Something that I recently realized: Photon Mortors(Arena), Shuttlecraft warp nacelle end caps(Shuttlecraft Galileo), magnetic bottle (Obsession), Photon Torpedoes (various), Star Ship Enterprise [except reused film portions].
In the first case, a painted billiard ball??? used as the prop...
In the second case, the ball at the tail end of the Shuttlecraft warp nacelles is about the same size as the magnetic bottle in 'Obsession'... In the third case Photon Torpedoes I think have been over thought. And for the majority of images a ball partially exposed at the stern of the Enterprise warp nacelles.
The conclusion is obvious. The use determines the name. Following
Following this chain, then a Photon Mortor shell, is the power supply for an unmanned probe. The magnetic bottle is a Photon Torpedo and the power supply for Shuttlecraft et el. And why the ball is partially exposed in at least two cases. To be jettisoned as needed - fast.
In terms of the first pilot episode 'The Cage', it still could be there, but closer to the bow... in terms of the second pilot episode 'Where No Man Has Gone Before', still farther back to make more room available for additional equipment. With the final version moved back even farther to allow for even more equipment.
But why?
Common technological language.
A probe is going to be small, so many can be carried; why? To avoid using onboard resources as little as possible.
In other words the ship's equipment can easily make more of them.
The reason for magnetic bottles, is the powering of planet/asteroid/space stations as well as Shuttlecraft. However there is a difference, it also acts as the space warp generator. Which brings up another question what about the rest of the nacelle? Support and stabilization equipment. Photon Torpedoes don't need to be powered for long periods of time, so that stability isn't a problem. Magnetic bottle, how else are you going to transport antimatter? For Photon Mortor, they probably use it to power ground vehicles, small aircraft, and so on. And this is where the concept of the ion pile comes from. Something that small should use micrograms of antimatter to grams of matter. How do we know this? The answer is found in the episode of 'Arena'. In the dialog discussing the nature of said device.
But WHY? Are you going to allow antimatter to be transferred from one stranger to another? Without taking proper safety precautions? I don't think so. It is a problem. So, one use, uses all the antimatter at once, another uses very slowly. Still another uses at a high rate of speed. Pure matter/antimatter reactors aren't all that common. The Enterprise and other Starships use a pure reaction to get the best milage. But a Shuttlecraft? The Space Cruiser Aurora? No.
In the first case, a painted billiard ball??? used as the prop...
In the second case, the ball at the tail end of the Shuttlecraft warp nacelles is about the same size as the magnetic bottle in 'Obsession'... In the third case Photon Torpedoes I think have been over thought. And for the majority of images a ball partially exposed at the stern of the Enterprise warp nacelles.
The conclusion is obvious. The use determines the name. Following
Following this chain, then a Photon Mortor shell, is the power supply for an unmanned probe. The magnetic bottle is a Photon Torpedo and the power supply for Shuttlecraft et el. And why the ball is partially exposed in at least two cases. To be jettisoned as needed - fast.
In terms of the first pilot episode 'The Cage', it still could be there, but closer to the bow... in terms of the second pilot episode 'Where No Man Has Gone Before', still farther back to make more room available for additional equipment. With the final version moved back even farther to allow for even more equipment.
But why?
Common technological language.
A probe is going to be small, so many can be carried; why? To avoid using onboard resources as little as possible.
In other words the ship's equipment can easily make more of them.
The reason for magnetic bottles, is the powering of planet/asteroid/space stations as well as Shuttlecraft. However there is a difference, it also acts as the space warp generator. Which brings up another question what about the rest of the nacelle? Support and stabilization equipment. Photon Torpedoes don't need to be powered for long periods of time, so that stability isn't a problem. Magnetic bottle, how else are you going to transport antimatter? For Photon Mortor, they probably use it to power ground vehicles, small aircraft, and so on. And this is where the concept of the ion pile comes from. Something that small should use micrograms of antimatter to grams of matter. How do we know this? The answer is found in the episode of 'Arena'. In the dialog discussing the nature of said device.
But WHY? Are you going to allow antimatter to be transferred from one stranger to another? Without taking proper safety precautions? I don't think so. It is a problem. So, one use, uses all the antimatter at once, another uses very slowly. Still another uses at a high rate of speed. Pure matter/antimatter reactors aren't all that common. The Enterprise and other Starships use a pure reaction to get the best milage. But a Shuttlecraft? The Space Cruiser Aurora? No.
