The Picard ManeuverM to TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name • 5 months agoAre transporters the fountain of youth?startrek.websiteimagemessage-square157fedilinkarrow-up1516arrow-down110
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minus-squareFlying SquidMlink16•5 months agoThey also forgot about the fact that Barclay was aware during transport meaning that somehow your physical body exists while you’re being transported. Really, the transporters work by power of plot.
minus-square@SludgehammerlinkEnglish7•5 months ago Really, the transporters work by power of plot. Most devices in sci-fi settings do.
minus-squareFlying SquidMlink7•5 months agoTrue, but it’s amazing how much the transport is or is not able to do depending on the episode.
They also forgot about the fact that Barclay was aware during transport meaning that somehow your physical body exists while you’re being transported.
Really, the transporters work by power of plot.
Most devices in sci-fi settings do.
True, but it’s amazing how much the transport is or is not able to do depending on the episode.
It’s more of a literary device than an electronic device.