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In my previous video, I said I would make the science of TNG tomorrow, of course, yesterday's
"tomorrow" brings us to today, so, without further ado, we present to you; The Science
of Star Trek: The Next Generation! We are now in the '60s... the 2360s. 110 years
since classic Star Trek took place, 11 decades of change has brought with it bigger and faster
starships, the end of all hunger, realistic-looking androids, has unlocked more and more of the
Milky Way, and has boldly gone where no one has gone before.
First of all, how is someone able to understand stardates? A stardate is a way of telling
the date in space and essentially means Capt. Kirk was born 2233.04 instead of saying January
4th, 2233, or Star Trek: Into Darkness took place at 2259.55, or February 24th, 2259.
It's not exactly that easy of a way to quickly tell the date in the middle of a year, sure
it's easy in January and December, but not so much for the summer months.
Second, despite his British accent, Capt. Jean-Luc Picard is not British, he's French,
he was born in La Barre, France on 2305.194, or July 13th, 2305. The question is, why doesn't
he speak French, or at least English in a French accent? The explanation for this is
something everyone in France is going to HATE! Gene Roddenberry has predicted that the French
language and accent would become obscure by the 24th century. This, I completely disagree
with, an interesting storyline, but impossible. Simply because the French language has been
around since the medieval times I KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO DO THAT! Therefore, why should
it be in decline all of the sudden, it's one of the most widely spoken languages in the
world today! Third of all, why did Roddenberry send people
down to foreign planets with transporters that seem like science fiction for centuries
to come after Star Trek? All of this was out of simple economic necessity, meaning that
they simply didn't have enough money to afford those expensive shots of landers, plus, transporters
are just quicker! And that concludes The Science of Star Trek:
TNG, if you have any questions or suggestions for future videos, please, don't be afraid
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