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Re: Commercially available chairs in Star Trek

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Post by verve_rat »

ghaff wrote: post #75
maweaver wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

People get tossed out of their seats every other episode in star trek. I'm sure I've seen multiple "medical team to the bridge"s due to someone getting knocked loose by the ship shaking and hitting their head on a console.

That and in the future we'll apparently forget everything we ever learned about electrical codes and the proper way to build things so they don't spark and catch fire at the slightest provocation.

I actually saw a reasonable explanation for this once: battleshort[1].

That is, sometimes equipment has its fuses bypassed because under battle conditions it is better to have the equipment working in a dangerous state, than not working at all.

So when the ship goes to red alert all the major systems are automatically put in battleshort mode. So a couple of ensigns die rather then the weapons stop working because a fuse blew.

[1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleshort

Re: Commercially available chairs in Star Trek

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Post by FuriouslyAdrift »

slg wrote: post #98
bjpirt wrote: post #67

This is one of my favourite distractions when watching Sci-Fi films set in the future - spotting objects from now. For example: - In Luke's home in Star Wars IV there's a lot of Tupperware - https://projectswordtoys.blogspot.com/2014/02/in-praise-of-t... - In Alien, Ripley drinks from a Tupperware mug - https://twitter.com/EverRotating/status/1156650673972363264

I think the most famous/beloved/notorious version of this is the guy in Star Wars running around with a completely unaltered off the shelf ice cream maker. https://www.reddit.com/r/Thatsabooklight/comments/bf20dp/i_p... I just found that link through Google, but that is apparently a whole subreddit devoted to this type of use of modern objects getting repurposed as some fantastical movie/TV props.

https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Egbert_Sen

Re: Commercially available chairs in Star Trek

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Post by jareklupinski »

dboreham wrote: post #133
bjpirt wrote: post #67

This is one of my favourite distractions when watching Sci-Fi films set in the future - spotting objects from now. For example: - In Luke's home in Star Wars IV there's a lot of Tupperware - https://projectswordtoys.blogspot.com/2014/02/in-praise-of-t... - In Alien, Ripley drinks from a Tupperware mug - https://twitter.com/EverRotating/status/1156650673972363264

Vintage Tupperware mug.

pre-space retro chic!

50 credits, transportable anywhere in the Sol cluster

Re: Commercially available chairs in Star Trek

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Post by Am4TIfIsER0ppos »

layer8 wrote: post #62
Am4TIfIsER0ppos wrote: post #53

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In my experience arms on a desk chair just get in the way of it fitting under the desk, especially when not sitting in it. When I am sitting in it my arms are on the desk.

On more ergonomic/modern office chairs, the arm rests can be adjusted forth and back for that reason (look for “3D” or “4D” arm rests).

4th dimensional adjustment? If I set the position in that one does it immediately blink out of existence? (I fixed it in the time dimension.)

Re: Commercially available chairs in Star Trek

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Post by Beltalowda »

duskwuff wrote: post #140
coumbaya wrote: post #121

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In The Expanse, a painted Ikea "washcloth hanger" that looks like an octopus is actually a game for special childrens. Also a 3d connexion space mouse is used to control the rocci. I kind of hate spotting them tho.

The Expanse used a ton of off-the-shelf props; most of them were used cleverly enough that they didn't stand out too badly. My personal favorite was a couple of laptop coolers used as "vents" in a maintenance passage: https://i.redd.it/rn2iac41t8h51.jpg

A good Belter never wastes anything.

Re: Commercially available chairs in Star Trek

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Post by DHPersonal »

js2 wrote: post #46
ta1243 wrote: post #44

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DS9 had a wardroom, Sisko got promoted there https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Wardroom

Didn't know that. DS9 is the only series in the franchise I was never really able to get in to. I've only seen a handful of episodes.

You're not alone, though maybe not for my reasons. The Next Generation's writers and directors protested the utopia that Gene Roddenberry had built in his mind, but I really appreciated the camaraderie and collaboration present within the characters. Deep Space Nine seemed to me to be a betrayal of the universe that TNG had prepared. I thought DS9 seemed very interesting as its own series, but it wasn't what I wanted as a fan of Star Trek.

Re: Commercially available chairs in Star Trek

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Post by Stratoscope »

bjpirt wrote: post #67

This is one of my favourite distractions when watching Sci-Fi films set in the future - spotting objects from now. For example: - In Luke's home in Star Wars IV there's a lot of Tupperware - https://projectswordtoys.blogspot.com/2014/02/in-praise-of-t... - In Alien, Ripley drinks from a Tupperware mug - https://twitter.com/EverRotating/status/1156650673972363264

My favorite example is in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, where one of Captain Pike's hobbies is cooking. Real cooking with fresh ingredients, not replicated food.

Pike grew up on a ranch in Montana, where his family used Lodge cast iron pans. Cast iron isn't perfect for cooking - the heat distribution is mediocre - but one thing you can say about it is that it will outlive you.

Even if it gets rusty from neglect, you can sand it down, re-season it, and it will be as good as new!

I don't know if they make it explicit in the show, but I have a feeling that Captain Pike's pans were handed down from generation to generation, so naturally he brought his family's old cast iron pans with him on the Enterprise.

https://www.foodandwine.com/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-kit...

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