tenforward·TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your NamebyNegativeNull It's ballast, or somethingView original on lemmy.world65Comments13
IninewCrow lemmy.ca2Hide 2 repliesTIL Federation star ships are made of control panels filled with napalm, gravel and rocks. At the end of building the ship, did they just back up a gravel truck and dump a few hundred loads of crushed rocks into the empty spaces?8
ggravitas_deficiency replysh.itjust.worksNo no; that would be inefficient. You see, there are replicators behind every console, and they dynamically generate rocks and napalm on-demand to increase crew immersion during space combat actions.8
ffluxion replylemmy.worldThey also use extremely poorly insulated electrical wiring that instantly shorts if the ship gets jolted5
bburntbacon discuss.tchncs.de2Hide 2 repliesSo what are those in the set? Are they chunks of styrofoam painted grey?5
sshalafi replylemmy.worldCame to comment, some poor slob was sent out back with an old tarp and a couple of cans of spray paint. "Don't leave any white showing! At all!"2
AAeronMelon lemmy.world1Hide 1 replyEvery Trekkie should be subscribed or at least watching Junkball Transmissions. (Source of the bottom gif.) The channel is quiet recently, but I doubt it’s dead.3
Cordry rocks!
How do you think they make that Earth-like gravity?
Gravelty, the all natural alternative to artificial gravity.
TIL Federation star ships are made of control panels filled with napalm, gravel and rocks.
At the end of building the ship, did they just back up a gravel truck and dump a few hundred loads of crushed rocks into the empty spaces?
No no; that would be inefficient. You see, there are replicators behind every console, and they dynamically generate rocks and napalm on-demand to increase crew immersion during space combat actions.
They also use extremely poorly insulated electrical wiring that instantly shorts if the ship gets jolted
So what are those in the set? Are they chunks of styrofoam painted grey?
Yup
Came to comment, some poor slob was sent out back with an old tarp and a couple of cans of spray paint.
"Don't leave any white showing! At all!"
Every Trekkie should be subscribed or at least watching Junkball Transmissions. (Source of the bottom gif.)
The channel is quiet recently, but I doubt it’s dead.
It's a great channel indeed.
This image is missing.
If I point at it, Imagus expands it. Seem the thumbnail got hosed.