pjk@hou2a.UUCP (P.KEMP) (08/21/85)
Will Martin (brl-tgr!wmartin) asked why can the
TARDIS be moved around with relative ease if the
TARDIS is so massive.
Well, remember that only the exterior of the TARDIS
`exists' in the real world (3-D space?), while the
interior is within a different but `relative' dimension.
Therefore, only a small fraction of the mass of the
TARDIS probably `exists' in the real world also.
Simon Barker (lepine@ctovax.DEC) mentioned SIDRATs in
his article. He says: "...SIDRATs (which preceeded [sic]
TARDISes)..." I thought at first too that SIDRATs were
an earlier version of the TARDIS when I read "The War
Games," but I now believe that the War Chief(?), another
renegade Time Lord, introduced this crude version only
to the War Lord. Can anyone back me up on this?
--
Paul Kemp
ihnp4!hou2a!pjk
The above statements are those of the author only,
and are not those of AT&T Bell Laboratories.pjk@hou2a.UUCP (P.KEMP) (08/22/85)
Looked up "TARDIS" and "SIDRATs" in my copy of "The Doctor Who Program Guide" Vol. 2 by Jean- Marc Lofficier. On "TARDIS", it states: > ... The Doctor's TARDIS - under more or less normal > gravity conditions - is reported as having a weight > of 10 X 10 power 5 kilos. It also states that the TARDIS "... can, however, be moved or transported by outside forces." It further states that "SIDRATs are second-rate TARDISes [sic] built *by* the War Chief *for* the War Lords." [*the emphasis is mine*] On "SIDRATs" the guide says: > Sort of second-rate TARDISes [sic] given by the > War Chief to the War Lords. It doesn't say what the acronym stands for! In the novelization of "The War Games," the acronym is explained: "Space and Inter-time Directional Robot All-purpose Transporter" By the way, the funniest acronym in the Doctor Who series must be (I believe) "TOM-TIT" which stands for: "Transmission Of Matter Through Interstitial Time" which actually describes the device's operation quite nicely (in "The Time Monster"). Trivia question: How many times (stories) has The Doctor visited the USA? -- Paul Kemp ihnp4!hou2a!pjk The above statements are those of the author only, and are not those of AT&T Bell Laboratories.
nyssa@abnji.UUCP (nyssa of traken) (08/23/85)
>Simon Barker (lepine@ctovax.DEC) mentioned SIDRATs in >his article. He says: "...SIDRATs (which preceeded [sic] >TARDISes)..." I thought at first too that SIDRATs were >an earlier version of the TARDIS when I read "The War >Games," but I now believe that the War Chief(?), another >renegade Time Lord, introduced this crude version only >to the War Lord. Can anyone back me up on this? I can back you up. It would appear that the War Chief built a copy of an inferior technology. I do beleive that SIDRATs were a regular down scaled version of the TARDIS, which was all the WC knew enough about to duplicate. Remember, though, that the Doctor was able to recognize them for what they were. -- James C. Armstrong, Jnr. {ihnp4,cbosgd,akgua}!abnji!nyssa "If she doesn't scream, the wedding can take place!" Doctor "Don't I have a say in the matter?" female companion "Be quiet" Doctor Which companion, what story?
nyssa@abnji.UUCP (nyssa of traken) (08/23/85)
>Trivia question: How many times (stories) has The Doctor > visited the USA? Simple, twice as far as we know. In "The Chase" he appeared in New York City, and in "The Gunfighters" he appeared in Arizona. He was going to appear in Louisiana in "The Two Doctors", but that fell through. -- James C. Armstrong, Jnr. {ihnp4,cbosgd,akgua}!abnji!nyssa "If she doesn't scream, the wedding can take place!" Doctor "Don't I have a say in the matter?" female companion "Be quiet" Doctor Which companion, what story?
dmm@calmasd.UUCP (David M. MacMillan) (08/29/85)
Am I just being rather dense, or is it altogether too
obvious that SIDRAT is TARDIS spelled backwards?
David M. MacMillan