Sayonara Posted June 24, 2003 Posted June 24, 2003 Not really, but as long as it stays far away from me I'm happy. My interest in it increases as it gets closer to me, manifesting itself as me running away quite quickly.
Radical Edward Posted June 24, 2003 Posted June 24, 2003 Originally posted by Sayonara³ Not really, but as long as it stays far away from me I'm happy. My interest in it increases as it gets closer to me, manifesting itself as me running away quite quickly. depending on the quantity of it though. plus it would be a bit tricky to run away from virtual particles. actually this always amused me in star trek, the way that they foolishly thought that dumping the core would save them from an antimatter explosion, when really it would take out the solar system.
Sayonara Posted June 24, 2003 Posted June 24, 2003 Originally posted by Radical Edward depending on the quantity of it though. plus it would be a bit tricky to run away from virtual particles. actually this always amused me in star trek, the way that they foolishly thought that dumping the core would save them from an antimatter explosion, when really it would take out the solar system. I think the idea was to dump the core then use the impulse engines to get a nice distance away from it. Full impulse is 1/4 lightspeed, but the impulse engines can be used to power the warp nacelles up to about warp 4 for short periods. I don't see a problem with running from virtual particles. In fact, I suspect I would have a greater chance of successfully escaping them or their effects than I would with real particles. RUN!
Radical Edward Posted June 24, 2003 Posted June 24, 2003 Originally posted by Sayonara³ I think the idea was to dump the core then use the impulse engines to get a nice distance away from it. Full impulse is 1/4 lightspeed, but the impulse engines can be used to power the warp nacelles up to about warp 4 for short periods. but considering the time it would take for the antimatter to react...... oh I am not going into this, Star Trek science is awful, and should be dumped in pseudoscience.
Sayonara Posted June 24, 2003 Posted June 24, 2003 Originally posted by Radical Edward but considering the time it would take for the antimatter to react...... oh I am not going into this, Star Trek science is awful, and should be dumped in pseudoscience. If I can ignore the biology, you can ignore the physics! Use your imagination damn you! Flee the antimatter, run! run!
JaKiri Posted June 24, 2003 Posted June 24, 2003 I don't really see the point of the warp core dump mechanism. The guy who designed chenobyl must have saved his best work for the federation. I mean, what's the point of something which breaks the instant you might need it?
Guest Syntax Posted June 24, 2003 Posted June 24, 2003 I dont know much about anti-matter, but in the books I read it doesn't even say anti-matter can be controlled. Like, if we actually had it, we wouldn't be able to control it enough to work the way we want it to, and it'd most likely turn out to be a disaster.
Sayonara Posted June 24, 2003 Posted June 24, 2003 In theory you contain it magnetically, but as you say that looks like quel catastrophe! to me from every angle.
Radical Edward Posted June 24, 2003 Posted June 24, 2003 well it can be controlled if it is ionic and you can keep it away from stuff... the only way to use it though is to ram it into something quite far away, and then laugh insanely as it explodes.
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