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 Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 4:01 pm
I've heard some steampunk sites describing something called the Aether, one site even jokingly calling the inernet the "Aethernet" And I just got curious as to what Aether is referring to.
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Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 4:03 pm
A discussing was started on this a while back: Behold!Aether in the real world is either: - Ether, a type of chemical (oxygen linking two organic groups) - the clear sky, air beyond the clouds, the heavens - a substance believed to permeate through space, through which light (etc.) was believed to travel However, I've seen it used in steampunk for all sorts of things. Seems to be a catch-all term for some made up substance. For example: - The atmosphere of space (much like air, but thinner and a bit weird). - Peculiar chemicals; esp. used in ray guns (aether oscillators etc.) - The 'aethernet'; presumably a field of energy or substance which connects terminals. This is pretty much just a steampunkification of the internet.
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Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 5:14 pm
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Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 5:19 pm
Thank you kindly gents, I feel much wider now *doesn't have a hat so he tilts his goggles.*
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Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 9:25 am
I use both the chemical term and the term of medieval alchemy, that which binds the elements
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Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 12:29 pm
I know wikipedia shouldn't always be deemed a reliable source for everyone, but I think these just might help you or give you a hint of what it is.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aether
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aether_(mythology)
I am not sure what the steampunk sites you mention are implying with the term, but my only hunch is that they're referring to something above and beyond other things since Aether (according to the sources above) refers to "upper sky" or the "heavens and space."
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Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 12:38 pm
Captain Amaranth A discussing was started on this a while back: Behold!Aether in the real world is either: - Ether, a type of chemical (oxygen linking two organic groups) - the clear sky, air beyond the clouds, the heavens - a substance believed to permeate through space, through which light (etc.) was believed to travel However, I've seen it used in steampunk for all sorts of things. Seems to be a catch-all term for some made up substance. For example: - The atmosphere of space (much like air, but thinner and a bit weird). - Peculiar chemicals; esp. used in ray guns (aether oscillators etc.) - The 'aethernet'; presumably a field of energy or substance which connects terminals. This is pretty much just a steampunkification of the internet. I'm curious, were there any explanations on how long aether or any of these "peculiar" chemicals last in ray guns? If they are what makes the ammunition of such, then surely they must act as batteries, and more importantly if they are then wouldn't they require some sort of recharge?
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Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 1:07 pm
JJ Neufmois Captain Amaranth A discussing was started on this a while back: Behold!Aether in the real world is either: - Ether, a type of chemical (oxygen linking two organic groups) - the clear sky, air beyond the clouds, the heavens - a substance believed to permeate through space, through which light (etc.) was believed to travel However, I've seen it used in steampunk for all sorts of things. Seems to be a catch-all term for some made up substance. For example: - The atmosphere of space (much like air, but thinner and a bit weird). - Peculiar chemicals; esp. used in ray guns (aether oscillators etc.) - The 'aethernet'; presumably a field of energy or substance which connects terminals. This is pretty much just a steampunkification of the internet. I'm curious, were there any explanations on how long aether or any of these "peculiar" chemicals last in ray guns? If they are what makes the ammunition of such, then surely they must act as batteries, and more importantly if they are then wouldn't they require some sort of recharge? maybe over time, or use the aether brakes down into another chemical. so instead of a recharge it would have to be a refill, think of the stuff used in the anime "Last Exile" to power much of there stuff.
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Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 5:44 pm
Moon and Star JJ Neufmois Captain Amaranth A discussing was started on this a while back: Behold!Aether in the real world is either: - Ether, a type of chemical (oxygen linking two organic groups) - the clear sky, air beyond the clouds, the heavens - a substance believed to permeate through space, through which light (etc.) was believed to travel However, I've seen it used in steampunk for all sorts of things. Seems to be a catch-all term for some made up substance. For example: - The atmosphere of space (much like air, but thinner and a bit weird). - Peculiar chemicals; esp. used in ray guns (aether oscillators etc.) - The 'aethernet'; presumably a field of energy or substance which connects terminals. This is pretty much just a steampunkification of the internet. I'm curious, were there any explanations on how long aether or any of these "peculiar" chemicals last in ray guns? If they are what makes the ammunition of such, then surely they must act as batteries, and more importantly if they are then wouldn't they require some sort of recharge? maybe over time, or use the aether brakes down into another chemical. so instead of a recharge it would have to be a refill, think of the stuff used in the anime "Last Exile" to power much of there stuff. Ah yes of course.
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Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 1:38 pm
Ahem.
Aether was actually considered a chemical that existed in space. At that time, we knew that waves had to travel through some sort of medium. Sound waves travel through gases, liquids, and solids. Light travels through gases and liquids.
It was inconceivable for light to travel through nothingness, so because they couldn't explain WHAT was up in space, they made aether "the chemical of the heavens".
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