Star Trek geekery

[karohemd]

(no spoilers)
In today's ENT episode on Sky, a shuttle flies through an asteroid field with rather small particles.
One says "Debris is blocking the intake manifold".

What does a shuttle that flies in space where there's no bleeding air, need an intake manifold for? Someone really didn't think there...

Comments

[skinny-cartman.livejournal.com]

well it could be the bussard collectors (sp?) which collect together intersteller hydrogen to use as fuel in the standard impulse drives etc. additionally it could be that they are also planetary landing craft and thus air inlets

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[karohemd.livejournal.com]

OK, I concede the first point.
They don't need air in space (they didn't land on a planet) so why were they on in the first place?

Oh well, no point arguing really. ;o)

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[sithrose.livejournal.com]

This demonstrates a sublime level of geekiness...

Since that was the first thing I thought of too.

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[skinny-cartman.livejournal.com]

*chuckles*
actually comes from reading too much Traveller stuff and the various techy bits of engines and it pointing out star trek stuff in its tech manuals.. whether that lessens or deepens the geek factor I dunno

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[twicedead.livejournal.com]

Ah traveller, my favourite Hyperspace jump special effect!