evan@petfe.UUCP (Evan Marcus) (05/07/85)
OK, I just recently was watching a clip from STII where Chekov and his
black captain (whose name escapes me) beam down to Ceti Alpha V into a
duststorm. My question is what if they materialize inside a dustcloud,
or worse, if one materializes inside them. Why would that be so different
than materializing in a rock or bulkhead?
--Evan Marcus
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kinds, and those who don't.ry@brunix.UUCP (Rich Yampell) (05/08/85)
In article <257@petfe.UUCP> evan@petfe.UUCP (Evan Marcus) writes: >OK, I just recently was watching a clip from STII where Chekov and his >black captain (whose name escapes me) beam down to Ceti Alpha V into a >duststorm. My question is what if they materialize inside a dustcloud, >or worse, if one materializes inside them. Why would that be so different >than materializing in a rock or bulkhead? Well, actually, I've never understood that whole issue. When someone beams down normally, there is air where they materialize, and I don't suspect that it would be real healthy to have your body fused with air any more than dust or whatever. So it must be the case that the transporter sets up a vacuum at the destination location before it starts reassembling the transportee. rich yampell
cej@ll1.UUCP (One of the Jones Boys) (05/14/85)
> In article <257@petfe.UUCP> evan@petfe.UUCP (Evan Marcus) writes: > OK, I just recently was watching a clip from STII where Chekov and his > black captain (whose name escapes me) beam down to Ceti Alpha V into a > duststorm. My question is what if they materialize inside a dustcloud, > or worse, if one materializes inside them. Why would that be so > different than materializing in a rock or bulkhead? My understanding was that any matter, including air, in the area of the "sparkle" was "exchanged" for the person, and the air surrounding him, comming from the transporter. Thus, you could be transported into solid rock, and would survive! You would, however, be hopelessly entombed in the rock. This process would seem to also leave a column of rock standing on the transporter platform. -- ------------------------------------------------------------ discalimer: no sane man thinks as I do ...ihnp4!mgnetp!ll1!cej Llewellyn Jones ------------------------------------------------------------
rob@osiris.UUCP (Robert St. Amant) (05/17/85)
> My understanding was that any matter, including air, in the > area of the "sparkle" was "exchanged" for the person, and the air > surrounding him, comming from the transporter. > > Thus, you could be transported into solid rock, and would > survive! You would, however, be hopelessly entombed in the rock. > This process would seem to also leave a column of rock standing on > the transporter platform. > > ...ihnp4!mgnetp!ll1!cej Llewellyn Jones You can't _really_ do it that way, from a practical view. You'd transport up all kinds of vicious bacteria and noxious atmosphere. And remember when Kirk had a couple of guys beam down to a planet that they weren't orbiting anymore? Scotty would hear a huge pop where their bodies had been. Scotty: "Captin, ye've doon it agin." Kirk: "You mean those two men. . ." Scotty: "Aye." Rob St. Amant ps. What did Spock find in the toilet? pps. Why did Kirk pee on the ceiling? ppps. What do the Enterprise and toilet paper have in common? pppps. Know any other Trek riddles?