I'm surprised that no one's brought up the matter of that wretched clue about what powers "Star Trek"s Starship Enterprise, the response they were looking for being dilithium crystals.
Wrong.
Federation starships are actually powered by the mutual annihilation of matter and antimatter; dilithium crystals merely focus and regulate that energy within the warp drive. This is a longstanding technology that goes all the way back to early episodes of the Original Series and, once again, the show's writers are making it clear they're writing clues off the top of their heads, without doing the modicum of research necessary to get something as simple as this correct.
Thursday, March 23, 2023 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
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Re: Thursday, March 23, 2023 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
I'm surprised (not really) that you didn't read the thread thoroughly enough to notice that matter was, in fact, discussed.Sage on the Hudson wrote: ↑Wed Mar 29, 2023 2:24 am I'm surprised that no one's brought up the matter of that wretched clue about what powers "Star Trek"s Starship Enterprise, the response they were looking for being dilithium crystals.
Volante wrote: ↑Thu Mar 23, 2023 10:38 pmAaaactually, dilithium crystals simply regulate the reaction between matter and antimatter which actually powers the ship. You don't say your fuel injector nozzle powers your car. I sure hope somebody got fired for that blunder! *gets shoved under a Horta*
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Re: Thursday, March 23, 2023 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
An expected response so bad that it got me to log in here for the first time in about 5 years to make sure somebody complained in the discussionVolante wrote: ↑Thu Mar 23, 2023 10:38 pm Monty Norman was enough for me
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Aaaactually, dilithium crystals simply regulate the reaction between matter and antimatter which actually powers the ship. You don't say your fuel injector nozzle powers your car. I sure hope somebody got fired for that blunder! *gets shoved under a Horta*
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