[net.tv.drwho] Yet another potential energy source

percus@acf4.UUCP (11/30/84)

I just remembered about the Sigma rays mentioned in "The Talons of
Weng Chiang" (Baker) which powered that Time Lord's TARDIS.

They are probably just one of these many different valiant attempts
at running a TARDIS whose power is used up, but I thought it
was worth saying.

                                          percus@nyu-acf4

darrelj@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Darrel VanBuer) (12/01/84)

No, the sigma beam used to power Weng Chiang's time cabinet was, according
to the Doctor, a failed experiment.  The cabinet was a product of future
Earth science, not timelord, and Weng Chiang was an Earth war criminal of
the future.
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kupfer@ucbvax.ARPA (Mike Kupfer) (12/01/84)

> I just remembered about the Sigma rays mentioned in "The Talons of
> Weng Chiang" (Baker) which powered that Time Lord's TARDIS.
> 
> They are probably just one of these many different valiant attempts
> at running a TARDIS whose power is used up, but I thought it
> was worth saying.
> 
>                                           percus@nyu-acf4

What's-his-name wasn't a Time Lord, he was a human.  His time machine
was some earthling attempt at time travel.  A "dead end," as I think
the Doctor called it.
-- 
Mike Kupfer
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