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why do the USS Excelsior have a littel coffie table on the bridge?

I always figured it was small desk, where the Captain could set padds, coffee cups, etc., with maybe a compartment in the side.

It could also have holoemitters built in, so it could project holograms above it for various reasons.
 
Whenever a yeoman made a cuppa that tasted like a mouthful of copper coins, that's where he made them stand.

Shirtless invariably.
 
It was there to cover a part of the mechanism that made the bridge shake - I think it's called a gimbal. :)
 
Judging by its height, I always thought the coffee table doubled as a chair for the captains' yeoman to sit while giving the captain a... you know, I'm not going to continue that thought for decency's sake. :)
 
Judging by its height, I always thought the coffee table doubled as a chair for the captains' yeoman to sit while giving the captain a... you know, I'm not going to continue that thought for decency's sake. :)

And yet Pike complained when Starfleet appointed him a female yeoman...
 
Do I have the be the douche that says "because the script called for a cup of tea to be shaken off a table and they built the set to suit the script"...

In universe, if a starship Captain wants a little table on his bridge, he would order someone to come put one in, rank hath it's privileges.
 
The Enterprise D bridge looks like a hotel lobby and you're complaining about a coffee table...?

:p

Maybe that's where the trend was heading. These days the Enterprise looks like an Apple store.
 
In universe, if a starship Captain wants a little table on his bridge, he would order someone to come put one in, rank hath it's privileges.

Kirk was seen drinking coffee while in his chair in both TOS and TMP. The cup's gotta get put down somewhere.
 
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