 

And as far as the results go...you probably don't want to know what that thing is.   

[A Nonny Moose 8,263]

Curiosity may have killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back.

[wuzzle2 13]

I'm gonna bring this old thread back to life and say that it might be coming from the completion of a Supertask. No reason why that'd happen or even be possible but I'd expect that in SimCity.