Salt Water Nacelles?

KirkusOveractus · December 7 2012, 02:09 PM

After seeing the announcement trailer, it looks like the Enterprise will now have salt water-powered nacelles!

Is this true? What will they look like?

The Wormhole · December 7 2012, 02:32 PM

All we see is water falling off of a nacelle. But considering a few seconds later we see the Enterprise crash into an ocean, I'm guessing that after it crashes, repairs are done so that it can lift off again.

anh165 · December 7 2012, 02:33 PM

What I like about the new JJ-prise is that it gets itself into a fiddley situations from the get go, rather than just sit there gracefully in space for 7 seasons.

Dukhat · December 7 2012, 04:11 PM

The Wormhole wrote:

All we see is water falling off of a nacelle. But considering a few seconds later we see the Enterprise crash into an ocean, I'm guessing that after it crashes, repairs are done so that it can lift off again.

The ship that crashes into the ocean is not the Enterprise. However, the ship rising from the ocean is.

Bishop76 · December 7 2012, 04:20 PM

^ what he said. The NCC-1701 is visible as the ship rises from the ocean, but the nosediving Constitution class ship is not the Enterprise. Also, it's crashing into a river, not an ocean and it looks like it will be completely destroyed by the end of that nosedive.

Timo · December 7 2012, 04:23 PM

...And thus we are left wondering whether all these ships end up underwater because the bad guy throws them in, or whether the incidents (and the oceans!) are completely unrelated and the hero ship goes underwater by choice. Or something in between. Perhaps the villain has a thing for fire and water in general, and/or his superhero strength vs. weakness is related to them, and our heroes fight fire with fire (or, in this case, water with water), turning the tables on him by voluntarily taking a dip.

Ah, the suspense...

Timo Saloniemi

Devon · December 7 2012, 04:25 PM

This is the Enterprise (closeup of registry)

This is the Fed ship crashing:

KirkusOveractus · December 7 2012, 05:01 PM

They should have Scotty saying in this one, "Can I get a towel, please?" in this one, too; kind of make it his new catchphrase!

Then there could be a new marketing line of Scotty Towels!

(EDIT: you also realize that I a being goofy with this thread anyway, kind of making a new version of the "Blue Warp Nacelles?" thread from the last movie!)

Pondslider · December 7 2012, 06:09 PM

The Enterprise runs on cold fusion now.

Gojira · December 7 2012, 06:38 PM

With all the technobabble that TNG and VOY did in the last moments of almost every show I can be very forgiving of an Enterprise that can survive being in water.

anh165 · December 7 2012, 06:42 PM

The footage of the ship crashing into the bay area takes away any sense of grand scale of that vessel, looks like a size of a yatch.

Robert D. Robot · December 7 2012, 06:52 PM

Regarding the much debated size of the nu-Enterpise, if the vessel stays in the water for an extended period of time (and that water is too cold), are we going to have to address the issue of significant shrinkage?....

Hope they've upgraded the engine room, or there will be talk of watering down the beer in the brewery...

SalvorHardin · December 7 2012, 06:59 PM

Remember how we had that Star Wars easter egg in the first one, with R2D2 in space?

Maybe now that we go underwater a shot of Jar Jar could be added, swimming among the seaweeds.

The Wormhole · December 7 2012, 07:01 PM

Cumberbatch is Jar Jar Binks!

EJD1984 · December 7 2012, 07:06 PM

Devon wrote:

Just a thought. Could this ship actually be crashing upside-down, and it's a new interpretation of the Reliant?

December 7 2012, 02:09 PM	#1
KirkusOveractus Captain Location: Ambler, PA	Salt Water Nacelles? After seeing the announcement trailer, it looks like the Enterprise will now have salt water-powered nacelles! Is this true? What will they look like?

December 7 2012, 02:32 PM	#2
The Wormhole Admiral	Re: Salt Water Nacelles? All we see is water falling off of a nacelle. But considering a few seconds later we see the Enterprise crash into an ocean, I'm guessing that after it crashes, repairs are done so that it can lift off again. __________________ "Internet message boards aren't as funny today as they were ten years ago. I've stopped reading new posts." -The Simpsons 20th anniversary special.

December 7 2012, 02:33 PM	#3
anh165 Lieutenant Commander	Re: Salt Water Nacelles? What I like about the new JJ-prise is that it gets itself into a fiddley situations from the get go, rather than just sit there gracefully in space for 7 seasons.

December 7 2012, 04:20 PM	#5
Bishop76 Fleet Captain Location: Wisconsin	Re: Salt Water Nacelles? ^ what he said. The NCC-1701 is visible as the ship rises from the ocean, but the nosediving Constitution class ship is not the Enterprise. Also, it's crashing into a river, not an ocean and it looks like it will be completely destroyed by the end of that nosedive. __________________ Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or fucking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back.

December 7 2012, 04:23 PM	#6
Timo Admiral	Re: Salt Water Nacelles? ...And thus we are left wondering whether all these ships end up underwater because the bad guy throws them in, or whether the incidents (and the oceans!) are completely unrelated and the hero ship goes underwater by choice. Or something in between. Perhaps the villain has a thing for fire and water in general, and/or his superhero strength vs. weakness is related to them, and our heroes fight fire with fire (or, in this case, water with water), turning the tables on him by voluntarily taking a dip. Ah, the suspense... Timo Saloniemi

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December 7 2012, 04:25 PM	#7
Devon Fleet Captain	Re: Salt Water Nacelles? This is the Enterprise (closeup of registry) This is the Fed ship crashing: __________________ "JJ Abrams 'killing' ST is like saying Ringo killed the Beatles because he took over for Pete Best." - A Facebook Fan

December 7 2012, 05:01 PM	#8
KirkusOveractus Captain Location: Ambler, PA	Re: Salt Water Nacelles? They should have Scotty saying in this one, "Can I get a towel, please?" in this one, too; kind of make it his new catchphrase! Then there could be a new marketing line of Scotty Towels! (EDIT: you also realize that I a being goofy with this thread anyway, kind of making a new version of the "Blue Warp Nacelles?" thread from the last movie!)

December 7 2012, 06:09 PM	#9
Pondslider Lieutenant	Re: Salt Water Nacelles? The Enterprise runs on cold fusion now.

December 7 2012, 06:38 PM	#10
Gojira Commodore Location: Stompin' on Tokyo	Re: Salt Water Nacelles? With all the technobabble that TNG and VOY did in the last moments of almost every show I can be very forgiving of an Enterprise that can survive being in water. __________________ My Science Fiction-Fantasy movie review Blog: http://foleyfunfilmfacts.wordpress.com/

December 7 2012, 06:42 PM	#11
anh165 Lieutenant Commander	Re: Salt Water Nacelles? The footage of the ship crashing into the bay area takes away any sense of grand scale of that vessel, looks like a size of a yatch.

December 7 2012, 06:52 PM	#12
Robert D. Robot Captain Location: Pre-Warp Civilization of New England	Re: Salt Water Nacelles? Regarding the much debated size of the nu-Enterpise, if the vessel stays in the water for an extended period of time (and that water is too cold), are we going to have to address the issue of significant shrinkage?.... Hope they've upgraded the engine room, or there will be talk of watering down the beer in the brewery...

December 7 2012, 06:59 PM	#13
SalvorHardin Rear Admiral Location: Star's End	Re: Salt Water Nacelles? Remember how we had that Star Wars easter egg in the first one, with R2D2 in space? Maybe now that we go underwater a shot of Jar Jar could be added, swimming among the seaweeds. __________________ www.youtube.com/user/SalvorSeldon

December 7 2012, 07:01 PM	#14
The Wormhole Admiral	Re: Salt Water Nacelles? Cumberbatch is Jar Jar Binks! __________________ "Internet message boards aren't as funny today as they were ten years ago. I've stopped reading new posts." -The Simpsons 20th anniversary special.