Does the Enterprise run on hydroelectric power?

[Jeri]

Ergot poisoning in humans causes a kind of inert reaction; the more ergot tainted rye people in the middle ages ate, for example, the less nutrients they could absorb.

 

[David cgc]

Weren't the pipes labeled something like "inert reactant"? That might not even have been actual water.

Isn't inert reactant a bit of an oxymoron? anybody know of anything that would fit that description?

I checked, and I remembered right. It's a little blurry in this particular cap, but you can see it on the bend on screen right. As for the terminology, I suppose the "matter" part of the matter/antimatter reaction would qualify.

 

[Brandonv]

I'm surprised they did not have the Enterprise running on unleaded.

"She needs premium, dude! PREMIUM!"

 

[T'Girl]

but you can see it on the bend on screen right.

Nice to see to the far away future they're still putting things together with great big hex cap screws.

 

[Tiberius]

But why the hell did those tubes take such a circuitous route? They went all the way down to the other end of engineering just to come back again!

It's called a pipe bend, essentially it's a design for piping where there can be a large range in temperatures with the pipe and the fluids it carries. Since materials expand and contract as the temperature changes, having pipe bends give a pipe run an extra degree of flexibility to absorb the changing dimensions as is it essentially 'slack' which you wouldn't have if the pipe ran directly from point A to point B. As it's likely this is part of a cooling system, I'm even more tempted to say that's the reason for it.

Okay, that's a good reason, but does that bend have to be more then ten meters long? Can't they just put a foot or two of rubber or some other flexible material?

 

[Gepard]

but you can see it on the bend on screen right.

Nice to see to the far away future they're still putting things together with great big hex cap screws.

According to Wikipedia, machine screws have been in use for over 200 years now; there's no reason to expect them to go away in another 300. Besides, we know that wrenches will still be used in the 23rd century in the Prime universe.

 

[Nerys Myk]

"The right tool, for the right job."-Scotty

 

[M'Sharak]

but you can see it on the bend on screen right.

Nice to see to the far away future they're still putting things together with great big hex cap screws.

According to Wikipedia, machine screws have been in use for over 200 years now; there's no reason to expect them to go away in another 300. Besides, we know that wrenches will still be used in the 23rd century in the Prime universe.

How did I know just which wrench that was going to be?

 

[Cyke101]

Now that it's out for home release, a thought had occurred: comparatively speaking, very little liquid was actually drained when Kirk rescued Scotty, despite the speed with which the liquid was flowing. Yet another nit.

By the way, I said liquid rather than water because it could be anything. I personally subscribe to the deuterium theory.

 

[bbailey861]

I was hoping the water was being used to feed the vats making the beer.

"Divert 30 percent of the starboard inert coolant flow to the beer reactors, on my mark!"
"Aye, sir - standing by!"

"Och Cap'n, THE HOPS, THE HOPS! We're runnin' out o' hops!!"

 

[Nerys Myk]

Scotty; " They'll never find me still down here."

 

[SilentP]

Okay, that's a good reason, but does that bend have to be more then ten meters long? Can't they just put a foot or two of rubber or some other flexible material?

Not likely, you'd rarely find that any pipes that require bends would instead have a material like rubber to do what you suggest, if any. Would cause too much hassle.

As for does the bend have to be that long, it could well do. We don't know how much flexibility is required.