Does Data crap?

Raoul Duke, Jr. · Post by **Raoul Duke, Jr.** » 2003-04-18 09:19pm

Here's a question for the technically-minded. IIRC, Data's been seen eating various things. In "Datalore" he was poisoned when he drank something -- suggestive of a metabolism. So what are the odds that Data occasionally has to pinch a loaf?

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2003-04-18 09:43pm

Yeah, I bet he probably does.

Anyone else get the impression (from Naked Now, more than anything else) that Data was originally concieved to be a lot more organic than he eventually turned out to be?

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-04-18 10:00pm

Have we ever seen a toilet in Trek ?

Does Data have a mechanical or organic shyxnter (spelling?).

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2003-04-18 10:14pm

Uraniun235 wrote:Yeah, I bet he probably does.

Anyone else get the impression (from Naked Now, more than anything else) that Data was originally concieved to be a lot more organic than he eventually turned out to be?

Yeah. It seemed he was going to be much more of a synthetic person and a lot less of a robot simulating a human like he turned out.

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2003-04-18 10:19pm

Needles the hedgehog mention toilletes in Voyager.

consequences · Post by **consequences** » 2003-04-18 10:37pm

But there are no bathrooms on the Enterprise.

Raoul Duke, Jr. · Post by **Raoul Duke, Jr.** » 2003-04-18 11:58pm

Okay, okay, let's dismiss the whole "bathroom canonicity" question, can we? It might be fun, but let's tackle that in another thread.

Let's assume that regular, organic species crap in Star Trek. In that case, we'll speculate about exactly how they crap in this forum, different thread. The "Spayyyyce Craaaaaap!!!" thread, perhaps.

But for now, I think the consensus is, yes -- if people still crap in Star Trek, Data is probably spawnin' brown trout right along with 'em.

And I'm guessing that, like the rest of the outside of him, his poop-chute is probably also synthetic material. Ick. Did I have to type that, really?

Even so, nothing after Datalore or Naked Now specifies any change in Data's structure or composition (His behavior is definitely a different story.) So it's safe to say that right up until it got incinerated, Data had a pooper, and probably used it.

Interesting idea: I wonder how Data would have reacted if or when he got diarrhea? Probably got it produced as a UPN series...

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-04-19 12:06am

Along the same lines, Data claimed to be fully functional, in a sexual sense, and apparently satisfied Tasha Yar. Does this mean he's capable of ... "the money shot?"

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-04-19 12:08am

Data probably has a blender in his belly and a storage tank for it; it could be emptied via crapping.

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2003-04-19 12:36am

Well he does eat...

Maybe he eats food through his ass and craps out his mouth

Or maybe he does it in order to simulate the human experience of sitting on the toilet. Hell I know I like to spend some relaxing time there.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-04-19 12:38am

Wouldn't him just urinating be more likely?

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2003-04-19 12:46am

Unrelated, but in the foundation series Daneel can simulate "eating". The food goes into a sac which is regugitated or removed somehow (???)

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-04-19 12:51am

If Data can crap does that mean he can fart?

Do you think Data's creator would make Data take little rabbit pellet dumps or would it come out like a slurpee?

Better yet, organic goo would come out like a Play-Doh fun factory.

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2003-04-19 01:17am

its reprocessed into cat food

Solid Snake · Post by **Solid Snake** » 2003-04-19 02:45am

Wow. A thread about bathroom humor on SD.net. Thats priceless.

Solid Snake · Post by **Solid Snake** » 2003-04-19 02:47am

Darth Wong wrote:Along the same lines, Data claimed to be fully functional, in a sexual sense, and apparently satisfied Tasha Yar. Does this mean he's capable of ... "the money shot?"

Imagine how fast he could fingerfuck or jerk someone off

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2003-04-19 10:30am

I think i saw it stated somewhere that part of Data's inner workings are simulated organic, as in they need oxygen to work etc. Also in a related no i refer to a TNG book The Stand. Data sits down and eats at a dinner conference with a culture who just broke warp and i the same book the guests mention toilets. Apparently they are voice activated on the E-D, Just stand up and say "Flush".

Seele · Post by **Seele** » 2003-04-19 01:24pm

Darth Pounder wrote:I think i saw it stated somewhere that part of Data's inner workings are simulated organic, as in they need oxygen to work etc. Also in a related no i refer to a TNG book The Stand. Data sits down and eats at a dinner conference with a culture who just broke warp and i the same book the guests mention toilets. Apparently they are voice activated on the E-D, Just stand up and say "Flush".

That brings up a funny point. Considering how useless everything becomes when the Main Computer goes offline. Does the Enterprise's toilet system have a problem with clogging up everytime the computer glitches?

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2003-04-19 01:58pm

Of course Data craps! It comes out of his mouth and is called technobabble.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-04-19 02:14pm

2000AD wrote:Of course Data craps! It comes out of his mouth and is called technobabble.

I think you meant "Treknobabble"

Raoul Duke, Jr. · Post by **Raoul Duke, Jr.** » 2003-04-19 02:46pm

Darth Wong wrote:Along the same lines, Data claimed to be fully functional, in a sexual sense, and apparently satisfied Tasha Yar. Does this mean he's capable of ... "the money shot?"

A definite possibility. Then again, just because he satisfied Tasha doesn't mean he got anything out of it. I can attest from first-hand experience to that possibility.

Selfish bitch.

Ahem. Beg pardon.

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2003-04-19 03:11pm

Did Data shag the Borg Queen in First Contact?

Also when he says "Fully Functional" does this mean he has a vagina?

Raoul Duke, Jr. · Post by **Raoul Duke, Jr.** » 2003-04-19 04:08pm

Rye wrote:Did Data shag the Borg Queen in First Contact?

Also when he says "Fully Functional" does this mean he has a vagina?

In order for us to assume that Data has a vagina, we would have to first assume that his creator, Noonien Soong, was a crack fiend in the depths of his downward spiral. Somehow, I think that would preclude the man's ability to build a series of sentient machines.

As to the question of the Borg Queen... I somehow also doubt that she had a vagina. I'd rather not think about Alice Kriege's vagina, in any case.

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2003-04-19 04:34pm

Well why was she so interested about "physical forms of expression" or whatever the quotw is? Did they actually have it? All we (thankfully) saw was her saying "too long data" and kissing him.

Companion Cube · Post by **Companion Cube** » 2003-04-19 04:36pm

That brings up a funny point. Considering how useless everything becomes when the Main Computer goes offline. Does the Enterprise's toilet system have a problem with clogging up everytime the computer glitches?

For some reason, that brought an image of exploding toilets all over the enterprise into my mind...