Moxvallix@sopuli.xyz to Risa@startrek.websiteEnglish · 1 year agothis is the fediverse, and we are the federationsopuli.xyzimagemessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1179arrow-down115file-text
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minus-squareSARGEx117@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·1 year agoWhat they have: Literal magic Immortal Vulcans that are a bit more chill Personal cloaking device Weapons that are impervious to scattering fields and ionized atmospheric radiation that renders phasers inoperable. What we have (see meme) I see no downsides.
minus-squareA_Toasty_Strudel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 year agoHistorically speaking Tolkien’s elves aren’t exactly known for being chill. Ha
minus-squareverity_kindle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year ago“Sure, root beer drinking humie, you can wed my daughter, if you bring me a jewel. It’s somewhere in Minas Corva, good luck, there are five lights, seeyoudeadbye…”
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoElves be crazy. Half the time they’re in a giant strop about something or other usually beyond human comprehension because it’s so petty.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-21 year ago Personal cloaking device Star Trek has that, too. Weapons that are impervious to scattering fields and ionized atmospheric radiation that renders phasers inoperable. And that:
minus-squaregregorum@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 year ago “Any sufficiently advanced technology appears to be magic to the primitive” — Picard, paraphrased Vulcans are functionally immortal (remember) ST also has personal cloaks. And transporters (better than giant eagles that only take you halfway) Worf would do like a word about the Bat’leth and other assorted slicey things
What they have:
Literal magic
Immortal Vulcans that are a bit more chill
Personal cloaking device
Weapons that are impervious to scattering fields and ionized atmospheric radiation that renders phasers inoperable.
What we have
(see meme)
I see no downsides.
I mean are they chill though?
Historically speaking Tolkien’s elves aren’t exactly known for being chill. Ha
“Sure, root beer drinking humie, you can wed my daughter, if you bring me a jewel. It’s somewhere in Minas Corva, good luck, there are five lights, seeyoudeadbye…”
Elves be crazy. Half the time they’re in a giant strop about something or other usually beyond human comprehension because it’s so petty.
Star Trek has that, too.
And that:
Also the TR-116
“Any sufficiently advanced technology appears to be magic to the primitive” — Picard, paraphrased
Vulcans are functionally immortal (remember)
ST also has personal cloaks. And transporters (better than giant eagles that only take you halfway)
Worf would do like a word about the Bat’leth and other assorted slicey things