McCoy has a tiny...

[Trekker4747]

...flask.



Seriously, the flask he brings with him onto the shuttle that he shares with Kirk? The thing is TINY! It could hold like two sips of alcohol! Either the inside of it is like a TARDIS, or it's the worst flask ever.

 

[Bones2]

Maybe he has more than one with him.

 

[Trekker4747]

Maybe he has more than one with him.

Well, that'd just be silly.

Certainly one large flask would be easier to use and carry than several small ones. Unless he raided his mini-fridge at the hotel the night before.

 

[Nardpuncher]

McCoy likes boubon and there's some pretty strong bourbon out there.

And, maybe that's just his flask for shuttle trips....his carry-on has a fifth in it!

 

[JoeFromEarth]

He wasn't supposed to have the flask. Smaller flasks are easier to hide.

 

[bbailey861]

^Exactly. Easy to hide and just enough to carry him until the shuttle made it to the duty free shop.

 

[Jeri]

Damn you, I just HAD to click on that topic line!

And who knows what might be in that tiny flask; could be powerful stuff.

Tiny flask:

 

[Ward Fowler]

It doesn't take a lot. It's the concentrated Space Booze of the FUUUUUTUUUUUURE.

 

[Geckothan]

It's not the size, it's the strength of the drink you put in it!

 

[Franklin]

A Finnegan's Folly is a powerful drink.

 

[Praxius]

I had a flask (among many) which was just a bit bigger then that one.

Due to the small mouth piece you only get a little bit at a time, thus it goes a long way, more then you'd expect.

That sized flask for me alone, if I nursed it like normal, would probably last me about an hour to an hour and a half with some strong stuff in it.

I guess it'd be like a glass of wine or a smoke..... just enough for a taste and perhaps a mild buzz.

 

[Cyke101]

Maybe he has more than one with him.

Which I think would be very cool. Let's see, one for each:

-breast pocket
-pant pocket
-shirt sleeve
-utility pouch
-ankle holster

...I like the way this McCoy fella thinks!

 

[Yug]

I have a flask like that, and trust me when I say, that amount of bourbon or straight whisky is enough to calm the nerves enough to forget your in a space ship, or airplane in my case.

Injured Civil war soilders went into surgery with less whisky in their system, and still sang a battle hymn over the sound of the saw cutting off their limbs.

 

[Captain59]

It's probably Porthos's fault. Just blame it on the transporter-suspended beagle.

 

[Shatmandu]

Either the inside of it is like a TARDIS, or it's the worst flask ever.

His wife got his normal-sized flask in the divorce. The drunk bitch.

Joe, tiny

 

[BlackestPanther]

Why'd they have to take a shuttle into space if they were going to Starfleet Academy in San Francisco?

 

[Jeri]

They use shuttles to get around in the atmosphere, too. In the scene on the steps of Starfleet Academy, you can see small craft traversing the background sky above Kirk and Bones.

 

[Shatmandu]

Why'd they have to take a shuttle into space if they were going to Starfleet Academy in San Francisco?

Loading them onto busses would have looked stupid.

Joe, not a textbook

 

[Alrik]

Perhaps Cadet processing and evaluation takes place on a space station to ensure the recruits can handle the environment.

 

[Jeri]

The shuttles are atmospheric craft, too. They wouldn't use the transporter for so many on a routine basis. There's really nothing else they would do.