ENT s2e10 “Vanishing Point”

  • Electric@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    This was actually the first ever Star Trek episode I’d seen and terrified me. Avoided the show(s) for a few years because of it.

    • macniel@feddit.org
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      2 months ago

      Beaming in general is terrifying. You are destroyed on a molecular level and then reconstructed somewhere else. Is that at the new location actually you, or just a convincing clone? What does it matter for the others around you, as the clone has and is everything you previously were, but you are actually dead.

      • dutchkimble@lemy.lol
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        2 months ago

        Wonder if they used it medically and for cosmetic surgeries. Nose too long? Cancerous growth? We’ll remove that while you beam

        • atthecoast@feddit.nl
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          2 months ago

          Several episodes mention “biofilters” that eliminate viruses during transport. So yes there’s already some modification going on!