NakedMoleRat
Legendary Member
That's actually science there. Based on the theory of planetary coalescence. Protostars gather a matter cloud in the shape of a disk and gravity attracts smaller clumps to larger clumps which, in turn, makes those clumps larger and, therefore, more attractive to more clumps of matter. Eventually enough matter clumps together to create a proto-planet which attracts more matter and becomes a full blown planet.
Since the Genesis Torp's primary goal was to create life where there was none and the Genesis Cave was just an early test that worked out perfectly it is logical that part of the torpedo's design was to stimulate matter gathering to create a planet and then jump start the biofields that lead to life forms. The flaw in the calculations was there was no "slowing code" to stop the accelerated process at some point during it's lifespan so the planet formed, grew life, evolved it quickly while aging and evolving quickly itself and then the planet destroyed itself just as quickly allowing the matter in the Mutara Nebula to return to it's normal dispersion.
Wazzie.....you should take up knitting! :lol