Can you believe it?

Ben Ingram · Post by **Ben Ingram** » 2003-01-26 05:26pm

Over at the IMDb movie board some guy was telling me that the Federation could beam their starships anywhere in the universe. I hope that not all Trekkies believe that.

Keevan_Colton · Post by **Keevan_Colton** » 2003-01-26 05:27pm

Ben Ingram wrote:Over at the IMDb movie board some guy was telling me that the Federation could beam their starships anywhere in the universe. I hope that not all Trekkies believe that.

In a word.....

notsomuchasachanceanyonewithadamncluewouldevenconsiderthatapossibilityordotheyjustusewarpdriveforthesheerhellofit!

Don't fuck up the formating like that ~ Stormbringer

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2003-01-26 05:29pm

Point out the Fact that the entire plot of numorus TNG , DS9 and the whole run of Voyager where all about how the Federation could not get anywhere very fast

Darth Phoenix · Post by **Darth Phoenix** » 2003-01-26 06:30pm

Ben Ingram wrote:Over at the IMDb movie board some guy was telling me that the Federation could beam their starships anywhere in the universe. I hope that not all Trekkies believe that.

Hit him in the head and see if he feels better.
Seriously if they could do that then why did Voyager spend years trying to reach the AQ.
Know we why Voyager never runned out of Supplies!

Embracer Of Darkness · Post by **Embracer Of Darkness** » 2003-01-26 06:59pm

It's not possible because Star Trek transporters work on the principle of carrying the matter-stream along a beam. This beam is generated by the "transporter emitter" which is a pad on the outer-hull, therefore the range of the transporter is limited to how much power you'd be able to put into the transporter emitters themselves.

Not only that, but there is the "pattern buffer" problem...
The pattern buffer stores whatever you're transporting while it's being "beamed" to it's location, as far as I know this is to stop it disappearing altogether if something goes wrong. I'm going to assume that it takes more power to transport larger objects, and that transporting an entire ship would be impossible.

Basically, I'm saying that the power needs to accomplish such a task are so phenomenal that it is completely being the abilities of the Federation at their current level of technology.

Vendetta · Post by **Vendetta** » 2003-01-26 07:21pm

Mr Bean wrote:Point out the Fact that the entire plot of numorus TNG , DS9 and the whole run of Voyager where all about how the Federation could not get anywhere very fast

Counter with Broken Bow, in which puny Old Plot Drive proves to be much faster than shiny New Plot Drive (until Voyager, and Drive of the Week).

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-01-26 11:28pm

Embracer Of Darkness wrote:It's not possible because Star Trek transporters work on the principle of carrying the matter-stream along a beam. This beam is generated by the "transporter emitter" which is a pad on the outer-hull, therefore the range of the transporter is limited to how much power you'd be able to put into the transporter emitters themselves.

Not only that, but there is the "pattern buffer" problem...
The pattern buffer stores whatever you're transporting while it's being "beamed" to it's location, as far as I know this is to stop it disappearing altogether if something goes wrong. I'm going to assume that it takes more power to transport larger objects, and that transporting an entire ship would be impossible.

Basically, I'm saying that the power needs to accomplish such a task are so phenomenal that it is completely being the abilities of the Federation at their current level of technology.

Not to mention that if you dematerialize the transporter, you don't have anything to materialize it back

Sonnenburg · Post by **Sonnenburg** » 2003-01-27 12:06am

Isn't that precisely what One did in the Voyager episode Drone? He had, according to Janeway (I know, I know), an internal transporter, and that's what he used to beam over to the Borg Sphere.

It's hard for me to call it bad writing because I liked that episode.

ali-sama · Post by **ali-sama** » 2003-01-27 05:28am

Ben Ingram wrote:Over at the IMDb movie board some guy was telling me that the Federation could beam their starships anywhere in the universe. I hope that not all Trekkies believe that.

who cares. people are stupid. if youworry about them too much you will jsut cause your self misery.
jsut msile agree with him and let him go away.

Embracer Of Darkness · Post by **Embracer Of Darkness** » 2003-01-27 09:46am

Slartibartfast wrote:Not to mention that if you dematerialize the transporter, you don't have anything to materialize it back

LOL, I didn't think of that and it's so true.
Would also probably be hillarious to watch.

Andrew Joshua Talon · Post by **Andrew Joshua Talon** » 2003-04-08 03:22pm

What frigging moron thought THAT up? The beaming anywhere thing. Look, the Trekkies who aren't spreading bullshit all over the boards (anymore, at least) don't believe that. Any Trolls reading this: PLEASE, stop giving us a bad name to these guys!

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-04-08 03:47pm

This thread has been dead for what... almost 3 months now?

Sidious · Post by **Sidious** » 2003-04-08 09:14pm

Reviving any thread started by Ben Ingram should be illegal.

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2003-04-08 09:27pm

Sidious wrote:Reviving any thread started by Ben Ingram should be illegal.

Why? what did he do?

Keevan_Colton · Post by **Keevan_Colton** » 2003-04-08 09:31pm

You just want to know because of your Necromancy intrests dont you?

He was a pain in the ass little spammer, "me too!" idiot.

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-04-09 11:25am

Ben Ingram wrote:Over at the IMDb movie board some guy was telling me that the Federation could beam their starships anywhere in the universe. I hope that not all Trekkies believe that.

Of course not - if it was so, the entire Voyager series would not exist.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-04-10 01:22am

Simon H.Johansen wrote:
Ben Ingram wrote:Over at the IMDb movie board some guy was telling me that the Federation could beam their starships anywhere in the universe. I hope that not all Trekkies believe that.
Of course not - if it was so, the entire Voyager series would not exist.

No Voyager you say?

Sounds almost worth it...

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2003-04-10 05:12am

Luke I'm shutting down the Power.

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