evan@petfe.UUCP (Evan Marcus) (05/04/85)
[I love this philosophizing about fiction. It's great!]
In STI, it was noted (quite clearly as I recall) that the Transporter
technology had been improved significantly, and it was now possible to
talk and move during transporting (presumably unlike before) as if nothing
was happening.
In "That Which Survives," Kirk sees the attendant get zapped just as he
is starting to transport, the beam then grabs him, and he can't do
anything about it.
As for time between departure and arrival, this goes back, I believe, to
an ancient philosophical point, which in where is the brain the mind is.
Nobody really seems too sure. I would figure that the time involved in
transporting (actually the time lost--if any) would be the time that this
section is not intact.
Just wanted to add my 2 cents worth.
By the way, how about a drink everytime a character vanishes from the ship
(from the bridge or transporter room) and winds up 10 (no, Spock, 9.30)
light years away from the ship.
Or even when Captain Kirk beams down for a seemingly routine mission, when
there are 430 crew members sitting around with nothing to do.
--Evan Marcus
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