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From: davidl@teklds.UUCP (David Levine)
Newsgroups: net.tv.drwho
Subject: Re: Movement
Message-ID: <1434@teklds.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 20-Dec-85 15:21:11 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 20 15:21:11 1985
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In article <5020092@acf4.UUCP> percus@acf4.UUCP (Allon G. Percus) writes:
[Concerning the fact the Daleks can't climb steps]
>          "If you're supposed to be the superior life form in
>           the universe, why don't you try climbing after me?
>           Bye, bye!"

This was in "Destiny of the Daleks", as I recall, except that it wasn't just a
flight of steps, but a small hole leading through a rough tunnel (about 3'
wide) to the surface.  I doubt a Dalek could even have been dragged through.

>There's something about this in "Planet of the Daleks": unfortunately,
>it's in the episode which was lost.  ...they escape using a rather
>clever technique.  What happens is as follows: there is a refrigeration
>chamber, with a vent pointing UPWARDS to the ground (remember, the heart
>of the city is BENEATH the ground).  So, the Doctor arranges sort of a
>parachute, they hold on to the string at the bottom, and are effectively
>"blown" up to the surface.  Then, the Daleks realize and follow them up
>the vent by the same method -- so, in essence, the Daleks are using an
>"anti-gravity" device to come up to the surface.

Actually, they really did use an "anti-gravity disk".  It was about 15' in
diameter, large enough to hold four Daleks.  (The local PBS station showed this
episode in B&W, but had transmitter troubles during another episode, so I still
haven't seen the complete "Planet of the Daleks"...)

David D. Levine (...{decvax,ihnp4,hplabs}!tektronix!teklds!davidl) [UUCP]
                (davidl%teklds%tektronix@csnet-relay.arpa)         [ARPA]
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