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minus-squareIninewCrow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·6 days agoTIL Federation star ships are made of control panels filled with napalm, gravel and rocks. At the end of building the ship, did they just back up a gravel truck and dump a few hundred loads of crushed rocks into the empty spaces?
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·6 days agoNo no; that would be inefficient. You see, there are replicators behind every console, and they dynamically generate rocks and napalm on-demand to increase crew immersion during space combat actions.
minus-squarefluxion@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 days agoThey also use extremely poorly insulated electrical wiring that instantly shorts if the ship gets jolted
TIL Federation star ships are made of control panels filled with napalm, gravel and rocks.
At the end of building the ship, did they just back up a gravel truck and dump a few hundred loads of crushed rocks into the empty spaces?
No no; that would be inefficient. You see, there are replicators behind every console, and they dynamically generate rocks and napalm on-demand to increase crew immersion during space combat actions.
They also use extremely poorly insulated electrical wiring that instantly shorts if the ship gets jolted