29- last battle ability
hes doing halloween magic or something
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Chapter 219 Trivia
Xeno seems way too pleased to be both in charge of something, and getting to put Senku through training hell.
Being petrified on liftoff means the squad doesn't have to handle the crushing acceleration and other extreme forces, but on the other hand they can't do the pre-flight checks from inside the shuttle.
They don't save much with regards to food and water, since they'll likely be the ones assembling the rocket parts in space, and getting into orbit only takes 8.5 minutes.
(I wonder if they'll test with the medusa prior to liftoff, because we know statues weigh more than people, but no one's ever mentioned by how much. Additionally, statues will have different problems compared to squishy humans: they could get shaken apart by the launch.)
The map here shows the planned timings of the rocket's orbit compared to the moon. D3 may stand for "Day 3", which explains why it's marked on both the rocket and the moon.
Alternatively, it could be about the different manoeuvres, and D3 is "earth-orbit to moon", the 3rd stage.
Astronaut training has varied across missions, but apart from being fit & in good health, their heart needs to be strong. In 0G, the heart loses muscle mass. This affects blood pressure, meaning possible dizziness or fainting. This kind of weakness could mean death in space.
Unlike physical tests which tend to be self-explanatory ("how fast can you run 100m" or "how long can you balance on one leg"), concentration tests can take many forms:
Sai wrote them mazes to complete, but they could easily have been video-games like the one ESA used, tracking a ball under moving cups, or Where's Waldo/Wally puzzles.
This maze is impossible to solve, because Kohaku's spit covers every possible route from the exit. I've filled in the sections you can reach without passing through the unknown part.
We can also conclude Senku's maze is different, or incorrect, because of where his line passes.
Also, Kohaku must have passed the concentration test because she was chosen at the end to be an astronaut.
She's just never taken an exam before…
Tsukasa's scars: are they back or not? Did he paint them on after the physical trials, but before fighting Kohaku?
So Senku has Ryusui's twin swords going by the design of the hilt, and Kohaku has an assault rifle.
Not sure why she needs it when she was chosen for her agility rather than shooting skills, but it does look very cool.
The last page of this chapter really made me feel like the story is ending soon…
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