Sorry about that ridiculous watermark.

  • VindictiveJudge
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    308 months ago

    And they treat the one on the planet like he’s a copy when he’d logically be the original with the one on the Enterprise being the duplicate.

    • @Makeitstop
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      258 months ago

      They are both copies. They explain that the guy operating the transporter was losing him, so he used a second beam to try to compensate. On beam made it through, the other bounced off the st uff in the atmosphere that was causing the problem and rematerialized him on the planet. I’m pretty sure this explanation was in the episode in order to establish that both Rikers are equally real.

      • VindictiveJudge
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        108 months ago

        Except that that explanation means Tom was made with the original Riker materials and Will was made from matter reserves on the ship using the original Riker as a template.

          • Flying SquidM
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            No, USS Enterprise NCC 1701-D. But I can see why that would be confusing.

        • @Makeitstop
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          38 months ago

          Both beams were pulling in genuine Will Riker. Presumably they are both a mix of the original material and additional material formed by the transporter. That or the transporter is violating the law of conservation of energy.

      • @Anticorp
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        88 months ago

        I think that makes both Rikers equally fake, not real.

        • @Makeitstop
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          38 months ago

          Equally fake and equally real are the same thing.

          • @Hackworth
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            28 months ago

            Equally fake and equally real are equal?

            • @[email protected]
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              18 months ago

              Beg to differ.

              The Queen gives birth to twin boys. It’s a stormy night and the midwife isn’t sure which is older. They are equally the ‘real’ king.

              Two counterfeit dollar bills are equally fake.

              • @Hackworth
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                28 months ago

                If one counterfeit dollar buys a soda, does it matter who’s king?

              • @[email protected]
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                This is a semantics argument. The way the person you’re talking to means it, two things being equally fake also means that they’re equally real, because they are both just as real as the other (that is, not).

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      deleted by creator

      • @kaitco
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        78 months ago

        Well shoot! I’d never thought about that and now I’m mad!

        Give Tom Riker his promotion!