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Originally posted by Hauldren Collider
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That precise contraption (phone booth teleporter, dial a number and it will take you that number's cooresponding phone booth) is present in the Ringworld universe. -
since when are teleporters "phone booths"Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View Post
i've never heard that beforeTo us, it is the BEAST.Comment
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News flash. Just because I point out one example off top of my head, does not mean that is the ONLY one that bothers me when it comes to plausibility in science fiction.Originally posted by Lorizael View PostA lot of Republicans are not racist, but a lot of racists are Republican.Comment
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(a) You're missing the point if you're critiquing Star Trek's plausibility and (b) you lack imagination.Click here if you're having trouble sleeping.
"We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones." - François de La RochefoucauldComment
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Gravity generator = a device that manipulates the Higgs field; warp drive = Alcubierre drive; transporters = quantum teleportation. Is any of that real? No. Plausible? Almost certainly not. Able to be accepted if you suspend disbelief? Absolutely.Click here if you're having trouble sleeping.
"We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones." - François de La RochefoucauldComment
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The transporter is just a thing that saves money on special effects.Comment
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That's only kind of true. Star Trek reused a lot of footage, especially cut scenes of shuttles moving across space.Click here if you're having trouble sleeping.
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The movies from TOS reused so much footage. Every time the Enterprise was at Starbase, the same damn shots...To us, it is the BEAST.Comment
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Lucy did what she could, but there was only so much she could do. They only had the money they had.No, I did not steal that from somebody on Something Awful.Comment
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QFTOriginally posted by Sava View PostI'm sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am.Comment
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Ugh. I can see why she only lasted a season.Originally posted by pchang View Post
I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am.Comment
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Chief Obrien just said "Brace yourself lads, you're going through a tight entry point"To us, it is the BEAST.Comment
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Don't make fun of O'Brien. Instead, follow him to DS9.Click here if you're having trouble sleeping.
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The transporter was something that had to be disabled often because it would only get in the way of a bad scriptOriginally posted by regexcellent View Post
Keep on Civin'
RIP rah, Tony Bogey & Baron OComment
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Much like artificial gravity is the single most reliable component of any starship because making ST would cost too much money otherwise.Originally posted by Ming View PostThe transporter was something that had to be disabled often because it would only get in the way of a bad scriptDISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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