Did somebody order some starship fuel?

[Tiberius Jim]

If so, I've got a shipment right here.

For my Intro to Packaging course at The Art Institute, our final assignment was to create packaging for something rare, precious, advanced, powerful, antique or just otherwise special. It also had to be in a circular form. I took this as a great chance to create something Trek. I decided my "precious object" would be something that could glow from inside it's container. I thought about a lot of various Trek substances before settling with Deuterium. I may do another version some time of Antideuterium...just gonna make sure I keep the contents from mixing.

Made it out of a glass container found at the package designer's heaven, The Container Store, and carious types of paper and card stock. Light is from two Stick N Click LED lights, one on the bottom of the container, one stuck to the bottom of the lid.

Oh and be sure to check out the last pic, I had some fun with the Caution label.

 

[TheSeeker]

Sweet! That looks really good! It wouldn't look at all out of place in the background of a TNG episode. Good work!

I love the redshirt reference too!

 

[backstept]

fantastic job on this

 

[Kemaiku]

Very nice.

 

[Basill]

An art student's dream come true! That is really awesome.

 

[Ptrope]

I love the last line of the label ...

 

[Buck Rogers]

Flux that is outstanding work you have a future in Packaging Design LOL.

I too love the last line at the bottom the label.

Buck Rogers

 

[Unicron]

^^ Seems appropriate for the redshirt handling it, doesn't it?

 

[Tiberius Jim]

Thanks guys I was inspired to do the Caution label that way from the production guys from Trek; they would put all sorts of jokes and funny sayings on door labels that would never be seen up close on camera.

Here's a quick video showing it in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0EBA6oXoFU

 

[Psion]

Hang on a second ...
What's so dangerous about deuterium?



Great job, though! I love the label.

 

[Tiberius Jim]

Well, if it mixes with anti-deuterium...


*boom*

 

[Plecostomus]

Well, if it mixes with anti-deuterium...


*boom*

Yeah but by itself it's just "fancy hydrogen." Replace the H in H20 with Du and you end up with "heavy water."

In fact the Canadians use it as a combination reactor-coolant and moderator in the CANDU-style reactors they build.

Sorry, but Deuterium isn't all that toxic/dangerous and doesn't glow like that.

Tritium on the other hand...

 

[Plecostomus]

That said... I'm not bashing your design. That came out sweet. Just your misuse of technobabble.

 

[Tiberius Jim]

Well, maybe 24th century Class-A Starship Grade Deuterium *does* glow. And I intended it to only be dangerous when near anti-deuterium, since loss of containment is what leads to core breaches.

 

[Kemaiku]

Could be a Deuterium Plasma container like the ones from "Dead Stop" on Enterprise. Not the gas, the plasma form hehe.

 

[Tiberius Jim]

Exactly.

 

[Gepard]

Very cool. Do you have a link to the specific container? I'm tempted to give one of these a go myself.

EDIT: In fact, would you mind if I reposed your work on this board? I bet the folks there would love it.

 

[Angry Angel]

It's awesome. I wouldn't mind having a prop like that, if only to store pens in

Hope you get a high grade!

 

[Nightfall to-Ennien]

Sorry, but Deuterium isn't all that toxic/dangerous.

Just to clarify, heavy water can be quite toxic. Decreased kidney function, glucose level drops, breakdown of the intestinal barrier, problems with cholesterol and fatty acid production and processing, effects on pH level, DNA errors... Generally nasty stuff...

 

[Plecostomus]

Well, maybe 24th century Class-A Starship Grade Deuterium *does* glow. And I intended it to only be dangerous when near anti-deuterium, since loss of containment is what leads to core breaches.

Yes but the warning would be on the OTHER container not this one, deuterium by itself is no more dangerous than hydrogen.

Could be a Deuterium Plasma container like the ones from "Dead Stop" on Enterprise. Not the gas, the plasma form hehe.

Hm, yeah. Sure.

Go write a Voyager episode and get outta here ya dang amateur.

*looks around* Wonder if there are anymore parades to rain on 'round here...