USS Daystrom-Xenobiology: Tholians

Post by **Mikey** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:50 pm

Rochey had already established that his sidearm was called a "pulsegun." To me, this implies some sort of directed EM radiation - but I've been wrong before...

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:04 pm

It's only the name, I chose it becuase it sounded cool.
As I said already, I envision it working through concussive force, which would probably be more lethal to a crystaline creature that lives comfortable in 200+ degree temperatures.
How it achieves these results, I really haven't a clue.

Post by **Mikey** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:15 pm

Rochey wrote:How it achieves these results, I really haven't a clue.

Time to get into the workshop...

<--- a good place to start?

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:23 pm

Maybe.
Or maybe it works by utilising a quantum flux charger ionic system to create a graviometric quantum field passing through subspace which causes internal quantum expansion within the target's biomolecular quantum structure, leading to explosive quantum rupturing in the target area?

Oh wait. This isn't a Federation weapon.

Post by **Mikey** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:24 pm

I think you should change the name, per the following quote from Ash (Army of Darkness):

"This is my BOOMSTICK!"

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:25 pm

That would be much easier.

Granitehewer · Post by **Granitehewer** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:25 pm

..gimme some lovin', sugarlips!-Ash

Post by **Mikey** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:27 pm

This could go EVERYWHERE! When we land on the planet, we could walk right into the middle of the encampment and say, "Listen up, you primitive screwheads!"

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:27 pm

Okay, I am now stuck with the perversely entertaining idea of a Tholian saying that.

Post by **Mikey** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:28 pm

Well, my work here is done...

Jabber Swarky · Post by **Jabber Swarky** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 3:46 pm

Umm.. may i venture a suggestion?

It could work on MASER technology.. that is, rather than using light or infared radiation like a Laser to excite and damage particles and denature proteins (which would kill an organic) ... it activley attacks the molecules of the target and smashes them into their fundemental particles, effectivley dissasembling anything it hits... a MASER beam could make a clean slice through a Tungsten I bar like a knife through butter, and wouldnt be refracted by crysteline structures because it doesnt rely on waves...

Though, there is the small chance that it causes a small nuclear explosion on impact. Just a little one. And its only a very small chance, less than 20%... Besides, im sure that Alpha Radiation is the least of a Crysteline organism's worries.

DarkOmen · Post by **DarkOmen** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:36 pm

MASER = Microwave Aplification by Stimulated Emissions of Radiation

A maser would do considerably less damage as it is a lower energy lower frequency form of radiation than visible light (or a LASER = light aplifications... blah ). You would do a nice job of warming up their ship for them

And it relies inherently on waves. All a laser/maser does is make the oscillations of an EM emission coherent with adjacent waves.

Jabber Swarky · Post by **Jabber Swarky** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:53 pm

...oops xD *shuts up* I thogth it was Molecular Applification... that'll teach me to double check.

Wait.. what the hell was i thinking of, then? o.o I know SOMETHING does that... hrmm..

Post by **Mikey** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 5:19 pm

Besides, the Tholians like it hot.

Stop trying to inject real science into our technobabble!

Blackstar the Chakat · Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:42 pm

Mikey be nice to him. He's a little skittish around Trekkies. Like deers around hunters, except we aren't trying to shoot him.

USS Daystrom-Xenobiology: Tholians

Can Granitehewer aka pete, write up some factoids regarding the tholians,in this universe?