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- From: stevev@miser.uoregon.edu (Steve VanDevender)
- Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
- Subject: Re: "The Universe of MOTION" For Scripts
- Message-ID: <STEVEV.92Nov18102709@miser.uoregon.edu>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 18:27:09 GMT
- Article-I.D.: miser.STEVEV.92Nov18102709
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- In-Reply-To: mcelwre@cnsvax.uwec.edu's message of 17 Nov 92 11:25:14 GMT
-
- Robert E. McElwaine blithers:
-
- > The principles of Astronomy and Astrophysics described in
- >this book should be incorporated into Star Trek scripts:
-
- > "THE UNIVERSE OF MOTION" contains FINAL SOLUTIONS to
- > most ALL astrophysical mysteries.
-
- [long diatribe on "Everything you know about physics is wrong,
- even most of the experimentally verified stuff" deleted]
-
- Hmm, better that ST:TNG have _consistent_ pseudo-science than
- _inconsistent_ pseudo-science?
-
- Frankly, I get pretty nervous about any book review where
- one-quarter of the words are ALL-CAPS for no discernible reason.
-
- As for a script idea . . . hmm, well, perhaps it could be an
- elaborate holodeck fantasy by a renowned Federation physicist who
- has developed transporter psychosis? The Enterprise computer
- could get so confused by the disagreement between reality and the
- physicist's fantasy that it threatens to shut down, forcing the
- crew to storm the holodeck in order to save the ship. The
- physicist, of course, will have to shout randomly-selected parts
- of his sentences for no discernible reason.
- --
- Steve VanDevender stevev@greylady.uoregon.edu
- "Bipedalism--an unrecognized disease affecting over 99% of the population.
- Symptoms include lack of traffic sense, slow rate of travel, and the
- classic, easily recognized behavior known as walking."
-