What's a ZPM?
Two steaming cups of chocolate goodness. Courtesy of whomever I swiped it from out of the cupboard.
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Betsy HP - Sep 16, 2005 10:00:05 am PDT #4185 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Jessica - Sep 16, 2005 10:02:21 am PDT #4186 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Zero Point Msomething
Module, maybe?
Katie M - Sep 16, 2005 10:02:56 am PDT #4187 of 10001
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
It's a gigantic Lite Brite that serves as a power source. Developed by the Ancients, and necessary to run some of their technology; it's also required to Gate between galaxies.
I know Rodney gave some sort of an explanation of how it worked in Rising, but frankly I wasn't listening. Something about subspace.
tommyrot - Sep 16, 2005 10:03:36 am PDT #4188 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
What's a ZPM?
What's the context?
eta: Nebbermind....
Katie M - Sep 16, 2005 10:04:08 am PDT #4189 of 10001
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Module, yes.
Betsy HP - Sep 16, 2005 10:49:06 am PDT #4190 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
MMkay. Why couldn't Daniel just use a ZPM to catch up with Atlantis, instead of being stranded on Earth when the Pegasus left?
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 16, 2005 10:50:04 am PDT #4191 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Yeah it's a device created by highly advanced aliens thousands of years ago that creates its own little pocket universe and then pulls vacuum self-energy out of it in mass quantities.
Dana - Sep 16, 2005 11:01:58 am PDT #4192 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Why couldn't Daniel just use a ZPM to catch up with Atlantis, instead of being stranded on Earth when the Pegasus left?
They don't have spares.
Nutty - Sep 16, 2005 11:11:48 am PDT #4193 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
It seems to me that ZPMs are actually just DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD batteries.
Kind of an anticlimax, you know? Are they antimatter batteries, at least? Any danger of annihilation?
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 16, 2005 11:15:15 am PDT #4194 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Nope, they make energy out of nuthin' at all as required until they wear out. No antimatter involved. (Though the less powerful naquadah generators are the next best thing. Quite explodey if overloaded.)