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Re: External Consistency?

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On the contrary - since the Borg were (when the writers felt like it) using corridors rather than "typical" warp fields, warp field dynamics would have a negligible impact on Borg design whereas simple strength and bending moment would be the chief concerns.
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On occasion, however, they did use standard warp drive (Q Who?, BoBW, Scorpion I), so they're be subject to normal warp physics under those conditions.
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Perhaps. But the Borg are an extreme version of alternative design to the whole Trek design philosophy when it comes to warp dynamics.
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McAvoy wrote:Perhaps. But the Borg are an extreme version of alternative design to the whole Trek design philosophy when it comes to warp dynamics.
Which is another way of saying "Hey, what if it was a big cube? That would look cool!" :)
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GrahamKennedy wrote:
McAvoy wrote:Perhaps. But the Borg are an extreme version of alternative design to the whole Trek design philosophy when it comes to warp dynamics.
Which is another way of saying "Hey, what if it was a big cube? That would look cool!" :)
Good enough for me. :wink:
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Same here. :D It's a big, scary-looking cube. All I needed from a Borg ship.
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Captain Seafort wrote:On occasion, however, they did use standard warp drive (Q Who?, BoBW, Scorpion I), so they're be subject to normal warp physics under those conditions.
As I said:
Mikey wrote:(when the writers felt like it)
GrahamKennedy wrote:
McAvoy wrote:Perhaps. But the Borg are an extreme version of alternative design to the whole Trek design philosophy when it comes to warp dynamics.
Which is another way of saying "Hey, what if it was a big cube? That would look cool!" :)
Too true. It would be refreshing to see that mindset up front rather than couched in some implied pseudo-science.
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