And finally, the number one most horrifying Star Trek technology, the leading cause of death in Starfleet: exploding consoles. Welcome to the best resource for iconic Star Trek sounds! Click on it again to pause it. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds On Star Trek, antimatter power, like transporters, holodecks and random exploding consoles, is surprisingly hazardous. But when consoles And while he's shopping, he could stop at an intergalactic IKEA and pick up a few chairs for the bridge personnel. TOS: Where No Man Has Gone Before. I realise this is an old one, but I wanted to add my own explanation. I can't remember where I heard this and I'm 99% sure I didn't come up with i Star Trek BT is the font with the original lettering from TOS and TAS; recently renamed to Tactical Consoles improve your starship's ability to attack with weapons, be it energy based (cannons, beams) or kinetic based (torpedoes, mines). But it's become a meme, so they keep going with it. For a list of console commands, see the List of console commands article. While Star Trek: The Motion Picture doesn't have any consoles outright explode, Chekov's console gets sufficiently electrified by V'ger's energy bolt that he sustains a nasty-looking burn The Generate Solar Gateway ability creates a rift nearby that deals antiproton damage to the closest enemy. What happens, an air bag pops out Laziness rather the stupidity, Here's my theory: Say for instance you're in your car and you rear end somebody. By Hellfighter, September 1, 2009 in Trek General. Pure Star Trek. If you're going to put me in front of a fuseless exploding console all day, the least you could do is let me sit down. ")- and exploding consoles. Perhaps there is some realism to exploding consoles. If you're going to put me in front of a fuseless exploding console all day, the least you could do is let me sit down. Consoles exploding is more of a relic from the past. Here's the difference between Star Trek and the best SF show on TV last year: Star Trek: This article refers to the starship item consoles. So is this some sort of conductive glass or plastic? Star Trek ; Trek General ; Exploding Consoles Exploding Consoles. In Star Trek (an indeed many/most other sci-fi shows), a reoccurring theme is the exploding console, usually ones placed behind consoles where squishy human-folk sit. Share As you can see, the consoles did indeed explode in TOS. Some consoles provide bonuses to your captain's There's no need for in-universe explanation, since this is apparently an actual plausible real scenario (as in, an explanation relies on physics an I've noticed that like 90% of deaths on Star Trek happen because people's consoles explode. Chad Levy Asks: Why do consoles explode in "Star Trek"? This tutorial explains the ins and outs of the embassy "Plasma Explosion" consoles. Profession: Any Locale: Ground Game Description: Generate Solar Gateway creates a fixed position solar gateway in your nearby vicinity. There's also been situations shown with electricity passing through the console and burning the operator. PST: discuss Star Trek without "versus" arguments. TOS was produced in the 1960s, so the writing and production staff could only draw upon the science, technology, and experience of that time period Click once to play a sound. Dying in a corridor makes sense: hull breach, plasma venting. Chad Levy Asks: Why do consoles explode in "Star Trek"? For example, we know there is a few exploding console scenes in Star Trek: Generations, during the battle with the Duras Sister's ship. Exploding Consoles = Worst design ever worthy of manslaughter convictions. All trek series are guilty of consoles exploding whenever a starship is under attack except for TOS. SW or 40K one should simply vaporize nearest 10 or 20 cubic meters of ship and work from there. Answer (1 of 23): There is one reason that I truly miss here: The Federation and its 5. If you have sound files you would like us to add, please submit them (in mp3 format if possible). I feel like at one time or another, they mentioned it's because of rupturing plasma lines. Exploding Consoles During Battle : startrek. I believe it Here's the difference between Star Trek and the best SF show on TV last year: Star Trek: There were at least two Li'l Bits packages released by Bitstream, one for Star Trek: The Original Series and a second for fonts from Star Trek: The Next Generation. the exploding consoles so prominently featured in later Trek are emblematic of the overall stupidity that ultimately killed Star Trek as a franchise. Please note that we do not create sounds or accept requests, we only host what is submitted to us. I think they explode to illustrate the presence of danger. It would not be very exciting if a battle sequence would go by as the captain and the re A brand-new (and highly anticipated) Tier-6 Starship! Star Trek Synbios459 6 years ago #1 So many have died throughout the series from them that it has been a kind of joke, I am curious if anyone has ever actually counted. New Lower Decks themed additions to the Lobi Store! It's the Exploding Console Collection! There is one in the Star Trek: Discovery season 1 By Hellfighter, September 1, 2009 in Trek General. So, with Looking through the beginnings of the original Star Trek series (TOS), you'll find that their consoles didn't explode. As far as I know, the fi It's possible that when you see consoles exploding, the ship has sustained damage in such a way that its built-in overcurrent protection are of no Post by Vympel 2006-01-29 01:56pm I've taken loads and loads of screenshots during my watching TNG DVDs (my friend hasn't lent me Season 7 yet, so that'll have to wait)- torpedo spreads, phaser blasts, funny sequences ("I am not a merry man! What appears to be consoles exploding to our 21st Century eyes are in fact a type high performance fuses designed to vent excess energy to prevent damage to the consoles. Star Trek ; Trek General ; Exploding Consoles Exploding Consoles. Two famous abusers of this phenomeon are the Mobile Suits of Gundam, where suits explode after stubbing their big toes on rocks, and the Consoles of Death in Star Trek Rule by committee. The following is a list of fonts used in the different Star Trek series categorized by the companies that hold the rights to them. For information specific to Playstation 4/Xbox One console versions of the game, see Category:Content exclusive to PS4/Xbox1. And for the bonus point (which I'll have to share with Starting on May 10th, 2022, players on PC will have the opportunity to join the crew of the Lower Decks (in spirit, anyway) as captain of a California Miracle Worker Utility Cruiser [T6], when they win it from the Infinity Lock Box! Out of universe, it's a simple plot mechanism to injure/kill specific characters during a battle without destroying the entire ship. There are only Sorted by: 10. STAFF. The more powerful exploding consols are a result of an S31 loyalty device. Rule by committee. These consoles affect weapons of any damage type, but only affect a certain class of weapons such as beams, cannons, torpedoes or mines, and provide a smaller In Star Trek (an indeed many/most other sci-fi shows), a reoccurring theme is the exploding console, usually Say a Trek one should flash burn everyone in LOS and cause 3rd degree burns to anyone with indirect open air path to breach. Consoles are equipable starship items that augment the ship's systems. Share There are several different types with many different names. In order to keep crews in line, and prevent defections/mutiny's or prevent the ships from falling into the wrong hands. Why the exploding consoles? Out-of-universe, tossing the crew around (and exploding consoles, for that matter) is an effective way to ratchet up the drama and inject action into a scene that would otherwise lack it as crewmembers stand/sit at their stations giving orders and/or operating controls. Used to be you really did sit on top of the machine and press buttons. I was goaded into joining this forum by a fellow Trekker after I explained to him in extreme detail how surge-protectors and insulator devices And while he's shopping, he could stop at an intergalactic IKEA and pick up a few chairs for the bridge personnel. 5. Nov 7, 2010. This seems to be how most bridge crew die during battle. Location: New York. It is generated by the [Universal Kit Module - Solar Gateway], which can be obtained from the Herald Lock Box. Once charged,