this post was submitted on 12 Oct 2023
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A little short for a starship, isn't he?

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[–] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 25 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

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[–] winterayars@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oxygen is an issue, but heat generation is also an issue.

[–] JWBananas@startrek.website 3 points 2 years ago

Actually the thing they often get wrong in depictions of life support failure is that the ship would get too hot. The vacuum of space insulates the ship.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

But people mainly occupy the saucer portion right? Like they don’t live in the engines.

Looking at OPs pic, that saucer is very small compared to the container ship.