Nobody knows that he comes from the 21st century
Wears glasses
I mean, there were some signs.
this post was submitted on 06 Nov 2025
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Librarian in deleted scene from Insurrection (2375):
Migleemo (2380):
Kovich (3189), although his were apparently explained as a fashion accessory, not vision correction:
Fair point. Migleemo and Kovich definitely both seem like they're trying for a Vibe, though.
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They might just think he's into vintage fashion and had his eyes altered so he didn't have to damage the antique glasses by replacing the original lenses. It's not like sick bay couldn't put his vision right in a few seconds if he wanted to take the glasses off again.
"It's fine, Doc'll wave a light over it"
Wouldn't the first transporter trip filter those out, though?
Not if the episode plot hinges on them staying
instantly loses 30% of mass
Ozempic got nothing on this Mark IV site to site transporter slaps console
No. Transporter Chefs tend to be obsessed with filter performance and TTL (Time To Live). They keep turning off all of the "unneeded" filters. If a filter hasn't caught an issue in the last 100 transfers, it is removed (not commented out, they use "git" to catch those issues.) Eventually issues happen, but that is why they have defense in depth and so many red shirts.
The Federation doesn't tell you this, but a redundant backup is stored in the buffer for 24hrs just in case of delayed liquifaction.
They make a mean omelette though
Ha! (The situation we live in is concerning and the ramifications are unquantifiable because it will be impossible to get suitable control subjects for comparison studies)
Fun fact: the study everyone cites on plastic in the brain almost certainly is overestimating it. Potentially by significant margins. The process they use to dissolve the organic matter can produce insoluble products (what they're actually weighing as all plastic) from fat. What is a brain mostly comprised of? Fat.
Yes, odds are almost all of it isn't plastics. Everybody (capable of reading the paper) knows it, it wasn't hidden. Still people keep repeating it as a fact, with absolute certainty.
Most people are hearing from "news" sources that are saying it as fact with absolute certainty. Even this comic implies it is fact.
That's why it's important to share the truth and not shame people for not knowing something they received a lot of misinformation about.
Well, agreed. The shame is entirely on all the news organizations reporting it as a fact.
Not to mention the obesity.
Sure, there are foodies and people not in perfect shape in Star Trek, even on Starships (of the kind that carry civilians, like the Enterprise D).
But outside of maybe admirals, I've not seen anyone wearing a Starfleet uniform being obese in Star Trek.
Oh!
Just realised when posting; the glasses! Eyesight problems are relatively trivial to fix, unless we're talking about some extreme case like Geordi.
What if you are allergic to retinox5?
(giggle is nerdom)
Thank you for saving me from having to look up Kirk's allergy. It was going to bug me all day, otherwise.
Geordi had the option to fix his eyes completely but chose to keep the visor because it was better (like he could view different wavelengths and filter stuff and such). I can't remember if he had that conversion with Q or a starfleet doctor (or both?), but I'm certain it did come up at some point.
Edit: seems everyone who replied is right, plus other instances of advanced alien cultures offering the same thing. He could have just had a recording of his response ready.
He had that conversation with Riker after Q gave him Q powers and it kind of got to his head
Dr. Pulaski offered to replace his eyes with ones that wouldn't give him a migraine, but he turned them down, because their capabilities weren't as superhumanly good as his visor, back in TNG's S2.
Hmm... The time I remember is from Star Trek Insurrection, and he didn't want his organic eyes because it would come at the cost of the locals they chose to protect.
I mean, O’Brien is my favorite character in Trek but he ain’t exactly slim and trim…
Yeah but he's downright skinny when you accound for his diet
Fair point. Lots of potatoes….
He's not overweight either.
the genii took care of him, and died in a glorius atomic explosion.
since STARFLEET is based of the military, they would have some medical and weight standards too. they never had a crippled, or handicapped ensign before. maybe as admiral you are doing less its possible.'
geordi eventually got REAL eyes later on, instead of the silly visor.
Well, the visor probably wasn't seen as a handicap because it also gave Geordi a far wider spectral range of vision.
The blue eyes he got later on weren't real eyes, though. Just more advanced cybernetic implants.
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This is a legitimate ad I got...
I think they might be right to be concerned.
For once, I'm really interested in the add. I already tried to dodge drinking from plastic bottles by getting a metal one. Except there's always a plastic cap, I hate that so much.
But you will just end up getting your microplastics from the rain or food you eat.
Any filter is good and better than nothing and a refillable metal bottle is the answer.
That and donate blood. Fear mongering through ads about this product helping save you from microplastic is not it.
Sometimes, I fantasize about living in a biosuit.
And yet you would still die all the same in it without ever having smelled flowers and felt rain on your skin.
We can try to avoid what makes us sick but I wouldn't at the cost of experiencing the world.
Oh I forgot about this comic. Nice to be reminded.
Is this a series about him? I want to read about 21st century stowaway
We're all like 1/2 plastic, 1/2 asbestos, 1/2 meaty bits, 97% radioactive at this point.
I wonder what wonder material they replace plastics with in the future. Sometimes I think of how much plastic is in everything and how entire things (like takeout) would be impractical or at least a lot more difficult without the cheap durability of plastic.
I would like to see standardized glass containers. Pay a deposit for them, keep and use them for as long as you like, bring them back in good condition to any participating restaurants to get your deposit back.
probably still plastic, but highly biodgradable, plus they can easily recycle them using replicators. since most of the microplastic that we absorb, comes from water, containers. trek wouldnt have that problem since it will the replicators recycling it back to ship resources. since when your done eating with utensils, they always put it in the replicators to be recycled.
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