Hell, even lasers make noise. Small handheld laser pointers are too quiet to be heard, but the large 40W industrial type lasers we have at work make a very noticeable high pitched whine when firing.
You work with lasers! That's just so cool!
Maybe it's because I'm 36 years old, but that must still be so cool to be able to tell people. Especially kids...I work with lasers!
The novel The Final Reflection said the reason Kligon beams are silent and Federation beams make noise is that the Federation uses basically a double beam for safety. The Klingon beam has a low incident of data loss, resulting in injuries and deaths. Part of the data loss can include the instructions in the beam that puts you back together, all of you get to the beam down point, just in a puddle.I seem to recall one of the FASA RPG books claiming that Klingon transporters were inferior to Federation ones, but the Klingons kept using them as they were silent, giving them a tactical advantage.
And all that presumes that souls exist...
Is the HISENBERG THEORY really needed to explain transporting? Do you really need to know where subatomic matter is in order to beam..maybe thats the noise..the Hisenberg Compensator is doing it...what is it doing...I DONT KNOW!!!
Rob
Every minimum-wage store clerk who uses a barcode scanner works with lasers. Try telling those guys their jobs are cool!Hell, even lasers make noise. Small handheld laser pointers are too quiet to be heard, but the large 40W industrial type lasers we have at work make a very noticeable high pitched whine when firing.
You work with lasers! That's just so cool!
Maybe it's because I'm 36 years old, but that must still be so cool to be able to tell people. Especially kids...I work with lasers!
And it has a good beat that you can dance to.Watched "Obsession." Transporter is humming as Kirk and Garrovick enter.
To be sure, the dramatic music goes to such a crescendo at that point that we wouldn't hear the sound of the Starfleet transporter, either.Has it ever been pointed out that in the episode "Day of the Dove" that the Klingon transporter didn't make any noise?![]()
Timo Saloniemi
Funny, but "Day of the Dove" was from Trek's third season, during which G.R. was no longer personally involved with the show. Furthermore, the final soundtrack mix would have been the responsibility of the Sound Editor.To be sure, the dramatic music goes to such a crescendo at that point that we wouldn't hear the sound of the Starfleet transporter, either.Has it ever been pointed out that in the episode "Day of the Dove" that the Klingon transporter didn't make any noise?![]()
Timo Saloniemi
Reeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaalllllllly?
One fine day in the Star Trek editing both...
Gene Roddenberry: You're gonna have to change the mix in this scene. The music just drowns out the Klingon Transporter Beam.
Sound Tech: Majel wants to found a Cajun Clams Boarder Team?
Gene: No - Beam! Klingon Transporter Beam!
Sound Tech: Oh - Keen! Bring on that Cole Porter Scene!
Gene: Arrrgh!![]()
Funny, but "Day of the Dove" was from Trek's third season, during which G.R. was no longer personally involved with the show. Furthermore, the final soundtrack mix would have been the responsibility of the Sound Editor.To be sure, the dramatic music goes to such a crescendo at that point that we wouldn't hear the sound of the Starfleet transporter, either.
Timo Saloniemi
Reeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaalllllllly?
One fine day in the Star Trek editing both...
Gene Roddenberry: You're gonna have to change the mix in this scene. The music just drowns out the Klingon Transporter Beam.
Sound Tech: Majel wants to found a Cajun Clams Boarder Team?
Gene: No - Beam! Klingon Transporter Beam!
Sound Tech: Oh - Keen! Bring on that Cole Porter Scene!
Gene: Arrrgh!![]()
(Gotta nitpick or I lose my geek badges!)![]()
Beaming is converting matter to energy at the transport point. Burning something is also converting matter into energy and something burning certainly makes noise. Now that we solved that, my question is does beaming make a SMELL!? Ewwww.
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