Nintendo had one of the biggest releases this year with another addition to their Legends of Zelda franchise. The new sequel, Legends of Zelda: Tears of Kingdom took fans’ breath away in the same way. Set in the fictional Hyrule Island, Tears of Kingdom offered a completely open-world action-adventure-packed gameplay for players. Since its launch in May, this game ruled the fans’ hearts for sure.
Recently, this game spotted the headlines again but for an astonishing fan-made theory about the Hyrule’s mysterious charm.
Fan-made discovery about Hyrule’s gravity in The Legend of Zelda
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Legends of Zelda fans are well-known for the game’s mysterious Hyrule Island. In Tears of Kingdom, players used Zonai devices to explore the place, gain combat skills and much more. In a nutshell, Hyrule is an essential aspect of the game. All fans are always excited to reveal their expectations and speculations about this island. Recently another fan-made theory brought some great discussion about the rule of gravity in the game’s Hyrule Island.
This Legends of Zelda fan made some mathematical calculations to prove that Hyrule’s gravity is three times higher than ours. They also added a detailed analysis for interested fans to know how this discovery was made. This person positioned Link on a platform that could disappear after some time.
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Then he recorded the speed of Link’s fall and recorded the Z coordinate of a 60-meter fall. For every meter in that entire fall, they analyzed the coordinates. This fan’s post showed a diagram with a parabolic curve expressing how the Link’s fall caused a specific pattern. Finally, they analyzed the acceleration of the falling speed to know the result. Marvelous right?
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He believed that the result would not be correct if Hyrule’s distance was not measured in meters. To eliminate this, he placed a long beam of four units next to Link to make sure that this beam appeared double + o.5 units of Link’s height. This helped them to deduce Link’s height to 1.75 units, which means 5 feet 9 inches in meters.
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This fan’s meticulous and detailed work received praise from physicist and mathematician gamers as well. What is your opinion on this? Let us know.
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