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Posted by Necromancer on Sun Dec 28th at 4:19am 2008

Why does one weapon have two names? Does anyone know what the proper name for it is? Also does anyone know how the two names for it started instead of just one name?

Thanks for your information.



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Posted by Gwil on Sun Dec 28th at 11:32am 2008

Good question! I've never known why.. isn't the gauss also called the Tau cannon? O_O. I use Gluon/Gauss myself.



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Posted by reaper47 on Sun Dec 28th at 11:34pm 2008

Embarrassingly, I could have occasionally called the "Gauss" "Egon", although I think you're correct with it being an alternate name for "Gluon". I'm pretty sure "Tau" and "Gauss" are used for the same gun, though. But... who am I? Who the hell am I? >smiley



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Posted by Flynn on Mon Dec 29th at 3:33pm 2008

Oh dear smiley Reaper has been away for so long he's forgotten who he is smiley Or gone slightly mad smiley


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Posted by asterix_vader on Sat Jan 3rd at 2:53pm 2009

wasn't gauss the one you can charge (also called tau cannon) and egon the one with the backpack? they're not the same.
(are you talking about hl1 or hl2 or something else?)



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Posted by Nickelplate on Sat Jan 3rd at 8:02pm 2009

Seriously, guys. It's not so hard.

Gluons are particles that react with quarks (subatomic particles) meaning that the gluon/egon probably works on that principle. Egon is the name of the guy in Ghostbusters who has a gun that looks exactly like that which sucks the ghosts into the ghost-traps.

Gluon is the scientific name and Egon is the slang around black mesa.

Gauss was a scientist who did a lot of work with magnets and electrostatic charges, Tau is a greek letter, in keeping with the naming scheme of many things Black Mesa such as Lambda Complex. A Tau Lepton is also a subatomic particle, but i doubt that this gun has anything to do with it.

Hi, BTW.



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Posted by Fjorn on Sat Jan 3rd at 11:59pm 2009

I thought it's nickname of Egon was from Ghostbusters.

What with Egon making all the technology in Ghostbusters, and the Gluon gun looks rather similar to the proton pack...



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Posted by erbetal on Tue Jan 13th at 3:13pm 2009

Quoting Nickelplate
Seriously, guys. It's not so hard.

Gluons are particles that react with quarks (subatomic particles) meaning that the gluon/egon probably works on that principle. Egon is the name of the guy in Ghostbusters who has a gun that looks exactly like that which sucks the ghosts into the ghost-traps.


Hi, BTW.


Yeah,... we all know that.



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Posted by Nickelplate on Tue Jan 13th at 4:07pm 2009

Even the person who asked? And all the folks who answered with something other than what I said. Damn noobs.



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Posted by Le Chief on Wed Jan 14th at 1:58am 2009

Quoting "Nickelplate"
Even the person who asked? And all the folks who answered with something other than what I said. Damn noobs.


I think he was being sarcastic?

Quoting "Nickelplate"
Seriously, guys. It's not so hard.

Gluons are particles that react with quarks (subatomic particles) meaning that the gluon/egon probably works on that principle. Egon is the name of the guy in Ghostbusters who has a gun that looks exactly like that which sucks the ghosts into the ghost-traps.

Gluon is the scientific name and Egon is the slang around black mesa.

Gauss was a scientist who did a lot of work with magnets and electrostatic charges, Tau is a greek letter, in keeping with the naming scheme of many things Black Mesa such as Lambda Complex. A Tau Lepton is also a subatomic particle, but i doubt that this gun has anything to do with it.

Hi, BTW.


smiley


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Posted by erbetal on Thu Jan 15th at 12:27pm 2009

smiley I was kiding man, we didnt know that.

(I've received an email about my replie, am i supposed to excuse myself?)



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Posted by Flynn on Thu Jan 15th at 12:48pm 2009

Oh hello and peace Nickelplate my homie. We had some good times on this forum together. I remember seeing your "gallery of horror" picture and I was terrified because you had massive arms.


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Posted by Nickelplate on Thu Jan 15th at 1:57pm 2009

It's nice to see the new snarkpit. The email feature is great for a guy like me who is only active in one thread. But i gotta say, I'm disappointed. I worked so hard to get my snarkmarks. And they are all gone now.


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Posted by asterix_vader on Thu Jan 15th at 8:32pm 2009

Quoting Nickelplate
It's nice to see the new snarkpit. The email feature is great for a guy like me who is only active in one thread. But i gotta say, I'm disappointed. I worked so hard to get my snarkmarks. And they are all gone now.


i was just looking for the option "email me when someone replies" to de-activate it. where is it?



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Posted by erbetal on Fri Jan 16th at 9:51pm 2009

Im tired of receiving e-mails too.



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Posted by Gwil on Fri Jan 16th at 10:23pm 2009

This might fix it...



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Posted by Gwil on Fri Jan 16th at 10:26pm 2009

Click Watch (bottom right of this post) then un-watch again.



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Posted by erbetal on Fri Jan 16th at 11:41pm 2009

TESTING




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