Star Trek Into Darkness (Pre-release)
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No. Being awesome because the script says they are is not the same thing. Unfortunately that's all this script seems to have going for it. What's Spock's motivation for wanting Kirk to take command of the Enterprise? Because he's awesome. That's pretty stupid.
Oh I agree with you, trust me. :thumbsup
One might argue though that Spock's motivation is the restoration of the timeline to some semblance of normality.
Biggest problem with that is that KIRK IS NOT THE SAME CHARACTER!
Completely different upbringing = Not the Kirk that did all that awesome stuff in the other timeline.
Biggest problem with that is that KIRK IS NOT THE SAME CHARACTER!
Completely different upbringing = Not the Kirk that did all that awesome stuff in the other timeline.
Angelus Lupus
Sr Member
Doesn't matter how awesome you are, you can't type a formula into a knackered old system and suddenly give it the capabilities of tech over a century ahead.
Just 'cos you have the code for WIndows7 doesn't mean you can input it on a circa 1980 MS-DOS PC
Just 'cos you have the code for WIndows7 doesn't mean you can input it on a circa 1980 MS-DOS PC
Sure you can. That's how you get clear Aluminum right?
In Star Trek IV's case, the formula for transparent aluminum was just that. A formula. They didn't input it into the Macintosh computer (YAY!) and use it in the factory to manufacture a sheet for their whale tank that very same day. Even Nicholas said it would take years just to make sense of it all. They just gave him the formula in exchange for the regular polymer that was needed.
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But is it really that simple? Here's the formula, make a sheet?
One would think a year just to make that one sheet!
The technology to create it wasn't available. No matter how many times I change the formula to my waffle mix, my waffle maker will not make it a pancake.
So then how did they make the Aluminum sheet?
jlee562
Sr Member
They didn't. They put plexiglass in the Bird of Prey.
ringa
Well-Known Member
They didn't. Scotty was bargaining the formula for sheets of what they already had in stock that could hold the amount of water they were going to beam aboard..
Gotta watch that again... I could have sworn he gave it to them because that's what he needed. It's been a while since I saw 4.
Scotty: Doctor Nichols, I might be able to offer something to you.
Nichols: Yes?
Scotty: I noticed you're still working with Polymers
Nichols: Still? What else would I be working with?
Scotty: Aye, what else indeed. I'll put it in another way. How thick would a piece of your plexiglass need to be at 60ft by 10ft to withstand the pressure of 18,000 cubic feet of water?
Nichols: Oh, that's easy. Six inches. We carry stuff that big in stock.
Scotty: Aye. I've noticed.
That's the gig. Scotty needs that plexiglass, but he obviously can't get it with his share of Kirk's $100.00 that he got with his glasses.
greatwazoo42
Master Member
I watched. I LOL'ed.
That's not from the new Star Trek movie. I didn't see any lens flares.
It was actually a behind the scenes shot. The mamoth light J.J. was using for his lens flare just blew up behind Spock.
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