Finally! Puppypalooza!!! This week, we reviewed the Puppy Episode and in the podcast, we promised show notes.
The Mole Tank
In part of the episode Dan mentions that the Mole Tank looks like Garuda from the 90’s Godzilla films. That was the wrong name. Garuda is a flying vehicle that can merge with MechaGodzilla in the form of a weaponized jetpack.
What he was thinking of, is Moguera, first introduced in a non-Godzilla film in 1957, The Mysterions. Then again later as a mecha in Godzilla Vs. Space Godzilla.
Click the image to see if there’s a fair comparison. It looks like the Mole Tank is inspired by the original Moguera.
Your Commander of the Week- Strong Mole… or…Mole Bad?
Strong Bad is a character from Homestarrunner.com, who is famous for creating Trogdor. We think the Mole Commander sounds like Strong Bad and the Taco Bell Chihuaua.
“Consumate V’s!”
“The Most Sensitive Part of Joe’s Brain”
As promised, here is a diagram to put into context the long winded examination of basic neuroscience and Joe’s injury. I promised more depth, and that’s what your going to get!!!!
As mentioned in the episode, the focus is on the shaded areas on this diagram.
* Parietal Lobe (shaded in green): This part of the brain is responsible for sensory information and some movement. This image does not show the post-central gyrus, but it’s located about midway up the top of the parietal lobe (by my eyeballing this diagram.).
* Occipital Lobe (shaded in blue): This is generally where the primary visual cortex is located. The PVC obviously controls sight.
* Wound Entrance (indicated in red): This is the general approximation of where the shrapnel entered Joe’s brain. Since Dr. Nambu is vague on how deep this wound went, we don’t know exactly how the force from the blast drove the metal in. Nambu’s crappy x-ray image doesn’t help, either.
So what’s the difference between this image and Nambu’s crappy x-ray?
This image is a cross-section of the brain. The brain is generally symmetrical, so what is on the right side is also on the left side.
Nambu’s crap x-ray is a picture of Joe’s skull. Since the shrapnel went into the back of his head on the right side, the x-ray should have been taken from the right for it to show up that detailed.
And yes, I realize that there is irony in my telling Dan not to overthink things, while I had a lengthy segment that appears to show me overthinking things.