[QUARRANTINE] Re: 40 things that only happen in movies, and a question about landing jets

Howie Hamlin wrote: > - although there is no up or down in space, spaceships are always level with each other > > (I think 2001 is a notable exception to both of these but I haven't seen it in a while) I don't remember that in 2001 (but I may have been asleep for that part) but I do remember it being a plot point in Wrath of Khan. --Ben

I still the Khan had the best space battle ever. ----- Excess quoted text cut - see Original Post for more -----

Yeah, Star Trek held pretty much to real physics as there is no up or down in space.  I think the Federation based all of their coordinates from Earth (0,0,0).  "Khan" was a good example of this where Kirk took the Enterprise above/below Khan's ship since Khan thought only in 2D. I have seen a few episodes where the ships pull next to each other and have to translate their position to match the other ship. Also, gravity was lost in the Klingon vessel in another Star Trek movie. I liked the purple Klingon blood globs floating around the ship. M!ke a question about landing jets... Howie Hamlin wrote: > - although there is no up or down in space, spaceships are always > level with each other > > (I think 2001 is a notable exception to both of these but I haven't > seen it in a while) I don't remember that in 2001 (but I may have been asleep for that part) but I do remember it being a plot point in Wrath of Khan. --Ben

Dawson, Michael wrote: > Also, gravity was lost in the Klingon vessel in another Star Trek movie. > I liked the purple Klingon blood globs floating around the ship. Undiscovered Country. Ben "Not really that much of a Trekkie, surprisingly" Doom