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Bryan Moore
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Imagine the Duraglass Death Star. How wicked would that be? Get someone to tint it, gangsta style, reflect a sun's light on the planet, thus making the superlaser unnecessary! [/ridiculous idea]Monroe wrote:The duraglass of star wars is suppose to be just as strong as durasteel. I suppose its harder to make and that's why you don't see a ship completely fill of duraglass.
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It would make it weaker to weapons fire maybe but not to hull strengh. The skeleton of the ship is the real strenght the plates on it don't supply much strengh.
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I imagine that any civilization capable of FTL travel, etc., would have a method of forming metals to shape, without have to cut out the window areas. Heck, as of almost ten years ago, General Motors was hydroforming steel frame rails...
In addition, I'm sure the Trek universe would have a window material capable of dispersing energy (like the hull material id supposed to do) as well as any simple metal...
In addition, I'm sure the Trek universe would have a window material capable of dispersing energy (like the hull material id supposed to do) as well as any simple metal...
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AlexMcpherson79
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Oh lord. I think JJ abrahms saw this comment and took that to mean there was a LITERAL window on the bridge to the outside! Prophetic, man!IanKennedy wrote: ↑Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:31 pmThere's a good reason they put a huge 'window' on the front of the bridge.
I would find it quite depressing to be sealed in a box and not be able to see what's outside. Especially with spectacular items like nebula just outside.
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Re: Re:
I did put "quotes" not he word window...AlexMcpherson79 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 29, 2020 1:28 amOh lord. I think JJ abrahms saw this comment and took that to mean there was a LITERAL window on the bridge to the outside! Prophetic, man!IanKennedy wrote: ↑Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:31 pmThere's a good reason they put a huge 'window' on the front of the bridge.
I would find it quite depressing to be sealed in a box and not be able to see what's outside. Especially with spectacular items like nebula just outside.
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