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As far as I've gleamed from watching star trek the "warp core" is really just a power plant. It's the nacelles doing the propelling.
by Doxin 6y ago
As far as I've gleamed from watching star trek the "warp core" is really just a power plant. It's the nacelles doing the propelling.
- vanderZwan 6y agoYeah but doesn't the warp core also require "dilithium crystals" to run? But still, fair point: that does suggest "warp core" is a bit of a misnomer. Then again, we all know the difficulty of naming things properly ;)
- Doxin 6y agoWell I suppose if a warp core is the only reactor powerful enough to produce enough of the right kind of power to power the nacelles it's probably still an apt name. I mean there's plenty of times in the series where the warp core stops working, but all the lights are still on. So presumably there's a primary power generator somewhere for everything that isn't warp drive.