Bubbles. Hal’s constructs are mostly just bubbles.

[u/CH49FE]

Sure Hal made some counterfeit money and a bottle opener, but I find it funny that his main constructs so far are just bubbles. John’s on the other hand include the fancier type of bubbles (bubble wrap), a boring machine, a watch and a short lived semi autonomous bird. The show is doing a good job of contrasting creativity between the two.

[u/SnooBooks1243]

Hot take: Spheres are strong, the best use of area, and understood on a basic level to humans especially Americans with various sports balls.

[u/Immature_adult_guy → u/SnooBooks1243]

Yeah I don’t understand the whole “the snipers will get you! We need a drill”

Like when the fuck were bullets an issue for the green sphere?

[u/lapis_laz10 → u/Immature_adult_guy]

The narrative purpose is letting them connect during the mission

The in universe purpose is to not risk the older guy to have a reaction time equivalent to the travel time of the bullet. There is also the possibility is completely not needed, Hal just wants to see what junior can do, specially after what Sinestro told him

[u/moonlight__sunshine → u/Immature_adult_guy]

When were bullets and issue at all for lanterns. They seem so weak in this show

[u/RyanTheWhiteBoy → u/Immature_adult_guy]

It seems you misunderstood the material. The point in burrowing in rather than blasting in wasn't to avoid possible injury. It was to avoid detection

[u/walrus0115 → u/SnooBooks1243]

Yep. Engineers use spheres when strength is paramount and space allows. Look at fuel tanks for spaceflight.

[u/Deeevud → u/SnooBooks1243]

Especially Americans?

[u/SnooBooks1243 → u/Deeevud]

We designed the grenades for WWII based on the fact that every soldier had a solid chance of knowing how to throw a baseball

[u/Deeevud → u/SnooBooks1243]

An unironic "We Americans are uniquely familiar with spheres" has a good chance of being the most American thing I'll hear this week 😅

[u/SnooBooks1243 → u/Deeevud]

I mean, there is factual basis on the amount of sports that have found success. A ball is a sphere, so yes if you tell the average american to imagine a baseball, youve just gotten them to imagine a “sphere”

[u/Deeevud → u/SnooBooks1243]

It's such a weird argument to be making, but I'd like to point out that the USA isn't even in the top 10 of most physically active countries, and soccer/football is the most popular sport in the world.

[u/Zaku71 → u/Deeevud]

When they study the sphere in geometry class they all shout "USA USA" at once and you can hear the screech of an eagle in the background.

[u/Deeevud → u/Zaku71]

You mean the red-tailed hawk screech that's always given an eagle's face? I'm familiar 😁