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From: barmar@mit-eddie.UUCP (Barry Margolin)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Enterprise Gravity
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Date: Sun, 18-Aug-85 03:52:15 EDT
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Posted: Sun Aug 18 03:52:15 1985
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Well, I am not going to speculate on how the artificial gravity works.
However, the film Enterprise (as opposed to the TV show ship) seems to
have provision for loss of gravity.  The seats have armrests that can
fold down to hold the person to the chair.  This acts like a safety belt
during turbulence or battle, but it seems to me that it would also hold
one to one's seat when in 0-g.  The former purpose is demonstrated at
some point in Star Trek: The Motionless Picture.  I remember that the
publicity about the redesign of the Enterprise for the films made a big
deal about this safety feature, as many fans had commented that it was
silly that bridge personnel always got thrown out of their seats during
the crucial moments of a battle.  I think they forgot about this feature
when they made the other ST films, as people got thrown left and right
just as in the TV series.
-- 
    Barry Margolin
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