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Old 2009-07-15, 08:47   Link #2134
AdmiralTigerclaw
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Originally Posted by synaesthetic View Post
I'd prefer to avoid Star Trek-style technobabble in the weapon's function. It is, after all, a magic weapon. It doesn't have to have a scientific explanation.
I wouldn't call dimensional stresses a Star Trek technobabble.

It could easily be explained in the form of extreme tidal forces.


Star Trek Technobabble is when you get to the point where 'modulating the deflector dish and firing a phased polaron beam' solves everything from black holes to time travel. And sprinkling Tachyons solves everything else.
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