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clutchdust
07-25-2011, 1:28am
I've always liked the various movies and series but one question I've always had is why do all the ships have to have a "saucer" section?
78SA
07-25-2011, 3:54am
It's a flying saucer. :leaving:
SnikPlosskin
07-25-2011, 4:49am
I read that at the time, they wanted to break out of the cigar shaped rocket design off all the more cheesy sci fi from before. They sort of combined flying saucer with cigar shape and BAM Enterprise.
Sea Six
07-25-2011, 7:01am
Is coffee being served within said section?

Every coffee cup needs a saucer.
Mike Mercury
07-25-2011, 7:42am
http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2010/2/16/129108366115031470.jpg
MattW
07-25-2011, 11:39am
Later they retconned the shape as being the best design for warp-field efficiency.
NeedSpeed
07-25-2011, 11:48am
It's a flying saucer. :leaving:

It is.

Saucer separation - Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki (http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Saucer_separation)

It detaches for emergency landing:

http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080917220733/memoryalpha/en/images/thumb/1/1b/USS_Enterprise-D_saucer_separation.jpg/640px-USS_Enterprise-D_saucer_separation.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/sw_coder/Smilie/borg.gif
_Nomad_
07-25-2011, 5:37pm
It's supposed to represent a giant penis entering a giant vagina.

truth.
Bill
07-25-2011, 7:17pm
It's supposed to represent a giant penis entering a giant vagina.

truth.

Final frontier, indeed.......
_Nomad_
07-25-2011, 8:42pm
Final frontier, indeed.......

They are probing Uranis....
Scissors
07-26-2011, 6:50am
Later they retconned the shape as being the best design for warp-field efficiency.

Which is stupid seeing as if that were the case, everyone would be doing it.
Sea Six
07-26-2011, 6:54am
It's supposed to represent a giant penis entering a giant vagina.

truth.

Final frontier, indeed.......

Must be a virgin vag, then... if the giant penis is boldly going "where no man has gone before." :lol:
_Nomad_
07-26-2011, 11:18am
Must be a virgin vag, then... if the giant penis is boldly going "where no man has gone before." :lol:

I see what you did there. :)
themonk
07-26-2011, 11:29am
The shape reduces drag in space.
onedef92
07-26-2011, 11:50am
The shape reduces drag in space.

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i91/STR82ACE/Borg-ship.jpg

There is no drag in the vacuum of space. Hell, a cube would be the perfect vehicle, hence the Borg ship concept.
Datawiz
07-26-2011, 11:54am
The shape reduces drag in space.

How can you have drag in a vacuum?

Edit: OD bmti.
themonk
07-26-2011, 12:23pm
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i91/STR82ACE/Borg-ship.jpg

There is no drag in the vacuum of space. Hell, a cube would be the perfect vehicle, hence the Borg ship concept.

How can you have drag in a vacuum?

Edit: OD bmti.

:rolleyes:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9w-0b9-IpdI/TMy1m0Dx6iI/AAAAAAAAAKs/iqj1wd3E0vU/s320/sarcasm.jpg

that's why I said ".....in space" instead of just "......reduces drag".

try to keep up people.

Here's another quote by me "The subtlety of my sarcasm makes me look the fool when in all actuality I'm a genius."
Datawiz
07-26-2011, 12:29pm
Here's another quote by me "The subtlety of my sarcasm makes me look the fool when in all actuality I'm a genius."

Run with that. :cheers:
onedef92
07-26-2011, 12:35pm
:rolleyes:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9w-0b9-IpdI/TMy1m0Dx6iI/AAAAAAAAAKs/iqj1wd3E0vU/s320/sarcasm.jpg

that's why I said ".....in space" instead of just "......reduces drag".

try to keep up people.

Here's another quote by me "The subtlety of my sarcasm makes me look the fool when in all actuality I'm a genius."

Then, in true Trek lore fashion, my response to you is, "Don't play the wounded Klingon for me, Duras. You don't do it very well."

And shit. :D

Do you know who said that? What episode? What Stardate?

Nah, we cool. Just feckin' witcha. :cheers:
themonk
07-26-2011, 1:02pm
Run with that. :cheers:

or at least I tell myself that everyday in the mirror when I wake up.
onedef92
07-26-2011, 1:14pm
From what I've read, the basic design stems from the Daedalus class ships.

They explain Roddenberry's design impetus in the book Star Trek Creator: The Authorized Biography of Gene Roddenberry by David Alexander. Just sayin'.
NeedSpeed
07-26-2011, 4:22pm
or at least I tell myself that everyday in the mirror when I wake up.

http://www.lisecarrigg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/stuart-smalley.jpg
88Z51
07-26-2011, 4:32pm
:rolleyes:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9w-0b9-IpdI/TMy1m0Dx6iI/AAAAAAAAAKs/iqj1wd3E0vU/s320/sarcasm.jpg

that's why I said ".....in space" instead of just "......reduces drag".

try to keep up people.

Here's another quote by me "The subtlety of my sarcasm makes me look the fool when in all actuality I'm a genius."

Shaka - When the walls fell......
themonk
07-26-2011, 4:35pm
Shaka - When the walls fell......

I liked that episode.
88Z51
07-26-2011, 4:47pm
I liked that episode.

One of my all time favorites as well :cheers:
themonk
07-26-2011, 4:52pm
One of my all time favorites as well :cheers:

http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Darmok_(episode)
The_Dude
07-26-2011, 4:53pm
A couple of my faves. Kirk loses his memory and becomes an American Indian. or the episode where he finds the warring stoneage tribes of Americans (with a constitution) and Communists.
clutchdust
07-26-2011, 9:38pm
A couple of my faves. Kirk loses his memory and becomes an American Indian. or the episode where he finds the warring stoneage tribes of Americans (with a constitution) and Communists.

Oh dear God! TOS was soooo cheesy! I liked it when I was growing up, but man, watch it now and it's more a comedy than sci-fi.
MattW
07-26-2011, 9:59pm
There is no drag in the vacuum of space. Hell, a cube would be the perfect vehicle, hence the Borg ship concept.

Well, no - not really. Not in the Universe of Cochrane warp physics.

The saucer-and-nacelle concept is the most-efficient design for warp field generation and manipulation. The Borg just brute-force their way around the 'Verse.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZhiIXGz0r8g/SgdUptMG0nI/AAAAAAAAB1Q/0G9aoChaiT4/s1600/subspace-field.jpg
Rotorhead
07-26-2011, 10:06pm
This explains it.

Sexy College Women Post ‘Sexy’ Princess Leia Costume Pictures on Their Facebook for Celebrate Star Wars Day | ChristWire (http://christwire.org/2011/05/sexy-college-women-post-sexy-princess-leia-costume-pictures-on-their-facebook-for-celebrate-star-wars-day/)
The_Dude
07-27-2011, 12:18am
Oh dear God! TOS was soooo cheesy! I liked it when I was growing up, but man, watch it now and it's more a comedy than sci-fi.Star Trek is serious business.
http://www.bluecorncomics.com/pics/kirok.jpg
Firevette
07-27-2011, 12:54am
look it up..geez...

http://www.individualeleven.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/haynesenterprise.jpg
wwomanC6
07-27-2011, 4:56am
All I can say is...http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i359/dixonwl/smileys/610c472d.gif
NeedSpeed
07-27-2011, 11:04am
This explains it.

Sexy College Women Post ‘Sexy’ Princess Leia Costume Pictures on Their Facebook for Celebrate Star Wars Day | ChristWire (http://christwire.org/2011/05/sexy-college-women-post-sexy-princess-leia-costume-pictures-on-their-facebook-for-celebrate-star-wars-day/)

That's a whole different universe, sheesh.

Some of this:

http://thisislavie.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/zoe-saldana-star-trek-premiere-banner-2.jpg