• gedaliyah
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    18 hours ago

    Can you imagine how much energy is stored in a transporter buffer?

    I mean, they’re flying around in a big engine that bends the fabric of space, so maybe it’s not such a big deal a few hundred years in the future. I guess it’s like comparing a furnace and bellows with a nuclear reactor.

    • ummthatguyOPM
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      18 hours ago

      I imagine there’s all sorts of backup systems and contigencies in place. Just wanted to see what serious, creative, or silly answers I’d get.