A flux capacitor was a piece of technology used aboard United Earth and Federation Starfleet starships and facilities, as well as by alien civilizations. They were usually installed as part of computer systems, to counter any possible phase shifting effects that might occur due to an improperly calibrated or malfunctioning subspace field coil.
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| - A flux capacitor was a piece of technology used aboard United Earth and Federation Starfleet starships and facilities, as well as by alien civilizations. They were usually installed as part of computer systems, to counter any possible phase shifting effects that might occur due to an improperly calibrated or malfunctioning subspace field coil.
- The Flux capacitor was the key component for time travel and thus the major enabler for the DeLorean time machine and Jules Verne Train.
- The flux capacitor was the core component of Dr. Emmett Brown's time traveling DeLorean time machine and the following Jules Verne Train. Brown stated that the flux capacitor "is what makes time travel possible."
- The flux capacitor was a component of the Doctor's TARDIS. (AUDIO: The Boy That Time Forgot)
- Flux capacitors are also responsible for every space related accident, from the Apollo XIII to the Challenger and Columbia shuttle disasters. However, scientists have yet to create spaceships without flux capacitors, because without the flux capacitor, something else would inevitably fail. The issue in each "accident" is obviously that the victims were not morally, physically and academically strong enough to muddle through the ethical issue that arose around the time of the flux problem.
- A flux capacitor was a component associated with the flux capacitance of a starship's warp matrix. In 2366, when Lieutenant Barclay was offering hypothetical reasons for one of the anti-grav units' failure, Wesley Crusher suggested that Barclay check the "flow capacitor", which flustered Barclay. Barclay then visited one of his fantastical Holodeck programs and ranted to a simulated Counselor Troi about the encounter, "I knew about the flux capacitor, but I didn't need to hear about it from some 17-year-old kid." (TNG: "Hollow Pursuits" )
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| - A flux capacitor was a piece of technology used aboard United Earth and Federation Starfleet starships and facilities, as well as by alien civilizations. They were usually installed as part of computer systems, to counter any possible phase shifting effects that might occur due to an improperly calibrated or malfunctioning subspace field coil.
- Flux capacitors are also responsible for every space related accident, from the Apollo XIII to the Challenger and Columbia shuttle disasters. However, scientists have yet to create spaceships without flux capacitors, because without the flux capacitor, something else would inevitably fail. The issue in each "accident" is obviously that the victims were not morally, physically and academically strong enough to muddle through the ethical issue that arose around the time of the flux problem. The flux capacitor requires 1.21 gigawatts to be used and is offen in conjunction with plutonium or a lightning strike. Many have pondered the theoretical implications of two flux capacitors being used together. Some believe this would either end the world, create another Humphrey Bogart or both simultaneously. At least with flux capacitors you know that there is the problem. The down side is that knowing what the problem is does not solve the moral dilemma faced. Although the military application of flux capacitors has long been known, their high rate of failure is considered problematic. This was notably demonstrated in 1943 during the US Navy's Philadelphia Experiment. Following a series of test failures in which the frigate USS Eldridge failed to go anywhere, the flux capacitor was removed from the degaussing equipment, culminating in the spectacular teleportation of the ship to the bottom of the ocean in the area now known as the Bermuda Triangle. The ship's equipment continues to function to this day, creating a constant hazard to navigation and frustrating all efforts at recovery.
- The Flux capacitor was the key component for time travel and thus the major enabler for the DeLorean time machine and Jules Verne Train.
- A flux capacitor was a component associated with the flux capacitance of a starship's warp matrix. In 2366, when Lieutenant Barclay was offering hypothetical reasons for one of the anti-grav units' failure, Wesley Crusher suggested that Barclay check the "flow capacitor", which flustered Barclay. Barclay then visited one of his fantastical Holodeck programs and ranted to a simulated Counselor Troi about the encounter, "I knew about the flux capacitor, but I didn't need to hear about it from some 17-year-old kid." (TNG: "Hollow Pursuits" ) Barclay's line in the script is "I knew about the flow capacitor..."; perhaps changed while filming or a mistake by Schultz. [1] After telling Dr. Bashir he was leaving Deep Space 9 to teach at the Academy in 2375, Miles O'Brien jokingly claimed it was because "somebody has to teach you officers the difference between a warp matrix flux capacitor and a self-sealing stem bolt". (DS9: "What You Leave Behind") According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia, the existence of a "flux capacitor" in the Trek universe is a light-hearted nod to the Back to the Future series of films, in which the device enables time travel. In the original film, Dr. Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd) envisions it after slipping off his toilet and hitting his head while hanging a clock.
- The flux capacitor was the core component of Dr. Emmett Brown's time traveling DeLorean time machine and the following Jules Verne Train. Brown stated that the flux capacitor "is what makes time travel possible."
- The flux capacitor was a component of the Doctor's TARDIS. (AUDIO: The Boy That Time Forgot)
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