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4129723 No.4129723 [Reply] [Original]

tea time?

>> No.4129727

tea time is at 4:30 picard, come back later

>> No.4129735

>>4129723
> just made a pot of Earl Grey, hot
Indubitably, Captain.

>> No.4129744

>>4129723
> has replicators which can make any kind of delicate bone china teaset you want
> tea comes in beakers with ugly, uncomfortable plastic handles

>> No.4129757

>>4129744
>implying it isn't made of transparent aluminum

>> No.4129765

>>4129757
why would transparent aluminum be good?
you would urn the shit out of your hands

>> No.4129787

>>4129765
Since starship windows are made of it I assume it has insulating properties.

>> No.4129790

>>4129765
transparent space aluminum

>> No.4129801

>>4129787
starship windows are made out of forcefields, you moron

>> No.4129810

>>4129801
instead of metal, why aren't starships just interiors surrounded by forcefields then?

It would take less propulsion since energy doesn't have weight.

>> No.4129811

>>4129801
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Star_Trek_materials

>Star Trek technical manuals indicate that transparent aluminum is used in various fittings in starships, including exterior ship portals and windows.

Force fields are used for structural reinforcement in case of a hull breach.

>> No.4129822

>>4129810

Structural Integrity Field is pretty much that. Presumably using just the field would be too energy intensive, but using just the matter would be too weak.

>> No.4129834

>>4129810
Too transhumanist for Roddenberry.