Game Theory: Is Link's Quest in Majora's Mask Pointless? - Summary

Summary

The video discusses the potential damage that the moon in the game Majora's Mask would cause if it were to crash into the planet of Termina. The host, MatPat, uses game footage and calculations to determine the moon's size (about 208 feet wide) and mass (about 450 million kilograms). However, the moon's kinetic energy is found to be relatively low, equivalent to lifting 36 apples one meter. The host concludes that the moon's impact would not be catastrophic, but rather the gravitational effects it would have on Termina's tides, climate, and rotation would be the more significant threat. The video ends with a call to action, asking viewers to suggest which game series they would like to see MatPat analyze in future episodes.

Facts

Here are the key facts extracted from the text:

1. Ganondorf is 230 centimeters or about seven foot six inches tall.
2. Young Link is about 4 foot 2 inches tall.
3. Adult Link is about 1.5 meters or 5 feet tall.
4. The moon in Majora's Mask is about 60.35 meters wide.
5. The moon's diameter is 50 times Link's height.
6. The moon is about 134,000 cubic meters in volume.
7. The density of the moon is assumed to be the same as our moon's, which is 3,300 kilograms per cubic meter.
8. The mass of Majora's Moon is about 450 million kilograms.
9. Our moon is 1.6 quadrillion times more massive than Majora's Moon.
10. The moon in Majora's Mask travels at a speed of 1.6 meters per hour.
11. The moon's kinetic energy is about 36 joules.
12. It would take 2.25 x 10^32 joules of energy to destroy a planet like Earth.
13. The gravitational pull of a moon increases as it gets closer to a planet.
14. A moon 20 times closer to a planet would exert a gravitational force 400 times greater than what we're used to.
15. The delicate balance between a planet and its moon is easily disrupted by changes in gravitational pull.