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[-] abfarid@startrek.website 10 points 9 months ago

I mean, I've seen the Computer beam them up in most sub-optimal conditions. Usually, on away missions, using the shuttle. And I, of course, understand that the real answer is "because the plot demands it". But it still annoys me a bit.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 9 months ago

If the transporter really worked they would just transport people out of caves all the time. Saying they can't do that makes zero sense that rocks would block a subspace transmission. It's not going through the rocks, it's circumventing them through another dimension.

They try to hand wave it away by saying that they can't get a sensor lock, but wouldn't you in that case just lock onto the entire interior of the cave, and beam all of it to the surface. You'll probably transport a lot of useless boulders as well but who cares. It's not like you have a weight capacity.

[-] letsgo@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago

Maybe they tried that but discovered a small problem with beaming the away party plus 2000 tons of unsupported rock above their heads.

[-] abfarid@startrek.website 2 points 9 months ago

They just have such ridiculously OP tech that you can solve virtually any problem with ease. For instance:

  • Beam the entire thing and then purge the rock from buffer before materialistic (they do that with guns and viruses)
  • Beam them into a holodeck and create holo-supports
  • Beam-dig? Transport chunks of rock to the side until you have enough "sensor lock".
[-] 5too@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Beam them into a cargo hold, with gravity disabled

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

You could even automate the process. Automatically purge rock from the pattern, since obviously no part of the away crew are made of rock.

[-] crusty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago

Until you transport a Brikar ensign and they materialize without their skin ๐Ÿ’€

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