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December 13

Aeon Flux film - Bregna City Size

In the Aeon Flux film, how big is the city of Bregna?62.253.143.3 (talk) 10:05, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

Similar to the answer below, I can find no information about the size of Bregna in either the film itself, or in the source material (the Æon Flux TV show), or other materials such as comic books or video games. If the authors of the works did not mention it, then the information you seek likely does not exist. --Jayron32 13:45, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

Or to take a different angle, it's as big as each individual reader/player/viewer's imagination makes it. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.205.227.133 (talk) 20:29, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

All I can remember from the film was the thing about "1% of humanity that survived the plague". So I guess that they're all living in Bregna ? 62.253.143.3 (talk) 09:49, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

So, on the order of 80 million? —Tamfang (talk) 01:47, 17 December 2021 (UTC)

How big is the city in the film Dark City?

In the 1998 film Dark City, how big was the city supposed to be? What's its approximate size? 62.253.143.3 (talk) 10:07, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

The "city" in Dark City was [SPOILERS ALERT] of course really a giant construct on an alien spaceship. Beyond some brief scenes where a few exterior shots of the ship occur which may give some impression of scale, there is almost certainly no definitive answer, as anything not spoken about or shown onscreen need not have been specified in the screenplay. To my recollection, the 'size' (either scale or population) of the "city" as believed by its mind-controlled "citizens" or as the construct actually known to the aliens, is never mentioned.

Moreover, the screenplay was an original work written by the director and two colleagues, not based on a previous work of fiction such as a novel or story that might have mentioned the city's size, so there are no clues to be found in that respect.

I have presumed that you are asking about the notional size of the fictional city/construct in the fictional story, not the size of the film sets and sound stages used in shooting the film, about which there is some information in the linked article. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.205.227.133 (talk) 13:18, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

From examining a screenshot of the city/ship as seen from space, it looks like roughly 30 skyscrapers in radius. Clarityfiend (talk) 22:32, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

Yes, I meant to say how big is the fictional city that is seen in the film, not the actual film set. 62.253.143.3 (talk) 09:45, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

Why did UEFA redo their CL last-16 draw rather than restarting?

Was endeavouring to answer this question, but couldn't find an answer in a quick check for why (after the pool fiasco from a technical issue) the draw was completely scrapped instead of being re-carried out from the point where a mistake was made. [Please ping when answering] Nosebagbear (talk) 14:40, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

UEFA have not given an explanation but merely stated that following a technical problem with the software the first attempt at a draw was declared void. It is a reasonable assumption that there is a document laying down, in precise language, the rules governing the procedure for a draw. These rules probably specify the conditions under which a draw can be declared void. If they do not also state explicitly that under certain conditions only part of a draw may be declared void, so that a fragment of an otherwise nullified draw can remain standing, then the officials had little choice but to entirely redo it. Anything else would have made UEFA vulnerable to lawsuits for not abiding by their rules.  --Lambiam 23:04, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

Entertainment

Throughout my time on Wikipedia, most the articles have done a good job answering my questions, but this latest one has me stumped. So I'm asking the volunteers one simple question.

Who, exactly, let the dogs out?

I appreciate any and all efforts to help me in solving this question. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 40.134.19.55 (talk) 16:13, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

Since the song expresses it as a question, it remains unknown. As the article ("Who Let the Dogs Out") notes, however, it is intended as a metaphor:

The men started the name-calling and then the girls respond to the call. And then a woman shouts out, 'Who let the dogs out?' And we start calling men dogs. It was really a man-bashing song.

2603:6081:1C00:1187:9426:C089:AB21:5AB2 (talk) 17:09, 13 December 2021 (UTC) . . . See also: hypothetical question

Either God or evolutionary pressure. Clarityfiend (talk) 01:59, 14 December 2021 (UTC)