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Great Unanswered Trek Questions

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Who would win in a head butting contest between a Minbari and a Klingon?
 
Klingons have more than just Bloodwine.

there's Raktijino - Klingon coffee, Klingon tea (fatal to humans), Warnog, and i'm pretty sure, at least one other Klingon drink...
The tea is fatal to humans but I'm sure Dr Crusher shared the tea ceremony with Worf, admittedly after taking an antidote
 
1. What is the purpose of an actual transporter room anymore?

The problem is that modern Trek rarely remembers there's a crew, and has no idea what its for. Everything is run from the bridge. That's what happens when peopl ewith no life experience and no attention to detail run a show.

That reminds of an episode of Voyager I watched, the one in Season 1 with the Micro wormhole, where Janeway, Tuvok, Chakotay, Kim, B'elanna and an Extra were in the Transporter room attempting to beam over the Romulan Captain. Once they did, Janeway did the introductions for all but the lone female extra behind the panel. Got to admit I did feel sorry for the crewman as here she was, involved in something like this and she doesn't even get a mention. Neglect by the writers or by Janeway?
 
Oy, where do I even start? :rommie:

Why isn't there a cure for baldness in the 24th C?

Why was Julian blamed for being genetically engineered when it was his parents' idea and he was only six?!?

Seriously. Warp 10 turns you into a salamander?

When the Dominion told the Feds to stay the hell out of their territory in GQ and blew up a colony and a starship to drive home the point, why didn't the Feddies just, you know, stay out? Is there some dire shortage of outer space I don't know about?

For that matter, what's with all these battles in space? Who cares about space! The only thing to fight over is actual planets/moons capable of supporting life, and maybe the shipping routes between them. Why don't all battles take place in or near star systems and particularly on planets, while everyone ignores most of the galaxy, which is empty space?

Okay fine. Warp 10 turns you into a salamander. Why didn't the Voyager crew just set the controls to go Warp 10, become salamanders, and then have EMH reverse the process when they got back to the AQ?
 
Okay fine. Warp 10 turns you into a salamander. Why didn't the Voyager crew just set the controls to go Warp 10, become salamanders, and then have EMH reverse the process when they got back to the AQ?

Between having my tongue fall out or 70 years of travel ill take the 70 years.
 
Why was Julian blamed for being genetically engineered when it was his parents' idea and he was only six?!?

Because the little git concealed it for decades, despite being well aware of the law against those so enhanced entering Starfleet. If Siddig hadn't been a main cast member, Bashir would have been cashiered from the service ... and rightly so.
 
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3. Isn't there an organization like OSHA in the 24th century that would ban the use of holodecks? I mean considering the number of times holodecks have hideously malfunctioned, been invaded by aliens, created sentient holograms, had the safeties disabled, and imperiled the lives of everyone inside, it seems like a very dangerous and not understood piece of technology And what person in his right mind would give children access to a technology like that?

The problem here is that stories about the holodeck working correctly or not being abused aren't very dramatic. To draw a comparison, airline travel is very safe, but the stories that make it into the news are about airline crashes, not succesful flights.

6. Isn't the philosophy of humanism the Star Trek franchise is attempting to popularize virtually the same philosophy as that which racists on earth currently popularize. Humans are constantly promoted as the superior species in the Galaxy much more capable of adaption, growth, and compassion than other species. Earth is the only planet seen as a paradise free of social problems. The Q, The Iconian Portal, The Metrones, and others have remarked upon humans uniqueness in the galaxy. Replace the word species in Star Trek with race here on earth and the arguments would be the same.

Nope. Star Trek has never approached the human-centric arrogance found in Babylon 5 (humans form communities...wow what a concept) or Stargate (humans will go from nothing to becoming the Fifth race in just a few years...please). Sometimes it does espouse these ideas, but it has more often been about eliminating fear and prejudice than the uniqueness of humanity.
 
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11. How many times can you divert "all power" and compensate before your out of power?
I always assumed that meant divert as much power to that system as it can handle, and it doesn't actually mean diverting all the ship's power to that system.
 
Why is it...when ever someone uses the sub space videophone, the recipient is always sitting in front of the camera at the other end straight away!? Dont these sad people have lives or places to go? Are they never at the bottom of the garden when the Subspace phone rings, or on the can? doesn't Missus recipient ever answer the damn thing and say " Sorry..He's not here right now...he's outside hitting cardasian voles with a shovel...call back in ten minutes"? :rolleyes:
 
Why is it...when ever someone uses the sub space videophone, the recipient is always sitting in front of the camera at the other end straight away!? Dont these sad people have lives or places to go? Are they never at the bottom of the garden when the Subspace phone rings, or on the can? doesn't Missus recipient ever answer the damn thing and say " Sorry..He's not here right now...he's outside hitting cardasian voles with a shovel...call back in ten minutes"? :rolleyes:
I think it's called 'artistic licence' and also not going over budget. Anyway, has anyone ever gone to the loo inST?:confused:
 
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