percy01 Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 Sometimes I don’t have any idea about the Star trek terminology Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elderbear Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 I understand a bunch, but inspite of being older than TOS, I am but an egg when it comes to engineering terminology in the Trekiverse. I really enjoy learning from you guys who have it down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekfreak04 Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 I understand a few, but haven't had the time to get to know all of them, yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulreaper Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 I'm also in that fold! :o :cyclops: :rolleyes: ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuages Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 Alot of the stuff is made up, and can't really be understood except for in terms of star trek. Which is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vystral Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 I wouldn't say I understand "all" of them, but maybe like 80%. I know what I need to know to understand the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elderbear Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 Alot of the stuff is made up' date=' and can't really be understood except for in terms of star trek. Which is awesome.[/quote'] Of course! But I love the internal consistency of the Trekiverse. Learning how it works is fun. Reminds me of the days when I combed Tolkien to learn the underlying details of Middle Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thanatos355 Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 that's a really good comparrison elder! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hubix Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 I understand a lot, but I don't think even the creators understand all, a lot of stuff is made up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
werecow Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 most of it is general kinowledge stuff that is taught in the first year of star fleet acacamy training....weren't you paying attention in class? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney247 Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 The Anomalous Technobabble Conundrum Guide For example did you know that a "Sector" is "about twenty light-years of space"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabrood Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Not all, but many. Do you know that turbo lifts are driving sideways, too - not only up and down :stare: I found that out looking at Enterprise-D blueprints, borrowed from a friend about 10 years ago. And the whole subspace-thing is really fascinating B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GigamanD87 Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 I can understand most of what is said but most of the time i let it go over my head, it helps to enjoy the show, not worrying what the gizmos and gadgets do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daffydk Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 Even captain Picard did not know all the terminology. How many times would he say during some crisis "explain, data" ??? If not in every episode, at least in every other one. But I think most of that was because they wanted the audience to get an idea of what was going on. Most of the basic stuff, of course even crew men (women) knew. But some of the hard core engineering/scientific terminology had to be explained even to the captains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonHelton Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 The wonder tool of the Universe........The Hypospanner! :D Which, near as I can tell, is an elaborate torque wrench. LOL! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S0V13T Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 The wonder tool of the Universe........The Hypospanner! :D Which, near as I can tell, is an elaborate torque wrench. LOL! ;) Anyone have any idea what a hypospanner would do in real life? Like, it seems to be the equilivant of a screw driver, or a wrench in the Trek world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
werecow Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 its used to check and adjust the settings in a variety of electronic equipment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S0V13T Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 Really? Thanks for setting the record straight, werecow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
werecow Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 anytime...its first year general knowledge stuff at the star fleet acadamy....now if i could just make my vcr stop blinking 12:00 all the time..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonHelton Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 Man, I could've sworn I said it was a torque wrench.......I guess I need more sleep! :stare: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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