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From: ix925@sdcc6.UUCP (Steve Lau)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: WHHHHOOOOSSSSHHHH!!!!
Message-ID: <2160@sdcc6.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 25-Jul-85 04:38:42 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 25 04:38:42 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 31-Jul-85 03:49:36 EDT
Organization: U.C. San Diego, Academic Computer Center
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   Okay everyone, here's a challenge. Everybody knows
sound doesn't travel through space and therefore
outside space scenes shouldn't make any noise, but we
all have seen scenes from sci-fi where the spacecraft
makes a whooshing noise as they go by. My challenge to
you is this...
      Has anyone seen a space scene in Star Trek 
      where they have noise? I haven't. The only
      blatant misuse, of course, is in the opening
      credits, but during the show, things in space
      are silent. Yes, sometimes you do hear the
      Enterprise hum a bit, but that could be taken
      as an internal sound that you hear from inside
      the ship, not like the "whooshes" and "boooms"
      of Star Wars and Battlestar Galactica. Did they
      do this on purpose when they created Star Trek
      or was it just cheaper? (!!)The movies don't
      seem to follow the traditon. You hear booms
      and whooshes everywhere. Anyone have any
      explanations?

		      Steve Lau
		      UCSD Academic Computing Center
                   ...!ucbvax!sdcsvax!sdcc3!sdcc6!ix925
      

         Old Star Trek
      -------------------
 
(Lights flashing on viewing screen 
      against field of stars)
(Funny music playing in background)
   
   Sulu: Direct hit!    <== I have yet to figure out
			    how he can tell by just
			    looking at the stars.
           
         Star Trek II TWOK
      -----------------------

(Action-Suspense music playing in background)
   
    Chekov: Torpedoes locked on target
    Kirk: FIRE!

(Outside Enterprise...red glow from tubes)
   ZIIIIIRRRRRPPPPPPP!!!!!
   KABBBOOOOMMMM!!!!!
   SIZZLE! SIZZLE!
   CRACK! KABOOM!!
   sizzle..sizzle...

    Chekov: Got him, sir!
    Kirk: Nice shooting