Comments on: Science Friday: Self-mending Plastic, Magnetic Twisters, Space Entergy, Morphing Chemicals + more

By: Captain Dunsel

Captain Dunsel — Tue, 05 May 2009 00:20:03 +0000

IanH – As long as it’s green…

By: I am not Herbert

I am not Herbert — Mon, 04 May 2009 20:09:16 +0000

Ugh! You got me Capt. Dunsel. I suspected as much though… I guess I must have blocked out Scotty being so short sighted.

Comprehend its workings though Scott may not, the android form will surpass his Human strength and agility by 100%.

Let me buy you a pint next time we meet up at starbase… ;-)

By: Captain Dunsel

Captain Dunsel — Sat, 02 May 2009 20:24:50 +0000

17 – “Not sure if you are quoting some other source…”

Um, yes. I was quoting from Scotty in the TOS episode “Return to Tomorrow”.

Are you SURE you’re Not Herbert? (grin)

By: Andrew McCardle

Andrew McCardle — Sat, 02 May 2009 02:52:33 +0000

Reply to :”18. captainedd – May 1, 2009

looks like an iso-linear chip from TNG…they could probably be hardened to withstand EMP’s and other magnetic anomalies, especially the ones associated with space…talk about the possibilities!”

It would not need to be fortified. it is merely light that inputs/outputs data on to them, same as cds.
magnetism would have no effect. as for radiation… Shouldn’t affect it … but might in extreame cases. (ie you’d be more worried about your loss of life than loss of data.)

unless i’ve misunderstood something about the tech. (unlikely :-) )

By: John Sullivan

John Sullivan — Sat, 02 May 2009 01:18:46 +0000

As always, AWESOME!~ BY FAR my favorite part of this site! Never fails to educate, entertain, enlighten, and inform me like no one else can!

My friend’s three year old child saw a Star Trek movie promo and started crying. Turned out he thought the little cloth pieces taped to the uniforms were the ears of the pointed ear guys torn off as the rest of the cast had ears trimmed to look human. Ah, to be a child again!

By: James

James — Sat, 02 May 2009 00:12:56 +0000

Damn, just when I was starting to get on board with blu-ray now the next format rears it’s head. I think I’m going to stop buying movies all together. Go the pay per view route.

By: captainedd

captainedd — Fri, 01 May 2009 23:50:33 +0000

looks like an iso-linear chip from TNG…they could probably be hardened to withstand EMP’s and other magnetic anomalies, especially the ones associated with space…talk about the possibilities!

By: I am not Herbert

I am not Herbert — Fri, 01 May 2009 23:16:44 +0000

13. Captain Dunsel: “Concerning the “walking gel”: “For all the good it’ll do you. It’s a fancy name, but how will something that looks like a drop of jelly make this thing work? You’ll need microgears and a pulley that does what a muscle does.””

Not sure if you are quoting some other source, but this is 18th century thinking. How does a muscle do what it does without gears and pulleys?

By: Loskene

Loskene — Fri, 01 May 2009 22:39:48 +0000

A friend of mine has a holodisc actually. He showed me on webcam. They’re mostly transparent but have this nice glow under good lighting conditions. He’s lucky though, one of his friends is a developer in holodisc technology, so none for me. Just as well too, a reader/writer for one of those is looking to be around 9000 dollars at present

By: Christine

Christine — Fri, 01 May 2009 22:18:33 +0000

How about that Mercury news? As far as I’m concerned, that’s a dead planet (don’t start quotin’ Khan now xD).