Comments on: Space and the Y Axis http://cleverthingstosay.com/2010/01/28/space-and-the-y-axis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=space-and-the-y-axis by Miles K Thu, 17 May 2012 06:53:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Terry http://cleverthingstosay.com/2010/01/28/space-and-the-y-axis/#comment-3850 Terry Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:55:40 +0000 http://www.cleverthingstosay.com/?p=860#comment-3850 Speaking of up and down- it's a wonder that noone was ever beamed aboard upside down... and how do the sensors recognize where a floor is vs a sealing when it is not transporter to transporter. Ahh, and then forget *how* gravity is generated, but if the ship that creates its own gravity is impacted, how would its occupants realize the momentum shift? Speaking of momentum and friction- how did the Enterprise back away from the Scimitar in Nemesis? Speaking of up and down- it’s a wonder that noone was ever beamed aboard upside down… and how do the sensors recognize where a floor is vs a sealing when it is not transporter to transporter. Ahh, and then forget *how* gravity is generated, but if the ship that creates its own gravity is impacted, how would its occupants realize the momentum shift? Speaking of momentum and friction- how did the Enterprise back away from the Scimitar in Nemesis?

]]> By: Tom B http://cleverthingstosay.com/2010/01/28/space-and-the-y-axis/#comment-3812 Tom B Fri, 23 Mar 2012 23:38:01 +0000 http://www.cleverthingstosay.com/?p=860#comment-3812 Nice work. Being a Trek lover (not necessarily a Trekkie as I don't take any of this stuff that seriously) I have pondered this. I think the simplest answer to most of this is: Gravity. All planetary civilisations evolve with a concept of 'up' and 'down'. Therefore they will design technology with a 'top' and a 'bottom' and that will extend to their spaceships and shit. So it's not that surprising that most ships fly round on the 2-D plain. I suppose their could be aquatically evolved species that created a more 3-D tech base. Or even avian races I suppose. Or zero-G gas cloud beings that zoom up and down the middle of the galactic core. But seeing as they'd all speak English anyway it seems barely worth worrying about... Nice work.

Being a Trek lover (not necessarily a Trekkie as I don’t take any of this stuff that seriously) I have pondered this.

I think the simplest answer to most of this is: Gravity.

All planetary civilisations evolve with a concept of ‘up’ and ‘down’. Therefore they will design technology with a ‘top’ and a ‘bottom’ and that will extend to their spaceships and shit.

So it’s not that surprising that most ships fly round on the 2-D plain.

I suppose their could be aquatically evolved species that created a more 3-D tech base. Or even avian races I suppose. Or zero-G gas cloud beings that zoom up and down the middle of the galactic core.

But seeing as they’d all speak English anyway it seems barely worth worrying about…

]]> By: Sci-fi Lover http://cleverthingstosay.com/2010/01/28/space-and-the-y-axis/#comment-3780 Sci-fi Lover Sat, 25 Feb 2012 04:45:26 +0000 http://www.cleverthingstosay.com/?p=860#comment-3780 It was a TV show written with a barely there budget. And it made me happy to watch it, with all of its flaws; I could pretend that we might someday go into space. Never going to happen. Asimov said it would be boring anyway. It was a TV show written with a barely there budget. And it made me happy to watch it, with all of its flaws; I could pretend that we might someday go into space. Never going to happen. Asimov said it would be boring anyway.

]]> By: Best of the Web: 01/22/11 – 01/28/11 | Life in the 'Burgh http://cleverthingstosay.com/2010/01/28/space-and-the-y-axis/#comment-3699 Best of the Web: 01/22/11 – 01/28/11 | Life in the 'Burgh Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:12:23 +0000 http://www.cleverthingstosay.com/?p=860#comment-3699 [...] Space and the Y Axis. A geeky article, but an interesting read. [...] [...] Space and the Y Axis. A geeky article, but an interesting read. [...]

]]> By: Trekkie/er/ist/izer http://cleverthingstosay.com/2010/01/28/space-and-the-y-axis/#comment-3585 Trekkie/er/ist/izer Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:20:58 +0000 http://www.cleverthingstosay.com/?p=860#comment-3585 Those are Romulans without an apostrophe, aren't they. I apologize. Those are Romulans without an apostrophe, aren’t they. I apologize.

]]> By: Trekkie/er/ist/izer http://cleverthingstosay.com/2010/01/28/space-and-the-y-axis/#comment-3584 Trekkie/er/ist/izer Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:19:48 +0000 http://www.cleverthingstosay.com/?p=860#comment-3584 I've been complaining about this for years. But my complaints went unheard partly because I was telling my cats, and partly because my complaints weren't FRIGGIN' HILARIOUS like yours! That picture of the Vulcan's looking at the upside down Enterprise and saying "What a Dick" has made me laugh like 20 times. I sent this to a friend and he allegedly spit out his drink. Well done, sir. I tip my ears. I’ve been complaining about this for years. But my complaints went unheard partly because I was telling my cats, and partly because my complaints weren’t FRIGGIN’ HILARIOUS like yours! That picture of the Vulcan’s looking at the upside down Enterprise and saying “What a Dick” has made me laugh like 20 times. I sent this to a friend and he allegedly spit out his drink. Well done, sir. I tip my ears.

]]> By: tracy jordan http://cleverthingstosay.com/2010/01/28/space-and-the-y-axis/#comment-3517 tracy jordan Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:00:09 +0000 http://www.cleverthingstosay.com/?p=860#comment-3517 Actually, its possible that all the intelligent races that they meet have thought of this problem and have a long range detector that figures out the other ship's orientation, so they adjust their own to match. or that the viewscreen changes the image automatically to have both ships on the same frame of reference Actually, its possible that all the intelligent races that they meet have thought of this problem and have a long range detector that figures out the other ship’s orientation, so they adjust their own to match. or that the viewscreen changes the image automatically to have both ships on the same frame of reference

]]> By: Coil http://cleverthingstosay.com/2010/01/28/space-and-the-y-axis/#comment-3434 Coil Sun, 13 Nov 2011 06:35:22 +0000 http://www.cleverthingstosay.com/?p=860#comment-3434 Well...I believe we can assume that the Romulans or whomever came from a planet that had a gravitational force (says general relativty!) then they would orient ships up-down like we would since they would have evolved under gravitational conditions. Well…I believe we can assume that the Romulans or whomever came from a planet that had a gravitational force (says general relativty!) then they would orient ships up-down like we would since they would have evolved under gravitational conditions.

]]> By: Space and the Y Axis | Geekation: where geeks go http://cleverthingstosay.com/2010/01/28/space-and-the-y-axis/#comment-3422 Space and the Y Axis | Geekation: where geeks go Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:07:37 +0000 http://www.cleverthingstosay.com/?p=860#comment-3422 [...] Original article poseted here [...] [...] Original article poseted here [...]

]]> By: A.B. Bryant http://cleverthingstosay.com/2010/01/28/space-and-the-y-axis/#comment-3372 A.B. Bryant Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:25:16 +0000 http://www.cleverthingstosay.com/?p=860#comment-3372 Very funny, its not often enough we find humor associated with astronomy Very funny, its not often enough we find humor associated with astronomy

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