Size of Borg Cube?

Darth Balls · Post by **Darth Balls** » 2002-11-16 01:47pm

I don't know if I'm supposed to make a new topic about this cause it's kind of out of the way from my other topics subject so if I'm in the wrong please correct me, but could anyone provide a credible source for the size of a borg cube?
I read somebody say on these forums it was 3km squared on each side, but another person is claiming to me that the official Star Trek files says its 5km squared. It doesnt really make a difference but I'd rather have accuracy than anything else.
Is there a specific source that states which is correct?

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2002-11-16 01:53pm

Darth Balls wrote:I don't know if I'm supposed to make a new topic about this cause it's kind of out of the way from my other topics subject so if I'm in the wrong please correct me, but could anyone provide a credible source for the size of a borg cube?
I read somebody say on these forums it was 3km squared on each side, but another person is claiming to me that the official Star Trek files says its 5km squared. It doesnt really make a difference but I'd rather have accuracy than anything else.
Is there a specific source that states which is correct?

A 'Standard' Cube is a 3 KM a side cube. I've heard reports of ones larger, but I don't have hard numbers or episode names. Sorry!

Darth Balls · Post by **Darth Balls** » 2002-11-16 01:57pm

Yeah that's what I said. Should I ask for a source from this guy who claims otherwise you think? Maybe then it will turn out to be a unconventional borg cube?

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2002-11-16 02:14pm

P O K E.

Darth Balls · Post by **Darth Balls** » 2002-11-16 02:16pm

Poke? Does that stand for something thats going over my head or is just nothing?

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2002-11-16 02:25pm

Darth Balls wrote:Poke? Does that stand for something thats going over my head or is just nothing?

Just a dumbass newbie initiation ritual that got dragged over from the spacebattles forums...

Darth Balls · Post by **Darth Balls** » 2002-11-16 02:27pm

Ah. I was looking at the official star trek page and couldnt find what he was talking about still.
http://www.startrek.com/library/ships.asp?ID=70335

They mention nothing about the size.

Shadow · Post by **Shadow** » 2002-11-16 03:14pm

The measure of one side of a cube is 3.0365889718756625194208095785057 kilometers.

SPOOFE · Post by **SPOOFE** » 2002-11-16 04:36pm

Shadow, you idiot! You ninny! You moron! You buffoon! You dink! EVERYONE knows that a Borg Cube is 3.0365889718757625194208095785057 kilometers!!!

Christ, what a FOOL you are...

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2002-11-16 04:58pm

Hold on a sec.

Aren't cubes supposed to be 1.5km each side?

VF5SS · Post by **VF5SS** » 2002-11-16 05:01pm

Shadow wrote:The measure of one side of a cube is 3.0365889718756625194208095785057 kilometers.

Uhh... can we round it up a bit?

Darth Balls · Post by **Darth Balls** » 2002-11-16 05:02pm

Yeah I was pretty sure it was 3km but can anyone provide a source for this?

Post by **Kuja** » 2002-11-16 05:03pm

VF5SS wrote:
Shadow wrote:The measure of one side of a cube is 3.0365889718756625194208095785057 kilometers.
Uhh... can we round it up a bit?

Very well.

3.036588971875662519420809678506 kilometers.

Darth Balls · Post by **Darth Balls** » 2002-11-16 05:50pm

the guy said

"Official Star Trek Fact Files, Starships, Borg Fleet, Borg Cube:

The size of a standard Borg cube as encountered by the federation is considerably larger than any federation vessel. Each face is 5km squared. The cube incorporates a completely decentrailised design, with no specific bridge or engineering areas. It also can regenerate itself automonously and can still function even if up to 75% of it has been destroyed in battle"

cmon somebody give me a source here for the 3km squared thing.

nightmare · Post by **nightmare** » 2002-11-16 05:54pm

Darth Balls wrote:the guy said

"Official Star Trek Fact Files, Starships, Borg Fleet, Borg Cube:

The size of a standard Borg cube as encountered by the federation is considerably larger than any federation vessel. Each face is 5km squared. The cube incorporates a completely decentrailised design, with no specific bridge or engineering areas. It also can regenerate itself automonously and can still function even if up to 75% of it has been destroyed in battle"

cmon somebody give me a source here for the 3km squared thing.

That's just a bunch of crap. The 3 km per side comes from the TNG episode where we first see the cube, and there's several cubes that hasn't been destroyed to 75% and they were still blown to hell. Canon proves the guy wrong.

Darth Balls · Post by **Darth Balls** » 2002-11-16 05:56pm

thanks, thats what I was looking for.

jegs2 · Post by **jegs2** » 2002-11-16 07:36pm

Uraniun235 wrote:
Darth Balls wrote:Poke? Does that stand for something thats going over my head or is just nothing?
Just a dumbass newbie initiation ritual that got dragged over from the spacebattles forums...

...which is why I shall never adopt it....

Crown · Post by **Crown** » 2002-11-16 07:51pm

As I said in the other thread, size matters not! It's the cubes power output that would determine it's ability to fight! And any ST vessel has a power output orders of magnitude LOWER than SW combat vessels. Being larger just makes them easier to hit. Advantage SW.

Darth Balls · Post by **Darth Balls** » 2002-11-16 08:59pm

I made that quite clear in my posts to the guy, but he's a stubborn trekkie. What can ya do?

But I noticed his figure was wrong so I decided to correct it. Now he thinks that cause his figure was wrong all the numbers about Turbolasers and other weapons/sheilds are wrong too. How he comes to this conclusion I will never know...

Crown · Post by **Crown** » 2002-11-16 09:04pm

First off; EPII ICS is official material. AFAIK none of the ST tech manuales are! Tell him to suck on it. Also read the site for detailed calcs from TESB destroying asteroids, and the calculated weapon output of a Turbolaser. It doesn't contradict the ICS at all. He is just blindly clinging onto his ST and refuses to admit that it would get an ass-beating. My favourite SF is Space: Above and Beyond, but I know that ST would slaughter it in seconds. *shrug*

Crown · Post by **Crown** » 2002-11-16 09:08pm

P.S. Assimilation = admition of defeat. It means that the only way that the Borg would win is if they had the same weapons as SW. It is an admission that the ST weapons aren't up to SW standards. If he continues with this, then it's a question of whether or not the Borg can assimilate such as advanced technology anyway, and whether or not they are even able to build this tech. It doesn't weaken the Empire at all. They have always been battling against foes who's weapons are equal to there own, so the Borg having one SD or two or whatever makes no difference!

Darth Balls · Post by **Darth Balls** » 2002-11-16 09:16pm

Here's a link if you're interested in reading some of his garbage:
http://forums.gamegossip.com/showthread ... adid=29865

Though I'm sure you've seen his type before

Crown · Post by **Crown** » 2002-11-16 09:18pm

No I have already read it, check out the 2nd page on your Species 84759873247 thread for more;

http://bbs.stardestroyer.net/viewtopic. ... 9&start=15

Shadow · Post by **Shadow** » 2002-11-16 09:56pm

The source is actually a "Dark Frontier" quote.

Erin: It's massive, 28 cubic kilometers, 129,000 life-forms on board.

This means the measure of one side of a cube is aprox. 3.0365889718756625194208095785057 kilometers.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2002-11-16 10:21pm

LOL
"Approximately"

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