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[–] 1 point 10 months ago* (5 children)

Then explain inertial dampeners buddy! (No seriously, someone please explain to me why they need inertial dampeners at warp. It's been bugging me for literally years.)

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    They also use "impulse", which seems to be a very high powered inertial type deal. That should follow the rules we're used to

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    Oh yeah absolutely. But I'm almost certain I've heard them complain about the intertial dampeners being maxed out or something when they've been flung to crazy warp factors by one of the various near-omnipotent aliens they seem to encounter at least once a season lol.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    They're inside a bubble of newtonion rules while doing crazy things to the space around them. If something jostles them hard enough, the whole crew would stop being biology and become physics. Inertial dampers stop that.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (1 child)

    I'd love to start making up nerdy explanations, and I mean its plausible bending spacetime all willy nilly might have some local inertial side-effects, but the concept of inertial dampers is honestly quite out there. That and the artificial gravity.

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