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Posted: 2003-07-04 02:32am
by Lord of the Farce
Vexx wrote:I'm not sure if I remember this right, but in "Balance of Terror", we saw the whole crew acting as if they were on a submarine, not wanting to make a noise on the ship incase they are heard by a nearby Warbird. I think it beats the sonic disruptor one.
The entire premise of sound in space is a giant science blooper, unfortunately all sci-fi falls victim to that. Afterall, how could you have dramatic space fights with no sound?
Sensor simulation, duh.
Posted: 2003-07-06 04:57am
by JodoForce
GrandMasterTerwynn wrote:
Just as wrong, I'm afraid. The reason why an object tends to stay in orbit is that it's moving forward fast enough that it falls over the limb of the planet. So, as a result, you're continuously falling, it's just that your fall doesn't end on solid ground.
Just another way of putting it. If I had to be exact, the gravity of the earth is all used up for centripetal force to keep the object in orbit. But since he was unlikely to have heard the term,
Posted: 2003-07-06 08:05pm
by Spanky The Dolphin
Lord of the Farce wrote:Vexx wrote:I'm not sure if I remember this right, but in "Balance of Terror", we saw the whole crew acting as if they were on a submarine, not wanting to make a noise on the ship incase they are heard by a nearby Warbird. I think it beats the sonic disruptor one.
The entire premise of sound in space is a giant science blooper, unfortunately all sci-fi falls victim to that. Afterall, how could you have dramatic space fights with no sound?
Sensor simulation, duh.
Or for most cases, sound from a non-diegetic source...