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Bruce Wayne

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3. In 20 years: Image a ship full of geeky 60 year old fan boys.

Reply to Kaleva (Original post)

Fri May 18, 2012, 04:48 PM

May 2012

I predict a fight breaks out between the Trekkies and the Trekkers. And of course they all start vomiting when they feel what it's like to be in zero gravity.

And then they have a Trekgasm

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Star Trek’s Enterprise ship could be built in 20 years at a cost of... $1... (Yahoo headline) [View all] Kaleva May 2012 OP

That'd be nice... sakabatou May 2012 #1

It always makes me chuckle... phantom power May 2012 #2

I have that on a shirt I got in the late 70's. HopeHoops May 2012 #18

In 20 years: Image a ship full of geeky 60 year old fan boys. Bruce Wayne May 2012 #3

And if built to form, there'd be no bathrooms on this ship. Kaleva May 2012 #4

Transporters take care of it intaglio May 2012 #6

The red shirts will probably get stuck with transporter duty. Kaleva May 2012 #8

I always wanted a holodeck guardian May 2012 #5

There is that pesky matter of warp drive, hifiguy May 2012 #7

They can use wound up rubber bands till they perfect the warp drive. Kaleva May 2012 #10

And they'll get the warp drive from... HopeHoops May 2012 #9

Amazon.com or Ebay. Denninmi May 2012 #11

Perhaps, but I wouldn't want to see the shipping charges!!! HopeHoops May 2012 #17

Couldn't they just beam it to you ? n/t PoliticAverse May 2012 #20

CERN institute in Switzerland, of course! pink-o May 2012 #19

How much just for the replicator ?... n/t PoliticAverse May 2012 #12

Well, they're kind of pricey, but it doesn't matter --- Denninmi May 2012 #14

As in the ealry space programs, they'll use animals to first test the Enterprise. Kaleva May 2012 #13

Must be Russian, they were the ones that sent dogs into space... PoliticAverse May 2012 #15

Let Me Know When They Build the Holodeck nt/ Yavin4 May 2012 #16