Timeline for Power Drain Beams
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| Jan 3, 2018 at 23:33 | comment | added | JBH | @jpmc26, the phrase "Clarkian Magic" simply describes Clarke's third law, "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." If you had something that could, for example, draw heat from the reactor interior via subspace, then you could rob it of energy that would result in a detectable power drain. As far as I know, "draw heat from the reactor interior via subspace" can only be done through Clarkian Magic. Aside from that, :-), sure. | |
| Jan 3, 2018 at 23:03 | comment | added | jpmc26 | I always wondered if the Star Trek IV device actually cut into the reactor somehow, kind of like they have hyposprays that don't leave any visible mark on the skin. If it did, could it potentially draw away enough energy to significantly reduce the heat that goes into whatever engine converts it to electricity? | |
| Jan 3, 2018 at 22:44 | comment | added | Egor | Can you do some sort of destructive interference to disrupt broadcast power? Say the enemy ship sends power from the reactor wirelessly to power everything on board, so the attack would be to send the same signal out of phase. You'd have to have vastly more power at your disposal, of course. | |
| Jan 3, 2018 at 21:54 | comment | added | Disgusting | Not to slag Voyager of course, love that intrepid little crew. Just illustrating that it's a good story. | |
| Jan 3, 2018 at 21:54 | comment | added | Disgusting | Star Trek Voyager is basically all that story. | |
| Jan 3, 2018 at 21:53 | comment | added | Disgusting | It would be, but that makes it useful for "The Good Guys Come Up With A Crazy Longshot At The Last Minute" type stories. | |
| Jan 3, 2018 at 20:52 | comment | added | JBH | Yes... ish... you would have the tubes spooled. How much distance is there between the ships? You would also need to penetrate armor and who nows how many layers of metal, pieces, parts, insulation. It would probably be the most difficult shot in history. It sounds impractical. | |
| Jan 3, 2018 at 20:45 | comment | added | Disgusting | Instead of a beam, I believe carbon nanotubes are conductive. Could you launch two of them at some sort of cable, piercing the insulation somehow, and the drain the power with some useless device on the ship? | |
| Jan 3, 2018 at 19:20 | history | answered | JBH | CC BY-SA 3.0 |