• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Do you think there are lazy jerks on the Enterprise who only take the turbolift up one deck, holding it up for everyone else?

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        11 months ago

        Every time that happens, I picture some poor ensign who desperately needs to get somewhere just waiting by the turbolift as Deanna and Picard have a heart-to-heart for 5 minutes.

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          11 months ago

          But you never see anyone wait for one, ever. Which makes me think they must have tons of those things.

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      11 months ago

      Makes me wonder: are there stairs on a starship? I only know the turbo lift and jeffry tubes and I get when people prefer the former

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        11 months ago

        There was on the original Enterprise. The idea was that the doors to them would automatically open if there was a failure to the turbolift system and would otherwise be closed.

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        11 months ago

        I forgot about that line. The one time someone complains. How often did Picard have to wait for a turbolift because, say, Riker and Geordi are having a conversation in one?

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      11 months ago

      Well yeah, what are they gonna do, take the tubes? I’d sooner ask for a site to site…