Spoilers STD 1x03 Preview [and for the rest of the season]

[tenmei]

Perhaps in the desperate eyes of a fan who tryhards a little too hard to make this seem any less ridiculous.

Except for the part where both concepts incorporate organic matter in some form, they have virtually nothing in common.

You might as well say that a warp drive is based on steam engines because they both have pipes.

I'll ignore the slight against me this time.

You're creating false equivalencies with your 'might as well say ... both have pipes' comment ; as @Tuskin38 has also pointed out: What's wrong with running on bio-fuel or plant based fuel instead of the standard anti-matter/dilithium technology we have become familiar with. The Romulans experimented with a singularity to power their warp drive in contrast to the standard after all.

I merely pointed out that the technology for planet/algae/micobe/fungal fuel exists today - so it's not entirely out of the realms of possibility or, indeed, likelihood, that this could crop up in future as an avenue of exploration. I could even see the project failing based on the fact they appear to have to have a massive arboretum to grow the fungus within on the ships and space on vessels is at a premium.

 

[Borgminister]

"Beam me up, Scotty"....

 

[F. King Daniel]

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TWILIGHT VAMPIRE HE SPARKLED

 

[Gonzo]

I'll ignore the slight against me this time.

You're creating false equivalencies with your 'might as well say ... both have pipes' comment ; as @Tuskin38 has also pointed out: What's wrong with running on bio-fuel or plant based fuel instead of the standard anti-matter/dilithium technology we have become familiar with. The Romulans experimented with a singularity to power their warp drive in contrast to the standard after all.

I merely pointed out that the technology for planet/algae/micobe/fungal fuel exists today - so it's not entirely out of the realms of possibility or, indeed, likelihood, that this could crop up in future as an avenue of exploration. I could even see the project failing based on the fact they appear to have to have a massive arboretum to grow the fungus within on the ships and space on vessels is at a premium.

It looks like the Discovery is a testbed for new technologies, it truly is an R&D ship.

We also know it never catches on.

 

[Longinus]

The previous warp drives ran on crystals and Anti-matter, whats wrong with running on bio-fuel?

Anti-matter can produce insane amounts of energy, bio-fuels can't. As for the crystals, that's the fantasy part, and they're only used to regulate the process, but it makes sense to me that some sort of diamond style substance would be used as nothing else can withstand the process.

 

[dahj]

Anti-matter can produce insane amounts of energy, bio-fuels can't

What if they're antimatter mushrooms?

 

[tenmei]

Exactly - we know it pretty much has to fail, so the space at the premium and the massive arboretum that we see Burnham walk into in the trailers being required on every vessel would presumably hinder it's usefulness on ships. Oberth Class vessels aren't likely to have the room to devote, for example.

Anti-matter can produce insane amounts of energy, bio-fuels can't. As for the crystals, that's the fantasy part, and they're only used to regulate the process, but it makes sense to me that some sort of diamond style substance would be used as nothing else can withstand the process.

Ergo making them random space fungus so that they can produce insane amounts of energy or subspace thingumajiggy.

 

[Longinus]

Ergo making them random space fungus so that they can produce insane amounts of energy or subspace thingumajiggy.

*headdesk*

That's the idiotic part. Both antimatter and singularities are at least real and could theoretically be used as power sources. This is fairy dust powering the engines. If it doesn't bother you, fine; it sure bothers me.

 

[Mad Jack Wolfe]

*headdesk*

That's the idiotic part. Both antimatter and singularities are at least real and could theoretically be used as power sources. This is fairy dust powering the engines. If it doesn't bother you, fine; it sure bothers me.

I'm sure Chief Engineer Tinkerbell will do a fine job.

 

[Tuskin38]

Anti-matter can produce insane amounts of energy, bio-fuels can't. As for the crystals, that's the fantasy part, and they're only used to regulate the process, but it makes sense to me that some sort of diamond style substance would be used as nothing else can withstand the process.

Have some sort of space mushroom have unusual properties isn't weird at all.

 

[Gonzo]

TWILIGHT VAMPIRE HE SPARKLED

With all the new technologies being researched on that ship it must be one of the most secure and secret ships in the fleet, doesn't prove Section 31 but it really wouldn't surprise me at this point as they would be an ideal organisation to carry out such projects.

Over time they would grow to become the organisation that would be willing to kill the Founders to save the Alpha Quadrant.

All countries and organisations have secret departments, I don't see why Starfleet should be any different in this era.

Starfleet must have absolute belief and trust in Lorca and his judgement, no wonder he had enough pull to secure Burnham.

Really looking forward to episode 3.

 

[Mad Jack Wolfe]

Starfleet must have absolute belief and trust in Lorca and his judgement, no wonder he had enough pull to secure Burnham.

Or, Lorca has gone "off the reservation" to try and tip the balance in the war.

 

[Gonzo]

Or, Lorca has gone "off the reservation" to try and tip the balance in the war.

It can't be an accident that Burnham ends up on his ship.

I would like to be able to see Burnham's actions in a more rational light.

After all...

Context is King.

 

[The Librarian]

Anti-matter can produce insane amounts of energy, bio-fuels can't. As for the crystals, that's the fantasy part, and they're only used to regulate the process, but it makes sense to me that some sort of diamond style substance would be used as nothing else can withstand the process.

Space biology can power star-sized amoebas and tiny planet-exploding bioships in this universe. It makes as much sense as needing a special crystal to run an antimatter reactor.

 

[Kemaiku]

TWILIGHT VAMPIRE HE SPARKLED

*shudders at flashbacks to Dracula 3000*

Vampires in space is never a good idea.