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Space is 2D, right? (lemmy.world)
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[–] 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

They don't even need to fly nose-forward. The Enterprise could exit warp at any damn orientation it wanted. Blasting across the alpha quadrant nacelles-first, like Powdered Toast Man.

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago

    They actually do need to fly nose first, believe it or not! The warp bubble created by the nacelle has a front side and a back side. Essentially it bunches up space behind the ship and thins it out in front of the ship, turning space itself into a sort of wave that the ship surfs forward on.

    This is what I remember from the TNG Tech Manual anyway

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