The Dark Tower Q&A - Ask a question, get an answer! *spoilers*

**MonteGss** · 03-15-2008 08:39 AM

Thanks for that. Maybe we didn't see it the first time it had been posted by Matt. I like reading it again though.

**Wuducynn** · 03-15-2008 08:41 AM

Jeeze, I didn't see Matt had posted it already....*deleted*

**Matt** · 03-15-2008 10:03 AM

**BillyxRansom** · 03-15-2008 12:05 PM

oh wow... so, anywhere from just under a mile, to a little under 2 miles. wow this world is hard to keep up with.

**Randall Flagg** · 03-15-2008 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by Matt

Ah, good suggestion.

From the Robin Furth's Concordance:

In the Waste Lands, Blaine tells us that a distance of 8000 wheels is roughly the equivalent of 7000 mile. In that case there are about 1.143 wheels to a mile. However, in Wizard and Glass, tricky Blaine tells us that 900 mph is the same as 530 wheels per hour. In this instance, one wheel is equal to 1.7 miles. In The Dark Tower, we are told that 120 wheels is roughly equivalent to 100 miles, hence a wheel equals .83 of a mile, but slightly later we are told that twelve wheels is equal to nine or ten miles, hence a wheel is approximately .75 of a mile. Obviously, wheels, like the points of the compass, are in drift.

FYI,
Robin Furth screwed up the first equation. It should be 7,000 miles/8,000 Wheels to show how many miles per Wheel=.875 Miles per wheel.

**Storyslinger** · 03-18-2008 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by ATG

He described it when Eddie first started using it to carve the key.

If you could quote it, that would be great.

**The Half Boy** · 03-28-2008 05:09 AM

Hey guys.

I'm new to the forum, but I was hoping someone could help me.

In book 7, I remember Roland having a pocketwatch, and am trying to find a description of it, but don't have access to my books.

I was wondering if any of you knew of a quotation in which a description of this is given.

Thanks Muchly,

The Half Boy

**Letti** · 03-28-2008 10:19 AM

I cannot give you a description but here is a pic of it. I guess it won't be too much help but still:

**Mr. Rabbit Trick** · 03-28-2008 10:42 AM

Within, resting on dark blue velvet (which diey might or might not have known was the color of the Royal Court of Gilead), was a watch within a coiled chain. Engraved upon its gold cover were three objects: a key, a rose, and—between and slightly above them—a tower with tiny windows marching around its circumference in an ascending spiral.

Carved on the inside of the lid was this:
IN THIS HAZE OF GREEN AND GOLD
To the Hand of ROLAND DESCHAIN
From Those of
MOSES ISAAC CARVER
MARIAN ODETTA CARVER
NANCY REBECCA DEEPNEAU
With Our Gratitude
White Over Red,Thus GOD Wills Ever

This watch is a Patek Philippe, Roland. It cost nineteen thousand dollars, and the makers guarantee a full refund of the price if it's ever fast or slow. It needs no winding, for it runs on a battery— not made by North Central Positronics or any subsidiary thereof, I can assure you—that will last a hundred years.

**alinda** · 03-28-2008 01:38 PM

1/2 boy, welcome to the site...arent these folk the best?

**mia/susannah** · 03-28-2008 05:28 PM

Welcome half Boy, I just found the page where Roland was given the watch but I see that Mr. Rabbit Trick already answered. Welcome to the Dark Tower

**The Half Boy** · 03-29-2008 11:28 AM

Thanks for the help, and for the welcome.

It's fantastic! I think it's fair to say I'm a bit of a Tower Junkie, to the point where my fiancee has now accepted that I love it in equal amounts to how much I love her! To the point where it's even infiltrating the wedding. I have cufflinks with the sign of the White, and I'm trying to bring in other things, as well!

**HanzouNorak** · 03-29-2008 08:20 PM

Note to everybody, this was a thread i created that got merged into this one for some odd reason.

this is to discuss the weapons in the Dark Tower, mainly Sneetches and Ray Guns, this includes robots.

lets start off with concepts;
The Ray Guns? Lasers? Phasers? Plasma? Or other raw energy?

Sneetches? How the hell do they fly? What causes such a fearsome explosion? Nuclear? Matter/Antimatter? Conventional Explosives?

Fire-swords? Really Fire? Lasers? Plasma? Super Heated Metal? Other?

Robots? Powered by? Made of? <--(in the case of the wolves masks) Other uses (battle, artillery, ect.)?

**Mark** · 03-30-2008 07:50 AM

I think the sneetches were made to find a heat source and go blow up like a heat seeker does.

I'm pretty sure the robots run off batteries.

**HanzouNorak** · 03-30-2008 08:19 AM

batteries yes, but what kind? i doubt their running of your basic alkaline source.

**daveg344** · 03-30-2008 10:30 AM

IIRC I believe the robots ran off nuclear power?

The fire swords and laser I imagine were based off Star Wars' lightsabres and blasters.

**wildfire1290** · 04-30-2008 08:35 PM

Now I may have missed this completely, but when did Roland and Susannah make sweet sweet love thus producing Mordrid?

**Daghain** · 04-30-2008 10:52 PM

Hey wildfire, there's a whole bunch of threads on the individual books here. Feel free to join in!

**MonteGss** · 05-01-2008 02:03 AM

Perhaps you may want to read the books first though. Threads in The Baronies can contain spoilers.

**Letti** · 05-01-2008 02:32 AM

Have you read all the books? If you have we will answer with pleasure but we wouldn't like to give you spoilers.

Anyway this thread will be moved to Gilead soon.

**pathoftheturtle** · 05-01-2008 03:29 AM

Well, then maybe it should be re-named "Question about the later books"?

He was brought up lots before DT7.

**Bev Vincent** · 05-01-2008 05:36 AM

Spoiler:

**Storyslinger** · 05-01-2008 05:38 AM

Re-located.

**Wuducynn** · 05-01-2008 05:43 AM

Originally Posted by pathoftheturtle

Well, then maybe it should be re-named "Question about the later books"?

He was brought up lots before DT7.

Yeah, good point. This covers incidents over several books and even the first one, even though we don't know it at the time.

Originally Posted by Bev Vincent

Spoiler:

Thanks Bev that was nice and concise for a rather complex happening.

**wildfire1290** · 05-01-2008 05:28 PM

Originally Posted by The Half Boy

Thanks for the help, and for the welcome.

It's fantastic! I think it's fair to say I'm a bit of a Tower Junkie, to the point where my fiancee has now accepted that I love it in equal amounts to how much I love her! To the point where it's even infiltrating the wedding. I have cufflinks with the sign of the White, and I'm trying to bring in other things, as well!

Thats pretty freaking awesome. What other ideas do you have for the wedding? You didn't happen to take any pictures of the cuff links did you?

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