The Heart of the Matter

Bry_Sinclair · November 26 2012, 08:14 AM

In BoBW, when Picard became Locutus, do you think the Borg upgraded his artificial heart?

FKnight · November 27 2012, 03:35 AM

HETEROCYCLIC DECLINATION & METABILATION OCCLUSION!!!!

Minuet · November 27 2012, 03:39 AM

Clearly not, since it breaks down in season six.

Melakon · November 27 2012, 05:10 AM

I've not seen the episode in years. In Part 2 after recovery, are there recent surgeries to his chest? If not, unlikely.

Pavonis · November 27 2012, 07:56 PM

Minuet wrote:

Clearly not, since it breaks down in season six.

Well, any heart, even Borg-upgraded ones, would "break down" when shot.

Melakon wrote:

I've not seen the episode in years. In Part 2 after recovery, are there recent surgeries to his chest? If not, unlikely.

Why would the Borg use something as crude as scalpels to cut huge gashes in his chest to upgrade the heart? They could use nanoprobes, or at the very least laparoscopic surgical techniques to minimize scarring. We all know the Borg like their perfection, and scars aren't perfect!

Minuet · November 27 2012, 08:45 PM

I'm a little confused as to what the Borg would have thought upon realizing that Picard had an artificial heart. I'm not sure how much the Borg would be able to assimilate in a mechanical heart with likely simple pumping mechanisms and comparatively primitive electronics.

Without knowing anything about how artificial hearts work in the future, it's hard to speculate, but I would think that the Borg would either leave it alone entirely, or completely replace it with a new mechanism. I lean towards the first option--it seems that red blood cells with nanoprobes can propel themselves, so a heart would be almost entirely redundant. I doubt drones even use their hearts in any function. In this case, it's likely that the artificial heart would have been untouched. Just my two cents.

November 26 2012, 08:14 AM	#1
Bry_Sinclair Commodore Location: Along the border of Talarian space	The Heart of the Matter In BoBW, when Picard became Locutus, do you think the Borg upgraded his artificial heart? __________________ Avatar: Captain Hilgrat Ja-Inrosh (deceased), Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Silverfin NCC-4470, Border Service Third Cutter Squadron Manip by: FltCpt. Bossco (STPMA)

November 27 2012, 03:35 AM	#2
FKnight Commander	Re: The Heart of the Matter HETEROCYCLIC DECLINATION & METABILATION OCCLUSION!!!! __________________ "You have been examined. Your ship must be destroyed. We make assumption you have a deity, or deities, or some such beliefs which comfort you. We therefore grant you ten Earth time periods known as minutes to make preparations."

November 27 2012, 03:39 AM	#3
Minuet Lieutenant Commander Location: The marvelous progressive utopia of California	Re: The Heart of the Matter Clearly not, since it breaks down in season six. __________________ "What's a knockout like you doing in a computer generated gin joint like this?"

November 27 2012, 05:10 AM	#4
Melakon Commodore Location: Unmarked grave, Ekos	Re: The Heart of the Matter I've not seen the episode in years. In Part 2 after recovery, are there recent surgeries to his chest? If not, unlikely.

November 27 2012, 08:45 PM	#6
Minuet Lieutenant Commander Location: The marvelous progressive utopia of California	Re: The Heart of the Matter I'm a little confused as to what the Borg would have thought upon realizing that Picard had an artificial heart. I'm not sure how much the Borg would be able to assimilate in a mechanical heart with likely simple pumping mechanisms and comparatively primitive electronics. Without knowing anything about how artificial hearts work in the future, it's hard to speculate, but I would think that the Borg would either leave it alone entirely, or completely replace it with a new mechanism. I lean towards the first option--it seems that red blood cells with nanoprobes can propel themselves, so a heart would be almost entirely redundant. I doubt drones even use their hearts in any function. In this case, it's likely that the artificial heart would have been untouched. Just my two cents. __________________ "What's a knockout like you doing in a computer generated gin joint like this?"

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