Submitted by The Avante Guardian on May 1, 2008 - 9:01pm.
Interesting, the more I O.D on aspirin, the more the world seems not entirely unhilarious.
Right, so.
StarTrek Devices That Would Make More Sense:
1. (the aforementioned - Ed) Motive & Intent Universal Translator aka The female and male PMS we-don't-always-mean-what-we-say-and-we're-not-always-sane-you-know Star Trek 'Tude-Detector.
2. A battle bridge that isn't located right IN THE CENTER OF THE SAUCER SECTION AND HULL, where even a blind man tossing a dart haphazzardly would have a fairly decent shot at registering a direct hit and wiping out the command crew.
3. That should be (treated as a) view-screen monitor on the bridge, not a window that opens onto space.
Especially not if kids from Montreal are allowed anywhere near the bridge window. Because you just know they'd break the "for your safety this window opens only THIS far" tab and everyone on the bridge would come down with an ear infection.
P.S: "Seatbelts" made a brief UN-canon Cameo aboard The U.S.S Enterprise at the end of Star Trek: Nemesis ..during the deleted scenes. IIRC Captain Picard's comment was "about time".
But is it about time? I don't know how practical seatbelts are on a starship. Considering the G forces involved if the stabilizers and inertial dampeners go offline (and if the starship's OS is writ by Microsoft you can bet they will - Ed) I don't think you'd want to be strapped in and taking the force directly onto your constrained and tensed skeletal structure.
IIRC Crash experts seem to agree that after certain velocities and force levels, you may be better off not being constrained by a seatbelt. Ultimately The trick to minimizing damage to your body is purportedly NOT to tense up. One man was thrown around by a hurricane and survived, others dropped from insane levels (hundreds of feet) and according to experts, the reason these people survive is because they were either unconscious (and therefore limber) or were otherwise UNtense during impact.
Seatbelts might be good if you're driving a Ronco Starship capable of a max of 90 mph but otherwise, I wouldn't trust em.
The Avante Guardian. ---- Einstein's Hair^2 //Approved.
[more] StarTrek Devices That Would Make More Sense
Interesting, the more I O.D on aspirin, the more the world seems not entirely unhilarious.
Right, so.
StarTrek Devices That Would Make More Sense:
1. (the aforementioned - Ed) Motive & Intent Universal Translator aka The female and male PMS we-don't-always-mean-what-we-say-and-we're-not-always-sane-you-know Star Trek 'Tude-Detector.
2. A battle bridge that isn't located right IN THE CENTER OF THE SAUCER SECTION AND HULL, where even a blind man tossing a dart haphazzardly would have a fairly decent shot at registering a direct hit and wiping out the command crew.
3. That should be (treated as a) view-screen monitor on the bridge, not a window that opens onto space.
Especially not if kids from Montreal are allowed anywhere near the bridge window. Because you just know they'd break the "for your safety this window opens only THIS far" tab and everyone on the bridge would come down with an ear infection.
P.S: "Seatbelts" made a brief UN-canon Cameo aboard The U.S.S Enterprise at the end of Star Trek: Nemesis ..during the deleted scenes. IIRC Captain Picard's comment was "about time".
But is it about time? I don't know how practical seatbelts are on a starship. Considering the G forces involved if the stabilizers and inertial dampeners go offline (and if the starship's OS is writ by Microsoft you can bet they will - Ed) I don't think you'd want to be strapped in and taking the force directly onto your constrained and tensed skeletal structure.
IIRC Crash experts seem to agree that after certain velocities and force levels, you may be better off not being constrained by a seatbelt. Ultimately The trick to minimizing damage to your body is purportedly NOT to tense up. One man was thrown around by a hurricane and survived, others dropped from insane levels (hundreds of feet) and according to experts, the reason these people survive is because they were either unconscious (and therefore limber) or were otherwise UNtense during impact.
Seatbelts might be good if you're driving a Ronco Starship capable of a max of 90 mph but otherwise, I wouldn't trust em.
The Avante Guardian. ---- Einstein's Hair^2 //Approved.