How the Ark could possibly save the Earth *Quite Off Topic*

[Van Helsing]

This is a rough Flash movie of how the Ark could potentially save the Earth from the effect of the Halo's firing,

There has been a lot of speculation about the Ark, and although this does not relate specifically to the ARG - it's still good to know,

thoughts?

And yes, it IS out of scale etc..

[sharpsniper99]

i thaught it would just be a shield itself and anyone else in the ark would be shielded, your idea makes more sense however

[ZuP]

That would be terrible for Earth's colonies, though. :/

[Coweh]

Well, it would be incredibly stupid if the Halos fired, and every single human alive was protected. There's no way to end Halo completely happily without it seeming like a croc in my opinion (then again, watch Bungie prove me wrong).

To the OP: I actually really like this theory. Good job!

[sharpsniper99]

to be honest thats what i thaught aboout saving every human on earth i reckon either the halos wont fire at all or if they do (which will be annoying considering the fact the activitys in the first game would have been wasted) a couple of hundred humans at the most will be protected by the ark

[Van Helsing]

Humans that have left Earth won't be protected,

tough luck really - they left Earth, although fair enough they didn't know,

And what further backs up my theory (possibly) is the huge swirling clouds above the ark - therefore the sky, atmosphere and 'climate' are affect by the Ark as it begins to (possibly) protect the planet in which it is based,

[shamanistcrage]

so when did we realise the thing in the trailer was the ark? i thought the ship in H2 was the ark. hmmm...

[Sir Topham Hat]

An interesting idea, but if it was made as a place of refuge as well as a place to activate all the Halos it would probably act more along the lines of how Onyx works. Why make two completely different ways of saving people?

[Lord Terminus]

I'd like to point out that the halo weapon probably operates through subspace. Otherwise it would take 25,000 years at light speed to be effective.

[ACEfanatic02]

I'd like to point out that the halo weapon probably operates through subspace. Otherwise it would take 25,000 years at light speed to be effective.

Objects--or energy--in slipspace have no effect on matter in normal space. So while FTL is useful for transit and communication, it doesn't work so well as a weapon.

(So it would work in normal space, with the normal light speed restrictions.)

-ACE