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From: cej@ll1.UUCP (One of the Jones Boys)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Re: A new transporter question
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Date: Tue, 14-May-85 14:28:35 EDT
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> In article <257@petfe.UUCP> evan@petfe.UUCP (Evan Marcus) writes:
> OK, I just recently was watching a clip from STII where Chekov and his
> black captain (whose name escapes me) beam down to Ceti Alpha V into a
> duststorm.  My question is what if they materialize inside a dustcloud,
> or worse, if one materializes inside them.  Why would that be so
> different than materializing in a rock or bulkhead?

	My understanding was that any matter, including air, in the
area of the "sparkle" was "exchanged" for the person, and the air
surrounding him, comming from the transporter.

	Thus, you could be transported into solid rock, and would
survive!  You would, however, be hopelessly entombed in the rock. 
This process would seem to also leave a column of rock standing on
the transporter platform.
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