Ha'taks

[jenks]

Does anyone else find it strange that the pyramids in Ha'taks have triangular bases when they're supposed to be landing on 'square' pyramids? This has probably been discussed before so mods feel free to delete it if it has...

[Lord batchi ball]

I never thought of that. It is wierd
But the strangest thing I find is the size of the Hall-ways they are huge.
What a giantic waste of space and materials.

[Heaven]

I never thought of that. It is wierd
But the strangest thing I find is the size of the Hall-ways they are huge.
What a giantic waste of space and materials.

I don't think it's waste, these ships are supposed to carry thousands, so obviously they need bigger hallways.
I really hate our skinny little ships, they can barely handle a few hundred and they're REALLY REALLY ugly.

[Lord batchi ball]

But why so tall hallways?

[Heaven]

because they need more air?

[Battera]

Well it may be an aesthetic thing. I mean Ha'tak have been known to be able to land on flat-land. Besides, do we even know what the underside of a Ha'tak looks like? It may have the correct formation on its underside to land on a 4-sided pyramid.

[Cap116]

I noticed that too, and the funny thing is that the Ha'taks change. Sometimes I will see one with a square base, and then others with a triangular one. I think it is just a plot hole, that they miss from time to time.

[Ripple in Space]

I noticed that too, and the funny thing is that the Ha'taks change. Sometimes I will see one with a square base, and then others with a triangular one. I think it is just a plot hole, that they miss from time to time.

No it's not, there are just different types of Ha'taks. They even talk about it on the show. Come S9+, they are mostly of Anubis' Ancient mod-ed design, I guess most of the older ones were destroyed by the Replicators or decommissioned.

I agree with Battera, the underside could change shape based on where they're landing.

[Lord batchi ball]

I wonder if Anubis's huge flag ship could land.
And in the episode where we first see a Asgard vessal what were they building those pyramids out of.

[Jyral Nadreth]

I have a theory-Square bases could be for an older Goa'uld vessel that has been de-commisioned in favour for the Ha'Tak

[garhkal]

Does anyone else find it strange that the pyramids in Ha'taks have triangular bases when they're supposed to be landing on 'square' pyramids? This has probably been discussed before so mods feel free to delete it if it has...

Several times ihave wondered that myself, but perhaps only the 'flagships' which are square from what we have seen were ment to land.

[2ndgenerationalteran]

I didnt notice that the base of the Hatak are triangular, but possibly the ship is massive enough that it maybe triangular but the actual docking part is square.

[Zatnikitelman]

I didnt notice that the base of the Hatak are triangular, but possibly the ship is massive enough that it maybe triangular but the actual docking part is square.

You've given me an idea. What if the huge size of the halls is so they can collapse and reformat themselves to the proper shape, maybe triangular for land as more surface area would be in contact with the ground, and square for the pyramids.

Actually I think all Ha'taks have the square base and that it's just the angle you're looking at it that makes it seem triangular, but I'll definately be on the look out.

[Jarnin]

Well it may be an aesthetic thing. I mean Ha'tak have been known to be able to land on flat-land. Besides, do we even know what the underside of a Ha'tak looks like? It may have the correct formation on its underside to land on a 4-sided pyramid.

The main body of a Ha'tak is a tetrahedron. A pyramid, like those found in Egypt, are what's known as a 'square pyramid'.

It won't fit.

I noticed that too, and the funny thing is that the Ha'taks change. Sometimes I will see one with a square base, and then others with a triangular one.

Ha'taks have never had a square base. If you can cite an episode where a Ha'tak had a square base, I'll eat my words.

I think it is just a plot hole, that they miss from time to time.

It is a plot hole.

No it's not, there are just different types of Ha'taks.

The Ha'taks have been tetrahedrons since season 1.

They even talk about it on the show.

Cite your references.

I agree with Battera, the underside could change shape based on where they're landing.

Change shape? There is no evidence to support it.

I wonder if Anubis's huge flag ship could land.

Doubt it.

And in the episode where we first see a Asgard vessal what were they building those pyramids out of.

Stone. They were supposed to be landing platforms, but they were square pyramids, which means the visual effects guys screwed up.

I have a theory-Square bases could be for an older Goa'uld vessel that has been de-commisioned in favour for the Ha'Tak

You have a good hypothesis, not a theory.

Ra's ship in the movie was a square pyramid, which was roughly the size of the great pyramid in Egypt.
Once the series got going, they invented the Ha'tak and it has been a tetrahedron since that time.

I didnt notice that the base of the Hatak are triangular, but possibly the ship is massive enough that it maybe triangular but the actual docking part is square.

The Ha'tak is about 3 times as large as the great pyramid in Egypt. While it would fit on top of the great pyramid, it wouldn't be stable at all, and would teeter-totter, probably causing loads of damage to the superstructure.

Yes, we have seen a Ha'tak land on a square pyramid (I think Cronus was driving), but fans aren't suppose to notice that it's a tetrahedron 3 times larger than the square pyramid it's landing on (but looking the same size in the shot).

[Ripple in Space]

Cite your references.

Have you actually seen Stargate SG-1? It's the show with that guy from MacGyver....

As for our references, well we see Apophis & Klorel using one model of Ha'tak in the S1 Finale/S2 Opener Arc. Completely different models are used by Heru'ur five episodes later in "Thor's Chariot."