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Though its job is mainly to capture deuterium, I presume for propulsion. (In a fusion process? This is where Star Trek veers off into literary freedoms with the
by jacobush 8y ago
Though its job is mainly to capture deuterium, I presume for propulsion. (In a fusion process? This is where Star Trek veers off into literary freedoms with the dilithium crystals and what not.)
- Semirhage 8y agoIIRC, it’s a matter-antimatter drive, and the dilithium crystals in some way help to catalyze the production of antimatter. As you say, fictional.
- magduf 8y agoNo, the dilithium is somehow supposed to help control the matter/antimatter reaction. The antimatter is stored onboard in magnetic bottles I think. But yeah, it doesn't make that much sense.
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