World Affairs Board - View Single Post - Poll: Which ship do you prefer and think is the most realistic of all?

gunnut · 11-14-2007, 22:19 PM

You guys are confusing "realistic" with "current" technology.

Realistic means we can probably achieve it with our current understanding of the universe.

Current means we have similar technology right now.

Galactica seems archaic in certain aspects. Projectile weapon in space? We have energy based weapons in development right now. Far more useful and practical in space. Even gauss gun is more realistic than guided missiles in space.

Remember in Star Trek the Borg have adaptive shields? So Star Fleet came up with phasers on rotating frequencies. What does the Raptor's radar use? Rotating frequencies. How fast? Thousands of iterations per second. Far faster than what was stated in the show. What can it do? It can launch an electronic attack on enemy radar. This is far beyond anything mentioned in any sci fi show, with the exception of some Star Trek episodes.

The computer technologies in Star Trek is definitely "realistic," sometimes even behind the progress.

The only unrealistic thing in all these sci fi shows is "faster than light" travel. We have absolutely no understanding of how this is possible. We understand how quantum computer and matter teleportation can work. We don't know jack about how to go faster than light.

11-14-2007, 22:19 PM	#19 (permalink)
gunnut *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 01-27-06 Location: DPRK, Democratik People's Republik of Kalifornia Posts: 9,695 Country:	You guys are confusing "realistic" with "current" technology. Realistic means we can probably achieve it with our current understanding of the universe. Current means we have similar technology right now. Galactica seems archaic in certain aspects. Projectile weapon in space? We have energy based weapons in development right now. Far more useful and practical in space. Even gauss gun is more realistic than guided missiles in space. Remember in Star Trek the Borg have adaptive shields? So Star Fleet came up with phasers on rotating frequencies. What does the Raptor's radar use? Rotating frequencies. How fast? Thousands of iterations per second. Far faster than what was stated in the show. What can it do? It can launch an electronic attack on enemy radar. This is far beyond anything mentioned in any sci fi show, with the exception of some Star Trek episodes. The computer technologies in Star Trek is definitely "realistic," sometimes even behind the progress. The only unrealistic thing in all these sci fi shows is "faster than light" travel. We have absolutely no understanding of how this is possible. We understand how quantum computer and matter teleportation can work. We don't know jack about how to go faster than light. __________________ "Only Nixon can go to China." -- Old Vulcan proverb.