I am unconvinced that the electroplasma system would be better or more efficient in powering instruments than room temperature superconducting wires.
Plasma conduits for everything - Why?
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That's really the rub, isn't it?
Basically, it would be great for high-energy distribution systems... minimal loss, and any loss would be in the form of heat which would keep (or at least HELP keep) the medium in plasma form.
But when you get down to lower-yield systems, you'd probably go back to metallic conductors... "superconducting" or otherwise.
And of course, for data, they'll use optical rather than electrical.
Apparently through bettering themselves they also did away with lawsuits.
I believe Data gets his power via some induction system using the energy fields within the ship.
I know this is a n00b answer and slightly off topic but why would you need seat belts on a ship that moves through warp engines? Surely the ship itself isn't actually moving to those aboard and its just the space infront and behind the subspace bubble that is effected.
Now i'll go back to cleaning the holodeck, Oh look someone left a redshirt for me to wear on the next away mission.
Now i'll go back to cleaning the holodeck, Oh look someone left a redshirt for me to wear on the next away mission.
If there weren't plasma conduits everywhere, then what would you make someone scrub when they were being punished?
I'll argue again that the heroes are far too laid-back to wear seat belts.
I mean, these aren't fighter pilots or anything. They are the Starfleet equivalent of Army truck drivers, performing a dull 24/7/365 job where nothing happens 90% of the time. The guy or gal behind the wheel of an Oskosh 8x8 isn't likely to wear a seat belt, or a helmet, most of the time even though those are provided and theoretically required.
And when red alert is sounded, a seat belt probably won't mark the difference between life and death. If the enemy manages to shake the ship, there are plenty of other, more relevant ways to die.
As for exploding consoles, the phenomenon's never been attributed to the use of plasma power leads, at least not on screen. We don't even know for sure that it's the console that explodes - it could be some other piece of equipment jam-packed in the starship, coincidentally but necessarily located right next to the console.
Ultimately, of course, it boils down to finding a way to kill people inside a starship without ripping a CGI hole on the outer set wall. What alternate means could be devised for offing the bridge extras? Babylon 5 did it pseudo-realistically once, by driving a loose I-beam through the chest of the victim - but B5 didn't have to do spaceship battles every second week.
Timo Saloniemi
I mean, these aren't fighter pilots or anything. They are the Starfleet equivalent of Army truck drivers, performing a dull 24/7/365 job where nothing happens 90% of the time. The guy or gal behind the wheel of an Oskosh 8x8 isn't likely to wear a seat belt, or a helmet, most of the time even though those are provided and theoretically required.
And when red alert is sounded, a seat belt probably won't mark the difference between life and death. If the enemy manages to shake the ship, there are plenty of other, more relevant ways to die.
As for exploding consoles, the phenomenon's never been attributed to the use of plasma power leads, at least not on screen. We don't even know for sure that it's the console that explodes - it could be some other piece of equipment jam-packed in the starship, coincidentally but necessarily located right next to the console.
Ultimately, of course, it boils down to finding a way to kill people inside a starship without ripping a CGI hole on the outer set wall. What alternate means could be devised for offing the bridge extras? Babylon 5 did it pseudo-realistically once, by driving a loose I-beam through the chest of the victim - but B5 didn't have to do spaceship battles every second week.
Timo Saloniemi
I tend to agree about the seatbelts,, in that they would not be very useful for the normal "truck driving", and under combat may even be a liability if the chairs are not securely bolted to the deck.
GodThingFormerly
A Different Kind of Asshole
Seriously. Just take a look at where the bridge con and ops consoles aboard the NCC-1701-D ended up in Generations.
TGT
The God Thing said:
Seriously. Just take a look at where the bridge con and ops consoles aboard the NCC-1701-D ended up in Generations.
TGT
I think those stations were attached to the bridge deck using these fancy contraptions:
Tractor beam emitters? Self-sealing stem bolts? No and... no.
