This scene always low-key bugged me because Data obviously hands the bar back to Riker in that awkward double handed manner specifically so the cheap prop they’re using doesn’t spring back out.
It would also be a cool subversion to have Data say he was designed to be human and doesn’t have super human strength. Or the motors for micro control are tuned for precision and not torque. Anything to undermine the trope that robots are superior to humans in every way.
That would actually make more sense to say Dr Soong was totally focused on the positronic brain, they already had plenty of things like the DOTs to do physically demanding tasks so making Data super strong wouldn’t be a priority.
This scene always low-key bugged me because Data obviously hands the bar back to Riker in that awkward double handed manner specifically so the cheap prop they’re using doesn’t spring back out.
It would also be a cool subversion to have Data say he was designed to be human and doesn’t have super human strength. Or the motors for micro control are tuned for precision and not torque. Anything to undermine the trope that robots are superior to humans in every way.
That would actually make more sense to say Dr Soong was totally focused on the positronic brain, they already had plenty of things like the DOTs to do physically demanding tasks so making Data super strong wouldn’t be a priority.
Also, that metal would be rather hot from undergoing that much tension in such short a time.
Nah these girders are the same material they use for the self-sealing stem bolts.