BodePlotHole,

As an engineer, I approve all of this…

Zuzak,

I figure the engineers just inflate their estimates in anticipation of the captain telling them to cut it down, and then the captain expects the engineers to do that and it’s a vicious cycle.

shottymcb,

I think Scotty told LaForge to do that in a TNG episode

RoabeArt,

Scotty also does this in Star Trek III…

Scotty: “If you don’t have eight weeks, I can do it for you in two.”

Kirk: “Mr. Scott, have you always multiplied your repair estimates by a factor of four?”

Scotty: “Certainly, sir. How else can I keep my reputation as a miracle worker?”

PreviouslyAmused,

It was Kirk’s reply of : “understood” that always makes me laugh.

…. just the image of Kirk realizing Mr. Scott has been lying to him for decades.

HiddenLayer5,
@HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml avatar

There’s not enough restarting faulty equipment in Star Trek.

CileTheSane,
@CileTheSane@lemmy.ca avatar

If the holodeck just automatically turned itself off and on again every hour it would solve a lot of problems.

mvirts,

Ye should watch ze orville :P it’s a good one, wish it was actually star trek tho

tasankovasara,

Finland enjoyed a parody called Star Wreck around the turn of the millennium with plenty of just this :D

storm,

I could totally see Commander Reno saying this shit.

spectre,

Reminds me of the book “Redshirts”

FlatFootFox,
@FlatFootFox@lemmy.world avatar

“Reno! Where are we with the time crystal?”

“Four minutes and eighteen seconds away until fully charged.”

“Can we cut that in half?”

“And violate the basic laws of physics? Uh, no.”

Trust a grease monkey to give you the honest answer.

Stamets,
@Stamets@startrek.website avatar

I cackled so hard when she first said that. Tig is a treasure and I was ecstatic seeing her on Discovery. She’s really been a joy. Just not nearly enough of her. Hopefully we’ll get a larger dose in this final Season 5.

Frodo,

Torres definitely says something like that to Janeway shortly after she became chief engineer. Bashir reminded them how long it would take to get back after their warp drive was destroyed in the Dominion fighter they were in. Gomez tells LaForge that she can’t divert power because the system she was working on was damaged during their first encounter with the Borg.

echodot,

Captain: Transfer power to the engines

Engineer: Sorry sir, but you have to submit a ticket. The SLA is 2 days.

Silentrizz,

Escalate!!

Adkml,

The best part of my job is answering like this when some rich asshole has his friend with a cad subscription submit a plan about building a septic system for a 2000 Sq ft house on a 3000 Sq ft island.

  • All
  • Subscribed
  • Moderated
  • Favorites
  • random
  • uselessserver093
  • Food
  • aaaaaaacccccccce
  • [email protected]
  • test
  • CafeMeta
  • testmag
  • MUD
  • RhythmGameZone
  • RSS
  • dabs
  • Socialism
  • KbinCafe
  • TheResearchGuardian
  • Ask_kbincafe
  • oklahoma
  • feritale
  • SuperSentai
  • KamenRider
  • All magazines